PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8189, 24 July 1906, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

. +- (Prom Our London Correspondent). .LONDON, Jane 7. Mr S. Gaugbey, of Auckland, and bis two eons arrived a few days ago. One of tbe sons goes into business and tbe otber to school in England. Mr Gaugbey expects to leave tbe Old Country about tbe end of tbe year,. MrW. Gray, the Secretary of the New Zealand Post Office, arrived last week from Rome. Mjss E. F. Watt, of Wellington, arrived in May. She will make a study of nursing in London, and in Switzerland and Germany. She will be away from New Zealand about two years. Mr Stewart, of Kiwatea, is another visitor who will be away from New Zealand about two years. He arrived last month after an absence from tbe Old Country of nearly forty years. Mr and Mrs fiiroh, of Marton, who arrived here on April 28th, have been staying in Egypt and the Continent. Mr Birch is to represent the Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Society at the National Sheep Breeders' Conference, j

Mr and Mrs A. Grant, of Welling, ton, arrlvod by the Ayrshire. They will visit differect parts of England and Scotland, returning early in August. Messrs A. G. Glover ana T. Turnbull, of Wellington, are here on business.

Mr George Fowlds, M.H.IJ, who is mentioned elsewhere, has visited Paris, Genoa, Nice, Montt> Carlo, Rome, Naples, etc. He has also visited friends in Lincolnshire, Newcastle and Scotland. He expects to leave thie week via San Prancisoo.

The Misses E. aud 0, Coles, of Canterbury, have been spending a few weeks in London. Next week they return to friends in Somersetshire, where they will remain for some time.

Mr E. MoKenzie, of Invcrcargill, arrived here on the 20fch inst., after having spent.32 years in Canterbury, where ue'had recently sold stations. He is rnucb impressed with the vastness of this most wonderful of cities. He visited Smithfield Meat Market at the early hour of five this morning. He is very pleased with the scenery just outside London— Richmond, Epsom, eto , and thinks London, or rather the outskirts of it a tine place to live in, if one has .plenty of money to spend. Ho expects to visit the Continent, Scotland, and Ireland, returning via Vancouver and Sydney. Mr S. S. Biaokburne, of Christchurch, with his wife and children, came by the Kaipnra. His visit is mainly for health, and to visit tbe Old Country after an absence of ten years; They will be here about a year visiting various parts of liiug land and Franco. As to his health, Sir William Gowers, whom he consulted, has promised him a recovery in a few months. Mrs} Macdouaid and Mrs Smith ■arrived on May 21st. They are here on business in connection with the New Zealand Exhibition to be held in Chriatcburoh. They will visit Scotland, Ireland and Paris, returning to New Zealand in October. Miss Etnel Maodonald will remain here to jjtudy singing for concert work.

Mr W. H. Atack, manager of the Press Association of your Colony, came via San Fratoisco. He was au eye witness of the disaster at that city, and was a loser by it to the extent of his luggage and papers, and found himself in the novel position ofariivin; in Loudon almost without a obange of raiment. At the time of the earthquake be was at Santa Cruz, where the shook was very severe. Iu travelling to Chi oago, he very narrowly missed two ••ailway accidents; he then spent some time in New York, coming over by the Lucania. Mr Atack hopes to be able to put in some time on tbe Continent, as well as here, and expects to return about the end of the year. X^^:s££ Mrs and Mrs E. W. Koper, of Ohristchuroh, had a long and inter esting tour, covering over 30,000 miles. They came via California, Oregon, Columbia, Canada, through the United States from New York to Key West, Spain, Morocco, Prance and Italy. Prom Italy they visited Egypt, Turkey and Hungary, etc. Miss Jessie Irvine, of Wellington, is still here. She will be here about twelve months, visiting the principal institutions connected with nursing. Dt and Mrs Trevon, of Ashburton, arrved by tbe Whakatane, at the end of March. Tbey will be here another month, then vißiting Germany and Switzerland, returning in the early autumn.