PERSONAL

Evening Star, Issue 19198, 15 March 1926, Page 6

PERSONAL

The Hon. It. F. Bollard (Minister of Internal .Affairs) is duo from Wellington on Saturday next. Ho will be accompanied by Airs and Miss Bollard and his private secretary (Mr E. (1. N. Douiton). They will stay at the Grand Hotel. The new Commissioner of Police, Mr W. B. MTlvoney, will pay his first oliicial visit to Dunedin on Wednesday. Mr T. E. Y. Ssddon, ALP. for Grey, accompanied by Airs Seddon, will arrive in Dunedin on Thursday to visit the Exhibition. They will stay at the Grand Hotel.

Mr H. W. Bundle, S.AL, went away this morning for a month's holiday at Hanmer. Air J. AI. Dickson, ALP., left for Wellington by the 11.30 train to-day. Air H. R. Butterworth travelled to Lyttelton to-day to join a liner and return to London. Ho was accompanied on to-day's railway journey by his brother, Air C. P. AI. Butterworth. Air E. J. Denny went by the third northern express this morning, bound for Napier. Air E. S. Cookson travelled to Christchurch to-day. Air N. B. Lusk, the D.J.C. handicapper, left for Christchurch this morning. Mr lyemosa Tokugawa, Consul-Gene-ral for Japan in Australia, New Zealand, and a number of the Pacific Islands, is at present on a visit to Dunedin. On Saturday he visited the Waitaki Boys’ High School at Oamaru, to which ho had been invited in order to speak on tiio_ Japanese, and yesterday he spent in seeing some of the sights of Dunedin and surroundings. To-day he visited the Exhibition. Air Tokugawa will leave here on Wednesday. Among those at the Grand Hotel are the Hon. J. AI. Tokugawa (Sydney), Mr and Airs D. Duncan, Air and Mrs G. H. Owen, Alessrs G. A. Aliller and J. N. Kinniburgh (Auckland), Air and Airs A. B. Carmichael (Napier), Airs and Aliss Al'Laren (Alasterton), Air K. W. Duncan, Air K. S. Duncan, Air E. Duncan (Huntorville), Dr and Airs E. L. Marchant (Wellington), Air Dudley Richards (Little River), Air W. A gnaw (Invercargill).

Guests at the Excelsior Hotel include Messrs G. A. Maloney, N. J. Butler, and J. Kearney (Sydney), Mr and Mrs S. Smithson (Melbourne), Mr G. Robinson (Queensland), Mr H. R. Mackenzie (Auckland), Miss Eitzllerbert and Miss Nita M‘Hardy (Rahnerston North), Messrs K. I). Whelan, A. W. Clark, W. R. Ivennir, Mr and Mrs >T. Williamson (Wellington), Mr A. Gordon Sanderson (Christchurch). Staying at the Hotel Carlton are Mrs Sncdden, Mrs Fletcher, Mr G. M. Nicholls (Auckland), Mrs W. A. BurMrs A. Napier, Mrs Madden, Mrs Burling, Mr Bcrridge (Mnsterton), Mr Burt (Gisborne), Mr and Mrs M. J. Cole (Blenheim). • Included among City Hotel guests are Mr and Airs C. Guthrie (Rawore), Mr S. Holmes (Wanganui), Messrs L. Buiman and D. Lawlor (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs Arthur Wills (Ashburton), Mr and Mrs J. Robertson (Timaru,) Air J. Matheson (Winton). Among those staying at Wain’s Hotel are Mr L. B. Levin (Tonga), Airs A. E. APAdam, Mr A. P. Keightlcy (Alelhourno), Air T. APHudson (Auckland), Air, Airs, Aliss, and Alessrs C. and J. APLeod (Martlnborough), Alessrs L. W. Green and C. Pettit (Wellington), Air and Airs A._ Love and Air and Airs Stephen (Waikiekio). Sir James Parr was to have an interview with the Prime _ Minister on Saturday, and the probabilities are that the announcement of his resignation as a Alinistcr and a member of the House will ho made within a few days. Aliss AI. Grevatt. the well-known harpist of Auckland, who is visiting Dunedin, has kindly offered her services to the St. Patrick’s Day concert. Aliss Grevatt is the possessor of a very fine instrument costing £SOO. An Association message from Alarton announces the death at Parewnnui Pa of Alare Riki Riki To Rangi, known as Ima the Prophetess, aged 72. Sho was a cousin of Ratana, and was widely known among the Natives as a seer and healer. A big gathering of Natives uas commenced a, tnngi.