PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12751, 6 January 1936, Page 4

PERSONALS

Air. J. Madden, chief postmaster at Dunedin, has been appointed chief postmaster at Wellington in place of- Mr. J. M. McLean, who-has retired on superannuation.—P.A.

The death of Air. George Arthur Stone, managing director of Messrs’. Stone, Son and Company, and : second son of the late Mr. John Stone, founder of Stone’s Directory; occurred in Wellington on Saturday.—P.A.

Air Gilbert Murray, regius professor of Greek at Oxford University, is resigning bis chair at the end of the academic year under the university ago limit.—British Official W irolcss.

An Auckland P.A. message announces the death -of Air Charles Taylor, aged 78 years. The deceased spent more than 42 years, as a marine engineer. He was -second engineer on the steamer Triumph which ran on the rocks at Tiri Island when outward bound from Auckland at the end of 1883, but Inter was refloated. Afr Taylor later joined the Union Company and continued in its employ till his retirement in 1921.

Recent passengers , to Napier by the Airways plane included: AI-s----dames Burnard. Aitken, and Fenwick: Misses J. arid D. Riley, and Afessrs. Lnseron, Aloora, Evans, Wintle, Burma rd, Stevenson, Kay, Aitken and Brazier. Among those who travelled to Gisborne were: Mesdames Griggs and Black; Messrs'. Anderson, Haisman, Alaney and Kelley.

Airs Dougins Blair writes: “Interesting reading was the item from Southland regarding the profuse blooming of the ti-.koukas, but Air. Louguet’s idea of the flowering missing is new to me. I’ve noticed them in the district for long over the halfcentury, and from my own present dwelling for over the quarter, and in adjacent plaices, and they fioWer every year. The kowhnis, too, bloomed tv el!—the ALaoris say, a wet season. We have had it and are still having it.'-

Th Rev. J. H. Boyd, minister in charge of Knox Churc-h, Alangapapa, and St'. David’s, Kaiti, has received notice of his transfer to Woodville. He is at present on liol’day in Rotorua, and is expected to return to Gisborne on January 15. His last services here will be conducted on February 2, and lie is expected to take up bis duties at Woodville on February 9. His successor in Gisborne, the Rev. J. W. Al'artiii. Tarada’.e, • Hawke’s Bay, is oxnec-tcd to- arrive early next month.

Recent guests at the Masonic Hotel have included: Mr. and Mrs. Brandon, Mr .and Mrs A. Wilson, Mr and Mrs Grint’er, Messrs. P. Brandon, 15.I 5 . Grinter, and W,- -AV'atkini, Auckland;. Mr. At. Atkinson, Folding; Air. and Airs C. AlacNivcn, Miss AlacNivcn, Airs. H. B, Doyle, Hastings!; Aliss- Bailey, Messrs R. E. Thomas, and R. Whitehead, Wanganui ; Air and Airs Scoullaiy Alessrs. E. and T. Scoullar, Napier; Lady Pomare, Afr and Airs. Enting and family, Air and Airs R. E. Pope, Air. and Airs (1. Marshall, Airs F'oote, Mis’os' Georgeson , Padent'on , and Aloncktou, Alessrs. H. Jackson, J. Parcelie, and H. Davsh, AA’ellington: Aliss AVillison, Havelock North; Air. C. Robinson, Christchurch: Air. S. Evans, Petone; Air. and Airs Fletcher, Nelson ; Air and Mrs. Small, Wairoa«; Airs Georgetti, Gisborne.

Recent guests at Te Puia Hot Springs Hotel have been: Air. AYalshaw; Christchurch ;■ Mrs. ll.' Jones, Dunedin ; Alessrs C. F.' Bowldey, R. W. Corson, Lowe, Russell, R. D. Little, Air. and Airs Leonard, Auckland; Air'and Airs' Lyam, Palmerston North: Mr and Airs It. AlcDonald, Wairoa; Alessrs C. A. Lawn;, 'J. A. Alcbah; S: Vinceilt, S. Earnshaw', F. H. Pert, P. Hockley; Tozerj Atkins, West; .AV, 11. Richards, S. Fisher, C. Fraser, Allen, A: Fraser, Al.' Moore. Rv AAh Pomare, Jones, Field;. P. Bushnell, Airs and Aliss Auld, Air and Mrs F ; Birketf,-All - and Airs. G.Tlall, Mr and Mrs AV. A. Jenliilis, Mr and Ali-s Tune, Air' anil Airs' Booth, Air. and Airs C. Neenaiv, Air and Air: Nor-' mari, Air and' Airs Jennings, Airis Brewster, Air and Airs AV. Cave, Air and Airs AleKeague,- Misses A. Earrisliaw, Rv Barry, It; Cedenvall; Airs E. T. Chiisp," Alastcr <D. Chrisp, Gisborne; Aliss Nicholson, Napier; Air. and Airs. Richard son;Tirtiroto; Airs and Aliss Do Aloiithlli, Air. J. It. AlcIntosli, Tolaga Bay; Messrs Kelly, Donaldson, Hobson, J . Carswell;-AfC-EeHcliS; ‘AV, iH: Richards;-; Mr anch Air's! McDonald, AVairoap Alessrs' Box,. Peach, Cague; Dry and: Mrir Scoulav, Napier: Air. and Airs. 11. L. Qiihnirig-, liana', MY andi:M>s AVix, Paliherct'on North ;I)r. and Airs H. J. RrtwGoii; Lower. Hut’t • All” find 1 Airs' 0; T. AVilliams, Aliss Williams, Hiiatonaj; Mr and Airs J. S. AVaucliop, GisF borne; Air and Airs A. 11. Jackman, Tolaga Bay ; Air. A. J, Davis,