PERSONAL NOTES.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4008, 14 August 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES.

A Press Association cable from Mel. bourne states ' that Mr. Wren,, the Sl-known sportsman, and; proprietor of the Brisbane “Daily Mail,” has on. listed.

A P \ message Christdrorch H M r . V. C, Bin ns. aj partner m ’ the ‘old-established photographic fn-m of Wrigglesworth and H-rins vva , '-nocked down by a. motor car while on ids way to business yesterday, and sustained injuries from wL.icl, he died -it the hospital-. The deceas'd gentleman who was 71 years oi age. was a v- -’ prominent Freemason. Ho was Grand Master of the New Zealand Grand Lodge in 191 L and, for the last vix years, was Grand Master of the iriante.rbury Provincial Grand Jardgc. fho fun :ra! will take p ace on Mon<lav. at 2.30 p.m.

\b the G.S.F. Meat Company s <n-"-inerrine- works yesterdav afu-nioon M.-ssrs. 'ifert. Gardiner arm Hue L--Quesne, who are leaving lor the F rom with the BH. were tntortainod: by their shopmate.>. -j r • .1 A. .Jones (works manager) preb.dod and eaikd upon -Mr. Ji. ■>■ '\ n ,_ saw fsecond engineer) who, on benm, of' the staff, presented Mr. Gardxne. with a. case of pipes and a set- o rn.b-t:-rv Juiir-brushes, and mr oe Qh . - with a wristlet watch aim a- oj.--,- < Aci-rs were given for the two mcruite. who leave for t-lxo Front witn warm widhe-; for a success!ul miller.. cnn-iT and a sale return.

Thoro was a representative gat herin-/ of bii'-im.-s men j,resent nt a tar=-“llVcst.-rdav to Mr. Bourn .Micrr.n. ■ . , for Auckland this morning join the Auckland contingent. Tin iv w- r, pw sent: ii L. s.;(f-nainnan), rostra, u - HH.rht. Rees, WaucJiop. McCr< <n-*. A! c L Jj an, Nisbett, Tat, Fr.-d jSeymour, Ac air. G ; a.- [■) V 7 Nolan. R. and J. Barker. »aimders. Dodd,'Eaton, A. !)i Cost a. R- Dobson. V. . L. Claytou, q ]| ' Williams, Ifenriessy, i -•.- and Cauhcn. The pikers y Hail, W. Nolan, Al. L. ko^e.. A. Saunders', G. Bull, A. Robinson, C Adair, and Hc-nnessy reierred to --H Sherriff's long conm.-cuon w.vo - J,, this district, and to Ills valuedwork during the y- ars he has bwn. a.s-sor-iatnd with Ale-it-. Common, ftn--.-t«, and Co. and V liliams and, Kettl Mr She.rriff was pres*'n:cd wi.-h *' »J; ruinous wristlet watch as ■ ottcin and leaves ior tne Nortn wit,-. . warm wishes for bffi wed are ana pres- : perit-y. ! During the last week Air \\m. ’ fhvingstune, one of the employees, a- : the Kia Ora Factory, wno is lea, in_ • for < Kroiit oii v." • ty.,. n -Jke recipient of several presents • from liis frion-K. On Tuesday ne was Iprmm.ted v.ith a handsome se, m : razors and shaving ny AL 1 B Brookin'/, on -vimit oi the suppl er- • -uj fo’-low-workmen. Air Brooking 1 voiced the kindly feelings existing, o -- ' tween, the suppliers ana Air jLivnig--5 stone, wiio ni'all times wa- unn- irniy • and r.l--a*:i:)t to out ana ail. lie . v.h-md him God-.-pr.d and express-.c. th,. hope to see him" back att-.r tee at his. old place on the stage. Mr • J.-lving-ion--, in r< jx'iudiug. said m* f.-it very proud to be going away uitn • a valuable expression L rtyir i o-ocxl-w’li mid promised to “uo ms j p v ” auT not bring dishonor on I V" - nuri end Alakaraka. On TbursJay ’ ];<■ r.-eeived a further girt from tne Kia Ora staff of a handsome wristlet : watch. Mr Newitt, in handing t-ce j watch to Air Livingstone, said that he i had always found him thoroughly mI dustrious and reliable, and ]v roitscio-ntious in his duty to bot-:i : the Company and the suppliers, any j promised liim mat on ills renum ms ’ place would be ready for him. In a • fc-w well-chosen words Air Livingstone I said that- he could honestly say that ; his work had been a pleasure, under ; one of the- best of bosses and a fine lot !of fellow-workmen. Mr Livingstone is • a well-known “Soccer •’ player, having I placed for •■'County” for the two seaj souls he lias been here, and he is look- : injr forward to meeting his -old -skip;-; j per. Jim Somert-on. Bob. Bell, Basil | Sharp. .Tim St. Clair. Jack uallaee | and- other.old club mates who are atj the Front, lie has been dr Are to j the artillery section of the regiment.