PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7139, 28 May 1910, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD LATEST NEWS FROM HOME BY MAIL. FEOiC OCB SPECIAL CORI&EBPO3DBKT. LONDON, April 15. Mr li. Chase-Morris and -Mr E. Grigg arrived from Nov/ Zealand yesterday, and are staying at the Waldorf Hotel. Thfy travelled via America, crossing the Atlantic in tho £ampauia. I understand they have been sent to Frisia ml by a Christchurch syndicate to lloat the Parapara iron ore property oa the London market.

Dr J. AI. Alason, late Chief Health O/hcnr for Now Zealand, who has been reacting lor the English Ear in Grey’s Inn, lias now uualiiied a barrister. I understand that he intends also to qualify in New Zealand.

Tho lion. Seymour Thorne-Georgc, Airs •and Alls* Thurne-George, and Mr and Mrs Waller, of Auckland, were among the arrivals from New Zealand by the Alalwa, They arc staying at present in South -Kensington. Mr and Airs ThorneGeorge and their daughter intend remaining till the end of the year, and they have booked passages back to Auckland by the Alalwa.

The High Commissioner has decided Xo renovate th<? New Zealand Court at feho Crystal Palace lor the Festival of Empire, which opens next month. Nothing more appears to have been'heard of the proposal to invito 200 delegates from each of the overseas Dominions to lake part in the Festival.

Mr D. C. IT. Florance. who lioids a traveling scholarship given by the malingers of the Orient Royal Mail steamers to graduates of the New Zealand University, will most likely be staying for two yuar.s iji this country, lie arrived in England last November, and is at present' doing research work in the physical JuJ-ioratory of tho -Manchester University under Professor Rutherford. For the past two months ho has been teaching mathematics in the Manchester Grammar School, to gain experience of English HTCoudary schools. 31 r Pioranee hopes to titfe/ul the Science Congress to he held iri connection with the Brussels Exhibition,, and then, to bike a tour through Germany.

Mr Edwasrd. G. Honey, a New Zealand journalist, who was formerly on the Melbourne ‘“Argus/' and who became attached to the “Daily Mail” on arriving in. London, ‘.has been very seriously ill with pneumonia. Though still in a weak condition, tike latest report is that he is progressing quest satisfactorily.

Mr "Herbert Chappie, who. after spending thirty-on-s* years in Australia and New Zealand, has been for the last three and a h«.lf years iu England, has in*vented a remarkable instrument. It gives the tone of a highly cultured human voice, and. it has long been the am-, bitio.u of makers of all kinds of musical instruments ho produce such iu thing. It is to be. mad© in various sires (says the “British Australasian”), and 'will have a range of twenty-five keys, whereby any musician will bo able to play hundreds of hymn» and songs by one record only. For instarjee, after securing one record by,' say* Madame Melba, one would be able to play any music suitable to her voice, whether she had song it or not. Further, with the necessary eefe of records - set on tho instrument (which is quite a small one) it would be quite easv for any musician* to play any solo, amet, trio, or quartette with a range of two full octaves, giving a total of 100 distinct notes. The maker has applied for patients* and isubont to arrange for placing the instrument on tho market.

Air F. G. Hunt, of Auckland, iia.s come to England partly on business and partly on pleasure. "In my opinion people who run down New Zealand bare not given: it a fair trial, or there is something wanting in themselves," says Air Hunt. He has returned from France and Belgium, and expects to return to New Zealand per White Stas* lino from Liverpool in about two moatihs’ time.

Mr J. A. Bruce, of Dunedin* has conic to London to gain business experience, and has secured a situation with one of the largest firms of outfitters in London, Messrs C. Baker ami Co. Mr Bruco came by the .Soydlitz, arriving at Southampton on March IGth.

Miss Geraldine Broad, of Wellington, arrived at Tilbury on April 9th by the P. and O. liner Malwa, rroni Auckland. After a short stay in London site intends to pay visits to Surrey and Kent, The length of her stay in England is indefinite. Possibly sho will continue her nursing profession in this country.

Miss Ethel Turner (Mrs Curlewis), the well-known Australian novelist, after several weeks’ travel on the Continent, has arrived in England, hut has been compelled to make a halt at Dover for some weeks on account of the illness of her little son. The doctor hopes that they will ho able to come to London, however, in a fortnight.

Decent callers at the High Commissioner's offices ;—Mrs E. Ritchie (Auckland), Mr Frank A. and Miss Florence Abbott (Auckland). Miss Joey Yates (North Cape), Air A. L. James (Auckland), Air D. Moroooy, Mr and Mrs W. Brown, Miss B. M. Brown, Air Cyril and Air Ray Brown (Wellington), Air 11. C. and Mr Hugh Buchanan (Canterbury), Air W. H. Aloore (Christchurch), Dr V. D. Griffon, Air It. Rose (Oamani), Air Chas. Henry Wilson (New Brighton), Miss Geraldine E„ Broad (Wellington), Lieut. 11. G. tirace (Blenheim), Mr E. Tate (I’on son by. Auckland), Air J. A. Glenn (Hawera), Airs Malcolm Ross (Wellington), Aliss Lilian M. H. Whitson (Dunedin), Miss L. Izard (Wellington), Hon. and Airs S. and Aliss Thorne-George (Auckland), Air and Airs F. Waller (Auckland), Mr George and Mr R. ChaseMorris (Wellington).

Mr A. L. Joucs, of Auckland, is in London on what iie terms_ "a r buying Di:.’' “The people of New Zealand, although ao far away from the Mother Country, are very up-to-date in their ideas," he said, "and it behoves those in my way of business to have the very latest ideas." Mr Jones left Auckland on January 10th, and joined the V. and U. Mooltan at Melbourne. ‘‘My stay both in Sydney and Melbourne was very short." he said, "but those people whom I did meet spoke very hopefully of a bountiful harvest, and trade generally seemed very satisfactory. All the States seemed anxious to people their spare land with British immigrants, preferably young farmers. It is quite amusing to read the glorious descriptions ■ f the enormous tracts of fertile land only awaiting the hand of man. Air Foster Fraser calls some of the country the land of sun, sand, sin, sorrow, and sore eyes. In New Zealand we have plenty of beautiful sunshine, no sin, I hope, and only the sorrow brought about by the knowledge that wo have millions of acres of the best land at present not available through some ancient Government Acts. However, the time is not far distant when all this will be altered, and an enormous tract of very rich country thrown open for selection. This applies more particularly to tho North Island,” Air Jones intends spending about ten days on the Continent, after

which he will return to London, and leave for Australia by the Macedonia on May nth. Ho expects to he back it} Auckland about the end of June. Mr \V. If. Rose, manage of rhe Oamam blanch of the Xational ,Mort%aife and Ajp.-ncv (Joinpar.v of New Zealand, and ).resident of the Pamaru 1 Chamber ol Commerce, is at present on \ a visit to London. “1 am afraid I can- j not tell you much of interest about my trip to this wonderful city of cities." he said to :uc. “j am a. Xew Zealander ; bom and bred, and this is my first contact with the magnificent Mid World ; life. 1 am 'Horne’ for a holiday pure : and simple, afler manv years of hard j work. Mv wife and J came Horne by ! Iho Shaw-SaviU ami Albion Company's Arawii, and arrived last, Thuivday. I , Itnbb’nml 1 Gerinuny—almost at once, : ami then hop* to return to London and j spend a few months in Britain," j i

The New- Zealand Association’s entertainment at the Westminster Palace Hotel this week was Ih? most: successful the* society has yet given. Over HO goods were present,, among (he New Zealand u s being Mr and Mrs Mj-.s Davis, Dr Parkinson, Mr and Mrs P-il-liscr and the Misses PallLor. Mr James Callender, of the Hank of New Zealand, and Mrs Callender, Air and Mrs T- L. Don no, Mr and Mrs Hamer. Mr TUch-aru-ou and tin* Aliases Richardson, Mr V A. Vaile, Air E. M. Kcr.uiaway, Mr John Ross, Air and Mrs C. Hale, and Mr. Mrs and Miss Ltayman. . Mr George Harnett, who visited Now Zealand with the Anglo-Welsh football team, was ah-o present, vitli -Mrs Harnett. Presentations tvere iniido to Mr C. AVray 1 alliser JUKI his two daughters on behalt of the association,, in recognition of the work they have done to make the society a success. Dr Parkinson presented pieces of jewellery do the Misses P«I----lissr, -and Mr I’alliser was pio-ented with a case of pipes by Air J. A. Mason. A whist drive was held during the evening. Miss Stubbs and MEs Do Aerney won Hit ladies* prizes, and Mr Lucas and Mrs De Vornoy (playing as a gentleman) the men’s. , Afterwards tlicie was an amateur Pierrot entertainment, which proved so successful that it appears likely to become a feature ot the sociotv's functions. Songs were given by Mrs Fa ,r an, Aliss Caldow, Mrs Abbott, Mrs Mason. Mr Palliscr. Mr CampbcL, ami Air Rowe, ami Mr J. f A. Alason made a comic stump speech, “On Strike.