NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 784, 6 April 1910, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

o. London, February 25. Mr. and Mrs. Moss Davis, late oi 0 Auckland, have recently arrived in this - country with the intention of taking ui - permanent residence her.e. p Mr. Ivan Foot©, of Wellington, ar- «■ rived.in London last week.' Mr. Foot* - has come to England mainly to consul! i a specialist with regard to his eyesight j Mr. John Brown, whom the Board oi Education at Timaru have just appoint--3 ed agricultural instructor for Soutl ■■ Canterbury, will leave for New Zealand 6 ,about the end of March. Mr. Leslie W. Gardner, of Auckland arrived early in February.by the Otway and intends to spend a month in •London, later visiting friends in Italy Pans, England, and Scotland. 1 _<2, eneral Sir. Archibald Hunter • K.C.8., D.5.0., and'Sir'W. Bramptoi i\° J?' K.C.M.G., were passengers bj • the New Zealand Shipping Company': ■ Turakina, which left .Plymouth lasi Saturday for New Zealand. ' 1 . Mrs. J. J. ."Walker, of Christchurch j is on a pleasure trip to the Old Coun toy, after 27 years' absence. She ha: visited, friends "at Henley, Bournville Bir-aanghain, and Brighton, and is nou . staying with her brother at Ledburgh Yorks. . Mrs, Walker intends visitini ; bcotland and too Continent before re , turning to New Zealand. ' ■': Dr. W. A.. Chappie, M.P., after .hi strenuous campaign . and brilliant vie ■ tory at the polls in Stirlingshire, took ; ; fortnight s rest at his home at Brightoi before the opening of Parliament thi: week. It is possible that Dr. Chapph may have to return to New Zealand im mediately, after, the session.is over t< rearrange his business affairs The annual meeting of the New Zealand Association took place .at head quarters, the Palace Hotel, Westminster on February 16. Mr. H. H i>ndge occupied the chair. The-pro-ceedings were very brief,- the reporl and balance-sheet being taken as reac and passed without comment, while thf election of officers for the ensuing veai occupied only a few minutes. The Hon W. Hall-Jones was again elected presi. dent ,and the Hon. W. P. Reeves, Sii Walter Kennaway, Sir E. M. Nelson the Hon. R Oliver, Sir Lambert Ormesby, and Mr. H. H. Bridge vicepresidents. The general committee was then formed, the old members re-electeo being Messrs. J. W. Parkinson, J. J Boak, J. A. Mason, C. Hale, E. M Kennaway, A. M'Nab, F. .Nuding, C W. Palhser, E. Savers, ■ and H. L Lees, Mr. J. Burt and Mr. M.Lains being added to the list. The electior of a treasurer was then proceeded with Mr. Palhser, who has been the mainstay of the association from' its inception, was proposed for re-election, bul to the great regret of everybody, hf gently but firmly refused to stand He, however, nominated a successoi in Mr. C. C. Hale, and that gentlemar having signified his willingness to ad was unanimously elected. When th< hon. secretaryship came up for consideration, the chairman read a lettei from Mr. J. P. Whitelaw tendering in, resignation of that post. This was regretfully accepted, and Mr. E. M. Ken naway being willing to assume th( duties of the position, was unanimously elected. The chairman then proposec a specially hearty vote of thanks, t( Mr./C. W. Palliser for his very valuable services to the association, and hi proposition was carried with-enthusi asm. Mr. Palliser briefly thanked tin meeting for this token of appreciation Mr. and Mrs. Albert ,'Dorrington an staying at Hamsgate. Mr. Dorrington whose imv novel is to appear shortly is writing stories for the "Pall Mall' and other magazines. . ,' Mr. F. .W. Neitenstein, 1.5.0 (N.5.W.),. and his. wife and daughtei were passengers by the , Orvieto, ant intend to spend, a couple of years ii England and Europe. Mr. Neitensteir is retiring from the positions of Comp t roller-General of Prisons, Chairman o: the Tender Board, and member of th< Central Board, of Old Age 'Pensions Under him the prison administration, o New South Wales has been lately re formed, with splendid results. ■In accordance with the new Imperia defence scheme, whereby Australian offi cers and men come to England fo: special training, there have just arriva D y too Omrah four non-commissione< officers. They are - Sergeant-Ma-jon Pantlin and M'Lennan, of New Soutl Wales, Sergeant-Major Goodman, o Queensland, and Corporal Healey, o Victoria. They reported at the Com monwealth Office, and; will start worl immediately. ' .■ i