PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11597, 11 March 1901, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

, 9 ■ Our Waimamaku correspondent writes: — IA wedding which created a considerable amount of interest in the district, eventuated on March 4, at the native church. lne parties married were Mr. George Snow and Miss Poro Pati, both well known all over the district. The officiating minister was the Rev. Te Tuke, of Wkirinaki. A large number of friends of both races were present. The Rev. David Bruce, D.D., who returns to Sydney by the s.s. Mararoa to-day, cave excellent and impressive discourses to |ood congregations yesterday, in the morning at St! Peter's from Luke xix. 1-9, The story of Zacchaeus," and in the evening at his old church, St. Andrew's, Alton Road ; from Hosea ii. 23, '"Thou Art My God. At the close he bade farewell and God-speed to his old congregation, hoping that, Good willing, he may yet be spared to meet with them again. Dr. Bruce's visit to Auckland has been much appreciated by his many old friends. , " , , Mr. Albion S. Howe, who for the last four years has acted as superintending engineer to the Barrier Reefs Gold Mining Company, has resigned his position with that company. Mr. Howe seeks a change, and for that purpose has determined to visit England. He has been offered two lucrative positions in South America, but will make no decision as to the acceptance of either until he reaches London. Mr. Howe leaves for Home about the first week in April. No appointment has yet been made by the company to fill his place.

i Lord Beauchamp, according to recent English files, had .apparently a pleasanter. time of it in the wild regions about Torres Straits than he had in civilised Sydney. The exGovernor had a long tour through British ■New Guinea, under the guidance of the lieutenant-Governor of that possession, Mr. ■Ruthven Le Hunte, and marked his gratitude in a commendable way when he returned to Thursday' Island, by offering to make an endowment for regularly keeping and educating three native students at a theological college on Thursday Island, which the Bishop of Carpentaria is starting. ■