THE SOCIAL ROUND

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 133, 7 June 1930, Page 14

THE SOCIAL ROUND

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Miss H. G. Warne, Ring Terrace, Heme has returned from a visit to Nelson and Wellington. » # # « Mrs. Marshall Gray, of Auckland, lias been the guest of Mrs. H. P. Gray, of New Plymouth. ■ * « * Miss Nottingham, Avonside, has left for Auckland, where she will spend the winter months. * « * * Mr. and Mrs. G'ullen, of Maungaturoto, have been staying at the Chateau, National Park. * a ♦ • Mrs. J. Mcintosh returned by the Daylight Limited yesterday from a holiday spent in Central Otago. Mrs. Cecil Trevethick leaves 011 Wedr._ day night for Wellington, en route to Karotonga, where she will spend a long holiday. * itMrs. Casement Aitken and Mrs. S. Dransiield arrived in New Plymouth ironi Auckland during the week-end on a short visit. Sister V. Patterson, of the Dunedin Hospital, is visiting Auckland, and is staying with her aunt, Mrs. 0. J. Hall, of Mount Albert. * V *■ * Mrs. F. W. Simmonds, of Dcvonport, left yesterday by the Maunganui for Sydney to spend the winter with her parents in Sydney. * # # # Mrs. G. Franklin, of Halcombe, has left on a motor trip to Auckland where she will be the guest of Mrs.' Hugh Wishart, of Papakura. * * ♦ » Before leaving Darwin Miss Amy

Johnson received presents from Mrs. «. Hassan, a Chinese lady. These consisted of a gold ring, set with valuable green jade, and a suit of green silk pyjamas. Miss Johnson described the gifts as "the most beautiful things she had ever seen." * • » # Amongst the guests from Auckland staying at the Chateau Tongariro are* Captain and Mrs. Flynn, Mr. Flynn, jun., Mr. H. S. Burleigh, Mr. W. Laird Thorn-' son, Miss E. A. Pudney, Mr. S. Leatham, Mr. A. D. Macklow, Mr. and Mrs. Biowne, Mr. H. F. Churton, Mr. and Mrs J. C. Hardley, Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hardley, Miss Lowden, Mr, N. Whale, Auckland Grammar School girls (35), Mr. T. R. Boyce, and Epsom Grammar School -girls (70). ... *#.; • ' » The National Questions Sub-Com-mittee,' of' which Mrs. Wettenhall is. the convener,, of the Auckland" Provincialcial Federation of Women's Institutes have been dealing with the question of removal of duty from Australian wheat. Also they have been co-operating with the Onehunga-Manu-kau Chamber of Commerce with regard to the extension of time for worker's tickets on trains and having the halffare age limit raised to 15 instead of 12 years. The committee also wish to see if they can have children allowed to travel free of charge up to the aj?c of five years. °