PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIII, Issue XVII, 22 October 1904, Page 23

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(f rom Our Own Correspouilent.) LONDON, Sep!ember 17. ilio Duke of Connaught, as Grand Master of English Mark Masonry, lias re-appointed for a further term of three years Mr A. S. Bankart a, D.G.M. for Auckland, New Zealand. Mr James Muir, of Auckland, had been touring the Highlands this month, and is now staying at Kirknewton. Midlothian. He will not return to London, but leaves Liverpool instead on September 20th, homeward bound. Mr E. W. Alison, jtin., of Auckland, returned to London this week after an enjoyable fortnight, in Scotland, most of which was spent in Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Perth. He is contemplating a visit to the Continent before returning to New Zealand. Mrs and Miss Van Stavern, of Wellington. who came to England by the Athenie in June last, have spent their time enjoyably in travelling about England and the Continent. Mrs Van Stavern intends returning to New Zealand by the Gothic, which sails on October 20th, but her daughter will remain for some time with her relatives in London. Mr J. IL Bathgate, of Dunedin, who has been in Japan jor the last six years, lias come to England in consequence of the war in the Ear East, and will probably remain hero foe about a year. On the arrival of his wife, who is at present visit ing friends in India, Mr Bathgate will take up his residence at Blaekheatli, London. Mr 11. T. Minogue, of Wellington, is spending a brief holiday in London. He has been studying dentistry in the United States, and qualified the other day as Doctor of Dental Science. Leaving here about tho-iuiddie of October, he will travel across the ( mil incur, to Genoa, and there join an outward-bound steamer, arriving in Wellington about Christmas. Mrs If. N. Fletcher, of Wellington, who came to England last April in the Friedrich dev Grosse on a visit of business and pleasure combined, is returning on Monday week by the Barbarossa. While in England Mrs Fletcher lias been investigating the latest developments in the manufacture of all kin Is of window blinds.

Dr. P. Gow, the eldest son of Mr Graham Gow, New Zealand Trade Representative in Durban, has spent two and a-half years studying medicine and surgery in England, and has just resigned his post as senior house surgeon of the Liverpool Stanley Hospital. Dinting the last, fortnight he has been spending a holiday in London, and then in the North of Scotland, ami yesterday he left London en route for New Zealand.

Mr J. M. Smith, of Greenfield, and Mr J. A. Duthie, of Milton, who have travelled together from New Zealand, arrived in Loudon last week. They are taking a holiday trip round the world, and have already covered a good deal of ground. Travelling from the colony by the San Francisco route, they spent ten days at the St. Louis Exhibition, visited < hieago. Niagara, Toronto ami New York, ami landed at ( oik on July 7th. A tour through Ireland followed, and then the travellers took steamer to Blarney ami crossed to Scotland, where six weeks were spent. They expect to remain another fortnight in London, ami then visit Paris, afterwards joining the Barbarossa at Naples en route for New Zealand. Both gentlemen have thoroughly enjoyed their holiday, especially the trip through Scotland. Mr and Mrs W. 11. lliett, of Timarit, who came Home via Suez last June, intend reluming by the Orient liner Omlali, which leaves London on October 21sl. They are here on pleasure, and have visited many of the principal towns of England and toured right through Scotland. From Glasgow they crossed to Ireland for a short tour, ami latterly ■they have been sight seeing in London. Their headquarters while in England have been the home of Mr Weft's mother in Newcnt. a village in Gloucestershire. whence they have made a num-

Her of cycle tour*. They iiteud before leaving to cycle through Great Malvern and Worcestershire, and then stay <|uielly at Neweut until their return to the colony. They are well pleased with all their sight-seeing, anti have had an enjoyable holiday.

Mr W. J. Hookey, of Auckland, who came over to England some months rgo on a pleasure trip, accompanied by his wife, has, after a h ng spell of iug. decided io leave London this week for the Continent, an I after a brief spell on tour there will join the Macedonia at Marseilles on Sepi ember 23rd.

On AuguM 31.-1. there was an interesting Anglo-Sew Zealand wedding celebrated at St. .Mary’s. Chelmsford, when Captain Hardwicke Ifolderncsw, of the Ist Gurkha Rifles (Mslaum Regiment), son of .Mr. Robert Ho! denies*. of Christchurch was married to Miss Caroline Maude Gray, da lighter of the late Mr. Walter Gray and .Mrs. Gray, of Phoenix House. Chelmsford. The happy pair were united by the Rev. R. T. Sanlez, vicar of St. John’s, Moulsham.

Mr. Waller Rutherford, of Palmerston North, who came Homo by the Mongolia last July for the benefit of his health, arrived in London greatly improved by the long sea voyage, and his stay in the Old Country is agreeing with him. On landing he went to Brighton on a visit to his brother, the Rev. J. Rutherford, 1).I)., and then went north to Edinburgh. He purposes remaining in Xcothiwl until the end of October, ret in ning io the colony via Now York, and spending some time en route in California. A fellow passenger by the .Mongolia was Mr. Alexander Bell, of Makino. Feildiiig, who came to England on a visit to his relatives at Gxford.

Among the passengers by the Karamea, which left London a fortnight ago. was the Rev. J. Mills Stoops, 8.A., of the Colonial Missionary Society, a yo’ing preacher of great promise, who has accepted the pastorate of the Onehunga Congregational Church. This week the directors of the society appointed the Rev. John H. Mackenzie at Maungaturolo in succession to the Rev. C. E. Davidson, who is retiring after IS years’ service. Mr ami Mrs Mackenzie arc leaving for the colony by the Turakina next month, ami will take up their parochial work in New Zealand at the end of November.

Dr. and Mrs J. MaeNaughlon Christie, of Wanganui, have been on a visit to the Old Country for the last three or four months, Dr. Christie having come Home for the purpose of study. They remained only a day or two in London on arriving last Easter, aiid proceeded to Glasgow, where the doctor attended both tiie general and the sp>c:al hospitals. During the summer vacation they were yachiing on the i irth ot Clyde, and then travelled about Scotland, after which they went to Belfast ami Dublin. There Dr. Ciiristie went through the hospitals, and thou came on io London, where he is attending some hospital each day. lie intends returning io Glasgow about the beginning <?f October, and working there m coniimetion with Sir William Mae Ewen, from whom he lias received much kindness and help. Dr. Chrislie ami his wife have booked their passage -o New Zea land by the P. and O. liner Himalaya, leaving London on No\ ember 11 They expect to be back in Wauga.Hu at the emt of December.

Mr Thomas Allen, of Auckland, and his brother, Mr John Allen, of AVaiogaro. have arrived in London on a holiday trip to the Ohl Country. They travelletL via A’ancouver and the Canadian Rockies, and visited St. Louis, ( hieago. Toronto, Buffalo, and New A’ork en route, while Mr John Allen made a special trip back from Toronto to \\ innij.eg to see the farming coun’ry in that district, and attend tjic Dominion Agricultural Show. At New York the\ embarked on the Cedrie, reaching l.aefpool hist week. As a practical fnrin<t, Mr John Allyn p«Gd special attention to agriculture dining bis vi>lt t<> America, and from what he saw he considers that New Zealand is quite as far advanceil in its meihcnls ~f forming-.-‘’.l. travelled about.” ho said in the course of “with the intention of taking special note ot anj methods that seemed superior to our own. ] am ready tn take a les* on from any cue, no matter who it ia, if he has in •-

Jliing to teach tn, and where I find a method or appliances better than-my own 1 have no hesitation in folk wing suit. But 1 saw uothing in the way of good methods of farming in Anienc.i which some of us in New Zealand have not already adopted. The one tiling that impressed me most about farming in the United Stales.” added Mr Allen, “was that they seemed to devote the whole of their energies to growing maize, and left the wheat to take care of itself. I coul t not ft ml a single dirty maize field in all the country 1 travelled over, whereas the vheat lands looked more like. fields uf weeds with wheat scattered about them. In Canada it was very different, but even there the weeds sconi terribly heavy.” Mr John Allen will spend about six weeks in the Old Country, in the course of which he will revisit l.<_ im i'lgton. in Warwickshire, his native town, and also make trips to Par’s, Belgium, and Scotland. Mr Thomas Allen is making a Im ger stay.

Mr and Mrs G. P. Donnelly left London last week by the Oceana for Australia. accompanied by their daughter and soii-in-lsw, Mr and Mrs Perry. During her stay in the Old Country Mrs Donnelly has suffered much at the hands of society Seldom indeed has she been able to pass master as Mrs Donnelly. Airs and Mrs G. P. Donnelly (Princess Airini)*’ has been the usual met hod of announcing the arrival of the New Zealander and his wife adopted by the local reporters all over the country, and on one c-r two sions I saw it reported that

“Print-es-s Airini and Mr G. I*. Donnelly have arrived.’’ etc. Withal Mr and Mrs Donnelly have had a most enjoyable holiday here, and return to the colony. I fancy, with a very high opinion of the hospitality of the Old Country.

Mr and Mrs J. I’. Hoot on and Miss Mooton, of Auckland, who are now touring the Old Country, have booked their passage homeward by the P. and O. liner Victoria, leaving London oiiOc’ober 28th. They came Io England by the Canadian Pacific route, branching on route to visit, the Falls of Minnehaha, and Cue St. Louis Exhibition, and then going north again t<> Toronto and across Lake Ontario to Niagara. Three weeks were spent with cousins at Binghanipton, and eventually the party embarked at Montreal for Liverpool, sending a wirefc-ss message on ahead to Ineir friends in England when still a hundred miles from the Irish Coast. After a week in Manchester and a month in London, they visited various parts of England, and at present are staying with friends at Macclesfield. Mr Hoot on’s native town. Before joining their

steamer they hope to make a trip acresi the Continent to Brindisi, connecting with tlie \ i-toria at Pori Said.