MAINLY ABOUT MEN

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12406, 27 March 1926, Page 4

MAINLY ABOUT MEN

VICE-REGAL The Governor-General Sir Oiarleg Fergusson, and Lady Alice Fergusson, who are on an official visit to Feilding, arrived at 9 a.m., and were accorded a civic reception by the Mayor Mr W. E. Carthew. There was a large attendance of citizens, and Sir Charles Fergusson visited the Agricultural School, and then inspected the returned soldiers, says a Press message from Feilding. The Borough Council gave a luncheon to Their Excellencies. The Governor-General officially opened the flower 6how, reviewed the Boy Scouts, and a very large gathering of town and country school children. Hon. G. Fowlds and Mr O. Nicholson have arrived from the north. Mr T. E. Y. Seddon, M.P. for Westland, is visiting Dunedin. Mr R. Rose, the champion distance runner, is visiting Wanganui. Mr A. Varney, of Wellington, is at Auckland. Mr W. McDonald and Mr H. E. Taylor, of Wellington, are at Auckland. Mr W. R. Bagnall, M.L.A.. of Sydney, has arrived in the Dominion to visit relatives in Auckland. Mr R. T. McQnade. of New Plymouth, and Mr G. H. Adams, of Palmerston North, are at Auckland. Lieutenant P. A. Turner, injured in the aeroplane disaster at Papanui, is reported to be progressing favourably. Sir eGorge Elliot, chairman of directors of the Bank of New Zealand, is in Wellington. He returns to Auckland to-day. Colonel A. Headland, of Palmerston North, and Mr J. McMillan and Mr G. L. Giesen, of Wellington, are on a visit to Auckland. Mr H. W. Frost, dentist, who has disposed of his business in Wellington, is at present at Wanganui. Mr Frost intends to commence practice at Auckland. Mr J. G. Harkness has been reappointed Government member for the Wellington Harbour Board for a further term of three years as from April 28th next.

Mr George A. Hough, editor of the “Standard,” New Bedford, Massachusetts, arrived from Sydney by the Ulimaroa. He intends to proceed to San Francisco from Wellington.

Mr E. Denny. Mr E Milne and Mr H. Hill, of Christchurch, and Mr Pobglaa Walker and Mr Jas. Hislop, of Wellington, who have been in the north, have returned to Wellington.

Mr V. J. Larner, who has been absent from Auckland for the past eleven months on a holiday trip to Europe, returned on Wednesday by the Ulimaron. accompanied by Mrs and Miss Larner.

■Mr W. R. Smith, Mr M. Angroye and Mr O. Behn, of West Australia, Mr Keith S. Thomson, of Melbourne, Mr G. Thompson and Mr S. B. Graham, of Sydney, and Mr M. Orchard, of London, are tonring New Zealand. Mr Cranleigh Barton, the artist, with his parents, Mr and Mrs R. A. Barton, of Feilding, left London in February on a two months’ tour of the Riviera, the Italian lakes, and Switzerland. At an examination of land surveyors held recently ig_ Wellington for candidates completing their subjects, Mr F. M. H. Hanson, of the Public Wof»s Department, Greerimeadows, qualified for his diploma. At a meeting of the Wairarapa Secondary Education Board Mrs Bsrrer and Mr Selby, with Mr F. W. Martin, principal of the Technical School, were appointed to attend the Technical Boards Com*renoe in Wellington. Advice has been received from The Hermitage, Mount Cook, that on March 16th, Mr James Roberts, with Guide Clem Williams, climbed the rock peak next to Edgar Thompson, a height of 6342 feet. On March 21st, Mr Roberts claimbed Jamieson’s Saddle between Fdgar Thompson and Lloyd Peak, a height of 5152 feet. Messrs Alex. Terry, of Sydney, A. Rowe, G. Landers, and R. M. Shitnmin. of Melbourne; C. E. Brinton and G. M Lynch Staunton, of England; H. 'J. Clark and C. B. CSark, of Ireland; C. R. Hay, L. J. Puttick and A. M. Lynch Staunton, of Sonth Africa; and W. Stodart, of Perth, West Australia, are on a visit to the North Island.

Summer all the year round is a “consummation devoutly to be wished.” Winter has its uses, hut people who desire to avoid it can do it in the pleasantest form possible by making a trip to Honolulu. The fine steamers Aoranei and Niagara are available, and full Particulars can be obtained from the Union Steam Ship C—noauv’s

Mr Roy Roberts, eldest son of Mr and Mrs W. G. Roberts, Christchurch, has been appointed engineer-surveyor to the Fijian Government. He was educated at the Christchurch Boys’ High School, and later took the engineering course at Canterbury College. Mr Roberts was afterwards employed by the Public Works Department in the North Island, but recently he had been with private engineering firms. Mr E. B. Parsoni, of the staff of the Wellington Gas Company, who has been- granted six months’ leave of absence on account of ill-health, and who, accompanied by Mrs Parsons, left for England last week, was presented by the staff prior to his departure with a travelling mg. The presentation was made by Mr A. M. Tavlor, chief inspector, who sppke in high terms of Mr Parsons’s long and faithful service to the company. The death is reported of Mr Alic Fraser, of Christchurch, at the age of 76 years. The deceased was born at Cromarty, Scotland, and arrived at Lyttelton in tbe City of Dunedin, in 1876. He joined the staff of Messrs Ward and Company, brewers, and retired a few years ago. Mr Fraser was a prominent Mason, and was a founder of the Scottish Society in Christchurch. He was a eood shot, and took a keen interest in volunteering, Caledonian sports and football. Mesdames L. Moss, of Wellington, and S. Dennis, of Shannon, are daughters of the deceased. ,