NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20603, 30 June 1930, Page 10

NEW ZEALANDERS AT HOME.

DOINGS OF AUCKLANDERS. [FROM OTJR OWN LONDON, May 22. ■ -Mr. and Mrs. Percy H. Upton, of Auckland, joined the Narkunda at Marseilles and landed at Plymouth. Mr. Upton is making very satisfactory progress after his serious operation in the South of France. Ho and Mrs. Upton arc at present in South Devon, "where the recuperation period should bu completed. Several New Zealand friends went to Plymouth to meet Mr. Upton. Mr. J. M. Saunders, of Auckland, has arrived to gain further training witb k the Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Company at Manchester, where ho hopes to remain for two years. His cousin, Mr.- G. F.' Saunders, is noaring tho completion of his studies at Balliol College, Oxford. . Dr. and Mrs. J. B. MacDiarmid, of Tauranga, who arrived in the middle:of March, have taken a flat at Lancaster Gate, which will bo their headquarters until mid-June, when they will start for a motor tour to Yorkshire, staying there with friends on their way to Scotland. In September they will leave for New Zealand. A short trip will be made to, France and Dr. MacDiarmid will also visit Vienna. . Mr. C. Roigard, of To Awamutu, leit< for Denmark this week to visit friends. He will be in Europe until August 1, and on his return from Denmark he will stay With friends in England and* Scotland. Captain L. V. Wells, D.5.0., R.N., formerly in command of the Diomede on tho New Zealand station, is to relievo Captain J. V. Creagh, D.5.0., on the staff of the vice-admiral commanding the Royal Naval War College. The new appointment takes effect from July 26. Mr. and Mrs. C. Howartb Lewis, of Cashmere Hills, and their son were in England in time for Easter, 'and they, expect to be on this side of the world for about two years. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis have placed their son at school at Bernbridge, Isle of Wight. After several months in London, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis will travel at leisure through England, Scotland and Wales, andTthey may also go to Ireland. The Rev. G. W. Blair, of Waipu, Mrs. Blair (president of tho North Auckland 0 Presbyterian Association), and their two daughters arrived at Southampton at the, beginning of May. They stayed in London for ten days with Mr. John Barr and Mrs. Barr, " doing " most of tho sights of London, and Mr. Blair attended tho Genera 3 Assembly of th 6 Presbyterian Church of England as a deputy from the Now Zealand Presbyterian Church. At present tho travellers are in Belfast, staying with relatives .of Mrs. Blair. Mr. Blair will attend the Irish Presbyterian General Assembly, which meets in June, and ho will represent tho New Zealand Presbyterian Church. The tour is primarily for pleasure, and when they leave the United Kingdom they hope to return to New Zealand by way of India;' where they lived twenty years ago. The High ' Commissioner for .New Zealand and'LadvWilford were present at the opening of the British Legion Fair at the Albert Hall yesterday. The open-, irig ceremony was performed by Prince. Arthur of Connaught. Countess Jellicoa was a stall-holder. Earl Jellicoe made a brief speech. New Zealand had. a very attractive exhibit at . the fair, a percentage of the profits on tho sale of butter, cheese and honey samples being given to the funds of the Legion.