PBBSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12851, 9 July 1907, Page 9

PBBSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

itliOM orll ° WN r oni!F.sroxnr.NT.) LONDON, May 31. Mr R- H- Sk'l™'- 1 -' (Christchurch) I nded at Plymouth last Friday from [ho direct steamer Turakina, after r. Llightf.il u ° "'no up by jj t 0 London, en rout© for Lincoln !hjr<?- wnero - 10 ,>eon etn y- n s Ivitl > !*lflti'vcs. 11° IV '" ■•*" at t!:e Derby nest week, and after that hi ill toko up his residonco on th© Thames at Eel Pi© Island, Twickenham for the summer months, in com„gny with his brother. ilfter having been a resident in the colony for forty-nix years, Mr T. Chivers (Christchurch) thought he noiild lik-> to «•«» n ' s nntivo country o nce nmre, bo he started from the pjjony in February, and landed at Southampton in April, having travelled from Australia by the North Germ.in Lloyd steamer Rn-men, via Suez. Mr Chivere has been v,;rv active in the ia of travelling about sine© ho landed. ll© spent a short whim nt fromo, in iSomer>et, hit* birthplace, then he went successively to Manclic-*----wr Blackpool, Southport. Port Sun light, coining up thenc-o to Loudon. Just now h© is staying with friends at forest Gate, in North I/oi'don, but he intends to go to Liverpool at an early dato to -spend a short time with hid sonMr and Mra F. Robins (Christ - church) wcr© among the pa.s-sengeis by tho s.B. lonic, on tho occasion of her last voyage. As it i.s forty-threo yea r s niiico Mr Robins saw England, th«* changes to him (iv London) are hidW niarkod. At present ho and his wile ire paying a round of visita to his rel■■tires at Blnckheath, Kew, Greonhithe, Bournemouth, etc., and later on they intend going to Scotland to «©© some relatives of Airs Robins. The return journey to the colony will probably *> start-eel in October.

Mr and Mra Martin Kennedy (Wellington), and their two daughters, reached London a few days ago, alt.v i very pleasant Continental tour ol ifljno six weeks durutiou, tho route from Naples being through Italy, pa-st the Italian lakes, and on to Paris by tito tiiinploii tunnel, the pius«a<4e tirough which occupied twenty-five tjitmitoa. Having had good weather titny havo all thoroughly enjoyed tiie trip. -Some weeks will be* spent in .England, then Ireland and Scotland HO to be visited before tho party atart oiteo moro for tho colony about Simtcmbcr. Mr W. S. Leo (Hawnrdon, Canterbury) wo* a passenger by the 83. Omiuh, via Suez aud Naples. Whilein London he is staying with hi.-, brother at Clapham, nnd after boim; • m tlio Metropolis for somo time h-.> intendi- to go to Bristol to see other relative". Scotland, Ireland, and the Continent will bo toured eu«*tt*sivoly. Mr Leo has como to Europe entirely , for pleasur© purposes.

* Mr F. Hobbs (Christchurch) diiringuished himself at the Harborno Club's golf links, at Birmingham, on Whit Monday, for ho won the John Williamson challenge cup, nnd tho first priM in a match with sixty-five comjKtitoiß. Tho result was fiomewhat of I surprise*, as Mr llobbw, an 18 handi*p player, went round tho course in 87, tliin achioving the phenomenal not 6COI-0 of 69. Tlio aeoro. of tho runner-up was (82-8) 74, and the third man aoofed (81-0) 73, bo tho Now ZeaUad player had an easy victory. Mr Hobba, by the way, U a member of tho . 'Ban Toy" touring company. Dr. Alice Burn (Canterbury) has, 1 keor, recently accepted the appoint- • resident moc'icnl officer of Tlie Hosnice, Edinburgh. *. Mim M«rcdith (Canterbury) in in JhiUin at tha present time, in chargo ' of the vcf?otarian section at the Dublin 1 tixiiibition. Mr J. \V. Marshall (Ctiristchiirch) is IsaYing London in the course of a woe'e or tivo tor Scotland, to comnlete shop wperience in connection with his protcaion aa a marine engineer. He expects to be absent from the colony for «ttn« five or nix years, continuing his ipecial. Undies.

Callers at tha London ofllco of the Juro Zealand Qovornment havo been miaieroiui, including as they have recently done, tho following:— Mr nnd Mr* A. Oolledgo (Auckland), Mr and m A. 11. Rtusell (Hawke's Bay), Mr -W. /Beckwitli (Christchuroh), Mr W. DawKm (Dunedin), and the Misses DawMU Mr Y. K. Allen (Wellington), Mrs md th* Missos Tullock (Gisborne), Miss Anderson (Ekctalninn), Mr A. C. Abbott, Mr It. Woodman (Wellington), Mr aftd Mrs J. W. Cummin-*:* (Dunedin). fW Mhm Cuniminas, Dr. Martin (WelliBlton) nnd Mrs Martin, Mr H. 0. R. Mitity (Hawke's Day), Mr W. D. Flem- ■:■*« (Hatrko'B Hay), Mr nnd Mra Ald- "< Oft-llington), Mr nnd Mrs Mc- < »rry (Taranaki), and the Misses Mc ■/.Mry, Mr-ond Mrs F. Robina (C-hrist-.ginroh), Mr A. Hunter (Lyttelton), Mr {•■£"r en (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs J. Fuller (Dunedin). Mr and Mm Stuart nolmes (Dunedin), air nnd Mrs F. Feist (Wellington) nnd Miss Feist, Mr nnd -MrtM-imos Martin (Christchuroh), Mr Ai B. Miller (Oamaru), Mr and M» ■,'JJftm Kennedy (Wellington) and the Miwes Kennedy. Mr nnd Mra 0. G. Atkueon (Wangi-mii), Mr Cnsev (Auclcgncl) and the Misses Casey, Mr R. B. mlor (Wellington), Mr R. Hay (DitnWin), Mr W. S. Lee (Cinterburv)*. Mr * W. Marshall (Christohuroli), *Mr D. «--S; Rosa (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs Tusk (Nelson), Mr and Mrs E. Silk (Wdllin-rton), Mrs W. Mason (Wellington). Mis-* F. M. Cargill (Dunedin), ■fl™ M. E. Richmond (Wellinaton). «l«« li. F. RnrsthotMo (Well in-it on), Mr '»"« Mrs J. Fay (Well'ngton). Mr D W, the Rev. Father Fay (Blenheim). Mf J. 0. McPherson (Dnnedin), Mr E. &■WiPcox (Chiistchurch), Mr A. C. "wdith (Mssterton). Mr J. Hamilton mm (fhngn), Mr A. L. Nathan wllin-rton), Mr J. W. Hnrdine Hdwke's Rnv). Mr and Mrs Bnttrav pm,«Hn\ Mr W. TT. rower (WellinftWn). Mr .r. R-.--.---H (Welline-ronV Mr P •J-'rwth (P-dr-*-*r-*ton North). Isabella 'JwyOampMl (Xanier). nnd tho Mi-**-*-* .■g«»nball. Mr J. Parr (Ti-**ant\ Mr R. willtl (P'easint Point), the Miw* Mc-J-«Mi OVdlinirton. Mrs J Raynes. Mr J-- TUynes and the Misses Raynes (Auc'c h*l). M- A. D. Herri C k. Mr O. M KMjbell (Wellinctnn), Miss M. P. B*wr« WrliteWoh), Mr R. TT. Rkit-n-irh ■PfWTchnrcriV Mr R. C. Collins (We! Won), tho Rn V . J. Honevwill. Mr G «j,Pn*ncfl (WrUinTtonl. Af r W O. M-, nfi ■ K.'-ihnjrtfln), Mrs nnd M>'ss F-«*-o (Dnnrj<n), Lir-ntennnt-Colo-iel AbWt and ■'*» AMwtr. M*-cktnT--lV Mr W. Re*d| Wcllm-r'on), Miss Alice M. Maunder HUniriti'-oiv - Minn Dim pi„-.,,),,,. (Chri-stebnreb) irlirr " , " , ' -,r thrr-» vr>nr- --vsf bf*en f-Wvinflr sin-riTKr under Charles J*-inf»«y « SK>rit to -rive t eo*-"-'*-rt in TiondAn ,«i»dsy nev+ **---o"th. She roWttinf* to New Zealand in August.