PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume XLII, Issue 216, 11 September 1911, Page 11

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

KEW ZEALANBERS' DOINGS abroad. CHIVALROUS aiaobilandek. (From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, August 4. The Hon. Sir 0. 0. Bowen, Speaker oi Ihe Legislative Assembly, and Lady Bowin who havo been in the Old Country Zince last April, wer o among the passengers booked by the N.Z.fc. toys Kotor„a Which, i.a spue o-t the clock strike and contrary to expectations, sailed from the Thames yesterday—August 3. bn Charles and Lady Bowen, who have enloved good health during their visit. Lent moat of their time, with relatives Ireland and the North Country, visitinir amongst others their son, the Kev. (.; 11. C. Bowen, who is \ icar of tlnyberth near Kotherlum, \ orkshiie. Sir Charles and. Lacy Bovven were in London for the Coronation period, but did not atav lons in the Metropolis. Both have much enjoyed their holiday in the United Kingdom, and had it not been for Mr Cbarlcs' Parliamentary duties,_ would probably hav c prolonged their spell at Home.

The JCurl of Onslow, who was making a food recovery from the heart trouble which has been, alllktlng him for a considerable time, some day;-, ago attended a village show in his park, and, unfortuJiately, caught influenza. Being in a weak state the illness took a severe turn, and since then lie has been suffering from hio'h fever at his residence, Clandon, near Guildford.

The High Commissioner for new Zealand has, On the invitation of the Committee of the Loyal Societies' Club, and in ■commemoration of the Coronation of their Majesties, accepted,a life membership of the Club. Lord Halsburg is the president.

The summer medical graduation in connection with Edinburgh University was held in the M'Ewan flail last Friday, when a large number of degrees were conferred upon graduates, many ol them being .New Zealandera. Amongst those obtaining tlio degree of Doctor of Medicine were \!i?s Agnes Lioyd Bennett, M.8., C.M. ! 85)0, whose thesis concerned "Observations on 'Early Lactation in the Women of New Zealand"; Mr Edward Burton Gunson, M.8., Ch.B. 1010. whose thesis was on "Symptomatic or Secondary Parotitis, with special reference' to Etiology"; Mr Herbert Hutson, M.8., Ch. B. IPOB, whose thesis was "Rheumatism"'; Mr Wm. 'Marshall Maedonald, B.Sc., M..8., C.M. 1895, who discoursed on Immediate Feeding in Gastric Ulcer; Mr Kenneth Mackenzie, M.8., Ch. 8., who was awarded a gold medal for Lis thesis on tin) "Physiology of thfc Mammary Gland"; Charles Treweeke Hand Newton, M. 8., Ch. B. 1008, whose thesis was upon "Fatty Degeneration of the Blood and the. Seharlach Granulation"; and Mias Eva Meredith, iM.B.. Ch. 8., 1008, whor.e thesis was Rickets. Amongst those njon wlioir the degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery were conferred wcie the following students hailing from New Zealand: Messrs Harry Foster Holmden (Second Class Honours), William Henry Johnston, 8.A., Hugh John M.Unv, Peter jM/'Nab (Second C.ass Honours)-, David Carmichael Munro, Arthur Cisdell Moore,' John M'Nair Murray, 'William Stewart Donald Watson, and Donald M'Donald -Wilson. In addition to obtaining a gold medal for hi 3 M.D. thesis, Mr Kenneth (Mackenzie secured the Gunning Victoria Jubilee Prizo in Obstetrics.

Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Cooper and the jMisseg Cooper (3), who arrived in this country in Juno, tuld stayed for some weeks in the West of England, arrived in London a fortnight ago, and propose to remain here for the next few ■weeks. Miss Coober will then spend Some time in Ireland, while tho rest of the family visH different parts ' of the United Kingdom and Ireland. After this all go on to ;;he Continent 'before returning to the Dominion early next year. The visit is purely one of pleasure.

■ Mr. W. S. Percy, '.he well-known comedian, and his wife e.i;d daughter, arrived in London last Sunday by the Macedonia. Mr. Percy shortly goes on tour with one df Mr. George Edwn.rdes' companies.

Miss Eileen Ward, daughter of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, leaves London for New Zealand on Friday. She joins the s.ss. A rgyllshiro at Liverpool. Miss Ward ha,9 just returned from a trip to Sweden.

> Judge Jackson Palmer, of tho Native Land Court, leaves on Iris return 'to New Zealand on Tuesday. Mrs. Palme whose brother is seriously ill in a private hospital at Woking, remairs in England for some 'time. * Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kidd, .of Auckland, leave London to-morrow for a fortnight's tour of the provinces, preparatory to leaving for Belgium and Germany. They sail from Naples for New Zealand in about three weeks' time. * Mr. Gordon Keesing, son of Mr. Harry IA. Keesing, of Auckland, is, after some years in Australia, visiting London with the object of studying Renaissance and Gothic work. He will bo in this country for some considerable time, and later intends to visit America. Mr. 11. P. Lsmpriere, of Auckland, is «n a trip to this country for health >ind business combined, and leaves or, his return to New Zealand at the end of fceptember. Before that he pays vi3it:i to the Channel Islands and Glasgow. callers at the High Commissioner's offices:—L. V. Thomas (Christchurch), Miss Clam' Eden (Nelson), Mr. George Thompson, Mr. Charles Lawrence (Wellington). A. G. Smith (Wellington), J. B. Oolquhoun (Petiwe), 11. Struthers (Wcstport), Mi3s Dale (Christchunb), Mrs. Daley (li.ivereargill), Mrs. F. P. and Miss Uniaoke (Stratford), Mrs Dillon Carbery (Taranaki), Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mr. P. Ma-eCallum (Dunedin), Mr. Cecil J. Wray (Wanganui), Mr. A. H. Jones (Christ,church), Mr. Arthur Cooper (Wellington), Mr. 0. 11. Beet ham (Master ton), Mr. E. Itowen (ChristehuTcli), Mr. E. M. Baber (Wellington), Mr. M. W. Powlcs (Wolliii'g'fcon).