LINGA LONGA PRIVATE HOTEL.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1346, 10 February 1916, Page 40

LINGA LONGA PRIVATE HOTEL.

In a central position, removed from the noise and bustle of city life, yet within easy access of trams, trains and steamers, Linga Longa Private Hotel is a comfortable home for visitors and travellers. This private hotel, which is situated at 21 Eden Crescent, Auckland, has just been entirely renovated and is now in capital order. The rooms are lofty and commodious and comfortably furnished. V.sitors have the use of the billiard table, which adjoins the smokingroom. The sitting-room and drawing rooms are very cool and inviting, and no expense has been spared to make “Linga Longa” just what appears in the advertisement—“a home away from home.” Mrs. E. Watts, who is ably ass sted in the management of the hotel by her daughters, is courteous and considerate to her guests, and we feel sure that no efforts will be spared on their part to study the comfort and convenience of their guests. Visitors coming to town with their families will find “Linga Longa” very convenient, while the charge of 6s. per diem will be found extremely reasonable. Telegrams and letters receive prompt attention, and trains and steamers are met if so desired.

Mr. Henry Lawson, the well-known Australian writer, has taken a small holding at Yauco, where he intends to live.

Mr. A. J. Edmunds, solicitor, of Whangarei, has enlisted for active service.

Trooper D. Knickel is the tallest soldier in Queensland. His height is 6ft. 10% in.

Mr. W. E. Pearson, of Wellington, has returned to New Zealand after a trip to Great Britain, Canada, Japan and Egypt.

Mr. C. F. Smuts, nephew of General Smuts, of South African fame, is spending a few days in the Queenstown district (says the Lake Wakatipu “Mail”). Mr. Smuts acted as war correspondent for Home papers during the whole period of the Boer War. He will shortly journey to France to .act in a similar capacity for several Home papers.

Mr. Albert van Asslear, a Belgian who took part in the memorable battles at the commencement of the war, is now. visiting Ashburton (says an exchange). He arrived in New Zealand with a letter of introduction to Mr. William Harding, of Willowby, Ashburton, and has been the guest of Mr. Harding for some time past.

Mr. T. J. Parker, who was formerly manger of the Huddart-Parker Steamship Company’s Dunedin office, has been appointed a second lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery in England.

The death is announced of Mr. George C. Israel, formerly manager of the North Dunedin branch of the Bank of New Zealand. The deceased was an old resident of Dunedin and took a considerable interest in educational and musical matters. He was a son-in-’aw of the late Mr. J. W. .Jago, formerly manager of the Dunedin “Evening Star,” and a brother-in-law of the late Sir Joshua Williams.

Keas are becoming fairly numerous on the higher peaks of the Remarkables, says the “Lake County Press,” and the shepherds on Kawarau Falls Station recently discovered several dead sheep which had evidently fallen victims to the birds. Last week Mr. J. P. Mcßride, accompanied by Dr. Edie and Mr. Kennett, left the station at an ea.’ly hour on a shooting expedition, and after an arduous climb of about four hours, Lake Alta (7100 ft. was safely reached. Several keas were seen on the shores of the lake, and dur.ng a stay of two hours eight birds were shot.

Included among the passengers who arrived in Wellington from America by the Ma tai were four young Finns, who have come to New Zealand to follow farming pursuits at Pigeon Bay, Canterbury. Only one oi tae party is able to speak English, and none of them have been away very long from their own country. All the men are of military age, and fine specimens of manhood.

Mr. H. F. Law, manager of the Bank of Australasia at Waverley, and late of New Plymouth, has been transferred to the Auckland district.

The death occurred in Timaru the other day of Mr. Egerton Humphries Reid, seventh son of Mr. John Reid, of Elderslie, Oamaru. The deceased was 40 years of age. After farming for some time in North Otago he had for the last 11 years been a member of the Timaru firm of Messrs. Guinness and Le Cren. He was a prominent supporter of racing and the hunt. A year or so ago he was seriously injured in a motor accident, and never properly got over it. He leaves a widow and two children.

“Germany will not freeze or starve to death this winter,” says a neutral correspondent. “To judge by the amount of coal stored along the railway line from Holland to Berlin,

someone has been busy in the mines this summer. No matter how short she may be of other supplies, there should always be a few potatoes to tide her over till the spring. It looked to me as though the Government had ordered every farmer to plant potatoes, and no one had disobeyed the order. Working in the potato fields, you see French soldiers, conspicuous by their red and blue uniforms, Russians and Belgians, but I did not recognise a single British ‘Tommy.’ They were busy harvesting a crop which is said to have broken all the records.”

Dr. and Mrs. Thacker have returned to Wellington after a visit to Rotorua.