PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7141, 31 May 1910, Page 1

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

NEW ZEALANDERS ABEOAD LATEST NEAVS BY 3LAIL FROM HOME. TEOSI OUB SPECIAL COIHIESFONDENT. LONDON, April 22. Mr and Mrs Tliorno George, of Auckland, and their daughter, who arrived by tho 1". and O. liner M.'dwa on April 9th, liavo decided to return by the- Mantua, also a 1\ and O. boat, in December next. Mr Tliorno George, tells nie that tlicy will visit tho Continent and various parte of England. They are on a pleasure trip to the Old Country. Mr .Tarncs Callander, of the Bank of New Zealand, is on a visit to London with Mis and Mies Callender. They arrived about a month ago, and after ;uiotli»r month or so in London they will visit Scotland, where Mr Callender has relatives. Their stay in this part of tho world will extend over four or five months.

Mr F. A. Abbott, of Messrs K. 11. Ahbott and Co., Ltd., who arrived in London recently, came Home primarily to gain experience of the L'nglish and Continental markets. He expects to remain on this side of the waters for several years, and during his residence licie will manage tho London branch of Messrs Abbott and Co., at Moore lane, City.

Miss Mildred Christinas, a sister of tho well-known New Zealand artist, Mr E. W. Christmas, is here on a. six months visit, and intends making a tour on the Continent before her return. Mi.-s Christinas arrived last Sunday from Australia by tho White Star liner Suevic.

Mr W. J. McCormick, manager of_tho New Day Dawn ami Norfolk mines at the Thames, is now in London, having been sent for by tho directors for purposes of consultation about the future workings of the mine, and to attend the annual meeting of the directors, which, is beinu held in Hamburg next week.

Mr Wm. McCullougli, of Auckland, has come for a trip to England, mainly in pursuit of health, a-nd proposes to make an extended tour of this countrj and Scotland, returning about September. He will attend the meeting, shortly to be held, of tho Grand Lodge of Scotland, in Edinburch-

Miss Evangeline DevereJl, of Wellington, arrived in London tin's week, having spent some weeks in France after leaving tile Mantua at Marseilles. She will make a short stay in London, then pay a. lengthy visit, to the United States. Miss DovereH has just written a new book, which will be brought out shortly. Her last novel "Eve Stanley of New Zealand is. she tells me. selling well in England.

Mr G. 11. Clutsam, formerly-of Ke> Zealand, has been for some time engaged on the composition of an opera which is to be produced during; the forthcoming lieeoham season at His Majesty's Theatre. The work will bo essentially modern in character.

Mr H. W. Knight, of Christchurcn. who arrived at the beginning of April by the Osterley, is on a pleasure trip, and will remain here till August or Sep tember.. Wliilo in England he will look into Hie conditions of labour in. town and country.

Mr T. E. Donne has lent, by request of the British Government, six of his New Zealand red deer heads to the Vienna Field Sports Exhibition, which will be open from May Ist to October 15th. The British Government has errected a special building at this exhibition, where they will exhibit sporting trophies from all parts of the Empire.

Forty domestic servants, all of good type, will sail for New Zealand by the A,rn.wa, leaving London on April 29th. Their 4 passages have been arranged by the High Commissioner's Department.

Mr S. W. Fitzherbert, of Feilding, solicitor, and Mrs Fitzherbert. arrived in, London this week. Mr Fitzherbert, who was formerly on the staff of the "New Zealand Times," intends, I understand, to try his fortunes in the iiold of London, journalism.

Hiss TittelJ Brune, well-known to playgoers in New Zealand, declaims the lines of Chorus in. "Henry Y." in Mr Lewis Waller's production of that drama ■at His Majesty's Theatre, London. The "Times" describes her rendering of the lines as line and sympathetic.

Hr E. W. Christmas, the well-known colonial artist/ has no fewer than five canvases on view at the Royal British Artists show just now, and three of these he has sold at prices highly satisfactory to himself, lie has also had a picture at the exhibition of the ltoyail Institute of Painters in Water Colours, has had two Now Zealand pictures accepted by the lioyal Academy, and one by the Art Committee of the Japan-tii-itish. Exhibition. Mr Christmas is also exhibiting by special invitation at Leeds, Hull, and Bradford, and has been invited to send six works to the Crystal Palace Art Exhibition to be held during the Festival of Empire. Kecently he was honoured by being elected a full member of the Longham Art Society, the oldest sketch club in existence, ana one to which celebrities like Millias and Leighton. were proud to belong.

Dr W. A. Chappie, M.P., of Now Zealand, was one of the eleven Liberals who voted in. favour of introducing a Bill to give official recognition in this country ro Empire Day. The groat bulk of tho Liberals and all the Irish voted against tho proposal, which was defeated by a largo maj&rity. Sir A. Spicer, your recent visitor, voted with the minority in favour of bringing in the Bill, and the two brothers Waron. Catlicart and Eugene, voted against it.

In leclining with th.ai.ks at" Bristol yoitcT-lay the offer of Sir Georgo White and Mr S. White to present an aeroplane to the coming Antarctic expedition. Captain Scott said he felt that at the piesont stage of aviation it was unwise to add an aeroplane to liis- equipment.

Mr and Mrs J. J. O'Brien, of Auckland, and their two nieces, who arrived by the Malwa on. April 9th, are here for about a year, purely on holidav and pleasure. They were present at the dinner />? t!i 2 Catholic Association, held in the Hoi born Restaurant on Saturday, ltith inst. The chairman was the Right Hen. the Earl of Denbeigh, C.V.0., and

the speakers were the Lord. Mayor of Londo.i, Lord Edmund Talbot, Hon. Sir Joseph Walton, ATchbishop Bagshaw, Father Bernard Vaughan, Father Baumin, Canon Vere, Major Shee, M.P., and J. P. Boland, M.P. The Aucklanders enjoyed this dinner very much pud made some new friends. They propose going over to Ireland in a fortnight's time, staying there perhaps a couple of months Afterwards they will visit the Continent, going to see the Passion Play at Oberammergau, and later in the summer they will visit some of the provincial towns of England, and tour in Scotland, leaving again for Auckland, via Suez about November.

Mr Harold E. Temple, of Birmingham, who has been appointed assistant engineer and manager to tho Christchurch Gas Company, New Zealand, is at present assistant works engineer at the Neehell9 Works, of the Sutherland Meter Company, in the Midlands. Mr Temple, is twenty-nine years of age. He was educated at the King Edwai-d's Grammar School in Birmingham, and received his preliminary training in the gas profession at the Windsor street works of the Birmingham Gas Department under Mr Charles Hunt, commencing there as assistant to Mr P. C. Holmes Hunt (now of -Melbourne) in the works laboratory, in-1896. He'was promoted to the post of analyst at the works in 1902, serving it that capacity until February 1905 when ho was appointed, by Mr Henry Hack, as works engineer's assistant at Windsor street, under Mr John Foster. In November 190 Ghe was again promoted, to his present position, as assistant works engineer at Nechells works, "under Mr Walter Chaney. Mr Temple is hen. secretary of the Midland Junior Gas Engineering. Association.

Recent callers at tho High Commissioner's- Office:—Mr O. S. Jameson (Wellington), Mr and Mrs J. J. and Miss I O Bnen (Devonport. Auckland), Miss Cadman, Mr and Mrs E. D. Giles (Canterbury), Mr a.r.d Mrs Harold M Bouncy (Masterton). Mias Janet and Miss 0. E. Stout (Wellington), Mr K. W. Mackenzie (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Henry and Miss Ethel M. Brown (Tarajraki), Mr Fred A. Taylor (Napier, Hawke's Bay) Mr Arthur H. Rabone (Wangamii), Mrs G. Sainsbury (Gisborno), Mr M A. Buckley (Dunedin). Mr I'. A. B. Cameron (Auckland), Miss N. Watt (Wanganui), Miss N. and Miss E. F. Watts (Christchurch), Mr Henry W. Cleary, D.D. (Dunedin), Mr and Mrs James and Miss E. M. Brighton (Auck- & n< Vf M - r , -} V ," McCullough (Auckland), Mr M. \y lutehead (Auckland), Mr H TJ Hoisted (Greymouth), Miss Ethel Glynes l>«ew Plymouth) Miss Evangeline PjL v erell (Wellington) Mrs Bethune (Wellington), Mrs and the Misses. Kendale _ (Wellington), Mr I. W. Robinson (AucKland). Mrs and the Misses- Wray (Timani). Airs K. Long (Wellington) Mr H. W. Knight (Christchurch), Mr T Wisdemann (Now Plymouth).