PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 192, 14 August 1911, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD. (From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, July 7. Lady fetout, of New Zealand, at thf ladic»' dinner of the London Chamber of Commerce held recently at the Savoy Hotel, opened a discussion on "What the Pioneer Women of the Colonies have done for the Empire," and pointed out that New Zealand was colonized in a way different from the other colonies. The women went out at the first with the men, and, sharing the hardships, helped them to make the homes and the country. That was why, she opined, the women of New Zealand had had more consideration from the men than the women of the other countries had. ■s>

Dr. Wallis, late Bishop of Wellington, is, in obedience to medical orders, taking life very quietly for a month or two, but writes that he is already much better. Mrs. Wallis is in the best of health, and has been up in London this week attending meetings of the Girls' Friendly Societv.

Mr. B. C. Barripp. of Auckland, is on a pleasure tour of England and the Continent, and is at present enjoying himself in London. He leaves in August for a month in the South of France, then spends another month in Germany, and leaves for Auckland via America some time in November.

Mr. D. Cornell, the third engineer on the s.s. Whakatane, has made a remarkable recovery from appendicitis, owing to an operation performed under extraordinary circumstances by an Auckland surgeon, Mr. J. H. Lawry. Mr. Cornell was taken ill three days after leaving Auckland, and on the fifth day Dr. Lawry decided to operate for appendicitis. Some of the instruments that were necessary for f!ic case had actually to be made by the engineers under the surgeon's instruction, and, at the time of the operation, the ship was rolling so heavily that the patient had to be held on to the operating table.

Messrs. W. J. Geddis, managing editor of the "Napier Telegraph." and Mr. Wm. Blomfield. of the "Auckland Observer." left to-day by the Osterley on their return to New Zealand after a holiday spent in this country and on the Continent.

Lady Hall-Jones, who underwent an operation last week, is progressing si. favourably that the doctors hope that she may be able to get up next week.

Miss Catherine Aulsebrook, of Auckland, and Iwa. the Maori contralto, now appearing at the White Ci'ty. sang on Saturday night at Iho smoke-concert held at the London Press Club after a house-dinner given in honour of the overseas journalists who hail been visiting London for the Coronation. Among the New Zealand pressmen present were: Messrs. W. J. Geddis, W. Rlomfield. Harold Gordon, T. Lindsay, Binck, and J. 11. Dolamore.

Mr. and Mrs. Partridge, of Aucklnnd, and the Misses Partridge (3) arrived in London a few weeks ago. and have taken a flat for the next few months at Maida Vale. They afterwards go to Perthshire for a few weeks' salmon fishing. Mr. Partridge then returns for a time to the Midlands on business. After Christmas the pnrty leaves on an extended tour of the Continent and America.

Visitors to the High Commissioner's Offices this week:—Mr. and Mrs. A. Trotter (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ledford (Dunedin). Miss K M. Tnglis fDunedin). J. R. C'loss (Auckland). Esther A. King (Timaru). IT. Otto Frind (Auckland), I. C. L. -Tones (Christchurch). Mr. and Mrs. F. Bull (Christchurch), Andrew C. CarnJiam (Auckland). W. K. Morrison (Christeliurch), Mr. Mrs., nnd Misses Ketshal (Dunedin), Rev IT. Parata (Dunedin), B. G. Barripp (Auckland). J. IT. Lanrey (Auckland) Miss < ;illit (Christchurch). K Brown (Timaru). J Sparrow (Dunedin), Miss A. Sparrow (Dunedin), TT. T. and Miss Feasy (Auckland), Geo. W. Mason (Canterbury).

Mr. E. G. Ellett. of Mangere, Auckland left London on Saturday on a trip to Scotland and Ireland. Later be will visit the. Continent, and join the Maiw» at Marseilles on August 4lh, en route for New Zealand.