LONDON PERSONALS

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7977, 7 December 1911, Page 1

LONDON PERSONALS

LATEST NEWS BY MAIL DOINGS OF NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD. FROM OL'U SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. LONDON. October 27. The High Commissioner ami Lady Hi.ll-Jones spent the week-end in Paris, Kir William's principal object in visiting the French capital was to bo present im Saturday afternoon at the formal Presentation of a .splendid bust of Kin;,' Vldward to the British Chamber of Commerce in Paris, by its* president, M. T. •‘Watson, and to attend the animal dinner of the Chamber which took place in the evening. The presentation look place at the Grand Hotel. There was a very huge attendance of members, as well as of p»-r----/vomil friends of his late- Majesty, and touching reference was made to prominent part that. King Edward played as a. promoter of the entente cordiaie. All the'gentlemen who had gone to Paris for the annual dinner of the Chamber were present, as well as distinguished representatives of the French nation, ami one ami all united in the expression of great admiration of this magnificenthast, the? work of Mr L. Bmch Joy. it is the original model of the marble bust which was in the Paris Salon last year at the time of King Edward’s death, and of which his Majesty had expressed the highest commendation. The bast Was unveiled by Sir Francis Bertie, tho British Ambassador, who at the subsequent banquet read out a telegram from King. George expressing his appreciation of M. Watson’s* tribute to the memory of his beloved father, and his Majesty’s gratification at the bust being trusted tn the keening of the Chamber —a body which ‘‘fosters and encourages that commercial intercourse between the two countries, the development of which King Edward followed with keenest interest/' Air Harry Fisher, of Now" Zealand, has been, in Canada for somo months, engaged in perfecting and building a. patent lifeboat of his own invention. Tho boat has been .built at the Poison Iron Works, Toronto, under Mr Fisher’s direction and supervision. # On the 7th of this month a demonstration was given to show the capabilities of the invention. The boat was loaded .with forty passengers and dropped into tho water from a height of 25 leot. The experiment was a complete success. The peculiar mechanism of tho boat keeps the passengers in an upright position at all times, no matter what angle the outside hull may 1 nssurae, and tho air-pump with which it is fitted ensures a sufficient supply of air to tho occupants. Mr Fisher is taking the boat to New York, where a similar demonstration will be given before representatives of the United States Government, after which ho will bring it to I England. ■/ j

■ Mr O. 11. Clutsam, the Australian composer, whoso first opera, “A Summer Night,” was given at His Majesty’s with Filch success by Mr Bcecbam, has just had an opera accepted by the director of tho new Ivurfurstan Opera House, in Berlin, which opens in November. Tho work is called “King Harlequin.”. Mr Thomas Leech, who has had many roars’experience as a farmer in Canterbury, has been over in England in search of health for sonic months, arriving hero via Canada. Regarding what ho saw of that country and its farming, MiLeech says ho was' somewhat disappointed, though there is no doubt that Canada is an admirable grain-producing land. If is criticism of English farming is that there aro great quantities of land lying idle that should give employment to thousands and keep them on tho land where they should be. Mr Leech sails to-day by tho Osterley via Suez and Syd.ney on his return to tho Dominion. Lord Plnnket, Now Zealand’s last Governor, ami Lady Plnnket, have left Old Connaught, County Wicklow, and ■have taken a house at Dieppe, where Lady Plnnket and her children aro now in residence. Lord Pluuket is at present in Dublin. At the ordinary quarterly Comitia of tho Koval College of Physicians of London, Mr P. S. Poster, of New Zealand arid London Hospital, was granted a license to practise physic. Mr "Win. S. McCulloch, of Wellington, has come to England to gain further business experience, and will probably *tay in this country for a couple of years, Dc Arthur R. Andrew, a distinguished science student of Otago University, who has been in England for some time, ami his wife, who was Miss Dali, of Dunedin, loft on » trip to Now Zealand to-day by tho Osterley. Mr William H. Bryant. A.1.A.N.Z.. of Wellington, who has been for the last fix mouths on the accountants* staff at the Festival of Empire, at the Crystal Ralace., will jirobahly sail for North Romeo, where he has bceu offered a position, very shortly. The Hon. J. AV. Fortescue, who holds the appointment of librarian, lias been appointed official historian of his Majesty's visit to India. Prior to his appointment as librarian at AVindsor Mr Fortescue, who is a younger son of tho third Earl Fortescue. acted as private secretary to one of the Governors of New Zealand! lie possesses considerable literary skill, which ho has mainly shown in works dealing with military matters. The list of "freshmen" at Cambridge, published on Tuesday week, shows that Miss E. R. Fell, of * Now Zealand, has entered Nownham College; Mr C. AV. D. Pell (of AVellington). Trinity College; Mr 21. D. Broadhead (of Christchurch), Trinity; Air It. Gould (Christchurch) and Air G. S. Alacloau (Wanganui), Jesus College; Air Harrison (Wanganui) and Air H. Macquarrio (St. John’s College, Auckland), Oonviilc and Cains; Air C. P. Livingston (AVangamii), Trinity Hall. Among tho numerous gentlemen who are booming tho Dominion in the provinces is Air Joseph Foil, R.S.A., who. in '"A Trip to New Zealand." is giving audiences in and about Northampton some graphic descriptions' of life and scenery in New Zealand, admirably illustrated by si-ome- magnificent slides. Recent callers at the High Commissioner’s offices: Rev. A. do Jt. Robinson tWellington), Rev. G. P. Davys (Wellington), J. E. Terry (AVellington), Thomas E. Carter (Auckland), Airs F. Ritchie (Christchurch), AV. J., Airs and Miss Al. Weeks (Auckland), J. 11. Harding' (Dunedin), Captain AV. AVright (Hawera). AV. S. McCulloch (AVellington), Richard E. Afatthews (Auckland), Dr A. 2\. Orchaid (Christchurch), T. ’ Leech (Canterbury). Alis.s M. Ayson (AVellington), John Nevill Ritchie (Dxinedin), Airs If. Fish (Auckland), J. Klioda Barr (Dunedin). T. Chamberlin Chamberlin (Auckland),