IN THE HOMELAND

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 8651, 9 February 1914, Page 3

IN THE HOMELAND

NEW ZEALANDERS ON TOUR LATEST MAIL NEWS. LONDON, December 25. Dr Wishart Will, of Dunedin, ami Miss Elsio Kempthoruc, also of Dunedin, aro spending Christmas with Mr and Mrs A. K. "Watson, at Walton-on-Thamcs. Mr Harrison, a "Wanganui “old boy,” ,and now at Cambridge, took part in the pantomime “Jack and the Beanstalk,” given by Toynbee residents and visitors at Toynbee Mall last Saturday. Mr and Mrs E- G. Smith, of Napier, arrived here in August, and are spending their Christmas with Mr Smith's father at Hayle, in Cornwall. They leave for homo by the Medio on January 29th. Mr L. G. Lilly, of Christchurch, returned to London last week, from a business trip- in the United States and Canada, pud expects to leave for Now Zealand again about the middle of February.

Mr Cecil Donne, son of Mr T. E. Donne, head of the Emigration Department in London, lias been threatened with a serious breakdown, and ordered a month’s complete hthady, which he is spending at Minohead, in Somerset.

Mr J. A. Smith, an inspector of schools for the Hawke’s Bar district, and Mrs Smith, are in London, alter an extensive motor tour in Kurland. Mrs Smith, who underwent a. serious operation some little time ago, has now completely recovered. Mr, Mrs and Bliss Scandrett, of Invercargill, returned last week from the South of England, and left by tiro Otway on Friday. They have liar oiled much during their six months’ stay, and have visited almost every town of note in the United Kingdom.

Mrs Mona Harrison and Bliss O. Harrison, Canterbury,’ are at present in London. Since leaving New ZcalancLMi’s and Miss Harrison have visited Palestine, Egypt, Italy, Paris, Germany, Scotland, Ireland, and the Isle of Blan.

Blr John Baker, of Wanganui, is staying with his brother at Canterbury. Ho intends to visit Ireland, France, and Scotland, and in all probability then returns to New Zealand to fix up his business, as ho has purchased a farm in Devonshire on which he means to go in for fruit culture.

/Callers at the High Commissioner’s Offices last week iiicluded: —Mr J. S. Campbell, Invercargill; Blr Z. Wood, Wellington; the Rev. C. Brewster, New Plymouth; Lieut. Dudley North, Mr AV. E. Melville, Auckland; Mr and Mrs T. Galloway, Wellington; and Mr and Mrs Stirtwant, Wellington. A whist drive was given by the Now Zealand Association at the Westminster Palace Hotel last week, when over a hundred players were present. Mrs Chatfield arid Miss Katherine Jones carried off the first and second prizes for ladies, and Blr Driskcll and Blr Balfour those for men.

Miss Winifred Hardy, Rakpia, Canterbury, who arrived in London at the end of November, is visiting the London hospitals, - especially the Radium Institute. Bliss Hardy brought a patient, Mr Blurdoch McKay, of Hatuma, Hawke’s Bay, to London for radium treatment. Mr BlcKay stood the journey very well. The Rey. J. d© B. Galway, of Christchurch, And Mrs Galway, on their way to England, visited the chief towns of Canada, and spent over a month in Now York, where Blr Galway studied the, conditions and methods of church work. Ho proposes to do the same in England, especially with regard to Sunday schools. While here he also intends taking up clerical work for a while.