PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14301, 22 February 1910, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. L. Cushing, of Montreal, Canada, is Haying at the Star Hotel, and intends iotiring New Zealand.

Inspector Cullen returned to Auckland by the Rotorua- express last night from a tour of inspection of tho police stations in the King Country. „ ■' — ' y '' * ■ '

Miss Holt, of Scarborough, England, whose brother is the well-known Clydesdale breeder, and who is settled in the aikato, is touring ,the Dominion with two lady friends. . > '

Mr A. L. Muir, of tho Poverty Bay Herald, Cisbornc, left Auckland by the express for Rotorda yesterday morning to attend the annual meeting of the New Zealand Pi ess Association.

Mr. A E. Marshall, of the Auckland University College, lias been advised by cable that ho has obtained his M.A. degree with first-class honours in mathematics in the examinations of November, 1909. .. ~

The Hon. T. Mackenzie, Minister for Agriculture, left Dunedin for the North by the first express yesterday (states a Press Association message), and Sir Joseph Ward travelled North by the second express.

„Messrs. .Henry Shaw (president), G. O'Halloran, jup., and W. Takle (members of council) and G.' W. Hutchison (acting-, registrar), of the New Zealand Accountants and Auditors' Association, left last night for Wellington to attend the annual meetings of tho association. .

Tho Hon. G. Fowlds, • Minister for Education, accompanied bv Miss Fowlds, Miss Wills, and Mr. W. Crow (private secretary), visited -the Dawson* Falls' - and Mountain House on Saturday, (states a Hawera Press Association message), and ascended to the summit of Mount Egmont. •; ; •

The facilities for sport. in New Zealand •appeal very strongly to English tourists who visit the Dominion. Mr. Vivian A. Simon, a member of a large business firm in London, who left Auckland for th© Com- ' monwealth by the Wimmera last evening, /-" on route for London, after a six weeks' tour ■' . through- the Dominion, in the course of a chat with a Herajj> representative, spoke in enthusiastic Jternis of the beauties of New Zealand scenery. He regretted that, from a sporting point of view, the country is so little known to Englishmen. The Dominion, he,:considers, stands unrivalled by, any • country in the world for trout fish- • ing, and'for rough' shooting (deer, wild boar, quail, etc.)'it is hard' to beat. Mr. " Simon had two capital' days' sport - pighunting near Lake Taraweru, and also made the ascent of Mount Tarawera, spending a whole day exploring this interesting volcanic region, besides doing some trout fishing. He 'takes Home with him two fine trophies in the shape of boars' beads, as : : the result 'of 'his' hunting expedition.