NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20335, 7 September 1931, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

♦— PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. (rROlt OUR OWN CORKESPQXDfiXT.) LONDON, July 31. When Admiral of the Fleet Earl Jellicoe goes to Canada in August to open the National Exhibition at Toronto, he will be : by his young son, Viscount Brocas,'now - a boy of thirteen.; On returning from New Zealand, Viscount Brocas was sent to school at Broadstairs, where he has remained until the present, but he has now passed into Winchester, and will ,go there in September. He has grown into a robust lad, and is very fond of games. At Broadstairs he was in the. cricket eleven and in bpth football teams, and recently he won the boxing championship. For the last two years he has been head of his school. Viscount Brocas is also fond of yachting, and sails his own 13ft dinghy at Bembridge, Isle of Wight. Another interest which he is success-, fully developing is that of .riding, From his father's seat, St. Lawrence Hall, in the Isle of Wight, he has rid-' den to the meet of the fox hounids. One of his hobbies is stamp collecting. He already has a good collection, especially of Dominion stamps, in which ho specialises. The trip to Canada will naturally.. be a great pleasure as well as,being"of great educational advantage. ,

Mr J. Boyd Clark (Christchurch}. has been closely engaged on business affairs since he arrived in England. »He has been a good in Bradford, and now has started oft for the' Continent, the following countries being . included in his itinerary—Belgium, Poland, Germany, Denmark, and Sweden. On September 30th he will connect with the Monowai at San Francisco,! after visiting the Boston branch of Messrs Francis Willey and Co. ,

"Miss Stella Murray (Christchurch) went to Ox'ford to be present at the Musical Festival. This was organised by the 'lnternational Society .for Contemporary Music, aijd'consisted of a week' of intensive music-making, five days being dovoted to. Oxford and two to London. Thirty works by 28 modern composers belonging to thirteen different nations, were chosen for performance by the international jury. Miss Murray naturally had a wonderfully in-; teresting and instructive time at Ox»'l ford, where Somerville College was her resting place. On Saturday afternoon there was ; a garden party in the beau-' tiful grounds Of Wytham Abbey, belonging to .Colonel Jtaymoad Ffennell.. ;

: Miss O.livia Spencer-Bower (Chri6tto England after having spent five months* on a sketching; < tour in Italy and a 1 short: time in Paris,- She hopes to do further: work-in/ England prior to leaving for > T ew •Zealand'-'in' November; i

•Mr' S. Vogan (Christchurch) is on a hoUddy visit to Europe. He has already. tipenf two enjoyable months in Trance,, i Switzerland, Belgium,' "and Germany. -J "After a month in Lon-" don Mr Vogan will tour in Scotland and. Ireland, and on October 2nd he will! leiave for ' the United / States.. Four' weeks will be spent'ln travel there, and there-will -a" >reak of a week ait; Honolulu before- the journey to New , Zealand is continued. Mr W: G. Kalaugher, 8.A., 192f| Rhodes Scholar, frpm Victoria 'Wellington," - has,'if is' announced, 'accepted the position of mathematical master at Marlborough College; His new duties will begin <• in September. Mr Kalaugher has made a mark at athletics (hiird§ng),. Bugby and cricket at> the; tAi. prevented 'hisi getting,;his Bugger Blue/andtie' '} in thfe- running his cricket Bluer/,bni : ho' hatf his Blue for athletics. 'v* '

: It is officially' announced to-day that the' King -has beeq pleased to .approve of the : o,ppointment <sf Colonel*- JJV Sympfl, u.M.G.. D.5.0., Regiment of RoyaljfewZealapd Artillery, as Aide-de-Carap (Additional) to the Kiiig r

At Warwick, the, ; Bu3den death"dcc|rred;on' July^Sth,-of Mr"'AX" Sthur Browipll Drabble, huSband pf Josephine Drabble, and son of the late Frederick: Drabble, of NeVr Zealaildand Biienos Aires. Deceased « wis k his 67th "year. ■ " ;

Last night the New ' Zealand' cricketers went to see "London Wall,'? Mr *Vap Druten's successful play, at tjie Duke of' York's Theatre. Miss Marie Mey. (Wellington), has the lead. The party- greatly enjoyed the play, and the excellent acting. Miss .Ney invited them to a supper* party ;on the stjige, .but those who -were playing in thec Test Match/declined, because the captain advised the prescriptions of early . to. bed... Miss.. Ney laughingly told them they would riot have been cricketers if tney had accepted. Four of the party remained for a' short and had a pleasant e"hat: Miss Ney, by the bye, has never had returned any of. the possessions which were taken by a burglar whille she was entertaining the, prisoners at Wormwood Scrubs. The man who rang up next day and said he would send back certain.treasures, which had been taken while she was entertaining his ' "pals" iii gaol was nothing more than a silly practical joker. For the anticipated sequel has .never come about. ,

Eocent callers at the High Commissioner's office have included Miss D. Troby (Mt. Eden); Mr Allan C. Knin, Mrs A. C. Kain (Morva); the Misses D. A. O. and A. D. Ryan (Hastings); Mrs S. T. Cox (Opawa); Mr L. Ravenhall (Auckland); Mr R. Watlingford (Auckland) ; Dr. B. C. A. Leeper (Remuera); Mr W. J. Cudbush (Petone); Mr J. P. Seymour (Picton); Mr and Mrs S. E. Butchers (Timaru); Mr and Mrs R. Garstang (Auckland); Mrs A. North (Waitoa); Mrs M. Crosa (Auckland); Mr and Mrs H. E. Powell (Christchurch); Mr A. M. West (Christchurch) ; Mr J. Guthrie (Christchurch); Mrs Violet E. Schieb (New Plymouth); Mrs K. H. Tallerman '(Dunedin); Mr J. Wright (Auckland); Mr O. R. Hunter (Christchurch); Mr J. Wilson (Deriniston); Mr O. Robertson (Auckland); Mr W. D. Farr (Mt. Albert); Mr T. A. Williams (Waikato); Mr and Mrs R. D. Neale (Christchurch); Mr. and Mrs P, R. M. Hanna, (Wellington); Mrs E. E. Gough (Christchurch); Mr and Mrß Horace Thompson (Christchurch); Mis 6 N. Thompson, Rev. A. H. Scrivin (Palmerst'on North); Miss I'. and Master L. Scrivin; Mr G. Leysens; Mrs D. T. Cameron, Miss K. Cameron (Wellington); Dr. J. Mercer (Wellington) ; Mr A. H. Duder (Auckland); Mrs H. Broadway (Cashmere Hills), Misses J., R., and W. Broadway; Mr E. Hitchcock (Christchuijch); Mr and Mrs D. Coutts Wellington); Mrs G. Lovell Smith (Christchurch); Mrs D. Pollok (Dunedin) E". F Disbrowe and Mrs Disbrowe; Mr and Mrs E. A. Turner (Pahiatua); Dr. Acnes ■Bennett (Wellington); Mrs A. L. Ryan (Hastings); Mr and Mrs Triggs (Dunedin); Dr. J.. B- Dawson and Mrs Dawson, the Misses and Master O. Dawson (Dunedin);.Mr. and Mrs T,.H. Dowling .(Christchurch); Mr J. .H. Simms (Henot); Mr J. : A. MoylO (Wellington); Mr and. Mrs S. G. Clist (Epsom) ; Miss R. J. Ramsay (Hataitai).