Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue IX, 28 February 1903, Page 602

Personal Paragraphs.

Mrs. Clarence Turner, Christchurch, has gone on a visit to Ashburton. Mr G. Carter, of Gisborne, is visiting Rotorua. Mr Justice Denniston has arrived in Wellington on Supreme Court business. Mr. John Connal, Christchurch, returned from Hamner Springs last week. Dr. Grace Russell, formerly of Auckland, is now practising in Sydney. Miss Ila George goes to Wellington next month for a trip. Mr John Graham, M.H.R. (Nelson), visited the Masterton Show. Mrs Hastings Snow (Levin) has returned from a trip to the South Island. Miss Cobb (Australia) is staying in Wellington with Mrs Collins. Commissioner McKie, of the Salvation Army, has arrived from Rotorua. Mrs W. Wood, of the Bluff Hill, Napier, is staying in New Plymouth. Mrs H. Donnelly, of Wairoa, has been staying in Napier. Mrs. Ronald Macdonald, Christchurch, has gone to Methven on a visit to Mrs. Duncan Cameron. Mrs. Robert Whitson and Miss Gladys Beale have just returned from a fortnight's visit to the Lake district. Dr. and Mrs Ronald left Napier on Wednesday for a six months’ trip to England. Mr and Mis W. Thornton and Miss H. Worsp have been on a driving tour to Rotorua, Okoroire, and Galatea. The Rev. Robb, Presbyterian minister of Blenheim, and Mrs Robb, were in Picton for a holiday last week. Mr C. E. Daniell, of Masterton, has been elected to represent Wairarapa on the Wellington Harbour Board. Dr. Hotop, of Queenstown, has been appointed junior surgeon to the Dunedin Hospital. Among the visitors at Hanmer Springs last week was Professor Thomas, of Auckland. Captain Spencer, from India, who has been spending his leave with his people in Napier, left there last week. Mrs. B. Rhodes, of Wadestown, has presented a Mayoral chair to the Wellington City Council. Mr and Mrs March (England) have gone up country to their new home at Glen Murray. Sr Henry Miller, Speaker of the Upper House, passed through Wellington last week on his way to the West Coast. Mr and Mrs Lane (Halcombe, Rangitikei), were passengers by the Whakatane for London. Colonel Massey and Mrs Massey (London), who are visiting New Zealand, are at present in Wellington. Mrs and Miss Arkwright (Marton)

spent a few days in Wellington recently while on their way to England. Mr and Mrs Wilde, and Miss Willis (Marton, Rangitikei), are leaving shortly for a trip to England. The Misses Green (England) are visiting New Zealand, and are in Wellington, staying at Miss Malcolm’s. Mr and Mrs Crawford (nee Pnarazyn) have returned from their trip Home, and are with Mrs Pharazyn in Wellington. Mr J. C. Parker has left Gisborne for the Argentine, where he intends taking up pastoral pursuits. Miss Leach (Westport) made a short stay in Wellington while on her way to Dunedin. Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., of Gisborne, and Mr L. Rees, are visiting the Hot Lakes. Miss Tanner, of “Balquiddar,” Napier, has gone to England for the purpose of studying singing. Miss B. Evans, who has been visiting her relatives in Auckland, has returned to New Plymouth. Mrs Wolford has returned to Feilding from Picton. Miss J. Seymour, “Tyntes field,” accompanied her on the visit. Mr. Mrs, and Misses Clement Govett (3), who have been on a visit to Dunedin, have returned to New Plymouth. Mr C. Hickson, Commissioner of Stamps, passed through New Plymouth last week on his way to Auckland. Mr R. Wynn Kirkby, who has been travelling on the Continent for two years, has returned to New Plymouth. Mr Killick has returned to Wellington, after spending a pleasant time up the Wanganui River and in New Plymouth. Dr. Anderson, Inspector for the North Canterbury Education Board, was in Picton recently for a holiday of rest. Mrs Jack Hill, who has been visiting her mother, Mrs Hoskin, of New Plymouth, has returned to her h me in Christchurch. Mrs. J. J. Kinsey return ad to Christchurch on Wednesday last, after a pleasant visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Moore, Dunedin. Count de Courte, Consul for France in New Zealand, accompanied by the Countess, left for Wellington by the s.s. Rotoiti on Monday. Mr. Crosbie Gfoold, representative of Messrs. Henri Nestle, Switzerland, now a visitor to Wellington, intends visiting the dairying districts of New Zealand. Mrs Brigham and Miss Ella Brigham have been at Rotorua and Okoroire for the last month. Mrs Brigham is looking better for the change. Mr C. Redwood, an old resident of Marlborough, who has been for some years in Australia, is on a business visit to New Zealand. Dr. MeGavin arrived at Gisborne from England by the Westralia on her last trip, and at once proceeded to his home at Tokomaru. Mr and Mrs Hunt, who have recently arrived from Australia to live in Wellington, are in Mr T. M. Wilford’s house, Tinakori-road. Madame Melba is, while in Wellington, to stay at the Empire Hotel, -where a suite of rooms will be set aside for her use. Mr Edwin HalL secretary of the Auckland Agricultural Association, is to make a tour of Canada and England, combining business with pleasure. Rev. Devenish and Mrs Devenish, who have been visiting the former’s mother and sister in New Plymouth, Lave returned to Auckland. Miss Jessie Edmiston, of Ponsonby, Auckland, leaves for England by the P. and 0. R.M.S. China early in April. She will be aw r ay about nine months. Miss Winnie Reid, daughter of Captain Reid, who has been on a prolonged visit to Auckland, left Wellington for London by the Star of England last week. Mr. Alec. Alison, eon of Mr. E. W. Alison, M.H.R., Lake Takapuna, left for England ’ast week to go through a course of engineering. Mrs. Cameron, of “The Gables,” Remuera, leaves for a trip to England next month. She will be accompanied by her daughters. Mr and Mrs J. Rhodes, of Sydney, who have been staying at the Masonip Hotel, Napier, left there on Tuesday for the South. .

Mr and Mrs Twigg, and the Misses Annie and Violet Twigg, of Petanc Grange, near Napier, have gone to spend a month at Rotorua. Mr. and Mrs. Alister Clark (Melbourne) arrived in Christchurch last week, and intend spending a month or two visiting their relatives. The appointment of Messrs. Frederick E. Baunie and William J. Napier, to be members of the Auckland Harbour Board, was gazetted last week. Miss Rotheram and the Misses Robertson (Scotland), who have been “doing” the South Island, passed through Wellington recently on their way to Auckland. via Rotorua. The Minister for Lands and Messrs. A. Kidd and F. Lawny, M’s.H.R., and their party, having inspected the Matamata estate, returned to Auckland on Monday. The Hon. James Carroll, Minister for Native Affairs, arrived in town on Monday. He was on his way up to Otorohanga to attend the meeting of the Maori Lands Council. Captain Atwood, who was commander of the Elingamite, when that vessel was wrecked at the Three Kings, has been selected for a position on the staff of the Westport Coal Company. A presentation of a handsome tea service vas recently made to Mr G. K. N. Wright, of the Wellington Branch of the I 'A- ahd Survey Department, on the occasion of his approaching marriage. The Rev. Dr. Torrey and Mr. Charles Alexander, of Chicago, who were recently preaching in Australia, New Zealand and India, are now in London, pursuing their mission. : Mr G. H. Bethune (Wellington) is leaving on a holiday trip to England, via China and Japan, visiting various places of interest en route. He will be away six months. Colonel Webb has arrived in Wellington from Christchurch to take up the comme.nd of the Volunteer district, in place of Colonel Newall, who was recently retired. Mr. W. F. Wigrain, the present Mayor of Christchurch, has been asked to contest the office again, but informed a deputation last week that he would be unable to do so. Mr F. H- Dodd, who has just been appointed to the charge of the Eastern Extension Cable Station at Wakapuaka, was till recently on the staff of the Wellington telegraph office. Mr Gill, Inspector of the New York Life Insurance Company, visited Marlborough to appoint agents for their increasing business, and Messrs Watty and Allen were appointed for the cbmpany. The deepest sympathy is felt for Mr and Mrs Batley in the loss of their son, who was seized with crasnp and drowned while bathing in a deep pool near his home at Moawhango. Mr R. Puffiet, formerly manager of the Napier branch of the Union Steamship Company, has accepted the position of resident agent for Hawke’s Bay for the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Dr. Elinor Barker has left Dunedin en route for England, to further prosecute her studies in medicine and surgery. She is accompanied by her mother and sister. Mr T. Lindsay Bainbridge, of Newcaa-tle-on-Tyne, cousin of Mr E. Bainbridge, who was killed in the Tarawera eruption, is on a visit to the colony, accompanied by Mr M. Guy Pearse. The Rev. Audrey Julius, lately curate at St. Michael’s, Christchurch, has been appointed vicar at Waikare, and takes up his duties at. once in that district. The Rev. Otho Fitz Gerald takes his plaoe at St. Michael’s. Sir Donald Mac Diarmid, son of the manager of the Bank of New South Wales, New Plymouth, left for Wellington last week to join the barque Helen

Denuy, which trades between Kaipara, Newcastle, and Wellington.

Mr and Mrs Fraser have returned to New Plymouth after having spent a most enjoyable time at Waipu, where the jubilee celebrations have been lately carried on, Mr Fraser being one of those who came out in the Margaret. Mr W. Beauchamp, of the New Zealand Shipping Company’s local office, has received a presentation from the company’s tally-clerks to mark the occasion of his marriage, which took place on the 24th inst.

Under the reorganisation of the Continental department of the Salvation Army, Colonel Estill, well known in New Zealand, has been placed in charge of the work in Holland, and made a Commissioner.

Messrs. W. H. Gaw (Chief Traffic Manager), J. Cocm (Chief Engineer), and James Burnett (Inspecting Engineer), of the Railway Department, are at present on an inspection circuit in the South.

Miss Phoebe Graham (Dunedin), who has been on a nine months’ trip to England. arrived in Wellington by the Rimutaka, and is spending a few days in the northern city before continuing her journey to Dunedin. Cabled advice from England states that Mr W. W. Samson, of the Supreme Court staff, Wellington (son of Mr Jas. Samson, of Dunedin), has passed his final barrister’s examination. Mr Samson is an old Otago High School and Canterbury College boy. Mr S. J. Harding, Public Works Engineer, for some time stationed in Blenheim, has been removed to the Taihape district. He gained much kudbs for his excellent management and good work in connection with the Blenheim-Seddon railway while in Marlborough.

It is not generally known that Mr T. G. Macs.rthy, of Wellington, is cousin to Justin Alacaithy, M.P.. historian, dramatist and novelist, who, among other such things, wrote the play “If I Were King,” which is being played by Williamson’s Company. Mr. T. F. Loie, assistant-Chinese missionary in Otago, leave for Canton this month, to undergo a two years* course of training at the American Presbyterian College there. At the end of that period he may be stationed at Wellington or Greymouth.

The Premier has arranged to pay a promised visit to Hamner shortly. He will go overland, via Blenheim and the new road from Kaikoura, and will be the guest of Mr A. W. Rutherford, M.H.R., at Mendip Hills, before proceeding to Hanmer. Mrs Wootten, the lady superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, has returned from a month’s holiday at Dunedin, and resumed her duties. She received a cordial welcome back from the officials and patients, among whom she is highly popular.

Air Andrew Orr, of Ashburton, intends visiting the Old Country, where he has not been for 26 years. He will be accompanied by Mrs Orr and Miss Alice Orr. His present intention is to leave by the s.s. Rimutaka, sailing from Wellington on March 19th.

The Rev. J. T. Warlow Davies, Af.A., and his wife are spending their annual vacation in New Zealand, having recently returned from a trip to the Hot Lakes district. They were much pleased with what they saw, and epeak highly of the many improvements for the accommodation of tourists lately introduced. Mr. H. D. Bamford, son of Air. Edwin Bamford, local Registrar af Deeds, has received word that he has passed the examination of the University of New Zealand for the degree of Doctor of Laws. Mr. Bamford is one of the younger members of the Auckland bar, and has already earned a reputation for ability in his profession.

Mr. James Kirker, general manager of the South British Insurance Company, accompanied by Miss Kirker, was a passenger to Sydney by the Mararoa from Auckland on Monday last. They proceed to the Cape, and after spending some time there go on to London, returning ria America. They expect to be absent from the colony about seven months. Mr J. J. Morse, of London, journalist and lecturer in spiritualistic science and phenomena, is at present in Wellington, and will give a series of lectures under the auspices of the Association of Spiritualists. Mr Morse, in his journalistic capacity, is correspondent of the “Light," and the “Two Worlds" (England), and the “Banner of Light” (Boston).

Miss Iris Bruce has just won a fiveguinea prize from Mr. Anderson, of the Anderson Company, for an essay cm “Lord Nelson and the Battle of Trafalgar." The competitors were under sixteen, and a very large number made frantic endeavours for such a handsome prize, writes our Christchurch correspondent. Mr. and Mrs. H. Brett, of Auckland, arrived in Christchurch on Friday, and after spending a few days with their daughter Mrs Peter Wood, St. Alban’s, left for Dunedin and the Southern Lakes on Tuesday, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. P. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Walcot Wood, of Christchurch, and Mr. and Mrs. Rair.ger, of Auckland. M. Nicholas Krukoff, the Russian Agricultural Commissioner, after a trip from Christchurch to Lincoln, expressed himself surprised at the dirty state of the railway cars, and has no hesitation in stating his conviction that there is no more comfort in the first-class cars than there is in the second. This he considers inequitable, considering the difference in the rates.

Mr W. D. Grant, who for sometime has acted in the capacity of shipping clerk in the Customs House, has been appointed landing waiter on the wharf. Mr Grant’s will be greath appreciated in shipping circles, as he has always been a painstaking and obliging officer. Mr W. J. Stevenson, formerly of Wellington, succeeds Mr Grant as shipping clerk. It is stated that the Marquis of Linlithgow, who last year resigned the office Of Governor-General of the Australian Commonwealth, has now settled down in Scotland to the life of a landed gentleman. Recent advices speak of the Marquis as being engaged in the pastime of experimenting with bloodhounds as trackers of human fugitives. Mr W. H. Smith, of the firm of Messrs Smith and Caughey, who, accompanied by Mrs Smith, has been away on a holiday for the past twelve months, returned'to Auckland on Monday by the Waikare. Mr and Mrs Smith have visited Great Britain, the Continent, India and ‘Australia, and have had a most enjoyable trip. Three months spent in India were among the happiest of the tour, and the Aucklanders had the privilege of viewing the great Delhi Durbar.

A Press Association message from Carterton records the death of Mr Thos Ford, which occurred at Featherston. Mr Ford had been manager for the past sixteen months of the Wairarapa Bacon Factory. Previously he was for some years foreman for Messrs Dimock and Co., of Wellington. He was thirty-nine years of age. Alisa Amber Reeves, the eldest daughter of the Agent-General, has just won the prize given by Lady Darley for an essay on Australia. The competition was open to all the pupils of the Girls’ Public Day Schools in England. There fcre a large number of these schools, all with a large attendance, and many of the competitors were oldfer than the little New Zealander, who is to ba congratulated on her brilliant success.

Mr H. A. Parker, the well-known tennis player, who is now settled in Wellington, was up in Auckland on a business trip last week. On the way up he competed at the Hawke's Bay Championship Meeting, held at Waipawa, and needless to say, carried off the cham] ionship. On Monday Mr Parker left for Sydney. He also visits Melbourne, and intends returning to Wellington in time to play in the championships at Easter. Four years ago Mme. Sarah Bernhardt began writing her memoirs, and at least another eighteen months will elapse before they are ready for publication. The work will be in three volumes. Interviewed on the subject by a representat&tive of the “Matin,” the great actress

said the work would be a summary of her impressions of her theatrical career. It would be illustrated by pictures which had appeared depicting her and her fcl-low-artists, and would contain anecdotes of the stage. Recent callers at the Wellington Tourist Agency were: Mr, Mrs, and the Misses Hardcastle (Yorkshire), Mr IL C. Greatrex (London), Alex. Scott (London), J. Jones (Salop, England), G. Harcourt (Lyell), Thomas Beecbcroft (Tasmania), A. M. Buchanan (Melbourne), W. Knapman (Adelaide), Venora Boyd and Wilmot t Watson (Bendigo), B. Goldsmith (Melbourne), P. Hollis Hopkins (Sydney), John Dawson (Glasgow), and C. H. Roberts (Selkirk, Scotland).

Madame Melba, during her stay in Australia, affected beautiful painted chiffon gowns. Here is a description of one of them: “The wistaria design was painted on white. This was draped over an under-dress of pale blue mousseline. Hter large mauve hat had arranged about the brim two long mauve feathers. Round the throat was a rope of pearls and a fine gold chain, from whi,h hung a pendant of sapphires and diamonds. Madame Melba carried a large white silk and lace parasol.”

Among the visitors to Wellington just now is Mr John Rothwell, of the Kirklees Mills, Tottington, Bury, Lancashire, who is making a round of the world as a pleasure trip. Mr Rothwell possesses a large business as a bleacher and Engine-waste manufacturer, and he is also chairman of the local gas company, and has interests in various other companies. He intends making a trip to the Northern Lakes and thermal springs district. He is especially charmed with New Zealand, which he hopes to revisit and see more of, and will in anv case send out his son.

By the Oceanic liner Sonoma a party of ladies went bound for Auckland and the hot lakes (remarks a Sydney society paper). Mrs Burdekin, the chaperone, looked awfully pretty in a cream muslin blouse and skirt with a fetching cream hat twisted with black ribbon. Her daughter, Mrs Alec. Hay, came to see her off, bringing a bunch of pink roses for her. Miss Burdekin has gone with her mother. The other charges are the Misses Rawson, Sir Harry’s daughter and his niece (who has just arrived from England), and Miss Irene Marks. Miss Rawson is armed with a camera, and means to bring back views of the places she likes best. She “snapshots” very well.

Before leaving Melbourne Madame Melba entertained her callers at a large garden party. The fair singer fairly broke up the usual frigidity and stiffness of these gatherings by her Aunt Sallies. As a rule garden party guests are about as genial and sociable as the ladies and gentlemen in a waxworks exhibition. But no one could keep up the stony British stare, hall-mark of the best society, and shy balls at Aunt Sally. The man who had Auntie in charge, too, was an artist. He wore the dress and “pearlies” of the London coster as Albert Chevalier represents him. and his patter was also on choice coster lines. Lady Samuel, the charming wife of the Lord Mayor of London, is a woman with a variety of interests. Gardening is one of her chief hobbies, and she takes great pleasure in the treasures of the glasshouses at the Mote, Six Marcus Samuel’s country seat, near Maidstone. There she has a collection of Japanese dwarf trees, which is one of the best in the kingdom. Lady Samuel has four children. The eldest is a bright, vivacious, dark-eyed girl, who will be her mother’s right hand at balls and other entertainments at the Mansion House, and the youngest is a little maiden of about twelve, who is already a fearless horsewoman. Between the daughters come two sons, one of whom is in his third year at Oxford, and the other is still at Eton.

Miss Von Meyern, a young lady with fine artistic talent, who has recently done some exceptionally good work in the painting of notable Maori faces, is about to send quite a large number of these pictures to the Tourist Department in Wellington by request of Mr T. E. Donne, who, we understand, has expressed himself delighted with the results achieved by the artist, and expects her Maori paintings will be in great demand. Miss Von Meyern is a daughter of Mr Alfred Von 'Meyern, an artist of note, who previous to bis death, ten

years ago, painted life-size portraits of Sir William Jervois, Bishop Cowie, Bishop Harper, Sir Cracrort Wilson, and others. Mias Von Meyern inherits her father’s artistic skill, and, judging by her latest work, is sure to make a name for herself so soon as the excellence of her paintings becomes better known. Sub-Inspector Black, of the Auckland police force, received severe injuries to his head by a fall from a tram car. Mr Black was visiting the suburban stations, and had called at the Ponsonby station, boarding an electric tram car on his return. He took a seat on the open part of the ear at the rear, and as the car was proceeding along Karanga-hape-road rose in order to notify the conductor to stop so that he ’might alight at West-street to visit the Newton police station. Before the car had slowed down he stepped from the platform to the step of the car. and in doing so missed his footing, with the result that he fell from the car. his head striking the ground with considerable force. The sub-insnector was picked un unconscious by Messrs J. W. Ball and G. Colgan and A. Moore, who were close by at the time, and was carried to the shop of Mr Crawford, chemist, where Dr. Moir attended to him. He was then removed to the hospital, whore he is now progressing verv favourably. He sustained an incised wound above the left temnlo. and his face was also severely bruised.

Amongst the visitors for file past week at the Grand Hotel, Auckland, were: — From England: Rev. and Mrs V. A. Busbridge, Mr J. C. Armstrong, Mrs Whitcombe, Mrs Forbes, Mr E. J. Meers, Mr J. F. McQueen, Mr J. C. Buckingham, Mr J. A. Hammond, Mr J. W. Hammond, Mr and Mrs Sergeant, Mr E. Schofield, Mr G. A. Sanderson, Mr William Taylor, Miss Dunnage, Mr and Mrs A. R. Davey. From Scotland: Mr and Mrs Yates, Mr and Mrs Walter Hamilton. From Ireland: Mr Harold D. Smith, Mr R. Bury Barry. From Sydney: Mr and Mrs Duncan Clerk, Miss Duncan Clerk, Mrs J. Marks, Miss Marks, Mrs Burdekin and maid. Miss Burdekin, Master Burdekin, Mrs E. P, Simpson, Miss Simpson and maid, Miss Hill, Miss Edith Hill, Miss Clift, Miss E. A. Macdonald, Mr and Mrs Peter Murray, Mr Arthur J. Murray, Miss Grace Murray, Mrs W. H. Brown. Mr Buchanan, Miss J. Young, Miss Cox, Mr F. A. Grady, Mr and Mrs J. Rhodes. From Charters Towers (Queensland): Dr. and Mrs R. B. Huxtable. From Melbourne: Mr and Mrs R. O. Blackwood, Mr McKenzie Kirkwood. From Adelaide: Sir John and Lady Downer. From Perth (W.A.): Mr J. L. Nanson, Mr G. B. Nanson. From United States of America: Colonel R. Hill, Mr L. A. Stout, Mr Sidney Haslett, Mr and Mrs C. N. Nelson, Mr Chas. Nelson, jun., Mrs C. A. Hawks, Mr Joseph C. Grew, Mr Fredk. Brand. From Wellington: The Premier (Right Hon. R. J. Seddon), Captain Seddon, Mr Stuart Seddon, Mr F. H. Hamer, Mr Edmund Allo, Mr O. S. Jones, Mr J. Stevenson, Count and Countess de Courte, Mr and Mrs R. W. Haselden, Mr J. Salmond, Mr D. Abercrombie, Miss J. O. King. From Palmerston North: Mr and Mrs Harold Smith. From Hamilton: Dr. P. Brewis.

The following is the guest list of the Star Hotel, Auckland, for the past week:—From Sydney: Mrs Wentworth, Miss Wentworth, Mr and Mrs Hudson, Misses Hudson, Mr W. H. Fehou, Mr C. H. Watson, Mr C. F. Chandler, Mr P. E. Binns, Mr and Mrs Binns, Mr and Mrs Wyley. Dr. Schwarzbach, Mr H. W. Mullings, Mr A. W. Hayton, Mr T. W. Cranage, Mr W. A. Rumsey, Rev. P. J. Baugh, Rev. Thos. O’Reilly, Rev. J. P. Moynagh, Hon. W. Crick, Mr Bath, Mr and Mrs Starkey, Mr W. Starkey, Mr A. J. Arnot, Mr and Mrs Marshaie, Mr C. H. Haig, Mr J. H. Bradley, Viscount de Garets, Miss Anderson. From Melbourne: Mr E. Meadows, Mr and Mrs Schutze, Mr IL Schutze, Mr C. Chamberlain, Mr J. Dyer, Miss Alice Isaacs. Mr and Mrs McLean. From Wellington: Messrs Kinvig, Rothchild, W. Williams, Gore, J. D. Hunter. Mrs Montague Levy, Bendigo; Mr J. Kennedy, Waiheke; Mr A. L. Patterson, Omarua; Mr F. G. Robson, Toronto, Canada; Mr L. Dalston, Paeroa: Mr J. S. De Benneville, Philadelphia; Mr and Mrs Lambe, Calcutta: Rev. J. Fogarth, Goulbum, N.S.W.; Rev. W. Handley, Bathurst, N.S.W.; Mr Horace Bastings, Invercargill; Mrs Blakie, Invercargill; Mr W. H. Bicks, Samoa; Mr House, Omarua; Mr W. H. Manning, Palmerston North. From England: Messrs Wyley, Leonard, A. R. Willis.

Though the holidays are over the Cen-

tral Hotel remains very full of visitors. Stopping there last week were:- —From Dunedin: Capt. Uldall, Mr and Mrs J. D. G. Dempster, Mr and Mrs Wm. Taylor, Mr Robert Mathie, Miss Dempster, Mr F. D. Bamfield. From Gisborne: Mr and Mrs W. A. O’Meara, Master O’Meara, Mr E. P. Joyce. From Christchurch: Mr and Mrs A. L. Smith. Master Smith, Mr H. de C. Hudson, Mr Waller E. Kuott, Mr C. F. Money. Mr George Armstrong, Mr A. T. Wright. From Wellington: Mr George Robertson. Mr C. A. Hickson, Mr P. R. Dix, Mr and Mrs S. E. Lawrence Mr T. C. Williams, Mr J. J. O’Brien. Mr R. Fullerton Steele, Mr M S. Short. Mr Latchman, Mr R. G. Retd, Mr and Mrs Bunncv. Miss Bunney and maid, Mr Foster. Mr Albert Levy, Mr Samuels. Mr IL A. Parker. Mr G. H. Barnes, Mr E. Barnes, Mr T. White, Air Robertson, junr.. Mr F. Laurenson. From Napier: Captain and Mrs Davidson, Mr and Mrs Barsby, Miss liarsby, Mr and Mrs D. O’Neil. Mr C. Cranby Mrs Webber. From England: Dr. G. B. Clarke Mr end Mrs Henry Gear’d Mr V. Nathan. Mr Norman E. Holden, Mr W. E. Marshall Mr E. G. Morlev, Mr and Mrs London. Mr F. P. St. Hill, Mr Mm. Butcher. Mr W. E. Robinson, Thos. Robinson. From Edinburgh (Scotland) Mr J. Ord Hume. Mr and Mrs R. B. Mathie. From New York: Mr R. C. Brown. From United States: Mrs S. Kearne, Miss Kcarne, Master Kearne. From Melbourne: Capt. Miles, Mrs Riggall, Miss Mclntosh, Mr J. A. Greene. Mr J. Woodroffe. Miss Greene. Miss Fitzmaurice Gill. Mr Fred. Drnlit, Mr A. S. Aspinall. Mr A. H. Hassell. Mr and Mrs F. Rigbv. Mr Joseph Moss, Mr and Mrs H. J. ’Smith. Mr E. W. Collis. From Brisbane: Mr Leslie Turner, Mr P. A. Myers. From Western Australia: Mr and Mrs J. E. Rose From Sydney.- Mr J. Leigh Jones, Mr and Mrs H. D. Bedford, Master Bedford. Mr Chas. W. Eil-On.gi on. Mr and Mrs MeFadyen. Dr. and Mrs Cole, Miss Cole, Mr C. H. MacFarlane. Mr and Mrs Sargeant and child. Mr and Mrs Battinson, Mr James Maher. Mr Wm. Parker, Mr J. H. Twinbanc. Mi-s Woodgate. Miss Crawshaw, Mr E. Wohlgenneth. Mr P. L. Bcnsusan. Miss Bensusan. From New Plymouth: Mr and Mrs Fraser, Mr Edgar Watt. Mr H. E. Wright. Mr Corner, Mr J. D. Solo. From Westport: Mr J. W. Fair From Wanganui: Dr. and Mrs Connelly. Miss Connelly. Master Connelly. From Waiorongomai: Mr and Mrs Hardy. Fr om Oamaru: Mr and Mrs W. IT. Norton. From Rotorua. Mr and ’Mrs Wm. McKinnon. From Otamaukau: Mr Brian T. Chaytor. Mr Chavtor, junr.. Miss Chayter. From Waikato: Mr 11. J. Greenslade. From Waihi: Mr IT. P. Barry. Mrs Cox. Mr R. H. Mitchell. From Mamaukv.: Mr Thos. Brown. From Whangnrei: Mr P. T. Moody, Miss Moodv. Mr E. Moodv, Mrs Jagger. Miss G. Jagger. Mrs Gillo’n. Mr R. D. Lochardt. From Knrangahake: Mr Herbert E. Phillips. From Elthani: Mr and Mrs Wm. McDonald. From Kaikohe: Mr George Dickenson, Mr Harry Dickenson. Misses Dickenson (2). From Greymouth: Mr and Mrs O’Kane. From Opotiki: Mr and Mrs E. Withy. From Tauranga: Mr B. Corbett. From Materton: Mr E. AV. Sellars. From Waingaro: Mr Samuel Picken. From Hamilton: Mr and Mrs F. C. Litchfield. From Ahburton: Mr Jas. W. Smith. From Ross: Mr and Mrs J. Grimmond. From Cambridge: Mrs Ashwin. From Te. Aroha: Mrs F. Pilling, child and maid. From Taihape: Mr A. J. Hurn, Mr E. Parker.