PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14854, 4 December 1911, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

;•'■ MFS'sns.: i Ei}Ji?7»go and R. Brennan. of North Sydney, arrived by the Maheno yes. ' terday. "- '''-'ti___ '' ■ " '-- '*'■ . \ ' The Hon O, Samuel and Mrs. Samuel " left by the Rarawa yesterday, on their return to New Plymouth. . . _ • : Mr. and -Mrs. John Barns, 'of Auck- .; tland."; returned from ,a visit to Europe '~ by the Maheno yesterday. ; -.■ :. - v"- •Dr. Bolton, senior medical "officer for the •"T«n K ari Government, was a passenger from Nukualofa by the Tofna yesterday.'. . Mr T. Gerald Fitzgerald, of .London, is ' saving at the Grand. Hotel. Ho arrived by "the Maheno from Sydney yesterday. Captain 'Allen, managing director of the Samoan Shipping and Trading Company, a. rived from Suva by the Tofua yesterday. Mr Jas. Ansenne. of the firm of Messrs. Brown and Anscnne, of Tonga, was a paa'songer by the Tofua from Nukualofa yester- : ' day. '■•"■■■ ' '• '- ■'■ ' ;;.■ ''':;." J . . Mr. P. Donald, of London, and Monsieur Ti'Cugnet, of Paris, are . staying cat the • : Royal Hotel, and intend touring Now Zealand. : ': -. y ;'. • ; Mr. •H. T.- Kitto.- an English tourist, ■ arrived by the Tofua from the islands yesterday,* and is staying at the Royal Hotel. ' • - . Miss- Pulling, principal of the Diocesan I .Girls' High School, Epsom, who has been j > on. a visit to" England, returned by tin J: Maheno from Sydney yesterday. - Mr G. <H. Moore-Brown and party, of »'■: London, arrived by the Maheno trOnvSyd- , ney yesterday. They intend to tour New .■ Zealand. '•->r- s . ';;";•'''•";'■;. '* Captain and Mr*. Crawford, of Sydney, and -Mr. and Mrs. F.-Martin, of Fiji, were passengers by the Tofua, which arrived from the Islands yesterday. -. . Mr. M. Svkes!and Mr. and Mrs. S. Hutton, of Victoria, arrived by the Ma:heno from Sydney yesterday, and intend :- touring .New." Zealand-.- %:' 4 They } are... stay. ing at the-Grand-Hotel. .<• -. ..'; " • •- * Captain R. Crawford, late .of the Union > : Steam Ship Company's steamer Manapouri, - and Mrs. Crawford, were passengers by the Tofua from Sydney yesterday. ? Captain Crawford takes command of the lofua at Auckland this week. ■ ;'."•''.. ";' •'. ; . :. . Mr.«Walteri.Fricker, an old. highly respected citizen mL Auckland, died at his; i evidence. Pieton-street, ■ PonsOnby, on; Saturday, at the age of 71 years. Deceased • was born in, Somerset, and came to. New -'-*Zealand in ' 1863.; f ' He established, himselt " "at Parneih and subsequently moved to the '' Thames, where he carried on a successful business ■ for 17 years, and then returned ■;■' to Auckland. The late .Mr.- Fricker was a \ keen pigeon fancier,- and to him belonged '.the credit of initiating a pigeon service from the Great Barrier to"Auckland in the . days .when. the Barrier was seldom visited bv". steamers. He - was;..'well-known in '" Masonic circles', and was a prominent member of Lodge Poiisonby. Deceased was one ':■; of the-founders-of-, the Pride of Parnelt Court, -A.OjF.* in 1864. He is survived by I, « -widow 1 , and.a family &t=fiKC sons and Jour,.. "". .. daughters. „. ~ r - : --■;-: -::- .■ ;■ -.•. Mr. E. a>- :Jlalsle.aiL , i jthe "well-known •veterinary surgeon," died at" his residence, ';'..- in Graham-street, yesterday, at the age of 63 years. Deceased, who came to New Zea-. land about 50 years ago, took an active, interest in all matters relating tostock, - Hlinl Hill) TIIhIUMI to formers thrpnghout. the v province. About seveh' or tight Years ago he contracted anthrax while'engaged in his ,i- 1 profession,' and bad been : in failing.'jheMthr The - late;pM*;,Halstead leaves a ' widow and family-, of twof son» . i'.\;~'." ■'..;■"■:• *■'■