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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 7, 18 February 1905, Page 42

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Mr- Wilson (Wellington) is visiting Nt t-> Thompson (I’aiuierstoii North). Mi and Mrs Marsden Heywood, of Wellington, ure ut present in Wanganui. Mr and Mr> Wesiinavoit (South Canterbury) were in C-’n list church last week. Mrs Strachey (Timaru) is the guest of Mr.- i: C. I. Stevens, Christ church. The Rev. Mi Isitt arrived from the South in the Rotuiti last week. Mrs and Miss Campbell, of Wanganui. ate visiting friend- in Wellington. Mis- Brabant, of Wanganui, has returned from her visit to Napier. Mrs Rawson, of New Plymouth. is the guest of Mrs Dudgshuti, in Wanganui. Mi-s Turton is back in Wellington after a trip to Hawke’s Bay. Mrs. Hubbard (Nelson) has been staying with .Mrs. Willis (Johnsonville). Mr. and Mrs. G. Broad have returned to Napier after a stay in Wellington. Miss Coates, of Wellington, is visiting Auckland at present. Miss Tolhurst (Wellington) is staying with friends in Auckland. Messrs. Wyvern and Guy Williams are in ~nj on a visit. Mrs Mann, who has been for a trip to Auckland, has returned io Gisborne. Dr. .Moore, of Napier, has been for a short visit to Wellington. Mr and Mrs F. W. Williams, of Napier, left last- week for England, Mrs Gregory is staying with Mrs Dinwiddie. of Napier. .Mrs I leu’ey, of Napier. is spending a few weeks at- Pohui. Miss Davidson, of Sydney, is staying with Mrs Todd- Bluff Kill. Napier. Mr Stevens, of Wellington, is paying New Plymouth a visit. Mrs and Miss Campbell (Wanganui) are the guests of Mrs (Dr.) Campbell (Palmerston North). Mr Tydt-main of the firm of Tydeman and ()’< onnor, Palmerston North, has g>ne on a trip io England. Mr and Mrs Thompson, of the Thames, have been staying at "Wharcnui,” Wanganui. 'The Rev. Father McGuinness. who succeeds Father Kehoe at Te Aroha R.C. ( liureh, has taken up his duties. .Mr W. Rock-traw, of the Wellington postal stuff, is being transferred to Auckland. Mis ami Miss A eland (Mount Peel) are in ( hristchureh. staying at the Deanery. Mr and Mrs Marmaduke Bethel I (North Canterbury) were in Christchurch !»• ••!! :y, staying at Warner’s. .Mrs W. Rutherford (Montrose) is the guest of Mrs Charles t ook, t ranmer Sptare. ( 4 h list church. Mrs and Miss Montgomerie, of "Eagle sli a m.” Wanganui, are the guests of Mrs Graham, in Dunedin. Mr Paul Hansen has purchased Mr Patterson’s residence at the corner of B-ach road. Lake Takapuna. Maj »r < b-n.-rai Babington. who has been visiting the thermal district, returned to Wellington list week. Miss Gay shaw. of Auckland, spent a few days in New Plymouth on her way home to Auckland. Miss Ruby Graham, of Hamilton, is staying with her sister, Mrs Buckleton. of New Plymouth. Mr Jack Mack low has returned to Auckland after a .-.hurt stay in New Plymo u I h. Mi<s Dodgshun. «»f Wanganui, has b cn the guest of Mis- Ward. >ilverhope, Rangitikei. Mrs 1-. Hatherly, of Wanganui, has r urn.si fr.>m i bort vi-it to Miss V v i rd. at Sil verhope. Dr. and Mrs \nderson, of Blenheim, intend going un ;in extended vi.wir to J •••’.an i and the Continent shortly'. < apiain Parker of the Customs De-p»triu-nl. went to R >torua last week f »t a fortnight’s holiday. Mr Gerard, Official Assignee, went to (.Ghurne on batnrd ay by tho

Mrs G. M. Morris and Mrs and Miss -Begg, of Napier, have returned home after a pleasant visit to Waipukurau. Mr. Albeit Ernest Greeuslade. of the Tliaihcs, returned from Sydney by the Zealandia on Sunday, after an absence of four years. Mrs and the .Misses Marg<diouth. of Napier, have returned from a long visit to England. The Misses Campbell Thomson (2). have returned to Gisborne from their trip to Wellington. Miss Watkins (Christ church) has been staying in Gisborne with Mr and Mrs Arthur Seymour. The Rev. Herbert Williams and Mrs Williams have left Gisborne on route for England. Mrs Booth and Miss Edit' Booth (Wairarapa) arc staying at Day's Bay. Wellington. Mrs and (he Misses John Anderson, of Wanganui, have returned"from a visit Ig Wellington. Mrs Chas. Ranson. Remucra. Auckland. is going on a visit to Taranaki on Sunday. Miss Madeline Walkins. returned to Auckland last week after a must enjoyable trip to the Hot Lakes. Miss Ida Eraser is back in Wellington after a stay of some months in Auckland. * Mr. and Mrs. Meadows are back in Wellington after a visit to the South Island, during which they drove through the Buller and Otira Gorges. Mrs Ivor Evans. Parnell. Auckland, accompanied Mrs Hill, wife of Mr Clem Hill, tlie Australian cricketer, to the Hut Isikes ami down the Wanganui River. Airs Cleghorn, of Wanganui, has returned after an enjoyable visit to Mr and Mrs ( hay tor at Marshlands, Spring Creek. Piclon. Mr and Mrs Holds hip. of Sydney, and formerly of Auckland, are on a .visit to their son. Mr A. R. Holdship, of Wanganui. Airs George Rhodes (Meadowbank) and her little daughter are at Sumner for a change, while Air Rhodes is up Nori h. Mrs WoodroiTe (Christchurch) and her sister. Airs Harmer, from Sydney, are visiting Mrs Robin Campbell at Otekaike. Air J. W. J. Preston, who was on the staff of the I niou S.B. Co., has been appointed manager of the Burnie (Tas. j otVice of the company. Mr J. D. AL Kenzio. of M hangarei, has announced himself as a candidate for the .Marsden seat, which is at present held by Air F. Mander. M.H.R. Mr Walter A. Given, AI.A., of Dunedin, has been selected out of several candidates fur the position of second assistant master at Prince Albert College, Auckland. Sister Josephine has been elected Rev. Mother of the Sisters of Mercy in the Auckland district. The Rev. Mother Ignatius was her predecessor in that office. Mr Murdoch, purser of the Union steamer Herald, has been transferred to the Island steamer Navua as purser, Air Mooney going over to the Herald. Mr E. Bartley, the Auckland Hospital Board’s architect, has been at Waihi for a few days in connection with the proposed extensive additions to the local hospital. Mr John A. Woodward, who is well known in connection with insurance business in this city, has been appointed district agent at Auckland for the fire department of the Yorkshire Insurance Company. Mr and Miss Christie, of Wanganui, have returned from the Sounds trip, but Mrs Christie has remained in ( hristchureh, and is staying with her daughter, Mrs Stedman. The Rev. Fr. Hills, of St. Patrick’s College, Wellington. who has been spending his vacation in Auckland, where he was a guest of Dr. Lenihan at. Bishop’s House, Ponsonby. returned home last week. Mrs and Miss Carew, of Dunedin, who have been the guests of Mrs John Stevenson, in Wanganui, have returned to the South, and intend to leave Now Zealand shortly on an extended tour in England anti the Continent. Father Tormey, who is being transferred from Onohunga to Kihikihi., is to be presented with an address and a

purse of sovereigns by Onehunga parishioners. Mr J. M. E. Garrow, Registrar of the Otago University, has resigned that position in order to start practice as a for which profession he recently qualified. Mr J. Drummond, formerly a master at the Napier High School, has left for Scotland, and intends to study for the medi<*al profession at the Edinburgh University. Capt. John Bernech, who is on holiday leave, arrived in Auckland last week by the Takapuna with Airs and Miss Bernech. Capt. G. iuimbert has been relieving him temporarily as master of the Taluue. The many friends of Mr James Rolleston, formerly proprietor of the Central Hotel, will be pleased to hear that he has recovered from his recent illness, and has again re-entered business, having taken a lease of the Grand Hotel. Princes street, Auckland. Air Joseph Parker, assistant subeditor of the Wellington ••Post/’ and Mr W. Judge, editor of the athletic section of the IMinedin “Star,” are visiting Auckland for a few days. The report that Air A. E. G. Rhodes intended being a candidate for the Avon seat at the next general election is denied by our Christchurch correspondent, who wires that Air Rhodes has no such intention. Mr W. Berry, senior member of the Hansard staff, has been appointed in charge of the reporting Work of the Land 'Tenure Commission. R. A. Loughnan, of Wellington, has been appointed secretary to the Commission. Amongst the visitors to Wellington is Air W. Denis!on Roebuck, of Leeds, England, and a Fellow of the Linnaean Society. He is about to visit Rotorua, going there by wav of the AVanganui River. The ~nd police force has been strengthened by the addition of live men, which will enable two extra constables to be stationed at Newton, and one extra at Newmarket. Auckland city, and Waihi. The Rev. W. E. Lush, vicar of the Church of the Epiphany, returned from Gisborne in the AJetoria on Sunday. He and Mrs Lush have been visiting Waikaremoana. Air. 11. D. Bell, of the legal partnership of Bell, Gully, and Bell, in Wellington. has returned to the colony from hjs trip to England. He was away nearly a year. Air L. L. R. Hansburg, of the London Philatelic Society, arrived from Sydney by the Alanuka last week, lie is making a lour of the colonies in order to get information for a new book on Australian philately that is to be published by the Society. Mr George Earp-Thomas, dentist, of Wellington, left by the Ventura last month on a tour of the world. He will take a course of study at the Pennsylvania University, Philadelphia, before returning to New Zealand.

Detective Kennedy, of the Auckland police detective force, has been tquw. ferred to Christchurch, and leave. Auckland shortly. Detective Bailey, of Christchurch, and well-known in Auckland, exchanges places with hint. Miss .Marion Arkwright (England) arrived in Wellington by the last Sydney steamer. She has conic out to stay with her relations, the Hon. F. and Mrs Arkwright (Marton), for some months. Mr and Mrs Arkwright were in Wellington to meet her. Archbishop Kelly, of Sydney, arrived in Wellington last week, and with Arcli'bishop Carr, of Melbourne, the Bishop, of Wiicannia, Sale and Sandhurst,, Bishop Lenihan, of Auckland, and other 11. C. eleries. proceeded to Christchurch to be pij'sent at the consecration of the neitß.t 1 . Cathedral. Mr and Mrs O, (lore Adams (of the Thames) and party spent a unique holiday during the vacation, having formed a riding expedition to explore the Far North. Starting from Pania Bay they visited all intervening places of interest as far North as Hokianga, the scenery passed being magnificent. Mr IL M. Houston, was entertained by his friends, political and otherwise, at a banquet at Mangonut recently, in recognition of his services as chairman of the Maiigomii County Council for the past 20 years. The hall was crowded to the doors with visitors, and the greatest enthusiasm was shown. Mr L. W. McGlasluin, on retiring from the position of salesman to the Northern Boiler Milling Company, was the recipient of a gold albert ami sovereign case. Mr Mitchell (accountant), who made tha presentation on behalf of the office staff, referred to the good feeling which had always existed. Mrs. 3. E. Smith, who, with her daughters, has been absent from Wellington for some time, has returned. Until her own house is ready she ha. moved into a house in Tinakori-road, lately oceupieij by the Bev. T. Sthaley. Miss Edith Bendall, who has been studying art in Melbourne for soma time, is shortly coming back to Wellington, where her people live. She brings several orders for illustrations to books with her to be fulfilled while here. A very pleasing function took place last week at the Newmarket, railway workshops, when Mr Robert Handcock, the well-known footballer, was presented with a handsome extension dining table on the occasion of hie marriage. Mr Thomas Dickenson made the presentation on behalf of the employees. Mr. W. T. Appleton, general manager of the Huddart-Parker Proprietary, speaking at the luncheon on the Wimntera in AVellington. said that had Mr. James Mills, managing director of the Union Company, done in England the work he had done in New Zealand he would have been knighted long ago. Mr F. A. Hornibrook, of the Christchurch School of Physical Culture, has received a letter from Mr Sandow. ths

famous strong man and physical culture apostle, asking whether he can suggest a couple of New Zealand “Sandowitos” to accompany Mr Sandow on his tour of the world, which will commence next May. Mr Homihrook expects to be able to provide suitable men. Dr. Eugene O’Neil), of Dunedin, is t Dr. J. Hardie Neil (Auckland) for a few Sirs. He came hither by way of Taumaranui, and he goes back to Dunedin on Saturday. Dr. O’Neill was a surgeon in the Sixth Contingent, and prior to that was for a time senior resident medical officer of the Dunedin Hospital. He is a graduate of Otago University in medicine. Mr C. F. D. Cook, who has been nominated for the Rhodes Scholarship from Canterbury College, has had a brilliant scholastic career. He went from Christ’s College to the University on a junior scholarship and graduated as B.A. in 1903 with senior scholarships in Latin and Greek. He is a keen general athlete, and was champion highjumper of the University last year. An interesting presentation took place at the Auckland Diedertafcl practice last week, when Mr Frank Wright, one of the original members of the society, was the recipient of a gold lyre in recognition of his services, carrying with it an honorary life membership. This being also the commencement of another session—the thirteenth—the new conductor, Mr Alfred Hill, made the individual ac quaintancc of the members. Mrs Ballance, who is just returning to England, has been six months in the colony, visiting her friends and relations. After the death of her husband. the Hon. .1. Ballance. Premier of New Zealand, she and her daughter went to England, where they have been living ever since, with occasional sojourns abroad. Most of her time on this last visit has been spent in Wanganui with her sister, Mrs Griffiths. (Several Wellington people came to Auckland to join the Ngapuhi on the excursion to the North. This trip is rapidly growing in favour, as it opens up new ground to those living South of Auckland. Mrs and Miss Kane. Miss Dunn, Mr McMenamen, Mrs ami Miss Wright, and Mr Montefiore were among the passengers from Wellington. Amongst the recent visitors to Dargaville were Mr T. P. Clark, engineer to the Waihi Gold Mining Company, and Mr C. C. Andersen, front Copenhagen. who is superintending the installation of improved crushing machinery at the Waihi battery. These gentlemen arc making a tour of the North. After “doing” Whangarei and the Bay of Islands, they return via the East Coast to Auckland. Mr P. Quinlan, the well-Jsnown hotelkeeper. has taken over the Thistle Hotel, in Auckland, from Mr Sinnae.ii, and Mr Lynch has returned to his old position as licensee of the Clarendon, which he had transferred to Mr Quinlan. Another hotel that has changed ownership is the Paeroa Hotel, Paeroa,

which has been taken over by Mr E. F. Moriarty, late of the Central Hotel, Dargaville. Mr R. Hobbs, who at last week’s meeting of the Education Board entered a protest against the action of the Board in the O’Donoghue case, will emphasise his protest by tendering his resignation before the next meeting. Several school committees have, we understand, already approached Mr Hobbs with a view to his contesting the vacancy that his resignation will create, and it is probable that he will be a candidate. Mr St. John M’Guire, eldest son of Mr Felix M’Guire, ex-M.H.R. for Hjiwera, and a well-known property-holder at Te Awamutu, died suddenly at his residence at Riverlea last week. The deeeased was born in Hawera 31 years ago. Apprenticed to I he sea. he served some years with the New Zealand Shipping Company, and afterwards with the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company, in whose service he rose to the rank of second officer before relinquishing the sea to take up farming at Riverlea. M- H Gilbert (Sydney), is at present in Wellington, on holiday leave. For many years he was on the staff of the Wellington branch of the Union Shipping Company. His taet and urbanity were, very useful in dealing with the travelling public, and the skill with which he invariably impressed the intending passenger that his or her berth was “the best on the ship” (regardless of its situation) is still remembered in Wellington with admiration. The Hon. J. W. Barnieoat. M.L.C., who died at Nelson recently at tho age of 91. was one of the most venerated men in th< province. He was one of the earliest, settlers in Nelson, being concerned in the original surveys, and a survivor of the tragic VVairau massacre following the survey of Te Rauparaha’s land. Ho also assisted in the surveying of Dimedin City. He was Speaker of the Nelson Provincial Council for several years, and was appointed M.L.C. in 1883, retaining his position till he retired in 1902. Amongst his children is Miss Constance Bainieoat. the wellknown Anglo-colonial journalist. The Hon. Sir Edward Wittenoom, K.C.M.G., who is staying at the Grand Hotel, haying arrived from Sydney on Sunday bv the Zealandia. was AgentGeneral for Western Australia from 1890 to 1901. and acting-Premier of tho State in 1897. being Minister for Post and Telegraph. Mines, and Education in the Government that took office in 1894. He was originally a squatter in M .A. for 17 years, and then a merchant for eight years, after which time he devoted himself to polities. He is about ti| make a tour of the colony. It is with very great regret that I record the death of Airs. Blackett, widow of the late Mr. John Blackett, for many years Engineer-in-Uhicf for the colony (writes our Wellington eorres(pondent). Her illness was. of some weeks’ duration, and throughout it she was tended with loving care by her daughters, Alisses K. and I. Blackett. The deepest sympathy is felt for them in their sad loss: Their only brother, Mr. J. Blackett, is at present in South Africa, where he holds an important civil engineering appointment. Air Gerald Parkinson, a New Zealander who astonished the faculty of the National Dental Hospital a few weeks ago by carrying off six out of the eight gold medals offered for competition in different branches of dental science, was a Hawera boy. Referring to Air Parkinson ami other New Zealanders at the annual dinner of the National Dental Hospital, the Dean said they were used to hard work, and were certainly threatened with intelligence. Mr Enderby. of Wanganui, and Mr Lusk, of Dunedin, who had been studying dentistry at the National Hospital, have left for New Zealand, and Air Whitehouse, of Wellington, has entered the hospital. Mr Parkinson goes up for his L.D.S. degree eafly this year. The Rev. A. L. Crump, a Now Zealander who is acting as missionary in New Britain, is visiting the colony with a native teacher, being now in Wellington. The Methodist Church is endeavouring to raise V 10,090 for missionary enterprise iu New Guinea, New Ireland, the Solomon Islands, New Britain, Fiji, Samoa, and amongst the 25.000 Indians who work on the sugar plantations in Fiji. In New Britain —the area of which is about the name as that of t>he North Island of New

Zealand—tribal wars are still carried ou, cannibalism exists, infants are killed, and old people are allowed to starve. The natives beg for more teachers to visit their villages, and chiefs are constantly petitioning to this effect. Air F. W. Matthews. of Aoroa, who is to take up the position of secretary to. the Mitchelson Timber Company, was last week the recipient of a case of mounted pipes from the employees at the Aoroa mills. Mr Matthews has been associated with Ihe Wairoa since 1878, and was in recent years manager of the Aoroa mill of the company. He was chairman of the Hobson County Council for seven years, and during his terms the roads between Dargaville and Talaraiki and other main roads were made. Mr Matthews was the first to bore artesian wells in the district and obtain a good supply of water, sinking three bores nn his property, with a How of 3000 gallons per day. In all religion* matters he has been an active worker, and the Aoroa Methodist body regret the departure of one of its ablest, and tried servants. A large number of friends and members of the Central Mission Christian Endeavour Society mot last week in the Centra! Mission Hall. Auckland, to bid farewell to a number of members of the society. One of the departing friends. Mr. F. Irvine, who leaves t!:is week to take up missionary work in New Guinea. where he will join the Rev. Abel, an old Auckland boy. The Primitive Methodist Church is responsible for the departure of two- other members- —the Revs. IT. Daniels and A. Armstrong —both of whom have been stationed in the Taranaki district. The president of the society (Mr \V. IL Smith) referred in glowing terms to the splendid services rendered to the society, and to the Central Mission as a whole, by the departing .members, and it was with a certain amount of regret that, they were bidding farewell. On behalf of the society, he had much pleasure in presenting each member with a handsome leather writing-case and a valedictory letter. The Rev. J. B. Butler and Mr J. Ixiok also spoke, eulogising the work of the departing friends.