NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10262, 3 February 1899, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.;

LONDON, December 25.

Much to his regret, Mr C. J. Newell, of Chribtchuroh, has been compelled, owing to ill-health, to abandon for the present his studies in the United Kingdom. He arrived in London in October last from New Zealand, and proceeded immediately to the Dental Hospital at Edinburgh, where he has been until last week, when he came to London. He tells mc that he has been troubled very much with insomnia, and although he. has sought good advice he can obtain no relief. Naturally Mr Newoll is terribly disappointed with the course things have taken, and he has reluctantly decided that he must return to the colony. He has taken his passage by the outgoing trip of the 8. s. Gothic, which sails from Plymouth to-iporrow. Mr Newell is in hopes that if his health improve he may return later on for the purpose of resuming his studies in dentistry.

Mr Naylor, of Tiinaru and Wellington, is still in the Mother Country, and appears to be co joying himself. . A short time ago he was taking part in the Geisha, which was being perfouned at Southampton. It is Mr Naylur's desire to j >in the Royal Mail Packet Service, trading between this country and the West Indies ; he is endeavouring to get the position of a parser, and with this object in view he is going in for na examination in a few days'time. In " Country Life" Mr Hugh L. Maohell gives a long and interesting description of ■'New Zealand's Beautiful Birds,", beginning with the huia and fantail. Mr J. M. Brigham, of Auckland, is in town. He has been to Ireland, and has also visited several of the leading dockyards to see the latest and most tip tb date machinery. I hear that plans for the Calliope dock equipment have passed from the Admiralty to the Treasury, so it is evident that finality is approaching. Mr and Mrs Brighim return to Auckland about the end of next month.

After a thoroughly enjoyable and interesting visit of about seven months' duration, during which time she visited Scotland and Paris, as well as this country, Miss Hart, of Timaru, leaves on her return the colony by the s,s. Gothic,'• which saSle from Plymouth tb-raorrow. ■■•■>Miss A*; H. Large, of Napier, ia another passenger by the same steamer, and so is Miss Stuart, of Dunedin. .

\ Mr Frank Hyam'e idea of introducing to the British public the New Zealand green I - stone has turned out to be a> very nappy one. l?a you rable notices of his : exhibition have appeared in most of the leading London papers. One paper eaye:— "The New Zealand greenstone is the principal .*. novelty in jewellery thie" Christmas." "Madge," the popular writer of "Girls' Gossip "in " Truth" also ha? a good deal to say about the New, Zealand greenstone in her article in this week's issue of that paper,' and she classes it as "the latest novelty in, jewellery thjs Christmas " Air Thomas Mackenzie's eldest eon, Kenneth, has already covered himself ■with educational honours. Although he has only been three months at the City of London School, he has in the Christmas examinations come out on top of all hu subjects. Mr Mackenzie's , eldest daughter has also come out first in the Christmas exairiination of the tchool she attends at Cliftonville, Margate. Mr Marriott Watsoh/fs receiving some very flattering reviews' upon hie latest book, " The Adventurera," which one critio declares to be "not only the best book that Mr Watson has yet written, but without, doubt the best nook yet produced by a native-born Australian. ,,