THE TOURIST and TRAVELLER

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1359, 11 May 1916, Page 37

THE TOURIST and TRAVELLER

HERE AND THERE.

The death is reported of Mr. John Rose, well known as the inventor o. the starting machine on most of the racecourses. He died at his dence, Wellington, at the age of 7. years. On the occasion of the German Emperor’s birthday (January 27) the German Consulate at Lausanne hoisted the German flag. A large crowd collected in front of the building and demanded that it should be replaced by the Swiss flag, and, in spite OL the efforts of the police, succeeded m pulling it down. Amongst those to arrive in Christchurch recently was Dr. W. Irving, who has spent a year in England, mostly at the Netley Military Hospital. He was on the medical stau of the hospital ship Maheno on th? voyage to New Zealand. * * * * The Rev. O. J. Kimberley, secretary of the New Zealand Church Missionary Society, has returned to Auckland after a tour in the South with the Ven. Dr. Batchelor, of Japan. * » » The Aurora brought a very fine collection of bird-skin speciments of s the Emifcror penguins, Adele penguins, skuna gulls, giant petrels, seals, leopards, etc., from the Antarctic. * * * * Mrs. Minchin, who lives at Cambridge, has no less than 26 nephews at the front. One is shut up at Kut-el-Amara, and one is reported to have been killed with the relieving force, the others being distributed over the various fields of action. This must come near establishing a record. * * * * That early to bed and early to rise saved something besides daj light was a claim advanced on strictly economic lines by a Dr. Franklin in the year 1784. In a Paris newspaper he published an ingenious essay on the advantages of early rising “as a mere piece of economy.” He estimated that the saving in Paris alone by using sunshine instead of candles would amount to 96,000,000 French livres, or £4,000,000 per annum. What a jolly way of paying for the war —by going to bed early. ❖ ❖ ❖ * Mrs. L. J. A. Fox, of Keiburn, Wellington, and lately a resident of Cuba Street, has received intimation from Cardoba, Argentina, that she is the sole beneficiary under the will of the late Alberto Rodrigur, who died at Cordoba on February 7th. The estate is valued at £27,000. Mrs. Fox will leave New Zealand early in June for Argentina and will be away for about three months. ~ * Mr. S. Morell Macalister, LL.B., of the firm of Macalister Bros., of Invercargill, has arrived in Wellington, en route for London, to join an Officers’ Training Corps. Mr. Macalister has for some months been training with C Battery, and has arranged to enlist in the Royal Field Artillery. • * * Rex Beach, the novelist, is accompanying an American “movies” expedition filming strange sights and scenes in Asia and South Seas. The party will visit Cocos Island, the scene of the Sydney-Emden fight. $ * $ * Mr. Thomas Trood, British Viceconsul at Apia, Samoa, from the time of the German annexation to the occupation by the New Zealand Forces, has just died, aged 83 years. Since the British occupation, Mr. Trood has been assistant native judge. His funeral was very largely attended, amongst those present being Colonel Logan and staff.

Sir James Mills will succeed Sir Archibald Denny as president of the Marine Engineers’ Association in London. * W * »• The natives of the Lake Chad region, when compelled to camp near the immense swamp, bury them sei ve ■■ to the neck in soft mud in order t? escape the infliction of many mo;. quito bites during sleep. * * - * Mr. W. Birenstill, of Zurich. S’v'\ zerland, is paying a visit to New Zealand. He is at present in Well hi - ton, and is staying at the Grand Hotel. # * # * Lieutenant-Colonel Tracy R. Ingli ; has returned to Awapuni, where he is commandant of the Field Ambulance camp.

Mr. Jasper Kruger, nephew of-Pre-sident Kruger, is now in training in England with the South Africans. * * * The Hon. Sir Walter Clarke Buchanan, K.C., M.L.C., has been appointed honorary colonel of the 17th (Ruahine) Regiment. * sc * * The death occurred on April 23 at his residence, Clontarf, St. Stephen’s Avenue, Parnell, of Mr. George Heslop, late of Hawke’s Bay. Mr. Heslop, who was born in Northumberland, England, came to New Zealand with his parents when five years of age. He has been in the Dominion for many years, and was well known in Hawke’s Bay, where he owned a large station. He was also a breeder of racehorses. He leaves a widow, a son, and a daughter. Mr. Heslop has lived in Auckland during the past 12 months.

In some of the national forests in America ammonia bombs are used to extinguish forest fires, especially in connecting with brush fires, where the fire-fighters cannot get near enough to the burning area to beat out the flames. Lieutenant G. de B. Devereux, of Auckland, now on foreign service, has been promoted to rank of captain. s’: s-s * Mr. H. D. Heather’s term of office as chairman of the Auckland liar bour Board expires this week. * • • • Mr. John Mackay, who retired recently from the position of Government Printer, after visiting Christchurch, has gone on to Dunedin, and intends to start on a visit to the Old Country next month.

Mr. T. M. Alexander, solicitor, of Auckland, a prominent yachtsman, has enlisted. He was until recently the owner of the yacht lorangi, built by Mr. R. Logan, senr., of Auckland, for Mr. A. L. Turnbull, of Wellington. V '* • s Captain Wm. Thos. Beck, D.S.O , deputy assistant director of ordnance services, New Zealand Expeditionary Forces, who returned to the Dominion invalided, has resumed his duties as district storekeeper in Auckland He is attached to the New Zealand Staff Corps while so employed. * * * * . Mr. Carlyle Ferguson, formerly editor of the “Leader,” Temuka, has resigned the position of editor of the Fiji “Times,” which he has occupied for the past 12 months. Mr. Ferguson purposes taking up journalistic work in Australia. Mr. Eaton, former-

ly of the Sydney “Morning Herald” staff, succeeds Mr. Ferguson as editor of the Fiji “Times.” * * * • His Highness the Maharaian of Kapurthala, who has been out at the front, is one of the wealthiest and at the same time the most highly cultured nobleman in India. His rent roll alone is estimated at about £lBO,OOO a year, and he is the possessor of some of the most magnificent jowellery in the world. The value of it is reputed to be over £8,000,000. Mr. James Nicholson, of Messrs. Mace and Nicholson, left Auckland last week on a health recruiting trip to Honolulu. ❖ * 4: * The following is the list of guests staying at the Central Hotel: —Mr. and Mrs. Norris, Tauranga; Mr. John Sheridan, Gisborne; Mr. T. Adair, Gisborne; Mr. A. Stephens, Wellington; Miss E. Cockburn, South Africa; Miss M. Petrie, South Africa; Mr. and Mrs. McLean, Hastings; Mrs. Marchant, England; Mrs. E. M. Pickett, Wellington; Mr Mackay, Thames; Mr. Martell; Mr. Cork; Major Ariell, Paparoa; Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Provost, Rotorua; Mr. and Mrs. Newsham. ❖ ❖ * The following guests were staying at the Star Hotel last week: —Mr. and Mrs. Priest, Dunedin; Mr. T. Coverdale, Kaiwaka; Mr. H. Jones, Auckland; Mr. C. E. Horton, Auckland; Mr. O’Brien, Waiheke; Mr. Purchas, Auckland; Mr. W. Merrill, Wellington; Mr. B. Bunn, Naike; Dr. H. McDonald, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. Jagger, Stanley Point; Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner, Napier; Mr. Faville, Hamilton; Mr. Stanley Lord, Wellington; Lieutenant French; Dr. and Mrs. Lumsden, Auckland; Mr. G. Morse, Wanganui; Mr. B. Christensen, Palmerston North; Mr. W. G. Beard, Masterton; Mr. and Miss McPhie, Toowoomba; Mr. and Mrs. Skipwith, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Le Comte, Wellington; Nurse Banks, Toowoomba; Mr. G. Archer, Sydney; Mr. J. W. Black, Wellington; Mr. E. W. Ashman, Sydney; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll, Wellington; Mr. Govsky; Mr. and Mrs Wood, Wanganui; Mrs. E. Barnett, Dunedin; Mrs. Jackson, Wanganui; Mr. Eames, Whangarei; Mr. F. H. Williams, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Greenslade, Hamilton; Mr. and Mrs. Stone-Wigg, Helensville; Mrs. Howlett, Hawera; Mr. and Mrs. Brewer, Te Kuiti; Dr. Nutting, Inglewood; Hon. Dr. McNab, Wellington.