Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVIII, Issue VIII, 22 February 1902, Page 352

Personal Paragraphs.

Professor Tubbs has arrived ba**k in Auckland after his trip South. Dr. and Airs Aubin, Thames, are visiting Rotorua at present. Air K. Logan, one of the London directors of the Aaiional Bank, is at Rotorua with Air Jim Coates. Mr ami Airs Duthie and Airs tViison are also of the party. Miss Rice, who left Auckland in December for South Africa, was married to Dr. Edward Phillips at < apetown on the 11th instant. Many changes are taking place in Wellington on account of so many people going Home. Mr. and Airs. Einbling. of Wellington, have rented Dr. and Airs. Findlay’s house in Boulcott-street. while Dr. and Airs. Findlay take a trip Home via the United States. Mr. and Mrs. Elgar (Featherston) are coming into Wellington for a time, and will occupy Mr. and Mrs. Duncan’s house in Fitzherbert Terrace. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are giving up their rooms at Aliss Malcolm’s, and will shortly take possession again of their own house. “Linda,” on tliv Terrace, now occupied by Mr. and Mrs. A. Macintosh. Mr. and Mrs. Duthie are contemplating gixlng up their Wellington town house and living at Nainai, Lower Hutt, where they have a beautiful country place, at which they have been spending the summer regularly’ for some years past. Quite a number of Wellington people have taken passages by the Aioaua to Vancouver next month, en route to England. They include the Premier and Airs. Seddon, and two of their daughters. Misses Mary and May Seddon. and their married daughter, Mrs. F. Dyer, and her husband; Lady Douglas and her daughters; Mr. and Mrs. Harrison, of Reuter’s Agency: and several more. The many friends of .Miss Edith Whitelaw. of Ponsonby, Auckland, who is now studying* at the Royal College of . Music. London, will be pleased to hear that, she has dis-

linguished herself by ••urrxing off a much coveted ‘•Exhibition.” The young lady’s success will be the more gratifying to herself and her friends on account of the fact that her master. Senor Arbos, was averse to her entering the competition, bein«* <>f opinion that she had not been studying a sufficient length of tint*' vi warrant it. Aliss Whitelaw has been at the College about three sessions. 'There are a very large number of English visitors in Auckland just at present. Amongst those staying at the Star Hotel during the week were: Captain and Mrs Gonne, Miss Davis ami Master Gonne, Mrs and Miss Clayton, Air. Airs ami Afiss Logan. Mr and Mrs Ray. Mr E. < . CharIcton, Aliss C. H. Hamilton, Air and Airs R. Rtigeley-Bury. Mr and Mrs W. Alexander. Air and Mrs Mahler, Mr, Airs and Afaster Stewart Dawson, Air Mc.Aab. Mr Francis Hull, of Auckland, who has been confined to his bed ever since Boxing Day with acute sciatica, is now, his friends will be glad to hear, on the road to convalescence. He was up for the first, time this week, and hopes shortly to get down to business for a day or so to settle more urgent matters, and then to go to Rotorua to recuperate for a week or so. All who know Air Hull will wish him a speedy and complete return to health. Visitors at the Grand Hotel, Rotorua, last week were Countess Riasz, London; Afesdames A'on Buri. Egan, Wise. Phillips, Wilkinson, Rosenthal, Williamson, Sydney; Anson, Wellington; Roland, Napier; Cooke, Ireland; Seegner, Carrick, Porter, Auckland; Aubin, Thames; O’Meara, New Plymouth; Hon. Phyllis Ki az, London; Misses Egan (2), Antill, Faithful, Jennings, 'Tobin (2), Sydney; Bloomfield, Porter, Auckland; Caselberg (2), Masterton; Messrs Rolker, Repburn, Wntney (2), Greenwood, London; Von Burl, Fletcher, Green, Hon. AV. P. Crick. .Jenkins, Faithful, Collins, Phillips, Williamson, Loughman, Myers. Rosenthal, Sydney; Carr. Holmes, Bloomfield. Carrick: (2). Hood. Seegner, Bryden,- Porter. Davis, Myers, Auckland; Col. Shaw, Soames, England; Brewster. Hart. Fitzgerald, Esterbrook, Hoy to, U.S.A.; Dr. Anson, Wellington: Dr. Ronald. Napier; Dr. Aubin, Thames; O’Meara, New Plymouth.