PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17809, 7 July 1923, Page 10

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME.

gOSSIF ABOUT HEW 2EAI4AKBEB& {raoit otnt own cowaspoimim.) LONDON, .Tune 1. Mr William Scott (Christchureh) has come to En-land ou a private visit pnrnarUy to see hta brother. Air A £* - more-Scott. Between now and September Mth, on which date he will sail for America, Mr Scott intends to visit the Continent and to go to Ireland and Scotland. Mr A. Howes (Christchureh) is combining business with pleasure. He travelled to England by the Port Bowen and as the ship was carrying cargo for Dunkirk he was. able to have some tune ushore at this French port. .He expects to be m New Zealand again about ffend of September. White he aon this side he will naturally, be visiting the various paper mills. Mr Q. Bastin (Christchrrch) lias been spending a fortnight in London and now he has irone to Nottinghamshire and Warwickslure to visit relatives. While he is in London Dr. H. &. Gibbs (Wellington) is attending some or the leading hospitals. He will be present at the British Medical Association meeting at .'Portsmouth in July, and after that he hopes to motor through England to fccotland. In Edinburgh he will stay with his brother, taking the opportunity of renewing acquaintance with bis old Univerrity, and some more professional work. About September Dr. Gibbs anticipates spending a few weeks on the Continent. He should be in Wellington again just before Christmas. The Hon. W. E. Collins, M.L.C. (Wellington), has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Colonial Institute, as also has Mr H. H. G. Wellborne (Gishorne). Dr. W. J. Hutchinson (Dunedin) has accepted a holiday locsrn tenens at Lewisham Hospital. He will during the summer months take charge while the medical superintendent and the assistant modical superintendent respectively are on their vacation. Sir John Roberts is a recent arrival. He came by the Corinthio and is on a holiday visit. Most of his time will be spent in Scotland. The New Zealand friends of Mr T. C. Lowry (formerly of Christ's College) will be gratified, though perhaps not altogether surprised, to hear that his prowess as a cricketer hast been recognised by Cambridge University, which has awarded him his Blue for his skill in the game. Everyone here interested recognises that the honour , was thoroughly deserved, for Mr Lowry showed capital form before he won't out' with Mr Maclaren's team, and, this form is still very much in evidence at the present time, for he has the best average among the amateurs. The other day he made a'century—l6l against Lancashire. Commenting on .his play one of the cricketing writers remarks: "Lowry's experience with A. C. Maclaren's team hive undoubtedly done him a considerable amount of good. He was always a hard hitter, but his defence had considerably improved—he. appears to be watching the ball better than he did last season. He is of New Zealand birth, and out there represented Clirisfg College at all kinds of games. It is interesting to note that Lowry had a good grounding from Jack Board, the old Gloucestershire wicketkeeper, who had charge of him in his younger days."