Personal Paragraphs.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXX, Issue XX, 16 May 1903, Page 1385

Personal Paragraphs.

Lady Ranfurly presents the prizes at the Auckland Golf Club on Friday next. Lord Ranfurly has again displayed his thoughtfulness for others in the manner of sending out invitations for the lunch to the veterans, which is to follow the laying of the foundation-stone of the V eteran’s Home. Addressed envelopes were enclosed and arrangements explained for the obtaining of free railway passes by all who required them. Mr and Mrs F. Williamson, of Takapuna, are holiday making in Rotorua. Mr ami Mrs Whitson, of Ormondvilic, have returned from a visit to Sydney. Miss Richmond, Nelson, is staying with Mrs George Kissling, Wanganui. Mr and Mrs 11. J. Matthews, of Dunedin, are in Rotorua.

Mr and Mrs Napier-Bell are staying in Napier.

Dr. Moore has returned to Napier after a short visit to Wellington. Mr W. Clayton (Gisborne) is staying in Auckland at present.

Dr. Marsack has not yet entirely recovered from his late severe illness.

Miss Rees (Gisborne) is shortly leaving for Home. Mis and Miss McDonnell, Wanganui, are paying a flying visit to Wellington. Mr Burn-Murdpeh (Cambridge) was staying in Auckland last week. Mrs Lionel Harris (Wellington) is in Christchurch, staying at Warners. Miss Stanford, New Plymouth, has been visiting Miss Izard. Wanganui. Mrs Arthur Pearce (Wellington) is visiting friends in the South Island. Dr. Makgill has just paid Rotorua a fly ing visit. The Hon. James Carroll returned to .Wellington last Wednesday. Mr J. J. Craig returned from Sydney last week by the Ventura. Mrs Morse, Fordell, has been visiting her friends in Wanganui.

Mr John Marshall has been elected president of the Auckland Hoekey Club. Captain and Mrs Colbeck are shortly going to live at Wairoa.

Mr S. Gleeson, Auckland, left for England, via Sydney-, last Saturday.

Mr Charles Russell, Wanganui, has gone on a visit to England.

Mrs James Watt has returned to Wanganui from Wellington. : r Mr Atkinson, Feilding, is staying with Mrs Dyer, Wanganui. Mrs Innes, Wanganui, has gone to Gisborne with Miss Scott.

Mr Harry Cowper, Wanganui, is staying in Rotorua.

Mr and Mrs D. Goldie have gone to Rotorua.

Miss Steele has returned to Johnson ville from Wanganui.

Mr E. D. O’Rorke returned from New Plymouth last Friday.

Mrs Fletcher Harrison, Wanganui, is staying in Wellington.

Miss Morse, Fordell, is visiting friends in Patea and Haw-era.

Mr and Mrs Empson, Wanganui, have gone to Christchurch for the holidays. Mr H. L. Maehell (Wellington) left for England by the Tongariro. Dr. Cahill (Wellington) has gone for a trip to England. ~>• . Mrs Cohen (Palmerston) is paying a short visit to Wellington.

Mr W. D. Meares (Christchurch) contemplates a trip to England shortly.

Mrs Redman (Pieton) spent a day or two in Blenheim recently.

Mr John Conolly, of Blenheim, is in Auckland, to visit his father (Mr Justice Conolly) and his sisters.

Mrs H. Baillie, who has been visiting her people (Dr. and Mrs Scott) in Picton, has returned home to Carterton.

Mr W. G. Foster, manager for the Assets Company-, Wellington, is visiting Rotorua.

Mr G. W. C. Moon has received official intimation of his appointment to the Tourist Department.

Mr Austin Walsh was among the passengers by the Moura on her return trip from Fiji.

Mr R. S. Lamb, who has just concluded a visit to the colony-, has returned to Sydney.

Miss Empson has returned to Rotorua, after a holiday spent in Auckland and the Waikato.

Miss Fitz Herbert, of Wellington, has been staying with Mrs J. 11. Coleman, "Waititirau,” Napier. Miss Adair, of Gisborne, has been staying with Mrs Kennedy, of Blutf Hill, Napier. Miss Hamilton, England, is staying with Miss Montgomerie, Eaglesham, Wanganui. Miss Ella Burke, of the Marine Parade, Napier, has been staying in Christchurch.

Mr Geo. Lush, managing director of the Kauri Timber Company, arrived on Friday by the mail steamer Ventura. Mr Herbert Watson, Wanganui, left by the ’Frisco mail boat for a trip to England.

Mr F. D. Luckie (Napier) has resigned the position of secretary to the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club owing to illness. Mrs Devore and Mrs Kent gave a tea at the Society of Arts Exhibition last Wednesday afternoon. Mr England (s.s. Morning) has been spending a few- days with Mr and Mrs Secretan, Fendalton. Mrs Dunham Massey and Colonel Massey, of London, have returned . to Rotorua, after doing the Sounds trip.

Canon Gould will shortly retire from his charge of the Otahuhu-cum-Panmure parish.

Mrs Cleghorn has returned to Wanganui from Blenheim, and has decided to remain there.

The Dean and Miss Harper (Christchurch) have been visiting in Wellington during the past week. Mrs Holdship, Wanganui, has returned from a visit to her friends in Wellington.

Mr Seddon will be in Waihi next Sunday, and will there open the new’ hospita 1.

Mrs Gordon, of Fiji, who has been staying for some months at Devonpovt, shortly intends returning home. Captain and Mrs East, of ‘Wellington, have been in Christchurch dining this week. ,

Miss Bessie Whyte is leaving Auckland this week for Home, where she is going to join her family.

The hunting season opened last Saturday in the Waikato. The meet was at Feneburt Station.

Mr arid Mrs Daw-son, of Geraldine Christchurch, are at present staying in Auckland.

The chief engineer of the Sydney electrical power station,' Mr Cullen, is at present in New Zealand.

Miss Page and Miss Maling, Wanganui, are the guests of Mrs Lysaght, “Mokoia,” Haw-era.

Mr and Mrs Little, Feilding, are the guests of Mrs Egbert Fitz Herbert, "Bird's Grove,” Westmere.

Mr and Mrs C. Pearce are baek in Wellington after a visit to Palmerston N. for the races.

Miss Dorothy Rolleston is the guest of Mrs Arthur Rolleston, Park Terrace, Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs Elgar (Wellington) have taken passages to England by the Turakina. s

Mr and Mrs Max Jost (Japan), who are touring New Zealand, are at present in Wellington. 1

Miss Kathleen Otterson (Wellington) is home again after, a six months’ round of visits in Otago and Southland.

Mr and Mrs Sandford Cox (Wellington) are visiting Auckland and Rotorua.

Mr F. L- Ayson visits Hawera this week to consider the question of the proposed fish-hatcheries there.

Lieutenant Shackelton, of the Discovery; returned to the Old Country by the San Francisco mail steamer on Friday.

Mrs Alex. Roberts (the Peninsula) is visiting. Christchurch, and staying with Mr and Mrs G. Gould, Avonbank.

Miss Frances Moore (Wanganui) has returned home after a visit to the South Island.

Miss Bayley, New Plymouth, is visit ing Mrs McNaugton Christie, Wallgaunui.

The captain of the American warship Wheeling, now- in Auckland, is ipso facto Governor of Hawaii.

Miss Alice Holroyd, of Wellington, recenty appeared in the ‘•Profligate,” performed in Sydney at the Theatre Koval.

The Misses Mills, daughters of the Hon. C. H. Mills, are at present visiting New Plymouth. Mr and Mrs Holms Warren (Wuirarapa) have been staying in Wellington lately.

Mr Arthur Pearce (Wellington) is leaving by the Athenic on a trip to England.

Mr J. Morrison (s.s. Morning) spent last week end with Mr and Mrs T. Garrard, Merivale. Mrs Bullock (Dunedin) has been staying with Mr and Mrs H. Wood, Avonside for a few weeks.

Mr and Mrs Henry Weston (Taranaki) passed through Wellington last week on their way to Sydney for a holiday. Miss Ettye Ireland, of Huhne Court, Parnell, Auckland, leaves for an extended trip to Sydney on Monday week. Mr E. P. Kellam, a wealthy miner of Los Angelos, California, was a passenger by the Sierra for Sydney. Mr John Young has withdrawn from the Victoria College Council election in favour of Mr F. Pirani.

Mr Irvine, manager of the Union Co. in Auckland, returned from his trip to Australia by the Zealandia on Monday. Owing to ill-health Mr Druce has resigned his position at the Wanganui Collegiate School, and has left for England, via Australia.

The Rev. 11. G. Blackburne, of Rotorua, is away on his annual holidays. His place is being taken by Rev. Dr. O'Callaghan, of the Thames. Amongst the passengers to England by the Athenic this week will be Mr James Worrall, manager of Mr Sydney Johnston’s Oruawharoe estate.

Mr Percy Meggy, a much - travelled journalist, is in New Zealand at present, and is thinking of settling in the colony, probably in Wellington.

Archdeacon Calder, vicar of All Saints’ and Bishop’s Commissary, went to Wellington by the Takapuna to meet Bishop Neligan.

Miss Colbeck, daughter of the late Captain Colbeck, has sold her property in Gladstone-road, Parnell, Auckland, and leaves for England shortly.

Sir Edward and Lady Osborne-Gibbes, who have been paying Auckland a visit for a couple of weeks, returned to Wellington by the Ngapuhi on Sunday.

The Rev- A. H. Collins, some time in Ponsonby, has received an appointment to the George-street Baptist Church, Fitzroy, Melbourne.

Miss M. Gree:, of the Wellington Stamp Printing Office, was recently presented with a handsome writing desk, on the occasion of resigning from the staff.

Mr and Mrs Harry Lambert, Pahiatua, stayed a few days with Mr John Mason, Wanganui, on their return from Auckland.

The Rev. E. Robertshawe, of Dannavirke, is on a trip to Auckland, and will spend three months in the district for the benefit of his health.

Mr D. J. Nathan has been elected president of the Wellington Chamber of

Commerce, and Mr J. H. N. A. Burnes to the office of vice-president.

Mr and Mrs Harry Wilson. Pahiatua, are spending the winter at Castleeliff, Wanganui, with their two line little bovs.

Mr Harry Weston, proprietor of the Taranaki “Herald,'’ accompanied by his wife, is making a holiday visit to Australia.

Miss Nellie Cottcrill, of Napier, has gone to Christchurch, en route for England. She will be away about six months.

Messrs W. L. Kidd (Armagh, Ireland), W. E. Faulkner (Leicester, England), and G. V. Beck (Milwaukee, U.S.A.) have been visiting Wellington.

As the result of the efforts of the Waihi Miners’ Union the Minister for Justice has appointed Mr Max D. King, J.P., Coroner for Waihi.

Mr Grainget, Crown Lands Administrator at Bulawayo, is making a tour of the colony, and is coming to Auckland by way of Wanganui and Woodville. Mrs A. L. Wilson, of Wellington, is on a visit to Auckland. She will spend a few weeks at Rotorua before return-

ing home. Captain Robertson, formerly of the barque Kinclune, who recently laid up to undergo an operation, is about town again, apparently in very good health. Mrs R. Cock (Mayoress), with her sister, Mrs G. Neil, both of New Plymouth, are on a visit to Auckland on account of the former’s health.

Mr and Mrs Watson, of Devonport, who have been on a visit to Australia, returned io Auckland by the Ventura last Friday.

Bishop Julius is going to stay with Mr and Mrs O’Rorke while in Auckland at the time of Bishop Neligan's consecration.

Mi’ F. F. Schultz (Wellington), chief accountant in New Zealand for the A.M.P. Society, is back after a holiday trip to Australia.

Mr C. Lawford returns to Auckland this week from Sydney, not having succeeded in procuring a berth for South Africa, whither he intended going. Lady Ranfurly will present the prizes won at the Auckland Ladies’ Golf Tournament on the 15th of this month, at the clubhouse. ’the late Miss Graham was a great- favourite when managing the Waiwer.a Hotel, which she did witii great success for 15 years. Mr W. Arnott, well-known in football and athletic circles, returned to Auckland last week after an absence of about 12 months in Napier. Mr C. Hiorns, formerly manager of the “Christchurch Press” Company and "New Zealand Times,” is on a visit to New Plymouth. Dr. Arnold Izard, son of Mr C. B. Izard, of Wellington, has just come out from England to pay a visit to his relatives in New Zealand. Miss B. Russell, who is going to England, has arrived in Wellington from Christchurch on a visit before leaving the colony. Mrs Turton (Dunedin) is visiting Wellington to farewell her daughter, Miss Lily Turton, who is going to England in the Turakina. Miss M. Willis (Greatford, Rangitikci) has been on a short visit to Wellington, where she was the guest of Mrs Menzies. Mr and Mrs Huntley Elliott (Wellington) have moved io the Lower Hutt, where they have taken a house for a term.

Mr W. Hopkirk (St. John’s Presbyterian Church, Wellington) was recently presented with a handsome revolving book-case from the members of the choir.

Dr. and Airs Rile.y (Dunedin) have just returned after a honeymoon trip to England. Dr. Riley has resumed his practice.

Misses H. Runcie, Al. Wheeler, D. Stuart, and W. Richardson were debutantes at the annual ball of the Port Nicholson Yacht Club (Wellington). Mr J. Sutton (Timaru) has come to Wellington in connection with the branch office Messrs Dalgety and Co. are opening in the Empire City. Mr and Mrs Druce (England) have left Wellington, en route for America, where they will spend some time before returning to the Old Country. The Rev. F. C. Buckingham, new Baptist pastor at Nelson, was one of the late C. H. Spurgeon’s students at the Pastor’s College, London.

The Minister for Public Works intended to start from Wellington on his Northern journey to-day, and he should reach Auckland on Wednesday. Mr P. 11. Wilson, of the firm of Miller, Wilson and Co., is about to make a visit to the Continent, left Wellington on Saturday by the Victoria for Sydney. Mr W. B. Vigors, who was one of the liquidators of the Colonial Bank, left by the Moeraki for Sydney, on his way to the Old Country. Sir Janies Hector has resigned his position as Director of Geological Survey, and retires from the public service on a pension.

Mr C. V. Houghton, manager of the New Zealand Shipping Company, returned to Auckland from New Plymouth by the s.s. Ngapuhi.

Our representative in Wellington telegraphs that Mr Tunbridge, the Commissioner of Police, is the latest victim of “the influenza fiend.”

Miss Want (Sydney) has come over to Auckland for the hunting season, and is staying with Mr and Mrs Gorrie (Epsom).

Fraulein Krupp, aged 10, is the wealthiest heiress in the world, £15,000,000 being the value of the great steel works left her bv her father.

Archdeacon Calder went to Wellington last Monday to meet Bishop Neligan on bis arrival there, and accompany him to Auckland.

Lady Ranfurly has kindly promised to open the. sale of Work in aid of the Baptist’s Children's Home at Remuera on June slh.

Mr C. Hailey, jun., who returned from Sydney this week, has secured the contract for building a schooner-yacht for a gentleman in Melbourne.

Mr Selby, the Huntsman of the Pakunrnga Hounds, still rides his old hunter J)i tamer. The gallant old horse is 22 years of age, and still goes well.

Mrs Crawford and Mr Crawford are at. present staying in Auckland at the Grand .Hotel. They have lately been making a tour of the Hot Lakes.

Mr H. AV. Baddeley, teller in the Napier branch of the Bank of New Zealand. has been transferred to Stratford. His place will be taken in Napier by Mr Pyke, of Thames.

Mr S. J. Jago, the retiring postmaster at Wellington, intends to go to South Africa by the Essex at the end of this month, and will visit his friends there. It is thought that he may settle there.

Mrs J. J. White (Blenheim), who has been seriously ill for some time, has gone to Wellington for a change, accompanied by her sister, Mrs Reid, who has been in Blenheim nursing her.

Mr A. Chapman has been transferred from the Coromandel branch of the Bank of New Zealand to that in Thames, his departure being much regretted in the former town, where he was very popular. Mrs C. Overton, of Christchurch, who was the. guest of Mrs Smalles, Hampton Park, East Tamaki, while visiting Auckland, left last week by the Mararoa for the South.

Miss Ruby Shakespear, on Friday last, christened the yacht Ilex, which belongs to (’apt. Stanhope and Mr R. H. s>nakespear, of the Little Barrier. The yacht was built by Messrs Logan Bros.

Mrs Whitson and Miss Muriel Whitson, who have been on a six months’ ■ojourn to Australia, have returned to

Auckland after a six weeks’ stay at Waiwera.

Mr and Mrs W. Hutchison (Johannesburg), who have been visiting relations in the Wairarapa district, are making a stay in Wellington before going South. Mr C. Purchas rode Neck-or-Nothing at the Sylvia Park meet last Saturday. The old hunter looked in splendid condition and went as well as ever, notwithstanding his age of 23 years.

Mr T. Bakewell, of Ponsonby, received a cable message last week from Hobart, informing him of the death of his mother. The deceased had reached a ripe old age.

Mr and Mrs F. Baden-Powell have gone on a visit to the Islands. They were passengers by the Manapouri last week, and intend to join the Vancouver mail steamer at Suva.

Sir William Pollitt, accompanied by Lady Pollitt, Major and Mrs Pollitt, and Mr Duncan Alves, who have been touring the colony, are in Auckland. They are staying at the Star Hotel. Mr Bruce Lloyd, manager in Auckland for the Union Iron Works at San Francisco, returned to Auckland from the States on Monday after an absence of three months.

Mr Ronald Hood has resigned the secretaryship of the Wellington Cycling Club after occupying the position forten years. He has been succeeded by Mr Robert W. Armit.

Mr E. Dennis O’Rorke had a nasty fall at the Sylvia Park meet last Saturday, but fortunately escaped uninjured. His hunter, Matarawa, however, was badly hurt, having got into some barbwire.

Mrs Goring, wife of Col. Goring, Whangarei, who has been on a visit to Lord Tennyson, Governor-General of Australia, returned to Auckland on Monday. She was accompanied by her cousin, Air Tennyson.

There has been quite an epidemic of weddings in Blenheim of late. No less than five couples were married in a day last week, and the waste of rice at the churches and railway station was enormous.

Mrs Alowatt, of “Altimarloch,” Awatere, is still very seriously ill, and but little hopes are entertained of her recovery. She is being nursed devotedly by her daughter-in-law (Airs John Alowatt, Blenheim) and others. Mr Alec. Anderson, lately in advance of the Majeroni Dramatic Company, has struck out in a new line. He is now town traveller for a Wellington firm of wine and spirit merchants and hotel brokers.

Mr Sheridan, chief electrician of ihe Sherlock Holmes Dramatic Company, went Sydneywards by the Warrimoo for the purpose of supervising the electric light installation at Her ATajesty’s Theatre in the N.S.W. capital.

Dr Alartin, of Wellington, having been recommended to visit a warmer climate instead of remaining in New Zealand during the winter, will take a trip to Japan as soon as his health is sufficiently restored to undertake the voyage.

Mr Harold Gregson, organist at St. Paul’s Presbyterian Church, Napier, is spending a three weeks’ holiday in

Auckland. Air Spackman will act as organist at St. Paul’s during his absence.

Four Auckland shootists returned to town last week from Whangape, after having had very good sport. In two days the bag was 142 brace of duck. They were Dr. Owen, Air E. Goodall, Air Kelly, and Dr. Raynor.

The Hon. Air Walker, who has been confined to his room for several days past by a severe attack of influenza, is shaking off the effects, and expects to resume his duties shortly (wires our Wellington correspondent).

Air P. Aliller, chairman of the Hospital and Charitable Aid Board in Dunedin, and a prominent saddler there, has decided to pay a visit to England, and was given a social there the other night as a farewell.

Captain William Stevens, till lately chief officer of the c.s. Alararoa, and who will be remembered as the only New Zealand winder in the Federal Flag Competition, is at present in command of the Union steamship Hawea. A Masterton Press Association telegram states that Constable Alelsop, who

has been transferred from Masterton to New Plymouth, was presented with an illuminated address on behalf of 150 signatories.

Air Felix Al’Guire, who was AI.H.R. for Hawera in the last Parliament, is paying a short visit to Auckland. He has been to Rotorua and Te Aroha, where he has taken the waters with good results.

Airs Alathias, Fendalton, has returned from her visit to Napier, and I am glad to say left her son, Air R. B. Alathias, much improved in health, and expects him shortly to visit Christchurch (writes our Christchurch correspondent).

In a competition in photography in connection with the Wellington Arts and Crafts Guild, first place was gained by Airs AV. C. Fitzgerald, with Air H. P. Alourant second. The subjects, landscape and genre, were judged by Alessrs J. Al. Nairn and Watson.

Aliss Alabel Churton is leaving Auckland very shortly for England, where she is going to join her sister (Mrs Iredale). Aliss Churton left for the South on Saturday, and intends leaving New Zealand by the Star of Australia, from the Bluff, some time in June. Aliss Waldron (Dunedin) had the presence of mind to stop a pair of bolting horses which were starting on their career through one of the busiest streets of Dunedin a few days ago. By her bravery she most probably prevented several accidents.

Airs Fulton is visiting her daughter, Airs Tabuteau, of the Bluff Hill. Last week Airs Tabuteau gave an “At Home,” at which the following guests were present: Alesdames Lake, Cargill, Smith, Westall, Duncan, Parker, Hamlin, Bradley, Pharazyn, and Stedman.

Dr.“ McArthur, formerly Stipendiary Alagistrate of Blenheim, was on an official visit to the town the other day, to arbitrate with others in a case between the Education Board and the headmaster of the borough schools. Airs McArthur was also in Blenheim.

Air Hudson, one of the newly-appoint-ed Victorian Railway Commissioners, leaves the Bluff for Afelbourne next Monday. He takes up his new duties on 29th inst. Mr Hudson, who has just returned from a visit to Nelson, was formerly Assistant General Alanager of New Zealand Railways, and was subsequently appointed General Alanager of the Tasmanian Railways. Air D. Crozier, Captain of the Auckland ’Cycle Club, who left on a business visit to America and England by the mail steamer Ventura, was presented with a handsome travelling case by his club mates last week. Air Crozier will pay special attention to the motor car business while in America.

The friends of Aldlle. Dolores will be glad to hear that Aidlie. and her party had a. very good passage to Honolulu, neither the singer nor her companion (Aliss Vandour) being affected by sickness at any time. Mdlle. being a poor sailor, this they regarded as a “wonder of wonders.” The party were to give recitals in Hawaii on Alay 2, and on the 9th intended to go on to San Francisco.

Air D. J. AlacGowan, of the Dairying Staff of the Agricultural Department, will fulfil the post of Dairy Commissioner (vacated by Air Kinsella) until a permanent appointment is made. Mr Kinsella leaves for South Africa on May 22nd, in order to take up a lucrative appointment in that country. Air Arthur Jeffries, who headed the poll at the municipal elections (writes our Marlborough correspondent), is quite a young man, new to politics, but a great favourite in Picton. He was cheered and congratulated on all sides. The election of several new councillors is looked upon as a great victory by the progressionist s. Air H. R. Searle, one of the bon. secretaries of the Amateur Fishermen’s Association of Sydney, received an expression of goodwill at the association’s meeting on the eve of his trip to New land. Air Searle has been asked by the association to inquire into acclimatisation and angling matters in New Zealand.

Air Alorris Fox, Government Actuary to the Government Life Insurance, being absent on a trip to England, his place is being filled pro tem. by Air Percy Aluter, F.I.A. Air Aluter has been conected with the Department since 1879, and was the first man in Australasia to become a Fellow of the London Institute of Actuaries.

At the annual meeting of the Wellington branch of the N.Z. Alarine Underwriters’ Association Air William Gill (of the Alliance Office) was elected chairman, and Alessrs C. A. Ewen (New Zealand), C. AV. Benton (South British), and R. Al. Simpson (London Alarine) were appointed the committee for tho ensuing year.

At the inaugural meeting of the Wellington Shakespeare Society over 100 reading members handed in their names. A committee consisting of Miss Richmond and Alessrs Nieholl, Clark, Sim, and Dr. Findlay was appointed to maka the necessary arrangements. Excellent addresses were given by Sir Robert Stout, Professor AlacKenzie, and Air Joyn>t to a large audience.

Air Andrew Bullions, who has been promoted from the Tararu public school to the mastership of a country school at Tangaihi, was farewelled by the schoolchildren and teachers, with whom ha had been a great favourite. Air Newton, the headmaster, made him a presentation on behalf of the children and teachers. It was a silver matchbox, suitably inscribed.

Air Henry S. Wildeblood, who has been in Auckland for some little time, is an engineer in the employ of the Indian Civil Service. He is a son of Air Wildeblood, of Hellyer’s Creek, and last week went away on a visit to his people. He was shown round the city engineering works. A brother of Air Wildeblood’s went to the war and enlisted in Roberts’ Horse. He was eventually given a commission in one of the Home regiments. Aliss Ella Adams, who has just been visiting her mother’s relations in the Isle of Alan, left for New Zealand by the P. and O.’s Rome on 2nd of April. Her brother, Air G. F. King Adams, 1.C.5., joins her at Colombo on his way

out to visit his relations and old friends. He has six months’ leave. It is nearly six years since he left New Zealand to join the Indian Civil Service. Miss Nora Barron, Dunedin, also returns with them in the Rome.

The news of the death in London of Mr N. W. Levin, founder of the firm of Levin and Co., was received with regret in Wellington, where his family is well known. The late Mr Levin left Wellington as far back as 1868, and since then has been living in London. His grandson, Mr R. L. Levin, returned from England about two years ago, and is now in the firm’s head office in Wellington. Mrs George Beetham (London) is a daughter of the late Mr Levin. Contingent men will regret to hear that Mr Walter Miller, who saw service as a sergeant in the Seventh Contingent, and was injured in the Bothasberg affair, is again in trouble with his leg, which for some time kept hinr in the Napier Hospital. He is in Wellington just now, but though the wound in his leg is now healing well he is still unable t, continue his work in the Agricultural Department. The Wellington District Law Societj has elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, Mr E. Balcombe Brown; vice-president, Mr C. B. Morrison; hon. treasurer, Mr J. C. Andrew; council, Messrs Barnicoat (Wanganui), E. D. Bell, J. J. Devine, E. F. Hadfield, C. P. Skerrett, and J. A. Tripe. Messrs F. H. D. Bell and J. F. Martin were appointed delegates to the N.Z. Council of Law Reporting, and Messrs Bell and E. D. Brown to the New Zealand Law Society. Mr Abe Moss, the Dunedin penciller, and Mr F. Duval , long known in connection with Pollard’s Opera Company, left Auckland by the Ventura for ’Frisco. Mr George Stevenson, of Dunedin, who is on a visit to Auckland, and who is backing Mr Duval in his venture to bring a good company to New Zealand, was amongst those present at the leave-taking on Queen-street Wharf, also a large number of sporting and theatrical friends.

Mr Hannigan, of the American mail steamer Sierra, formerly of the Mariposa, is making his last trip to New Zealand and Australia. When the ship returns to ’Frisco he intends starting business on his own account. Mr Hannigan, who has been on the Pacific run for the past eighteen years, was very wellknown in these parts, and his geniality made him highly popular with the travelling public.

Captain Jackson Barry, the pioneer colonist, who has been seriously indisposed almost ever since he arrived in Wellington in December last, having suffered from gout, rheumatism, and eczema, is now slightly better, and though over 84 years of age, he hopes to make a thorough recovery. To that end he has been recommended to again resort to the Rotorua sanatorium, and he will proceed there in a few days as soon as he feels able to sustain the journey. While at Auckland he purposes making the necessary arrangements for having his new book distributed to subscribers, of whom he has a large number in Wellington and Auckland.

Mr S. Gleeson, a son of Mr Patrick Gleeson, well-known in Auckland. w.is on Friday entertained at s-m•»..! • • •- ing by the members of St. Benedict’s Club prior to his departure tor Europe. Mr Gleeson left for London, via Sydney, on Saturday. He will pursue his studies at Birmingham, and afterwards complete his collegiate course in Germany. Mr Gleeson was presented with a very handsome dressing-case by the members of the club, the president (the Rev. Father Furlong) making the presentation. Vocal items were contributed during the evening by Mesdar.ics Treston and Furlong, and Messrs Treston, Williams, Mahon, Gleeson, and a recitation bv Mr O’Brien.

Mr Arthur Chapman, accountant <f the Coromandel branch of the Bank of New Zealand, who has been transferred to the Thames branch, was presented with a handsome testimonial on the eve of his departure for Thames from the citizens and customers of the bank, as a token of their esteem and appreciation of the services he has rendered to the community during his residence there, lhe presentation was made by Captain Swindley, County Chairman. Mr Chapman, in reply, thanked all for the kindness shown towards himself and family during their stay in Coromandel.

A very pleasing incident took place on Friday afternoon at the Epsom public school, when the elder scholars presented Mr W. E. Browne, the secretary of the school committee, with a goldmounted fountain pen in recognition of his services to the school. Mr Browne, who lately reached his seventy-fourth birthday, takes a great interest in the school, and has been secretary to the committee for some years, rarely missing a meeting notwithstanding his age. The children took up the matter enthusiastically and cheered the veteran as he rose to respond and thank them for their gift. Mr Browne feelingly thanked the boys for their handsome present and stated that it would recall to his mind during the rest of his life his happy connection with the school.

The following is the Central Hotel visitors’ list for the past week:—From England: Mr A. Cooper, Mr L. V. Joy, Mr Arthur Caplin, Mr H. A. Ohne, Mr C. Carey Druce, Mrs Carey Druce, Miss Washington, Mr D. McCaskill, Mr and Mrs W. C. McFajean. From Chicago, Ill.: Mr J. H. Purcell. From Vancouver, Canada: Mr Chas. Lye. From New Plymouth: Mr D. A. Watt, Mr and Mrs Oliver Samuel, Mr P. F. Corkill. From Oamaru: Mr J. W. Taylor, Mr C Key, Mr Thos. Patterson, Mr R. T. Keys, Miss I. W. Eadie, Mr William Waddell, Mr and Mrs J. M. Brown. From Whangarei: Mr and Mrs Fred. Foote, Mr Colin Bifsett. From Melbourne: Miss E. Greene. From Lyttelton: Mr W. C. G. Taylor, Mr C. Kay. From Geelong, Victoria: Mr and Mrs A. Jarman. From Kaikohe: Mr George Dickison. From Rakaia: Mr G. Hardy, Miss W. Hardy. From Canterbury: Mr W. Ensor, Mr W. S. Robinson. From Christchurch: Mr and Mrs Landford Cox, Mr G. M. Hall, Mr E. W. Hulme, Dr. Withers, Mr F. C. Binns, Mr W. I. Cresswell, Mr A. C. Andrews, Mr Geo. L. Henderson. From Waihi: Mr and Mrs H.

P. Barry, Mias Barry, Master Barry. From Gisborne: Mr R. Lud brook. Mr S. Adair, Mr A. F. Mathews. From Piako: Mr and Mrs Shepherd Allen, Mr R. C. Allen. From Dunedin: Mr J. G. Hewitt, Mr and Mrs R. Wilkinson, Mr K. Young. From Te Aroha: Mr J. F. Pilling, Mr J. Gordon. From Napier: Mr

and Mrs B. Duncan, Mr Harold Gregson. From Paeroa: Mr S. A. More.-ly. Mr W r . Harris, Mr F. 11. Mueller. Mr J. W. Collins. From Coromandel: Mr R. 11. Johnson. From Sydney: Mr J. Anderson. Mr Geo. Allanby, Mr S. IL Anderson, Mr W. B. Smith,* Mr S. F. McCarthy. From Otaki: Mr W’. H. Simcox. From Waikato: Mr G. F. E. Edgecumbc. Mr R. G wynne, Mr J. Knight. Mr J. Clillord. From Wellington: Mr A. G. O. W’illcocks. Mrs S. Gilmer. Miss Gilmer. Mr T. C. Williams. Miss E. Williams. Mr J. J. O’Brien. Mr J. A. Taylor. Mr E. Clement Kirk. Air John Hogg, Mr A Macpherson. Mr and Mrs C. Dicenson, Miss Dickenson. Master Dickenson. Mr (‘has. Haines. From Karangahake: Mr E. W. Pherson, Mr and Mrs C. Dickenson, Miss Bonwick. Airs E. W. Bonwirk From Hawera: Air J. W. Drew. From Invercargill: Air Edwin Bastings. From Opotiki: Mr and Airs E. W'ithy. From Timani: Mr E. Foden. From Kaiapoi: Air Ernest Papprill.

The following is last week’s list at the Star Hotel, the number of visitors as usual being very large. From Sydney —Mr and Airs A. Bennett, Alias Eva Bennett, Mr J. Bennett, Air A. L. Davis, Air J. E. Smith, Air R. Reynolds, Mr B. Champion, Air E. Leon. Air and Airs E. Harrison, Alias Alice Harrison, Air and Airs L. Biddles, Air H. L. Broughton, Air and Airs Sydney Josephson. Miss Ada Bryant, Mr R. F. Hopkins. Air and Mrs Leslie Archer. Air Alfred Archer. From Bathurst, N.SAV.—Dr. and Airs. Anstruther. From Bendigo, N.SAV.: Mr F. Latimer. From Brisbane—Air T. L. Wynter, Mr E. J. Withy combe. Air L. E. AlcLauglan. From Charters Towers— Air and Mrs Connelly. From Melbourne —Mr R. L. Patterson, Air and Airs Dexter, Miss Dexter, Air R. A. Isaacson, Air and Mrs L. Kennedy, Air R. A. Rumsey, Air D. Cameron, Air R. A. Gibbons, Air and Airs Harris Jones, Alias IT. Benson, Air and Airs Wallace. Air J. F. Young, Air L. E. Saunders. From Singapore—• Air J. A. Witham. From Cevlon —Air R. L. Howland. Air A. Martelle, Mrs Arthur Best. Alias Eva Best From Calcutta—Air H. A. Stevenson. Mr and Airs Evans. From Kalgoorlie, W 7 .A.—Mr and Airs Master Esdaille, Alias Esdaille and nurse. Air and Airs Slennett, Air L. E. Jenkinson. From Adelaide —Air and Airs Burnett, Mr IL Blairs. Air R. L. Hutchinson. Air R. Sandy, Air A. E. Sandy. From Wellington—Air A. Emanuel, Air J. D. Mitchell, Mr and Airs 11. Heath Craike, Air A. A. Bethune, Air and Airs H. Alatthews, Air Bertrand J. Afitford, Air J. Al. King, Air and Airs F. Humble, Air L. Ritchie, Air and Airs Lamb, Air and Airs Boston, Air F. L. Boston, Air Harry E. Conner, Miss L. Alellers. From Christchurch —Mr and Airs T. Bassett, Air J. C. C. Gibbie, Air T. E. Turner, Air and Airs Masters, Miss Lena Afasters. From Dunedin— Air and Airs Thos. Ross, Mr F. R. Shoppherd, Air J. A. Grussner. From New Plymouth—Air C. H. Sharpe, Air and Mrs

Neilson, Mr A. Champion, Mr A. K. Ren nett. From Levin —Mr and Airs J. R. McDonald and son. From Palmerston North—Air Matthew Henry. From Napier—Mr and Mrs L. Edwards. Al’sg Alice Edwards. Mr Alexander lludey. From Otaki—Mr R. L. Alliston. From Hokitika Mr and Mrs Michel, Air A.

}*> King. From Tauranga Mr and Airs West, Master WcM. From Wanganui— Mr J. L. Kent, Mr and Mrs Bromley. From Hobart—Mr and Mrs Arthur Adamson. From Launceston Mr F. E. Stuart. From Italy—Mr F. C. Baishalle, From Brindisi —Mr F. C. Weir and party. From London—Mr and Mrs Wentworth, Mr G. \V. Stenson, Mr E. R. Woods. Mr aml Mrs Sinclair. From Bromley. Kent —Mr and Mrs Seaville. From Bradford. Yorks—Dr. and Mrs Wark. From New York —Mr and Mrs Wheelwright. Mr and Mrs Frank Dver. Mr F. Durranee. Mr T. 11. Benton. Mr S. D. Poole. Mr A. Roundy. Mr J. A. ATcMillan. Mr J. R. Mott. Mr E. C. Jinkins, Mr and Mrs John 11. W’ebb. From Los Angelos—Air ami .Mrs E. R. Kellam, Air F Ellis. From San Francisco—Mr and Mrs Dalston. From Toronto, Can ada—Mr Leo McHenry. From Philadelphia—Mr Thomas B. Reynolds. From St. Louis—Air Frank Fletcher. From Kimberley, South Africa—Mr and Mrs L. Atkinson. From Glasgow—Air F. Davidson. From Leith, Scotland —Mrs Leslie Carr, Dr. Swazbaeh. From Ham burg, Germany—Air and Mr Schwartz. From Paris —M. E. do Bonneville and valet. From Manila—Dr. and Airs Earle AlcKay, Airs McKay.