PERSONAL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13749, 11 September 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr G. V. Shannon, Customs Expert, is in town to-day. 1 Mr J. W. Deem, Stock Inspector, is in New Plymouth to-day. V _ , Mr P. A. Hadley, of the Hadlcy Fe-" troleum Company is in town. ; : . . , Mr. D. Berry left on a short visit, to the Itengitikei district yesterday. Mr F. E. Baume, K.C., M.P.^ passed through New JPlyniouth last ni-ght en route to Auckland. . * Mr G. A. Marchant, Chairnjau of the Strairford County Council, was in. , New Plymouth to-day. Mr A: M. Potts who has' been appointed to succeed Mr Naylbr as organist at Christ Church, Wanganui, arrived in Wanganui on Friday, last (says the Chronicle). / \< • x Mr R. G. Scott, of the local, staff of the Bank of New Zealand," hjjs received notice of -his temporary transfer to Opunake. Ho leaves in the course of a few days. It is likely . that, he will . not return tp New Plymouth. Our Waitara correspondent writes : The funeral of Catherine Frost took place on- Wednesday afternoon. The , burial service was read by the Rev. | Dea^. McKenna. A retyuiein mass for the repose of the soul of the deceased was held tM the morning of :the>fttneral •, by Dean McKenna. ''.--' .1 ' There is a growing belief in mi^tary circles which usually are well informed (says the' Birmingham Post) th£t,,«ontrary/tt> the original intension, OiOrd , Kitchener will not be appomted. Ad-jutant-General at the War Office wheu j that position becomes vacant next February. In these 'circumstances, the post may be considered certain to be offered to General Sir 4an Hamilton, at preL sent in command of the troops on Salisbury Plain. ; w

' Mr. C. Sole, of Oaonui, who has been on a. visit- to the V^igentine,- reiximea home yesterday. Mr. Sole left in May last, and travelled by the lonic to Monte Video, he left the steamer and spent several weeks travelling by jail. He passed through some very Una country and saw good stock. The • pojpulatijtm - consisted mostly^ of the' liatin races v and Mr! Sole has 'ctftne 10 the conclusion that after all he would prefer to live-under the Union Jack. He made a short stay at Tenneriffe iWhere he witnessed a bull fjight: Ho boarded the lonic when, she > called at -the port oil her way to the Dojthinion. -The wedding of Miss Maidar Homer with Mr W. F. Shield took place at Sx, George^s .Church, Patea, on Wedncs- ; day last. ? Rev. O/C. Harper, of Palmerston N.,' assisted by Rev^R.;Herinon, performed the ceremony.^ The service was semi-choral. The jChurcfc was beautifully decorated by fiends of the. bride. The bride was^iven away t>y her father, Mr. E. C/HSraffl:. Miss Beatrice Homer was bridesmaid and Mr 11. Woodhouse, of "New Plymouth, best man. The bride's .dress • was pf white chiffon taff attu tr&amed - with* silk embroidery and yoke of real lace. She also wore- an embroidered tulle veil and flowers, a necklet and pendant (ftie gift of the bridegroom), fend a handsome pearl crescent broocn presented by members of St. George s Ohitrch. A number of friends and relations took afternoon tea at the par- * ents' residence.- The usual toasts were honoured. The bridal couple left byjthe 5.30 train for Wanganui, en route tor Wanganui River. Their future reSidence is -to be at New Plymouth. The X presents weYe numerous and choice, ixhey included gifts from, the brides Sunday School class and f torn members, of the Patea County* Council, the bride's father havings been twentyeight years Clerk to that' body. ;