Pergonal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XXI, 23 November 1901, Page 998

Pergonal Paragraphs.

Mr Steele, of Christchurch, was in Rotorua last week. Mr H. Brett, of Gisborne, was up in Auckland on a visit last week. Mr and Mrs Sydney Smith, of Wellington, were in Auckland last week. Mr and Mrs Brown, of Auckland, are visiting Rotorua. Mr Fow’lds, M.H.R.. and family, are on a visit to Te Aroha. Mr Gordon, of Hastings, has been on a visit to Rotorua. Mr J. S. Shelton, of Gisborne, was in Auckland on a visit last week. Mr Bryden, of Auckland, paid Rotorua a visit last week. Mr, Mrs. and Miss Ross, of Dunedin, are at Te Aroha. Mr and Mrs Court were visiting the Hot Lakes last week. Mrs T. W. Leys and family, of Home Bay, Auckland, have gone to Waitakerei for a few weeks. Dr. McGregor, of Wellington, was in Auckland for a few' days last week, staying at the Star. Mr and Mrs Waters, of Auckland, were stopping at the Lake House, Ohinemutu, last week. Miss Wright (Canterbury) was staying at the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, last week. Mrs and Miss Blackett, of Wellington, are visiting Mrs P. Smith, in New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs Fortescue, of Sydney, are “doing” the sights at Rotorua and Taupo. Mrs G. B. Sutton, of San Francisco, is at present on a visit to Auckland, stopping at the Star Hotel. Mr and Mrs N. Miller, of New Plymouth, were in Auckland for the Show. Miss Roberts, who has been visiting Mrs Cock, of New Plymouth, has now returned to Wellington. Mr and Mrs Wallace, of Wellington, were visitors at Whakarewarewa last week. Mr and Mrs Moss Davis were amongst the visitors at the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, last week. Mr and Mrs Moritzson, of Dunedin, are still stopping at the Geyser Hotel, Whakarewarewa. Miss Holdsworth has returned to New Plymouth, after her trip to Wellington. Mr Frank Allen, of Wellington, is at present in Auckland, on a brief business visit. Mr George Dunnett, of Auckland, has gone on a brief business visit to Sydney. Amongst visitors to W’ellington is Miss Parsons, of the India and Poona Missions. Mr Guinness, M.H.R. for Greymouth, with .Mrs Guinness, have been on a visit to Rotorua. Mrs G. F. Tendall, Christchurch, has gone up to Nelson, where she intends to make her home for the present. —r — T

Mr Frank Colbeck. of Whukapirau, returned home on Thursday, having visited Auckland for show weekMr W. Mowbray and Mrs S. Barra nd returned to Wellington from Christchurch last week. / Mr C. C. Williamson is the new Government Sanitary Inspector for the Auckland District. Mr Roberts has now returned to New Plymouth after a long visit to America and England. Dr. H. Barraclough passed through Auckland from Rotorua last week, en route for his home in Wellington. The Mt. Hobson Croquet Club open their lawn on Wednesday, November 20th, at half-past 2 o’clock. Sergeant-Major Hoare was staying at the Lake House, Ohinemut-u, last week. Mr and Mrs A. F. Scott, of Napier, are visiting Auckland, staying at the Albert Hotel. Mr Napier. M.H.R. for Auckland, was amongst the visitors at Rotorua last -week. Mr Miller, of New Plymouth, with his brother from England, paid the Hot Lakes a visit last week. Mr and Mrs T. Billington, of i Auckland, have returned home after a pleasant holiday' in Australia. The Rev. Father Lewis, of 'Wellington, was amongst the tourists at the Hot Lakes last week. ' :

Mr and Mrs Steel, of Christchurch, are on a visit to Mrs George Hill, of St. Stephen’s Avenue,-Parnell,'Auck-land. ’’

Mr and Mrs Percy Gibson, of Marahamo, Whakapirau (Kaipara), returned home on Thursday, after a pleasant trip to Auckland. Mr Josiah Martin, of Auckland, who has been a trip round our new possessions in the Cook Group, etc., has returned home. Mr T. Garrard has returned from Hanmer Springs much benefited by his fortnight’s holiday' to that-favour-ite resort. Captain Sutcliffe, of the Tongariro, paid a brief visit to the Wonderland during the stay of his fine steamer in Auckland. He put up at the Grand, Rotorua. Mr and Mrs Edgell, of Teddington, England, were in Auckland last week, to meet the Rev. W. M. Edgell,, of the New Hebrides. They were stopping at the Star Hotel. Major-General Hogge has arrived in Auckland from Sydney' for the fishing season. He goes up the line in ai day or so to some of his favourite resorts. Mr Lucas Bloomfield, who has- been up at Okoroire fishing, has returned to town, having enjoyed excellent sport. Miss Julius, daughter of Bishop Julius, passed through Auckland last week. She arrived by the Southern Cross from Norfolk Island, and immediately went South. The Revs. T. Ferguson (Devonport) and Watt (Pukekohe) returned home from Dunedin yesterday by the Moura. Mr and Mrs Thornton, of Cambridge, were at Te Aroha last week, and from thence drove on to Rotorua. Mr and Mrs Withy, of Auckland, leave for a trip to Japan in February next. Mr Charles Robinson, of the Harbour Board’s service, Wellington, was presented with a Sicilian marble clock by his colleagues on Wednesday l:(st, on the occasion of his marriage, Mr Prince, wharfinger, was spokesman for the donors. The many friends of the Rev. H. O. Fenton (son of the late Ven. Archdeacon Fenton, of Dunedin) will be glad to hear that he was ordained to the Curacy of Torpoint, Devonport, England, on September 22. The service took place in Ely Cathedral. Mr Fenton sent in a brilliant Greek paper, though fifteen months prior to his examination he did not even know the alphabet. He is described in the “Guardian” as a B.A. of University of New Zealand and Ely Theological College. He says he likes his parish work very much. A golden wedding ceremony was held in Auckland last week, when Mr and Mrs G. Garrett were entertained

by ar-number of friends at asocial gathering held in the Masonic -Hall, Newton. About SO guests were present, and a very agreeable time was spent in dancing and games, etc. The respected couple; who were b’dtn at Greenwich, were joined in inatiiiniony in London 50 years ago, and came out to New Zealand some 40. years back. There are two surviving sons and four daughters, and they,ialong with their respective families, were present at the function. Mr and Mrs Garrett were the recipients of many congratulations. Mr Fred Boyce, who has for many years been associated with the firm of A. J. Entrican and Co., of Auckland, was on Saturday morning presented with several mementoes of esteem from his fellow-emplpyees, the occasion being his approaching marriage. The presentation, which took the form of a timepiece, biseuit barrel, and butter-cooler, was made on behalf of the employees by Mr J. Brownlee, who testified to the good fellowship that had always existed among the staff, and in a few vrellchosjen words conveyed to the recipient the heartiest wishes of the members for his future health and happiness. Mr Boyce, in responding, said these evidences of the esteem of his associates afforded him the deepest gratification, the more so that he had been taken completely by surprise, and in returning grateful thanks for the honour done him hoped that the friendships which he had formed among his fellow-workers would long continue.