PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2043, 21 November 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

Mr. John Cannon, injured near Tolaga on Monday, who' was brought into town and taken to Miss Harnlie’s private hospital, does not yet show miu-ch improvement. Yesterday a. consultation over tho case was iiieiid by Drs. Colins and Scott and Dr. McKenzie, of Wellington, who fliiapipened to be passing througjh Gisborne. The doctors came to tilie 1 decision that Mr. Cannon was suffering from severe concussion of the spi-n'e, tilie symptoms pointing to -a. fracture, but his chance of recovery was considered hopeful. Police Inspector Dwyer .arrived from Napier yesterday morning on Departmental business, and proceeded back in the evening. Tflio Riev.. Mr. North, of the Pon-so-nby Baptist Church, Auckland, arrived in Gisborne by tho Victoria yesterday. -He will preach at /till© (local Baptist Tabernacle for two Sundays. The Rev. Elder, who had been conducting services lately at -tiie Tabernacle, proceeded. South last migjht. No funtilier report has been received in town as to tho condition of tflie Vcn. Archdeacon AA’jlfliains, who sustained a, sprained anklo on tflie road between Port Awanui and Tiuparoa on Monday. Last night Mr. Oldfield, Hauit.i, left for Christchurch, whore he is to he. married on AVcdinesday next. He ■was aceoniipa.inied l by Mr, H. H. Sharp, who, is to act as best mam. Oil- Tuesday evening Mr. Oldfield ,tendered a dinner at the Ooroiration Hotel to about thirty of his i'rieiild'is, tflie evening being p-leas-antly spent with music, song, and story. . A good number of friends assembled at the wharf last nfgilit to bid a,u revoir to Mr. Oldfield. Air. A. Z-acflia.riiafli left for South last night, c,n route to Christchurch., whence he returns slvortlly with Airs. Zach'arinh.