PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 74, 26 March 1912, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr. T. S. Skeatee, of Auckland, ar rived at Wellington by the Athenic ot> : Saturday on hie return from a visit to -he Old Country. Dr. Vaiiutine, Inspeotor-General o) Hospitals, war, a passenger for Wellington by the Main Trunk train last night. * Mrs. Jordan, wife of Canon Jordan, of Taura iga, is now well on the road to recovery from the injuries shs revived in the distressing motor car accident some week* ago at Rcmuera. __ M. D. D. Ranking, of Robbie, Kaad aad Co., Ltd., a firm holding very lirie inWrest* in the Islands, arrived in Auckland this morning by lh«i Hauroto from Fiji. Mr. Hankinc it accompanied by, hh> 'wife and child, and his intention is to licttle in Now Zealand for some time. Mr. A. F. Jagge? of Auckland, re turned by the Athenic from a trip to Europe. Mr. Jaggcr, who is interested in the whaling industry in New ZfeaJaad, wa* accompanied by. Mr. - A Hansen, ac expert hsrpoonkt g'unnef ■tvko w«s engaged in Europe to accompany Mr. Jagger'n whaling expedition They proceeded Soda irons Wellington on Saturday evening. Mr. F. W. Walker, a solicitor from British Central I Africa, al*o arrived by the Athriiir, be- ] ing on a tno years' tour of tho world I and. ho intends je'ming Mr. Jagger'i ! waaling party for a few months. Colonel Noakc, formerly a resident of Hokianga, but now living i,n Aucklsnd reached his $3rd- birthday a few days •go. Colon"! Noakr has had an interfisting career. He aaw active Rurvicc away back in 1547, when he was in coaintand of troope sent to querl tb« ; Smith-O'Brien riot* in that year. He j true al*o right through the Crimea, and ! was prwmt at the BaUciara cbarge, I after which h< , w-ss awarded the distinguished conduct medal. Ho al&o *aw service in India, and nearly fifty years ago took charge of the militia south of Wangantii. During tlm-Maori War he took part in the relief of Pipiriki ojnd tho capture of the chief Tauro* and ■was iv charge of the Waoganul contingent at Parihaka when Te Whiti and Tohu were taken prisoners. After the laying of the foundation etooe of tho new Parliamentary buildings on Saturday, the Parliamentary buildings staff and Ministers' messengers who T.arn in attendance aiwtnbled for the purpose of wishing Mr. Cfearies Robinsoo long life and prosperity, the occasion being Mr. Robinson't birthday. Mr. Robin*os. replying to the good wishes expreMed, said th*t he was bom on March 23rd, 1850, near the site of the buildings of . xrhich he is now is charge. His first association with the present buildings was in 1871, when he came down from Auckland in attendance on Sir George Bowen, the then Governor, *nd at a later period he wae in charge - for a short period when Sir Arthur Gordon wae Governor. Now, by a etrange coincidence, on the eeene of bi« earlier duties he was in charge of the building which wss to b« replaced by the new one.