PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12885, 11 June 1936, Page 4

PERSONALS

Sir Thomas and Lady IV :1 lord aic to sail for New Zealand aboard th. Akaroa, leaving London to-morrow. -—Press Assn.

The latest bulletin Pays Unit Primccls Arthur oi Connaught i:> inajving satisfactory progress towards recovery following the sci’ rc operation to which ah' submitted on Monday.— British Official Wireless.

At tiie conclusion of the Cosmopolitan Club'-liccmccrt on Tuesday evening. Air. ‘o. J. Macdonald referred with regret to the passing of a club member, Air. 11. J. Aluiphy, and as a mark of rcsp:c-t, the gathering stood in silenea.

Air. and Airs. Colin Smith, of Wellington, have arrived in Gisborne to take up permanent residence here. Air. Smith i-j late booking-managin' for Greater Australasian Films, Limited, and is in Gisborne under engagement to Gisborne Theatres. Limited.

On Tuesday the King gave an audience to the French and German delegates to the inaugural meeting of the international committee set up under the Anglo-German-Frencli war graves agreement, upon which the Imperial AA’ar Graves Commission is represented.—B.O.W.

Sydney P.A. cable states that. Air. Cecil Gostellow, Government Actuary Registrar of Friendly Societies and superintendent of the National Provident Fund in New Zealand, has been appointed Government- Actuary of New South AYales. The Acting Premier (Air. Bruxner), making the announcement last night., said although there were not many applicants Mr. Gostellow was * the only candidate with the necessary qualifications.

Air. A. Gordon IluUquist, AI.P. <oi the Bay of Plenty, will tour his constituency during the Parliamentary recess, but will not deliver public addresses. From June 15 to 21 he will h: in the WhakaVi::" district: from June 22 to 2$ on tiie East Coast ; and between June. 29 and July 10 in the Poverty Bay district. His p4staf headquarters on the Coast wilt be with Mr. I. J. Watt. At'ero, and in Poverty -Bay with Air. C. Mills, T-a Ivaruka. The Bay o. Plenty member will later return to WhakufaUc before resuming residence i» Wellington on July 14.

After a brief illness. Air. -James Wilkin, a former resident of Gisborne, died on Tuesday at the Master ton Public Hospital, aged 54 year;-. Deceased came to Gisborne from Oputiki and during his stay, in the district was well known among farmers. For many years the late Air. Wilkin manag'd Aiangatu station, owned by Alessrs. Kells and Turnbull. Subsequently he wa i iu business as a butch or at Kailef.italii. ’1 hree years ago deceased left- Poverty Bay with his family to reside in Masterton. ' Besides his. witlow. theUe if tun n to mourn their loss, a son, Mr. James Wilkin, Alasterton, and a daughter. Mrs. T. Carter, To Awamulu.

Well known as a singer iu Nev. Zealand some- years ugo, Air-. K. Irvine, whose maiden name was Aliss Roso Blimey, arrived by the Ruahiim at Wellington yesterday from England. “I have not really been in the musical world for some time in a serious way,", said Airs: Irvine. Speaking of New Zealand singers now in England, Mrs. Irvine said that Air. Banco Fairfax vas doing very well, and Aliss Stella Alti.ri'ay, anotlivr New Zealander was still to (he fore among Continental artists. Rich aril Tauber, the German tenor, she :*iid, is very popular with the Engii-h public. Airs. Irvine left New Zealand for England some years ago, but has been hack' twice since then.—P.A.

Recent guests at the Masonic Hotel havo included Air. and All's. Griffin, Afr. and Aim. C. Smith, Airs. Jackson, Aliases Jackson. (2),- aril Garside, Alessrs. B. Kiely, L. Sinclair, 11. Bock, IT. Aback ay, ;L. Lambourne, W. 11. Smith, J. Major, 11. Cording, L. A. Quinn, R. Taylor, N. Rutherford, G. M. Alontgomcry, W. White and J. 11. Gilbert, Wellington; Airs. A. Stewart, Alessrs. At. Henderson, J. Samios, G. Falclc, J. HaineS, L. Hughes, Q. Hawke’s, N. Doo, L. Sutcliffe, S. Morrow, and T. Carn, Auckland; Atr. A. Biggar, Hastings'; Alessrs. 11. H. Setter, and E. J. Matthews,' Palmerston North; Afr. C. B. Mayhre, Christchurch; Air. D. J. AlacKinlcy, Napier; Mr. 11. Alaudo, Tolaga Bay; Mr. J. H. Jackson, Wairoa.; Mr. and Airs. Fleming, New Plymouth); ; M. J. Charten's, Wanganui; Air. J. A. Towsey, Tauranga; Mr. and Mrs. Johnson.