NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20596, 21 June 1930, Page 14

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME

DOINGS OF. AUCKLANDERS,

[FROM OtTH OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, May 16.

Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Harbutt (Auckland) spent four weeks visiting Jasper National Park and all the large Canadian and Eastern cities of the United States. They, had a delightful trip, with bright sunshine all the way; At Liverpool they were met by Dr. and Mrs. D. D. McKenzie (Auckland)', who motored them to London"." Mrl Harbutt has gone to Edinburgh to attend the Rotary Conference. On its conclusion he will come back' to London. : < '

Mr. and Mrs. Eisdell Moore (Auckland) have been travelling in Italy and Switzerland for five weeks, and have- just arrived in London. While in Paris Mr. Eisdell Moore spent some time in the cancer clinic of Professor Regaud. Since his arrival in England he has been a visitor to the Conference of the Association of British Surgeons, which was held at Bristol.

Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Hellaby (Auckland) have given up their house in Belsize Park, having leased Woodlands, Holbrook, Suffolk, from Sir Cecil Rod well for a term of years. They have lately had a busy time preparatory to their move from London, and they have been ruthless in their weeding out of many canvases. Extensive Tours. Mr. and Mrs. P. S. Gee and Miss Clairai Geo (Auckland) have returned to* London after an extensive Continental tour. They spent several weeks on the Italian Riviera,' and then went to Florence, Rome, Venice, Milan, Genoa and the Italian Lakes. They returned by way of the Austrian Tyrol,' Germany, Belgium and Paris, reaching London again alter four and a-half months' travelling 1 abroad. In all likelihood they; will leave for New Zealand about the end of the year. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Odlin (Wellington and Auckland) are on a holiday trip* They arrived by the Oronsay and hope to remain in Europe for about four months. In the middle of September they will leara for Canada and tho United States. They have planned to spend about four weeks in tho timber country on the Pacific Coast, arriving in Auckland shortly beforo Christ* mas. Tho Rev. J. Henderson Mackenzie (Onehunga) has been appointed Moderator of the Synod of the Church of Scotland in England for tho ensuing year, and ha and Mrs. Mackenzie are living at SU Andrew's manse, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Iheir daughter, who was born in Onehunga, is studying at Edinburgh University in tho Faculty of Science, and their younger son is in attendance at thoGrammar School at Borwick-upon-Tweed. The elder son, Dr. David J. M. Mackenzie, who was born at Maungaturoto, graduated M.8., C1i.8., at Edinburgh University last year. lie is now assistant-resident house physician with Dr. Chalmers Watson in Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. Tho High Commissioner. The High Commissioner for New Zea< land was tho guest of the ovening at tha annual dinner of the Ileiliki (New Zealand) Club at Cambridge, on May 10. Sir Ernest Rutherford was also present, as well as New'Zealanders from Oxford University. Mr. P. H. T. Williams (Paihia) was in tho chair, and there was a very good muster of Cambridge New Zealanders. Mr. Wilford was asked to proposa tho toast of New Zealand, which he did in happy vein. The only other toast was that of "Tho Guosts," proposed by SirErnest Rutherford, who referred to Mr. Wilford—thoilate "Father" of the Now Zealand Parliament—as "the father of all New Zealanders in England." No fewer than three retired -New Zealand chief postmasters called' at the High Commissioner's office in one day Eacli has served for 40 years in the Dominion. The names of these three are: Messrs. Empson (lato chief postmaster of Thames), Horace Fildes (late of Westport and Wellington) and Coad. Miss Stella Empson is' travelling with her father. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Bannatyne (-Auckland) aro recent arrivals in London. They think of remaining in Great Britain until tho autumn and then to go to the Continent, subsequently visiting the Eastern countries on their return journey to New Zealand. They have not definitely arranged their programme.