PERSONAL

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume II, Issue 167, 29 June 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL

Mr. G. Hawkins arrived in Napier from Taupo last evening. Mr. J. J. Niven, accompanied by Mrs. Niven, returned to Napier last evening from Taupo. The Right Hon. James Bryce, British Ambassador at Washington, left Wellington for Australia yesterday. Mrs. Mason, accompanied by Master Mason, of Lower Hutt, is at present in Napier and staying at the Masonic Hotel. Mr. Charles M. Mears, of Ormondville, has been appointed Assistant Town Clerk of Dannevirke, out of 30 applicants for the position.

Mr. J. J. Niven’s friends will be pleased to learn that he has returned from his holiday in Taupo much improved in heAlth. A Melbourne cablegram announces the death of Mr. William Beasley, at the age of 50, formerly Speaker of the Victorian Assembly. Captain Shannon, aide-de-camp to Lord Islington, has completed his term of service and leaves for England next month to rejoin his regiment, the Sixteenth Lancers. Mr. D. McMillan, district roads engineer, has just returned from the Porangahau district, where he has been engaged upon the engineering survey of the roads in the Manawaangiangi block.

The death is announced in London of Mr. Enoch Edwards, M.P. for Hanley. He was born in 1852, was formerly a pitman; and has been Labour M.P. for Hanley, Staffs., since 1906.

Miss I. K. Macdonald, of the Napier Main School, tvas yesterday met in the school by the teachers and made the recipient of a case of mounted cut glass scent bottles os the occasion of her departure for Wellington to take up a post in Te Aro school. Mr. J. Hislop, headmaster, made eulogistic references to the good work she had accomplished in the school, and wished her every success in her new post. On Thursday afternoon Miss Macdonald was also made the subject of a. presentation from the school children.

At last night’s practice of the Hastings Band, Mr. S. H. Knight was the recipient of a handsome pipe and tobaco pouch, from the members of the band in recognition of his kindness in/ assisting the band As conductor during the last three weeks, ■ when they were without a leader. The secretary, Mr.. Rogers, in making the presentation, referred to Mr. Knight’s interest in band matters and thanked him for his kindness: Mr. Knight suitably replied., Mr. Percy Tombs,, the newlyappointed conductor, takes control of the band from Monday next. A pretty wedding took place at St. Peter’s Church; Waipawa, on June 26, when'David Alexander Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mitehell, of Wellington, was married to Ifta--bel Ethgl Rose, daughter of Mr. Geo. Rose, Waipawa. The. Rev. H. P. Cowx performed the ceremony. The bride was handsomely gowned in white lace silk and she also wore the orthodox. wreath and veil. Her sister, Miss Moss Rosev attended as bridesmaid, and ,wore a tailor-made cream serge dress and. large black hat. The duties of best man were carried out by Mr. Ritchie, of Wellington. After the ceremony the bride’s parents entertained a large number of ■ guests at. a . wedding breakfast, The honeymoon is being spent at Palmerston. ~ 1