NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20498, 17 March 1932, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. ITROM OUR OKS COKRESrOKDBNT.) LONDON, February 1. Major and Mrs A. H. Bathurst are ut present living at Broadstairs, on tho Kentish coast. Their numerous friends in New Zealand will be glad to know that the health of their elder oon, on whose account they felt obliged to leave the Dominion, has greatly improved. At the time of his illness he was in the Argentine, but he caino back to England last March. When Major Bathurst left New Zealand last April he hoped to bo able to return and resume his staff appointments at Government House, but, not being yet able to leave his son, he felt obliged to resign. His successor, Major 11. W. Russell, is now en route to New Zealand. Major and Mrs Bathurst are so fond of the Dominion and its people that they hope to revisit it as soon as circumstances will permit, but at the moment they are not able to make any definite plans. They weut to Broadstairs in the middle of December, eo as to be near Mrs Bathurst' 3 mother, whose health has been giving cause for considerable anxiety, ana they expect to remain there for several months longer.

The Board of the P. and O. Company, at a meeting yesterday, invited tho Hon. Alexander Shaw to become acting-chairman, and Mr F. C. Allen acting deputy-chairman, during the convalesence stage of Lord Inchcape. Lord Inchcape has been ill for a little while, but is, happily, making good progress. Mr Shaw is a son-in-law of Lord Inchcape, a director of the Bank of England, and deputy-chairman of the P. and 0. Company.

Mr Charles M. Marshall, M.8., Ch.B. (University of New Zealand), F.H.C.K., of the North Middlesex Hospital, London, has been appointed as resident obstetric assistant, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Maternity Hospital. Mr Marshall, who is the l son of Mr D. Marshall, of Caversham, obtained his F.R.C.S. (England) degree three years ago, and was for some time resident surgeon at the Freemasons' Hospital, Fulham road.

Tho Rev. C. W. Whitaere, formerly vicar of Eltham, Auckland Diocese, has been admittod to the rectory of Gamston with Eaton, Notts. Tho patron is the Archbishop of Canterbury (by lapse).

Miss G. Clarkson (Christchurch) has been appointed to the position of nursing sister at tho Babies' Hostel in Marylebone, of which hostel Dr. Berjiard Myers (late of Auckland) is the consulting physician. Miss Clarkson expects to be there for at least six months.

The Air Ministry Orders publishes the results of the examinations held in December of short service flying officers for specialisation, with a view to being granted permanent commissions. Of tho 49 officers examined, 34 at Home and 15 overseas, 28 reached tho qualifying standard, 20 at Home and eight overseas. Vacancies havo been allotted to two New Zealanders, one being L. E. Jarmnn and the other D. \V. Smythe. y TIIO former comes from Christchurch and the latter irom Wellington.

Miss Muriol McC. Hutchiuson (Christchurch), at present studying at tho Royal Academy of Drnmatic Art in London, lias chosen the professional name of "Rose McCarthy.'' She arrived at the end of "April, and has Experienced so much kindness that she no longer feels lonely so far away from home. In the summer Miss Hutchinson spent her vacation in Paris, with a French family, and took lessons in French acting from a mejnber of La Comedie Franchise. On her way back eho visited Amiens, Milo-les-Bains, and the battlefields area. For Christmas she was at Oxford with her aunt, l<ndy Kecble (once the popular actress, Lillnh McCarthy). While in London she has been staying with the Registrar of the R.A.D.A., who takes a certain number of students, but next term she will stay with Lady Tteeble, on whose advice it was thfit she entered the R.A.D A. Rose McCarthy has friends all over New Zealand who will be interested to have up-to-dato news.

Dr. L. H. Cordery (Christchurcli), now in England for professional experience, has for the past six months been working at the West London Hospital. In April he will sit for tho examination of membership of tho Royal College of Physicians, for. Cordery is finding lifo in London very interesting, and his work very useful. He expects altogether to be absent from New Zealand for two years. Later, of course, he hopes to visit for professional purposes some up-to-date clinics and hospitals on tho Continent.

Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office have included Captain A. B. Thompson (Wellington). Mr T, 13. Bmiclc (Wollineton), Mr Paul Longuet, Mr P. L. Solink (Auckland), and Mrs W. P. Leuch.

Fyling Officer I. L. S. McNicol, R.A.F. (Wellington and, Oamnru) has been posted to No. 70 Squadron, Hinaidi. Iraq (January 23rd)j

Mr J. O. J. Mnlf'roy, LLIB. (Wellington) hns arrived in England from Columbia University, whither ho went to take tin a Commonwealth Fund Fellowship. Mr Malfrov, who was in London to-day, is staying at Cambridge, where he made many fnends during his course at Trinitv Hall, j

New Zealand friends of Mr F. \V. Doidge (late of Auckland). \Vill, regret to hear that he has been ordered to bed for a period of complete rest, which, it is hoped, will have a thoroughly recuperative effect. Air Doidge has had n very busy life in London ever since the war in connexion with the Beaverbrook group of newspapers, and when the Empire Crusade was started its organisation devolved upon him. Organisation on a big scale is one of the things he knows how to do well A few weeks ago," while in Edinburgh with Lord Beaverbrook; Mr Doidge became suddenly un-' well, and medical opinion was sought, following which came an X-ray examination. Tt is thought that the rest medically advised will bring about the desired results, and renewed health. A clerical appointment recently :.n----nounced is that of the Rev. >7. Tie harne Phillips, late Vicar of Otoro-

hanga, to the' curacy of the combined parishes 'of Padstow, Trevone, and Cove, on 'the north coast of Cornwall, under the vicar of Padstow,, The Bishop of Truro made the appointment. Mr Paul Longuet (Jnvercargill) has returned to London after his tour in tlw United States with Charles Laughton in "Payment Deferred." .Mrs Frascr (Wellington) and Miss Margaret Frasor have boolsed return passages for February 17th. They ire htill in Scotland, but tliev will havo a little time in London before embarking.