NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22194, 10 September 1937, Page 4

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

* PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON Crsou ora owa cobeebpokdekt.) LONDON, August 18. Mr Joseph Green, who is on a round-the-world tour, visited Canada and the United States on Iris way to England. Being a General Motors dealer in Southland, he was interested to visit the offices and plant of the company at Detroit Flint, and New York. Mr Green is now making a motor tour of the British Isles, and he will later visit France, Germany, and Switzerland The return to New Zealand will be by way of Suez. Among the 12 acting petty officers who have been promoted to commissioned rank in the Royal Navy from September 1 is one from the New Zealand Division. Petty Officer Thomas lan Harray. He is the first to gain a commission in this way from among those who have begun their service on the lower deck under the Dominion Government. After serving in ships on that station he came to England about 18 months ago for further training, and has recently been serving in the battleship Ramillies in the Home i Dr. Donald Price, who came to |:

England to continue his medical studies, has received an appoint* ment at the Royal Northern Ho» pital, London. Mr A. H. W. Williams, who i* £ the staff at Silcoates School, Yew shire, will spend the vacation study* ing in France. Mr A. H. W. Harte (Auckland) b* booked his return passage by the Tainui, leaving London on Aug** 20. He has been taking a Board of Education course in modern langtt* ages at Oxford. j Mr I. F. G. Milner (Oamaru), 4 Rhodes Scholar from CantertwO' College, was placed in the first da» * of the Final Honour School Philosophy, Politics, and Economic® (“Modem Greats”) at Oxford- . Mr T. C. Somerville (Dunedin) «** rived at Gravesend two days from Holland. He travelled fttH® Australia by way of Durban in • vessel carrying grain for Holland. The ship was struck by lightning on* night off Dekka, but fortunately fered no damage, though the exp* l ** ence was a terrifying one. The joa* w ney from Sydney to Rotterdam OCCOpied 58 days. During the last t** weeks Mr Somerville has been toUT* mg in Holland. Mr George W. Thomson (Dunedin), is in London on business. J* e . had time to visit the Oval and *•* the last day of the test match. Mr Charles Todd (Wellington) returned to London from Scotia***; and he is now joining Mrs Todd an® ms daughters at Tintagel, on North Cornish coast. As he pass*® through London he attended the tc* match at the OvaL