PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11347, 9 August 1902, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(r_ou ovn own co__-_sfo>"vskt.) LONDON, June 27. After the summer holidays, whicb will be spent in Yorkshire with their children, Mi aiid Mrs Robert Turnbull (Dunedan) pyxpose taking a trip out to the coCony, <>ecuf>y_ag probably about eight months in itL Mr TurnbuU's business interests make it iittoessary for liim to keep in touch with New Zealand. He and Mrs Turnbull have been resident in England for the past yeaa* na account of their children, who are being f-ducated here.

Professor Arthur Dendy, D.Sc, of Canterbury College, has. with Mrs Dendy and their family, been in England for the past six months, three of winch were spent in the neighbourhood of Manchester, where the Professor tells ma he was engaged for some time iv original research on material that he brought with liim from New Zealand; he has been working in the Zoological Laboratory of the Owen's College, of which he is an old student. In March last, Professor Dendy toils mc, lie had the pleasure of iepiesenting the New Zealand University o_, the occasion of the Jubilee of the Owen's College, and the opening of the new Whitworth Haft, at Manchester, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. Recently, by special invitation of the Council, he delivered a lecture on the Chatham Islands, before the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, and at the Royal Society's conversazione .held last week at Burlington House, Piccadilly, he exhibited a series of ethnological specimens, photographs, and sketches, from the Chatham Islands. * While in London, Professor liendy has been able to study some of tha recent methods of microscopical iuvestigai tion in tlia Zoological 'Laboratory of the Royal College of Science at South Kensington, and to attend some of the meetings of learned societies.

CaXeTS at the Agency-General this week have included:—Mr and Mrs George Andrews, Canterbury; Mr Richard H. Hooper, Wellington: Mr A- PalWr C-n--tabadie, Mr H. P. Costabadie, and Mr T. A. P. Costabadie, of Nelson; Mrs Bennett and Miss Andierson, of Auckland; Mr Alfred M. d% 'Costa, of Wellington; Mrs "Alien" Baker; Mr Alfred Brake, of Wellington; Mr J. Aiken, of Christchurch; Mrs T. G. Williams, the Misses N- and U. Williams, of Wellington; Miss Brain well, of Auckland; Miss Prideaux, of Christchurch ; Mrs J. Graham Gow. of Dunedin; Miss Wilson and Miss M. Wilson: Mrs John Guthrie and Miss L. Guthrie, of Christchurch; Mr Percy Spencer and Mr A. Spencer, of Auckland; Mr and Mrs F. Magill, of Napier; Mrs G. Harper and Miss H. Harper, of Cliristchurch; Mrs Loughnan and the Misses L. and B. Louglinan, of Christchurch ) Miss Lewis, of Christchurch; Mr J- H. Loughnan, of Napier; Professor R. Wallace; Mr C. R. Beatiie, of Wellington; Mr and Mrs F. Dyer, of Wellington; Mr H- Fisher, of Napier; Mr J. P. Leighton, of Hawke's Bay; Mr J. Taylor, and Mr J. Taylor, jun., of Papanui; Mr J. Martin, of Wellington; Mr E. M. Macdonald, of Cliristchurch; Mr R. Hay; Mr J. E. Pigott, of Timaru; Mr and Mrs J. P. Firth, of Wellington; Mr Hugh Wilson, of Christchurch; Mr H. H. Bridge, of Hawke's Bay; Mr_ D- E. Theomiin and Miss T. Theomin, of Dunedin; Mr L. H. Ashe, of Wellington; Mr G. A'ldTidge, of Auckland, Mr R. H. Wallace. Later callers at the New Zealand AgencyGeneral include:—Mr T. A. Parry, Wellington; Mr E- K. Willoughby, Dunedin; Miss Margaret Alvta, Dunedin; Mr F. R. Nott, Christchurch; Mr F. Peacock. Mrs Peacock and Miss Peacock. Auckland; Mr and Mrs C. Robertson, Christchurch; Mr C. Parker, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs J. A. Efford, Christchurch; Mr B. A. Hignett. New Plymouth; Mr J. Ingram, Mrs Ingram and Miss Ingram; Mr G. R. Ritchie and W. T. Ritchie, Dunedin; Mr E. J. P. Denny, Dunedin; Miss M. H. Cliff, Paipara; Miss M. C. Edmund and Miss Riddell, Dunedin; Mr and Mrs J. Hawthorn, Wellington; Mis H. Storie, Auckland; Mr W. D. Johnston, Rangiora; Mr and Mrs Niblock, Auckland; Mrs and Miss Whelan, Wellington; Mr L. B. Evans, Kaiapoi; Mr and Mrs Hetherington; Mr J. A. MiElar, Thames; Mrs and Miss Gow, Napier; Mr E. W. Taylor, Christohiurch; Mrs Duckworth and the Misses Eyes, Blenh?im; Miss M. Clifford Cooper, Auckland; Mrs F. W. King, Auckland ; Ma- J. E. Rei, Wellington; Mr A. J. Cadman, Mrs and Miss Cadman; Mr J. Grind-ley, Dnnedin; Miss F. M. Hewin. Auckland; Captain E. Coppen, Wellington; Captain Cameron, Dunedin; Mr W. J. Riddell, Napier; Quartermaster-Sergt. Welsh, Oamatu; Mr James Draper. Auckland; Mr Thomas Brydone, Dunedin; Mr D. Macdonald; Mr P. J. Perry, Hokitika; Mrs B. Douglas, Wellington; Mr J. F. Firth.