PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8172, 30 June 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, May 18. Mrs E. Cotter and daughters, of Auckland, came by the Orontes, spending agreeable days at Uolombo and Naples. At the latter place there was little sign of tho recent disturbances, Vesuvius being quiet, and Fompeit unchanged. They will remain in London until the end of .June, afterwards vißiting the Counties. Mr Leslie W. Gardner, of Auckland, returned by tne Paparoa on 17th inst. Ho has been here chiefly oa business, and baa visited Broadstairs, Bradford, Colchester, Glasgow, York, etc. | Mr George Lu«e, of Wellington, came bs tho Turakino, by way of Cape Horn, arriving on March 31st. He is here to sain further experience in engineering. lie goes shortly to the North, where ho has secured a position m one of the main marine engineering works. Mr H. Field, of Wellington, late of tho New Zealand Federation, with Mrs Field una daughter, is still with us. They are en joying the visit too much to think of returning just yet. They left Wellington on December 9tb, spent six weeks in Australia, leaving there by the White Star liner Runic, via Sooth Africa, arriving here on March 14th. They have speut five weeks in Devonshire, a week in Bristol, and three weeks in London. Scotland, Ireland, Lancashire and Yorkshire are to follow. Mr Field says that, after a residence of twenty-six years in New Zealand, he finds a great deal to interest aud attract him in the Old Country, and he much appreciates the opportunitj that has given him the visit. Mr H. Darling, of Oamaru, had on 14th inat. agreeable news of further success. He is now at the University College of London, working for the intermediate M.B. examinations. He paused his first two years at Otago University, and Jn 1904 passed the London matriculation examinations at Dunedin. Arriving in London in February, 1905, be passed the preliminary scientific examination I. and 11. in July, 1905, the Senate having exempted him from the usual six months iuterval between these two examinations. He has been working through th 9 current year at the University College, for the interoediate medicine (M.8.) examination. The plaoes he obtained at the recent examinations, whioh were finally published on 14th instant, were:—Advanced Chemioal Physiology, first-class, first certificate, medallist. Advanced Eperimental Physiology, first-class, first certificate, medallist. Advanoed Physiology,first-claßS,first certificate, gold medallist. Senior Anatomy, first-class, seoond certificate, silver medallist Miss Marion B. Frater, of Auckland, came by the Orontes on May sth. She intends to spend seme time In London, but at present has no settled plans. Mr John Barr, of Wellington, was a nassenger by the same boat. He is here for health and pleasure. He will remain about ten weeks in England and Scotland, Bailing for the United States on July 31st. He will spend two months in the United States, and one month in Canada, leaving on November 9th for New Zealand via Vanoouver. Dr J. H. T»zard, who is returning by. the Athenio, has been ohosen by ' the High Commissioner to be an Assistant Medical Offloer for the mental hospitals of New Zealand. Dr Tizard was the third assistant medical offloer at Colney Hatch Asylum, and is 36 years of age, and unmarried. He has had eight years' experience at that institution. He has a number of excellent credentials among them one from Dr Corner, lecturer on mental diseases at the North East London Poßt Graduate College. "He is an able surgeon," he says, "a good diagnostician, an agreeable and reliable colleague, pnd popular both with patients and staff. The Government of New Zealand is luoky to obtain the services of so experienced a physician." Mr A. E. Gibbs, of Wellington, the Secretary there of the Colonial Mutual Life Insurance (Society,"has been atjpointed manager in Great Britain. Mr Gibbs entered the service of the Society as a clerk in 1883, becoming an accountant at Dunedin in 1887. > Mr Frank Heaton, M.A. (Cam). 8.A., B.So. (London), will shortly be returning to New Zealand, having been selected by the High Commissioner to the post of Science Master for the Auckland College and ■Grammar Sobool. He was educated at Keighley Grammar School and Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he qualified as science scholar, exhibitioner, and prizeman, taking also first olasß honours - in the Natural Science Tripos. At London University be graduated i 8.A., gained double honours in the intermediate examination for B,Sc., and honours in physios in tho final of the B.Sc. Mr Heaton is 34 years of age, single, and was senior physios master at Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester, one of the largest schools in the Midlands. Mr Chas. H. Frayling, who left "by the Athenio, has been appointed by the High Commissioner to be principal of tho Jubilee Institute for the Blind at Auckland. Mr Frayling is 38 yeais ot age, married, and has one son. Ho was bead of the Education Department of the • Exeter Institulion, and neHistant to the superintendent. Ho has had over seven years' experience in the instruction of the blind.