PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 9, 11 January 1901, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Mr I’ond, tho English representative of the Crown Separator Company, arrived at Gisborne per s.s. To Anau. . Among tho bowlers at present visiting Gisborne is Mr Russell, tho well-known pressman of Palmerston North. Mr Russell is .brother to tho southern Parliamentarian, Mr "Riocarton" Russell. „ , , . Sergeant Pitt, of tho New Zealand Contingent, has forwarded a Queen’s chocolate box to a friend in Gisborne. The boxes now fetch £lO and £ls as curios. Mr T. Morrison, the popular bandmaster of tho City Band, returned to Gisborne per the steamor Elingamitc yesterday. Mr Morrison journoyed from the South via West Coast and Auckland. _ „ . , , Messrs A. Cox and F. Holford, of Gisborne, mo leaving for South Africa, where they enter tho sorvioo of the telegraph department. Tho former leaves this port for Wellington on Sunday, catching tho s.s. Westralia at Wellington and proceeding to Sydney. Mr J. Grogan, of the firm of Goldsbrougb, Mort and. Co., merchants, of Sydney, proposes paying a visit to tho various ports on tho East Coast, Gisborne of course included. Mr Grogan, who originally came from Auckland, is at present in Wellington, which place he proposes to leave in a few days. It is telegraphed from Wellington that Mr R. 11. Popo, a clerk in charge of the clerical branoh of tho industrial school work in tho Education Department, has been appointed Inspector of Industrial Schools, not J. H. Popo, who remains Chief Inspector of Native Schools. . . Wc welcome to Gisborno Captain v\ ylne, who comes to this port in command of the Huddart Parker Co.’s steamer Elingamite. Mr Wyllio, who is well known throughout Now Zealand, particularly at the coastal ports, was chief mate of the ill-fated steamer Tasmania when she made her first run to Gisborno. „,, , . ~ , Mr and Mrs W.R. Bloomfield, of Auckland, arrived at Gisborne yesterday per s.s. Elingamito. They intend to spend a few days at this town. Mr Bloomfield is well known in Auckland mining and hunting circles, and Mrs Bloomfield is also an enthusiastio follower of tho Pakuranga hounds. Dr Laing, late of Gisborne, was one of the spectators at the bowling tournament yesterday, and renewed his acquaintance with many old Gisborne friends. The doctor, we are glad to noto, has almost completely recovered from his indisposition, and upon returning to North Shore will resume his practice. Mr Reginald Brett, who is associated with a wealthy and enterprising commercial firm in the Old Country, has arrived at Weilington per s.s. Gothic. It is more than probable that Mr Brett will shortly pay a visit to Gisborne, as, taking a great interest m the development of tho petroleum deposits of the colony ho has expressed himself as boing sanguine that this district offers special facilities in this respect, where the oil stratas of the rich field that he is certain exists have never been properly tested. Mr Brett is also greatly interested and connected with the question of railway construction in certain districts of New Zealand, and there is a possibility that he will formulate and advance some scheme whereby the construction of lines of railways in sueh districts as Gisborne will be undertaken by private companies. If go, his visit to this district will be warmly welcomod.