PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2393, 7 January 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Miss Mcllhone, who left Gisborne _as~pianist to the Tit tell Brune Dramatic Company, - has decided to extend her engagement, and will not return to Gisborne until towards the ,* end of February. Mr Charles Berkeley, advance representative for Mr J. C. W illiamson. arrived yesterday by the Mokoia to make preliminary arrangements for the appearance of the New Musical Comedy Company on Monday and Tuesday, January ISth and 19th. This organisation, comprising some 100 people, is now enjoying a wonderfully successful season m Auckland. ‘ . , .A. Mr C. W. Timed has resigned position in the .Union Bank, and leftlast evening for"south on a fortnight s vacation, at the end of wliieh time lie will probably return to Gisborne. Dr. Collius intends to take an extensive motor tour over Dominion roads, commencing from Napier on Monday next, whither he will travel by steamer. He will motor to-Wan-ganui via Palmerston, then to Wellington, and after taking steamer to Lvtteltdn will continue in his <*tr to Dunedin and Queenstown. On the return journey lib will motor from Wellington to Gisborne, via W’airoa. l)r. Collins will be accompanied by Mr. W. Rolands, who has just completed overhauling the car which has as trying a journey, ahead as has yet been attempted in'this country. - Mr. J. B. Tunbridge, formerly Commissioner of Police for New Zealand, lias been elected. Mayor of On returning to England from New Zea-' - -land Mix* Tunbridge entered into municipal politics at Hytbe with great, zeal, and after serving with distinction as a councillor, avus elected unanimously to the highest office the municipality could bestow.