PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 202, 26 August 1919, Page 9

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

»i . — (By Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, July 1. ; Among weddings recently celebrated -i in Great Britain were those of Mr. L 5 Lippiatt. of Norton llavant, Wilts., and -Miss N. Hiscock, of Wellington; Mr. T. 1 Murray, of Wentw-orth Kulle, N.S.W.. and Miss M. Laud, of Hastings. Lieut. J. H. A. McKeefry and Mr. J. H A. McKeefry. of Rotwrua. are staying at the New Zealand Officer.-" Club, iferk- j ley Square, Muyfair. Thvy arc returning to New ZeaJand in about a fortnight. Mr. Cecil A. Whitney (Auckland), is 3 ;now in London, staying at uhe Red Court Hotel. Bedford Square. BloomeS j bury. He kop«s to return to New Zea- * land about the end of the year. ' Mr. and Mrs. .T. W. Shackolford. of s Auckland, are in London this week. * Mr. Neil McDougall (Auckland) hafl -j been on leave in Scotland, at Caidonald. 1 Glasgow. He hopes to get back to New "I Zealand in the beginning of 1020. •| Mr. George Scott arrived in England ' ', by e.s. Rotterdam, on June 21st, after ; | a stay of five weeks in America, studying i industrial conditions in Canada and tUO i S:a.tes. Hi* time in this country has ' I been spent mostly at the Royal Agriculj tural Show in Cardiff, which was visited i by so larjje a number of New ZealanJcrs. ■He expr&s-tw himself in terms of the I highest appreciation of this chow, and las Mr. George has seen previous 'j Royal Shows here, hie ophrion id worth ' having , . He ha* never before seen *o j j varied or so numerous implements for .farming in all its branches, particularly \ dairying. Mr. .Scott is now going to Finance to visit his son's grave, and ' j when he comes back to England will '! take a trip through England and Scot- [ land, during which he will make ufe ol '{opportunities to study industrial coudij trons and rates of wages. : Captain A. Wbitcombc, R.F.A., who is ' staying at the Berkeley Hotel, Picca- ' t dilly. has just returned from Russia, where he has been for the past year. He intends etnying in England for the next , two mouths, in order to meet his sister, Miss liwen Whitunmbe, who is coming to Kngland on the Remuera. j| Lieutenant C. 11. Prime, of Devonport, lis on le?.v<\ and he and Mrs. Prim* arc t ]in London just now. ,i Captain E. U Renton, N.Z.D.C. of iTakapuna. i? returning to Xpw Zealand I next month. I Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Banks, of Auckj land, are staying at the Hyde Park Hotel till the end of this week, when they ;ro to Bournemouth for a visit, and .will stay there at the Burlington. . Mr?, and -Miss M. I). Taylor, of Auckr land, arc in London just now. having come up from Bournemouth. c i Mrs. \V. R. Doyle and lu-r sister, Mrs. . George Patterson, arrived in London on , June 'A after a most enjoyable journey, t via Vancouver. They came through the , States to New York. Tlwir visit is being v . made principally to visit their relations, p: They anticipate spending n holiday at ■ \ Brighton in -lulv. and to make a visit I to Carlisle and in August. , Thcv iiave arranged t" itav-e in November for Canada, travelling by t , C.P.R. to Vancouver, thence by steamer , I dated for December 7.