NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15768, 17 November 1914, Page 5

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

[fkou our OWN correspondent.]

London, October 14. Mr. Leo. Myers, Auckland, delivered a vigorous speech at a big recruiting meeting at Eltiiam, in Kent, a few days ago.

Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Houghton, Auckland, and their daughter leave Liverpool by the Lusitania on October 24 on their return voyage, via America.

Miss D. Chinnery-Brown, Auckland, has been touring in Devonshire and on the south coast. A contemplated trip to Germany is, of course, postponed indefinitely.

Mr. S. Nathan, Auckland, is leaving Liverpool on October 24 by the Lusitarua 01 his return voyage. Mrs. and Miss Nathan will stay in London for a little time longer

Miss Gladys Montgomery, Auckland, who has been studying medicine at Glasgow University for the past five years, has completed her course and has entered into practice in Scotland.

Mr. D. C. O'Rorke, son of Mr. E. D. o'Rorkc, of Auckland, who has been a student at Lincoln College, Oxford, has been nominated to admission to the Royal Military College, Sandhurst.

Callers at the High Commissioner's office during the week have included Miss Chinnery-Brown, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. GamUt, Mr. F. J. Mnnro, Mr. G. Campbell and the Rev. H. G. Tighe, all of Auckland.

It is announced in London that a marriage will take place at Hongkong on December 3 between Alexander Hugh' Skinner, 51.D., only son of the late Mr. Alexander Skinner, M.A., of Auckland, New Zealand, and Keith, Scotland, and Mrs. Skinner, and Winifred Mary Beney, younger daughter of Mr. and Airs. W. A. Beney, of Beckenham.

The death occurred at Canterbury of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Algernon Kay, Bart., who entered the army in 1855, and with the 68th Light Infantry took part in the New Zealand war of 1864, being present at the attack on Gate Pa, for which he received the medal. He retired from the army in 1880.

There are a good many New Zealanders on board the Orontes, which is on its way to Australia. Those booked to Auckland are:— Rev. J. Duffy., the Key. W. Duriphy, the Rev. S. Farraghar, the Rev. ... Forristal, the Rev. G. A. Kelly the Rev. D. O'Brien, the Rev. J. Wilkinson and Mrs. Wilkinson, the Rev. E. C. Budd, Mrs Worsp and the Misses Worsp, Mrs. L. Alexander, Mr. R J. Alexander, Miss M E. Deal, Miss M. A. E." Eyre, Miss Gilmore, Mr. and Mrs. J. Riskit, Mrs. M. A. Turner, Mrs. Wickham.

The Hon. W. Pember Reeves had an exciting experience during his vacation holidays. For the sake of the experience, and to see for himself something of the ravages of war, Mr. Reeves visited the portion of Belgium and Northern Franco which remained unoccupied by the Germans. At a French town he was suddenly seized upon by French soldiers as a spy, and he spent rather a precarious half-hour trying to explain that he was merely the director of the London School of Economics, whose sympathies are thoroughly with the allies. He d ; d not appear to be making much progress with the explanation, when he noticed a French officer lighting a cigarette. Taking out his own cigarettecase. Mr. Reeves said : " Donnez moi une lumiere, s'il vous plait." " Ah," exclaimed the officer, ".it is all right. He is an Englishman. Nobody else would ask for a light in _ that way!" And Mr. Reeves regained his liberty.