Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XIII, 28 September 1901, Page 610

Personal Paragraphs.

Miss Mills, of Dunedin, is visiting among friends in Christchurch. Mr and Mrs W. A. Moore, of Dunedin, are on a visit to Auckland. Miss Rees, of Gisborne, is on a visit to Auckland.

Dr. Moore, of Napier, has been for a short visit to Wellington. Mr E. Kolkenbeek, of Sydney, is at present on a visit to Auckland. Mr and Mrs Hole, of Wanganui, have been visiting Napifer. Mr and Mrs Douglas, of Napier, are at present in Auckland. The Misses Wright, of Christchurch, are stopping at Rotorua. Mr E.* H. Collis, of Melbourne, is visiting Auckland this week. Dr. and Mrs Hemau, of Napier, are at present in Auckland. Mr Dunlop, of the Thames, is in Auckland this week.

Mr. R. E. Fletcher, of Dunedin, is visiting Rotorua. Mr Galbraith, of Whangarei, is paying a flying visit to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. Petrie, of Wellington, are on a visit to the Hot Lakes.

Captain, and Mrs Hawke, Christchurch, are staying at Sumner. Airs H. H. Loughnan, Christchurch, is visiting in Timaru. Mr H. A. Sharp, of Tauranga, was in Rotorua on a visit last week.

Mr and Mrs A. Young, of Wellington, are paying a visit to Auckland. Mr P. Cotter, of Christchurch has been visiting Rotorua.

Mrs and Miss Reeves, Christchurch, are in Timaru, staying at “Beverley,” for change.

Mr., Mrs. and Miss Wheeler, of Sydney, are visiting the Taupo and Hot Lakes districts.

Dr. Makgill, of Auckland, was in Rotorua last, week, .and found that the health of the-town is excellent.

The marriage of Afiss Alary Gorrie, of Auckland, to Mr Harold Bagnall takes plaee to-morrow.

Air L. de La Roche, -of Wellington, has been paying the Het Lakes a visit.

Mr and Airs Nixon, of Dunedin, were in Auckland this week on a visit.

Mr F. Bagley, of Oldham, England, is touring at Rotorua, and is stopping at the Grand,

Air and Mrs Devery arrived in Auckland on Sunday from Gisborne. They are stopping at the Central Hotel.

Air E. C. Brown, the popular man- . ager of the D.I.C M Christchurch, is seriously ilk. • Mr and Mrs Empson, of Wanganui, with their daughter, are visiting Rotorua. . ,

Dr. and Airs Wilson, of Palmerston North, have been for a short visit to Napier. Mrs Moss, wee Alisa Zeenie Davis, is expected in Auckland, route for England, very shortly. Mr and Mrs F. M. Wallace after a

pleasant holiday at Sumner, returned to Christchurch.' r Dr, De Lisle, of Napier, who leaves for Loudon early rtVxt month, is now paying a visit to Gisborne. Amongst last week’s visitors to the Hot Lakes, are Air. and Mrs. Wilding, of Christchurch.

Father Malone, of Greymouth, was last week one of the visitors at Lake House, Ohmemntn.

Alajor Pirie. of Auckland, was ’at Ohinemutu last week, stopping at the Lake House.

Air Rosenthal, the well-known American, is at present in Auckland, and stopping at the Star Hotel. The Agent-General and Mrs Reeves spent the autumn holidays on the North Coast of Norfolk. Air. J. B. Walker, of Sydney, was this week in Auckland, stopping at the Central. Sergt.-Major Carpenter, of Wellington, paid Ohinemutu a visit last week; staying at Lake House. Miss K. Kiver returned from Wellington to Christchurch last week, after a delightful visit to her sister. Colonel and Airs Roberts, of Tauranga, were amongst last week's visitors at the Grand JSotel, Rotorua. Captain and Mrs Humphries, who are out from Home touring the colony, are at present in the Hot Lakes district. Air A. Exshaw, of London, who is touring the colony, is at present at Rotorua, and is stopping at the Grand Hotel. Mr and Mrs Afaifton, of Wellington, returned home last week after a short visit to Air and Mrs Devore, of Ponsonby. Air J. E. P. Allen (Dunedin) has arrived in England to study law at Cambridge, and will be in England for four years. Mr A. G. Firkins, of London, who is out in New Zealand on a pleasure trip, has arrived in Auckland, where he is stopping for a few days. Air Harrison, who is out from England on a pleasure trip, is at present at the Hot Lakes, where he is busy seeing the sights. Mr and Airs Hordern, of Sydney, are in Auckland this week. They are stopping at the Star Hotel. Mr J. L» Hordern is also with them. Mr and Mrs C. B. Shanks, Christchurch, have returned from Hanmer Springs. Air Shanks has much improved. in health. Sir Earle and Air Harold, of Wanganui, were amongst the visitors who went to Napier for the Goif Tournament. i! Airs W. Lake, Hereford-street, Christchurch, has been with her children at Lake Ellesmere for a week. Miss Seed, of Wellington, is staying in Napier with her sister, Mrs Bowen. Miss Hughes, of Gisborne, is staying in Napier with her sister, Airs Moore.

- The Rev. Mr Davidson and Dr. Buchanan. of Scotland, have been seeing the sights of the Hot Lakes, stopping at Mr Nelson’s house, Whaka. Commander Orme Webb, R.N., hBs been paying Whakarewarewa and the Thermal district a visit, stopping at the Geyser Hotel.

Mr and Mrs Birdsall and Mr and Mrs Chandler, and Mr Girl are amongst our visitors from the United States. They are thfc week in Auckland, and stopping at the Star.

Mrs Hudson Williamson, of Auckland. is giving her dancing class pupils a plain and fancy dress ball in St. Benedict’s Hall on September 26th. The committee include Mesdames. Banks, Dawson, Nelson. Goodall. etc.

Mrs H. C. M. Watson, who has been through so much sorrow and trouble since she left Christchurch a few weeks ago, returned last Friday from Ballarat, where Mr Watson died. At present she is staying with her sister, Mrs Munro, Linwood. Mr C. H. Ambridge, of Gisborne, is visiting Dunedin. Mr H. Trigg, relieving manager of the N.Z. Clothing Factory, is acting as his locum tenens during Mr Ambridge's absence. Air George Gracewood, of the wellknown firm of Thomas Hubbuck and Sons (Limited). London, will visit New Zealand shortly, and hopes to meet many of his friends in this colony.

Mr T. E. Hamerton has purchased the Inglewood ‘"Record,” and has already taken over the business. Mr Hamerton is an old pressman, and will be wished success by many confreres.

Mrs and Miss Thompson, Balmoral, -were in Christchurch last week, and paid several visits to the opera; also Mr and Mrs A. Macfarlane, Mr and Mrs D. Macfarlane, Mrs J. N. Grigg, Miss Grigg. Mr and Mrs H. Lance (Horsley Downs), and Mrs F. Lance. Miss A. Thomson, lately matron of the Sanatorium, Rotorua, left Rotorua last week greatly to the regret of the Rotorua people. She was presented with a beautiful gold Watch at a social. Miss Ferguson arrived from Wellington on Saturday to take her position as matron of the Sanatorium in Miss Thomson’s place.

Mrs Hugh Lusk, of Napier, who has been stopping with her people in Gisborne, came up to Auckland on Sunday, intending to go on a pleasure trip to the Islands. Unfortunately, Airs Lusk was taken ill on the way up, and on arrival in Auckland went to. the Star Hotel, whence she afterwards removed to a nursing home. Mr P. Palmer, of Dunedin, was last week presented with a gold albert and handsome pendant by the employees of the Glendining Clothing factory. Mr Davies made the presentation, and spoke in eulogistic terms of the manager's tact and consideration for till those under his supervision.

* Cowes week was spent by Mr Roskruge cruising about the Isle of Wight in a private yacht. Wales and the English lakes are next to receive his attention, and on his way to N.Z. he intends with the kind permission of Botha. De Wet and Co. to visit most of the principal places in South Africa.

-Air. Gatling, the manufacturer of tlie well-known guns, has just completed, the constciietion of a new raotor-plough.-vvliich is expected to revolutionise the methods of land •culture. A company with a eapitifl of £"200,000 is being formed to work the patent. It is asserted tlftit with this machine a single man will be able to cultivate thirty acres daily. This is the article for New Zealand.

Air and Mrs James Day, of Masterton, with their daughter, who left the Wairarapa the other day en route for South Africa, had rather an unpleasant experience at Wellington. They were aboard the steamer, and about to sail, when the daughter’s child was taken ill. The Health Officer refused to "allow the child to proceed, and the whole party, with their luggage, were put'ashore. Mr A. .1. Newbould (Napier), who spent a week in Paris on the way over, has an extensive programme, which includes wanderings in England, Scotland, and Ireland. Antwerp,

Brussels, a tour up the Rhine, visits to-the German and Austrian capitals, the Tyrol, Switzerland, sad Italy, a Voyage from Genoa to the U.S.A., by 4he N.D.L., a sojourn with friends in the Southern States, and a return to N.Z. via Niagara, the C.P.R., and Vancouver.

Mrs F. J. Townsend and her son (Dunedin) hove spent most of their four months in England in the provinces. After a visit to Mrs Townsend’s home in Staffordshire, they proceeded to Warwickshire and Yorkshire. Having satisfied themselves with the sights of Loudon they are now staying with Mrs Townsend's sister at Grandport, Oxford. Her brother in Northampton will be the next relative visited, and Cheshire and Hull will thereafter witness the travellers trail. They hope to be back in Dunedin in time for Christmas.

Mr J. Reid, 8.A., who has left his departure for Duntroo, the reUnion School, Dunedin, was, prior to cipient of several souvenirs from the scholars. Hie gift of the Seventh Standard was a biscuit barrel, suitably engraved, and that of the other scholars was an easy chair and an inkstand; while a marble clock formed the teachers’ keepsake to their esteemed and energetic colleague. Mr Stewart, the headmaster, expressed his keen regret at losing so able a teacher, as also did Air G. C. Israel, the chairman, and Mr W. Bull, of the School Committee, all wishing him success in his new sphere of action.

Air Newton King, the Taranaki “god in the car,” is to be tendered a banquet by the farmers of the great dairy province. It will take place in the Theatre - Royal, New Plymouth, on Friday, 27th September. Mr John Elliott will be asked to take the chair on the occasion, and the vicechairs will be filled by farmers from different parts of the districts. Considerable enthusiasm is being shown, and there is little doubt that the occasion will see the largest gathering of farmers ever assembled under one roof in Taranaki. The “Graphic” may add for the benefit of those who do not know what Air King has done for Taranaki that it is practically owing to his enterprise that the butter industry has made such gigantic strides of late years.

Mr Thomas Roskruge (Wellington) was one Of the bowlers who have just completed their tour. After leaving the Omrah he had a pleasant journey with a party of N.Z. friends through Italy and via the Riviera and Paris to the Afetropolis. With the bowlers he journeyed via the Canals to Inverness, and down the East Coast by way of Aberdeen and Dundee to Edinburgh. After the Irish tour the team journeyed through the Midland Counties, and after a match at Southampton, and several in the neighbourhood of

London, disbanded with a glow of enthusiastic recollection of the splendid hospitality shown them, and the hope that they will be able to return the compliment brfore long to Scojeh and Irish teams in N.Z. The net result of the matches was 14 wins, IS losses. In the long run the separation of the Australians nnd the New Zealanders turned out to be a good thing. A team of 40 would have proved too unwieldy for most of the opposing clubs to tackle,-, and two score Antipodean*. with their ample storage capacity coming down like wolves on the fold at one fell swoop would have been a serious drain on even Scottish hospitality. As it was. even the smallest clubs could find a couple of rinks to oppose the 10 New Zealanders, and could do their visitors well. Even teams of 15 or 16. forming three rinks, could have been comfortably accommodated. Air Roskruge was much impressed with the beautiful greens and the excellence of the play in Scotland, both far ahead of anything experienced in England, where the greens are distinctly inferior to those in N.Z. In Scotland, indeed, when a bowling club has to relinquish a site say for building purposes, it transplants not only itself, but its turf to its new locale.