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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6745, 17 February 1909, Page 2

ago, has been staying with relations at Darlington. Mr Newbould bought a motor soon after his arrival, and has since motored all over the North of England. He is now in London for a month, after which lie goes to Torquay, and then to the South oi France, returning to England in the spring. He expects to go back to New Zealand about November. Mr P. A.,' Vaile is to meet Lord Milncr early ;in January and put before him tlie Imperial Scholarship scheme lately mooted by tho New Zealand writer in an article in the "Manchester Guardian," under the title of "The Rhodes Scheme Revised." Mr Vaile is highly pleased with the manner in which his new idea has been received. Mr L F. Ayscn, Chief Inspector of New Zealand Fisheries, is ever in Ireland this week collecting salmon ova fcr shipment to New Zealand. He will bring a consigairent of 100,000 back with him to London, and these, together with 350,C00 collected from the Tay, the Wye and elsewhere, will be despatched to New Zealand by the Turakina next week, under the care of the chief engincar. Mr Ayson follows later in charge of a second shipment of ova, for tho collection of which the High Commissioner's Department is now arranging. Mr It. S. Humphries, of Wellington, has arrived in London on a business trip on behalf of the Humphries Bracket and Scaffold Company, which holds patent rights in twenty-six countries. • He left Now Zealand in May last and spent six rmuths in Canada and the United States, visiting all the principal cities in the former country and many in tho latter. Arriving lti Liverpool at the beginning of December. Air Humphries has spoilt the time since then; in London,' except lor a short visit to Yeovil, whence ho left for Now Zealand in 1841. Ho intends leaving again for America on December 2b'th, and after spending some three weeks in Boston". Montreal, and St. John, will return to "England; . His future movements are uncertain, but he may do a good deal more travelling in the interests of his company. "Throughout my visit to Canada and tho United States" said Mr Humphries, "I found both countries suffering from a great commercial depression, and business was very quiet. I regret to say that this seems to bo also tho prevailing situation in England. I was present in both Canada and United States during their respective eloctions, and I believe that tho continuance of the Same parties in power will cause a rapid improvement in the position of business in these, two # countries; in fact I have already found an improvement in our business in U.S.A. "As to the patent, I'may state that it is purely a New Zealand invention, and.Wo have met with.- great success whenever We have.exploited it. _ After three months' exploitation in the United States I was successful in placing a sale of th« rights of that country at a figure which will, when completed, realiseTlSO.OOO dollars to our home company!" Recent callors at the High Commissioner's office :—Mr W. S. Cederholm (Wellington), - Miss - ; Doris Koskrugo (Wellington), Mr D..R. Caldwell (Auckland), Mr L. S. 'Humphries (Wellington). Mr and Mrs Overton Smith and family, and Mr O. Overton Smith (Auckland), Mr Collie (Wellington), Mr L. Blythe, Mr F. Si. BmkU:V O'iiristchurch). Mr L. F. Ayson (Wellington), Mr VI. Tnke (Auckland), Miss .Florence Nader. (Auckland). Mr Addison John Newbould (Napier), Mrs C. W. Sinclair, Miss E. Sinclair and Mr'R. W. Sinclair (Wellington), Mr : W. H. Bird (Wanganuij, Mr Douglas A. McGilp (Auckland), Mr James G. Henderson (Milburi), Otago\ Mr J. H. Coates (New Brighton, ChristchurchT. Mr L. S Flyger, Mr J. W. Kendall (Auckland).