NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19550, 1 February 1927, Page 12

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

[FROM OTTB, OWN CORRESPONDENT. [] LONDON. Dec. 28. While in Paris tha Prima Minister of New Zealand was in touch with Sir James Parr, who was present at the presentation of the shield to the French Rugby Union. The High Commissioner had been called to Paris at the beginning of December owing to the illness of Lady Parr, who is still in a French hospital there. Although her condition was serious at one time/ she is now making satisfactory progress. Sir James was with her during Christmas, but he crossed to London iast evening. He will go again to Paris in two days' time so as to be with Lady Parr during the New Year. Lord and Lady Cranbrook, who were married'a few weeks ago at St. George's, Hanover Square, have arrived at Great Glemham House, Saxmundham, after their honeymoon. On the occasion of their home-coming they were presented by the people of the district with a silver aalver and a morocco photograph frame. Lord Cranbrook (nephew of Lady Alice Fergusson) married his cousin, Miss Bridget D'Oylv Carte, daughter of Mr. Rupert and Lady Dorothy D'Oyly Carte. Mr, F. W. previously of Auckland, and now a director of the Beaverbrook Press, has recently taken over the position of assistant general manager and director of advertising on the Evening Standard—one of the Beaver brook group and a popular London evening journal. Two oUrer New Z calenders have also become associated with the Evening Standard. Mr. David Low, the famous cartoonist, has signed a contract with the journal at a figure which probably constitutes a world's record for the engagement of a political cartoonist. The salary paid is more than double that of the Prime Minister of the Dominion. Mr. Low came to London to be cartoonist of the Star, a position which he has held for some years past. The Standard has also secured fof publication early in the New Year a new novel by Miss Rosemary Bees, the wfil-known New Zealand writer. At a meeting of the council of the Advertising Club of Ulster, held at the club's headquarters a few days ago, the president, Sir Robert Balrd, accepted on behalf of the club a portrait of the late Mr. W. F. Massey from the Government of New Zealand. During the proceedings Sir Robert mentioned that negotiations between the Dominion and the Colonial OSes? in Louden* and the Advertising dab of' UMe? with » view to inaugurating a British Empire shopping week in Belfast were reviewed, the report from the programme committee indicating that many trade organisations were disposed to gh*e support to the movement. New Zealar.ders who have lately become Fellows of the Roval Colonial Institute include Mr. H. _ Hortcn and Mr. H. 3FL Hindmaacsh (Auckland)*