PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 66, 18 March 1907, Page 2

PERSONAL.

r ~g£fjs nart Saef-Reward of the

- iftett team Auck- -•- | D !v r -..H;: G V.>E ews iey i foniierly of Auck- - : The chief stewari-of the Ifc. BkbLuui, to beea transfeired to. the llokoiaMγ Isaac S^>kins 3 Gwenunent apiajcist left by tEe3arawa foe Kew Plyyesterfay- ' * 'Vfc- G TCalier, chief steward of the Hokoia, has been transferred in a amiJar capacity to the xicaa. - ■■'•' 3lr K. Bmiaiaaa, of the Union SteamCompany's Manuka, has joined the iSlokcda as chief steward. " iff." tK. ST Mosom, who has been attending the Tailors' Union. Conference, Jias retorneu. from the South.

• CoLB. H- Itevies, Inspector-General of jjfew Zealand forces, amrecl in AuckJamiirDm £hfi Scsrfch. jresterday. .; Mrs. Arthur Aikin retained from an extended trip, including the Christby the Manuka yesterday. **"• health is now completely Restored. .- ■

The Beys. Bond, Grigg, Thompson. Jteed, Eotirwell, Seamer, Luxford, Blade, gnd J. WHsm returned yesterday freni ChHsietarch, where' they had attended

' jfche Wfideyan Meihodfet Conference. < Mr. J- late general manager of the Bank.of Kew Zealand, accompanied 3>y Ms wife- and family, arrived ' iby the Marnifra, and. ■will proceed to Join ihe Moldavia-at-Sydney for England. . " MX. T. H: TSTesbiit, town clerk of Sydney, w&o visited 2few Zealand a. couple of" years ago, is about to renew his acjijuaintance Tvifch the colony, where he is jfo'spend a month's holiday. _„-■ ■Wγ. O. D. -Cooper, . -who has resigned i^ithe-secretaryship: of the Vvool Fires :.~'lEi>sal"Camnsssiois'lefo Wellington for Sydney by the Monowai last week, to jlake .up an iraflor tb.e New gouth Government.

\ 'Among, the callers at. the Tourist De'parfmenffs Auckland "office during the past few days have been the Misses E. ©ay (Leeds), ErSutter (Bolfcon), and L.. !A. Johnson (Altrincham), and Messrs. •EL H. Howard (London), J. F. Anderson .;(Melbonrnei,.J. Hall and K. Obom (Timaru), and H. E. West and P. Bowman ?(A ntrtvpsgyij S, Australia}*

■ The Auckland officer of the Tourist JDepartanent (Mr. W. K. Blow) paid an 'official visit to Wanrera this "week, t in order to familiarise himself with the •;vaxk)ns beauty spots and places of re-sort-T?i£nin easy reach of the city. He finds a good deal to say in favour of I&faiwexa. for a holiday of the restful dej'seriptien, and points out that the comJoination of hot water bathing and sea |bs£hing is unique ior the colony.

3£ss Gerti Campion arnr-ed in town 'jrom Cambridge on. Saturday afternoon. fZhp- has cow .been discharged eared from (the .Sarotformn?, and will remain in 'Auckland, and "with her sister, Mies SKitty GamjnDn, mil carry .on the small s)nsmess which they hare established.

Madame Stannton left for Napier by jjthe Tahme .on Saturdajj on a short (frisit to her brother. She returns in ,aboot 10 , thne, and sails from Sydney for London on 2Qth April by NJ>.L. , steamer Yorck.

Sir John Sherbnrn, Kt. M 3., M.E.C.S., l iwho.- has. been spending a, holiday in 'Eptorua, arrived in Auckland on ■ Saturday, and intends leaving for San Eranciseo on Frklay by the iV?en4nra. Sir John Sherburn has made a compete tour of the colony, and is much-impressed -with the enterprise of 4he settlers and the possibilities of the iutnre. He is a partner in the English fern oi .Bailey and Leetham, and is. afeo connected .with the Hnmoer ' iron and Marine _Engineerin<» Works.