Tourist And Traveller

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1558, 4 March 1920, Page 40

Tourist And Traveller

HERE AND THERE.

Mr. Fred Lyttle, who has been in America for the past ten years, returned to Masterton last week.

Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Burnett, of Wellington, accompanied by Mr. George Burnett, left by the Moana on a trip to America and England.

France has suffered severely through America “going dry.” It means that the wine export trade to America — averaging £30,000,000 a year—is lost.

Mr. J. W. Card (Mayor of Featherston) leaves fox* a trip to the Old Country on March 20 by the Megantic.

Mr. E. P. Yaldwyn, manager in New Zealand for the Commercial Bank of Australia, has left on a visit to Taupo and Rotorua.

Dr. and Mrs. A. Stokes, of New Haven, U.S.A., are spending two months in visiting the beauty spots of the Dominion, and will then return, via Australia and China.

Replying to the speeches at a civic welcome held in Winton, Sir Joseph Ward said that he and Lady Ward would be leaving for Australia shortly to spend a few months there.

Tourists from Europe and America have been comparatively few this year, but the large increase in the number of local people and Australians travelling has kept the various sight-seeing. centres full.

His Majesty’s Trade .Commissioner (Mr. R. W. Dalton), who has been on an official visit to the United Kingdom/ and Mrs. Dalton have arrived in Sydney, and expect to reach Auckland about March 14. ' ' B • • "

Miss Louise Mack, writing to a Wanganui paper, says her £lOOO wager was made with Mr. Byron Brown, of Otaki, who now contends she did not fulfil her part of the agreement. Miss Mack says she walked over the Tararuas, did not have to be carried, and can produce witnesses to this effect.

Dr. Louis D. Cohen, of Palmerston North, who recently returned from active service, left Wellington on February 21 en route for India, an exceptional opportunity having been afforded him of visiting and doing some special eye work in ohe of the largest opthalmic clinics in that country. Dr. Cohen will return to New Zealand in six months.

An Ashburton angler, reporting on the scarcity of fish in the upper reaches of the Ashburton river, states that it has become a practice for a motor car load of poachers to go out on Sundays and secure trout by the aid of net, spear, and even dynamite, the scene of their operations usually being in the south branch about five or six miles above the bridge.

At a meeting of the North Canterbury Acclimatisation , Society it was decided that for the coming season the following native game in North Canterbury be open from May Ist to July 31st: Grey duck, spoon bill duck, Paradise duck, and black swan. The motion was carried with a limitation in respect of Paradise ducks to five per gun per day. An open season was decided .on in respect of Californian quail.

Mr. E. K. Long, the editoi’ of the Australasian column in the London “Times,” is visiting the chief centres

n Australia, and in due season will fome to New Zealand. His purpose s to arrange for better representation of dominion news in the columns >f‘ “The Times.”

Dr. AV. Hall, after being for 20 years medical officer at Fiji, arrived in Auckland by the Navua.

Lieutenant-Colonel B. E. Myers, C.M.G., is at present in Auckland. Accompanied by Mrs. Myers, he will sail for England by the Athenic, which is due to leave Auckland in a fortnight.

Mr. W. E. Hyslop, the managing director of the Tourist Motor Company, Ltd., Hastings, has cabled to say that he is returning to New Zealand by the s.s. Makura.

The Prince of Wales, who arrives on April 17, will be the- guest t.pf, the Governor-General at-Government House during his stay at Auckland, at Government House during'his stay at Wellington,, at “Elmwood” during his stay at Christchurch. At all places, including Rotorua, his Royal Highness will be the guest’ of the Government.

“I do not think that it is generally known amongst returned soldiers,” remarked Mr. W. E. Leadley at the meeting of the Canterbury District Repatriation Board, “that they can club together and each be financed to the extent of £3OO in order to start in business.” At the moment the board had before it the. applications of a number of West Coast men who desired to form a sawmilling company. Their applications were held over for further investigation.

A fund has been started in Sydney with the object of ensuring that Australia will have the best representation possible at the Olympia Games at Antwerp in August next. It is estimated that a sum of £5OOO will be required to send a team of champion athletes to this international gathering, and already over £lOOO has been subscribed to the Sydney fund- The team will leave Australia not later than the end of May in order to become acclimatised, and among those whose selection is regarded as certain is the crack sprinter, W. W. Hunt (a photograph of whom appears elsewhere in this issue) and Horner, the long jumper.

The suggestion has been made that a medal should be, presented by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales to Mr. H. S. Alpe, of Christchurch, a South African veteran, in recognition of his performance of walking 1000 miles, in aid of the various patriotic funds, during the Great War. This medal will be from athletes of Christchurch. The Mayor is approaching the G'ov-ernor-General to ascertain whether it can be presented by the Prince of Wales.,

Captain Charles J. Smith, of the Imperial Forces, but formerly in the employ of Messrs. Williams and Kettle, at Napier, died in London recently. Formerly he was a wellknown identity 'in Napier. Captain Smith served with the New Zealand Forces through the Boer War, and later returned to Africa, where he was engaged in the diamond business' in German South-West Africa. On the outbreak of the great war he was interned as a prisoner of war

by the German authorities. On the taking of the colony by General Botha, Captain Smith was released, and proceeded to Capetown to join up with the British Forces.

Mr. Harold D. Tait, 8.A., of , the Waitaki Boys’ High School, has been appointed to the position of Agricultural Science Master at Hamilton.

Mr. Godfrey Pharazyn, of Hastings, who has been in England for some years, returned to New Zealand recently accompanied by his mother.

The ascent of Mount Egmont was made recently by the following visitors to Tahurangi Mountain House: Mrs. Hyder (Wanganui), Mrs. Hoyes (Auckland), Miss Higgie (Wellington), Miss Evelyn Morgan-Shaw (Randwick, Sydney), Miss Tiora Meadows (Wellington), and Mr. Amner (Napier). ’Weather conditions were ideal, and Mr. lan Cameron acted as guide. The start was made at 4 a.m., the summit being reached about 9 o’clock. After refreshments the climbers glissaded down the sides of the ice-covered crater.

Regarding the establishment of a co-operative kitchen at Hawera, the “Taranaki Herald” says that Miss Girdler, of the British Imperial Emigration Mission, had been approached and had stated that she could send a fully-trained staff out to take charge if the Hawera people decided to start such an establishment.

Mr. E. Nordon who is leaving Christchurch to reside abroad for health reasons was farewelled at a gathering at the City Council Chambers. Dr. Thacker, (Mayor) who presided said Mr. Nordon’s war work efforts were well known, and he was responsible for the inauguration of many big institutions, such as the Canterbury Automobile Association. Mr. Nordon was a staunch New Zealander, and all would rejoice exceedingly should he find it possible to come back. On behalf of the citizens of Christchurch he presented him with an illuminated address and purse of sovereigns.

Mr. J. C. Williamson, inspector in the Postal Department, made a trip to Thames and back on Tuesday of last week in the seaplane that carried the mails.

Mr. William Spencer Hampson, a well-known resident of Nelson, was found dead in his office last week. Recently, deceased had been under the care of Dr. Bett, who was able to give a certificate as to the cause of death. The late Mr. Hampson had been a resident of Nelson for many years. He was, at the time of his death, the senior member of the City Council, on which body he had sat continuously for many years, and had never been beaten at the elections. For many years he was secretary of the Nelson Freezing Works, and at the time of his death was secretary to the Nelson Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Hampson leaves a widow and a grown up family of four sons and two daughters. The daughters are Mrs. Hansen • (Christchurch) and Mrs. Price (Sydney); and the sons, Messrs. Martin, George, and Alfred Hampson, solicitors (Rotorua), and Theo. Hampson (Auckland.)