NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. •,. ' -.".'■' London, August 25. ; Mr. Kenneth Sisaui, this year's Rhodes scholar, is'due here by the Mongolia on 'September 11. Mr., ami Mrs. J. A. Waniock, of Auckland, arrived by the Macedonia, and arc staying'in London.- ■ Mr. -and Mrs. T: W. Blemierkassett,. of Waiigamii, who arrived in London by the Corinthic ;in August, intend tp'remain for some months, and to tour in Ireland and-Scotland for a time. -Mr. John: Warren Clouston, eldest son 'of Mr. 11, S. Clouston,; of Wellington, was married at Stroud.Parish Church on August's to Miss Kathcrine Hughes, youngest daughter, of Mr. > .Alfred S. Hughes, of Downiicld, Stroud., "Mr. John Burgess, a Wellington.electrical'engineer,' has left New. Zealand, .for the purpose of studying tram-car construction, etc., and will spend a month in the Argentine before coming to ;England. On his arrival he will enter a tram-car-.manufacturing firm here. Her Majesty Queen Mary will be:godmother .to the: infant son of Commander "Viscount Kclbourne, E.N., and. Viscouilt;ess Kelbourne, the heir arid daughter-in-law.of the Earl of Glasgow,.once Gov'ernor of. New Zealand.. ./Viscount; Kelbourne was on "the,'Opliir when the King and his consort made, their voyage.round theworld a few years : ago. •..'.....-. ..." , '.;Mr.. SMC. Phillips, -of Ponsonby, Auckland,' is a : passeriger. by the Orsova; for. London.; ■..:;','■■■ .'- : ' Professor Bickerton,\ of . Cliristchurch;' whose theory of ..partial impact has interest ili scientific circles in New Zealand,, is shortly.expected in. this.country.. '..' .. Mr.'Thos'., A. Gubb, of 'Port Albert, Auckland,, has been, staying in Devonshire,. his native country* for some little time, after U. years'- residence in .New Zealand:' -He was interviewed by local papers on. the Dominion's land system, income '.;taxes,, universal;suffrage, .etc., :and. was also;a speaker:;at; several.. open-air: Apolitical, meetings, where hewarmly advO-' -cated. female' franchise.; .. Mr.. Gubb left ,for New Zealand by .tlie Ormuz last week., . -Miss Evangeline .Devei'ell, of: Invercargill, is.:at'present' staying at, Lake Sincbe,':Canada, where- she has been sent to; 'recruit after a:serious, illness in:.Toronto, from blood'poisoning.' Miss Deverell, who is::th"e, writer of '"Eve Stanley, of -New 'Zealand;'" has taken a ■ journalistic, ap-. pointment in Pittsburg/(.U.5.A.)- for .-six 'months, and: afterwards intends to visit •Milwaukee, Detroit,, and New York before, returning' to London next summer, ■ ; .-. '■::■■ Mr. arid. Mrs; : Heinrich'; Luks, of Wei-: iirigt'on, spent some, months: on. the .Coii-: : tincnt. before, coming- over to.: London, ,:■ where they' are now ■'.'staying;'; -Mr. '-Suits' lihas conie:to Europe*. with, the-intention of: ' visiting, colleges' . arid technical: "schools-. II with a- view 'to-learning: all. about' laboratory- arid .lecture-room equipment,,;and ; has,:.dui'ing his'recerit visit.'.to' Germany, jjstudied at .the'Teohriical-'College ; at; ;i Han-. iovcr.'.The.travellers;-hope: to. be back in; 'Wellington; hi: November. ■'.■■'...• ;'' ~ :; , ?;jilr: and;-Mrs.' M: Whitehead,: of Au'ck-land;-;leave for New:Zealahd bythe Bria-, '■■nine on'.September 2."; Mr.Whitehead has -been struck .by- ; tlie ..splendid', crops -:of. wheat, oats, barley, .etc.,: that he, has. seen in touring England,: arid' with 'the market .gardens generally,' and-has. a: high .opinion , of; .farming ;iri this country, '.;■;': : V !• :'Mr. : ad: Mrs.: J;' Marks,of 'Auckland, ar-_ rived .by', the Macedonia, and,'are stay-; 'ing in London. 'Mr.; Marks,.'who is• ari ■engineer, and ,the inventor, .of the Marks' :. high-speed; reversible .turbine,;, has-been 'sent over •here, by his company:to demonstrate the capacity ..of. his new-invention, and -has brought with ;hiiri'; : ;a couple of ■engines,- manufactured in 'Auckland; one '■of about:so''and theibther 12:horsc-power. 'Mr. arid Mrs! Marks.hope to;tour' Europe before;returning to-tho"Dominion.'''■'.'•■■ V Mr.; iri'd Mrs.' : W.' E."HolmesT, of/Auck- . iaiid,...who.; > hav.e';.beeri: in. England' since ;June,:.,have'Vented; : a flat.iri .West Kensiington,'andwiirbe in this', country vuntil .the end of October. -Since, tlieir.arrival, Mr.- and Mrs,'. Holriieo,, have 'journeyed '2800 miles' by motor iri'England. arid' Scotland," and intend later tb' r 'sjscn'd some time o'ri the. Continent., Mr.'-.Holme's; 1 who 'is of. the Nbw:Zcaiahd'Lawn Teriuis Association;:'h'as''att'ended ■'tlie,Kent •', tournament, Queen's Court .Championship, : .arid the'All-England -Tennis Championship : ati'Wimbledbn. during ivis stay:;;.', '.-. '.':.- : : :■'••: Mr!' A:' Holders;.' of; Cliristchurch,; the late-honorary- secretary-: of'the ,New.: Zealand Porward Movement; left; the' Otway . at -Marseilles,', arid overland .'to this .country: '-Bis visit, to London is on ibu'siness'iri. connection with his.-various agericies,: and; he leaves , again •.-for', New : :Zealand;by the ,Suevic- on -21; During, stay,: in v. Lancashire, Mr. Holders : gavb-a lecture.to'.school children on New. Zealarid/explaining.in,'the;course of it, .'that the Maoris';belonged•;,to ; ;the Polynesian';family, etc.-,:■He: then .riffered 'a'.-'-prize'.fori th'e'.ohild,who w'rote; the best' essay' about- the ; Dominion andi.its'.Halves. One'of. the ■ efforts', contained.-the following: "The Maoris are,not New;Zea- ', landers—they're ■ politicians!" .:And.; another:' ''Tlie.Maoris came. : to New .'Zealand in'canoesto'.sliow;their: daring and ■.'thrift!".::'.'.":' '■'■' ■:;;'■"■ ,:.: V./W' "■■■•!"■■ ■-".': Over 2000 New f Zealauders have signed the, visitors' book- at* the .'New.'Zealand 'p'ayilion, ;of: the, Anglo-Japanese exhibition,' since, the 1 opening this, year.:. iTlie following signed ; tho. register ; during the past, week—Sir Walter, .Lady,, ,and..: Miss Kennaway,' London;: J. ~Paton,.;. Mariaia; Mr.' and 'Mrs'.' : M'Kie, Wellington;.:. I. Coates, Hairiiltori; .P. N. 1 Johns,'iWarigaI'niii';' A.-0. Knight, Auckland; Mr.,and Mrs. Travis,"Auckland;;D. Phillips,.Dunediri; Mrs. J/.M'Ewen, Invercargill; J. ;A. Henry,. Invercargill;,E,: S. S."„Cobper, Auckland :and Dunedin; ■ T. A: -Gubb, Auckland; H.,T. ..Orr, Dunedin; .C. W. Tizard,.Cromwell; Cap't; J. Tomblesori, Gisborne;. Mrs. ■ P.- L.-. Bidwell,: Wanganu'i'; Miss E. M..'Whitburn, Auckland;, L,' B. T.iWooti, Kaikoura; H. A. "Goiver, ;Waitomo; Mr. and Mi-s.. W. H; Ward,; Pongaroa;: Misses E. and,,l.:Hercus, .Dnriedin:; Mrs.. J.':Alexander,''Duriediri;, Miss J;: I. Elder; Maheno; Miss'E; Elder), Gore; Mrs. M.Masseri, Auckland;.Mrs..M. E. Black, Wellington; P. '■ J;, Porter, Auckland; .A.. : E., and VJ.\ A; Warnook,: Auckland;;,'S. Cajelers,';Worigamii; .' H.' M."; Copeland, Palriierston North; Mr. aid, Mrs. Sli.Pitzherbert; Palrrierston North;•■'■.]?. ..Strack, Hawke's' Bay; W.; : E.. Pleming',' Otago; Misses E., 1.,, arid CSiriith.Christchurch'; ■C- Whitehead, Peilding;.A..E. AVhitehead, Palmerstori North; E. -Walderi, >AVellirigton;"E. ;J.' Penn,', late ..Wauganui;' H. Piper, Gisborne; Mrs. H.C.Bowme, Dunedin; J. and L. Marks, Aucklarid; Eev.::P.' Jones, ■ Palmerston,'-' South;' ' Archdeacon Harper,. Chiistchurch;' >V. ; . P.. Cameron, Dunedin; Mrs!'.A. .Kaye, ■Christchurcli; "C. Cli'egriill, .Auckland; E. Jory, Christ; ■church; Mr. and .Mrs. W. E..Barker, Gisboime; .Misses (two), Masters':/two) .Barker; Miss P. Pitzsimmons, Gisborne; Mrs. C.■' Harapath,' Auckland; 'W. Jenseri, Picton; Eev. W.' A.-/Williamson, Westport,• Mrs. A.'o'. ; Knight, Auckland; Misses B. and L.' Knight, Aucklarid; Mr;. and Mrs.; E. E. Eees, New Zealand.":,-.);; • It will bo a matter of some interest.to New Zealanders- to learn'that Mr. ■■ Eobert Nunez'Lyne; P.L.S.,': P.E.G.S., wlio ..for, the last' fourteen-ycaTS has. held the.-pbsi-,, tibn of; Director,of .Agriculture for: the. Gbverriment of Zanzibar.rias lieen.ientby, that Gowrnment for a period, of two years to the 'Government-: of Portuguese- ..East Africa, for the purpose' of reorganising tlie "Department ,of Agriculture, in ■ tliat Dependencv,. and is now on his way. to, take lip" the work at Lorenzo Marques.; Mr ■"Lynb • attributes his success; entirely to Lincoln College, School of AgricultiiTo; Canterbury, New Zealand, where he went through tlie regular course of lectures and practical farm work with credit. He was ono of the earlier.students thereunder tho late Mr. W. E. Ivcy .(himself ari old Cirencester man),. tho first director arid organiser of the .college ' and the college •farm. Mr.'Lyne went to .school: at.Blox- ■ ham,'near Banbury, England.-and at the ago of eighteen-wont to New. Zealand, arid thence to his cousin, -Mr. Chudleigh's sheep station at the Chatham Isiands, where he remained four or five years. Eeturning to New Zealand, he entered at : Lincoln College.' and, after his course there, came back to England, obtained an estate agency, and after a shorti time was-appointed agricultural leoturel at Wellingborough Hall, under the County Council; thence he was appointed to his present position, Director of Agriculture for the Zanzibar Government.'