PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14659, 7 May 1913, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(from odb otts coßßEsroTEjrr ) LONDON, March ~ 28. Mr and Mrs Allen and their daughter spent the week-end at Clifton, Bristol, as the guests or the headmaster of Clifton College, Mr Allen's old school. On Sunday evening the Mew Zealand Minister addressed the boys of the school on New Zealand, which has naturally a very great interest for them just now. Not only has it just provided a headmaster for Christ's College (Mr E. A. Belcher), but it is also within a w,eek ot two sending out a second master (Mr Carter) as tho pioneer in n scheme of exchange of teachers which it is hoped will have great developments in the near future. Mr Allen met Mr Carter, and considers Christ's College is fortunate in securing such a man for its modern language master. On Monday the party spent the day motoring amongst friends in Somerset, and they returned to Liondon in the evening. On Tuesday Mr, Mrs and Miss Allen spent a most interesting day, under the guidance of Mr T. K. Sedgwick, in making acquaintance with the East End of London. They got an excellent idea of the conditions of the East End slums and Cninatown, and lunched with the widow of a vicar who has devoted her life to slum work. In the evening Mr Allen dined with tho clergyman who is in charge of the Mission to Seamen, and tney afterwards visited the mission, where Mr Allen got a gooU idea of the ciass of men tno luiisiou deals with, and the class of men who do its work. • j Mr Alien was a guest of the Government at an otlicia l uinner given at t-ne Foreign Office on WeUnesuay by Jiiarl to meet oversea Ministers now in London. The I'riino Ministers of Victoria and South Australia, tne Speaker of the South Australian Assembly, and the Attorney-General of JNew South Wales were also present, anci tho guests included most of the members of the Government, tho oversea nigh Commissioners, and many prominent Anglo-Colonials (including Lord l'lun-

ket). Mr Allen has. been privately entertained by the leaders of both the great parties in the British Tarliament. To-day Mr Allen is at Aliiershqt, as tho guest of General It. H. l>avies, C.B. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward are etiil keeping to their plan of remaining here until the end of May, and JNew Zealand should sec them again about the middle of July. Miss Vimrd returned a few days ago from Ireland, where she had been staying with Mrs Woods (nee Miss Itubi Seddon), at Queenstown. Tho many friends in New Zealand of Mrs Woods will be glad to hear that she is very happy and comfortable in her new liome on this side of the world.Sir Joseph and Lady \Vard will remain at Whitehall for at Itast a fortnight longer, as they have mado 1 various engagements which have to be fullilled. After then they propose to put in the week-ends yi motor tours, and perhaps they will go to 6cotlanu and Ireland. Ihey dined this week with the fostmuster-Ueneral and airs Sainiiei. Chi Wednesday night bir J'osupn spent several hours in tao House ot Commons. Ho was a spectator ot the "row" which resulted in two members leaving tno debate, and subsequently ho listened to tne lurst bora's iSavai Statement. At Jiastertiue, Sir Joseph and l»ady Ward and Waru speut a very enjoyable motor tour in oomersetbUire. Tiitjy made lirst of all tor liexiiiil-on-aea, and then went to liutn, irom Winch place tney motored over tho . MuiiUip Hilkuto Welis, Ulastonbury, ticugenioor, ana iixiugwater, all places ■' w.tu interesting historic assoeiuuoiis. j

bir Jobeyn saiu ho was stiucii by ttie' state of the countryside. Sptuliiiig to business people in uiese piaccs, ue found that there was a gen-. era! complaint about peupio leaving, j i'as&enaefs on board the s.s. • Afciienic, which sailed for l\t?\v eaiauu yesterday, are: — saloon: mc iion. It. Strutt and xuiss O. Strutt. Mr and Mrs ii. KJ. VVacuor, the Misses \Vacner (2j, Masters Waciier V), Mrs C. li. liayes aua Miss ±iayes, jiiss (J. Fubeain, Mr J. Lakenian, Air H. M. Laskie. becond saloon: Ttio itev. J. limn and Airs JBain, the Her. VV. It. lueming, Mr if. L. Carter, Mrs Carter, and the Misses Carter, Mr and Mrs A. l. Motiat, -ur and Airs C. W. bandtord, Mr and ,i>irs H. C. 6toddart, and the Misses b'toddart, Mr ana aVirs J. H. Watt and tJie Misses Watt (3), Mrs C. Jirfrnett, JVlrs it. W. Hamilton anu son, Mrs E. Hancock, tho Misses Hancock Masters Hancock (2), Mrs Newitt, Mrs G. I/wen and the Misses <JTven, Aliss JtJ. Darr, Miss E. Farrel, Miss L. iving, Miss K. W. Palmer ? Miss PeiTin, Miss B, Kobertsou, Miss 11. Kussell, Miss Staikty, Miss A. Starkey, Mr C. Andrews. Mr G. Challenger, Mr A. i>. Gibbs, Mr It. M. Grant, Mr C. n. Keatley, Mr S. E. Mr l. McMeeknn, Mr G. Robson, Air VV. X. Shaw, Mr A. Sherbrooke. Captain J. E. Crossland is in command, and £>r. N. V. Williams is the medical otticer. In the third class there are 576 passengers. .During the current week the following New Zealanders have entered their names in the visitors' oook at the JNew Zealand Government crltice: —Mr A. Wallace (Auckland), Mr K. S. Macky (Auckland), Mr L. iV Hall OVellmgton), Mr E. L. Tylee (Mapier) Mrs A. E Bedford (Auckland), Miss Bedford, Airs James Troup (Christchurch), Mr G R Troup, Mr W. F. Ware (Auckland) Mr R. Gray (Wellington), tne Rev G. P. Davys (late of Wellington), Mr and Mrs A. F. Foster (Auckland), Mr and Mrs C. A. Banks (Auckland), Mr'E. V. Smith (Christchurch). \ On board the s.s. Athenic there are 184 assisted passengers, including US domestic servants. The remainder are the dependents of men already in the Dominion —farmers, farm labourers, and their families. I - ■ , '