NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 76, 29 March 1924, Page 13

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent ) LONDON, February 21. Dr. J. IT. Ritson, secretary of the British and Foreign Bible Sncipty, has left oil a tour of South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The expenses of the tour on behalf of tho British and Foreign Bible Society, are being defrayed by an anonymous supporter of the Society. Tho Victoria and Albert, fly'mpr the flag of Rear-Admiral 11. T. Buller, C.8., C.V.0., Commanding His Majesty's Yachts, was due to finish her annual refit at Portsmouth. Dockyard this week. Following the promotion of Captain It. 11. L. Bevan, D.5.0., M.V.0., and Commander M. J. C. de Meric, ]\1.V.0., who were formerly commander and first lieutenant-commander respectively in the yacht, Commander H. A. Korster and Lieutenant-Commander A. W. S. Agar, V.C., D.5.0., have now been appointed to her. LieutenantCommander Agar in lfl-i2-23 commanded the Philomel, of the Now Zealand Navy, with the acting rank of commander. lie gained his V.C. for gallantry in the coastal motor boat, raid on Kronstadt in I'JIO, and. in the early part of the war served on • board the battleship Ililiernia in the Grand Fleet.

The visit of the Melbourne to New Zealand is thus commented on in the

"Times":—"This cruise, not unprecedented since the creation of the Itoyal Australian Navy, is of a rare, character. Rear-Admiral \Addison will be able to confer with Commodore A. F. Bcal, C.M.G., commanding the Xew Zealand Station, before he (the Rear-Admiral I returns to England in April, on being relieved by Commodore T. K. Wardle, D.S.O.

The King , sold seven Aberdeen-Anpus bulls from the Royal farm at Abergeklie Mains, near Balmoral. His Majesty was a successful bidder for a prize bull, Prince Peaceful, which ho secured for £1050, against a South American bidder very keen on obtaining it. Mrs. A. D. Houston, of Christehiirch, spent Christmas with friends at Britlgwater, Somerset. She also visited llolford, Glastonbury, Bristol, Bath and Trowbridge, and is in London again for a few weeks.

Dr. Ranfurly Kelman of Auckland, who has just arrived in London, is making about two years' stay in this country.

Mr. Eric J. Wilson, of Auckland, has arrived in London and is staying in Great Russell Street, BloomsbuVy.°

Mr. -J. B. Sainslwry of Waikato, has just spent some weeks touring Germany, Belgium, and France. He travelled to England via Australia and South Africa.