Personal Pars.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 368, 3 July 1908, Page 2

Personal Pars.

The Opunake Times reports the marriage of Mr G. Thomas and Miss Mary Tynan, a sister to the Messrs Tynan, of Kinohaku.

Mr Geo, Stokes, who has a native lease at Oparau, arrived here by the a.s. Waitangi on Sunday morning, and now intends residing on his section -permanently. Captain Bark, of the e.s. Waitangi, is still on shore recovering slowly from the burns he received when the fire occurred on the steamer at Hokianga. Captain Streetberg is at present in command. The Rev. C. E. Davidson has realised for some time past that the claims of the Kawhia out districts were greater than he could fulfil to his own satisfaction ; he therefore placed his resignation in the hands of the Congregational Union Committee, such resignation to take place as soon as a suitable mao could be obtained. Newi is just to hand from the Rev. Burford Hook, Secretary to the Colonial Missionary Society (the society that sent out the Rev. R. Mitchell) stating that a successor had been appointdd and would probably arrive here at tbe ead of August, so that Mr Davidson will be leaving early in September. As tbe news came by cable no particulars regarding the new minister are as yet available.

The c jmic opera, “ The Tea Girl,” was produced in Auckland on Monday night, the theatre being filled, and the performance pronounced a success. Miss R. D’Arcy Hamilton, a young lady well and favourably known in Ki whia, took the part of Maud M‘Alli star and in commenting on her performance 'he Herald says :—“Miss R. Hamilton as Maud M’Allister gave evidence of considerable ability. Her best work was done in the first ac% where she scored a decided success in the song, with officers’ chorus, “ A Funny Little Way.” ” Tbe Ob:erver thus refers to the taking of the part : —“Miss R. Hamilton showed a sur prising am mut of self possession for an amateur actress making her debut, and has in her the makings of a good actress. Her song “It’s A Funny L t tie Way It Hus” was well sung, and a trifling breakdown in the second act did not detract to any great extant from tbe general oxce-lenca of her performance,”