PERSONAL

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4308, 18 March 1901, Page 5

PERSONAL

Mr Edwin T. Wray, superintendent in Wei ling toil for tho Oil iaous’ Life Assurance Company, has been appointed to tin: Dunedin office. Newspaper© received by the lost English. mail (says tho "Press’') give accounts of Hie wedding of Mr James Archibald .Morrison, Lieutenant in the Crcruidicr Guards, and M.P. for South 'Wiltshire, to the Hon Mary Hii'-Trevor. Tho bride is the youngest sister of tho Hon Charles Hill-Trovor, aidc-do.C3.mp to the Earl of Ranfurly, and daughter of tho into Lord Trevor cf Brynkin/ilt, North Wales, nod of Lady Mary Trevor, of 25 Relgravo Sciuaro. Lady Constance Knox was one of the bridesmaids. The Premier has received, a, cable message from Dus son. Lieutenant Sodden, now serving in South Africa with the Fourth Contingent, under Major Davis, stating that the Now Zealanders Inal arrived at Vcnteisdorp, in the Western Transvaal. They there learned that drafts of men were being scut Irom tho colony to relieve those now on active service. Lieutenant Scddoa states (hat ho is well, and volunteers for'further service, this being the first offer j of tho kind received by tho Government'. It is probable .that lie will have . Ids way, and see the conclusion of the , campaign. ' ,

Among tiie candidates for municipal honours at the forthcoming elections will be. Air D. J. Nathan, of the firm of Joseph Nathan and Co., a. merchant of this city, if tho ratepayers of AVollimcton are ■ bent on having men of in. toilicence, business ability and, good comm.-rcial standing representing them at the Council table during the present momentous period of the city’s history, then the announcement of Mr Nathan’s candidature will bo welcome news. His interest in matters con corning the welfare. of the capital has been actively exhibited on many occasions over a .series of years, especially those having a broader influence on its destinies. Mr Nathan is of tho progrossivist school.