NEW ZEALAND AT HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17622, 8 November 1920, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND AT HOME.

[from otto own connxsroKDEST.] LONDON. Sept. 23. Mr. E. A, Shrimpton (Wellington), chief engineer of telegraphs, has been fully occupied since his arrival in England with departmental business, including the shipping of materials for New Zealand. This week he has gone to Scotland in connection with his work. On his return he will go to Antwerp to call on the Western Electric Company, the makers of automatic telephones. He leaves England, at the end of October, and will sail from Vancouver on . January 4. "*.*.".." \ 1 ; "Mr. It. B. Morris, secretary of the Post and Telegraph Department, lias been engaged in Government business in London during the past week or two. Mr. and Mrs. Morris spent about three weeks in Canada, during which time Mr. Morris made a point of inquiring into matters relating to , the postal service .generally. They loft for Madrid at the end of last week, where Mr. Morris is attending the Postal Convention. On the completion of the convention they intend to travel in France and Italy, joining the homeward-bound vessel at 'Naples on December 6.-:,*•',-"'???v'b?,! - The Bishop ol Auckland, Dr. A. W. Averill, and his son, Mr. L. C. L. Averlll, who is a medical student at Edinburgh, have returned from "a tour of the battlefields. Since returning -.. from France Bishop Averill has" visited Stratford-on- • Avon, Warwick,": Leamington, Kenilworth. Coventry and Birmingham. This week l«e" has gone with his family to Scotland. Hr will return to London next month and sail for New Zealand on October 16." Dr. T. W. Leys (Auckland), chairman of the New Zealand delegation to the Imperial Press' Conference, arrived in London with' Mrs. Leys by the Maureiar.ia. Mr. J. Hutchison,.editor of the Otago Daily Times,-who was one of the New Zealand delegates to the Imperial Press Conference in Canada, arrived in London yesterday. ■ , ■■? .: '' The Hon. Arthur M". Myers. M.P.. nrd Mrs. Myers haye returned 'to London a* ei their stay of several weeks at Bravwirfc. Maidenhead, where they took a * hf!u«<> during, their '•children's vacation from School; ;• :'• • 1 /f.r.'.",;i.-V4. . Dr. Harold Williams and Mrs. Williams are at present in London, having lately returned from South Russia. Mr. and s Mrs. A. L. Ironmonger (Hamilton), who have been in England for a few weeks, have been staying at Wevmoutb and at Scarborough. " They intend vl*H»ng ' Birmingham, Coventry, and Nottinzhom ma spending a little time in London. Owing to the difficulty of-obtaining return passages they have had to abandon theV proposed trip to France, and th«v will return to New Zealand'by th a lonic, which sails on October 7. ? ' . Mr. Charles N." Worsley (Auckland) Has taken up hw residence for th s time being m England. He vrfU'probabSv make hit Jiead^uartcrs;somewhere in the south-?,-*** counties, whence he will make T>enod«*v! trips to the. Continent and to other part* o! England *° get materia! for picture* which he intends to send out to New ?.esland. Sinea his arrival he has be?n making some studies in and about London. ,* i, "/ To]A D. Caro and Mrs. Car* {Auckland), who are now in England, have had an extended tour embracing Jonan. China, and the Strait* Settlement!. They intend to pay » visit to the Continent shortly. They leave England by th« 3l*cretaniß on October 16, making a tonton with the Niagara from Vancouver; m £s--&'' W - Whittle Auckland), wh* spent iZ years m New. Zealand, has re turned to London, and U conducting ? business a* a New Zealand trade" special. the object being to create a greater coiT" - the BritWl manufacturer* and the Dominion. merchants.