ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1940, 24 December 1913, Page 15

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS, London, November 13. Colonel A. W. Robin kftfor New Zealand on Friday. Jlr. and Mrs. E. Horton, of Auckland, who Irnvo been in England far some time, arc at Bcrner's Hotel. Sir. C. F. liiekford, of Auckland, left London for Brindisi, on Friday, to join the Malwaat Port Said on his return home.

Mr. A, I". VV. Lorie, of tho Waikato, has been travelling oil tho Continent for some time.'- and is now staying at Nice, where he may take a flat permanently.

Mr. Charles C. Reado. who is going out to New Zealand on a town planning tour, has - returned to London after Epei'iding two months ii» Germany.

Mr. (i. M. Chapman, M.R.C.S., a son of His Honour Mr. Justico Chapman, of Now Zealand, who recently gained his M.B, at Cambridge, has been appointed rccciying-room officer at the London Hospital." ' Mr. and Mrs. John Hessoy, of Masterton, have been since October 4 in Italy, staying in a villa overlooking tho Bay

of Spezia. They spend a few days i.u Florence and Rome, and sail for home from Naples in tho On ieto 011 November 29.

Sir. C.' llail, who was 3 member of the.

Now Zealand Parliament for over twenty years, is at present in Yorkshire, and last week,, in an interview, which

appeared un;,the "Mcsltnii Messenger," ho extolled vthe Dominion's d&feneo scheme."-

Mrs. J.-. M>AYillianison, of Wanganui and Unworn,- arrived •• in Lonuon last wtHiJi, and left again almost immediately with a party of friends for a couple of months on the Continent.

Mr. Major C.- Ormaridy, of Christchnrch, was awarded, in. October, tho Diploma of Merit of the Institute of British Tailoring and a ibronxe'badge for special proficiency in'designing and cut-ting at- the repent students' examinations held by that body. He arrived in August, and will pffihablv renin in here for 12 months. The Hew 11. Stubbs, who has been spending the summer holidays in England, returned to New Zealand on November 5 via tho West Indian Islands, the Southern States of America, the Sandwich Islands, and Fiii, and hopes to reach New Zealand in November, 191-1. Ue proposes publishing some account of his travels, and tabes a camera with him.

A party of . eight English people, who do not, ,ut present wish their names made public, leave by tho P, and 0. line for New Zealand this-month, taking with them their motor-cars, cbavitfeurs, and several other servants, and making ■their first stop at Auckland. If they like tbe country, they intend to spend two years in hunting, spa and freshwater fishing, camping, shooting, and deer stalkinc.

Mr. AT. Af'lntosb, of Auckland, after six weeks in London, joined l)r. and Mrs. Hope Lewis, of Auckland, in a motor tour of' Scotland. Ireland, Wales, and tho AYest of England, after which he travelled for si*; weeks in Holland, Gr-nany, and Belgium. He has also paid visits to-relatives in England, and intends to travel through France, Switzerland, and Italy during tlio, winter, returning to New Zealand by the Orsov* on February 21. '

I.- Callers at tho High Commissioner's I offices last week included Mr. and Mrs. | 11.. A. Grnfn (Chrisrchurciu, Sir. Gra- | Isame F. Michie (Wellington). Mr. J. 1!. Gaisford, Mr. B. Kalin (Wellington), jMi\ and Mrs. A. Richmond (Taranaki), Miss F. Sheord (Christcluirch), Miss A. B. .Nicoll (Blenheim), Mr. C. A.: Fox (Oust), Mr. G. F. Diekfnrd .(Auckland), ATr. -T. Howley (Christchureh), Mr. S. Clayton Thome (Auckland 1 !. Mr. N. and Miss N. Aslrion (Auckland)! .-. Mr.. A. H. Abbott, his daughter! Miss F. Abbott, and Airs. Kite-hie. his sister-sn-law, of Auckland, arrived in . England in September, after travelling ' iii S>Ollth America. Thcv liiivo just re- ! turned to London after a motor tour ;through tho • South and AYest of Ting'land,?,and leave on November 20 for l'arisr.-Brussols. Germany, and Austra•lin,;thence'- to-''Trioste,'-en route for In-' dia. •; ..'■ • .-