Tourist And Traveller

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1560, 18 March 1920, Page 40

Tourist And Traveller

HERE AND THERE.

Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Collins returned to Wellington by the Athenic. » * * •

Captain Euan Dickson one day last week flew over Dunedin city and harbour at a height of 6000 feet.

Mr. R. Rowe, of Gladstone, Masterton, recently celebrated his 102nd birthday.

Mr. G. Dymock, Palmerston North, has returned from an interesting trip abroad.

Messrs. T. and J, Parker, of . Hastings, are making a trip to the Old Country.

Mr. J. AV. Curl has been appointed engineer to the Waipu County Council out of 43 applicants.

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Pees have returned to Palmerston North fron an extended trip to America and England.

Mr. C. L. Mackersey was re-elected chairman of the committee of the Hawke’s Bay Boxing Association.

Mr. Herbert Humphries, of Napier, who has been on an extended visit to England and America, returned to the Dominion last week. * * * ■

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomson and family, of Christchurch, are leaving on a business trip to England the Athenic’s next trip.

A former prisoner of the Germans who suffered mutilation at their hands is now living in New Plymouth, his native town (says the “Taranaki Herald”). The marks he has to show carry conviction where a hundred tales of similar atrocities might fail to make an impression on the hearer. This soldier bears two scars —the marks of his honour and the German shame —one where the joint of his trigger 'finger has been cut and the other the shape of an iron cross cut on the back of his neck. He relates that almost the first act of the German soldiers who captured him was to inflict these injuries.

The Rev. S. Katz, of the Auckland Synagogue, who has resigned his charge, left by the Niagara for the United States, where he intends to reside.

Mr. and Mrs. George Kelly, Napier, and family are leaving by the Port Caroline on an extended trip to England.

Mr. A. Amies, manager in New Zealand for the A.M.P. Society, has left on a twelve months’ trip to England and the Continent.

Mr. J. H. Oldham and Mr. and Mrs. Peters and family, 'of Napier, left Auckland by the Naigara for San Francisco. The trip to New York will be made by motor car. The party then leaves for the United Kingdom, and France, Italy, and Karachi, in India. From the latter town they entrain for Calcutta; and return to New Zealand. via the Far East, New Guinea and Australia. They will be absent from New Zealand for about twelve months.

Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Caro left by the Maheno, en route for Japan, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Caro, who are making a visit to Japan, England, and America.

Amongst those leaving for England by the Ruapehu were Bishop A. W, Averill and Mrs. Averill, of Auckland; • Bishop Julius and Miss Julius, of Christchurch: and Rev. O. and Misses Dean (2), of Napier.

Mr. Gilbert J. Ryan, for the past fourteen years sub-editor and associate editor of the “New Zealand Truth,” has left for Sydney to take up a re-, sponsible position, in the Sydney office.

It is stated that a movement is afoot in Masterton to float a company for the purchase of the Occidental Hotel, and convert it into an up-to-date boardinghouse.

A London cable message states that Mr. John Sandes has been appointed the special representative of the Australian press to accompany the Prince of Wales throughout his tour abroad.

The Napier Borough Council is taking steps to raise a loan of £lOO,OOO for the purpose of erecting municipal houses.

Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Duigan and family, Wanganui, have left on a trip to England by the Port Caroline

Dr. A, Barrett Jameson, of Dunedin, is spending a brief holiday with his parents at Pakuranga before leaving for Sydney.

A lady has established the record catch for one day among the daily anglers at Taupo this season. She had 27 fish to her credit, including a 12

Messrs. William, James and John Crabtree, of the engineering firm, who have retired from business, left Wellington for an extensive tour on the 15th inst. The Wellington Engineers’ Industrial Union of Employers held a convivial gathering in honour of the three brothers, each of w.hom was. presented with a travelling rug.

“The whole of the land in Southland is going up in value,” said his Honour the Chief Justice, in the Wellington Supreme Court. “I was,” he added, “on a motor trip, through Southland quite recently, and it was evident that the price of land there was on the rise.” The above remarks were made previous to the making of an order for the sale of trust lancl at a minimum of £l3 17s. 6d. per acre.

New Zealanders returning from trips to Great Britain all seem impressed with the fact that England is a good place to keep out of for the time being. Statements to this effect were confirmed by the Chief Health Officer (Dr. T. H. A. Valintine) in the course of conversation with a Wellington “Post” representative. Dr. Valintine said people at Home had not settled down yet after the war, and everyone seemed to be making up the war period lack of holidays by travelling now. The result was ■that accommodation was extremely difficult to get, and travelling most unpleasant.

Mr. Robert Nolan, of Hawera, who was in charge of the Soldiers’ Club, Russell Square, London, during the whole of the war. period, was a passenger by the Athenic from London.

Mr. George R. Hercus, having completed 50 years with Messrs, Ross and Glendining, was presented by the employees of the firm at Dunedin with a solid silver salver and tea set. Mrs. Herucs also ■ received a gift.

Mr. and Mrs. Hope Gibbons, of Wanganui, accompanied by their daughter and son, will leave shortly on a tour of the world. They are to visit Canada and the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, and on the wav out will make a trip up the Nile.

Mr. M. E. H. Airey, superintendent for the Eastern Extension Cable Company at Kongkong, who has been on furlough in New Zealand, is leaving Wellington by the Manuka to connect, with the Eastern at Sydney for Hongkong.

A Gisborne paper recalls the fact that Mr. W. A. Low, the well-known theatrical agent, was some twentyfive years ago one of the best athletes in New Zealand. In 1894-5 he held the New. Zealand championships for quarter and half-mile, and in 1896 won the Australasian quarter-mile championship. That he was good also at the shorter distances is proved by the fact that he won the 100yds. Otago championship in 1895. It is of interest to note that the time for the quarter-niile at the Australasian championships a few weeks ago was 53 2-ssec., compared with 51 l-ssec. put up by Mr. Low in 1896.

“Accommodation of any kind in America is sky high,” said Mr. Harry Cohen, who recently arrived in Dunedin from San Francisco. “You are lucky if you get a room for eight dollars a day. That is not a first-class hotel by any means, but what would be known as a comfortable secondclass place.” In San Francisco it was also an acute question, as high as 17 dollars per day being charged in the good hotels. “The cheapest meal I got there,” said Mr. Cohen, “was breakfast for one dollar fifty (65.).”

Mr. and Mrs. Pedersen and their daughter, of Taihape, have left for Sydney to connect with the Osterley, mailing for London on March 20.

Mr. H. R. Lumley, who has been on a health-recruiting trip to Australia for some months past, has returned to Carterton.