NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19563, 16 February 1927, Page 12

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

[Ellon OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON. Jan. 12. Sir James Parr was in Paris for the New Year to be near Lady Parr, but ho crossed to London for tho. farewell luncheon to tho New Zealand Prime Minister and his departure from Southampton, and ho was also pfesent as Now Zealand's representative at the farewell to tho Duko and Duchess of York at Victoria Station. Next day ho wont back to Paris. Lady Parr's progress is now considered to bo satisfactory, but, of course, after, so many weeks of serious illness, sho is very weak and depressed. As soon as tho doctors give permission she will leavo Paris. Tho Admiralty announce the appointment of Hoar-Admiral A. (>. Hotbam, C.8., C.M.G., to president, as director of the naval intelligence division of tho naval staff, Admiralty, vico Roar-Admiral W. W. Fisher, C.8., M.V.0., to date January 1,1927. This is not a new appointment. It simply means that RoarAdmiral Hotham resumes the work on which he was engaged prior to being M anted mouths leave on account of •health.. On tho expiry of this term ho was engaged with tho wpfk of the Imperial Conference as a member of tho New Zealand delegation. Mr. W. T. Parata, who came to Franco and England as manager of the Maori Rugby footballers, will leavo London /it the end of this week by the Narkunda on his way home, via Australia. Ho will be accompanied by Mr. Gemmell, a member of the team. Mr. Parata hast been suffering from a somewhat severe attack of bronchitis. On this account his doctor advised that he should avoid Canada at this time of year and travel instead via Suez. The members of the team, in charge of Mr. H. Harris, finance manager, left for Canada last Friday. They will connect with the Tahiti on February 9 at Vancouver. The funeral of the Rev. Charles Hyde Brooke, a pioneer missionary in the Solomon Islands, took place at Strratham Park Cemetery. The Mclanesian Mission's representative at the funeral was Mr. F. Preston West, Mr, Brooke passed away suddenly, but very peacefully, at the ag<» of 85. Ho had a slight cold on retiring to bed and next morning ho was found dead, having passed away quietly in his sleep. Mr. Brooke was the first whit<* man to live ashore in Florida,, or Gda. He never lost his first love for Melanesia and ho was a regular attendant at inn annual meeting in London. Mr, Bfookw was tho last survivor of the white men who were on board trie. Sou Shorn Ctw at the time of Bishon PatteSon's murder, on September 20, 1871. Eafl Jellicoe, with . Countess " Jellicoe and the Ladies Gwendoline and Mvrfie Jellicoe, were present at the Isle off Wight Conservative ball at Newport, Isle" of Wight, on New Year's Eve. Volunteers for the Melanesia® Mission at the present time include;— Mr. I>. Humphrey Camming, Dorchester Missionary College; Miss Lucy Tyas, St.'Deny College, Warminster; *Mr. L, Montagu* Mavhnrv, M.A., M.8,, B.Chir, <Cantab;, M.Ii.C.S., L.R.C.P.: Miss F. E. JobntfmKaines, University College Hospital., h ndon. Major-General A. G. Wattrhope, f'B,» C.M.G., C.1.E., D.9.0., h-is hum appointed to rv/i f<i Kir if, W, Hodgson. K.C.M.G., C.B;, C.V.0., 44th Home Counties, the to date from Jane 22. 1927. For the la'-t three year# Major-Gencral Waufhope ■ been Chief of the British Section in tb» Military Inter-Aliied Comrois.ston of C«n trol at Mia. fu 1923' he sras appointed military member of the. Ovemas ment Detecafion to AtMrab* er.d NW Zealand. He *erred in the Smith War, commending th« Highland .-Bri (red-, where be was severely wounded, and »he- European War, where be was ag i > wounded.