PERSONAL ITEMS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCIV, Issue 14363, 8 February 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr John Hunter has definitely announced his decision to contost the Masterton seat as a straight-out Government candidate at the next election.

Mr Lomas, present chief clerk, has been appointed to succeed Mr Tregear as Secretary to the Labour Department, and Mr F. Rowley becomes chief clerk.

The Rev. T. M. Curncmv mid Mrs Curnow have left on a short holiday visit to Christehurch. . . It is understood that Captain Onciiton Maitland, oae of the A.D.O's. to His Excellency the Governor, has resigned his position. Mr Craigio, M.P., loft by the first express yesterday on his way t-j ."Wellington, where he has gone to attend to sevoral matters affecting his fleiv>rate and the borough.

The Scottish Agricultural Commissioners, Messrs Dunlop and Keith, visited the Weraroa Government farm 3'esterday and wero greatly impressed Ijv the dairy stock. They considered i J probably the best they had seen throughout Australasia. Another retirement from the police force is announced. _ After 36 years service, Constable Gillospie, officer in charge of the Temuka station, who jas also held the positions of clerk of the court, registrar of electors, and loturning officer there, will retire on superannuation at the end of the prrscDt month.

Coiiinlander Xioro2lin, of the French l'.'gaio Kxir&aint, and iiis olticers wore guests of tiifi ellington Oiiib at dinner on Monday nigut. To-day tiiey will attend a luncheon to be given in their honour by Mr Jas. [Macintosh, Fiench Consul in Wellington, and shortly afterwards the warship "will leave for Port Chalmers. fcne "will then go .on to Akaroa and Lytteltou, A telegram from Dunedin last night says:—Harry Graham, formerly a wellknown cricketer, died this morning aged about 40 years. Deoeased visited Kngland in 1893 and-1896 with Australian teamsj and -was at one time one of the most attractive batsmen in Australia. After his- retirement from bipr cricket he was engaged as coach for the Otago Boys' High School, and he represented this province on several occasions.

Mr W. J. Dailey, who has f-jr u long period been manager of the stock department of Messrs Guinness a.»«l LeCren at "Waimate, was on Saturday afternoon the recipient of a solid di-ver tea service from the directors and staff, on the occasion of his Iravirg the firm's 'employ. Mr N. Francis, who made the presentation, CKpusbed the regret felt by bis fellow cirectors and himself on losing the services cf ■ Mr Dailey, who had largely increased [ the business of the department since ! ho took up the management, £nd he expressed the best wishes of aU Mr Pailey's fellow workers for Vs future success, and trusted that Mrs JL)iiley and he would long be able to use the present to remind him of tiie years spent amongst them. Messrs Tinme, j Rattray. Turner. Norton, and Greig, all i expressed their regret at losing Mr 1 Dailey's assistance and advice, and Mr Dailey suitably responded. A pretty wedding was celebrated in Tim.iru recently, when Mr Francis Forsyth, son ot Mr liobert Forsyth, j iate of Geraldine and now residing in I Ashburton, was united to Miss Lena j Jcssep, lifth daughter or Mr C. Jessep. j the well-known and widely respected i resident of Kakaliu, who is now living ' retired in Timaru. The bride, who was ' given away by her father, looked , charming in a beautifully simple white ; silk dreso, with "wreaths and veil. The : bridesmaid ' was Miss Mabel Jessop, ( "who wore a cream dress witii a becom- ; ir*g black picture hat, and she was .supported by two rieices of the families, j Mias May. Lamb and M/ss May Jessep, i v. ho carried pretty decorated" baskets I <;*•' red flowers. j\ir W\ Forsyth, bro- , ther .the groom, acted as best man. jA is excellent wedding breakfast was : laid in Hutchison's new Stafford rooms, . about fifty guests sitting down to the ; heavily laden board. Mr C. Jessep presided, and some excellent speeches were heard in proposing and replying , t< ; the various toasts. A large number of useful and valuable presents were , received. The happy cour>le left for j their honnymoon, which was to be spent ;n Dunedin, by the second express "js bride's travelling costnmo I °f a becoming tailor-made brown, j with brown picture hat to match.