PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2237, 14 November 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL.

On Saturday Air. H. H. De Costa leaves for Auckland, where he is to act as best man at a friend’s wedding. Air. W. Donald, <at present acting temporarily as representative of the Labor Department, has i received notice of his permanent 1 appointment to the position. All-. Donald has been in the service of the Department for over two years. His first appointment as inspector was to Taranaki, which district he thoroughly organised. For the past six months Air. Donald has been acting as relieving inspector for the colony. Captain Church, of the Salvation Army, received an urgent call to Auckland yesterday on account of the critical condition of his brother, who is at present in the Auckland Hospital. The captain left by last night’s boat. Constable Wales, who has been .sphering from a sharp attack of influenza, was sufficiently recovered to be about for a time yesterday. The death of a gentleman well known in the warehouse trade throughout tlie Dominion, Mr .-"John Pl.iterson, of Auckland, took place at Sydney yesterday. The deceased had been with the firm of AXessrs. Archibald Clark and Co. for upwards of 30 years, and for a lengthy-period had been in charge of the. millinery ■department. Recently he took a trip to England to buy for the firm, and was on his way buck when ail attack of influenza necessitated hris, “laying up” in. Sydney, and a short Illness terminated as already stated. Air. Paterson was accompanied by his wife on his visit to- England, and she was in all probability with her husband to the last. Deceased was widely known, and was just as widely respected, and the news of his unexpected death, which was telegraphed to the Ann’s local manager, Air. A. T. Hookey, last night, will coane as a great shock to a largo circle of friends in all parts of the Dominion.

Steady progress is .still being made by Air. Graham, and it is expected that lie will be sufficiently recovered in a few week’s time to leave the Hospital. The chairman a.t last night’s City Band function presented a gold medal to Air. Spurdle, the oldest member of tlie Bund, who joined in November, 1887. The chairman stated that for twelve of the twenty years Air. ■ Spurdle had been in the Band ho (the chairman) had been bandmaster, and ho could testify to the good work done, bry Air. Spurdle. Air. ■ Spurdle suitably responded, stating that ho houed to servo the Band for many years more.