THE BIRTHDAY LEVEE.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XXII, 30 May 1896, Page 631

THE BIRTHDAY LEVEE.

A BIRTHDAY levee was held at Government House, Auckland, on Monday last. On the

occasion the Devon port Torpedo Corps, under Lieutenant-Commander Parker, acted as a Guard of Honor to His Excellency. Lord Glasgow was attended by Major Elliot, Captain Preston, and Captain Feilden. His Excellency the Admiral and staff were admitted prior to the entree. The following gentlemen received entree cards :—His Excellency the Admiral, Captain Fisher, R.N., Flag Captain, H.M.s. ‘ Orlando * ; Lieutenant A. M. Duff, R.N., Flag Lieutenant, H.M.s. ‘ Orlando’ ; Mr D. B. Hopkins, R N., Secretary H.M.s. ‘ Orlando ’ ; Captain Graham, R.N., H.M.s. ‘Wallaroo’; Captain Meryon, R.N.,H.M.s. ‘ Katoomba’ ; Captain Browne,R.N., H.M.s. ‘ Ringarooma ’ ; the Right Rev. Bishop Cowie ; Rev. E. M. Cowie, chaplain ; Mr J. J. Holland, Mayor of Auckland ; Mr P. A. Philips, Town Clerk ; Archdeacon JDndley and Canon Nelson ; Monseigueur McDonald, Father Lenihan, Rev. Thomas Norrie, Moderator Auckland Presbytery ; Rev. Henry Bull, Superintendent Wesleyan Church Circuit ; Rabbi Goldstein, Colonel Goring, Colonel P. Dignan, Col. The Hon. T. M. Haultain, Capt. Schmitt, N.Z.M. ; Hon. J. A. Tole ; Mr Justice Conolly, Capt. H. W. Northcroft, The Consul for Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Belgium, Mr E. V. Johansen ; the Vice-Consul for France, Mr Ambrose Millar ; the Consul for Germany, Mr Carl Seegner ; the Consular Agent for Italy, Mr R. Rose ; the Vice-Consul for Portugal, Mr H. R. George ; the Consul for the United States, Mr J. D. Conolly ; the Hon. W. Jennings, the Hon. G. B. Morris, Hon. W. Swanson, Hon. J. B. White, Mr W. Crowther, Mr C. E. Button, Mr. F. Lawry, Dr. Haines, medical adviser to His Excellency ; Mr S. B. Biss, Chief Postmaster ; Mr A. Rose, Collector of Customs ; Mr H. Eyre Kenny, Warden Thames; Lieutenant Grant, N.Z.V., Adjutant Auckland District.

At a quarter to 12 the levee commenced, when those who had received cards were admitted. The levee lasted until 1 o’clock, and was attended by the following gentlemen :—

Mr J. P. McAlister, Mr Isidor Alexander, Mr Atkinson, Mr W. A. Andrews, Lieutenant Francis Andrews.

Mr Ernest R. Bloomfield, Mr John Batger, Mr W. R. Bloomfield, Mr H. R. Bloomfield, Rev. William Beatty, Mr J. L. R. Bloomfield, Mr Lionel N. Benjamin, Dr. Francis T. Bayntun, Mr Adam Brock, Mr J. Sylvester Brigham, Mr James M. Brigham, Mr G. R. Bloomfield, Mr J. T. Bosworth, Dr. Robert H. Bakewell. Archdeacon Clarke, Mr J. P. Cowie, Mr J. Chambers.

Lieut.-Colonel Charlton Dawson, Mr C. C. Brown Douglas, Mr Ernest Davis, Mr H. De Bohn Devereux, Surgeon Major Dawson, Captain Daveney, Mr Reid Dodridge, Rev. H. R. Dewsbury, Lieut. J. F. GrantDalton.

Percy H. Franklin, Mr J. Clifton Firth, Rev. Lyttelton Fitz Gerald, Lieut. Stewart Forster, Mr Harry Foden. Mr Henry Green, Mr Henry A. Gordon, Rev. Frank Gould, Mr John Grant, Mr G. S. Graham, Lieut. Clement Greatorex, Mr H. Howard Greenway. Mr Stanley Hare, Inspector Hickson, Rev. F. C. Hartley, Lieut. A. B. W. Higginson, Lieut. Hume, Dr. Hooper, Mr Leonard Harris, Mr R. E. Isaacs, Thomas Jackson.

George Leece, Dr. T. Hope-Lewis, Rev. F. Larkins, Staff-Surgeon Lilly, Rev. H. H. Lawry. Mr Every Maclean, Mr Arthur M. Myers, Mr A. V. Macdonald, Mr Henry Monk, Mr Charles C. McMillan, Mr Thomas Morrin, Mr Thomas C. Morris. Mr John Mowbray, Rev. Henry D. A. Major. Mr Arthur H. Nathan, Mr M. Niccol, Lieut. William Norrie, Mr N. Alfred Nathan, Mr Sydney J. Nathan. Dr. A. Challinor Purchas, Surgeon W. W. Pryn, Mr H. Parker, Rev. A. G. Purchas.

Mr John Reid, Mr V. E. Rice, Captain Commandant E. Leßoy. Mr E. C. Smith, Mr J. M. Shera, Mr R. B. Shalders. Mr E. Shillington, Mr John Savage, Professor Seagar, Dr. E. W. Sharman, Mr Thomas H. Smith. Professor H. Arnold Tubbs, Mr William Tait, Mr Chamberlin Tims, Mr Arthur Towsey, Mr J. W. Tibbs, Mr F. W. Thomas. Mr J. H. Upton.

Mr Samuel Vaile. Dr. Charles Watson, Mr W. F. Ware, Mr W. Ware, Rev. C. E. Ward, Mr Henry de C. Ward, Captain C. J. Wilson, Mr J. A. Wauchope.