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DOMINION TTNDEBGBADtTATES. (rROM orn own coßiutsroxDEVT.) LOXDOX Oct oho r 00. When ono is ar pains to obtain bformation ono is truly appreciative of an encouraging response. Setting out with the object of making a complete list of Xow Zealand undergraduates a t Oxford niitl Cambridge tho London correspondent- of "Tiio Press" communicated le.-s than a wivk ago with the head of each college at each of these univcr-s-ities. and i< already more than jrratitiod —noi- only on account ethe early replies received, but aUo localise of tho expressions of appreciation, wholly unsolicited, which havo been penned regarding Xow Zoalaiiders of past and present generations. For instance, in tho case of St. John s Coiiege, Cambridge, tho Master, Or. K. I'. Scott, writes: "This college has always K'cn closely connected with Now Zealand. Wo supplied tho firjt l{:slu»p—G. A. Selwyn ; tho first Chief .hist,iei —Sir William Marten; Alfred Domett — the P«vt and Prime ."Minister; Samuel Butler. of "Erewhon" fame. And at tho present time my old friends, Sir James Allen. K.C.8., ami Sir Franeis 11. Dillon Hell. K.C M.G., are members of lhe Ministry. A pood record lor the college! ' And hero is an expression of opinion, from Oxford, v. iiich will plea>e everyone in Xow Zealand: It comes from Wadiiam College, whoso Warden, Mr J. Wells, siys: "So far as I can arcertaiu we have no New Zealand students at protein in Wadham. 1 greatly regret this, both oil account of the excellent New Zealand students we have had in the past, and because I formed a very high opinion of tho cadets from ; h<j'.o l lands who were hero training during the war." Dr. U. W. Macan. tlie Master at Fniversitv College, Oxford, regrets that lie has no llhodes Scholars or other students at his college from Xew Ze;tland, especially as Australia. South Africa, am! Canada are represented. 'AT OXFOiID. So far. lialliol College, Oxford, seems to have more New Zealand undergraduates than any other college at that university. l'»r there aro Messrs F. F. (.1 niversitv of Otago), W. M. Jones and W. -J. IMatt (Grammar Sc'iH>ol, Auckland!, mid A. O. Ponder illigh School, Ciuistciiurch). Threo of the so jiro, of course. l'hodos Scholars. F. K. Miles, tho 19 M scholar, is taking modern history; VV". M. Jones, the 191-1 scholar, is taking natural science; A. O. Ponder, the 1917 scholar, who ha.« only recently gene into residence, is also taking natural science, while W. J. Piatt is a studoiit of modem history, and a N.Z.K.F. scholarship holccr. Ho served with the X.Z.It.R. At tin* present time there are tiro Xew Zealcnders at Brasenoso, namely, (J. V. Gerard and J. T. Tosswill, )>oth formerly of CluLst's College. Tho firstnamed is studying Tor tho honour school of modern history, and tho other for tho honour whool of jurisprudence. Mr Tosswill como3 from Hastings. Lieutenant Francis P. do la Val Willis fson of Archdeacon Willis, ChristeiiurehS, and Captain C. K. Carrington, M.C. (son of the Tk-an of Christchurci), are at Christ Church. Oxford. I/iwife nan t Willis graduated M.A.. with first-clnss honours in history in tho Nc\r Zealand University. lDf.j, and ho is now working for tho Oxford degree. Ho baa sorvod in tho war, and. having been wounded, was allowed to go To tho university for his course. Captain Carrington entered Christ Church last April, and has keofc one. university term. He is residing for honours in history. Uo left New Zoaland in 1014. and entered tho Army here—obtaining a commission in tho "Royal Warwickshire Jio'iiment —serving almost through the wholo war, and gaining the Military Cro-?*. AT CAMBRIDGE. From information so far received, Jesus College, Cambridge, has tho largest number of Now Zealand man. for there aro fivo, namely: Robert AlacIntyre, of Oamaru, who is taking law honours, and who has been iifeying football; Harold Cuthbert McCarthy, of Wellington, whose subject is engineering; 51. J. Seott, of *Orari, who is taking natural scicnco honours and agriculture (ho is tho holder of a N.Z.E.F. scholarship, and. held <i commission in tho Xew Zealand Itiflo Ilrigado); Christopher M. Maclean, of Palinerston, who is taking history; and Charles L. of Ihilierau, SouthLand, who is working for English honours.

Tho three New Zealand men at Christ's College. Combridgo, are: K. JFawcett (Nelson). studying agriculture; A. A. Macnab (Nelson College), who Is taking law; and H. V. Soarle, M.Sc. Otago University, of Oamani, who takes physics. All these are holders N.Z.E.F. scholarships. Captain E. J. Fawcett was in the Canterbury Regiment, Lieutenant H. V. Searlo was with tho A.1.R., and Major A. A. Maenab was with tho New Zealand Riflo Brigade. Mr C. K. Fewernker, M_A. Canterbury College, served with the N.Z.M.C., and was awarded a N.Z.B-F. scholarship last January. Ho is doing advanced research work in botany, at Downing College, Cambridge. In New Zealand he is a lecturer at Canterbury College. At King's College, Cambridge, t&ere are two New Zen binders. One, Mr N. I». Elder (of Wangnnui school, and Wairuahoe'*, is studying mechanical scicnce. The other. Mr J. E. Davidson, coines from Duncdin, and is a medical stiident. Messrs Jack S. Smith (from Wangnnui school, whose homo is at Fairiie), and Alexander T. Young (Wellington College), nro at Pembroke. An Old Boy of Nelson Collecro now at Emmanuel, CamUridee, is K. R. J. Saxon, who reached England at tho beginning of October. He is studying physics, chemistry, and botany for tho first part of the scionco trrpow, and ho expects to remain in England for two or three years. He is tho holder of a Fcholarship, and his studies were interrupted by tho war. ITe served in the N.Z.E.F. Saxon's ramo has already Ijecn prominent in University Rugby matches.