NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 807, 3 May 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, March 24. Mr. J. C. Martin has just arrived in London from New Zealand, and is staying at the Hotel Russell. Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Eraser and Miss Fraser, of Christchurch, have taken a flat in West Kensington for a few months. The Rev. P. T. Jones, of Dunedin, now at Wapping (England), has • passed his final examination degree as B.A. at lTUTham University. . ■ Mi. John Allen, of Wanganui, wae married on March 17 α-t the. Parish Church, Lancaster, to Miss Beatrice Mary Whelon. of Croftlands. Lancaster. Mr. Ernest Meek, son of Mr W.L. Meek, of Storer, Meek, and Co: Ltd. (Wellington), is now in London for the purpose of gaining business experience in a City warehouse. It is probable that Mr. Hall Caine tie novelist, will visit tho Dommion in 1911. no is at present negotiating with the Manx Society in Melbourne with a view to conducting an Australasian tour. Dr. A. M , Arthur, the Wellington stipendiary, and Mrs. M'Ar-thur have arrived in England, where they-propose to remain for some, months, visiting afterwards Scotland, Ireland, and France. Mr. ■ Justice Denniston, ■ with Mrs. and Miss Denniston,.is now visiting relatives m Scotland. Already his health is much improved by the exceptionally fine voy-u-e in the Orvioto from Sydney. Mr. Justice Denniston has a years furlough from February 1 last, but has formed no definite plans of travel, his intention being to spend his time visiting here and on tho Continent ' • ' ■' The "Standard" <>f. March 21 publishes an interview with Mr. J. W. Raymond, "who has taken a leading part in public affairs in New Zealand during the past twenty years." He spoko at a' number of Unionist meetings previous to the late election, and considers that the predominant issue before the country was Tariff Reform. Tariff Reform, he rr.alntaiits, not- only vitalised the' political situation generally, but cemented the Conservative and Unionist forces into a thoroughly hoihogoneous party.. Mr. B. M'Nab is presenting to his old leKinient in New Zealand—tho second Regiment of Otngo Mounted Infantry-a. silver trophy, the work of the Army and Kavv Co-operative .Society in London. In the centre-,of the trophy is a round pedestal of obony, ornamented with silver panels for inscriptions, and, surmounting this pedestal, is a silver horse, nnd Viilor in mounted uniform. The pedeltal stands on four, claw feet, which, in turn, rests on a sloped ebony base, which also stands on four massive claw teet. On three of the projecting .corners of the base stand silver figures of mounted infantry men and on .the remaining, nroiectioi) a pile of arms. Mr. MMb has recently returned to London from ■Prance, whither he went to look up records of early " New Zealand . history among the State papers in Paris. He is fairly well satisfied with' the result of Us trip. His chief find was he journals of Dβ Sumlle the first French navigator to . visit j New Zealand They contain his records of the voyage from Indin to South America, via New Zealand, and also charts of New Zealand, and impressions of the Maoris nnd Maori weapons and so forth. Mr M'Nab' found out also that among the archives were a complete set of papers relating to tho Akaroa Settlement. Mr. M'Nab proposes tu leave tor New Zealand by the Buahine on April 16. lhe Week prior to that date he lias promised to the National Defence L , ea £ uc , fo i' . a lecturing tour in the south of England m the interests of universal military training. A whist driTe was given by the New Zealand Association at the Westminster Palace Hotel, on March 16, at which about 50 guests were present, the majority of them being Itew Among these were Mrs. Harnor, . Mrs. Palmer (Wellington), Mrs. Creishton Hale, Mrs. Wray Pal User, Miss Palhser, Mrs.'Grey (New Plymouth). Miss Grey, Miss Hariiett, Miss M. Lamg. Mrs. Boys, E Norton. Mrs. L. Burt, Mrs. W. K. Campbell, , Miss D. T. Skae, Mrs. .Harry Hayman, Miss West, Miss Ely, Mrs. J. A. Mason, Mrs. Hammond. Among the men present-were-Messrs. T. Hamer, Mason, Bridge, Ely, Kennaway, Eoss, Pierce, Cooper, Hale, Jones, Dr. Parkinson, and Major Boys.