PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16260, 29 October 1920, Page 9

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(By Um Own Correspondent.) LONDON, September 9. IHrs 1. A- Mac Gibbon, St Albans, iai m London from Surrey, where she has Deen staying at Peaslake. • ■ Hiss Margaret H. Walker, of Wanga-. um, and Miss It. Thomson, of (Jurist 1 church, are in London and staying at the Berners Hotel, Berners Street, w est London. , ■ Miss Grace J. Joel, of Dunedin,’ tho ailist, is in Loudon, and living at her studio, Milton Chambers, 128 Clieyne Walk. ’ Miss Molly Cape-Williamson, of Uinstchurch, who arrived in May by t io Aihenic, camo to London after staying with relatives in Promo and in Bournemouth. Sho la now staying at SC Leonards. D r William and Mrs Tring, of Christchurch with their family have arrived in London. It is interesting to note that Lord Liverpool lias expressed the opinion since his arrival m England that New Zealand is loss adversely affected bv mdustnal unrest than any other country, and that the horizon is clear, which, he added,- is more than can be said of Lug and. Speaking, to his tenants. l.ordLiverpoolreferred to the military ettdvt of the Dominion during the late war, and here we think that he might have spoken with a little more enthusiasm than the reports of his speech gave him credit for. From New Zealand, he is reported to have said, 98 090 men had gone oversea, “ and, everything considered, the total was a fair proportion of the population.’’ This hardly seenis warm enough praise. New Zealand s population hardly exceeded a millioh; she sent nearly 10 per cent of her poplation to the front; and for a new country to send this proportion of its people to a Eropeau war twelve thousand miles away was really a magnificent performance, 1 unequalled by any other dominion of the Empire. , VVe r^' efc announce the death of blr Walter Kennaway at his residence Anerley, at the ripe age of eighty-five' an iv Mter played on important part in the early political life of New Zealand and tor thirty-five years was official secretary to the New Zealamfc-Govern-ment m Condon. As official secretary to the. High Commissioner’s Offico in London, he won the respect and entire commence of alb those who served under him, and was mast popular with visitmg New Zealanders and those who had business dealings with him in London, and at the tirtie of his retirement, in .1909, Sir Walter Kennaway was presented with a silver tea and coffee service by the High Commissioner and staff as a token of their esteem and goodwill. Sir Walter is survived by bis widow, „Lady Kennaway, and a family of four

sons and three daughters. His eldest son, Kir E. M, Kennaway, is well known in Aiiglo-Australasian circles, he hav-. ing been a prominent member of tho IVZI. W.C.A., and th(. head of E. A. Smith, London shipping agents. I At the funeral, which took place at Anerley Cemetery last Saturday, tho Government was represented by Mr J. K. Campbell (Assistant Secretary), and the old colleagues of Sir" Waite* were represented by Mr A. Challenger and Mr 0 A. Bunn. Among the many beautiful wreaths sent were two from' i the New Zealand Office, one on behalf of the Government and the High Commissioner and one from tho old members of the staff.