THE TOURIST and TRAVELLER

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1391, 21 December 1916, Page 40

THE TOURIST and TRAVELLER

HERE AND THERE.

Mr. Jugiro Nishimura, representing the large Japanese shipping firm Mitsui Bussan Kaisha, accompanied by his wife, is spending a holiday in the Dominion before returning to Japan. Mr. .Nishimura has been resident in Sydney for the past four years.

Mr. C. H. Drew, late of New Plymouth, has secured his flying certificate at Home, and been given a commission in the Royal Flying Corps. He expects to go to France with his corps in February or March.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McMillan returned to Auckland by the Makura last week after a three and a-half years’ absence, during which they visited England, France, and America. While in Auckland they are staying at the Grand Hotel.

Sub-Lieutenant J. F. S. Briggs, R.N.V.R., of Whangarei, left last week for Sydney, en route for England.

Commander Armstrong, who has been engaging men for the Motor Patrol Service, is to leave for England towards the end of the n onth He will be accompanied by Mrs. Armstrong.

Dr. George Home, of New Plymouth, who left as a surgeon-captain early in the war, served several months at Gallipoli, and is now at Brockenhurst, England, has been promoted from the rank of major to that of lieutenant-colonel.

A new church for munition makers has been opened at Foleshill, Warwickshire.

There are 2093 British merchant seamen and fishermen detained in enemy camps, 2001 being in Germany (1400 in Ruhleben), 21 in AustriaHungary, and 71 in Magnes'a, Turkey

The British Army Council notify that they will commandeer all ox, cow and bull hides imported from Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and South America, and certain other imported hides.

Mr. Clement Wragge lias prepared a special weather forecast for the year 1917, especially referr.ng to all coastal districts between East Cape and Cape .Colville. His opinion is that the year will prove dst nctly good, particularly in the matter of rainfall.

Mr. H. F. Johnston, who was in New Zealand recently with the magnetic survey yacht Carnegie, enl sted n Canada in the University of Toronto Officers’ Training Company, and has been appointed assistant to the superintendent of compasses and compass adjustments for the Admiralty With the rank of lieutenant.

The following is a list of the guests who were staying at the Royal Hotel, Auckland, last week: —Mr. A. E. Sykes, New Plymouth; Mr. W. H. Lucas, Thames; Mr. R. Thompson, Whangarei; Messrs. T. Sprott and W. Mussen, Wellington; Mr. W. H. Edwards, Wellington; Mr. Norman Stephenson, Christchurch; Mr. Jas. Hungerford, Dunedin; Mr. O. H.

Trask, Nelson; Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Lewis, Kaitaia: Mr. N H. Dempster, Dunedin; Mr. R. J. Bell, Blenhe’m; Mr. Wastney, Nelson; Mr. T. W. Kirk, Wellington; Mrs. E. K. Nixon, Cambridge; Mr., Mrs. and Miss Honk, London; Mr. and Mrs. C. Adair, Gisborne; Mrs and Mrs. Webster-Jones, Wellington; Mr. G. H. Richardson, Wellington; Miss Marcus Clarke, Melbourne; Mr. Donald Bowles, New York; Mr. J. A. Poulten, Christchurch; Mr. R. M. Morten, Tai Tapu; Mr. W. J. Green, Gisborne; Mr. W. Campbell, Dargaville; Mr. L. J. Taylor, Christchurch; Mr. T. B. Guscott, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Shand, Chr : stchurch; Miss M. Sampson,

Dunedin; Mr. J. A. Rearson, Wellington; Mr. A. A. Blackman, Sydney; Mr. E R. Gill, Christchurch; Mr. Hugh Cameron, Ohuru; Mr. Shakespere, Stratford; Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Smith, Taumarunui; Mr. W. T. Carr, Rotorua; Mr. G. H. Chase, Kawhia; Mr. L. B. Stone, Kawhia; Mr. G. Benstead, Oamaru; Mr. J. C. Boyes, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. Williamson, Christchurch; Mrs. and Miss Tu,ke, Tauranga; Mr., Mrs. and Miss Steadman, Whangarei.

Among the guests at the Grosvenor Hotel, Timaru, last week were the following:—Mr. and Mrs. Ashcroft Edwards, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Whinam, Christchurch; Mr. W. Johnstone, Dunedin; Mr. J. F. Grierson, Christchurch; Mr. G. T. Baxter Wilson, Dunedin; Mr. H. W. Airey, Auckland; Mr. John Ford, Foxdown; Mr. J. G. Rutherford, Dunedin; Mr. E. P. Duncan, Wellington; Mr. J. Shaw, Dunedin; Mr. W. F. Hamilton, Ashwick; Mr. G. Howes, Dunedin; Mr. A. Turner, Christchurch; Mr. Thomas Mitchell, Wanganui; Mr. E. E. Cayzer, Dunedin; Mr. J. Corbett. Christchurch; Mr. J. Phillips, Invercargill; Mr. S. C. Hancock, Wellington; Mr. A. W. Morgan, Christchurch; Mr. A. A. Fairbairn, Dunedin; Mr. E. O. Taylor, Auckland; Mr. J. A. Paterson, Dunedin; Mr. W. Cotes, Auckland; Mr. W. F. Hudson, Sydney; Mr. Andrew Deer, Sydney; Mr. S. Gillingham, Fairlie; Miss Evans, Dunedin: Mr. J. Blakely, Dunedin; Mr. M. S. Brown, Christchurch; Mr. S. English, Christchurch; Mr. S. A. Orchard, Christchurch; Mr. S. Lucas, Christ-

church; Mr. F. M. Collins, Christchurch; Mr. H. B. Allawav, Christchurch; Mr. S. Jacobs, Christchurch; Miss Steede, Wellington; Mr. D Craig, Wellington; Mr. H. E. Kugelman, Melbourne; Mr. D. V. Gain, Dunedin; Mr. A. W. Nicol, Christchurch; Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Cumming, Christchurch; Mr. R. A. Collins, \shburton: Mr. H. A. Boddington, Ashburton; Mr. H. Halligan, Dunedin; Mr. C. P. Crawford, Dunedin: Mr. H. Lyon Scott, India; Mr. G. Morrall, Fairlie; Mr. P.

Ballantyne, Pareora; Mr. W. Thomson, Dunedin; Mr. P. Shaw, Dunedin; Mr. G. R. Simkin, Dunedin; Mr. S. T. Hinckman, Christchurch; Mr. H. L. Fenn, Pareora; Mr. H. Anderson, Christchurch; Mr. J. M. Niven, Dunedin; Mr. H. F. Meader, Christchurch; Mr. A. A. Stichbury, Wellington. The guests at the- Central Hotel, Auckland, last week included: Mr. Croft, Dunedin: Mr. E. Chapman, Opotiki; Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Clarke, Panmure; Mr. and Mrs. H. Brandon, Kaipara; Miss Harris, N.S.W.; Mr. T. Utting, Gisborne; Mr. M. Carpenter, Taihape; Mr. H. Lewis, Okoroire; Mr. Messana, Hamilton; Mr. Judd, Thames; Mr. Waters, Whangarei; Misses Tweddle, Sydney; Miss Judd, Thames; Mr. D. Jameson, Melbourne; Mr. E. A. Vautier, Hamilton; Dr. Sydney Smith; Mr. J. C. Taylor, Cambridge; Mr. G. Washer, Rangarioa; Mr. Donovan, Cambridge; Mr. C. C. Lamour, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. W. Shand; Mr Mosse, Napier; Mr. E. Tregear, Wellington; Mr. W. P. Kirkwood, Stratford; Mr. A. Campbell, Thames; Mr. C. Wilson, Nelson; Dr.

and Mrs. McKee, Uralla, N.S.W.; Mr. T. Ross, Christchurch; Mr. Gaurian, Wailr; Mr. and Mrs D. McArthur, Waihi; Mr. W. S. Nicholls. Ne’son; Mr. Woodruff, Whakatane; Mr. W. J. Baber, Tauranea; Mr Bruce Muir, Gisborne; Mrs. M. Moore, Manaia; Mr. W. E. Hastie, Manau; Mr. A. J Davis, Hairmira; Miss B. Galbraith, Hamilton; Mr. J. Foster, Gisborne; Mr. G-. Duncalf, W. North; Mr. W- J. WPson. Whangare": Mr. G. Gather, Wanganui: Mr. E Peachey, Melbourne; Mr. H. Welton, Christchurch.