PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16121, 8 January 1916, Page 9

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. C. C. Kettle, S.M., returned to • > Auckland yesterday after an extended holiday. -i iM t. * — v " yi Dr. A. Kinder, of Auckland, returned by yesterday afternoon's express from « . V-3 visit to Wellington. • ® ; Mr. W. IL Hamer, engineer to th» "i Auckland Harbour Board returned ves. terday from a holiday in the South. Dr. Walter Fox, of Christchurch. arrived :n Auckland yesterday afternoon. He left by the Manaia last night for Wbangarei. Messrs. 1,. D. Whitcombe. of WVilin"ton. and G. H. Whitcombe, of Christchurch, are visiting Auckland. Th-ry are staying at the Grand Hotel. Mr. Justice Cooper was a passenger bv last night's late Main Trunk express far jaj Frankton. It is his intention to *pend about a fortnight in the country. Mr. E. K. Mulgan, chief inspector of the. Auckland Education district, who has been on a visit to Great Britain, will return to Auckland on Tuesday next. Lieut.-Colonel J. R. Purdy. dcmitv director of medical sen-ices, who has been tin Auckland in connection with the return, of wounded and invalided soldiers bv the Maheno and Ruahine, returned to "Wellington by yesterday's mid-day express. . Lieut, P. J. Shea, of Auckland, who . expected to leave with the tenth force- , ments, is now unable to do so. He re- , cently suffered a severe attack of influenza, and, though improved, has been informed , that he is to take a month's furlough and > report then for duty. > Captain .Mired Clark, who has Veen ap- . pointed to the hospital ship Maheno, left ! by last evening's express for Awapuni i camp to report for duty. As hon. radiolo- - gist to the Auckland Hospital, he has i obtained leave from the board for ( the period of his absence. The Hon. W. H. herries, Minister for Railways, and the Hon. A. M. Myers. ; Minister for Munitions and Supplies,'will return to Wellington by to-day's inid-dav express. Mr. Herries "devoted yesterday afternoon to a visit of inspection to the Newmarket railway workshops. Sir William Hall-Jones, M.L.C.. who for - four years was High Commissioner for i New Zealand in London, has spent part , of this week in Auckland, accompanied by , Lady Hall-Jones and Miss Hall-Jones. ; Yesterday the party visited Paerata. where - Mr. W. Hall-Jones, son of Sir William. > is engineer in charge of the Waiuku raill way works. To-day they __ will continue , their journey to Rotorua."