PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

Southland Times, Issue 17207, 29 November 1912, Page 3

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

NEW ZEALANDERS DOINGS ABROAD. (From Our Special Correspondent). LONDON Oct. Isth. I Among those out with the Blankney ] Foxhounds, Hartsholme. on Wednesday I last were the Earl and Countess of j Liverpool, who were hunting for the last j time before sailing for New Zealand, | where Lord Liverpool will shortly take ( over his new duties as Governor, in the j course of the morning’s proceedings a grey-coloured cub, in full view of the field, was coursed along the bank of the stream winch runs into the ornamental lake In the grounds of Hartsholme Hall, but he beat the hounds at the finish. Lady Stout, preshied at an At Home given by the Australian and N. Z. Women Voters’ Association on Thursday when Mr T. E. Sedgwick gave an address on "Scientific Emigration within the Rritish Empire.” Lady Findlay and Mr. Wilfred Findlay have been staying with the Earl of Oxford atvWolterton Park. Norwich. The High Commissioner. Sir William \ Hall-Jones and Mr. C, Wray Palliser, are to-day guests at an oyster feast at Cheltenham. A Luncheon was given to-day at the i Lyceum Club, by the United Empire ; Circle with ’which Lady Stout lias so often indentitied herself while in England, as a farewell to that lady. There were about thirty people present among them being the principal members of the circle and several New Zealanders including, Dr. and Miss Stout. Mrs. Leo. Myers, Lady Findlay, Mrs. Firth. Miss Isilt and Mrs. C’hesncy etc. Lady Stout was in sapphire blue velvet. • - A charming speech expressing the : Circle's regret at losing Lady Stout was made by the president. Mrs. Yorke TroLer and a beautiful basket of flowers was present.-d to tiie guest of tiie occasion. | About 200 guests arc expected to be I present at the reception being given to- ! night by the N.Z. Association to the High i Commissioner and Mrs. MacKenzie. There are no fewer Hum fiftv wreaths ■. from N.Z. among Hie many flo-s.i trihut- ! es on the Nelson Column in Trafalgar Square in honour of Trafalgar Day. Bishop and Mrs. Julius, of Christchurch. leave on their return by the "Drama" next week. Callers at tiie High Commissioner’s offiicc this week have been:—Mr. A. M. Bruce : -Mr. F. Young (Christchurch): Mrs. and the Misses Barnett (Cbristehurchi: Major General Itohley; Dr. and .Mrs. Kay Grant (Auckland): .Mr. Harry Hammond (Wellington); .Mr. Louis Dahmeu (Auckland); Mr. G. 11. Hays M. ’ F,.' I 1 la lei uth a. Otago)- Airs. Joseph (Wellington): -Me J - -Meyer ( Waima(<i; tin 1 -Misses I. A, and (). Burton (Dunedin); Mr. James A. Patterson (Dunedin).