PERSONAL.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 5802, 20 January 1906, Page 5

PERSONAL.

Captain F.ckford. of Hbnheini, will leiiv" on a trip to Kngbtul shortly. M.- C. Hal! i.Wnipawai and Hone Heke, M.H.H.V,, are on a short visit to Wellington. Mr F. K, Baumo. M.il.U. for Auckland. and Air- lliume arrived in Wellington ye-terday. Mrs Chaiies fr.ard eontemuhite* leaving on a trio to 1 he Old Country within Hi" next few week*. Mr and Mr* F. 0. Moore ami family, of H.iwera, leave for Knglaud hy the ('ornithic on March 2!Uh. Tiie lion J. Carroll. Native Minister, •.vho wa- expected to return to Wellington vi-itenby, has rifon detained in Cishonie. Afr CL C. Stead arrived from Cliristelmrrli yosterday to attend the Wellington It’icing Club's summer meering. which onnimcuem looby. Mr Charles .Major, M.11.U. for llawi'rn, and Air .1. 11. Nixon, honorary t r<xi.suri-r of the Wanganui Jockey (lull, ar’ slaying ;;t the F-mpiro Hotel. Mr and Mrs Alliert Nathan, of .Sydney, are vi-itorn to Wellington. Mr NaiJian i* iKviident partner in New South Wales for the firm of S. iloffnnng and Co. Mr and Afr.; A. K. IJowden, of Welliintcui, leave for a trip to Kngland via Sin’-/, in April. Mr* Arthur Do (.’astro, of Kelhnrni', will also leave for Knglaml during tho same month, Mr J. Hunter, of Dunodin, vice-presi-dent of t'r.o North Ishtml liras* Hands’ Ansotiation. p;u»-d through Wellington yesterday on tho way to ilawera to attend tho bands contest next week. Sergeant H. Wilson, of tho 133rd Hattery Royal Field Aitiiieo - , I’crmoy. ha* been sclecti'd to fill the vacancy of iii'itrnctor of field artillery under tho New Zealand Government. Tho engagement irs for three years. Tho Archbishop of Sydney (Dr Saiimarez Smith), X’rimato of Australia, left. Sydney on tho FJth inst. for a trip to tho Old Country. During his absence, Archbishop Clarke, of -Melbourne (at present in New Zealand), will act as ITima to.

Air Arthur Livingstone, of California- Air A. Roundy, of ’-ho United States; -Mr John Parsons, of Loudon; Air A. AI. Sederman, of London; and Mr P. Anderson, of Sydney, arrived hero yesterday, and aro staying at tho Royal Oak Hotel. Air Richard Jobb, an English visitor now in Wellington, is making a tour of tho ooloniw in the interest of the London ‘ Aloniing Post,” and Ls at the tamo time obtaining information with regard to Imperial movemonts. Air Jebh, wlio arrived hy way of Canada, intends visiting Australia and South Africa, ilo leaven hy tlio s.s. Alaiieuo for Sydney this afternoon. A cablegram from Dorlin announocs the death of Karon Richtliofen German .Minister for Foreign Affaire. Deceased, wlio was born in Jassy, Moldavia, in 18-17, served in tho Gomuni-Aii.strian and Franco-Oormau Wars, and afterward* entoixxl the German Civil Sorvioo, joining tho Foreign Ollieo in 1870. lie was appointed Under-Secrotary for Foreign Affaire in 1897, ami Chief Secretary in 1900. Licluded in the list of guests staying at tho Empire Hotel aro the following: -—.Mr A. J. Snowden. London; Air J. V. O'Hrien, Alaitlaml. N.S.W.: Air Kenneth Drayton. London; Air and Airs Kirston, London; Air ami Mis.* Walls, Hirmingham; Air and Misses (2) Maitland. Montreal; Air C. K. Dempster, Edinburgh; Air and Airs Churchill, London; Air F. Thornton, Sydney, N.S.W.; Air Gerald Franks, Adelaide; Airs and Aliss Condon, New A'ork; Air John Ennight, N.S.W.; Air E. AIoEnnis. Xascby; Mr 0. A. McCoy, Dunedin j Air G. A. Roullcs, CSiristchurcli; Mr Hardwickc, Wanganui; Air and Airs Strang, Wanganui; Mr AI. Casclborg, Mastoiton; Mr and Airs Fabian, Wanganui ; Air Percy Herman, Christchurch; Air Charles Louisson, Christchurch; Air J. F. Buchanan, Little River; Mr Karl lldnschell, Berlin: Air and Aim Wolfo, Boston; Air AI. E. Torton, Perth, W.A.; Air and Airs Fabian, Wotxlviilo; Mr and-Airs W. Carlton, Brighton, England; Air Henry Matson, Colombo; Air 11. Pauli, Colombo; Air R. B. Colley, Colombo: Mr AVhlshaw, Mr Lees, Mr and Airs Todd, Air R. Coneys.