PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12902, 1 July 1936, Page 4

PERSONALS

Superintendent. D .4. Cummings, Wellington, has been appo.ntcd Commissioner of Police from to-day. The announcement was made last night from Fcildingi by Mr Fraser. 51.ni.ster in Charge of the Police Department.—Press Assn.

A New York P.A. cable states that Lady Wilkins' has appealed..to President Roosevelt that the Navy Department attempt to communicate with the Wyatt E'arp on which Sir. H. Wilkins departed for. Norway a week ago and which lias been out of radio communication ever since. She ftrisscd her extreme worry for the safety ot her husband.

The Hon. H. G. It. Mason. Attor-ney-General and Minister of Justice, accompanied by Mi's. Mason and Mr. B. L. Ballard, Undersecretary of the Justice Department end Controller m Prisons, left Gisborne yesterday for the Coast centres, where the Minister continues his visit of ' inspection ot courthouses and prisons. It is probable the Minister will return to Gisborne to-day and then continue to Auckland via Qpotiki and Tnuranga.

Interesting birthday celebrations were held at “Swavtlnuoore,” Pat.utahi, during the week-end. those concerned being Mr. Richard Sherratt, wlip had reached liis eighty-fifth birth day,’Mr. Randall Sherratt, and also Mr. Cyril White. In the afternoon there was an informal gathering of relatives to mark the occasion. Mr. Pichard Sherratt performed the customary ceremony of cutting the cake, after which the guests drank liis health. Then came the toasts to the htaith of Messrs. Randall Sherratt and Mr. Cyril White.

The now portfolio of broadcasting will be taken over to-day by the Prime Minister. This information .was giyen- by Mr. Sayaige last, night after a Cabinet meeting. ,A ,great;'deal, had to be done yet us regards the details of,j the Government’s broadcastingpolicy. He said a statement on tho question could not be made , just at the moment. The Government was going right ahead with its policy and the details would lie announced iu due time,.., as -the. system developed leader the new form of control.. Tlie broadcasting service conies under the direct control of tho State as from to-day.—P.A. - ‘ ,

A special effort is being made by the Government to retain the: services, of .Sir Cecil. Day, official, secretary;, to the Governor-General of New Zealand. Sir Cecil is in England, where tho continued; ill-health of Lady Day , has compelled him tp tendea* his resig ;uation to the Prime Minister, Who said, in an interview yesterday, that thp Government was fryii?<* to. get his services iti the High Commissioner’s office' in London. If thud CoiilcT be arranged, his job would be directly associated With Lca’giie of Natroiis affairs as they affect New Zealand at Geneva. He had pro.ved his worth in; New Zealand over it loiig. period ; and’ ;it would be a -pity to Icfs'c'.'iiisVPsV>r v-• ices.---T*. A •