NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19383, 19 July 1926, Page 10

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

AUCKLANDERS ON TOUR.

JOURNEYINGS BY MOTOR.

[from cur own correspondent.] LONDON. June 15. Lord Islington is at Contrexeville, a health resort, in France, and so was unable to be present at the annual New Zealand dinner last week. Lady Islington has joiaed her husband and will be away until the end of June.

Sir Arthur and Lady Myers are at Hove, near Brighton, where Sir' Arthur is recuperating after his recent severe illness. The latest news is that, he is making steady progress. Mr. Ronald Syrae (Eltham), a brilliant university scholar from New Zealand, hais gained the Chancellor's Prize in Latin prose, and the Gaisford Prize for Greek prose of the University of Oxford. Mr. Syme arrived at Oriel College last August. He resigned his position as assistant to the professor of classics at Auckland University College to come to England. Earl Jellicoe has been elected vice-pre-sident of the Anglo-Danish Society, of which King George and King Christian are patrons.

Mr. and Mrs. W. G, Shearer (Wellington) and Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Richardson (Remuera) are travelling together. They left London a few days ago for a motor tour of England, Wales and Scotland. After six weeks thus spent they will go to the Continent. Sir Harold Beauchamp, who is now in England, is travelling mainly to see his daughters, all of whom are married. One —Mrs. J. Mackintosh Bell—lives in Canada, near Ottawa, . and two—Mrs. Pickthall and Mrs. Renshaw—reside in England. Sir Harold had a pleasant time in Canada. He will travel back via the same route about September. Sir Thomas Mackenzie and his daughter, Mrs. A. V. McDonald, left Immingham on Saturday by the Oronsay for a cruise to Norway. The Oronsay is a full ship, carrying many well-known people. ;; The Heitiki Club. At the recent meeting of. the Heitiki Club, Cambridge, the organisation of New Zealanders at this university. Sir James Parr (High Commissioner-desig-nate) was elected president. Mr. G. F. McHardy (Palmerston North and Jesus College) was elected chairman for the coming and Mr. J. B. Elliot (Auckland and Trinity Hall) secretary. , Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Coates (Auckland) landed at Naples and came to London via Paris. At the beginning of September they will leave for the United States, and tour in California. New Zealand should ■be reached by Christmas. , Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Lane (Auckland) have left London for a three months' motor trip and they hope later to see Paris. The date of their return home is not vet decided.

Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Service (Auckland) have been motoring in . Cornwall, Devonshire and Somerset, and yesterday they left for tho Continent to tour in France, Switzerland and Italy. On October 22 they will leave by the Mooltan for Australia and home.

Mr. F. W. Elwin (Wellington and Auckland), who arrived by the Rotorua, will leave by the Mongolia on September 10 on return to New Zealand. He will tour France, Switzerland and the region of the Rhine and visit war-time friends. Mr. Elwin is now in Norwich.

Mr. and Mrs. John F. Ewen (Auckland) arrived by the Moldavia ten days ago and, after a short stay in" London, they will make a motor tour, through England and Scotland and will make a short visit to Paris. Mr. and Mrs, Ewen think of leaving for America and Canada in the middle of October, expecting to arrive in Auckland early m December. Dr. Tillyard's Museum. r Dr. R. J. Tillyard (Nelson) is busy with his special research work. From Oxford, where he is spending a week, he will go to the Continent for July. Dr. R. H. Makgill is staying at Oxford. He will return to the Dominion in October. Mr. and Mrs. J. Stanton (Auckland) spent several weeks in Italy and Southern France before coming on to London. They have been staying with relatives a't Rugby. London will be their headquarers until mid-.July, when they will set out on a motor tour of the North of England and Scotland. They expect to return to New Zealand at the end of October.

Mr. E. Bold, senior land purchase officer of the New Zealand Public Works Department, who with a daughter and grand-daughter, Miss Eva Masters, is visiting England, is spending a short period with friends and relatives in the North of England. Mr. Bold is also in touch with the expert officials of the Manchester City Corporation regarding land acquisition problems for its many municipal activities, such as housing, reconditioning of slum areas, street widening and waterworks.*