PERSONAL ITEMS

Waikato Independent, Volume XXII, Issue 2492, 10 January 1922, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS

Mr Ernest, Alison, of Auckland, is at the Masonic Hotel.

Mr George M. Bakcwell, of Canada, ig in New Zealand on a business trip. He is at present in the Canterbury district.

(Visitors at the ..National Hotel include Mr W. S. Furby, late telegraph engineer at. Auckland, Mrs Furby, and Mr D. Moyle, of Epsom, Auckland. Mr J. W. Yarnall, the well-known solicitor, has returned to Dargaville, after spending two days with Mr and Mrs S. Cowling, of King Street. His Worship the Mayor, Mr S. Lewis, who has been spending the vacation with his family at Narrow Neck beach, returned to Cambridge on Sunday. • •

Tlio Eev. and Mrs J] D. McArthur, and family, and the Rev. T. H. Roseveare and family, left Cambridge early yesterday morning for Buckland's Beach, Auckland, where they •■will spend a few weeks' holiday.

The death of Joseph Gallagher, at one time a prominent jockey in Auckland, is reported from Sydney. The deceased had been following the profession of horse training in Auckland for several years past.

The Rev. George H. McNeur, missionary to China of the Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, who has been on a visit to the Dominion on furlough has left on his return to Canton.

A Tokio despatch states that the report of the death of Marquis Okuma was erroneous, although posthumous honours were bestowed. The physicions have announced that a state of coma in which Marquis Okuma fell was mistaken for death.

Dr D. S. Adam, Professor of Theology of Ormond College, Melbourne, arrived at Wellington by the TJlimaroa. He is leader of the movement for Church union in Victoria. Dr Adam is accompanied by Mrs Adam (a daughter of Professor P. J. Paterson, of Edinburgh University). His Excellency the Governor-General is to return to Wellington from the south to-morrow. Immediately on the close of tho session he will go into residence at Timaru, and during his stay in the south will do some deer stalking in the Eakaia district, and will also pay his first visit to Mount Cook.

Tho deaths have occurred of Mrs J. Saxon, of Tahuna, Morrinsville, aged 75; Mr T. R. Westray, at London, a director of the N.Z. Shipping Co.; Mrs Millctt, of Apiti; Mr Geo. Stumbles, of Timaru, aged 88; and Mr Arthur J. Mayes, an old reesident of Hamilton, in his 59th year.

A small party of Canadians are at present spending a pleasure trip in New Zealand. They are Mr William McMaster, president of the Canadian Explosives Company, Ltd.; Mr James Davidson, president of Thos. Davidson Enamelware Manufacturing Co., Ltd., Montreal; Mesdames McMaster, Davidson, and E. Crocker. The party arrived in New Zealand early ir£ December, and after spending about a week in the thermal regions, made a trip up the Wanganui to Pipiriki, and going South, spent about a week in touring Nelson and West Coast. They are now in Dunediru

Those who remember Mr Kennerlcy Eumford 's children when they were in New Zealand several years ago, will be interested to know that the eldest, Roy, promises to make a very fine cricketer. Mr Eumford says he hopes that the next time he comes this way it will be with his son as a member of an English team, and he intends to bring a big bag in which to take Home the ashes. Joy, the daughter, has grown info a very fine girl, and -is often mistaken for her mouther. The youngest, Victor, is still at school. He plays the violin nicely, but none of the children take particularly after their parents as far as music is concerned.