PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Lady and Miss Douglas arrived by the Marama this morning. I Mr. Nelson Illingworth, eculptor, has ; derided to make his home in Australia. I .Mr. K. E. Howard Smith, of the Howard Smith Steamship Line, left by the Maheno for Sydney. Mr. N. Fulton (Government Dairying i Inspector), returned to Wellington" by I train last evening. ! Mr. and Mrs. Neville Newcomb left by ' the Maheno for Sydney last evening, for ! a short holiday. I ilr, Mrs and liiss Buttle returned by th» Marama this morning from a visit ito Fiji. Mr. Hugh Poland, M.P. for .OMnemu:i, leaves for Wellington by train th.s i evening , . I Air J. Osborne, with his wife (nee Hiss ! Moore-Jeffries, one of the most popular ' Actresses), passed through Auckland today, on tlie way to New South Wales, after a nine months' trip to America. Mr. C. J. Tunjre (of the firm of Ja«fcson and Kussell) left last night fo. . ellington. He will probably reUru towards the end of this week. The engineer to the Dannevirke Borough Council (Mr. W. J. CDonneii) has resigned, owing to a difference in op n.ou in respect to drainage matters. The pupils of Timaxu High School made a presentation to Mr. G. T. Simmers, upon his retirement from the rectorship of the Boys' High School. Mr. J. M. Mill ward (manager in the Pacific for the Cable Board) starts on. ■his return trip to .Sydney this evening, going via Wellington. Mr. George W. Hutchison has been elected by ballot as the represeu.at ye for Auckland district upon the Louacd 01' the Now Zealand Society of Accountants. Mr. Niels Nie!son, ex-Minister for Lands in New South Wales, and now Trade Commissioner to Western America, i$ a passenger for Vancouver by the Zealandia, leaving Sydney yesterday. Press Association. Mvjor Sheppard (Sergeant-at-Arma to the House 01 Uepreseiitatives), who has been in illhealcl; for some time past, has, hU friends \v:il be pleased to learn, sutficietitly recovered to return to h.-s farm at I'iipak lira. Messi>. F. Marnier, J. S. Diekson, and A. Harris, members of the House of Representatives, returned to Well.nglon last night by the uxpfcu>. Mr. a. E. (-'lover, M.: , ., leaves for Wellington tonight. Mrs Andrews, widow of th« late Captain Andrews, died at the ripe old a, c of S2 years at noon on Sunday. Ihe deceased lady arrived at Coromande in the year 1574, together with her hus.mnd and family. The former came o.it to New Zealand under engagement a. mine manager under Captain Thomas, <>: t!:e old Kapanga mine, a position wi,i h he retained for years, until the closing of the mine. The funeral of the late Captain Swindley. which took place at Coronuvniel on Saturday, was very largely attended, a number of people earning from Thames, Mercury Bay, and outlying districts to pay their last sad tribute of respect. The deceased was -accorded a mil.tary funeral, both the Territorials ancf the Senior and Junior Cadets being in ttendanc?. The burial took place in ( hr'st Church cemetery, and was impre i c y conducted by the Rev. E. Fletcher, v ear