NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21826, 4 July 1936, Page 11

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON (FROM oum own CORRE3PONDCMT.) LONDON, June, 10. The Rev. A. Mead, of the Congregational church, Dunedin, who is at present in charge of the Hendon Congregational Church, North London, recently delivered a lecture entitled “Scenic New Zealand.” Slides were lent by the Publicity Department of the High Commissioner’s Office. Among them were scenes of Dunedin, which gave his audience an excellent idea of the town in which their minister, the Rev. W. M. Isitt, is spending some months. Among the Trinity ordination candidates of the Lord Bishop of London in St. Paul’s Cathedral on Sunday, June 7, was Mr Charles Strong, formerly an officer in the Union Steam Ship Company of New Zealand. Mr Strong resigned from the company’s service in 1934 to enter St. Augustine’s College, Canterbury, to study for the ministry. He has taken up his new duties in the East End of London, and he hopes to take up duty later among his brother seamen. He is interested in welfare work in the Merchant Navy and he represents the New Zealand Merchant Service Guild on the Committee of the Officers’ Merchant Navy Federation. Sir Henry Horton is attending the sessions of the first annual Empire Press Conference this week. The meetings are taking place at the private residence in London of Major the Hon. J. J. Astor, and many subjects of importance are being discussed. On the conclusion of deliberations Sir Henry will go to Scotland for three weeks. Mr Brian G. Blunt (formerly of Christchurch) has settled down very happily on his orchard estate in Essex, and the prospects of this season are good. During the first year he obtained a wonderful crop from his 20-month old Cox’s Orange “cordons.” The whole place is worked on the most scientific principles and is already making a name for itself in Essex. On the eve of his departure for New Zealand by the Akaroa this week, Sir Thomas Wi Ifnrd received from the trustees of the National j Portrait Gallery a letter intimating that it was the wish of the trustees to include his portrait among the national records of distinguished persons, and asking him to give a special sitting to the photographic firm who do this particular work on their behalf. The Yen. H. St. B. Holland, Bishop-designate of Wellington, who will sail by the Akaroa on June 12, has been busy this week taking farewell of his many friends. One of his last public duties in England was to sneak at the annual reunion of the Victoria, Hong Kong and South China Diocesan Association, at which the Archbishop of Canterbury presided. Captain G. W. T. Robertson, who was in the sloop Veronica, New Zealand station, 1928-30, and who until recently was Deputy-Director of Naval Ordnance, has been selected as the first commanding officer of the new cruiser Penelope, which is being built at the Belfast shipyard of Messrs Harland and Wolff. The Penelope was launched last October, and she should be ready for service about September to join the 3rd Cruiser Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet. The degree of, M.LitL was conferred by proxy on Mr E. H. McCormick, Clare College, at the last Con-

gregation at Cambridge. Mr McCormick came to Clare from Victoria University College with a post-grad-uate scholarship in Arts. Dr. J. E. Giesen, L.R.C.P., M.R.C.S., M. 8., B.S. (Dannevirke), an old boy of the Wanganui Collegiate School, who has been studying at Guy’s Hospital since 1929, sailed this week for New Zealand on the Fordsdale, ■which is due to arrive at Lyttelton on July 17, via Panama and Suva. Among wills recently proved is that of Colonel Joseph MacNaughtan Christie, C.8.E., M.D., C.M., F.R.C.S., of 12 Acacia place, St. John’s Wood, formerly of Wellington. The gross value of his estate is £64,008 (net personalty £63,1(75). Commander R. H. F. De Sails, 03. E., D.S.C., R.N., has been placed on the Retired List at his own request, with the rank of captain. The Rev. W. Pascoe Goard will connect with the Maunganui on July 1 for New Zealand. Mr Y. T. Shand (Culverden) proposes to cross the Irish Channel and to see the Irish lakes. He will probably return to New Zealand in the middle of November. Dr. D, R. L. Stevenson has been elected honorary coach to the Scarborough Rugby Union Football Club. Dr. Stevenson is now in practice in Scarborough, The Scarborough Club has a strong following in the north, and won 24 matches out of 30 last year.