PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume L, Issue 15235, 24 February 1913, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Colonel Heard, Coast Defence Director, left for the south by the Main Trunk express last night.

Captain J. Baldwin, of the Karamu, Mid Captain D. Todd, of the' Navau, returned from Sydney by the Maheno yesterday afternoon.

The Hon. W. Fraser, who is at present in Southland, will visit Gore» to-day, and Edendale to-morrow, proceeding to J3alclutha to-morrow evening.—(Press Association.)

Mr. and Mis. Ralph McLellan, of Chicago, arrived in Auckland by the Atua last evening. Thev intend to tour New Zealand, and will visit the principal touiist resorts.

Mr. William Jamieson, chairman of directors of the Mount Lyell Mining Company, arrived by the Maheno yesterday. Sir." Jamieson is on a holiday trip, and will leave for Rotorua to-day.

Mr. V. I. Teener, a resident of Buenos Aires, arrived in Auckland by the Maheno yesterday. Mr. Tegnor formerly belonged to Wellington, and" he will leave for the South to-night. He is staying at the Star Hotel.

Mr. W. W. Scott, accountant to the Auckland branch of the United Insurance Co., Ltd., left last, night by the Main Trunk express to take up the position of accountant at the company's head office, .Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sykes, of Huddersfield, England, are at present in Auckland, staying at the Star Hotel. They are on a holiday tour, and intend visiting the more important parte of tho Dominion betore 1 covin for Home.

Princess Charlotte, a young lady of 15 years, eldest- daughter of King George ot Tonga, arrived in Auckland by the At-ua last evening. The Princess has come to Now Zealand to complete her education, and she -will be a pupil at the Diocesan High School for Girls at Epsom.

Mr. F. H. Hulbert, of New York, arrived in Auckland on Satvrday from Botorua, after a tour of New Zealand. Mr. Hulbert leaves for the Islands by the Atua on Wednesday, and is staying at the Star Hotel while in Auckland.

Mr, Thomas Allen, of Auckland, returned home by the Maheno yesterday, after a 20-months' holiday tour of the ■world. During his absence Mr. Allen visited Canada, the United States, England, France, Switzerland, Italy, and Egypt. , , ;

The Hon. _E. . Mitchelson is slowly recovering fr<mf: the severe accident he met with at Takapuna recently. It will be some days yet, - however, before he is well enough to be: removed from Mr. H. H. Adam's house at Takapuna, to his own bmo at Remuera. ' .

Miss Harriet Xewcomb", hon. secretary ox ' the • Australian . simJ". ' New Zealand Women Voters' Association, and Miss Margaret Hodge, who lectured in Auckland on behalf of tho English women's suffrage movement, left on Saturday for Rotorua, where they will spend some days before going on to Wellington. ,

Mr. Evelyn Wrench, organising secretary of the Overseas Club, will deliver '-'address"on'"""imperial matters in the Town Hall to-night. This will be Mr. Wrench's farewell public appearance in New Zealand. Miss Wrench will speak on-'' Woman's Work and the Overseas SDJoK*'£Mr. "Wrench and his sister leave oiitf Wednesday by , the steamer Atua for the-Islands. '.

The Hon. A. H. Barlow, lender of the Legislative Council, in the Queensland Government, arrived in.- Auckland by the Main. Trunk train on Saturday. Mr. Barlow is very* much, interested, in. this city, having visited Auckland in 1868, when the Maori War was in progress. He left for Rotorua by the ten o'clock express the same day, but he intends to spend a few days here after he has rested in the Hot Lakes district. ■ /! ' t'i "y-

Mr. Henry ■ Augustus" Swairbrick, of Hamilton, was, on the application of Mr. A. Swarbrick, at a chambers sitting of the Supreme Court, on Saturday, admitted as a barrister and solicitor. Mr. Henry Cuthbert North croft, 1 on the application of Mr. Clayton, Mr. James Francis Hocking, on the application of Mr. Stanton, end Mr- John Hector Luxford, of Hamilton; on the application,, of Mr. A. Swarbrick, were admitted as solicitors.

Messrs.' R. J. Giimour (Southland Timds), E. Abbey Jones (Southland Daily News), E. G. Kerr (Timara Herald), R. 15. Bell (Ashbiirton Mail and Guardian), .R. P. Furness (Marlborough Express), F. E. Hyman (Lyttelton Times), A. Blanton (Dominion), W. C. Weston {Taranaki Herald), T. C. List (Taranaki News), W. ,0. Whitlock (Hawke's Bay Tribune), \ D L- Muir (Poverty Bay Herald), A. McNicol (Dannevirke News), A. Lucas (Nelson Mail),' and R. P. B. Bond (Nelson "Colonist), - have arrived in Auckland to attend the annual meeting of the Newspaper Proprietors' Association, which takes place in the Chamber of Commerce io-night.