PERSONAL NOTES FROM SYDNEY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 156, 26 March 1908, Page 8

PERSONAL NOTES FROM SYDNEY.

[FROM pen SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.] Sydney, March 21. Mr. J. R. Palmer, Town Clerk of Wellington, who is spending a holiday in New South Wales, has left Sydney for -Katoomba, in tho Blue Mountains. s Miss Livingstone, of Christchurch, who is going to Europe to continue her studies as a singer, upon tho advice of Madame Clara Butt (who, hoard'her voico in New Zealand), is to leave Sydney by the NorddeutscherLloyd steamer Bremen to-night. Other passengers by tho Bremen are the Rev.- F. Stubbs, Mr. D. Casolberg, Mr. F. H. Chamberlain, Miss Congdon, Mr. Charles Vane, and Mr. J. Schloss. Visitors ,to Sydney this week includo Mr. and Mrs. W. Andrew/ of lea Station, Wairarapa; Mr. James Godber, Mr. P. Agar, Mr. and Mrs. Royd Garlick; and Mr. Honry Fioldor, Wellington; and Miss Tillie Peterson,', Napier. _ _ The scene at Circular 1 Quay this morning at the departure of the new Orient liner Asturias for London was, exceedingly animated. There has been a rush for berths on tho fine steamer, and she takes a record number of saloon passengers, including several Now Zealanders. Amongst thoso who havo gone.by this vessel are:—Mr. J. H. Carruthers, ex-Premier of New South Wales, who is ,on his way to London to represent the State at the Franco-British Exhibition; Mr. Harry Richards, who is gojng to soloct new artists for hia_ Australian varioty circuit, and is accompanicd by : Mrs. Rickards and their daughter raid son-in-law, Mr. arid Mrs. Maas; Dr. and Mrs. Hay, of Coolangatta; Captain and Mrs. Villenouyo Smith, Mr. and Mrs. F. Pattullo, Senator Dobson (Tasmania) and Mrs. Dobson; Mr. and Mrs. Covordalo, Mr. and Mrs. F. Oxford (Christchurch), Bishop and Mrs. Mules (Nelson), Mr. and Mrs. Stitchbury, Miss Lily Corcoran (Auckland), Miss N. Riddifoni, 'Bishop and Mrs. Goldsmith (Bunbury,

W.A.), Mr. and Mrs. James M'Ara, Dr. and Mrs. ..Nowimarch (North Sydney), Mr. and Mrs. John Studholme, Mr. and Mrs. IV J. Rollestbii, Mr. T. Donley, M.L.A., and Mrs.. Henley. Mrs. Arthur Pratt (neo Miss J. A.'Talbot, whoso father, Mr. Alfred Talbot,' was formerly a resident of Mastorton) was marriod this week, and slio and hor husband aro on tho Asturias on their honeymoon trip. Tho steamer is the largest British mail vessel that has appeared in Sydney Harbour, her high decks towering above those of every other ship at tho Quay, being conspicuous from all points of tho jiompass. . .