PERSONAL.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2647, 1 November 1909, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Captain Arthur Clirisp, in Co.’s service,-who lias been m on a holiday, returned ooutl J Monowai as a passenger last \f Mr. Forbes W. it men, manager toi Messrs L. D. Nathan and Go-,.Ltd-, who resigned bis position in last expects to be relieved Lorn ms duties at the end'of this current montln Mr. Riach haslet yet decided «is to h future movements, but the P rob ;“” l {j£ is that he will resume business on ms own account in some, part of tiie 111 Messrs Hat rick and Bignell, rect of the Wanganui Spiral Ripe Co 'lm have been visiting Gisborne nx cornice tion with the waterworks conti act, left bv the Mono wai last night en route for Wanganui. - Mr. R Hay, C.E., waterworks -.mg neer, left by the Mcnowai last evening for Dunedin. r ■ Mr. and Mrs. T. Holden were passengers by the Monowai last evem » for Nanier. . _ r , The Hon. Capt. Tucker, M.L.G.. returned from Wellington by the M immera on Saturday morning. Captan Tucker returned as the Legislatne Council lias adjourned until Wednesday next pending the passing or legislation in the House of Representatives. A Press Association telegram irom Napier states that Air. J. K. Goud}, who is retiring on a pension from tJie management of the Hawke s Bay an ( Poverty Bav division of the business or vDalgoty and! Co., Ltd., after over 2U years’ service, was on Saturday presented by the company’s Napier, Gisborne, Dannevirke, and. Wairoa stalls with an album of photographs and other tokens of esteem. Mr. J. F. Pettie, the new licensee ot the Masonic Hotel, takes over the premises to-day. On Saturday morning a pleasing little coremonv took place yd tlie hotel, when Airs. Parker, who for 21 years has been managerss, but who severs her connection to-day, was presented 7iv the Rc-v. Van Staveren, on behalf of a number of commercial and private friends, as a token of then esteem, with a purse of sovereigns/ Mr F Hall, the outgoing proprietor, spoke in terms of praise of the. services rendered by Airs. Parker, who briefly responded. „ •Air. A. S. Alitchel], of Wellington, architect to the Tokomarn Shcepiarm<.rs ’ Freezing Works Co., arrived from South by the Wimmera on Saturday and proceeded to.Tokoiuaru to inspect the wont. The Veil. Archdeacon Williams arrived from Auckland by the s.s. Alonowai yesterday. Mr. D. Kirkpatrick, tlie local sheepbreeder, who officiated as judge of the Lincoln classes at tlie A. and P. Show, was a passenger by the Alonowai last night en route for Palmerston, where he is to officiate an .judge of Lincoln sheep at the Alanawatu and West Coast A. and P. Show.