PERSONAL ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19917, 10 April 1928, Page 10

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr. J. F. W. Dickson returned by ih# Aorangi yesterday from a visit to Sydney, ■ Mr. and Mrs. J. 8. Joubert, of Mel* : bourne, and Mr. and Mrs. H. Smith, of Wellington, are at the Star Hotel. Mr. M. Foley, of Remuera, returned by the Aorangi yesterday after a year's tria abroad. Mr. F. B. S. Falkiner, of Sydney, arrived by the Aorangi yesterday on a visit to Hawke's Bay. Mr. A. Hall, of Helen svi lie; Mr. J. . Hunter, of Hamilton; and Mr. A. M. Gardiner, of Palmerston North, are at the Commercial Hotel.

Mr. H. S. Wilding, secretary of John Court, Limited, will leave by the Aorangi to-morrow on a six months' business visit to America and Britain.

Father Bleakley, parish priest of, Hamilton," left yesterday for Auckland, where he will join the Aorangi on the first stage of his journey to Ireland.

Mr. W. Wood Smith, of Bombay, India, and Mr. J. F. Mendelssohn, Mr. F. T. Gibson and Mr. A. H. Brisfow, of Sydney, are at the Hotel Cargen.

Mr. Albert Russell, of Wellington, a director of .T. J. Niven and Company, arrived by the Maunganui from Sydney yesterday after a 15 months' world tour.

Mr. F. J. Jones, until recently chairman ci the Railway Board," is at the Grand Hiftel.' He , will leave by the Aorangi to-morrow en route to England

Lieutenant-Colonel and Mrs. W. Hunter, of Lucknow, Sir. and Mrs. T. G. Hill, of Sydney, and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Bridger, of Whakatane, are at the Royal Hotel.

Mr. George H. Scott, of San Francisco, who has been revisiting New Zealand after an absence of 23 years, will leave on his return to America by the Aorangi tomorrow. .

Sir Francis Boys, of Christchurch, will leave Auckland to-day for Rotorua. ' fie will return on Thursday afternoon and will sail for England on the Port Napier on Sunday.

Mr. G. Fosgate, of Sheffield, Mr. SI. Reimers and Mr. G. Budsall, of Sydney, and Mr. F. W. Perry, Mr. T. Perry, and Mr. R. V. Pearce, of Christchurch, are at the Star Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. F. J. D. Blood, of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Spence Harper and Mr. and Mrs. A. Edward, of Sydney, and Mr. and Mrs. M. V. Blewett, of Melbourne, are at the Grand Hotel.

Colonel I. Elgee and Mr. E. C. Bruce Midlane, of Sydney, Mr. R. W. Kean, Mr. T. Young and Mr. W. Ballinger, of Wellington, and Mr. R. W. D. Robertson, of New Plymouth, are ftt the Central Hotel. '

Mr. F. L. G. West, who was recently elected president of the Auckland District Law Society, returned by the Maunganui yesterday from a three months' visit to Australia, undertaken in the interests of his health.

Mr. W. D. Rainbow, of San Francisco, Mr. E. D. Ballon, of Pasadena, Mr. A. Frank Oliver and Mr. R. Gilbert, of Sydney, Mr. W. J. Huston, of Wbangarei, and Mr. T. Ward, of Helensville, are at the Royal Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Andrews, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Anderson, and Mr. and Mrs. W. Owen, of Wellington, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Hutchison, of Gisborne, and Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hine, of Tc Kuiti, are at the Central Hotel.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Goldson, of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales j Mr. and Mrs. L. Newsome, of Gisborne; Mr. and Mrs. R. Krahagen, of Masterfcon; and Mr* and Sirs. O. Frank, of Stratford, are at the Commercial Hotel. '

Major-General R. Young, General Offi cer Commanding the New Zealand Forces, arrived in Auckland from the South yesterday. morning, and later in the day inspected the Mounted Rifles camp at Waiuku. He will return to Wellington today.

Mr. Carrick Robertson and Dr, W. A. Fairclough, of Auckland, Dr. J. P. D. Leahy, of Napier and Dr ; H. M. Wilson,® of Hastings, who have been attending the congress of the Australian College of Surgeons, at Canberra, returned by the Aorangi yesterday.

Captain and Mrs. S. J. Philips, Mr. and Mrs. W, E. Sharpe, and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Frazer, of Sydney, Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Lynde, and Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Chappell, of Wellington, and Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Kaye, of Christchurch, are at the Hotel Cargen.

Viscount and Viscountess Mandeville, of Huntingdonshire, England, who have been visiting Australia, are through passengers ftfr Vancouver on the Aorangi. They will tour the United States en route to England. Viscount Mandeville is the son and heir of the Dnke of Manches£er.

Mr. P. Haege, of Melbourne, who has frequently competed at lawn tennis tournaments in New Zealand, is a through passenger to Vancouver by the Aorangi, which arrived at Auckland from yesterday. It is his intention to compete at the Wimbledon tennis tournament in England in June.

Mr. A. W. Hall, of Bradford, England, Mr. D. R. Cameron Waller, and Mr. L. Henri, of London, Mr, J. A. Murray, of Philadelphia, Mr. H. E. Robinson, Mr. J. H. Keys, Mr. A. C. Bartley and Mr. E. Wallace, of Sydney, and Mr. A. Cornelius, Mr. D.' Ardeli and Mr. J. Hislop, of Wellington, are at the Grand Hotel.

Mr. H. Lewis, general manager of the Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited, who has been investigating m Australia matters affecting the business of the company, arrived from Sydney by the Aorangi yesterday. He will spend a brief time in the Dominion on a similar mission before returning to England. Mr. lewis is at the Grand Hotel.