NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20564, 4 June 1932, Page 7

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. | txßou oca own corhisfonheht.) j LONDON, April 28. Lord Ampthill, pro-Grand Master, presided yesterday afternoon at the annual investiture ot officers of tic United Grand Lodge, held at Centra Hall, Westminster, and on behalf of the Grand Master, the DuLo of Con-i-.auglit, ho appointed and invested a. number of officers lor t-lia year. Ineluded in the list are the names of two New Zealanders —Past A. Grand Registrar Norman It. Bain (Wellington) and L\G. Standard Bearer Alexander Bagley (Otago). Miss L. ilargreaves (Wellington) is uu a mne-months' visit to England. She is head of a small school undei the Wellington Education Board, alio hopes to visit various parts of the Mother Country. She is due in Auckland by the Aoratigi at the end ot i November, but is hoping to join a i party of Canadians, returning with tliem to Canada at the end ol August. Jn Ottawa, Toi'onto, and Winnipeg she expects to visit friends, and she also hopes to get into the gold-mining district of Northern Ontario.

Mr A. 8. Clarke (Wellington) travelled to England via Suez, arriving ton days has come on a iiolidr.y visit. He has mapped out a niotoi tour of England and Scotland, intending to start next week. A brief visit to Ireland is also on his programme. At the end of July Mr Clarke will leavo for Canada on bis way home.

Mr and Mrs I?. W. M arson (Auckland) are on a year's vacation, and they in'.enj making their headquarters in London. Tliey will, of course, tour in Scotland. France, and Switzerland, and they will eventually return to New Zealand via Suez. Mr and Mrs Mirson have already had a very delightful round of travel. Tliev runic across the Rockies, then through Canada into the United States, visiting en route the chief cities, including Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal. Chicago, and New

Pilot Officer (on probation) I*. Dustin, 11. A.F. (Wellington) has been confirmed in rank (April 10th).

Mrs Wulstan Roberts (Masterton) reaelied England at the end of February altf'r lier journey via Suez. She intends making her home in Bumham-on-Crouch, Essex, for a lew years.

Mr (J. li. Young (Wellington) has recently been appointed accounts executive to the firm of Messrs R. H. F. W. Bernard, Limited, Adelphi. In addition to that, be writes short stories regularly lor the Amalgamated Press. Limited, and is at present negotiating the West End production ol a new play. Mr Young is aKo in his Spare time translating into English a Hungarian war novel, ''The Great Cadre,'' which has already been published in most Continental countries, where it has created considerable interest. The book deals vividly and humanly with a doctor's experiences as a prisoner ol war in revolutionary Russia. Mr Young married in F.ngland 18 months ago, and is at present living in Uurkinghaui>liire.

Mr and Mrs Moss Davis and .Miss Dav is returned to Loudon last week, nlLcr tlicir winter sojourn in tlio south of France, whither they lind it, necessary to go (o. avoid (lie logs of England. Tliev are enjoying very good health. Mr and Mrs Fliot R. Davis returned to London with them.

Recent callers at tin; High Commissioner'* Office have included .Miss A. Hutchinson (Auckland), f)r. and Mrs ,1. T. I*. Gray (Taranaki). Mr H. Fieldhouso (Wellington), Mr A. M. Henderson (Auckland), Mr K. P. Salmon (Auckland), Mrs F. I'ipo (Hastings), Mr and Mrs J. Weipcrs (Dunedin), Mrs I- Sawers (l)unedin), Miss Mary Stenhuusc (Otago), IMr J. K. S'lcigli (Dunedin), Mrs M. St. J. Tolliurst, Miss J. Tolliurst, Mr and Mrs Hoy Hurri-soii (Lower Hntt), Mr S. M. Lydford (Napier), Mrs M. Touks (Auckland), Mr R. K Nelson (Pahiatuu), Mrs J. JI. Flock ton (Wellington), Mr and Airs W. Scott Wilson (Auckland), SkerrcLt (Wellington), Mrs A. P. Hewitt (Karori), M iss E. A. Hewitt, Mr and Sirs C. E. •Morris (Hataitai, Wellington), Mr O. H. Morris, Mr A. S. Button (Christchurch). Sir and Mrs Russell Matthews (New Plymouth), Mrs A. G. Edey (Auckland), Mrs McCaskill, Miss McCrfskill (i)unedin), Mr E. T. Smith (Epsom), Mr N. C. Dnlil, Mr E. F. Stead (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs S. H. Palk (Auckland), Miss V. Staplo (Auckland), Mr W. Phipps (Wellington), and Mrs Victor Macky (Auckland).

A number of members of the New Zealand Society are visiting Croydon Aerodrome this afternoon, by arrangement with Imperial Airways. They arc to bo shown over the grounds and buildings and a number of thein will be taken on a flight in one of the new 38-seater air liners. Sir Thomas and Lady Wilford, Mi.ss Wilford, and Miss McLean went with the intention of taking part in the flight.

The following letter has been received by the secretary of tho Royal Horticultural Society from Dr. L. Cockayne, of Ngaia, Wellington:—My dear Mr Durham, —Please present my respectful compliments to your presfdent and council, together with my most grateful thanks for the most unexpected award to ino of a Veitch Memorial Medal and a gift of twentyfive pounds. As one who has practised gardening and ardently loved gardens throughout his rather long life, and who owes his botanical knowledge—such as it is—rather to the garden and its denizens than to tho laboratory, it is especially gratifying to be recognised as a gardener by tho highest horticultural authority in tho world, and to Iks given a place in tho worthy group of Veitehian Medallists is a tremendous honour. Tho horticulturists of this country, professional and amateur, are very proud that the medal lias como to New Zealand, and I feel that they share equally—if not moro —with me in the distinction.