PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13278, 10 September 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

[FROM OVa own correspondent.J

London, August 3. Nurse Isa O. Budge (Wellington) was * passenger by the last trip of the Gothic.

Mr. George Jones (engineer, Petone, Wellington) is hero with his wife and daughter.

Mr and Mrs. J. Studholme intend returning to New Zealand via Australia by the P. and 0. steamer Mooltan.

Under the heading "Progressive New Zealand" a London paper publishes an interview with Mr. T. E. Donne.

Mrs. Arthur Hamerton and her little daughter leave next month on their return voyage en route for Wellington.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Bruton Sweet (Whangarci) have arrived in London, having come by the P. and 0. steamer Himalaya.

Mr. C. Q. Hutchinson (Waikato), who landed in the Mother Country at end of June, sails on his return passage on August 30.

Miss A. Whitelaw, the new head-mistress of the- Auckland College and Grammar School for girls, will sail for Auckland about November next.

Mr. W. Jones-Smith (Auckland) is on a visit to the Mother Country after an absence of 27 years spent in New Zealand. Mr. St. Claire Evelyn Liardct (Auckland) is with Mr. Jones-Smith. , Ho hopes while here to arrange about, publishing a book on the History of Victoria from the year 1849.

Mr. W. J. Napier has returned to London from Scotland and the North of England where he has been on a tour of inspection of harbour works. He inspected the harbours and docks at Glasgow. Greenock, Gourock, Aberdeen, Leith, Dundee, Oban, Liverpool, and Newcastle. Mr. Napier has left town to rest for a few days with Lord Radstock an the country seat of the latter in Hampshire, after which he will leave for the Continent, embarking at Naples §in September on the s.s. Orontos on his return vovage to Auckland via Suez and Australia.

In one of the London papers there is a " filly season" controversy going on on the subject " Are We Becoming Le«s Religious?" and numerous long letters arc published each day from numerous correspondents. One of the. briefest letters, however, on record has been sent to that journal by the Primate of New. Zealand. Writing from Nottingham a few days ago. bishop Nevill, under the heading " Wealth and Opportunity," said: "It is the old question ot increased wealth giving increased opportunities and inclination to all sensual gratifications." , ,

The passenger-lists are rapidly filling up for all . the outward-bound steamers sailing at the end of August onward to the autumn months. In the passenger list of the P. and O. steamer Mongolia, sailing from London on the 17th inst., I notice the names of Miss Fodor. Mr. S. Birch, Mr. W. H. Mercer, and Mr. G. Tutt. By the Orontes which is to leave London on September 7, the following are among the. -numerous intending passengers:— S. Falconer, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Plimmer, and Miss Plimmer, Mr. W. J. Napier, Mrs. Clapperton, Dr. and Mrs. Hassell.

This week the callers at the London office of the Now Zealand Government have included: Miss Young (Christchurch); Mr. Francis E. Golden (Auckland); Mr. C. Taylor (Auckland); Miss Elsie Kcmpthorne (Dunedin); Mr. F. J. Huntey (Otago); Miss J. Mcßeath (Timaru); Commander Sinclair; Mr. H. W. Nixon (New Plymouth); Mr. George L. Doschler (Invorcargill): Miss Constance Macbeth (Christchurch); Mr. M. 11. H. Legg (Kaipara and Johannesburg); Air. and Mrs. Bruron ' Sweet (Whangarei); Mr. C. B. Tudehopo (Auckland); Mr. A. J. Cox (Gisborne); Mr. J. A. Brown, Mrs. I). H. Brown, and Miss E. F. Brown (Christchurch); and Mr. S. S. Hutton (Dunedin).

Tho visiting Aucklanders, who are also bowlers, have had several more games sinco the mail left la,st week. One day fhey defeated a rink of internationals, captained by W. (i. Grace the game, which was played at the Crystal Palace, was an exciting one throughout, and was won by the. New Zealand plovers by a single point only—2l to 20. On Tuesday, at Highgate, the visitors from New Zealand defeated a rink of the North TDOnaori'Club," who~were chfrrnnions of the London and Southern Counties Bowling Association; the scores were 21 points to 13. Yesterday again the visitors had success, for they mot and defeated the South London ex-champions of the London and Southern Counties Bowling Association; this time they were 5 points ahead, the scores being 25 'to 20. ■ '■ ' '■"