NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 148, 23 June 1923, Page 15

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, May 18. The High Commissioner spoke on Monday at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge. The Archbishop of Canterbury waa in the chair. In the evening Sir Jamee and Lady Allen were present at a dinner in aid of the funds of the Hermitage Craft Schools, Chailey, Surrey, at which children suffering from nervoiis diseases, consequent on their experiences during air raids, are obtaining remedial I training. The High Commissioner has given £50 out of the British Distress Fund towards tins useful work. iliss Jane Mander, the New Zealand novelist, is in London just now, and ' will be in time to see her new book through the press during her stay in England. The Rev. Henry Law, of Hokianga, who is here with his wife and daughter, is leaving London shortly for Scotland. They will make a round of visits en route to friends and relations. Mr. Law is attending the Conference in Bristol in July as New Zealand representative of the Wesleyan Methodist churche3. Mr. Law is seeing as many colleges a3 possible of his connexion (luring his tour, with a view to reporting in Auckland on his return any new and valuable developments in collegiate life and work, so that the new Auckland ColJege may achieve its aim of being the best thing of its kind. A wedding that will bo of interest to sporting circles took place this week. It was that of Mrs. Hume, daughter of Mr. Robert Sievier, of Newmarket, and Jlabel Sievier, to Flight-Lieutenant £• K. Pretyman, son, of General Sir •?T rge Pret y mall and Lady Pretyman. _-Mrs. Avis East, formerly Miss A. B. iieath, is sailing for New Zealand by Mc B.s. Ruapehu in June, and hopes to stay for twleve months in Auckland with her people there. It will be recalled that Mrs. East married Mr. j £wlip East, only son of the late Mr. I iarneat East, of Longatock Park. And- ' if' Hants > about a year ago. Mrs. and Mrs. Broady and Miss woady, of Auckland, came over via Sydney, and arrived last month by the Ormonde. They are visiting the North oi England and Glasgow, and will posHDiy cross to France and Belgium" durln g their stay here. inr n^ T t0 dollate a P& ful] y mT^' >ot the Winter Exhibition was accepted "P-the committee yesterday. The Kg will be used for a weight-guessing conjpetition, but in order that those who cure the pig will not know its weight a member suggested that a pumpkin or some other article should be included in J e c °mpetition. Members agreed to ws proposal. b