PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2358, 26 November 1908, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Sergeant Hutton and Detective Raw!© left town for Tolog-i Bay yesterday morning in connection witlx a eliarge of arson against a resident of that locality.

Rev. F. W. Cliatterton returned from (South by the s.s. Waikare yesterday morning. Messrs Hatrick and Bignell. representing the "Wanganui Spiral Steel Pipe Co., arrived from South yestor day morning to confer with the Borough Council regarding the v ■> orworks •contract.

Mr. A. F. Matthews was a passenger North by the s.s. AYaikxre yesterday- en route to the "Waikato ci: business connected with his profession. "Writing on October 16 the London correspondent of the “New Zealand Herald” says:—

Quite up to the ere of her departure for New Zealand Miss Rosemary Rees (Gisborne) has continued her professional work; she returned fx-om Ireland this week in time to join the outgoing steamer of the Orient Company—the s.s. Ornba. Miss Rees has been on tour with Mrs. Brown-Potter in the witty and clever play, “Lady Fredrick,” bv "W. Somerset Maughan, whose “Mrs. Dot,” ‘Mack Straw,” and “Lady Frederick” -are still “going strong” at three of the London theatres. Miss Rees leaves two of her dtux plays on tour in England, and hopes, to return to the Mother Country rL .about a year or 18 months, after playing' in Australia. Mrs. Harrison Leo, the well-known temperance lecturer, was married to Mr. Andrew Cowie, a prominent Winton settler, last week.

Mr. D. Lundon, the Independent and unsuccessful candidate at the recent poll for the Bay of Plenty, was entertained on his return home to Rotorua at a largely-attended social." No political differences were made, and all joined together in a hearty welcome to the.guest, who was complimented on the light lie had made.