PERSONAL.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 132, 5 June 1923, Page 3

PERSONAL.

Dr. and Mrs. F. Bowc, of Timaru, Tire staying at Cargen. Mr. F. F. Hockley, M.P. for Kotorua, is visiting Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. A. Fels, of Dunedin, and Mr. and Mrs. 11. W. Hobbs. of London, are staying at the Grand Hotel. The Mayor (Mr. J. 11. Gunson) will leave. Auckland to-morrow for a month's rest. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Graharae, of Suva, and Messrs. J. L. Hunt, of Fiji and W. K. MacLellan. of Hastings, are visiting Auckland, and are at Cargen. The Rev. W. J. Eddy, Australian secretary of the Mission to Lepers, has returned to Sydney after a six weeks' visit to New Zealand. 1 Mr. P. Hally, Conciliation Coromis- ! sToner, who has been visiting New l'lyi mouth in connection with the tramway j employees' dispute, returned to AuckI lund this morning. 1 Mr. W. MacKenzie Forbes of WellingI ton. !\rr. Edgar Stead, of Christchurch, and Mr. Robert A. Wilson, of Bulls, aru included among thosi; staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. James Mackic was the only candidate nominated for the vacancy on thn Wiiitemata County Council for the MaiI rp.tu.hi riding (nominations for which I closed yesterday), and he lias therefore I been declared duly elected. I Mr. James Lowe, engineer and I manager of thn Auckland Oas Company. I left Auckland for Wellington on Sunday ! night. Mr. Lowe, who is accompanied by his wife, and two children, sails for England by tin- Rotorila to-day antl expects to lie away about seven months. Tn the absence of Mr. Lowe. Mr. "corjrc j Collins will be- the acting engineer ami I manager of the company.