NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 10131, 2 September 1898, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

[From Our Own Correspondent.] LONDON, July 30. The Rev. Dr. Elmslie, who arrived in England recently, and who left almost immediately for tho, north, experienced a painful shock on his arrival in Scotland, receiving the news ot the unexpected death of a brothei , . Dr. Elmslie consequently had to leave Edinburgh at once for Aberdeen, whore he was fortunately in time to attend the last sad rites. He has since returned 1 to Edinburgh to join his wife and daughter. Dr. Ehnslio tells mc that he has come home mainly for vest, and in search ol improved health, after the hard work of over thirty years in New Zealand. His stay, However, will not be an unbroken holiday, for he has work that will kevp him in Edinburgh and Glasgow for some little time. Ihafc completed, tie will return for A while to the Vale of Alfovcl, in Aberdeonshire, his native pliwe. Subsequently, Mr, Mrs and .Aiiss Jblmslio come south to London, and will stay here, and also in several parts of England, tor a month altogether before returning to iSow Zealand. Iheir present intention is to leave England in October on thoir return voyage, gouig by the S.s. ionic, wuich is to sail on tlie kiddi of that month. Dr. Elmslie is not supposed to preach during his Uuiough, rest Dtung tho end lie lias mainly in view, 'l'heruiore, e\i#pt itt. the case ot some of his old iniitihar parishes in his native countay, he is not hfcely to uraik this rule. ALr X J. Greenstreet, of Christehurch, who arrived iiome recently, left town on * JL'hursday for an absence oi about a. fortuight. 1 uudui'stand that his future plans are not yet definitely settled. •Air and Mrs W. Dymock and their daughters, are now on their way to the Continent for a tour among the various " places oi interest. 'l'Jiey return to London in tne autumn. Mr Arthur Applcby, jun., the Christchurcli baritone, iuavos London almost immediately for a tour in tho Provinces as one of of the principal solo baritones in aa operatic company, which will play in Liverpool, Manchester, and other important manufacturing centres. Hβ expects .to be absent foi about six months. Since the lamented death of the Hon. W. Gisborne, Mrs Gisborne has taken up-'her residence at Liv gen Hall, one ot the two beautiful estates inherited by her late husband, whosa son, Air Lionel Gisborne, and his wife, occupy the principal family seat, Allestree Hall, Derbyshire. Air JR. Gr. JKnowles, of Port Chalmers, lias changed liis plans somewhat suddenly, having received an offer to go out as second engineer in charge of the refrigerating machinery on board the s.s. Duke of Norfolk (formerly Nairnshire), to Queensland. This offer he has accepted, although the nolice was very short, and accordingly he took liis departure yesterday. He returns to London iv the Duke of Norfolk. Into somewhat unwonted places has Mr John Holmes introduced the commission he holds for the New Zealand Government, ' and great good will doubtless result thererfroin. Probably, however, his pushful ideas never went so far as to lead iiiin to think of obtaining the place accorded him by the "Standard" the other morning. The information of his departure from Scotland for Ireland and America was duly chronicled among the society items, and sandwiched between paragraphs relating to the Emprese Francis Joseph and President McKinley. It is not very often that a New Zealand visitor turns up who has travelled from the colony to the mother country in a sailing ship. One of these rare exceptions, however, came under my notice yesterday, in the person: of Mr L. G. Naylor, of Wellington, who has voyaged from New Zealand Si the b.b.A: Company's ship Timaru. Mi Naylor tells mc he had a very pleasant passage, but long before ife concluded it had become insufferably tedious. After making tho run to tho equator in sixty days, he naturally hoped to reach England in another three weeks or so, but ao far from these aspirations being realised, the final- one . third of the journey took nearly as lone as the preceding two-thirds; the whole passage occupying 115 days: Mr Naylor has come home on business, having been so fortunate as to drop in for a very agreeable legacy. He will stay three months in this country,, possibly more; in fact, it is at present uncertain whether he will return to' New Zealand or not. ; Mr and Mrs George Beetham are leavW London for Whifcby, op the Yorkshire coast, m which bracing atmosphere the? puroosft spending several weeks. Mrs Ee'.'Wi, I am sorry to say, has been far from well for come time past. • ! - Mrs W. H. Levin gave a large and tery enjoyable garden party on Saturiay lust at her charming residence, TunstaU Hotw, Worcester Park, which is situated in one of the loveliest parts of the county of Suney, so rich in beautiful syjvan scenery. Mjee Levin, who has returned from Germany,' where she has been studying for some ilmv, was present, and many New Zealandere were among the guests. Lord and Lady Glasgow celebrated ibcir silver wedding on Saturday last, at tbeirf family seat, Kelburtfe Castle, in Scotland, their marriage having taken.place on July ' 1873. A large number of handsome and valuable.presents were received ly the Earl and Countess, including «nhe from New Zealand. Lord and Lady Glasgow always seem peculiarly gratified to receive any intimation that their "reign" in l&ati colony is pleasantly remembered by the colonists. . . ' - •; • Mr T. Harrison Davis has been brought somewhat prominently into public notice through statements made by Mr E. XHooley during his examination before the Registrar on Wednesday last. A payment of £1250, on.the 24th April; 1896, to Mx Harrison Davis was pointed out, and the Registrar,asked viho that gentleman was. Mr Hooley replied that he did not know. The Registrar asked who he wai» at. the time Mr Hooley made the payment to him* "He was a man," said Mr Hooley, "who used to contract to settle all ' these little, financial papers and pay them to keep them quiet. He was introduced to mc for the purpose of arranging with the evening papere that they should not say anything bad about this.Company" (the. Dunlop Pneumatic). It • i appeared that on the counterfoil of the cheque it was entered, "For quieting paperi generally on pneumatica" Mr-. Hooley further stated tlbat Mr Harrison Davis used to bring a list of papere to be "quietened," and he was sure that list was among his papers somewhere, but up to the present time he had not been able to find it. On fhe 28th April Mr Hooley paid a further sum of £2000 to Mr Harrison Davis for th« came thing, but he could not remembei whether Mr Davis brought a list that time. On the counterfoil of that cheque was tbo entrance; "Balance to square papere." He knew that the "Pall Mall Gazette" was one, and the "Financial Post" was another* Th« full settlement of the account with Mr Harrison Davis took place on the Bfch of May. , 1896, but he had had £4250 before that. Curious, but instructive f Mr Joseph Gould, of Christchurch, is still in this country. He will shortly leave London for Scotland for the shooting season. Mr Gould intends leaving for the colonies. about the end of the year. Mr W. Weddell propones leaving here in September for New Zealatfd, travelling by way of Vancouver. A recent arrival in London v Mr George Rhodes, of Timaru. Hβ came by way of Canada, having spent come time In Japan. Mr Thflihas Brydone and Mr Keith Ramsay are now in Scotland. Mrs and Mis 3 Tripp, of Canterbury, are paying a round of visits to relative* in various ports of Englonjd. - Miss Bendeley, of Chrietchurch, who has been studying at Princess Helena CoiW Eahug. has obtained an appointment at the High School, at Reigate. Mrs Tom Hall, of Timarn, who has been on a viat to friends in Kent, .has now gone for a. Continental tour with a party of mends. * Mies Edith Cooke, of Chrietchureh, who ■>» been practising the massage treatment with great success at the National Hospital for Women and Children, Queen's Square, leaves town in a day or two for Devonshire, from whence she goes to Jersey. Lady Whitmore and Mra.* Dixon, ,of Hawke'e Bay, leave for New 2ealand,by the. next outward trip of the s.t. Kaikoura. The.Yen. AroEdeaepa Hasper, ol Ch&fr .

clmreh, is at present at Normandy, but will return to England shortly. Miss Katherine Laing-Meeson, of Christchurdi, is the winner of the bronze medal ol the Royal Academy of Music awarded for pianoforte playing. She was one or twelve ■uewsful candidates out of no Xewer than biiictv competitors. Miss Laing-Meeson has gone'to Scotland on a visit to Mr and Mrs Ifacj'herson. Miss Lettie Hassell, of Timaru, recently obtained an engagement at a "smart" afterdinner reception at the West End, where •lie sang with marked success, her accompanist being Miss Laing-Meeson. Signor i'aiuani, Miss Hassell's instructor, is much pleased with her progress. Mrs Dcvenish-Meares and her daughters ere =ti]l staying in Kensington, where they will rvinuin for a few weeks before leaving Lond'iu (in a visit to Yorkshire and Ireland. Subsequently they proceed to Germany, where the Misses Meares axe going to take up thuir different studies. They are all enjoying good health, and have been revelling in the various delights of the London season. I deeply regret to learn of the death of Mr J. Tonson Garlick, of Auckland, ot whose serious illness I have several times advised you. Mr Garlick oanie to England some months ago on business, but was speedily laid asidu win!* abscess of the liver. For the last ten and a half weeks he had been confined to bed at "Auckland," the residence of the llcv. Thomas Spurgeon, Knatchbull road; CiimberweU, where he received every loving attention at the hands of the Pastor and Mrs Spurgeon. He was too weak to allow o( an operation being performed, and, though the illness was almost painless, he gradually sank, and ps-ssed peacefully away yesterday morning at 5 o'clock. His wife and younger son are now crossing t'iie United States, but will arrive here too late to see the last of husband and father, for the funeral is lixed for Tuesday. Colonel Williams. M.P., and Mrs Willituns, the father and mother of Mrs Wallis, wife of the Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, leave England shortly for New Zealand, where they will pay a visit to their duugiiU-r and son-in-law at Bislu.pscourt.