PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 16, 21 January 1901, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr Kettle was a passenger for Napier by the steamer last night. Mr O. Veale left Gisborne last evening for a few weeks’ tour in the South.

Mr and Mrs Maefarlane and Mr and Mrs E. J. Chrisp returned to Gisborne by the Elingamite yesterday morning. The Rev. Dean and Mrs Hovell, of Napier, arrived by the Elingamite yesterday morning on a short visit to Gisborne. Mr Gold-Smith, Commissioner of Crown Lands, and Mr Hyde, a member of the Land Board, arrived at Gisborne yesterday. Mr J. A. Harding, proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, left for ’Wellington last evening, and will be present to see Materoa run at the Wellington races.

A lady who has recently travelled over England and tho Continent states that she returns to Gisborne more than ever convinced that there is no place to beat it as “ home, sweet home.”

Mr J. Hussey, the popular assistant to the Collector of Customs at Gisborne, has left for the South on a month’s holiday, and during his absence his place will be filled by Mr W. J. Stevenson, of the Wellington office. The Hon. J. Carroll has left Adelaide on his return to New Zealand. While in Adelaide he had the honor of lunching with the Governor, Mr A. L. D. Fraser, M.H.R,, a former Gisbornite, also being a guest. Mr Mentiplay, the energetic and genial secretary of the Northern Bowling Association, left for Wellington last evening. He was accorded a great send-off by the local bowlers. Mr Painter, who has been in China for 11 years, and was there during the recent troubles, arrives at Gisborne on Wednesday. He is to attend the congregational meeting in the Presbyterian Church that evening. He will remain in Gisborne for a week.

Inspector O’Brien, who is in charge of the police district of which Gisborne is a portion, was a through passenger to Napier yesterday. He came ashore for an hour. He is highly pleased with the way Sergeant Siddells and staff are conducting police affairs in this district.

The many friends of Mr Harry Martin, the popular proprietor of the Gisborne Hotel, will regret to learn that he is seriously indisposed. Dr Craig is in attendance on the patient, and we hope soon to be able to report that Mr Martin is quite recovered. Mr Brett, who represents a wealthy English syndicate, and has faith in the district’s petroleum field, arrived at Gisborne yesterday morning from England. He is very hopeful of being able to do big work in developing the petroleum and other resources' of this district.

Mr C. T. D. Farley, formerly manager for Messrs Reynolds and Co., a firm well known in connection with the New Zealand butter trade, arrived in Gisborne by the Moura yesterday afternoon. Mr Earley has j ust returned from England, and has recently been in Italy establishing dairy factories there. In the course of a short conversation with a Times representative yasterday Mr Farley stated that the outlook on the London market at the present time was of a decidedly hopeful character; in fact it had been an agreeaabie surprise to him. Some time back he was led, from information received from the English merchants, to expect a poor market, but - the result had been quite the contrary, all New Zealand produce fetching first-class prices. The reason of this he attributed to the fact that trade generally was much improved throughout England, and the working classes were able to buy butter. New Zealand produce continued to hold its own on the market, and was likely to do so. Mr Farley intends to have a good look round the district, and make himself thoroughly familiar with its resources from a dairying point of view. The district is to be congratulated upon his visit, and we trust that he will be favorably impressed with it,