PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 4 November 1904, Page 5

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

— ♦ (From Our Own Correspofident.) LONDON, 17th September. Mr. James Mackay (Wellington) *ha* been spending some months in v«riou4 parts of England and Scotland, staying chiefly at the Bridge of Allan, Aberdeen^ Moffatt, Shrewsbury, Hereford, Batih, Plymouth, Torquay, Falmoutii and Penzance. He expresses himself as thoroughly chatmed with the beauty of the Weafc < of England scenery, some of which ha saw for the first time. He hopes later to pay a longer visit to that very cbaroHng locality. Mr. Hugh. Chilly, of Wellington, who is at present staying witii him at the same London hotel— -the Tavietock, Covent Garden — was his travelling companion during a considerable portion of his journeyings. Mr. Mackay leaves ia the new P. and 0. steamer* Moldavia, which sails for Australia on th« 14ta pror. Mr. Mackay will go out by her oa another of bis periodical visits to New Zealand. Mies Birney Stevenson (Wellington) and Miss Grace Allen (Picton) arrived m Lon* don a week ago, after a delightful trip via Australia and South Africa. After sight-seeing in London they go to stay with relatives in. the South of England, and then will go to Scotland. This week the calkrs at the New Zea* land Agency-General have included : — Mr, D. N. Isaacs, Wellington; Mr. and Mrs. A. Hooper and family, Dunedin; Mrs. Van Staveren and Miss Van Stavereu, Wellington; Mr. C. C. Davis, OneHangoj Mrs. C. H. Saville, Wellington; Mr. Alexander Todd and Miss K. M. Todd. Wak pawa; Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hietfc, Oamaru; Mr. A. R. Andrew, Dunedin; Mrs. H. N. Fletcher, Christchurch \ Mr. ani Mrs. F. J. Tasker and famfly, Palmeßstan North ; Miss Eliep Tuke ; Captain A. Irvine, Mrs. Irvkie, and Mr. A. Irvine, jun., aad Mrs. Solberg, Wanganui; MisS Patenson, Dunedin; Mr. F. C. Richard- ~ son, ; Major Nekon Geocge and Mrs. Neteoa George, Auckland} Mr. A« Norman Jones, Dunedin , LONDON, 23rd SeptfemUer. '■""" Mr. H. C. Cameron has returned t# town after a vacation spent in Scotland. He paid a visit to the, Grocers' Exhibit tion this week. Dr. Alec. Todd, of Waip*ra, is at) . present on a visit to the MotW Country after an absence of more than, forty" years. , The Countess of Ranfurly and Lady Constance Knor have left York" for' In-U, verness. Mr. Henderson has arrived in London to take up the representation, of the New Zealand Farmers' Association, the H&wkes Bay Association, and others, in succession to the late Mr. O. H. Ittglia. In the interim between Mr. Ingfcs's death and Mr. Henderson's "arrival, the •■associations having their London hea6W«u>~ ters at 110, Fenchurch-street, have been : I represented by Mr. ShaY, of the Lotadom" staff. - _ - < ■ This week the callers at'th'e New-'Ziw land Agency-General have included : M* < H. B. Peason (Christchurch), ' Mr.- D Gow (Christchurch), Mr. Clement Andrews (Ashburton), Mrs. W. Evans (Dunedin), Miss Meyer, Miss N. F. Mevec and Mrs. C. F. Meyer, Mrs. PhiffipaTurner (Auckland), Mr. S. J. Dennistoun (South Canterbury), Mr. O. H Hare (Chrietchurch), Mr. «fc*ez Burton ( ? to 8?!' ?J r - M - c - »<«™*t (Christ-.-ct urC v ) 'J lri a T - Newton tObrirt. church), Mrs. A. Paterson and Miss Paterson (Wellington), Mis* L. May. Mr. and Mrs. John Duncan, of th(* Grove, Picton, have returned from a very pleasant run through parts of Scotland* visiting friends and many places of interest there. A stay of nearly a week ia Pans followed, and now they are in LcndoD making preparation for departunt in early October, by way of Canada. Tho nne weather experiencsd since their atnval in England has added materially to the pleasure of a most enjoyable visit - " «, M £ A : intosh . general manager 6f the Bank of New Zealand, with hi! twT daughters and his son, left Victoria Station .last week, on their return to thai colony They are travelling overland to Marseilles to catch the outgoing P. a S 0. steamer there. 5 '