PERSONAL ITEMS ROM LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14746, 31 July 1911, Page 9

PERSONAL IT EMS ROM LONDON.

. [from our own correspondent.] London, June 23. Mr. John Duthie (Wellington) is staying at tho Langham Hotel.'

The Primate of New Zealand is this week attending the summer mooting of the central board of missions of the Church of England.

As from June 1, Lieutenant-Colonel E. S. Heard is granted tho local rank of colonel whilo employed with the New Zealand army.

■ Mr. E. J. Schofield (Auckland) is with tho well-known firm of Messrs. V ideas and Sons, of Sheffield, having a position in their electrical department. Ho will probably spend some time in this country.

Sir James Mills has reached England, having come across by way of Canada. He and Ladv Mills wore given scats in tho Abbey for the Coronation. Sir James expects to Re in England until near the end of the year. His two daughters are now at school hero.

Mr. Vincent Ward, son of Sir Joseph Ward, who has been in New York since his parents were last in London,% in 1909, and is now in the service of the NewZealand Shipping Company at Montreal, has arrived in London for tho Coronation. He will leave on his return to Canada shortly after the festivities.

Lady Russell gave a pleasant reception on Tuesday afternoon at her house in Onslow Gardens, when a number of prominent New Zealanders were present, including. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. G. Rhodes, the Rev. K. Williams, Mrs. Crawford (Wellington), Lady Price, Captain Russell (a cousin of Sir William), Mrs. and Miss Carr (Napier), Miss Fox.

Mr. Hamar Greenwood, M.P., and Mrs. Greenwood expect to leave before long on a comprehensive tour of the Kmpiro, a tour that."is likoly, in tho now spirit of the times, to bo undertaken by not a few British politicians. Mr. and Mrs. Greenwood- will, of course, visit Now Zealand. They were married only a few weeks ago, Sir Joseph and Lady Ward beins present at the wedding.

Madame Hamelius (who will perhaps best ho remembered in. New Zealand as 'Miss Dora Wilcox) has come to London from Liege on a short visit. She is about to bring out another volume of verso to be called " Rata and Mistletoe," containing verses on various sides of English, New Zealand, and Australian life. Madame Hamelius is the wife of the professor'of modern literature in the University of Liege.

SaloOn passengers leaving on board the s.s. Arawa today are: Mr. and Mrs. H. Burgess. Mr. and Mrs. A. Horner. Mr. and Mrs. A. Shriving. Miss C. Knight, Miss do Costa, Mr. F. W. Mansell, Mr. C. Shillitoe. Mr. J. Bruce, Mr. A. CI. Carless, Mr. U. A. Hattincrh, Mr. W. C. Hawking, Mr. W. Kidston, Mr. J. McGregor. Mr. A. Stewart, Mr. J. Tavendale, Mr. L. A. Tavendale, Mr. ■R. Wilson, and about 450 third-class passengers.

Mr. and Mrs. C. C. McMillan (Auckland) entertained a number of New Zealand friends at the Carlton Hotel a few days ago. Those present included Sir Joseph and Lady Ward, Dr. and Mrs. Findlay, Mr. and Mrs. J. Hislop, Major Nelson George and Mrs. George, Major Dean-Pitt and Mrs. DeanPitt, Colonel Burton. Mrs. Burton. Dr. and Mrs. Haines, Mr. and Mrs. Moss Davis and the Misses Moss Davis. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Whyte and Miss Why to, Mr. and • Mrs. Kirker, Lady Stout, Mr. and Mrs. Brassey, eta , .■.'■■: .',.■...■.,:.'.. , , ~;

Sir William and Lady Russell were of the small proportion of people now in London who left tho metropolis during the Coronation They were, of course, offered scats in tho Abbey to view tho ceremony, but Sir William, though now fully recovered from his recent indisposition, did not feel quite equal to the long ordeal, and they decided that it would bo better to go quietly away to Devon than to' undergo tho anxieties and bustle of the time. Tho Hon. A. Lee Smith and Mrs. Smith were also obliged for similar reasons to decline tho opportunity of witnessing the ceremony in the Abbey.

Miss White-law's first sneech-day as headmistress of Wycombe Abbey High School took place on Saturday, when among the TOO guests the following were New Zealanders: — Miss Fraser (Wangamii), Mrs. Eraser (Dunedin), Miss Mabel Leys, Miss A. M. Williams, Miss Bel!,, and Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Whitelaw (Auckland). Sir J. Wolf Barry, who presided, said that the mantle of a great woman had fallen on ' Miss Whitelaw, bocause Miss Dove had been a force not only in the school, but in the world at largo, and tho Council was confident that the new headmistress would support that mantle.

The New Zealand friends of Bishop Wallis will bo much interested to hear that ho is feeling considerably better for the voyage to England, which was a thoroughly pleasant one Since arriving in London the Bishop ha? consulted the physician to whom Dr. Fyffo referred him, and tho conclusion arrived at is that no work must be undertaken at present, and a journey to Marienbad is recommended for August. After that it is hoped thaflt will bo possible for the Bishop to take up his duties as Archdeacon of Wiltshire, under the Bishop of Salisbury, who is still not in robust health. The late Bishop of Wellington hopes to bo able to relieve his brother-in-law of some of his work at the close of tho year. : - .: * ,

In spite of the fact that this is a short week, consequent upon the Coronation holidays, the list of callers at the High Commissioner's office shows no signs of falling off, many fresh names having been added since the departure of the last mail. Those rrom Auckland have been: Mr. M. Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. N. Alfred iNathan and tho Misses Nathan, Mrs. H. Fish, Mrs. F. Carr Rollett, Mr. Norman M. Keane, Mr. W. R. Richardson, Mr. W. J. Munro, Mr. A. H. Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. Cafler', Mrs. W. C Treacher, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Niblick, Miss MacCormiok, Mr. and Mrs. T. Bennett, Mr. A. H. Wilkinson, Mr. C. A. Kessell, Mrs. H. S. Dadley,Mrs. H. Rountree, Mr. and Mrs. J. Buohanan, Mr. G. F. Blott, Mr. E. J. Schoficld, Mr. G. F. Lepper.

Visiting journalists of the Empire were entertained at dinner by the Kmpiro Press Union on Saturday evening, when Lord Burnham, the head and soul of tho union, and an inveterate advocate of closer relations with the oversea States, made one of his cordial speeches of welcome. The speech of the evening was that of Lord Curzon, of Kedleston, who eloquently exhorted his hearers to regard the Coronation not as a pageant, but as the embodiment of an ideal. Mr. Geoffrey Fairfax,,of Sydney,.and Dr. J. A. Macdonald, of Toronto, replied on behalf of the Dominions. The Now Zealanders pre-sent-included: Mr. John Duthie (Wellington), Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes (Christchurch), Mr. J. H. Dolamoro (Gore), Mr. T. L. Buick (Dannovirko), Mr. E. N. Armit (Wellington), Mr. R. O. Horton (Auokland), Mr. A. J. Heighway (Dunedin).

Mr. W. J. Munro, of the Lands Department at Auokland, arrived in tho city last week via South Africa, and is staying in the Metropolis for a while. In July he will leave for Edinburgh and tho Highlands, to visit relatives, one of whom is Mr. J. Munro M.P. for Caithness. When in the Northern capital ho will consult Sir Douglass Mantell the eye specialist. Mr.; Munro, whose special hobby outside of official life is work with boys, Ims received a special invitation from the .Grand Chaplain of the International Junior Brotherhood, Ohio, to attend the general council to be held there in July but owing to shortness of time he has been unable to comply with the invitation. Ho has just received official intimation of his election as ono of four foreign deputies of the Order. Before starting on the journey to New Zealand in November, Mr. Munro will go over to Paris and Lucerne.