PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11605, 20 March 1901, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mb. F. W. Utting returned from Tonga by the Rotokino yesterday. ' Mr. King, late proprietor of the Samoan Herald, was a passenger from Apia by the Rotokino yesterday. Mr. D. Ross, of Brisbane, was a passen- '■ v; ger from Sydney by the Zealandia, on a Bhort visit to Auckland. Captain W. J. Newton and Mr. Brown, assistant purser of the Rotokino, remained . behind at Tonga to join the Hauroto. ■■■:■■■ The Rev. Harold Peters has been compelled, through ill-health, to resign his pastorate of the Wanganui Baptist Church? Captain John Dawson arrived from the Islands in command of the s.s. Rotokino, yesterday. Captain R. M. Farmer assumes command of the steamer at this port. The marriage of Mi. H. P. Sealy, of ParDell, well-known in artistic circles, and Miss m. C. Hanson, also of Parnell, was quietly ■ celebrated at St. Mary's, Cathedral on Wed- " nesday last, by the Rev. Geo. Mac Murray. Mr. and Mrs. Sealy subsequently left for Te Aroha. " Our Palmerston North correspondent writes :—A large number of relatives nd interested friends assembled at the Salvation Army Barracks on March 13, to witness the marriage of Mi. T. Mills and Miss Harriet Podmore. Major Evans conducted the wedding ceremony, which was carried * nut in the usual Army style. The young couple, who are widely known and highly '-espeeted in the district, were the recipients of several handsome and costly wedding gifts. : t Our Palmerston North correspondent writes: —A pretty wedding took place on March ■ 13, at the ' bride's residence, when Mr. W. F. Mills, of Cheltenham, and Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, second daughter of Mr. J. Kennedy, were united in matrimony. The Rev. J. Hayward was the officiating clergyman. The bride was attired in a very f>retty dress of white lustre, trimmed with ace and satin ribbon, and carried a beautiful bouquet. Misses Mills and Jessie Kennedy were the bridesmaids. Mr. James B. Grave, manager of the New Zealand Insurance Company, at Oamaru, removes to Dunedin in a few days (says the -* North Otagc Times) to fill the place of Mi. . Bolam, the manager there, who has gone on a six months' trip to the Old Country. Itis understood that Mr. Grave will, on the return of the Dunedin manager, either proceed to South Africa to fill r position in the company's service there, or take the management at another centre in the colony. Mr. Walter Pearson, jun., of the Dunedin office, takes charge at Oamaru for six months. At the Morrinsville Sunday-school on Sunday afternoon Miss Harding. was presented by the scholars with a beautiful dressing case, as a token of their respect and esteem. Miss Birdie Schoiield made the presentation. •During her four and a-half years' residence at Annandale, Mr. W. S. "Allen's Estate, Miss Harding has taken a deep interest in (the work of the Sunday-school, and for the greater part of the.time has occupied the position of superintendent. She is now leaving for England with Mr. and Mrs. Allen, and will be much missed. Our Hoteo North correspondent writes : — ,The flags at Hoteo North" and Wayby were flying on March 6, in honour of the wedding pi Mr. Charles Grey, son of Mr. Charles . Grey, of Hotec North, to Miss Caroline Wilson, fifth daughter of Mr. Enoch Wilson. The parents of both the contracting parties are old and respected settlers of the •Hoteo North district, in fact were s-ume of the people who took advantage of the Btead Act, best of all Land Acts, if rue area tad been a little larger, when second-class land was open for selection. The ceremony took place at three p.m. in the house of 'Mr. E. Wilson. About 30 relations and friends were present. The bridesmaids were her sisters, Misses Louisa and Jane Wilson. Needless to say the. bride and bridesmaids ; ."were suitably dressed for the occasion. The , : groomsmen were Mr. Henrv Grej and Mr. Herbert Wilson, brothers of the contracting parties. The knot was tied by Mr. Laing, ;•- °* Glorit, who has tied several willing couples together. His advice and remarks were very, appropriate. Alter the ceremony the guests adjourned to a tent erected lor the purpose, where a splendid luncheon had been provided by the bride's mother. After ' «i?^ n; < s°-« uert » enjoyed themselves by vie fti*° »{».«» until dusk, School, and .«» Hrte o North School, and ' SenSr^ B V* n commenced, and '• ?e?wat P s e S-U Welv^o ' clock ' »P" made, ami E &3 united couple were p-and^kept^p^l^^^^ain -wtired well plewed w U- + v a . ,n ?-TT hen all Wnent. P * lth the eight's enter-