NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21404, 21 February 1935, Page 10

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

* PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON (rsou oum owi cobeespohdhuj LONDON, January 2C. Mr R. J. Cuddon, formerly of the "New Plymouth Herald," "Timaru Herald," and "Ashburton Guardian," has been appointed to a position in the Advertisement Department of Northcliffe Newspapers Group, Ltd. Lord Nuffield, chairman of Morris Motors, Ltd., left Tilbury a few days ago on a three months' tour of Australia and New Zealand, to visit his distributors. Mr R. A. Lochore, a Travelling Scholar in French of the Univwsity of New Zealand, is on his way back to the Dominion. He is an old boy of Waitaki, and a graduate of Auckland University College. After studying at the Sorbonne, Mr Lochore went to the University of Bonn, where he quaulifled for a doctorate. Mr C. W. Hamann, formerly of Christchurch, who came to England to continue his engineering studies, is one of two editors of the "Welding and Cutting Year Book," 1934-35. He is a consulting engineer, and is a lecturer in welding designs for the London County Council. Mr Evan Parry, the well-known consulting engineer, and Mrs Parry are in Trinidad. Mr Parry has been giving expert evidence there in an arbitration case. Dr. G. M. Evans (Timaru) has gone into practice at Enfield West, Middlesex. Mr Rex King, a former well-known Canterbury and University Rugby player, is in Lancashire on the staff of the Warrington Junior Instruction Centre, a school for students between the, ages of 14 and 18. He is playing for the Warrington Rugby League Club. It is officially announced that FieldMarshal Sir William Birdwood has succeeded the Marquis of Reading as Captain of Deal Castle. Lord Reading, who was appointed Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports last year, has been Captain of the Castle since 1926. The

Castle at present is in the hands of the Office of Works, being repaired and renovated. Sir William Birdwood has been Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge, since 1931, and his brother, Dr. G. T. Birdwood, is a well-known medical practitioner in Deal. Rear-Admiral (Retd.), G. T. C. P. Swabey, C.8., D.5.0., has been promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral (Retd.), dated January 16. Further appointments to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy include: Lieut-Commander D. H. Seeker and Sub-Lieutenant D. G. Clutterbuck, both of whom have been lent for three years (February 21). Canon G. H. C. Bowen (Rector of Thrybergh) gave a lecture on "The Founding of the Canterbury Settlement, New Zealand," at an open meeting of the Men's Fellowship of St. Peter's Church, Whinney Hill. Canon Bowen is the son of the late Charles Bowen, who was secretary to the leader of the pilgrims (Mr John Godley), and who later became Minister for Justice and Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. The Rev. R. F. Geddes, M.A. (lately missionary at Suva) has been appointed vicar at Abbots Langley. The patron of the living is the Bishop of St. Albans. Mr J. L. Noakes (Thames) recently arrived in England from Sarawak. He had the bad luck, en route, to be taken ill with appendicitis, which necessitated his going ashore at Marseilles to undergo- an operation. From this he has made a good recovery, and is at present visiting friends in Darlington. During his leave from the Survey Department of the State of Sarawak he hopes to travel through the United Kingdom, to see Holland, and possibly Germany. He will leave for the East again on April 12. Mr R. T. Simpson (Dunedin) arrived on New Year's Day from New York on a business mission. On February 2 he will leave for Paris, and later will connect at Naples with ths Orsova for Sydney, hoping to return t'o New Zealand in April. Mr Simpson reports that the fur market at the moment is a strong one. He thinks that New Zealand trappers may look forward with every confidence to the coming season. The January rabbit skin sale was one of the best held in London for many years. Mr Geoffrey H. Dunkley (Christchurch) is in Lincoln. He expects to spend two years in England as an engineering trainee at the oil engine works of Messrs Ruston and Hornsby, and later at the excavator works of Ruston-Bucyrus, Ltd. Mr Dunkley expects to return to New Zealand ultimately, and to join an engineering firm.

Large swarms of flying ants were noticed in Gisborne last week. They often appear after heavy summer ram, particularly if the rain has followed a dry spell, and the recent weather has been remarkably favourable for them. Flying ants have a painful sting, and during the week-

end people in various parts of the town were seen beating them off, as swarms of the pests were met Around Kaiti Bridge and at Wainui the ants were reported to be particularly troublesome, and a swana even invaded H.M.S. Diomede anchored in the roadstead.