NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1152, 13 June 1911, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, May d. Miss Nora Thompson, of Southland, is among the exhibitors in the Paris Salon, where she is represented by n couple of water-colours. Sidney Brice, late manager of the Wellington Woollen Manufacturing Company, Wellington, who arrived in London in March, leaves, this week for Marseilles to take the steamer for New Zealand. Dr. A. C. Thomson, of Dunedin, who arrived last month, intends staying about two years in England, with the idea of gaining experience in liis profession, especially in hospital work and surgery. Mr., Mrs., and Miss Goldwater, of Auckland, arrived hero via Suez, and, after touring England, Ireland, and Scotland, they . intend visiting the Continent before returning to New Zealand at the end of the year. Miss M. E. Mowat, the well-known teacher of athletics in Dunedin, has teen spending the past six weeks in London, and has taken lessons in fencing. She left last week for Paris, but returns shortly to London. Mr. and Mrs. K. H. Wood, of Christchurch, and Mr. Leslie H. Wood, arrived in London a few days ago by the P. and 0. India. They anticipate. being in the Old World for about eighteen months, and may journey back to New Zealand by way of Canada and the United States. . Mr. J. Mason, of Wanganni, accompanied by his wife and family, arrived here ill mid-April, and is at present touring in the West Country from headquarters at Bristol. They come to London for the Coronation week, and will then probably spend a short time on the Continent. Mr. Alfred H. Eiggs, of Wellington, with his wife and son, arrived here by the Orsova, and have been staying witii relatives in Walthamstow. Before leaving for New Zealand, by the Osterley in November, they hope to tour the North of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and to visit the Continent. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Martin, of Auckland, arrived in London a few days ago, having, en route, spent a couple of months in visiting the French Riviera, Genoa, Rome, Naples, and Florence, the Swiss Lakes, and Paris. After the Coronation they will probablv visit Norway, and then propose to take a motoring tour through the United Kingdom. Lady Ward, wife of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, contracted a chill on the voyage from America to England, and has been confined 'to her room at the Hotel Cecil since her arrival last week. Iler throat' is affected, but she is progressing as well as can be expected, and was to leave her room this week. Messrs. It. and C. Cobbe and J. C. Knight, who arrived by the Orsova, left last week for a brief tour of the Continent—France, Switzerland, and Germany— and on returning to London intend to visit Scotland and Ireland, the Midlands, and North of England, before returning hero for the Coronation. They leave for New Zealand early in July. Mr. J. G. Smith, of Wellington, arrived in London on Tuesday week by the Lusitania. He travelled by the All-Red route, spending about seventeen days in America. Mrs. R. Milton, of Palmerston North, who has been absent from New Zealand for the past three years, has been spending the interval touring in Great Britain, France, Switzerland, and tlio Channel Islands, where she wintered, and has now returned to London for the Coronation. She expects to go back to New Zealand at the end of the year. Mr. W. J. Geddis and Mr. Win. Blqmfield, lus partner, who are on a nine months' holiday, arrived in London last Tuesday week via Ostend. For the past few weeks they have been travelling on the Continent, visiting the Riviera, Italy, Vienna, Paris, and other places of 111'°Mr. W. Dawson and his daughter, Miss Dawson, of Dunedin, arrived in London last week, and are staying at the Hotel Russell. They left the Otranto at Marseilles, and came on via Paris. Mr. Dawson leaves for Germany next week to visit a daughter, who is married and resident at Essen. He will return to London for the Coronation, and afterwards intends to tour England and Scotland in his "'m?!' Daniel Joslin, of Wellington, who has just retired from the Government service on superannuation, arrived in London by the Medic. He will stay at Bri"hton and Colchester before returning to London for the Coronation, and will later visit friends in Paris. He then intends settling down in lvent. Mr. Joslin states that he was one ot the founders of the Thorndon Amateur Swimming Club and has been an active member of tlio club throughout its existence.