ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND
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„ WELLINGTON, Dec. 11. The new Governor, contrary to official expectations, will arrive at Auckland and will have to corns on to Welli'mgton in, a, special train in order to be m time for the swearing in ceremony next day in the capital. The Prime Minister will make another rtniip north to meet him alt Auckland on 'Wednesday, the 18th. The Administrator of the Government (Sin- Robert Stout) wall also meiet the Governor at Auckland, as well as Lady Stout, who is a passenger^fbythe Malwia. The Sydney correspondent .of tlie Post" writes: "The now Governor «™ Liverpool), who is aboard the it.M.S. MaLwia, due in Sydney next Ihursdlay, is d«l9cribed in a itdlegrfam tram 1< reimantle to the 'Sydney. Sun' as a small stout man who affecte a, blazer banded iwith his sporting colours.' A fellow .passenger says that Lord Liverpool dearly loves to talk on crackeit, topics, .and that on his Northamptonshire estate he has hiad> a pitoh laid dowii. iHe is equally fond of golf and hunting. The Countess lis athletic looking, with grey-blue Irish eyes, brown hair, .and generally of a robust bppeia-r----anoe. She is Irish, with ia'll the Irish woman s love of sport, and in addition to hunting plays tennis land otfcher games. She is thoroughly domesticated. Both w«re intensely interested in the Davis Cup contest, ami had wireless messages sent to theto with the results wihale they were at sea "
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Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 12 December 1912, Page 5
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241ARRIVAL AT AUCKLAND Wanganui Chronicle, Issue 12856, 12 December 1912, Page 5
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