PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10032, 20 January 1896, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Bishop Luce is reported to be slightly better. Mr. George Hutchison, M.H.R., left Wellington for Sydney on Saturday, en route for England. Mr. George Beetham, writing to a friend, expresses an intention of returning to New Zealand next spring. Mr. E. T. Gillon, editor of the Wellington Evening Post, is a passenger by the Waihora, due from Sydney to-day. Miss Eileen Fitzgerald, who gained three honours in science at the last University Examination, is the first girl in Victoria to : attain that distinction. Mr. George Fannin, of the District Land end Surrey Office, who has been promoted to the position of Chief Clerk in the Invercargill branch of the Department, has been presented by bis late fellow-officers with a iandsome gold chain. The presentation mom made by Mr. J. Mackenzie, the Chief Draughtsman, in the absence of the Asaistant Surveyor-General. The Hon. James Tyson, M.L.C., Queensland, has now, according to a writer in the . Walhalla Chronicle, brought his income up to £2000 a day. This is not to be wondered at, seeing that he owns more land and cattle in one hand than any other man or firm in any of the Australasian colonies. On one station alone in Queensland he has 99,000 head of cattle, all" bred on the premises." A very pretty wedding was celebrated at the Scotch Church, Devonport, on Thurs day last, the contracting parties being Miss Kirkwoll, niece of Mr. Lilewall, and Mr. CUrkeon, of Dunedin, Mr, M. Niccol, Mayor of Devonport, gave the bride away, the Misses Niccol and Murchie being bridesmaids, The Rev. R. P. Macnicol, of Auckland, officiated as clergyman. A large number of people assembled at the church, which was prettily decorated, to witness the ceremony. The happy couple leffc immediately after the breakfast for Dunodin by the >.a. Flora. A special feature of the very massive bridal cake, which was made by Mr. G. Johnston, of Devonport, was that In addition to being beautifully decorated with the usual ornaments,* number of flower holders were inserted in various parts of the cake, which were tilled with natural flowers, giving the whole a very pretty ffect. St, John's Church, Wellington, was crowded on Monday afternoon last, on the occasion of the marriage of Miss Effie Pope, second daughter of Mr. J. H. Pope, of the JSducation l.'epartment, to Mr. C. I). Morpeth, eldest son of Mr. W. J. Morpeth, lato of the Native Department. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. J. Paterson. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore an elegant reception dress of vieux rose and autumn brown silk, with picture, hat to match, also a cablo bracelet, the bridegroom's gift, and carried a shower bouquet of pink and autumn tinted flowers. The bride's attendants were the Misses Morpeth and Pullar, who wore biscuit-coloured crepon costumes, Miss Morpeth's being relieved with helio trope, Miss Pullar's with cream silk, with bats to match; Miss Muriel Morpeth, a little sister of the bridegroom, in pink and green. They each wore a gold brooch, tho bridegroom's gift. Messrs. F. Leckie and ,R. J. Pope acted as groomsmen. After the ceremony Mrs. Pope received a large number of guests at her residence, MararaaBtreeb. Mr. and Mrs. Morpeth spend their honeymoon in the South. The " Wedding March" was played by Mr. Minns as the bridal party left the church.