PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12610, 20 July 1935, Page 4

PERSONALS

the death occurred in Sydney yesterday,, of Brigadier-General Sir John Lamrock. Until recently he- was s e-j cretary of the Moorfield Pace Club. -P.A.

Sergeant L. Moore, of - the Christchurch police force, is visiting Gisborne on Irak day '• leave. He was a popular member of the force when stationed here. l in 1916, and is .renewing many old acquaintanceships.

As it ’ will require ten daps to repair the. Niagara, after her ’ collision at fen. the Federal Pr.me Minister, Mr ’Lyons, took a. steamer to Seattleyesterday, and thence proceeded to San Francisco by .railway to connect with the Mariposa,, sailing for Australia on Tuesday.—P.A.

Pa.ssengers who travelled to Napier on Thursday by the East Coast Airways ’plane include the following: Misses F. Bailey and N. Hanna., Mrs A. R. Hanna and Messrs. B. Haapu. R.. J. Eerridge and H. McKenzie. Those who travelled to Gisborne the same day included : Mrs A. White and Messrs. E. R, Black, A. White and E. Woodhouse.

W. E. Merritt, formerly Canterbury and 1 New Zealand representative cricketer, and the.best slow bowler New Zealand has produced for many years, has been engaged a s pro fessional coach to the Canterbury Crieket. Association for the coming season. Merritt has been playing w the Lancashire.. League since 1932, and has. been one of the outstanding players in the League cricket. He hold s the League bowling record, which had previously been held by the great Barnes. Merritt will. tak G up his. duties as -math early in October—••

Advice was received yesterday by Mr G. It. Seddoii, dl trict land registrar at Gisborne, of his impendfng transfer to Dunedin, where he will 'occupy a .similar position. Dir Sodden, during his 8.) years in the town, ha.si. become a well-known figure and his many friends, while congratulating him on hifc promotion, w'li keenly regret his departure. He has taken a prominent part locally in lawn tennis, and golfing circes, both as an active player and in the administrative .sphere. Twice, lie annexed district tennis titles and once won the singles' championship of the Gisborne Lawn Tennis, Club, lie has also figured •.prominently as a golfer and latterly Has. played well abbvc his handicap, even lift recently as Saturday last finishing at the top of the list iri- a (Jualilfy.'ng reend for the . current A and B tou r rianieht under fhe auspices of the Poverty Bay ■Golf Club. A keen chess player, Mr Soddon has carried off the championship of,the. local club.on more than ptio. ccritrioti. Mr Sedctori is .a ineriilvlr of the executive' of the Gisborne R.S.A. and of the, Turangatiui Public Library Committee.’ Df,r H. 0. Govan c\f' Blenheim, will fill the. vacancy locally, arid is. ’ expected to arrive here in about tivo or three weeks.