ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1212, 22 August 1911, Page 6

ON TOUR AT HOME.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, July 13. Madamo Betty Brooke, the Cliristchurch soprano, lett on Saturday last lor America. Captain Gilbert and Mrs. Hamilton .have arrived from New Zealand on three months' leavo of absence. Miss L. Harrison, of New Plymouth, is at present visiting relative's in the Nortli of England, alter an absence of ten years, lilio later intends to go to the Continent. -Mr. 11. 1,. Moss, ot' Wellington, arrived in England about a lortniglit ago, and intends to shortly.start for a tour of tlio Continent. Ho leaves tor New Zealand in September. The Earl of Onslow has so far recovered from his recent illness as to be able to tako short drives in his motor-car.

On Friday afternoon Air. remberlfeeves, lato Agent-General for New Zealand, lectured on New Zealand in Ihe theatre at the Crystal Palace, with Lord lianl'urly in tho chair. Mr. J. A. l'aterson, of Gore, who arrived hero via Canada and New York, will remain until September, returning via Suez and Melbourne. Last week Mr. l'aterson spent touring in Scotland, a.ud he now goes to Ireland and tho Continent. Miss Ada Stringer, of Cliristchurch, who has been through a special nursery course in England, lett for New Zealand on Friday by the Osterley. Her sister, Miss Edith Wringer, will remain another year in Enf; id. Mr. John Holmes, of Wellington, was ono of the speakers at a garden i'oto given by the Kensington Tariff lieform League (Women's Uranch) on Thursday, at l'embroko Lodge, tho London residence of Mr. lionar Law. Mr. 13. G. Barripp, of Auckland, who is at present in London, goes in August for a month to tho south of Franco, then spends another month in Germany, anil leaves for Auckland, via America, somo tiiuo in November.

31r. F. A. Brown, of Timaru, who arrived two months ago from South America, whero he had spent six weeks, will remain another month or two, returning via Suez and Australia, and reaching homo about Christmas. Mr. 13. G. Ellett, of Mangore, Auckland, left London a few days ago on a trip to Scotland and Ireland. Later ho will visit the Continent, and join the Malwa at Marseilles on August 1, en route for New Zealand. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Moody, of Kaiapoi, arrived in London by the Morea, and will probably slay in this country for the next twelve months. Their immediate plans include visits to Nottingham, Lincoln, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and tho Dublin Horse Show. . . Mr. S. Grace, of Wellington, arrived in England after a stay in Ceylbu, whero he visited some of the rubber plantations, lie expects to remain' in this part of tho world ior three or four months, and afterwards to make an extended visit to tho Sudan and Uganda. . Mr. Hugh Jones, of Wellington, has been visiting friends in Wales, and after tho investiture of the Prince of Wales lie intends going to Ireland for a few weeks, then to Scot.and, 'and later for a tour ot the Continent. He leaves for New Zealand about November next. Mrs. C. T. Maule is staying with Mrs. A. J. Elvin, now of Eastbourne, and once of Pctonc, Wellington. After a month at Swindon, in Wiltshire, Mrs. Maule goes on to Glasgow for a visit, and will return to New Zealand by the Atlienic in September. Mr. Arthur Alexander, of Dunedin, who is a sub-professor at the Royal Academy of Music, lias just won the Westlake prizo of eight guineas for Beethoven playing and reading at sight, and also the Macfarrcn gold medal, which is the highest honour obtainable for piano playing in England. ' , ~ , Mr. and Mrs. Partridge, of Auckland, and the Misses Parlridgo (three) arrived in London a few weeks ago, and have taken a flat for the next few months at M'aida Vale. They afterwards go to Perthshire for a few weeks' salmon fishing. Mr. Partridge then returns for a time to the Midlands on business. Alter Christmas the party leaves on an extended tour of the, Continent and America, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Badhara and family,including Miss Effie Badhani, of Dunedin and Christchurch. arrived in England by the Athenic. They havo taken a house at Forest Hill for three years. Mr. Badhani, who has come to this country to place an invention of his on the English and foreign markets, intends to tour France, Canada,, and the United States, as soon as a British factory is started. Mr. and -Mrs. W. 'J l . 'leasey, of Auckland, are making their headquarters with Mr. Toasey's mother, in co. Tyrone, until they leave for England m Septen - tor They havo attended the Irish Methodist Conference in Belfast, have sixnt a mouth with relatives in Ireland, soon tlie Coronation and the Naval lieview, stayed some time at the Isle ol Wisht, and Mr. Tcasey has had some capital trout fishing in Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Jlicbard Essex and Miss Olive Essex, of Palmersl'on North, mado brief visits to relatives in various parts of Scotland before coming to London. Lady Stout, at the ladies' dinner of tho London Chamber of Commerce, held recently at the 'savoy Hotel, opened a discussion on "What the Pioneer Women of tho Colonies have done for the bmP> Miss Catherine Aulsebrook, of Auckland and Iwa, the Maori contralto, now appearing at. the While City, sang on Saturday week at the smoke concert hold al tho London Press Club after a house dinner, given in honour of the overseas journalists who had been visiting London for the Coronation. Dr. Wallis, late Bishop of Wellington, is, in olicdience to medical orders, taking life very quietly for a month or two, but' is'alreadv much better. Mrs. Wallis is in the best of health, and was up in London las! weak, attending\ meetings of the Girls' Friendly Society. Dr. Wallis, who has been lieen.-ed to the Archdeaconry of Wilts, is to help tho Bishop of Salisbury, his brother-in-law, in his episcopal work, but is not undertaking any parochial duties. The Bishop and j Mrs. Wallis are staying at Clifton, Bristol, just now, but aro looking for a home near Trowbridge or Wcstlniry.

Mr. D. Corbctt, tlio third engineer on the s.s. WLakatanc, has made a remarkable recovery from appendicitis.