PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10045, 4 February 1896, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Rev. J. T. Warlow-Davies arrived from Sydney by the Manapouri yesterday. Professor Carrollo returned from his visit to Australia by the Manapouri yesterday. Dr. Gossett, the New Zealand golf •hampion, goes by the Gothic on a trip to England on Saturday next. Captain Russell states that he intends to stand for the Hawke's Bay sent against all comers, and not for the East Coast seat a3 rumoured. The Lawrence paper says Mr. T. A. Fraser, brother of the lawyer of that name, hat been appointed Chief Inspector of Stock for Otago. Mr. A ngu* S. M. Poison, a master of the Timaru High School, his been appointed second master of the Napier High School. Mr. Poison received his early tuition at the Oamaru Middle School. Mr. Stichbury ha? returned from his visit to the Punakitere (City) Endowments, and ha*, on behalf of the City Council, made satisfactory arrangements with the tenants it present in occupation. Mr. C. J. Reeves, who has been a purser In the service of Mio Union Company for lome years, recently resigned hid appoint, ment to proceed to the West Coast, whero he is engaged in business in connection with mining. Miss Fraser, who has been an assistant teacher of the Napier Girls' High School for the past five yeirs, has been selected to fill the position of senior teacher at the Wellington Girls' High School at a salary of £120 per annum. Before leaving Invercargill, Mr. Colin Mac Gibbon, who becomes accountant of the Dunedin branch of the Bank of Mew South Wales, was presented by the members of the Bowling and Tennis Club with a handBorne silver hot water kettle. He was entertained a 5 a social by the members of Pioneer Southland Lodge, 1.0.0. F. We are glad to see that Mr. Thos. Hall, well and favourably known in Auckland, has received deserved promotion, having been appointed District Land Registrar, Registrar of Deeds, and Examiner of Titles for the Hawke's Bay District ; the session Registrar (Mr. J. M. Beethara) being trans, ferred to Wellington. Mr. Hall for many years held the position of Examiner of Titles at Auckland, and for the last nine months has been Acting-District Land Registrar for the Wellington district. A Tapu correspondent writes: —An interesting ceremony took place in the school room at Tapu on January 30, namely, the uniting in marriage bonds of Mr. James Jones, second son of our esteemed townsman, Mr. Jos. Jones, to Miss Julia Agnes Stephens, second daughter of Mr. Samuel Stephens, also of Tapu, the Rev, Dr. O'Callaghan officiating as usual in Tapu on bhese interesting occasions. Many and trilling hands were to the fore in decorating the school for the occasion, which reflectel much credit to the artistic taste of the decorators. lam informed that the rev. doctor rendered able assistance. The bride, who looked particularly interesting, wore a pretty costume of cream crepon with the usual wreath and veil, her attendants, Miss Stephens and Harriet Jones, wore cream dresses with green plush trimming ; Jessie Jones and Hileta Stephens, white with buttercup sashes; Eileen and Getty Jones, nieces of the bridegroom, wore pretty seagreen dresses, with hats to match, all of whom looked exceeding pretty. Mr. Frank Stephens gave away the bride. Mr. Arthur Jones performed tho rdle of best man. The school-room was crowded with the friends and well-wishers of the happy pair, and were well supplied with rice to perform the usual rite. After the ceremony, the wedding party adjourned to the residence of the bride's parents. In tin evening, in response to the invitation of the parents of tho happy couple, all Tapu and its environs gathered in the school to colebrate the event by a ball, which was kept up fast and furious till four a.m. A handsome spread in the shape of supper was laid out in Mr. Dukeson's large room, to which everyone paid strict attention, ~ and if hearty wishes of health and pro- :,-;;' sperity rnve any weight, Mr. and Mrs, . 'Jame*Jones ought to have a happy future. , j>The usual ceremony of tin-canning took ' '■ place on the following Saturday, and the ''""' , ' usual lament of the old girls for the loss of their kerosene tins is proceeding,