PERSONAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12965, 14 September 1936, Page 4

PERSONAL

Whilst an enthusiastic crowd was cheering King Edward at the opera house ut Vienna, it knocked down a little boy, who injured his knee. The King took the child to his hotel in his own car and saw that he received attention and that, prior to leaving he had fully recovered.—Press Assn.

Mrs. Crocomhe, of Musselburgh, (Dunedin), will celebrate her 102nd birthday to-day. She arrived iji Otago in 1852 by the ship Stately and has resided in the province ever since. She married, shortly after her arrival. Dr. Joseph Crocombe, the first doctor to settle in Otago. She enjoys good health is (alert in manner and still takes a keen interest in current events.—Press Assn.

A wireless message received at Sydney on Saturday night read that , the condition of Captain Kane, of the Marama, who became a victim of appendicitis, is satisfactory. From this, it is deduced that Dr. Mercer,' the Marama’s surgeon, operated on Captain Kane without the assistance of Dr. Sweeney of the Niagara. Chief Officer T. Bevan ,who took over command of the Marama when Captain Kane became ill. wirelessed, owing to a rising sea, he was unable to reach the Niagara and. consequently, the Marama was heading direct for Wellington at top speed.—Press Assn.