ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1318, 22 December 1911, Page 6

ON TOUR AT HOME.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. ~. London, November lfi, -Miss Maria Bauchep, of 'Wellington, has taken up pianoforte studies at the Jobnis Mnlthay J'ianoforte School «.Pi n , ii"? ll ' ,t< ; 11 nrtic '« hy K. llain, on the Hot Lukes of New Zealand" apI pearcd in last, week's number of "The Ladies Field." Lady Stout- has taken a house for the winter at Hampstead, where one of her sms, who is doing post-graduate work in the Loudon hospitnls, . will reside with her. . ' • Mr. and Mrs. M. Myers, of Wellington, and their .children, who have been in Ihigloiul for some-months, left for New Zealand on Monday, (ravelling overland to Marseilles. Mr. James Moekay, of Wellington, who is at present at the Tavistock Hotel, London, U going to spend the winter in the Canary Islands, between Las Palmtis-and Santa Cruz. Dr. • Kenneth Mackenzie was awarded the gold medal for his thesis on "Original Research'.', at Edinburgh, where he sat for his M.D. exam inatiou. The Somerset—the'ship on which the Maori troupe is to return to New Zeawhich, was to havo "'salted on Friday, has been put off till November tl. All the troupe, except Iwa, are returning then.. • Mrs. R. J. Seddon's and Miss Seddon's plan's as to their return to New Zealand are not yet definitely, settled, as' one.of Mrs.. Seddon's sons is expected to arrive in ' England -from New Zealand on December G. Mrs. and Miss.Seddon are: at present, at the, Portland" Hotel; in Great Portland Street. ■' . - - Captain F. W. W. Dawson, of Auckland, of the R.A'.M.C. sailed on '. five year's lour of India, by the Rewa,'on November 9. He is bound for Lahore, which will be his first headquarters, and is accompanied by Mrs. Dawson, who was. Miss Oberl.in Brown, of Auckland, and their family. : For the past three year" they "have divided their time England'and Ireland. ■.•.'■' .Mr. and Mrs. Hastings Bridge, of Ohristchurch, and their daughter,, went a fortnight ago _to Gottingen, Germany, where Miss Bridge will stay, for somo time,'in order to_ thoroughly master Gorman, and go on'with her inusical studies. The three have, during the past four months, toured the English Lakes and Scotland; Mr. and Mrs. Bridge intend.to spend Christmas at.Brighton, w-ith Mrs. Bridge's' brother, Dr. Griffin, and then sail for New Zealand by the Morea on December 20. Madame. Betty Brooke, of Christchurch, has decided to remain in New York for the winter,, and is, she writes, already busily engaged in teaching there. She was recently a guest of honour of the NewYork Theatre. Club, and made a speech on "The Drama in New Zealand.". She has met a number- of New Zealanders in New ' York—Mr. Webster Marshall, of Nelson; Mr. Clayton and' Mr. Pyer, of Christchurch, ainnug others—the last-men-tioned, Madame Brooke says, has a good engagement for tho season. Mrs. W. Marshall and Madame Brooke are at present busily reforming a Southern Cross Club. At a' special entertainment held a fortnight ago by the Young' Men's HebrewAssociation, Madame Brooko. sang Paterson's .Australian-Bush songs, and Alfred Hill's "Waiata Poi." ' . Mr.'and Mrs. Allan'Hopkins, of Christohltrch, and their three daughters, have, during tho last six months, traversed about -4000 miles by motor, in Scotland, England,, and Wales. They .propose to go to Switzerland for the winter sports, then, early next year, pick up the steamer at Toulon for New Zealand. Mr. Hopkins gave, a farewell dinner on Monday of last week-in the .Whitehall. 'Rooms,' at the Hotel 'Metronolc, .at which there, were present'the. Primate of New Zealand, the Hon. Thomas Versus, of Uiinedin;. Mr. Alex. Kay, manager cf the London branch of the Bank of New Zealand: Dr. Prins son of the late Dr. Prins, of Ohristchurch; Professor Coleridge Farr. of Christchurch: Mr. Robert Mill, of Dunedin. assistant manager, of the Bunk of New Zealand, London Mr. AY. Doven. of London; Mr. ('. Hastings' Bridge, of .Ghristehurnh : Mr. G. L. Grove, of the Bank of New Zealand. London; Professor A. W. Bickerton. of Christchurch; Mr. .Limes R. Boose, and .Mr. .W. Chamberlain, both of the Colonial Institute; Mr. .fames M'Kay, Wellington, and several others.