PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14854, 4 December 1911, Page 5

PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

[FROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT.] London, October 27. Mb. and Mas. A. Kidd (Auckland) will probably go to Egypt for the winter months, and then return to England. They do not expect to reach New Zealand again before March at the earliest.

"He is a writer to be watched;" he "has a definite outlook, a sense of humour, and something to say."—The Morning Leader on Mr. Arthur H. Adams, whose latest novel, "A Touch of Fantasy," is being criticised.

Mrs. Caldow (Wellington) returns to the Dominion by the Ostorley, sailing today, and is due back home on December 13. Her daughter, Miss Mina Caldow, has made' such good progress with her studies here under Madame Amy Sherwin, that she will remain for some time longer.

The infant son of the First Lord of the Admiralty and Mrs. Winston Churchill has been given the- name of Randolph Frederick Edward. The christening ceremony took place in the crypt of the House of Commons yesterday, the sponsors being Sir Edward Grey, Mr. F. E. Smith, M.P., and Viscountess Ridley. '

New Zealand's latest Rhodes scholar — Mr. A. H. Marshall—has gone to Oxford. Ho has entered Balliol, at which College Mr. S. N. Ziman completed his course. Mr. Ziman, by the way, is sailing for India in a few days' time 'to take up his new duties in the Indian Civil Service. Mr. R. E. George is a New Zealander lately entered at Oxford; he is attached *o Si. John's College.

The Right Rev. the Primate of Now Zealand and Mrs. Nevill had expected to return to-day by the Ruahine ; they had planned several months ago to travel by that vessel. But for various reasons their departure has been postponed until December 7. Not long ago the Primate contracted a chill, and this interfered with his arrangements and engagements, so that several objects which he had in view in coming to England remained unattained. In addition to private business affairs which still detain him, Bishop Nevill is concerned, with others; in the selection of a new Bishop of Melanesia in succession to Bishop Wilson. Some of the delegates have been suffering from illness, and final selection has been delayed. Further, the Primate is trying to raise something toward the Cathedral building fund (Dunedin), but until quite recently the opportune moment did not seem to have arrived.

New Zealand medical students who are now entitled to the distinction of the letters L.R.G.P., as the mult of the latest examination, are: John Bruce Baird, ' B.Sc., M.8., Ch.B., Glasgow, Otago and Glasgow Universities, and King's College Hospital; Robert Campbell Begg, M.A., B.Sc, New Zealand, New Zealand and Edinburgh Universities; Philip Stanley Foster, M.8., Ch.B., New Zealand, New Zealand University and London Hospital Patrick John Monaghan, Guy's Hospital.

For the present Lady Plunket has left Ireland and has gone to Dieppe with her family ; she has taken a house there. A London. paper remarks : Lady Plunket is the mother of eight young sons and daughters, and, possessing a placid nature, she never allows herself to fuss unduly over them. The anxieties of the modern mother over her precious only child cause Lady Plunket much quiet amusement, for she is accustomed to a large family circle," herself 'being " one of a family of six." Lord Plunket is in Dublin for a while.

During the current week the following New Zealanders have called at the New Zealand Government office: Mr. W. J. Weeks (Auckland), Mrs. and Miss Weeks and Mr. J. A Weeks, Captain W. Wright (Taranaki), Mr. J. H. Hosking {Dunedin) Mr. W. S. McCulloch (Wellington), Mr. R. E. N. Matthews (Auckland), Dr. A. J. Orchard (Christchurch), Mr. Thomas Leech (Rangiora), Miss M. Ayson (The Hutt, Wellington), Mr. J. Nevill Duthie (Dunedin), Mrs. H. Fish (Auckland), Mr. J. Rhodes Barr (Dunedin), Mr. T. Chamberlin Chamberlin (Auckland), Mr. H. W. Rwinburn (Invercargill), Mr. J. E. Terry (Wellington), Miss C. Terry, the Rev. G. P Davys (Wellington), the Rev. A. de H. Robinson (Wellington), Miss Hunt (Christ, church), Mr. Theo. E. Carter (Auckland), Mrs. F. Ritchie (Christchurch). .

The New Zealand Association opened its season with a very successful whist-drive at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Wednesday evening, when the large attendance included : Mrs. Seddon, Miss Seddon, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kidd, Mrs. Jackson Palmer, Dr. Muerke. Mr. and Mrs. Boys, Mr. and Mrs. J. Burt, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mnson, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Marks, Miss Eileen Marks, Mr. Marks, jun., Mr. John Holmes, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Abrahams, Miss Cicely Keely, Mrs. Henry Cooper, Mr. Nuding, Dr. and Mrs. Angus McNpb. Dr. and Mrs. A. R. Andrew, Mr. H. Plimmer, Mr. T. S. Treacher, Mr. Boak, Mrs. Hammond, the Misses Norton. Mrs. Seddon presented the prizes to the following winners :Ladies : Miss Eileen Marks, first; Mrs. Cooper, second.. Gentlemen : Mr. Griffiths, first Mr. Henderson, second. :.. '•-. -':.-. . ; ,'