ABOUT PEOPLE.

Evening Star, Issue 14038, 20 April 1909, Page 7

ABOUT PEOPLE.

NOTES FROM HOAIE. [Faon Our, Special CounmsroxDE.vr.] LONDON. Alaroh 12. The Hon. W. Bomber Reeves has been reappointed a member of the Senate of tho University oi London, dating from May 11 next, when his present term cxjiircs. Air Patrick Caippbell and Mrs. George Gould, of ClirLstchurcli, were prcschl al the reception held by Airs Lowlher, tho wife of the Speaker of the House of Commons, oil March 5.

, Aiiss Alina Arndt, of Wellington, lias been studying painting in London with Fiank Brangwyn and others at the London School of Art, and haa just received the lienor of a monitorship in one of tho chief das-se there—-a poi-ilion carrying xv.hu It many advantages. Last winter Alias Arndt xvorked at Newlyn, a picturesque. Comisli rliliing village, with Air Stanhope- Forbes. Captain James William Gambler-. H.N., who died on Tuesday suddenly, from he ..it failure, at has residence. Alyincroft, I’urnborough, at the age of. sixty-seven, eerved iu the Naval Brigado in. New Zealand, 1860-61, and was; present in .several ' engagements in cointiiand of a field-piece, receiving the medal for the campaign. He retired in October, 1873. Captain Oauibier xra.s a magistrate tor Surrey. The High Commissioner for New Zealand, on behalf of tho marine engineers of -New Zealand, will ehortly present Mr James Adamson, secretary to the Instituio of Alarinc Flnginoens. with the gold embloia of New Zealand, iu recognition of his services to young colonial cnginPcTß in the. Old Country. At the last meeting of the Institute tho following letter, signed bv the president and the secretory of the Wrliingtou branch of the Australasian In.titute of Alarinc Engineers, and iiddrco-cd to Air Adamson, was road ; The engineers of New Zealand, l-v niianitnoiis consent, have elected x.m a lily honorary. Associate of the ,in.-;v:.i avian Institute of Alarms Engineers, and they l>?g to ask your acceptance of the position. They--further wish to dccovaUyou with the gold emblem- of Now Zealand, in recognition of the magnificent work you have performed on behalf of tlm engineers of the Empire, and fur the many acts of kindness and splendid advice .and assistance which you have extended to mm members- who have visited tlm Home Land, especially to our young engineers, who have journeyed thither seeking further experience. Our honored Jin* honorary Associate, tin? High Commissioner fur Non Zealand, has kindly undertaken to make, tins . pici-entatJou to you. and the engineers ■ of New Zealand join in wi.-.hing that you may be spared for many yean-, tu continue the good work which is pint of i your being, and to you a. labor of love. Air K. West, of Palmerston North, bus just returned to London from a two mon tour in Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. He leaves for a nip to The , United States next July, and will api-nd ' three months in America, afterward,, icturning to London, and leaving here for New Zealand early next year. On his xv ay home Air "West will travel through Germany. Prance, and Italy, and hopes "to spend three or four months in Rah. At present ho is studying under Air Mcrvyn -K. .Macartney, surveyor to St. Rani's Cathedral. Air 1).. Grant, late of the Whangarei .Manual Training and Technical School, arrived iu London by the B. and (J. liner Victoria last week, altar spending three week? in Australia on route. Thtovomgc. xvas pleasant and uneventful. Ah- Gordon, of Manchester, who is going to Glasgow to study medicine, was the unlv other passenger /rum New Zealand. Mr Grant xvil! spend some time in England to gain fresh experience ami knowledge of his profession. Air Norman AlacAlunn. late of the Auckland ‘Star,’ who came to London some months ago, iws gone to Lucerne as English teacher iu a school of languages there. His idea as hi make a. studv of European languages for subsequent use in journaiiDiu. Air Charles Owen, a. Ncxv Zealander, who lias lately gone to reside in Reading, iec tured a. few nights ago at tlm BeacoTis.iield Club. Reading, on - New Zealand and Bre--k-rential Tariffs.’ illustrating his dieiiumse with lantern slides lent bv the High Uouimissioner's. Department. * The i olounU.’ ideal, said Air Owen, xvas essentially progressive towards one fixed mid great end, and in it Bre fere rice was the first step. R. would inevitably lead to unity of interests, lo a. cmileiencc upon a business basis, and thence to an Imperial Council and a virtual change of our present Constitution.' It was tin* ideal of great statesmen, and led by deferred but certain lines to a great and federated Empire. At the close, (if Air Owen’s address Air J. T. Belts admirably sang a, patriotic song written by the lecturer and set to music by Dr AV. Boggiss. oi Reading. Mr H. G. johnstone. in inoposing a. vote, of thanks to. Air Owen tor liir, interesting addicss. which he had also given elsewhere, said he was doing a. great xvork for the Empire, of which thetohad heard eo much.

AH A. Han well, of Napici?, and Air IT. J. Knapp, of GroyntouUi, who arrived bv tho Rimutaka, on February 28. alter a, pleasant voyage., are spending a few weeks in London before proceeding to Wales on ;i visit They are on a pleasure trio to tilo Old Country. ciiliei's at the ConiTT>i.>sioners Office : Mr G. Coup (Christchurch), Mr Ed. Percy Field (Wellington), Mr Claytojj Dudley Hall (Christchurch). Mr Oregon’ Watson and Aliss Alollv Watson (Greymouth), Air Thus. H. Ahn'rav (Dun«lm), Air and Mrs J. D. Milton (Camerbnryl. Miss F. Ethel Wood (Opav/a., Chrißtclrirah). Air Harwell (Napier), Air C. 0) est (Wellington).