TOURIST AND TRAVELLER

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1599, 16 December 1920, Page 36

TOURIST AND TRAVELLER

Mr. and Mrs. A. Burtenshaw, of Napier, who have been on a visit to England, have returned to Napier.

Mr. J. J. Corry, Mayor of Blenheim, returned to the Dominion by the Niagara, after visiting America and Britain.

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Williamson, who have spent several months in America, returned to Auckland by the Niagara and are staying at the Grand Hotel.

The Hon. George Fowlds and Miss Fowlds returned to Auckland by the Niagara after a visit to America.

The Hon. Mark Cohen, editor of the “Dunedin Evening Star” for more than a generation, has just vacated the editorial chair.

Mr. F. G'. Alpe has returned to Auckland after an eight months’ trip to Great Britain, Canada, and' the United States.

Captain T. A. Dykes, examiner of masters and mates, Auckland, has been appointed commander of the training ship Amokura.

Dr. W. A. Averill, Anglican Bishop of Auckland, and Mrs. Averill returned last week from a trip to England.

Mr. W. J. Stevens, of the Wellington Gas Company, has left for Rotorua and Te Aroha, where he is to undergo further treatment for rheumatism.

Mr. C. Holdsworth, managing director of the Union Steam Ship Company, and Mrs. Holdsworth were passengers from Vancouver by the Niagara last week.

Captain R. J. Bird, of the Indian Army, arrived in Wellington by the Ulimaroa, and is spending his leave in New Zealand. Captain Bird is accompanied by his wife.

Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey, formerly of H.M.S. New Zealand, has been appointed the Prince of Wales’ comptroller and treasurer. Sir Lionel accompanied the Prince on his tour of Australasia.

Mr. F. Brookes, of. the editorial department of the Wellington “Evening Post,” has retired. He was presented with a travelling rug and wallet prior to leaving on a visit to Australia.

The Prime Minister of Australia (Mr. W. M. Hughes) has been presented with an address of gratitude and a cheque for £25,000 for services rendered to the soldiers and the Empire.

Cable advice has been received by Mrs. Watson, Remuera Road, Auckland, that her son, Dr. Donald Watson, M. 8., Ch. 8., Edinburgh, has passed his final examination for F.R.C.S., London.

Captain Dance, who has been accountant at the Wairoa. branch of the Bank of New Zealand, has been appointed to a position on the London staff of the bank.

Mr. A. A. Winslow, United States Consul-General in New Zealand, is to be transferred to Cape Town as Consul-General to the South African Union. Mr. Winslow will be succeeded by Mr. David F. Wilber, who is at Genoa.

W. Iles, professional golfer of the Christchurch Golf Club for several years, has left for Melbourne, where he will take up duties, with J. H. Kirkwood, the Australasian professional champion, at the Riversdale Club.

Mr. C. A. Berglund, J.P., of Victoria, Australia, who, with Mrs Berglund, arrived in New Zealand by the R.M.S. Remuera on November 16 and have since visited various beauty spots, left by the Moeraki last week.

Mr. C. E. MacCormick, Judge of the Native Land Court, returned by the Niagara from a six months’ trip to England.

For the coming holiday season in Auckland the leading hotels and boarding houses have been fully booked up months ago, even beds in smoking rooms and commercial rooms being eagerly accepted. One of the principal attractions is the Davis Cup lawn tennis contest, to witness which many enthusiasts are coming from Australia and some from the United States.

The death has occurred in Wellington of Mr. P. Purvic Webb, ex-Deputy Controllei* and Auditor-General, and who for a good many years was prominently identified with athletic pursuits in Wellington. He retired from the Government service in 1919, having completed 45 years’ service. The late Mr. Purvis Webb was a member of the first “All Black” team which went to Australia, and, as well as being a distinguished rifle shot, was a very old. member of the Star Boating Club, having represented that club in some important races.

Referring to the sky-high prices in London, Dr. Samuel H. Hughes, of Sydney, who recently returned after a seven months’ trip, tells an interesting story of a visit to a tennis tournament at Wimbledon. The story is almost incredible, but Dr. Hughes vouches for its accuracy—he was the central figure in it. Sitting down at a table at luncheon his eye caught a plate of new potatoes. They looked so nice that he progged his fork into one of them. He liked the taste of it it was only about as big as a marble—and it had soon disappeared. Dr. Hughes sat back. But he sat up when he found, after the meal, that he had been charged 6d. for that potato.

Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bass, Wellington, reached England recently after an interesting trip from New Zealand, via Honolulu, Vancouver, Canada, and New York. For the next year or so London will be their headquarters, Mr. Bass being engaged in export business to Australia and New Zealand.

Good fishing is available in several of the streams in the vicinity of Wellington, according to the monthly report of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society’s ranger for the month of November. He refers favourably to the sport to be had in the Carterton district, and also in the Waitohu stream, at Otaki. The Rangitikei River, he states, contains too much water at present, and very few fish other than worm have been caught.

A gold nugget weighing 1540 z. was found in the Bathurst district.

Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Williamson, of Gisborne, have returned from a three months’ visit to America.

Mr. S. G. Raymond, K.C., who has been away from the Dominion for over a year, on a visit to America and Europe, is expected to return to Christchurch about the end of January.

It is the intention of the Vocational Department to establish a poultry farm at the Waipukurau Military Hospital, for the purpose of training patients in the commercial breeding of poultry.

The Milford season is in full swing (says the “Otago Daily Times”), and visitors seem to be satisfied with the Tourist Department’s arrangements for their sustenance while going over the track. An Auckland party recently had the novel experience of being held up by a snowstorm, but otherwise the track has been cleai* and in good condition. The Christmas bookings for Queenstown and Stewart Island have been exceptionally heavy, and both places are practically full up.

In Melbourne Mr. Lowell Thomas was given a luncheon by the Gettogether Club, a body of American citizens whose object is to draw together the bonds of good fellowship between America and Australia.

Mr. and Mrs. F. Bryant, formerly residents of Palmerston North, who have for some years past been residing in Tunbridge Wells (England), are at present on a visit to New Zealand.

Mr. H. Buckleton, general manager of the Bank of New Zealand, has returned to Wellington after a trip to Australia.

Mr. D. Dunbar, manager of the Madras Bank at Colombo, who has been touring New Zealand, has left for England.

A London cable states that the Hon. Andrew Fisher, whose term as High Commissioner for Australia is expiring, has booked passages for himself, his wife and family by the Omar, which is to sail on January 29.

It was decided at the meeting of the Council of the New Zealand Amalgamated Athletic Association that the next aamteur athletic championships should be held at Auckland. The date of the meeting will be February 19.

Mr. J. H. Baker, for some years Commissioner of Crown Lands at Wellington, and afterwards Assistant Surveyor-General, and his daughter, Miss Noeline Baker, are passengers by the Arawa, which is-due at Auckland on Christmas Eve.

A case of robbery by confidencemen through the “gold for notes” trick was reported in Sydney last week. William Walker, a visitor from New Zealand, visited the Tourist Bureau in Martin Place, and when he came out was occosted by a man who undertook to get Walker’s New Zealand notes changed into gold. Walker handed £lOO in notes to the man, who walked away, and was not seen again.

A thoughtful act is reported from Kawhia. The fact that two brothers were patients in the Waikato Hospital at' the same time impelled the Oparau “boys” to turn out en masse to carry out shearing operations in place of their mates, mustering, shearing, and baling.

Lord Jellicoe’s boat, the Iron Duke, was launched from Bailey’s yards in Freeman’s Bay on Saturday. The new craft is 14ft. overall, with a beam of sft. 9in. and a depth of 2ft. 3in. She has 150 square feet of sail area.

“As far as I can see," remarked Mr. T. A. Low, of Auckland, who was recently abroad, “the cost of . living in New Zealand is lower than in any other country in the world.” Speaking of the high wages which now prevail in Britain, he said that when he was in Cornwall two coal miners in the locality played a game of quoits for £lOO aside.

SPECIAL TO TOURISTS: Avail yourselves of the opportunity of getting the Christmas Number of the “Sporting and Dramatic Review.” Every beauty spot of New Zealand is traversed pictorially, the result being a revelation in entrancing views. It eclipses all its predecessors in artistry and selection, and is given away at the price (Is. 6d.).

That the battleship Australia is obsolete, and therefore of little further use for fighting purposes, is an entirely erroneous, yet widely prevalent idea, according to a statement made by Sir Joseph Cook, formerly Minister for the Australian Navy. “The Australia will be of service for another ten years,” said Sir Joseph, “and the fact that she has been put out of full commission does not mean that the crew has been disbanded. Four hundred men are still on the ship, and they will remain there to keep her in readiness for any possible emergency, with, all the machinery and guns tuned up to concert pitch. But by putting her out of commission a big economy is effected, and she is at the same time of greater use as a training ship. “Should an emergency arise, the full complement of men necessary to man her can be made up without difficulty.”

Visitors to the bracing Rangitikei district —the home of the perfect motoring roads —whose lot, takes them to Bulls, will find themselves comfortably accommodated at the Criterion Hotel, of which Mrs. Sim, sen., has recently assumed control. Mrs. Sim, who is well-known in Christchurch- and Wellington, is a striking personality. Possessed of strong business acumen and a ready grasp of the travelling public’s requirements, she personally directs the conduct of her house and makes the welfare of guests her own special domain.