PERSONALS

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 12 February 1930, Page 5

PERSONALS

Afr, Oha.s. Adair wlm bas. been indisposed reeentJv; u now. bis many friends will be pleased to knou , making good progress.

Mr. C. 0. Bavliss, who has been chairman of the Mangapapa School Committee for tin 1 past six years and. in addition, for four years, secretary- and treasurer, lias intimated his intention to resign these posts.

Lord Fortevipt. who died on November 28 last, left £4,400,9/ 1 , on which the death duties amount to .C 1.722,755,.722,755, states a London cnblegram.—P.A. copyright.

Messrs J.‘ ,1. Roberts (Tokoniaru Ray) and Harry Williams (Wiaipiio Bay) left on a' motor trip embracing Taupo and the Auckland district. on Sunday.

Afr. T. V. Fox has returned to Tokomaru Ray after a month’s holiday spent mainly in the North Auckland district. Air- -T. P. s - Merowetber lias; returned to Napier.

Ti was stated in official miarters vPßterdav that, Sir .Josenh A\ ard is benefiting so satisfactorily iron) his sojourn fit Rotorua that i t_ is proposed that he should remain longer than was originallv intended m older that he may get full value from it he treatment. —P.A. , Afr. F. C. Chichester, the Wellington aviator, who made a remarkable solo flight from Fngland to Australia. mav shortly he making n,goodwill tour of New Zealand, the Ap>m fMr D. W. Coleman) informed the Borough Council meeting last eveninn- The speaker had been mfoirn,.if that, if Gisborne desired a visit from the airman an invitation should be forwarded at an eaily date. A proposal that Afr. Chichester be invited to visit Gisborne was carried unanimously • Advice was received yesterday by tbv- Mayor (Mr. D. AV. Coleman).that the* Minister of Education, the Hon H A (more, will motor through ucm Napier to Gisborne on.. Monday next and spend ;the . following two day s visiting schools in this district. he Minister will leave for AVmikatan -on the morning of Thursday, bebruarv 20. At last evening s meeting of flic .Borough Council, it was decidefl to extend a civic reception to the Minister at 10 a.m. on Wednesdav next, The Mayor also ml.mat--ed" that nnv organisations wishing to Hiring matters to the Minister s notice by wav of deputations should advise him at the earliest possible moment; in orden that , arrangements .for such interviews could, he, made.