IN TOWN AND OUT

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 359, 21 May 1928, Page 4

IN TOWN AND OUT

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Sir Walter Stringer and Lady Stringer are in Auckland and are staying at Braeburn. Mr. and Mrs. K. C. Scott, of Nelson, are at tlie Central Hotel. Mrs. R. M. Tolhurst, of Auckland, is paying a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. J. M. Roberts has returned to Rotorua after a visit to Auckland. Miss Helen Taylor, of Hamilton, is spending a few days in Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. G. Clark-Walker, of Auckland, are spending a holiday in Rotorua. Mrs. Cyril Rout, of Nelson, is visiting Auckland and is staying with her mother, Mrs. Tancred, of Remuera. Mr. Frank Mills, of Paparoa, is visiting Auckland and is the guest of Mrs. Felix Kelly, Victoria Avenue. Mr. and Mrs. W. Page Rowe were passengers from Auckland to-day by the Aorangi for Sydney, en route to Kngland. Mrs. Barker and Miss Molly Barker, of Suva, arrived by the Aorangi yesterday afternoon, and are staying at the Royal Hotel. Mrs. W. Matthews, of Kentucky, Mr. and Mrs. Pinlett, of Toronto, and Mr. and Mrs. Gaisford, of Mar ton, are staying at the Royal Hotel. * * * Mrs. Norton, of Wellington, who has been on a world tour, which embraced Europe and America, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Aorangi. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Bate, who are well known in musical circles throughout the Dominion, left to-day by the Aorangi. Their future home will be in England. * * * Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jardine, of New York, are through passengers by the Aorangi, with their two small daughters. Mr. Jardine is the wellknown Australian commercial artist and illustrator. Mrs. Beatrice Vernon, of the FullerHayward publicity staff, returned to Auckland yesterday by the Aorangi, after accompanying “Miss New Zealand” (Miss Dale Austen) on her visit to California. * * « Mrs. A. G. Pilmer and Miss Piimer, of Masterton, Wairarapa, who have been spending a holiday at Honolulu, returned yesterday by the Aorangi. A fellow passenger was Miss Doris Tatham, of Homewood, Masterton. * * * Guests at the Grand Hotel include Mr. and Mrs. H. Phillips, of England; Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Waldron, of Honolulu; Mr. and Mrs. J. Axworthy, dnd Mr. and Mrs. Handman, of Arapuni; and Mr. and Mrs. Findlay, of Dunedin. Among those at the Hotel Cargen are Mr. and Mrs. W. Heughan, of Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Chappell, and Mr. and Mrs. F. Kissel, of Wellington; Miss J. A. Reynolds, of London; and Miss F. Clark, of Nelson.

WAITOMO CAVES

IMPROVEMENTS TO HOSTEL The building at the Waitomo Hostel has been completed, the contractor, Mr. Cole h aving finished the work two months before the time stipulated in the contract. The furni ture and fittings have been transferred from the old buildings to the new, and visitors to the caves are now accommodated in the new building. The old portion of the building has been handed over to the contractor who is making the alterations. Arrangements in connection with the new furnisihngs and fittings are well under way, and it is expetced that these will be installed within three months. They will not be made ,available, however, until the grounds round the building are in order and footpaths formed Asphalt tennis courts will be started immediately, and should be ready for use before the next tourist season commences. A start will also be made on the bowling green, but it is doubtful whether this will be ready for play next season. A suitable area for golf links will also be acquired.

OLDEST SHIP AT SEA

BUILT 117 YEARS AGO WORKED IN TWO WARS Believed to be Britain's oldest seagoing ship, the 52-ton ketch Ceres, which is moored in Bude Haven, has just celebrated her 117th birthday, writes the “Sunday News.” Built at Salcombe, Devon, in 1811, this gallant little craft has been voyaging ever since. She was scudding across the Bay of Biscay with cargoes of fruit from Spain during the Napoleonic wars, and she dodged U-boats along the. Cornish coast during the Great War. In a few weeks she will be again plying betwen Bude and Cardiff. “I found her skipper, Captain R. W. Petherick, a grand old seaman of 71, pacing her ancient deck. It is nowmore than half a century since he signed on with the Ceres,” states a correspondent. “Grand Old Boat” “With him was his S2-year-old brother, the Ceres’ former owner, Mr. W. W. Petherick. ‘Aye, she’s a grand old boat, and she is still classed A 1 by the Board of Trade,’ Captain Petherick told me proudly. ‘Only last October she created a record by bringing three cargoes into Bude from South Wales in nine days, so you see she’s no museum showpiece. Withj out her we should have fared badly for food during the war. Bude Bay was a hotbed for German submarines, and our other vessels were imprisoned in the haven. But the Ceres, with her shallow draft, and her then newlyfitted two-stroke engine, was able to creep along the coast, and in and out of Bude, with the town’s food.’ ” Four generations of the Petherick : family have sailed on the Ceres.

ST. JOHN’S WOMEN’S GUILD

ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the St. John’s Methodist Women’s Guild was held in the school house, Ponsonby Road, on Tuesday afternoon. The large number of members present was deeply.interested in the different reports presented by the guild officials, and at the end of the meeting the secretary, Mrs. Metherill, and the other office-holders, were accorded the sincere thanks and appreciation of the members for their untiring work on the guild’s behalf. The treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Cooke, reported a credit balance of £Bs’ for parsonage renovations, and £ 7 9s 6d for general parsonage wear and tear expenses. Greetings and congratulations were presented to the guild by Mrs. Cooke from the Rev. IT. E. Bellhouse, Dunedin, from East Belt Wesley Guild, Christchurch, and the Rev. C. IT. Olds and Mrs. Olds, of Wellington, were warmly received and appreciated. Mrs. G. Smith, thq, retiring president, was elected a vice-president, and also the guild's delegate to the Auckland branch of the National Council of Women. The officers elected for the following year were:—President, the Rev. A. Mitchell; secretaries, Mrs. H. R. Horsley and Miss Cora Veale; treasurer, Mrs. J. G. Hubbard; jubilee treasurer, Mrs. W. A. Cooke. The convenors of the various committees are: Mrs. S. L. .Hirst, house committee; Mrs. Buckley, orphanage; Mrs. Jackson, afternoon tea. Under the new ministry of the Rev. A. Mitchell, the guild looks -forward ter the new year being even more successful than the one just closed. CROQUET MANGERE CLUB SEASON CLOSES A very pleasant “At Home’* was held on the Mangere East lawns on Saturday, when the season was officially closed. During the afternoon progressive croquet was played, and the following were the prize-winners: A grade, Mrs. S. W. House; B grade, Mrs. Sigley; consolation, Mrs. Laslett. jun. The annual social will be held on July 5. PAPATOETOE CLUB 500 TOURNAMENT There was a good attendance of members and friends of the Papatoetoe Croquet Club at the pavilion on Saturday afternoon, when a progressive 500 tournament was held. Afternoon tea was provided by Mesdames S. McCullough, T. R. Smytheman, George Runciman, R. McCullough and Miss Gane. After an interesting series of games, the winners were Mrs. Bowler and Mr. Bygrave; consolation prizes, Mrs. G. Foster and Mr. Crawford. The annual prize night and social will be held in conjunction with the bowling club in the Town Hall on Friday evening. The annual meeting will be held in the pavilion on June 9. CHURCH SOCIAL GAMES AND MUSIC An enjoyable social evening was held on Saturday under the auspices of the Beresford Street Congregational Church Choir in the Church Hall. The proceedings opened with competitive games, which were supervised by Mr. Blomfield and much enjoyed.. The prize-winners were Mrs. G. Spicer, Miss Gosling, Mrs. Martin, Mr. William Gemmell, Mr. Miller, Mr. Saunders. During the evening songs were given by Mrs. Lewis Eady, Mr. Wing, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McCardell, Mr. Martin, and recitations by the Misses Pilkington were much appreciated.

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