PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1396, 6 March 1905, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr Thomas Adams, son of the late Mr T. Adams of Gisborne, arrived from Sydney by tho Mokoia on Saturday morning Ho will carry on the stationery bnsmesS' far so many years conducted by his father. Colonel Lovoday is at present visiting' Gisborne. ' “ V c i.i'l ,

The Rev Herbert Williams and Mrs Williams were passengers for London by the s.si lonic from Wellington on Thursday last.

Mr A. Crawford, inspector of sohools for. Nelson district, is at present visiting Gig/' borne.

Mrs and Miss Donner left by the Mokoia on Saturday for' Synoy en route for England.

The Rev F. W. Cbatterton and Chattertoa returned, to Gisborne on Saturday after their trip to Europe. . Mr J. A. Caesar has been elected chairman of the Kia Ora Dairying Coy. in plg.ee, of Mr W. Acland Hood, who is leaving district. '

Prior to departure to Auckland Constable A. Crawford was presented by his oomrados with a case of pipos and a silver matchbox.

Mr and Mrs W. B. Common left for' Auckland on Saturday. Mr C. Hatfield, late of the Antarctic ship Morning,’arrived at Wellington from London last week.

Lieutenant Herd, conductor of the lington Garrison Band, has been requested by the South Australian Band Association to forward terms for adjuoatiDg at a band contest in three grades, to be held in Adeß laide at Easter.

Mr W. Leyland, of the Auckland firm of Leyland and O’Brien, Limited, accompanied by his wife and Mr and Mrs Moody, also of Auckland,' have arrived in Welling* ton after having journeyed fay motor oar' from Auckland in an aotual travelling time of four days. After a short stay in Wellington the party will take steamer to Nelson, from which place they will probably journey overland to the West Coast,*" and thence by way of tho Otira Gorge and Bealey, on to Christchurch, whore tho steamer for Wellington will again be taken.