PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 351, 27 February 1902, Page 2

PERSONAL.

On Sunday week the Itev. H. Williams is to tako part in the services at the opening of the new Native Church at Mohuka.

Dr Henry Pollen, formerly of Gisborne, and now of Wellington, was married at Nelson Cathedral on the lothinst. to Miss Sibyl Amy, third daughter of the late Mr C. Hunter Brown. Mr- B. McKenzie, chief officer of the s.s. Mourn, is, it is stated, to tako command of the now steamer now nearing completion at Port Glasgow for the McGregor Steamship Company, on her voyage to New Zealand. Inspector Macdonell, who succeeds Inspector O'Brien in ehargo of the NnpierGisborne police district, was for some years stationed at Invercargill, where, according to the Otago Daily Times, he was a terror to evil-doers. Y'esterday the winners of the recent Gisborne Bowing Club’s trial fours, to whom Messes Adair presented mugs, received tho vory handsome trophies, artistically engraved, from the donors. Mr Borthwick, a member of tho firm of Messrs T. Borthwick and Sons, meat salesmen of London, doing a vory large business with New Zealand meat, has been visiting Gisborne. Mr W. Potter, travelling representative for Messrs Morr-in and Co., Auckland, is at present visiting Gisborne. Mr T. E. Donne, of the Tourist Department, is seriously ill. Mr W. Miller reports tho following bookings through Thos. Cook and Son: — Mrs and Misses (2) Seymour, by the Oinrah, leaving Sydney on March 12 ; Mrs Hughes and Mr A. P. Bridges, by the Athonic, leaving YVollington May 6th; Otli; Mr W. Edwards and Miss O’Connor, by the Barbarossa, leaving Sydney on March 22 ; Messrs J. Marshall and A. L. Wilson, by the Australien, leaving Sydney on April 16 ; Mr L. Harris, by the Aberdeen, leaving Sydney on April 18. An exceedingly pretty wedding took place at the Holy Trinity Church yesterday afternoon, the contracting parties being Miss Fiorence Cooper, eldest daughter of Mr A. Jj Cooper, of Palmerston road, Gisborne, and Mr James MacFarlane, son of the late Mr Peter Mac-

Farlano, of Matawhero. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mr Welsh, in the presence of a largo number of friends of the bride and bridegroom, the church being well filled. The bride, who was given away by her brother, Mr A. J. Cooper, was charmingly attired in white silk, with chiffon trimmings, and orthodox wreath and veil. The only ornament worn by the bride was a very pretty bracelet of garnets and pearls. The bride’s three sisters attended as bridesmaids, Misses Vera and Gladys Cooper being dressed in white silk, and little Miss Gwendoline Cooper, in a pretty dress of cream silk, with lace trimmings, with large cream bonnet. There were two little pages, Master Cyril and Lionel Lewis, of Te Karaka, both of whom wore pretty cream velvet suits. The bride, groom was attended by Mr Clarence Cooper. Mrs Cooper, mother of the bride, wore a handsome dress of bronze green Bengalinc silk, with cream trim, mings and toque to match, and Mis Albert Lewis, black silk, with white satin trimmings. The presents were numerous, and of a costly character, the bridegroom’s present to the bridemaids being pretty gold brooches. At the conclusion of the • ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the residence of the parents in Palmerston road for afternoon tea. In the evening an “ At Home ” was given in the Academy of Music, in honor of the marriage, between eighty and a hundred guests being present. A very pleasant evening was spent in dancing and singing, several ladies and gentlemen present contributing songs. Excellent music was provided by Mrs Fernandez, and an additional attraction was the Italian string band, which piayed a portion of the dance music. The floor was in perfect condition for dancing, and all present spent a pleasant evening. The happy couple left for their future home early in the evening, amid the congratulations and good wishes of their many friends. - Mr R. Connop, the well-known horseowner and trainer, who has been residing in Hastings for some years, died on Friday night at Hawera. He was taken suddenly ill on Wednesday night after retiring to bed, and two doctors attended him. It is supposed that inflammation of the bowels was the cause of death. Connop leaves a wife and three children, and was quite a young man, being in his 26th year. He was much respected in racing circles. As a boy Connop worked in the Auckland Star office.

At a supper tendered to Messrs J. Morgan and J. Cable, on their retirement from the well-known engineering firm of Morgan, Cable, and Co., Port- Chalmers, Mr Galbraith, representing the Shaw, Savill, and Albion Co., said that direct shipping companies to and from New Zealand consumed 60,000 tons of coal per year, and he thought it was a great shame when these companies had vessels lyin" idle in New Zealandportsthat the Govern” ment did not give them carriage of troops to South Africa, instead of employing vessels of companies that never spent a penny in the colony. Mr Joseph Sparrow mentioned that the Union Steam Ship, ping Company now had sixty-eight steamers, and employed 2,100 hands, aha he had no doubt that when that company were associated with an all-red line, as he sincerely hoped they would be, the devel-

opment would be infinitely greater,