PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

Press, Volume LV, Issue 16703, 11 December 1919, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

1 GOSSIP ABOUT NEW ZEALANDERS. (rr.oii ora owx coßnr.sro>.T>ENT.) LONDON*, October 2-3. The following names Lave been brought to tho notice of tho Secretary of State for valuable services rendered in connexion with the war:—Lieut. Frank l>anco (Dunedin), [Middlesex Regiment; Lieut. Maurice 0. Fairhunst (Dnnnevirke); Lieut. Frederick J. Hcrreil, N.Z. .Mounted Riiles. .Mr r Horni\ MP. for the (luildford Division o| Surrey, lias lett England for .South America, and before returning to tho C'lcl Country pru[Ktecs vi.sitiDg Australia and Mow /eaiaud. • >i. •». »•. cudiur (.Nelson) is now an ' undergraduate at Emmanuel College, where he will study for his degree in medicine. If i-. unlikely, therotero. that li<- will bo ready to return to the J>oitfiiiioii lor at least six yours. During 11:-, v.nations .Mr Sadlier hows to be able to revisit Belgium and France to mm' what they lock like under peacc conditions. lie arrived recently by the s.s. Shropshire. i'| • 'I' :i;*t of the new season of (Jilbert. and Sullivan o]>era. :it Princes Theatre, i> as much rushed ai if the opera, produced were .something entirely :iow. J uere is rapturous enthusiasm and iil;ir io' i s applause. Although thirly—even years have passed since "iolaiiilic" was iirst produced, it h;i/> tho popular element. and its points seen) to bo much up to date now a.- when it. wa- writ ten. Mr Frederick Hohbs fC'iu i.-tchurclO has Iveii allotted the j>art of the Ear] of Mou;iia"nrat. and lie give* a very pood iu.-enr.ui of himself. Kr.r c-oine year.-, he lms been one of tiie established Members of ihe D'Oyly-Carte G|>era Company, ,-,nd plays the principal baritone part.--, sne!: as Giuseppe ("The Gondoliers'"). the Mikado ("The Mikado"), the Pirate King ("Pirates ef Fenxnuce"). ant of course nir.iiv others. Ii is some ye.ir; since Mr llohhs was in New Zealand, as he lias been touring in Australia and South Africa, doing concert work in the former country and musical comedy in the latter. Jie has a!.-o 1.-'en associated, in Falkland, with the Carl lfosa Opera Company and with many musical comedies: l)r. A. C. I':'liner (Dunedin) is nowObstetric l!egi.-.trar at, Ixmdon Hospital. Jn lf'l3 he gained distinction in midwifery. For a considerable time Dr, Palmer served with a lield ambulance and later became surgical specialist at No. 8 Stationary Hospital in France. *A grailuute of Otago University, Dr. Erncwt C. J.-indsay, is now temporary assistant surgeon at London Hospital. Ho saw considerable sen-ice during the war and was temporerv major in tho 11.A.M.C. i 17.I 7 . M. 71. Fisher has just been elected chainnan of the Peop'e's League, which liati been formed with the object of framing a new policy for British politics. The People's League, in a memorandum dealing with the industrial situation, says tho recent railway strike has shown that thoro is urgent need for some reformative legislation which will make it impossible for the State to be industrially paralysed by tho action of any groups of individual* The League proposes that the people shall protect; themselves by tho passing into law of legislation which will effectively prevent what is known as the lightning strike. Mr 'loni Mann has boon elected secretary of tho Amalgamated Society of pjnginecr.s in place of Mr Robert Young, who, becoming an M.P.. had to relinquish tho post. Tho election was by ballot, and Mr Mann secured a large majority over his opponent. Mr J. Knyior, a member of the executive of the society. Tom Mann first came into prominence in the great dock strike or 1839. In the late nineties lie spent some stormy years in Australia. In some respects he is the antithesis of his predecessor at ilio headquarters of tho A.S.E., and it will bo interesting, says "I ho Times." to note to what exLoni. ho has retained his old extravagance of policy and vebemoiKe of language. His varied career is thus summarised by the "Daily Ciironiclo" : —"For several years Ju> lived and worked in Australia; for a period just preceding this ho kept a public-house (The Eutcrpri.se, in Longacrc): aud once lie contemplated entering tho Church. He has eonuvLod Parliamentary seats on four occasions; been arrested in Hamburg and Melbourne. and expelled from Franco; has quarrelled with people in Europe and Australia, and has made many "lasting friends in all parts of the world. "When he retired in December year to start ptmltrv farming, tho Sailor*' and Firemen's I'nion subscribed £"30 and the Transport Workers' Federation £100. He is new elected jecri'tary ok ono of 1 Ik; strongest trado unions in the kingdom." Mr C. I\. Kingi (Gisbornei, late «>t the N.Z. Engineers, was demobilised here in order tu take a course of wirotelegraphy. Sineo last March ho has been a at the JJritish School, in Clnphatn road, which specialises in this subject. Now. in view of the approaching winter, Mr Kingi is medically advi-ed to return as early as possible to New Zealand, and he hopes to sail in November. He joined tin in ltll-®*, and was drafted to tb<* wireless section of the N.Z.E. in Egypt. Captain .1. A. Aigie latelv spent a very pleasant month in Scotland, with relatives, niakine Perthshire tho centre of many delightful explorations. Ho went north to Bniemar for the Highland gathering which was attended l>y the King and Quoon. Jn Edinburgh he attended tbo presentation of tbo Freedom of the City to Earl Haig. Captain Algio has sineo been on to the Continent, the main purport of his visit to France being t<» see the grave ef hi»i son. Captain C. S. Algie, of the Auckland Regiment. This officer, with a great many other New Zealand soldiers, was buried at Armentieres. and Captain AJgio was very much impressed with the way in which the cemetery i< kept. Every grave is easy nf identification and is kept in yrerfocf order. From Pari?, he went on to 'R'irne. and returned by way cf Genoa and the French Riviera to Parif, when* be w,u, hoid up for a w»v>k on account of the railway strike in England. Captain Alcie. who is enjoying particularly i.'ooi 1 health, is intending to winter in Scotland. The Good Sen-i"o I'en.-ion of £300 a year, which has been rendered vacant, by the death •>: Admiral Lortl Beresford. rn.= been awarde.; to Admiral Sir Wilrriot H. Fawkes. C,/ I? . G.C.V.0.. tt!;o was for some yoar* commanding or. the Australian station.