PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18565, 24 November 1923, Page 12

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. ' Noel Elmslie, British Trade. Com. '* missioner, ? left by : the express for W& ? lington last evening. ■•* ■ • ■■■ ;., .» Mr. G. Jennings returned by tfo Makura yesterday; after a visit abroad/#* and is at Stonehurst. ''"r ' : . - - •'VfISB Mr. and Mrs. Noel Laver, of Christ, church, returned South by the Main Trnnfc express on Thursday night. . • ' ; Lieutenant-Colonel A. Grant, of Eng. land, who arrived by the Makura yesterday, is at the Royal Hotel. " Major-General Sir Andrew Russell,- who - underwent an operation in Napier about a week ago, is now recovering. $ Mr. G. Hayley, of Christchurch; Mr. ,j?1 A. E. Schoeffel, of Wellington: and Mr* * J. Brown, of Dunedin, are at the Central ; Hotel. I Mr. James Beg of Dunedin, returned by the Makura yesterday from a. visittp abroad. He left for the South by th®S^ express last evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Coull, of Dunedin $5 •who have been abroad for some months' 5 returned by the Makura yesterday, and ';! are at the Central Hotel. ■>?%' - Mr. and Mrs. Thomas English, of Auckland, who have been on a visit to England and America, returned yesterday by th® Makura, and are at Stonehurst. „ WW Mr. R. Scotland Liddell, who wag for- J merly official British war correspondent in Russia, arrived by the Makura yester- *; day, and is at the Central Hotel. ?sff§ - * " Major T. W. M. Fuge, of London, and il Mrs. Fuge, who arrived yesterday by th« Makura r and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. BeaJs, of Christchurch, are at the Grand tfotel! if Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Colvin, of -Texas, fl who arrived by the Makura yesterday; If Mr. W. D. Williamson, of Taumarunai; and Mr. W. M. Luke, of Christchurch, are at the Star Hotel. .t|grel Mr. John Clark, of Auckland, who represented New Zealand at the conference •••5; of the Manchester Unity of : Oddfellows/ir 3 at Scarborough, England, returned by tH v '- R.M.S. Makura yesterday. * •' Mr. W. S. Anderson, of Napier; Mr, : W. M. Bayly, of Russell; Mr. 0. R. Prouse, of Wellington; Mr. R. J. Martin, of Sydney; and Mr. H. Pope, of :. Mel. bourne, are at the Royal Hotel. ;-Vf\'Tfjj „ ' 1 f : 'J ' Mr. and Mrs. W. Taylor, of Dunedin, who have been visiting America, and. Mr. H. C. Pockley, of Wellington, who hat been on a visit -to England, arrived by,the Makura yesterday, and are at the Grand Hotel. ' '518 ' Captain G. S. Hooper, who has been ,* appointed "New' Zealand representative on the Norwegian'whaling expedition which : will leave Hobart for the Ross Sea shortly, left Auckland for Sydney by: the Manuka yesterday., ,; ; • .' - .'' • ffi • Sir' Francis Boys, of Christchurch, who has been • on a business trip to; England extending over six months, returned;- by the R.M.S/ 5 Makura yesterday. He proceeded South by the Main Trunk express last evening. '

' Mr. M. A. Elliott, _of Palmersfcom North?''ifj&l who "has been* visiting Great Britain in ; connection with the meat trade, retarnad .J by the Makura yesterday. ' He-is^t'jtSj|M|H Grand Hotel, and will proceed South tomorrow evening. • 1 Mr. T. R. Herd, late customs inquiry . 4 agent for. New Zealand at j* London,-ft-turned by 1 the R.M.S. Makrva yesterday. ; "i■! He left by; the Main Trunk express last evening for Wellington, where'he is toI take up the position *' of - assistahkoon--trailer. ;/■ ' _/ - • Mr. E. J. F&wcett, who has been fesgirt* ant instructor iv i agriculture in the Christchurch office of the Department Of -Agfa'culture for the last .18 months; .hatfnMki' ■ appointed to * take | charge : of • the H#*ke'» B Bay district for the { department. *' He "*sll >vf/,I take up his new ; duties early in the; tie* year. * »■* '» *' '.•Mr. ; Wyndham P.; Hopkins, of^ Auckland,. who with Mr. 'H. H. ; Ostler appeared . before the Privy Cora*?J;"ia the famous! Smallfield insurance .'case,'; returned to Auckland yesterday by the R.M.S. Makura, after an . absence '■ / ftwnMiPipSß Dominion of nearly two years. Mrs. Hopkins and f her |two - daughters are ing their stay in England; - - '.'= Mr. Charles Rhodes, who led the • AucJt- I s2l land ■ delegation to ? .the; Rotary Convention I held ; at, St. Louis, - Missouri,"U.S.A., Tasfr fij, June, returned to- Auckland by the Ma« kura yesterday. He was accompanied by : Mrs. Rhodes v and--' daughters. As the ; I steamer lay at anchor, pending clearance by the customs, a " launch flaunting the Rotary /flag circled round the vessel in honour of the .occasion./while a large g*f&t||jfl ering of Auckland Rotarians and thMf | friends , gave a/ hearty welcome to Mr. ■ Rhodes and family, at the wharf. ■