PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12080, 20 October 1933, Page 4

PERSONALS

An Auckland P.A. wire records the death of 3lr. S. E. Wright, secretary of the Auckland Employers’ Association. Sister Waugh, relieving sister at Cook Hospital, has resigned her position as from 3londay next. At yesboard meeting, Sister Franks was appointed to the vacancy 3!r. Duncan Black, chief postmaster at Gisborne, leaves on Friday next t° take up his new duties at Wanganui. His successor, 3lr. G. Nelson, of Blenheim, takes over from 3lr. Black on Tuesday

The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortly take Place, of Lieut. Rodney Thomson. E.X., A.D.C., son of Brigadier-Genera: X. A. Thomson, C.M.G., D.. S-0.. and Mrs. Thomson, of Kokstad, South Africa, and Ailsa, May, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Xoel Y\ . Nelson, of Wellington.

-Nurse Kennedy, having completed her tour years' training, left nook Hospital on September bU. Nurse Artnur also left, on the same date. .Misses Ballard and Dennis have been taken on the probationer staff. Nurse Reeves, after lour months’ training, has tendered hex; resignation and leaves op Tuesdav next.

Nurses Barron, Barbourne, Cameron, Eraser, deLautour, Matthews, Symons. Wheeler and Wright, of the Cook Hosiptai (staff, secux.ed passes at the nurses’ cooking examination held on October 16. Iney were the only candidates who offered themselves for examination.

The ladies golf championship concluded at Wanganui yesterday in boisterous weather. It was overcast in the morning, but the rain held offPlaying a brilliant game, and approaching the greens with almost uncanny precision, Miss Kay maintained her morning lead of four up to end the game at the 32nd five up aud three.—R.A.

M r P. Everett, Riverside Road, Gisborne, lias been successful m securing a national (N.Z.) certificate in fruit culture awarded by the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture. Mr. Everett pastsed the necessary examination with honors, and Also has the distinction of being tile first person in the Dominion to be awarded this certificate, which is the highest award in fruit culture obtainable in New Zealand. “The late Mr H. E. Holland oul more for 'the worker than any oluer man in New Zealand and his loss will be felt not only by the workers but also by all other people throughout the Dominion’ , stated the chairman, Mr M. T. Trafford, at yesterday's meeting of the Cook Hosiptai Board, in moving that a vote of condolenco be passed to tile relatives of the late Leader of the Opposition. The motion was carr.ied by all standing in silence.

Duriiigthe prize-giving ceremony at tile conclusion of the New Zealand ladies’ golf championship final at Wanganui yesterday, it was announced that the executive of the New Zealand Ladies’ Golf Union bad decided to send Misses Kay and Gais.ford to England to participate iu the English Ladies’ Championship, which, it is understood, will bo held in Wales next May. They will probably leave next February. The Ladies’ Union is making an appeal for financial support for the project. Already the Mart on Golf Club has notified its intention to provide £25, and the Wanganui Club is holding a special benefit tournament next Saturday week.—P.R.