PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12526, 11 April 1935, Page 4

PERSONALS

A London P,A ; cable states that Mr Robert Bailey lias been appointed secretary of" the Royal Empire So-, e'ety. Mr George Pilcher is- retiring on, May 1.

Lady Mountbatten and her secretary, Major Phillips, will leave Brisbane next Tuesday as the first paying passengers by the Empire Airways aeroplane for Singapore, on route for Malta by air.—P.A.

The Daily Express’s Dublin correspondent says that Mr .Do Valera’s eyo'had a “'double image”. He 1 sees sometimes multiple images, causing strain on the eye nerves and muscles -P.A.

The engagement is announced <>" Ph'yffis- Burton Tapliln.i younger’ daughter of Mr and Mrs 0. N. Tallin, rj.tliam, and Henry MacLaren, younger son of Mrs and the late- Mr; A. M. Thomson, of New Plymouth-'

E. 11. Neale, the veteran Nelson cricketer, has competed hjs Inindred and first representative match for Nelson, and was the- recipient, or a presentation. By scoring 60 runs in this match he has compiled oyer 5000 runs in representative matches, and. his bag of wickets is 14?.

When the liner Raugitata. arrives at Wellington at ■ noon to-day v she wil.l be escorted-' into the harbour by the cruiser H.M.S. Diomede and the sloopi H.M.S: Leith, 'which will fire a -salute in honour of the arriving Governor-Gencial Designate •of New Zealand, Lord Galway, and Lady Galway. Machines representing the Royal New Zealand Air Force will' wheel overhead.

“Towards the end of last season”, states 'the annual report of the Poverty Bay Basketball Association, “the association was called upon to hi'd farewell to its president Mrs R. "Cole, who. left the district to take up residence in Petone. She takes with her the gratitude of tho association for all her past services, and the good wir-hes of- all for the future.”

The Rev. T. R. Richards, minister of the Taranaki Street Wesley M’etho (list Church, Wellington, preached his' last sermon in that capacity on Sunday evening, after having served as superintending minister' in "Wellington for the past six years; he has served forty years in that ministry. ,

Mr A. St-. J. Huddleston who has been manager of the Master!on branch of the Bank of New South ■Wales for approximately two years is 'retiring after 44 years’ service. Before going to Masterton be vas in charge of the Tokomaru Bay branch of the Bank of New South Wales Mr Hucld'eston intends to take tip his residence in Blenheim. He is to be succeeded as manager of the Masterton branch of the Bank of New South Wales by Mr W. V. Brown., who -has been managing the branch at Balmain, New South Wnl-

A feature of the forthcoming elections is the number of businessmen who are coming forward as candidates. Mr James Webb and Mr Gordon Henderson, two well-known builder?, Mr Noel Bull solicitor, and Mr C. V. Harre, draper, have announced themselves ■ candidates for the Borough Council. Mr Chas. H. Bull, accountant, and Dr. H. Colliding Rico are standing for the Hospital Board; Mr Keith Woodward, solicitor, for the Harbor Beard, and Mr S. H. Phillips, draper, for tho Power Board. A number of men who have served the various local bodies well for some years past are retiring, but the public will apparently be provided with a good choice of can didates by the time nominations close.

“It is pleasing to note that all the candidates from this (school who were accepted for training ' college this year”, said the Rector. Mr J. Hutton, at the High School Board meeting yesterday, “haeve begun by putting up a very creditable athletic record at Auckland Training College. The sen : or swimming championshin war? won by Ngnrc Langridge, While C. Fla veil, R. Shaw, IV.' and E. Grafit have all given a particularly good account ‘of themselves' on tho sports field. 'S. Dodgshun. our last year’s junior swimming champion, went to Wanganui Collegiate School where lie secured the isenior champion ship for this year. D. Bowie went to Timam Boys’ High School where lie also secured the senior swimming championship and nrtablisho.l a record”

"A year has now elapsed since I joined the council’s service,” stated the engineer; Mr K; F, 'Jones, at yesterday’s mooting of the Cook County Council, "and I trust that I might be permitted- to express my thanks for the cordial appreciation which my efforts have received®from the council. To the chairman, (Mr Cbas. Matthews) in- particular' I am indebted for encouragement and inspiration in what hag ; been on arduous year. The success of the' year’s work' has been due -maihljf to the willing co-operation received from tho council’s staff, particularly the County Clerk (Mr. F. T. Robinson). My thanks arc 'also due to Mf ; O. G. Thornton;* district engineer ‘of the Public Works - Department,, for his advice and' ; assistance at ' 1 all times' V : Tho chairman congratulated the cn•girieep on his detailed ' reports and Cr J. H Benson added warm‘praise fdr the state of'repair of tho roads.