PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13723, 13 April 1908, Page 8

PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

[FROM OCT. OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

London, March 6. i Mr. W. Wilson, 11 Sc. (Christchurch), has I been lecturing on New Zealand and its re- [ sources and beauties.

: The Hou. G. J. Smith, M.L.C. (Christ- ! hurch), with Mrs. Smith and their family, j were passengers by the s.s. Omrah. on the j occasion of her last Homeward voyage.

Major Head, the newly-appointed officer of -the New Zealand Defence Force. wiL leave for New Zealand on April 2 by the s.s. Athenic, He will be accompanied by Mrs. Head and their family.

Miss Savage (Auckland) will travel overland to Marseilles, in time to join the Oruba at that port.- Miss Savage will be accompanied by an English friend, Miss Glover, who will spend a few months in New Zealand.

There have been only a few callers at the London office of the New Zealand Government, viz., Mr. G. W. Elliott (Palmerston North), Mr. D. B. Blair (Wanganui). Mr. A. G. Smith (Christcliurch), and Mrs. W. Smyth (Christohurcli).

On March 3 the death occurred of Mr. Gerrit van Ascb, of New Zealand. His funeral took place yesterday at High gate cemetery, leaving 169. Highbury. New I ark, early in the afternoon. The deceased gentleman was in his 72nd year.

For some little time past Lady Onslow has been staying at Cap d Antilles with her daughter. Lady Dorothy Onslow. They have now arrived at tlvir villa, Lea Cigalese, \ aleseure, where they have arranged to spend the remainder of the season.

Mr. F. H. Templar, who has lived for 25 years in the Dominion, is, with his wife, making a walking tour through the West of England. He this week gave a lecture entitled Hands Across the Sea" at the Town Hall of Lynton, Devonshire.

in consequence of an injury sustained to his knee, Captain J. Forbes, the commander of the s.s. Turakina, has recently been obliged to undergo a slight operation, which, I am glad to hear, has proved successful, and which will not prevent the captain from taking charge of his steamer on her next voyage.

It i,-; announced that Captain P. 0. Griffiths, formerly commander of one of the S.S.A. Company's steamers in the New Zealand trade, has been appointed instructor of seamanship at the London County Council School of Engineering and Navigation at Poplar. He holds an extra master's certificate, and is a navigator of wide experience.

The London University has recently issued its pass-list in the preliminary scientific examination for internal and external students. In part 1, inorganic chemistry, experimental physics, and biology, I notice the name of H. J. Barnicoat, medical student of London Hospital; in part 2, organic chemistry, the name appears of N. R. Rawson, medical student of London Hospital.

Mr. H. G. Pearce (formerly of Parnell, latterly of Johannesburg) has been in England for some months 011 a holiday visit, spending part.' of the time with relatives in the West, and in the South. He has not yet decided whether he will go back to South Africa, or whether he will return to New Zealand; he will probably be in this country for some little time longer.

A Gloucestershire correspondent understands that D. JlacGregor, "the famous New Zealand tlireequarter, who played for the team which has just left England, and also for the amateur combination two years ago, intends settling down in Gloucester. He is starting in business as a sports outfitter in that city. MacGregor held a lucrative post in New Zealand under the Colonial Government, but has just resigned it, as he has no intention of returning to New Zealand, at least for three or four years."

To-day the Shaw, Savill and Albion Company's s.s. lonic leaves London for New Zealand via Plymouth and the other.usual ports. Cantain Carter is in command, and Dr. A. G. V. Elder is the medical officer 0* board. There are a good many saloon passengers, who, according to the official list, are: The Rev. W. Bradbury and Mrs. Bradbury, Captain C. R. Etchs, Dr. G. R. Radmore and Mrs. Radmore, Mr. and Mrs. J. Aitkenhead and family (2), Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Bennett and two sons, Mr. and Mrs. A. Dinnie, Mr. and Mrs. J. Duck and family (4-), Mr. and Mrs. J. Hughes, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mar wood and Miss Marwood, Mr. and Mrs. R. Rickard, Mr. and Mrs. S. Sims, Mr. and Mrs. J. Watson and family (3). Nurse Mellor, Mrs. and Miss Feech, Mrs. J. M. Gilmer and Miss Gilmer, Mrs. A. Gilmore, Mrs. Gilmore, Mrs. E. Walton and family (3), Miss E. Ashton, Miss D. Durrant, Miss Thoreau. Miss I. King, Miss E. B. Warn, Miss J. Wooller, Miss L. Allen, Miss A. H. Booth man, Miss L. Daniels, Miss H. M. Hart land. Miss C. Ludwig, Miss C. Picot, Messrs. G. F. Luttrell, R. Mortimer, J. W. Pemberton, R. D. Renwick, St. M. A. Smith, C. Alexander, T. Allison, W. Calder, W. J. Capstick, A. W. Charleston, J. A. Gilmer, L. C. Gilmore, W. E. H. Jackman, R. A. Ker, A. McNeil, S. H. Morris, F. Piper, W. Powell, T. Preston, W. J. Rodda, T. W. Rodda, W. Shires, E. H. Short, W. Smith, W. West. A. J. Williams, J. M. Wilson, A. Wood. In the third-class the lonic carries between 330 and 3'lo passengers.