About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 259, 1 December 1903, Page 2

About People.

Mr James Allen, 11.U.K., and Mrs Allen, of Uruce (says the New Zealand Tiinos) are to leave shortly on un extensive tour of the world, returning to New Zealand via Japan and Hongkong. They are to join the It.M.S. Ophir, which leaves Sydney for London, via Suez, ou Jan. 2nd. Mr W. Burrougih, of Stratford, returned home on Saturday evening from the West Const of the South Island, wTiwe he has been spending* a holiday for the past ton weeks. On Sunday Mr A. A. Fantham, of Hawera, was reported to have ahown a marked change for the better. • Sir William Hussell intends to visit Auckland for the, opening of Jot'il >U ' mnS ' llome on J'ocemher Lord Mtlncr, High Commissioner of South Africa, has sailed from England by the Donathern Casvle on his return to Capetown. Mr O. E. Mannering, local manager of the Union Hank, leaves today with Mrs "Mannering on a live weeks' holiday. During his absence Mr Nan*; of the ' Christchurch branch, will he in charge. The death is announced in Auckland of the widow of the late l'r Pollen, aged 75. Ciilone) Pju, Attornpy-Opn'-ral, has !>pen ill jjjnco the session closed,, mit is now convalescent, Mr C. A, Trotter, of ()])unako, who went to Kngland about 12 months ago, in connection with a inngo finding patent of his, has returned home. Ho reports having had a very good all-round time, and that the British Government are experimenting with the invention with a view at taking it up,