About People.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLV, Issue 258, 16 December 1903, Page 2

About People.

Detective Drafoerg, of Wellington, was on the mail traiin last nrgtt bound tar Auckland oui leave.

The Governor (Lord Raufurly) accompanied by Sir Ronald Robertson (recently British Resident at Mysore;, ainid Lady Robertson recently visi'Usd the Whakarewarewa native school. A number of questions were {nit to the scholars by the distinguished visitors* and were answered in a most intelligent maimer. His Excellency biieiiy addressed the scholars, and at the close of his aiddress granted a holiday. His Excellency promised the headmaster that he wquid submit to the department what he observed to' be certain pressing needs of the school. He also expressed, in the visitors' book, liiis u'ppieci'ation of the replies given by the scholars to the questions put to 1 them.

Mr Rupert Clarke, the well known Victorian sportsman and racehorseowner, lttl't Auckland lor Melbourne on Sunday in his yacht La Caraibine which Ik: has just haid built in the Northern City.

l'rol'essor W. T. Briglvam of the Honolulu Aluseum, arrived In Auckland a few days ago for the purpose ol' collecting specimens for the institution.

Or, I'omare, Native Health Ofticer, lvus I'L'turaud from a six weeks' tour of. inspection of the native villages ia the North.

Miss May lloatty is to take the part of the principal "boy" in the Wellington pantomime season of

"Tile Sleeping Beauty, which opens ttt H.vilney 011 Boxing Night. Jlons. K. Alio, who visited New Zeaianld early this year, and reported 011 a number of rivers as sources 01 electricul energy, intends to return and settle in the colony. He will be in Wellington 011 l''ct). .16. Judge Kobinson, of Nelson, who lms lor several years past performed the 'dulk'S 01 District Court Judge and acted us Stipendiary Magistrate that town, reccided intimation last Thurstfdiay that he had bven retired 110111 office in accordance with the recent decision as to age-limit. Tlie Nelson Colonist mentions that in tlie early days of Otago Judge Hobinson was sub-uditor of the Otugo Daily Oinies under Sir Julius, then Mr Yogvl. It was in 18(52 that he was Jirst appointed a Warden and Magistrate.