PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 15764, 15 May 1913, Page 8

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

UTkoic Oub Own Corbespondent.) LONDON, April 2. Her Majesty the Queen has presented a further gilt of books to the Victoria League, for children in the dominion's. The need for good literature in remote parts of the Empire is reported by the secretary of the league to be still great. Mr J. W. Joynt will represent New Zealand University at the International Historical Congress. The only important dance this week was the one given by Lady Helen MunroFerguson, sister of" Lady Plunket, in honour of Miss Helen Pnrnket, who is making her debut this season. This dance, for which only 200 invitations were issued, took place the night 'before last at 46 Cadogan square. Jiarlier in the evening dinner parties were given by Lady Lyttelton at the Royal Hospital. Chelsea, Mrs F. Cavendish-Bentinck, Lady Nina Balfour, and Lady Plunket. During the coming three years or so the mission staff in Melanesia will be strengthened by new recruits who have volunteered for duty in that diocese. During this year Mr G. Warren, of Livingstone College, will go out. During 1m.4 three men have volunteered their services—-Mr A. Mason, St. Paid's College, Burgh; Mr F. Ballance, St, Paul's College, Burgh: and Mr G. E. Graves, St. Augustine's College, Canterbury. In 1915 the Rev. William Frank Browning, Selwyn College, Cambridge, and Leeds Cfergy School, curate of St. John's, Keswick, will be ready to start. In the next year a lady will go out—Miss M. Perry, who is attached to the Royal Southern Hospital at Liverpool. In 1917 no fewer than /our men will be ready to go to Melanesia—Mr Roger Tempest, Selwyu College, Cambridge and Leeds ClergySchool; Mr F. W. Bridges, Selwyn College, Cambridge; Mr R, V. Bristow, also of Sehvyn, and Mr L. Stockes, another Selwyn man.

Further successes of New Zealand medical students at Edinburgh:—David J. Max, James Ritchie, M.A., AI.Sc, and Bertram E. Wright have _ passed in Pathology of the third professional examination; Peter MacCallum, M.A., M.Sc., James Ritchie, ALA., M.Sc: and Horace P. \V. White have passed in Materia Medica of the third professional examination ; Frank Chilton. Duncan Cook, and A. J. L. Lines have passed in Chemistry of the first professional examination.

During the three days of this week so far elapsed, the following New Zealanders have entered their names in the calleis' book at the High Commissioner's office :— Mrs W. J. Cran (Demiiston), Air and' Aim 11. H. Harris (Picton), Air G. Kelly (Invereargill), Ah J. Ritchie (Livercajrgill), Mr T. Cavanagh jlnvercavgill), Air ami Airs T. Buxton; Mr 11. B. Mackenzie (Dunedin), Mies L. Izard (Wellington), Mts H. Holmes (Masterton), Air and Mrs 'Pennant (Wellington), and Miss C. M. 'Pennant, Miss E. Isitt and Airs G. L. Sunderland (Hawke's Bay), Mr T. 'Peer (Dunedin), Mr H. Teer; Mr and Mrs Hugh Gerawl and Aliss Gerard (Auckland); Mr and Mrs C. G. Hume Wellington) and the Misses Hume. ,

Mr T. Buxton, ALP., and Mrs Buxton arrived a few days ago. The former intends interesting" himself particularly in the disposal and distribution of grain, produce, and frozen meat. He will prosecute his inquiries not only in London but also in the large provincial cities- Mr Buxton is "athering information as to the methods adopted in farming small holdings in this country, and he hopes to go to Denmark and other countries before returning to New Zealand. Mr Buxton is of opinion that with New Zealand's climate and soil she is capable of supporting a very much larger population than she is doing. Mr H. B. Mackenzie, son of the High Commissioner, is going to Edinburgh shortly to study medicine at the University, and hia eidest brother, Dr Kenneth Mackenzie, has decided to return to New Zealand at an early date and to start in practice there. Last night the High Commissioner attended the Armourers' and Brassers' Company's dinner at the Armourers' Hall. Mr Mackenzie has been to two funeral services this week. On Monday he represented the dominion in St. Paul's Cathedral when the remains of the late I.ord Wolseley were laid to rest, and today he was present at the Chapel Royal, St.' James's, on the occasion of the memo- , rial service for ths late King of Greece. Other New Zealanders who attended the funeral service of Lord Wolseley were Colonel Allen, the Solicitor-general, and .Mts Salmond.