PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXXIII, Issue 16034, 14 September 1912, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

[From Our Correspondent.] LONDON, August 10. Sir Robert Bell, of Ashburton, who - has been travelling in the United Iving--1 dom and the East for some considerable time, will leave on Saturday by the Mauretania for New York en route to Now Zealand. A short time will be , spent in New York before lie leaves lon a leisurely journey via the lakes j across Canada. He has booked his passage by the Makura from Vancouver, and expects to arrive in Auck- ! land on September 24, and Ashburton a few days later., Mr H. C. Harrison, of Christchurch, and liis nephew, Mr H. Harrison Fisher, are on tour together in this country, where they arrived five weeks ago. A fortnight has been spent in Bath, and some time in Scotland and the Midlands. They will now tour tho south-eastern counties, ami visit tho Channel Islands, and then have a short tour of the Continent. Mr Harrison expects to reach Now Zealand via Capo Town in December. Mr FHinr will rental n in England for some time on business. Mr 0. Faker and his brother, of Christchurch, arrived '-eve via America and Canada. They have jimt invested in a motor-bicycle c-d ■dd’-enr. and intend to shortly tour England and tho Con tin cut. Major-Tenoral ' RnM«v, the wallknown Mao’j war veteran, was knocked down bv n motor-ear and badlv hurt a fo"t"i~ht arm in London, and hns cinoo lmen in bomitpl. Ho oToe.c.t.s to ho ,-ih 1 o <-o -of, about on crutches In a few days' time. Mr Moorhen so. who is tho first aviator to harp fl ’»wn the Channel with his wife, and d’d so on their honeymoon rec-n-iUv, is n native of Christchurch. Mr Irwin Raymond, oho of the Imperial missioners. is at present busy electioneering at Carlisle. Lord and Lndv Onslow have gone to Canada in eho same boat as Sir George and Lady Reid. Dr A. I). O’Brien, of Christchurch, with. Mrs O’Brien and his family, is ' staying in London for the purpose of -.tndv until next soring. Since last Febrimrv he has snent bis timo studving chi'"Tv ere, car and throat work Dr O’Brien recent!v represented ■ the Christchurch diyis'on of the St John Ambulance R.-icnde at tho Royal review at 'Windsor. Callers at the PF>h Commissioner’" offices this week Imve ho"n —Mr and Mrs Max kVif d!a"d°r. Vafn Clara and Doris and Mr k’m-'l Fried lander ('Ashburton'). Lrdv Findlay and I ' r essrs W. L. hm] J. C. Findlav'(YV UnctrmY Mr E-nest C. Rennell [Now Plymouth], Mr Eric C. MVmW (No" Ph-monthL M- Janos G r >Ya CWhaumnreib Mr and M>-s W. Markham (T;nrnnakiL Mr Edward VnusW (AneldandV Mr and Mrs J. Harris and son (Wellington).