ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1438, 13 May 1912, Page 3

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. London, April iSister May, of Dunedin, who Ims been in this country lor several months, lias taken up work at St. Faiths, feddmgton. The Bishop of Waiapu and Mrs. Averill are expected by the Morea. 'I hey will arrive in time to help celebrate the golden wedding of the Bishop's parents. Ladv Stout, of -Vew Zealand, and her son, Mr. Stout, were among the guests at an "at home" given by Mrs. Lewis Harcourt, wife of the Secretary of htate for the Colonics, at 14 Berkeley Square lust week. . , Miss Adelaide Van Staveren, of Wellington, who scored such successes on her first appearances in opera an Italy is, with her sister, staying in London, ihcir brother, who is also here, returns to .Sew Zealand next week. Mr. Harold Plimmer, son of Mr. Charles Plimmer, of Wellington, has been informed that he has been successful in his nautical examination for his ticket. Mr. Plimmer will return to Now Zealand almost immediately. ' ... Dr. Garland, of Oamaru, arrived in London last week by the.Ruapehn. After visiting friends in the country, ho intends taking a post-graduate .course at ono of the London hospitals, and studying the latest developments in medicine, and, later on, travelling for a time. The liev. J. E. Watts-Ditchfield, vicar of St. James-the-Lcss, Bethnal Green, leit London last week on a special mission -o New Zealand, Australia, and Canada, en behalf of the Church of England Mens Society. Ho does not return to Englanu till the end. of the year. The Rev. J. S. Smaller, a retired Wesleyan minister of Auckland, who, after thirty-five years in New Zealand, has been for some time in Scotland, -is spending a few months in the South of England before returning to tho North to fulfil numerous preaching engagements. Mr. and Mrs. H. Corbett, of lnnaru, arrived in London in, the middle of March, after having visited Australia, China, Japan, the Malay Straits, Ceylon, Egypt, Italy, Switzerland, and 1 ranee. They intend to spend several months in the' United Kingdom, not returning to New Zealand probably before the end of the year. .«,.,, . Mr. E. A. Simpson, of Christcluirch, has come to London to study social and industrial economics, and intends to carry on his work here,' probably -not returning to New Zealand till August of 1913, and spending the preceding summer in Canada and the United States. Next winter is lo be spent in France. Germany, and ml}. Mr. Charles F. Lethaby, of Bunedin, who s-'nee his arrival in England has been touring in Cornwall and Devonshire, returned to London last Friday. He leaves to-day for a tour through France and Spain, after which he returns to London for a tour through Scotland and Ireland. Mr. Lethaby, who arrived on tho E.M.b. Orama, returns by that steamer to Sydney about September next. Julia, Marchioness of Tweeddale, who is a practical and enthusiastic supporter of Mr. T. E. Sedgwick's junior Imperial migration scheme for sending young people to Australia and New Zealand, held a drawing-room meeting on Friday at 4 Chelsea Embankment. S.W., and Mr. Sedgw'ek gave an interesting lecture en the' benefits that would result for both domestic servants and mistresses if the migration plans can be made more widely known.

Miss M. Woodhouse, ef Cliristcliurcli. who has been in England and Ireland for the last three years studying .singing, and who was a well-known amateur dramatic contralto in New Zealand, is returning to the Dominion liv the Arnwa, which left on Thursday. While over hi ibis country. Miss Woodlmuse took her L.I,'.A.M. degree for professional singing, a scholarship for the 'fn'iiic-Snl-Fa Col-, lege, and the S.T.M.C. diploma for that institution, with a view to teaching and professional work in Christcluirch as soon as sho returns. Among callers at the High Commissioner's last week were:—Mr. J. E. C. Maguiro (Wellington), Mr. J. S. M'Grath (Inver), Mr. .T. T. Buchanan (Chnstclinrcli>, Miss Lovatt (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. S'epplcr (Chrisiehurch). Mr. Edwin Wilson (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. 11. Corbet t nMmsmO. Dr. Garland (Oamaru), Mr. H. E. l'arr (Cliristcliurcli). Mr. Walter T. Movie, Mrs., and the Misses Movio (Christcluirch). Mr. and Mrs. I. 11. Barker (Tiniaru), Miss Annie A\ esta 1 Napier), Mr. .1. S. Smalley (Aack and), and Mr. J. Dampicr Crojsley (Christchurch). . _ Tho Shaw-Savill and Albion Company s Arawa left Plymouth on Saturday, carrying among others the following saloon Jjas : songers for New Zealand:-Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Lnmsden, Master C. and Miss h. Lumsden. Mr. A. E. Owen. Mr. V. Perez, Mr. I Robertson, Mr. 11. IV. Allen. Miss ■V. Bell, Mr., nnd Mrs. P. Byers. Master L. and Miss 11. .Byers, Mr. A. W. Camplwll. Messrs. .T. A. and D. G. Cad, Mr. C. R. Gonne, Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Ilcwctt. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. and Master A. llcllings. Mr. D. M'Gregor, Mrs. Mills, Mrs. C. Kellaiul, Mr. P. Kendall, Mr. A. h. Pickin. Mr. H. Radcliffe, Mrs. A. Rodger, Miss M. Wilson, Miss M. Wcodhcuse. Mr. Heinrich von naast, of Wellington, and Mrs. Von Haast are leaving London this week for a three months tour on the Continent. They will spend a few days in Paris, where they hope to see Miss Hodgkins and Mr. Owen Mcrton, tho two New Zealand artists, and will then go to Vienna, on a visit to Mr. von Haast s mother, Lady von Haast. Later thej proposo to tour in Italy and Sicily. Alr». von Haast suffered a family bereavement through the ramming of the P. and O. liner Oceana, in the Channel, the Ke\. C. J. Leishman, who was droffnecL. together with his wife and infant daughter, in tlie swamping of .the first boat launched, being her cousin. . ~ Among the candidates for heavy-weight honours at the Amateur Boxmg Association championship meeting held at Alexandra Palace last. Wednesday was Mr. . P. L. Poote, of Wellington, who is now ctudving at the London Hospital. IHe competitors in the event in question nine in number, and the form displaced was verv moderate indeed, but, neverthelcss, the New Zealander, who unon as being the best of the baton fanTto realfse being beaten in the final series by 8.. Smith, of the Mehopolitan Police, on points.