Personal Paragraphs

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVI, Issue 1, 6 January 1906, Page 42

Personal Paragraphs

AUCKLAND PROVINCE. Miss E. Street, of Cambridge, is on a visit to friends at the Thames. The Misses Alison (Takapuna) are staying at Kia Ora House, Rotorua. Admiral 11. Dowding, R.N., will shortly visit Auckland. Mr. S. Kronfleld returned from the islands by the Manapouri last week. Mrs C. L. Levy, Feilding, is the guest of Mrs Empson at Rotorua. Miss A. Thompson (Christchurch) is visiting Rotoriia. * Miss Vre (England) is visiting her sister, Mrs Wohlmann, at Rotorua. Mrs Hodge and family (Thames) are staying in Rotorua at present. The Hon. G. McLean is on a visit to Auckland. Dr. and Mrs Bewes (Otahuhu) are on a holiday trip South. Last, week they were in Christchurch. Mr and Airs Beale and the Misses Beale (Parnell) have been spending the holidays in Rotorua. Mrs Thorne George and Miss George (Parnell) are staying at Waiwera House. Rotorua. The Misses Berry (Takapuna), who are visiting Rotorua, are staying at Brents’. Mrs F. Kenderdine, of Aft. Eden, Auckland, is at present staying at Hamilton.

Nurse Stanley, of Waikato Hospital, has been appointed charge nurse of the public hospital at Masterton. Miss H. Wells, of Cambridge, is at present staying with Archdeacon and Mrs Willis at St. Helier’s Bay. Al. Boeufve (French Consul) and his son, who have been visiting the South, returned to Auckland by the s.s. Zea landia on Sunday. Mr. C. R. Cowper, of Melbourne, succeeds the late Mr. Clement Winter as inspector in New Zealand of the Bank of Australasia.

Mr. Horace G. Hunt organist and choirmaster of the Terrace Congregational Church, Wellington, is spending a holiday in Auckland. Bandmaster Herbert Tremaine has returned to Auckland, and taken charge ot the City Salvation Army Band, which he worked up so well some months ago. Major Whitney, general manager of the Colonial Ammunition Company, leaves London for the colonies on January Cth.

Mr and Airs Parry and family, of Mount Albert, Auckland, have taken a furnished cottag? in Cambridge for the holidays. Air J. Kays, formerly a member of the staff of Alessrs Sharland and Co., of Auckland, but now of Sydney, is on a visit to Auckland with his wife and daughter.

We regret to learn that Mr. Harold W. Hudson, secretary of L. D. Nathan ad Co., Ltd., is suffering from appendicitis, and has been obliged to enter Woodside private hospital. The Onehunga postal staff presented their postmaster, Air. J. F. Long, with a handsome portmanetau as a Christmas box. The presentation was made by’ the chief clerk. Air. T. Hale. Mr V. J. Larner, a member of the Auckland Stock Exchange, who has been on a tour of Europe for the past nine months with -Mrs. Larner, returned on Sunday via Sydney.

Mr A. B. Reynolds, choirmaster of the Sacred Heart Church, Auckland, was presented on Christmas Day with a set of silver fish servers from the clergy and choir of his church. The presentation was made with eulogistic remarks by Dr. Egan while entertaining the choir at his residence.

News has just been received from Cape Town of the death of Mr. Malcolm James Smith, which took place at his residence, Wynburg, Cape Town, on the 24th of November. Mr. Smith leaves a widow and a family of three boys to mourn his loss. He was a nephew of Mr. W. S. Laurie, of Mount Eden.

On the application of Mr A. L. Herdman, His Honor the Chief Justice last week admitted as a solicitor of th» Supreme Court Mr R. W. Hill, who has for some time occupied the position of private secretary to Mr W. F. Massey, the leader of the Opposition in Parliament. Mr and Airs A. W. Blair left Auckland for Wellington on Sunday. Mr Blair, who was with Mr Andrew Hanna, barrister and solicitor, for a considerable time, has received a very good appointment with Alessrs Skerrett and Wylie. Archdeacon Willis and family have gone to their seaside residence at St. Helier’s Bay for six or seven weeks. The Rev. Air McFarlane, of Auckland, is occupying the vicarage at Cambridge, and will take the services during Archdeacon Willis’ absence, writes our Cambridge correspondent. Amongst Aucklanders in Rotorua just now are:—Airs and Miss Boult, Mrs Gawlor, Miss Thornes, Miss Moore, Miss Small, Mrs Cleghorn (Devonport), Mrs Freke Maxwell (Devonport), Mrs Street, Aliss Gillies, Miss Rock, Miss Fallwell, Aliss Barry, Mr Meldrum.

Among visitors at Waiwera House, Rotorua, lately, have been:—'Mrs Proctor (Vancouver), Mr Allen (Canterbury), Air Quick (England), Air Krause (Samoa). Miss Tulley and Miss Woollens (Wellington), Mr and Mrs S. Wilson and three daughters (Wellington), Mr, Airs and Afi-s Walker (Remuera), Mr and Airs E. Anderson (Remuera), Miss Campbell (Te Aroha).

The Rev. D. D. Scott was inducted last week to the Onehunga Presbyterian Church. The Rev. R. F. Alacnicol, moderator of the Presbytery, presided, and the Rev. R. H. Catherwood, of St. Peter’s, preached. The Rev. R. Sommerville put the usual questions to the minister-elect. The Rev. Henry B. Gray (of St. Andrew’s) moderator during the vacancy, offered the ordination prayer and addressed the minister, while the Rev. R. L. Walker, of St. James’, addressed the congregation.

The following changes have been made among the officers of the Union Steamship Company:—Air W. B. McQueen, second officer of the Rakanoa., has come ashore for examination for a master’s certificate, and his place on the Rakanoa has been filled by Mr R. W. Bohn, second officer of the Taieri. Air AlcAlister, late second officer of the Karitane, has joined the Taineri in a similar capacity. Air Scott, second officer of the Kaituna, has relieved Air Holmes, of the Patcena, who met with a slight accident.

Captain Hugh Boseawen, bon. aide-de-camp to His Excellency the Governor, received advice last week of the death of his uncle, Colonel Arthur Tremayne, at the age of 80 years, who married a sister of Lord Donouglnnore. Colonel Tremayne took part iu the charge of the Light Brigade at Balaclava, and had two horses shot under him in the course of the historic charge, besides having the heel of his boot torn away by a shot. He got back to the lines practically unscathed, but was wounded in a subsequent action, and afterwards was counted for dead as a victim of cholera. The gallant colonel, who came of old Cornish stock, had lately lived at Carclew, near Falmouth.

The following visitors were staying at the Okoroire Hotel during the week ending December 23: From England— Mr. Pilkington, Aliss Pilkington, Airs. Harrison, Aliss Harrison, Mr. A. D. Campbell, Air. J. C. Buckingham. From Queensland —Hon. H. Albanian, Miss Palmer, Aliss E. Palmer, Miss Gardine. From Melbourne—Air. Ledingham, Air. Quick. From Fiji—Mr* Burton. From Wellington—Mr. and Airs. S. Brown, Alisa Brown. From Auckland —Air. and Mrs. McCulloch, Alaster McCulloch, Mrs. Leo. Alyers, maid, and children, Madame Boeufve, Airs, and Aliss Moore, Air. and Airs. Somerville, Mr. and Airs. Dunk, Airs. Rosenthal, maid, and child, Air. D. Downes. From Paeroa—Mr. A. Short, Air. T. Short, Mr. E. Short, Mr. Crick, Mr. Duffy, Air. Williams. From Rotorua —Air. Morressay. From Hamilton—Mrs. and Aliss Cussen, Mr. Burd, Mr. Williamson, Air. AlcSheen, Air. Pauton, Air. Golly, Mr. Henderson. .From Drury—Mr. Wright, Mr. Harry Cossey, Mr. Herbert Cossey, Mr. Wil* liam Cossey, Mr. AlcPeake.

TARANAKI PROVINCE. Mr R. 0. Esse, of Waverley, has been revisiting New Plymouth. Mr H. Ballantyne has been visiting New Plymouth. Mr J. F. Frith, of Nelson, has returned home from New Plymouth. Mr J. Standish, of Auckland, is spending his holidays in New Plymouth. Mrs F. Fantham (Pieton) is visiting her sister, Mrs D. E. Fantham, Hawera. Mr R. C. Hamerton, of Wellington, is staying with his relatives at New Plymouth for a few days. Mr' A. Atkinson, of Auckland, has been visiting his relations at New Plymouth. Mr Campbell MeDiarmid, of Hamilton, has been spending his Christmas holidays at New Plymouth. Mr H. Nixon, late of the Bank of New Zealand, Wanganui, has been spending a few days in New Plymouth. Mr C. E. Messenger, of Wellington, has been staying with his brother at New Plymouth. Mr W. Leatham, of Auckland, has been on a visit to his relations in New Plymouth, accompanied by Mr Rawson. Mr and Mrs A.'J. Mclntosh, of Invercargill, have been spending their holidays in New Plymouth. Mr R. H. Nolan and his son have arrived in Hawera after a ten months’ trip to England. Miss Latter, who has been spending the winter in Eltham and Hawera, has returned to Christchurch, accompanied by her sister, Mrs A. Tcmpler, Eltham. HAWKE'S BAY PROVINCE. Mr and Mrs M. Barnett (Wellington) are spending a few days in Napier. Mrs R. Dunean (Napier) is spending a week in Wellington. Misses Todd-Fannin (Napier) are epending a week in Wellington. Mrs F. Moelcr has returned to Napier after spending some months in London. Mrs Westall, of Napier, is spending some weeks in Wellington. Miss Simpson (New Plymouth) is spending a holiday in Napier. Mr and Mrs Ronald (Napier) are spending some weeks in Taupo. Miss McLernon (Napier) is spending some weeks in the country. Mrs Von. Dadrdzon has returned to Napier from the country, and is tha guest of Lady Whitmore. Miss Cotterill (Masterton) is spending some weeks in Napier. She is the guest of Mrs Stopford. Miss Hamlin (Napier) is spending a short holiday in Wairoa, and is the guest of Mrs Glendinning. Miss Glendinning has returned to Wairoa after spending some weeks in Napier. Mr and Mrs Tiers are spending a week or two in Napier as the guests of Judge Brabrant. Mrs Pierce (Wellington), who is spending some weeks in Napier, is th.s guest of Mrs Holmes Dean. Mrs and Miss Stead (Christchurch) are spending a week or two in Napier. They are the guests of Mrs Wilfred Stead. Miss Twig has returned to Napier after spending some months in G'sborne. Miss N. McVay (Napier) is spending some weeks in Feilding. WELLINGTON PROVINCE. Miss O’Brien, of Wanganui, has gone to Wellington for the holidays. Mrs. Dodgshun, of Wanganui, has gene for a long visit to Dunedin. Miss Owen, of Wanganui, is staying with relations in Wellington. Mr. R. Anderson, of Wanganui, has returned from Auckland.

Mr H. Waldegrave, of Palmerston North, is at Rotorua. Mrs. S. Gordon, of Wanganui, is staying with friends in Christchurch.

Mr and Mrs Chatfield, Wellington, have gone to the Hot Lakes for a visit. The Misses Gorrie (Auckland) are in Wellington for the tennis tournament.

Mr and Mrs Ziele (Christchurch) are spending a week or two in Wellington. Mr and Mrs Tanner have gone to Rona Bay for January.

Miss Campbell (Dunedin) is in Wellington on a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Cotteril, of Greymouth, are staying in Wanganui with Mrs. John Anderson.

Mr. Palmer, of Auckland, is the gue«t of Mr. and Mrs. James Anderson, in Wanganui. Mrs Thompson and Miss Wilson have gone North to spend Christmas, writes our Palmerston North correspondent. Miss Dora Reed (Palmerston North) spent the Christmas holidays in Dunedin.

Miss Fookes (New Plymouth) is the guest of Mrs H. 8. Fitzherbert (Palmerston North). The Hon. F. Arkwright, Mrs and Miss Arkwright spent a week or two in Wellington on their way to England. Miss Wallis (England) is at present the guest of the Bishop of Wellington and Mrs Wallis at Bishopscourt. The Hon. T. W. Hislop and Mis Hislop have left Wellington for a motor trip to Auckland by way of Napier and Taupo. Mr and Mrs Brian Lysaght (Hawera) are in Wellington, staying with Mr and Mrs Stowe.

Mr and Mrs Burnett and a party of young people are camping out at Trentham, near Wellington. Mr and Mrs Gerald Fitzgerald, who have been for a six months' trip to England, are back in Wellington again. Mrs Menzies has left Wellington for Invercargill, where she will spend some weeks with her daughter, Mrs Watson. Dr. and Mrs MacArthur have left for Canterbury (writes our Wellington correspondent). They will visit Hanmer before returning home. Mrs. W. Humphreys, of Kawhia, who has been staying in Wanganui, has left for Hunterville, where she is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Barthorpe. Mr J. Pearee, who has been absent from Wellington for some years, has arrived on a visit to his people. At present he is staying with Mr and Mrs A. Pearce at Lowry Bay. Mr Leo Buller, who recently arrived from England, has gone to Lake Papaitonga for a few days. Mr Percy Buller is still making good progress to recovery, and will soon be able to leave Wellington for change of air. The Rev. Father Hayes, who since his temperance campaign in Auckland has beea recruiting his health in the north of the colony, is now in Wellington as the guest of Dr. Machin. His health is much imrpoved. He expects to leave New Zealand by the Maheno in the middle of January.

The chief officials of the Mines Department assembled in the Ministers’ room at Wellington to bid farewell to the retiring Under-Secretary, Mr 11. J. Eliot, and to present him with a testimonial. The Minister, Hon. J. McGowan, spoke in high terms of Air Eliot’s past services. Mr. T. 11. Hamer, the new Under-Secretary, was present at the function, and his fitness for the position was the subject of eulogy during the speeches. Captain and Mrs Gisborne, who recently arrived from England, spent Christmas and New Year in Wellington. They intend going the West Coast Sounds trip and doing the South Island. They leave for Sydney after visiting the Hot Lakes, and will probably return to England by way of America. Captain Gisborne is a nephew of Captain Edwin, and formerly lived in Wellington. Captain and Mrs Rose, who recently arrived from England on one of their periodic visits, are staying at “Bellevue,” Lower Hutt. They intend to spend at Jeast six months in the colony. Early in January they are going to Auckland to see their married daughter, Mrs Houghton. Miss Rose and Miss N. Rose are remaining in London. Early this year Sir Joseph and Lady Ward are going to Italy, where Sir Joseph will represent New Zealand at the Postal Conference to be held at Romo. Miss Eileen Ward will accompany them, and after some weeks in Italy the party will go on to England. Sir Joseph will be back in New Zealand for the session, but it is probable that Lady Ward and her daughter will remain behind in order to make a longer stay in the Old Country.

SOUTH ISIAND. Miss Somerville (Wellington) is tbe guest of Mrs John Deans, at Riccarton. Mr and Mrs Studholme, of Coldstream, are on a visit to Auckland. Miss Kitson lias returned to Christchurch from her visit to Nelson. Miss Brandon (Wellington) is staying with Mrs Deans (Riccarton). Mr and Mrs W. B. Cowlishaw, of Christchurch, left last week to do the Australian tour. Messrs J. B. Reid and J. F. Reid, of Oamaru, were in Auckland for the racing. Dr. and Mrs Trevor, of Ashburton, are leaving for a trip to the O’d Country early in January. Mrs Finch (Wellington) is paying a visit to Mrs Molyneaux, llereford-street, Christchurch.

Mrs R. Dampier-Atkinson. who has been visiting friends in Christchurch, has returned to Blenheim. Mrs Reeves, who has been visiting Mrs Lance, at Horsley Downs, has returned to Christchurch.

Mrs C. Dalgety, who went to Dunedin to attend her sister’s wedding, has returned to Christchurch. Mrs Turner (Geraldine) is staying with Mrs Hugh Reeves at the Deanery, Armagh-street, Christchurch. Miss Barnicoat (Wanganui) passed through Christchurch last week, on her way to Cu'vcrden, where she will be the guest of Mrs Marmaduke Bethell.

Mr and Mrs Gilbert Anderson and family, Mr and Mrs W. Carey Hill, and Mr and Mrs Nixon (Christchurch) are spending Christmas and New Year at Kaikoura, the guests of Mr Bullen. Mrs Bullock and Miss Mary Bullock, who have just returned from England and the Continent, have taken a house at St. Albans for a few months, writes our Christchurch correspondent. Mr C. A. C. Hardy, M.H.R., states that owing to the claims of his private business he will not seek re-election at the expiration of the present Parliament.

Among the passengers by the Rimutaka for London and Edinburgh were three medical students from Otago— Messrs Chapman, Sim, and Murray. They are accompanied by Mr R. Scott, a son of Professor Scott, of Dunedin.

The Christchurch Police Force has the distinction of containing in its ranks an expert in Hindustani, in the person of Sergeant Bird. At an inquest recently held in Christchurch, in which most of the witnesses were Hindus, the Sergeant acted as interpreter, and discharg ed the duties with such fluency th what at first promised to be a lengthy sitting was greatly shortened. Sergeant Bird, who is an Englishman, spent many years in India.