PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 66, 18 March 1905, Page 3

PERSONAL.

His Excellency the Governor and Lady plunket, who with a party of guests jjave been visiting Rotorua, return to Auckland to-night by tne express. They gtay at the Grand Hotel till to-morrow afternoon, when they leave by the Rarawa for New Plymouth, en route to Christchurch. This afternoon Lady Plunket ff as to visit the Children's Home at Remuera , leaving the express at the Hemuera station. Pγ. Nutting arrived from the North by the Clansman yesterday. Dr. Frengley, District Health Officer, went to Rotorua yesterday to address the Maoris on sanitary matters, and to consult with sanitary inspectors. He ftlr H. J- Greenslade has definitely decided to again contest the Waikato seat* at the general election in the liberal interest. Captain and Mrs R. Scott and Messrs. Leatham and Lambton, who have been in the Rotorua district fishing for some time past, are returning to the Grand Hotel, Auckland, to-night. Mr W. S. Wylie, of the Thames, has gone to Wellington to join the Rimutaka on her Homeward journey. He will be away for six months on pleasure and business combined. Mr Hany Rolland. who recently retired from the position of counter clerk at Auckland general post office, leaves for Wellington on the 27ih inst, to take passage by the Athenic for England for the benefit of his health. The Rev. J. Benning, of the Methodist Free Church, Mount Eden, who is removing from Auckland at the end of this month for Stratford and Eltham, conducts anniversary services at Waiuku to-morrow. Mr T. A. Peek, for some years with tie N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, has taken up an appointment with Messrs. Donald and Edenborough. Mr Peek left by the Tarawera to-day for the South. Judge Giradot, president of the Supreme Court at Tahiti, died a few days before the Taviuni called there on the 4th inst. The widow and her three children arrived at Auckland by tihe Taviuni to-day, and are returning to France. Clifford Jennings, of Christehurcb. city, a one-time Christ's College boy, leaves Christ church to-day for Melbourne to join the Sandow Company, at Bombay, Mr Jennings having been selected as a representative for the Australasian strong man's classes. Sir George and Lady Clifford and Mrs, Miss and Mr Moore arrive in Auckland on Monday from Rotorua, and stay at the Star Hotel. Mrs Moore and her son and daughter catch the Fiji steamer, and join the Vancouver steamer en route to Canada. Mr Walter M. Neumegen, of the legal firm of Neumegen and Elliott, accompanied by his wife, went to Rotorua yesterday, and will probably make the down-river trip of the Wanganui. He intends to make a comprehensive tour of the colony in his six weeks' holiday. Prom Wellington he goes to the West Coast overland, and thence to the Southern Lakes. On Sunday last two Wairarapa cyclists, Messrs. Hector Nicolson, of Carterton, and Geo. Cullen, of Masterton, undertook a cycling trip from Napier to Auckland. Leaving Napier on Sunday, they covered the 100 odd miles to Taupo in the one day, despite the very hilly and dusty roads and a broken chain. The cyclists spent Monday at Wairakei, and in the evening left for Rotorua, passing through country of a very rough description, the sand being several inches deep in places. Alter a two days' rest the cyclists set out again, and reaching Huntly early on Thursday, concluded the long trip to Auckland at an early hour on Friday. The time put up between Napier and Taupo is claimed as a record, and very few previous attempts have been mad*e to do the journey by other cyclists. Messrs. Nicolson and Cullen willreturn in a few days via Wanganui.