PERSONAL ITEMS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 5 April 1928, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. E. G. Betts of Okaiawa, left today for Tongaporutu on a week’s fishing trip.

Miss Margorie Maxse, cousin of Mr Les Maxse, editor of the National Review, has been appointed to the new post of deputy-principal agent for the Conservative Party, which, is combined with the administrator of womefi’s organisations, states a London cable. Mr. and Mrs. Gary O’Rorke, of Pahiatua, who have been spending a few days in Hawera on holiday, returned home to-day. During their stay, thev were guests at the Central Hotel. Mr. G. Aldridge, organising secretary for the Olympic Association of New Zealand, who has been in Haw,era. for the past few days, returned to Wellington by the mail train this morning. News was received in Hawera this morning of the death of Mr. William Crighton, of the firm of Crighton and Haugliton, architects, Wellington. Although deceased had been ill for some time as the result of an accident, his death was unexpected. The late Mr. Crighton, who is a relative of Mrs. David Strachan', of Hawera, will be remembered as the architect for the new hospital buildings in conjunction with Messrs Duffill and Gibson, of Hawera. Mr. Norman Williams died yesterday while visiting his sister at Te Aute prior to a trip to England. A son of the late Mr. Justice Edward Williams, of the Native Land Court, he was born in 1865. For many years Mr. Williams ,who was a prominent cricketer, was manager of the Auckland branch of the National Insurance Company, states a Press Association message from Hastings.

Roy Kilner. the Yorkshire cricketer who was reported to be ill as the result of eating oysteihs, has developed enteric, states an Australian Press Association cable from London.

Mr. F. J. Gimblett of the local branch of the Commercial Bank oi Australia Limited, has'received advice of promotion to accountant of the Bank’s new branch at Dannevirke, anJ will be leaving almost immediately to take up his new duties. Mr. S F. Taylor from tho Whangarei branch arrived by last night’s express for the purpose of taking over from Mr. Gimblett.

Mrs. Ceceilia Kinder, aged 90, the widow of the late Rev. John Kinder, D.D., died at Auckland yesterday, stated a Press Association message. She was horn at Paihia, Bay of Islands, in 1837. the daughter of Archdeacon A. N. Brown, and was baptised hv the Rev. Samuel Marsden. She was the oldest white woman horn in New Zealand.

A popular member of the local staff of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr E. H. Giblin, who is to be married shortly, was met by his fellow officers yesterday and was given a presentation as* a mark of their esteem- 0(n their behalf the manager (M. C. Hay MaeKenzie) expressed their best wishes for the future happiness and welfare of Mr Giblin and his bride-to-be. He then presented a handsome antique Florentine brass bowl as an earnest of those* good wishes. Mr Giblin briefly replied, thanking them all for the gift and most of all for the kindly thoughts which inspired the presentation. He assured them that their kindness would never be forgotten by him. Mr Giblin is to be married shortly after Easter.