NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 951, 19 October 1910, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. '-'.:y-'..'■/ London,' September S. DurinG her recent visit to Rome, Mrs. il. Eolleston, of Wellington, was received .in'audience by the Pope. ■Mr. A. F..Wilding,, the tennis champion, is- writing an up-to-dato book on tennis, utilising material which' he has been for some time. ■ The Registrar of St. Ives, Cornwall, is bringing the gallant action of Mr. Pani Paora Clianiberlin—adopted son of Mr... Chambcrlin,' of. New Zealand—in rescuing a maii from drowning at that, place a couple of weeks ago, to the notice of. the ■ Royal. Humane Society; Mr. W. G. Fitzgerald, of Roseneath, .Wellington, has been.-touring for-: the last two months in Scotland and Ireland, and loaves in, a few daysj for Paris and ■Brussels. Hβ sails, for' New Zealand by the. -Bremen' from Southampton on October 2 V . '.'.' - Mr. : H. C. Dreaver, of Dunedin, arrived" in England-in May; and will proi bably remain, here for a couple of years. He has spent: most of. his time in. seeing thebig manufacturing centres, and has paid a visit to the. Brussels Exhibition. ": Mr. and Mts. W. : Seymour, of Gisborne, arrived m' this - country' after- "an extensive visit...to America, via Suva and; ■Vancouver; " They have seen many of the sights of England, and now are going to : Ireland to :visit Mr.- Seymour's relations. They- expect to arrive, in New; Zealand -.' in February, after, visiting the. Continent. , --.1- , .'.■;■-:■'■'.'"'■'■.''.•■;■■ :■'.- ■:-, -i Mr. 'A." B7 Hansen, of ,Hawke's Bay, has : spent the .greater part .of,.the last three months, visiting relatives, and. old friends'; in Denmark,, his native, country, which he has not; seen.'for' 22 years, and in. touring in Norway, 'Germany, and Sweden." Heyis-.-now in London, and sets : sail next month- for the Dominion. . Mr:'H.: Fortune, of the Bay;of Plenty,has just- concluded a:brief visit : to' .his uncle, '■ Colonel Kettle (late 19th Hussars), Kenilworth Courfc ■•S.W. i : and to relatives in Edinburgh , (Mr. Fortune s birthplace). -He left on his 'return trip to New, Zealand by the Ruahine.' : l Mr.Fortune lias'.been'.a,resident' ofyNew Zea-. land'ior the last:2s. years,' and has lived; mainly in the Whakatane and. East. Coast districts:.of Auckland .'-•: province. ;-.-■. '■]' L

'■' Mr..George : Winstoue,.of Auckland,'and his'sbn,' Mr! Erhest.C. Winstorie, D.D.S., arrived- in ■ Ireland," where' Mr. '. AVinstone, sehr., met thelafter's graduatipii at the' University, of Pennsylvania, early.iiiJulyy and have spent their time since -then in touring the. United Kingdom.' They ,left London for. the Contin-; ent on September 6,: picking up tlie Otranto -at Naples on October 8, ;■ en ■ route .for ;N.ey .'Zealand;-;'',;.""C;V- : . : . v y;. y: ;;',

' Dr. 'Osivald; C- and Miss , Earp-Thpmas, of Wellington, are at present, staying' , in London. '.They, were fortunate, in seeing the.;Brussels. : Exhibition before the disastrous - fire,' and ■'. were .in ■Paris; for.Jtne Grand Prix.'.'From. Boulogne they went to New .York on a visit ■ to'.Dri.i-G: Ny Earp-Thomas,-bf, that city, arid now intend to see something of Scotland/and Ireland leading for the Dominion by" the' Macedonia,.'-:' :.

,Two.yoiing: jfew:&alandersr-pr.J. Falconery Brown, ;0f > Auckland, and ..Dr.'!T. 'Wf'S'i .Johnson , ;' , of; Waihi—have' recently received English. appointments, '• the. former- "as house surgeon,to! Bradford Hospital;: the latter-house surgeon 1 to.-Middle-sex .;Hospital.'; Dr. 1 ' Johnson -will continue, his.research work .as before in terms'.of. his New.Zealand.medical travelling schol-, ■arship.y- yy . .;':..- ; ; : : . ; ;,■■■. :.;. '~.'■'•. '-,y

y : Mrs..; Edith Searle. : Grossman has: completed,; a new, novel;.,"The Heart- of theBush,",'which ivill' be published .towards ■the;end;pf next''month; by .Messrs. W. Sands and' Co. :':■ The scene is/laid in -England and iii New Zealand. A colonial .edition in and New. Zealand, will follow the English production.; ~.';■: ..

,v,Mr. and.Mrs.-.Wm r Waddell, of Oamaru, arrived:in..; England in. May,: after..extensive/tours in jAmerioa;,., and o lave, since, covered a good, deal of 'grdilnd"ia'Erig-' ■ land,VScotland, and, the 'Isle.'of ;Man'by motor. ', ; : Mi , . \Waddel],. who''has' been : in New: Zealand. aiid' -has: been-twice,■ Mayor: ; of ;Oaniarui .was ..pnce. president of the -New. Zealand-Bowl-iiig: Association, , and has,-had :good bowling- dyer here in. bothi' England., and .Scotland.■''■.'■Mγ, and Mrs.. Waddell-leave Liverpool : to : morrow ■';.! or Quebec,, ; Montreal, etc., to yancouver, , where,:.on October; 7, they sail .by the: Marama for New Zealand.: ■': ■■;'-';, i; ; ..',•■•■ .."' ■,'.":"■' ;

Mr: and Mrs. Moroney,'. of Hamilton, have travelled' far : and..wide ■■: in Europe '■ and the United Kingdom ■• since their arrival,'here in/April...; They spent seven iwceks". in' Ireland, and:, visited ' Scotland,. the Royal ''Agricultural ! ShoiVy< at Liver-; pool, -the Brussels. JExhibitiori,: the . Passion ; Play at'Obor-Arnmergau, and the New Zealanders :have 'journeyed extensively Hn Hollaud; Belgium,;.:., Germany,.'■ -Italy,' : Frarice, Switzerland," arid 'Austria. ■;'■'- In France they were fortnnate ! :in seeing the great pilgrimage to Lourdes, and several' weeks,: were spent among the' Swiss lakes ; .OnvSeptember ; 10 ■' Mr.; and; Mrs. • Moroney -leave"; Liverpool ;, for Now, York, and after .some weeks' travelling .through :, America;' they, sail ~ from 'Vancouver, intending to reach some time in. November. .-"."' '■' ;' '