PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 453, 24 June 1902, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr D. Dwyer, who has been appointed guard at Gisborne, was presented with a smoker’s outfit by Mr Payne, stationmaster, on behalf of tho railway employees, prior to the former’s departure from Napier on Friday. A visit is being paid to Gisborne by the Hod. H. Williams, of Whangarei. His many Gisborne friends will be pleased to learn that Mr Fred O’Meara is now chief accountant in the Union Company’s Melbourne office. The many friends of Dr and Mrs Hughes will be pleased to learn that Mrs Hughes and her young daughter have arrivod in London in good health. ' Yesterday, flags were flying at half-mast on the shipping in the harbor, as a mark of respect to the memory of Captain Irving, of the seow Hawk, killed by accident up North,

During the concert to-morrow night, the Mayor is to present Mr E. O’Reilly with the watch sent by his friends in Hawke’s Bay. Mr Dale, of Napier, is temporarily taking the place of Mr G. W. Sampson, Chief Postmaster, the latter being at present in the South on account of his mother’s serious illness. Mr A. Bull, who has heen renewing olef acquaintances in Gisborne, leaves fop South Africa to-morrow.

The Wanganui Chronicle gives the following obituary notice of the muchesteemed Mr W. Tingey:—“ There always appears to be an exceptional element of sadness attached to the passing of a young life, and therefore it is with deep regret that we have to record the death of Mr William George Tingey, fourth son of Mr Edward Tingey, of Wanganui. Tbe deceased, who was only 22 years of age, intended entering the dental profession, for which be had been qualifying during the, past few years. For the past six or eight months be bad been resident in Gisborne, where he recently met with an accident necessitating his return home a week ago. Nothing serious wa3 feared until Saturday last, when the medical advisers pronounced the case to be one of severe diabetes. The disease rapidly ran its course, and resulted in death at an early hour yesterday morning. Sincere sympathy will be felt for the bereaved parents and sorrowing relatives in tbil tbe dark boar oi their deep sorrow."