TOURIST AND TRAVELLER

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1588, 30 September 1920, Page 34

TOURIST AND TRAVELLER

HERE AND THERE.

Mr. F. Hall; of Gisborne, has left for a two months’ holiday in Sydney. * * * * Mr. and Mrs. George Gardner, of Riccarton, Christchurch, have returned after. ah, extended stay in Australia. • • - z . ■ ' msy 1 * \ L * Mr. Bernard Goodman, of Auckland left by the.Maheno on a visit to Australia' and - the United States. Mr. Haydn Beck has been appointed deputy leader of the New South Wales State Orchestra. * ♦ * * Miss M. Woods, of the New Zealand Board of Missions, was a passenger by the Moeraki, en route to the C.M.S. Mission, Chekiang, China. • * * *= Mr. Hugh Burrell, chairman of the Oroua County Council, has returned home after his health-recruiting trip in the far north. « * ■* *

Mr. J. W. Beanland, Deputy-Mayor of Christchurch, has returned to ■ Christchurch, after spending six weeks in Australia. ♦ * * * Mr. G. E. Blanch, headmaster of Christ’s College, died at Christchurch ", on September 18 from pneumonia. He was 57 years of age. * * * * Out of 68 applicants from all parts of the Dominion, Mr. J. F. P. Yeatman has been appointed secretary to ' the Nelson Provincial Fruitgrowers’ Council. *** . * ■ Mr. G. D. Ross, of the Union Company’s Sydney office, who has been spending a holiday in the south, has returned to Sydney. -c * . * * Mr. J. B. Shacklock, who has been pn a visit to Australia, extending over a period of about ten weeks, has returned to Dunedin. * * * Mr. A. Mortizson, of Dunedin, has joined the Pan-Pacific Traders Ltd., and will undertake the management of their export and import department at Honolulu. Mr. Alfred Hill (according to a Sydney paper), assistant director of the New South Wales State Orchestra, is contemplating settling in Los Angeles, California. * * * * Mr. A. E. Flower has been appointed acting-headmaster of Christ’s College, the position of headmaster being vacant through the death of Mr. G. E. Blanch. * # * * Between the time of the inception of the Imperial Government requisition and August 26, 1920, New Zealand woollen companies purchased 82,023 bales of wool, the value being £1,901,776.

Two ex-Aucklanders, Messrs. H. L. Massey and A. P. Morgan, have been appointed architects to the Hanworth Public Utility Society, Limited, of London. They were recently awarded the “Daily Mail” prize for designs for ideal homes.

News has been received in Dunedin of the death at sea on board the s.s. Moghilev of Dr. W. L. Christie, who was the first student to win the medical degree of the University of New Zealand. He gained his M. 8., Ch.B. in 1887 and his M.D. three years later. After practising for a short time at Outram and at Milton he proceeded Home for further study, and took his F.R.C.S. in London.

Mr. G. M. Olliver, of Christchurch, who is the lawn tennis champion of New Zealand, will leave for Melbourne about October 13, to compete in the Victorian lawn tennis championships, at the request of Mr. Norman Brookes, selector of the Australasian Davis Cup team.

Mr. O. H. Beetham, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. G. Brodie, Dr. and Mrs. A. H. Humphries, and Mr. Langguth (of Auckland) were passengers by the Tofua, which left Wellington for San Francisco via Raratonga. » * ♦ * Mr. William Dunningham has been appointed manager of Bellamy’s out of 40 applicants. Mr. Dunningham was for several years under-steward of the Hawke’s Bay Club, and when the manager died he was appointed in his stead. Later he was manager of the Northern Club at Auckland, from which, position he recently retired. Jfc * * ♦ Mr. H. Oakley Browne took over Mr. George Swan’s interests in Chavannes’ Hotel last week. Mr. Browne is well known throughout New Zealand. He was chief private secretary to Sir Joseph Ward for six years,! and accompanied him to England in that capacity twice during the warj period. Mr. Browne stood for Wellington North at the last general election, and was defeated by the Mayor of Wellington by a narrow margin. -

A party consisting of Mr, arid Mrs. C. C. Ross and family, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Coradine, and Messrs. G. W. Sellar, A. Deal, Harold McKenzie, W. H. Cruickshank, and others well known in Masterton, are leaving shortly on a trip to the South Sea Islands.

Mr. C. C. Reade, formerly of Auckland, who delivered a series of townplanning lectures in various New Zealand centres a few years ago, has been engaged by the Government of the Malay States for a brief period at a salary of £2OOO a year, in addition to travelling and other expenses.

An interesting function was held at Gisborne, in the Masonic hotel, when a representative attendance of some 25 local business men assembled and presented Mr. F. Hall with a palm stand made from a section of the column which was the mainstay of the roof ,of the old Masonic buildings now in the course of demolition. The stand was just as it was taken from the building, and had a silver plate attached, bearing the inscription: “Presented to Mr. Fred Hall as a memento of the old Masonic Hotel, erected 1877, and demoblished by H. Wyles in 1920.” Sir James Carroll made the presentation on behalf of those present.

Mr. F. O. Tattle, of Napier, leaves shortly for Melbourne to take over the managership of that branch of the Standard Insurance Company. ♦ ♦ * * Mr. Stanley Warwick, who is to act as judge of elocution at the Wellington Competitions, arrived from Sydney by the Moana. * * * » * Mr. P. Greenslade, of Dunedin, has left New Zealand on a combined business and holiday trip to Melbourne. * * * * Brigadier-General A. W. Andrew, C.M.G-, of Christchurch, is at present acting as Chief Commissioner of Boy Scouts ’n New Zealand’. 1 * * >t< * The “Southland Times” golf corre- . spondent at Hamilton supplies the following war record of the Morpeth family:—Six went to the front. Two were killed, one is returning minus a leg, the remaining three members of the family being wounded. The holder of the golf championship resigned his position in a bank at the age of 22 to volunteer for' active service, and went through the principal period of the war.

Messrs. Dwan Bros., of Wellington, are thinking seriously of establishing an aerial service across Cook Strait between Wellington and Blenheim. Overtures have been made to the firm, while a well-known air pilot has offered to take charge of the machine. Something tangible should come out of the proposal, for the firm named are widely known for their enterprising methods. * * * * Mr. H. Oakley Browne, who last week took over Mr. George Swan’s interests in Chavannes’ Hotel, Wanganui, is well known throughout New Zealand. He was chief private secretary to Sir Joseph Ward for six years, and accompanied him to England in that capacity twice during the war period. Mr. Browne stood for Wellington North at the last general election, and was defeated by the Mayor of Wellington by a narrow margin. Prior to joining Sir Joseph Ward Mr. Browne was for many years a working journalist in Wellington. When the application for the transfer of ; the license of Chavannes’ Hotel from Mr. G. Swan to Mr. Browne came before the Licensing Bench at Wanganui last week, Inspector Hendry said he knew Mr. Browne. He was a good stamp of man, and the type he liked to see in charge of an hotel.

Dr. and Mrs. Adams, formerly of Foxton, have returned to New Zealand from England. Dr. Adams has been appointed bacteriologist and pathologist to the Wanganui Hospital. * * * « Dr. L. Cohen, of Palmerston North, and Lieut.-Commander Haggard and Captain Hooper arrived in Wellington from Sydney by the Moana. &*- * « “The members are t.o be congratulated on having, with new boats and oars arriving at an early date, one of the finest plants in the Dominion,” said the annual report presented to the members of the West End Rowing Club at their meeting on Tuesday night. “The whole of plant has had a thorough overhaul, and the boats are in perfect order for the incoming season, which will open with: 1 best and best racing four, 1 best and best practice four, 1 clinker racing four, 7 practice fours, 1 best and best racing pair, 2 practice pairs (convertible), 2 maiden single sculls, 1 racing single, and a full equipment of oars. The usual club races were held during the season, which opened with an “At Home,” when trophies

presented by our -.patron were competed for. Seven sets of fours, one double sculls, and one pair-oar trials were held. The ‘Goodfellowship Bracelets’ donated by our president created great interest both among our own members and the supporters of the Auckland Rowing Club. We trust the existing goodfellowship will long continue- The annual inter-club contest for the coveted Smith Shield, which was held by the Waitemata Club, proved a most interesting event, and'after a hard race was won by our crew, comprised of Messrs. Ryan, L. Ogilvy, J. I. Mcßoberts, and H. Beamish. The club was represented at Whangarei, Hamilton, Northcote and Birkenhead, Rangiriri, Ngaruawahia, Helensville and A.R-A. regattas. Our crews secured 13 firsts, winning donations amounting to £62 10s. For many years we have been unable to place a winning Senior Four. This spell was broken at Whangarei Regatta by Messrs. Ryan, L. Ogilvy, J. I. Mcßoberts and R. Trevarthen, who, after an exciting race, won the senior event. To these members we extend the club’s hearty congratulations. Our Senior Four also has the honour of being the first crew to win the Auckland Rowing Association Cup, which was competed for at the A.R-A. Championship Regatta.”

-In 1919 the number of horses in 'New Zealand totalled 373,600, and this year the numbers have decreased to. 363,188. . * * * ♦ The annual report presented on behalf of the committee by the hon. secretary (Mr. J. H. Bigelow) at the 36th annual .general meeting of the West End Rowing Club (registered), held at the Boathouse, St. Mary’s Bay, Ponsonby, on Tuesday evening, showed the club’s finances to be decidedly satisfactory. The total revenue for the past season, including balance from last year, amounted to £550 Is. lid., and the expenditure £355 Bs. lid., leaving a credit balance in hand of £194 13s. Against this there was a liability to debenture holders of £B9, of which £5O was taken by Mr. A. M. Paterson, vice-president, free of interest for two years, and his generoues support was gratefully acknowledged. The excess of assets over liabilities was £1657 15s. Id-Fifty-seven new members had been enrolled during the past year, while the club membership now stood at: Life, 6; . honorary, 19; active, 140; coxswains, 6.