PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19666, 9 July 1929, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(raOJf Ottß OWTT CORRESPOHDIXT.) LONDON, May 23. Mr C. H. Jones (Ohristchurch) arrived a few days ago by the Moreton Bay, having • travelled via Suez. He has come from New Zealand to be a horticultural student at Kew, and he will probably be in England for two years. Mr Jones, who has brought letters of introduction to many of the most noted horticulturists in England, was delighted to have arrived in London in time to attend the annual floral festival—the great Chelsea Show. He spent two days there. Mr Jones will enter upon his studies at Kew in June, and meanwhile he will see as much as he can of London and its suroundings. Mr E. F. Northcroft, late President of the "Victoria College Students' Association, who is now studying in Lon- ■ don, has been appointed London Representative of the New Zealand Branch of the National Union of Students. Military representatives of the Dominions who will take part in the Trooping the Colour on the Horse Guards' Parade in honour of the King's Birthday will be:—Lieut.-Col. W. G. Hagarty, D.5.0., Royal Canadian Horse Artillery; Major-<seneral J. H. Bruche, C.8., C.M.G., Australian Staff Corps; Major O. H. Mead, D.5.0., New Zealand Staff Corps; Captain P. De Waal, South African Permanent Artillery. The following extract from the London Gazette dated, War Office, May 28th, will interest New Zealanders:— Royal Scots Fusiliers. —Captain E. P. O. Boyle, M.V.0., from Extra Regimentally Employed list to be Captain (May 29th), with precedence next below Captain and Brevet-Major D. M. W. Beak, V.C.. D.SXX, M.C., and retains his present appointment. Captain Boyle has been employed as Military Secretary to General Sir Charles Fergusson.- Bt., G.C.M.G., K.C.8., D.5.0., M.V.0., LL.D., retired pay (Reserve of Officers), Governor-Gen-eral and Commander-in-Chief, Dominion of New Zealand since September 10th, 1926. When Sir Harold Beauchamp arrived in London in April he found the weather anything but congenial, so he made a bee-line for Italy, where he had a most interesting and instructive time. "The progress,' T said Sir Harold, "that is being made in that country under Mussolini is truly astonishing. I was fortunate in being able to attend the opening of the Chamber of Deputies, and I heard Mussolini make his famous speech which occupied three hours. He detailed the steps that had been taken to bring about a rapprochement between the Vatican and the State, and he introduced a Bill to give effect to the tentative agreement that had been arrived at between the Government and the Vatican. Mussolini had a most marvellous and enthusiastic reception, not only at the hands of the Deputies, but also from the people who crowd the galleries. Time and again the Deputies and visitors rose and cheered him wildly." Sir Harold expects to remain in England until about the end of August, when he will go to Canada on his return to New Zealand. Mr T E. Kendall (Christchurch), who arrived by the Moreton Bay, will be touring England and Scotland, and visiting France. Spain, and ItalyMr H. Newdigate Gray (Christchurch) is on a visit to his family He is taking every opportunity of visiting the principal agricultural research institutions and various agricultural shows. Later in the summer he intends to make a motor tour through France, Switzerland, Austria, and Germany. „ /-n. • • i i_i Mr Charles E. Boon (Christcaurch) is in England partly for business and partly for pleasure. After a month m London he will make a tour of England and Scotland. He intends returninz home by way of Canada. Mr H. A. Hungerford (Christchurch) continues his tour round the world on August 14th, when he sails for America by the Majestic. . Mr John W. Mathers, jun. {Sefton), has been visiting relatives at St. Albans, and he will presently go to Ireland and the North of England. On i Julv 25th he will leave by the Majestic 1 for "the United States, and, joining the Aorangi at Vancouver, he expects to reach Auckland on November 4th.