PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11835, 17 January 1933, Page 4

PERSONALS

A London P.A. cable records the death of the New Zealander, Basil Soulsby, a former librarian at the British Afuseum.

The high esteem in which the late Mrs. E. A. Solvander was held was shown by the large attendance at the funeral at Taruheru cemetery. The service was conducted by Canon A. F. Hall, and the pall-bearers comprised members of the Kahutia Bowling; Club, of which Mr. Solvander, husband of the deceased, is a longstanding member. The president, Mr P. W. Smith ,and Messrs It. Morse, B. L. Power, .T. A. Eaton, A. Sawyer and .T. Bothwell represented the club in this connection.

Visiting New Zealand 'for the purpose of seeking for some of his former pupils, Mr. 0. W. Pigott, a retired Liverpool schoolmaster, arrived by the Wanganella at Wellington yesterday. For 35 years he was headmaster of the Great Homer Council School, and has a list of 5500 former, pupils in various parts of the world. He expects to find about 15 in New Zealand. During the last 20 months Mr. Pigott has made three cruises in various parts of the world with the sole object of meeting old boys. While here, however, he hopes to visit some ol t]ie larger schools, and compare the teaching methods adopted, especially with regal'd to music and spout,, with those of England. He is of the opinion that the employment of sport in the edijcation of hoys lias reached the zenith. The* education authorities have gone far enough with sport, he says, and if it is extended the academic side of education will sutler. —Press Assn.

Napier’s queen, electiou concluded on Saturday night, when Miss'Shiela Williams, daughter of a Napier architect, was elected bv the builders’ committee as queen of the carnival, which commences on Saturday next, when Lord'and Lady Bledisloe.will attend. The opening day programme consists of a procession of over 100 exhibits, a band ' contest, and it great \aviation, pageant, at which Sir Charles Kihgsford Smith 'will ho received by the Gov-ernor-Geueral. The amount of money raised' by' t]ie queen electiou totalled’ over £l6oo.—"Press Assn.

The Duke of Gloucester, Tenth Hussars', ’is amongr the list of. successful candidates, in ' the examina-tion--for Army officers with a ybPw to promotion. The Dube has lcfi; Khartum by"air Hti six weeks* shooting expedition in Southern Sudan.

NOTES- NEW.*3. Kbcre ho-raced a 1« in th« fttionß. He may VArgus’V Wellington Cup (• J oub though he has not bee . . rn in a searching gallop since ns return home.' His stable-mate, who will-accompany him to ■ - to sot tiafl a raee maee tlm Great Autumn Handicap, but lf - • , among the, winners again bef re■ £ Concentrate on the plough at mcca ton on- Saturday morning ran a m.P and a quarter in 2mm.'lßsec. Ma Chief assisted over Abe last rode.

Cricket Bat looks iri great heart aft or his racing at the Auckland meetinn where he showed plenty ol speed biit failed in win, his best effort- being a second. He will take on the sprinters at Trentharn ami if he repeats some of the form he has shown in his work he will be bard to beat.

Gold Trail will he ridden m the Wellington Cup by P. Atkins. In a recent. gallop at ITAst-irigs with Goshawk and Shrewd in Lain dlisec., and did it well.

There was paraded at Trentharn during the week-end iho bay colt by Night Raid from Entreaty. This colt the, property of Mr. Fred Armstrong, of Christchurch, was'reared at. Elderslie. and like all the Elderslie year lings has been well exercised, and i» in good hard condition. Ti is worth noting ihat this own, brother to Pha r Lap, a typical stayer in appearance, ■was only foaled op November I*l* There should he keen competition f°r this full relative to the world’s champion stake winner, the gelding Phar Lap. who cost 160gns.. in the Trentharn ring, and won over .£70.090 in st a Ices.