PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10303, 12 January 1927, Page 4

PERSONALS

After six mouths’ absence abroad.'* Mr. and Airs. Guy Appleton, o; Te Karaka, have returned home.

The Hon. K. S. Williams. Minister of Public "Works, leit Gisborne yesterday morning for Wellington.

Air. and Airs. F. Wrey Nolan arrived at Wellington on .Monday by the Remuera on their return from .j a visit to the Old Country. _jP A vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Air. Ij. S. .Jamison was passed at last nigh vs meeting of the Borough Council Air. L. V. Portecus, who has taken over the Tatapouri Hotel, is wellknown to many Gisborne residents as he commanded the ilav.ke’s Bay company of the Second Battalion, Wellington Regiment, through the Somme in 1920. Air. C. E. Armstrong has been ap»pointed to act as a member of the Whakaki Drainage Commission which sits at Wairoa on Jonuary 23. Messrs Thompson (Public Works engineer at Napier) and P. Hamilton < Government Valuer) will be the other members of the Commission.

At a special meeting of the Otago Hospital Board last night, Dr. .Jas. Thomson, AI.A., A 1.8.. Cnß. or Glasgow University, was appointed medical superintendent of the* Dunedin hospital. Dr. Alex Gillies, of London, was appointed senior resident medical officer.—P.A. Mr. It. Robertson was re-appointed borough representative to the Gisborne High School Board or Governors, at a meeting of the Borough Council last evening. Cr. I). V. Coleman was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Board, which: would be caused by the retirement o: the A lay or. C-n the motion of the chairman at the monthly meeting of the Vaikolm County Council yesterday, a motion was passed expressing the Council’s thorough satisfaction with the manner in which Aliss Seamons nan carried cut the duties of treasurer and acting-clerk during the pest -is months. Alembers of the New Zealand Agriculture College Council have been appointed as follows, states a V, eliington P.A. message: Messrs A. Morton of Egmont Village, Taranaki; H. B. Stuckey. Dannevirke: N. i raccis, Christchurch; and R. H. Rodger. Tapanui, representing the Government : Sir James Wilson, representing the Board of Agriculture; Professor T. A .Hunter and Mr. A . Levi, representing Victoria College: and the Hon. Fcwlds and Air. T. \ . Veils , representing Auckland University. A pleasing function took place at the conclusion of the practice or the Gisborne orchestra on Monday evening, when Airs. D. J. Parker took me opportunity to present a handsome gold-mounted pencil and a leather wallet to the conductor, Air. \\ yke. in recognition and appreciation or the help he had given the orchestra. After the presentation and reply, a pleasant evening was spent in social intercourse; songs were given by Airs Parker (2) and Clare: "cello duets ay Alessrs Parnell and Aloore: instrumental quartets by Glover. All's Hill, Air. Smith and Air. Rin her: ore : corne- solos hy Air. Shelton; nine solos by Alessrs Wyko and Johnstone, and pianoforte ducts by Airs. Smith and Mr. Parnell.