PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15649, 1 July 1914, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

He. X "CoPELAirD Savage, accompanied by Mrs. Savagt, left by the Marama last evening on a month's holiday visit to Sydney and Melbourne.

: Mr..: W. Moorhouse, of Wellington, arrived from Vancouver yesterday by the Marama,. and left for the South by the mid-day Main Trunk express.

hits. Alfred N. Nathan, who has been cm a two months' trip to Suva and Levdke, returned to Auckland from the Islands yesterday by the Marama.

A resolution congratulating the Mayor, Mr. C. J. Parr, C.M.G., upon the honour conferred on him by the King, was passed at vesterday's meeting of the Auckland Harbour Board.

Mr. J M. Caughey, accompanied by his brother, Mr. fl. P. Caughey, returned by the Marama via Vancouver yesterday after a four months' absence on the Continent and in England.

Mr. and Mrs, C. Rawlmaon, of Auckland, and their son, Mr. EL Rawlinson, who have been away for seven months, touring in England, America, and Canada, returned yesterday by the Marama from Vancouver.

"Sir. W. H. Hamer, engineer to the Auckland Harbour Board, left Auckland last night upon a visit to Australia with a view to gaining information that may be of use to him in connection with the future work cf tho board.

Mr. A. G. Daniels, an American temperance advocate, accompanied by Mrs. Daniels and Miss H. Hire, arrived by the Marama from Vancouver yesterday. Mr. Daniels proposes to stay in New Zealand for about six weeks, prior to visiting China and the East, and will visit the •Southern centres of the Dominion after a short stay in Auckland.

Mr. W. J. Byrne, chirf officer of the Thames Valley Cow-testing , Association, has oeen ,'nvited by the Coke Dairying Company, Victoria, to visit its district and instruct'suppliers in the methods of cowtesting pursued in New Zealand. *ne Colac Dairy Company is tho second largest, in the Commonwealth, producing between 70 and 80 tons cf butter weekly. Mr. Byrne left for Sydney by "the Marama last evening.

Mr. Dan Crawford, F.R.G.S., an African pioneer missionary and explorer, author and lecturer, arrived by the Marama from Vancouver yesterday, accompanied by its. Crawford. Hi! will mate a tour of the Dominion extending over six ?eeks, of which a week will to spent in Auckland, visiting tie threii Southern oitie3 and' nine provincial centres. Air. Crawford will sail from the Bluff on August 3 for Hobart to undertake a tour of Australia.

■""' Mr. W, F,. Davidge, of London, representative of the< Garden Cities and Townplannins Association of Great Britain, who is' about to undertake a series of lectures in the Dominion, arrival by the Marama yesterday from Vancouver, accompanied by Mrs. Davidge. The fcrenoon wjis spent' by Mr. Davidge yesterday in consultation with' ■. the chairman (Mr. J. H. Gunson) iBvA secretary (Mr. H. B. Burnett) of the Harbour Board, and with the Mayor (Mr. ' £1, J. i'aif, CM.G.). In the afternoon the visitor wins shown round the city by Mr. *:'.■ W. E. Bush (city engineer). A reception is to be accorded to Mr. Davidge by the Mayor to-mcrrovr. Mr. and Mrs. Davidge are* staving at the Grand Hotel during * their visit to Auckland.