PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3442, 25 May 1898, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Colonel Cavendish ia a guest at Government House. W

Mr Justice Oonolly leaves Wellington by the Manawatu train to-mono.v morning eu route for Auckland,

At the Governor’s levee, yesterday, the Premier wore the drawing-room dress of a Privy Council or. The Governor and Hear-Admiral Pearson have accepted an invitation to dine with the Bishop of Wellington at Bishopsoourt. Advices received in Greymouth state that Mr McUoogall, manager of th© GcoytnouthPoint Elizabeth Company, now at Home, is very seriously ill. Mr Salvatore Cimlno, jun., has been appointed conductor of tho New ZeUand Natives* Association orchestra, vice Mr Axel Newton, resigned.

Lady Eanfurly will hold an “ At Home ” at Government House on Friday, to meet the Admiral. A very largo number of invitations have been sent out.

Mr H. E. Gunter, of Palmerston North, who accompanied Fraulein EUy Fuchs iq several of her selections last week, returned to take up bis duties at the School of Music in that town yesterday.

Tho Governor, Lady Raufurly, Lady Constance Knox and Rear-Admiral Pearson leave by special train this morning for Greyto.vn, to attend th© native meeting at Papawai, returning to Wellington in the evening. A number of friends in Dunedin of the Hon W. P. Reeves have prepared a hand-somely-designed address, to be sent to him in recognition of his work on behalf of industrial conciliation and arbitration. Bis Excellency tho Admiral, Flag-Lieu-tanant Stewart, Mr C Ferguson (secretary), and Captain Browne. R.N.,have been staying at Government House since the arrival of H.M. shipi Royal Arthur and Tauranga in Port Nicholson.

News has been received of the death of an old Canterbury resident, Mr John Von Taozleman, who with hia brother Nicholas explored tho Lake Wakatipu district before the days of the discovery of gold. Two of his sons are in Australia. He leaves a widow and six other children.

z*n old colonist in the person of Mr James Eastwood, of Potirua, left by the yesterday afternoon for Lyttelton to join the Gothic, which leaves for London on Thursday Over 34 years ago Mr Eastwood was in the employ of Mr E W. Mills, and since thou has boon employed for nine vears at Hirat*s tannery at Kaiwarra on! 17 years at the Ngahauranga tannery. _ About three years ago Mr from kusinosa on a count of failing eyesight. He does not expect to return to the colony until Christmas.

Mr W. M. Townshend, of Wellington, was married to Miss Janie Stevens, youngest daughter of Mr J. Stevens, of Pendarvie, Wellington, and sister to Mrs Cummings, of Palmerston, at the latter place on Monday afternoon. Tne bride, who was charmingly attired in a white silk dress, with a white picture hat and plume, was attended by lour bridesmaids, the Misses Leslie and Vivien Cummings, and Misses Ruby Gower and Gipsy Curtis, all attired in pretty cream muslin dresses. The bridegroom was supported by bis brother, Mr O. Townshend, of tho local branch of the Bank of Now Zealand.