PERSONAL ITEMS

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11841, 19 December 1901, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr. Edwin, late of the Mawhera. has been transferred to the Rotoiti as chief officer. Captain W. J. Newton, who has been on holiday leave, has rejoined the s.s. Hauroto. Mr. "ft E. Dench, purser of the Hauroto, has been relieved by Mr. J. Anderson, having been granted holiday leave. His Honor the Chief Justice of Fiji has appointed Mr. J. A. Beale. barrister of this city, a Commissioner for taking affidavits. Air. Wise. Attorney-General of New South Wales, and Mr. C. E. Pilcher, M.L.A.. are among the passengers to Auckland by the mail steamer Ventura, which left Sydney yesterday.

Mr. Jackson Palmer. M.H.R. for Ohinemuri, was presented by the executive of the Thames Miners' Union, yesterday, with a gold sovereign case filled with sovereigns, in recognition of the valuable services rendered by that gentleman to the union in connection with the recent wages dispute. The presentation was made to Mr. Palmer by Mr. M. O'Keeffe, president, of the union. Mr. O'Keeffe said both the executive and the union desired to show in a practical form their appreciation of Mr. Palmer's services. Mr. W. H. Potts, ex-president of the union, and other members, also spoke in high terms of the assistance rendered to the union by Mr. Palmer. In reply. Mr. Palmer thanked the donors for their valuable gift and appreciation of his services, and said he would -always do all he could to further the union's interests.

A very pretty -wedding, and one that created more than the usual amount of interest, was celebrated in the Wesleyan Church, Thames, on Tuesday morning last, the contracting parties being Mr. Benjamin H. Low, first assistant at the Thames High School, only son of Mr. Low, of Waimate, South Canterbury, to Miss Kathleen E. Jones (Tottie), second daughter of Mrs. T. R. Jones..Willoughby-street, Thames. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. D. J. Murray, and in addition to the invited guests there were also present a very large, number of spectators. When the bride, who was escorted by her brother, Mr. R. D. Jones, entered the church, the choir (of which the .bridegroom is the leader) sang the beautiful wedding hvmn " The Voice That Breathed O'er Eden.'' The bride, who was given awav by her brother, was exquisitely dressed in white silk, trimmed with white silk chiffon and lace. She also wore, th - orthodox orange blossoms and a lovely veil, the latter being worked in two lover's knots. In her harrd she carried a beautiful spray bouquet, and also wore a handsome muff chain, both being the gift of the bridegroom. She was attended bv four bridesmaids, viz., her sister. Miss Beatrice Jones, who wore cream silk over maize: Miss Colder, who wore dainty flowered silk muslin, besides which both ladies wore cream and maize tonnes, trimmed with buttercups, and carried shower bouquets; and the little Misses Freda Scott and Winifred Claxton, each of whom wore dainty Dorothy dresses of cream silk, with picture hats, and carried crooks. The gifts of the bridegroom to the bridesmaids were a ring to Miss Jones, and gold brooches to the other three. The bridegroom, Mr. Low, was attended bv Mr. L. Griffin and Mr. Arthur Shutes. Mrs. T. R. Jones, the bride's mother, was attired in a handsome black silk poplin and black jetbonnet, trimmed in black and white. At the conclusion of the ceremony the " Wedding March " was played bv Miss L. Rcid on the organ. The partv then returned to the residence of the bride's mother, where a sumptuous wedding breakfast was partaken of- after which the happv couple proceeded . to Auckland en route to Christchurch, where they will spend their honeymoon. The bride's travelling' dress was a dove gray cloth coat and skirt, with silver and gray chiffon toque. The wedding presents -were i both numerous and handsome.