PERSONAL ITEMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume LXII, Issue 72, 5 March 1934, Page 2

PERSONAL ITEMS.

Mr G. L. Petersen, who was for 34 years advance agent for Wirths’ Circus, died recently at the residence of his sister at Ohakune. Captain Arthur Dawson Chrisp, aged 65, died at Gisborne on Saturday. He was formerly connected with the 1 Union Steam Ship Co.’s service as the master of several coastal and intercolonial vessels. He retired from the sea 20 years ago an account of ill-health. The Hon. J. Bitchener, Minister of Public Works, visited Napier on Saturday evening. He received a number of deputations, and yesterday morning left on a flying' survey of the route of the proposed East Coast railway. On arrival at Wairoa he was welcomed by the Mayor (Mr H. L. Ilarker), and later visited the power works at Tuai and then proceeded to Waikaremoana. Mr and Mrs Bernard Shaw will arrive at Auckland by the Rangitane on the 15th inst. and leave by the same vessel on April 13th. They have (writes a London correspondent) been in close consultation with the New Zealand Government Publicity Officer, and they will place themselves in the hands of the Tourist Department when they arrive. In all probability, they will hire a motor car and chauffeur on arrival and go leisurely down throg'h the North Island, especially visiting the Waitomo Caves and Rotorua (where a little time may be spent), the Tongariro National Park, possibly the Wanganui river, perhaps New Plymouth and Mount Egmont, and also perhaps Napier. They will then cross to Lyttelton and ultimately get down to the Cold Lakes. A good deal, however, is being left for the Tourist Department at headquarters to arrange. Maori life will interest the travellers considerably, though “stunts” in this respect will not be popular with them. Mr Shaw was told that a month is all too short a time in which to sec New Zealand. “Well, there is no reason,” he replied, “why we should not go there again.”