PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2527, 14 June 1909, Page 5

PERSONAL.

The Right Rev. Bishop Lenihan, of the Auckland Roman Catholic diocese, will leave for Sydney in September next to attend the Australasian Catholic Conference. On his return in October he will visit Gisborne, and win hold a confirmation service in bt. Mary’s Church. „ Hon. Captain Tucker, M.L.C., returned from 'Wellington on Saturday morning. , ■, Ali-. L. T. Bernard, who has been absent in Wellington for some dajs, returned to town on Saturday. Messrs G. E. Daxton and. u . Morgan left for Napier by the. s.s. Waikaro j a <st nierht to attend the monthly meeting of °the Hawke’s Bay Education Board there to-day. , The members of the staff of the Gisborne Times” assembled in the reporters’ room on Saturday afternoon to wish Mr. L. A. Sharland, who is to bo . married this week, a prosperous future. The editor (Mr. T. Clarkson) presented Mr. Sharland, on behalf of himself anti staff, with a handsome clock, and conveyed to him the good wishes of lus associates in the office. Mr. Sharland heartilv thanked his friends of the - N ; ••Times’ office for their gift- and good wishes. Ho was also presented with a handsomely framed picture from the linotype staff of tho “Poverty Bay J Herald.” jf Mr. Harold Mason arrived from ier on Saturday morning to all preliminary arrangements for #j K > appearance in Gisborne of the ImjMprialPicture Syndicate, commenciu# pn Wednesday, the 23rd inst. v jp ' Mr. F. D. McGovern, accountant at the Bank of New South Whiles, Gisborne, received word on that he has been promoted to/die position of assistant accountant tyt the Welling- . ton branch of the banky Air. Barnett, accountant- at the Feeding branch of the bank, will succeed/Mr. McGovern atGisborne. /