PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1, 5 January 1907, Page 39

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Special Correspondent.) LONDON, November 19. Miss A. W. Whitelaw, M.A., the new headmistress of the Auckland Girls’ High School, leaves for New Zealand by the "Gothic,” joining the vessel at Plymouth to-morrow. She had a great send-off from Wycombe Abbey School, on the staff of which she has been for the past eight years as chief mathematical mistress and house tutor. The headmistress, in her address on Speech Day at Wycombe Abbey, referred to Miss Whitelaw’s departure in the following terms: "Sorry as we shall be to lose Miss Whitelaw from this country, we cannot but congratulate her on finding work among her own friends and her own people. I am quite sure it will not be long before we shall bear from the other side of the world how much Miss M hitelaw is appreciated in Auckland. Ihe new headmistress has been the recipient of a great many presents on the occasion of her departure from this country, ® ® ® Mr. Hubert R. Morton, of Auckland, who has been in British Columbia for the past eighteen months, has arrive! in London. Mr. Morton is on a holiday trip, and the length of his stay in the Old Country is at present uncertain. He goes to Switzerland next month. © © © Mr. F. Stuckey, of Auckland, has spent the past two years on this side of the world. He has travelled a good deal about the United Kingdom ami on the Continent, and for the last few months has been teaching at Durham. Air. Stuckey intends returning to New Zealand bv the “ Mongolia,” but before joining that vessel at-Marseilles, on December 14th. he will first make a short trip to the chief towns of Italy. © © ® Recent callers at the High Cominissioner’s office: —Mr. S. AL -Ponitlt (Stratfrod), Miss. Katherine Boyce (Wellington). Mr/ William Andrews (Christchurch), Mr. James McLean Muir (Dunedin), Mr. W. H. West (Napier), Mr. Chas. Nordeli (Wairarapa), Mr. Alex. D. Ririe. Mr. Jas. Kennedy Stuart Dunedin). Captain Gaisin (Christehnreh), Mr. W. Vernon Shone (Christehureh). © © © A number of New Zealanders were present at the first of the Royal Colonial Institute’s winter metings on Tuesday evening, when Mr. Richard Jebb. who recently returned from a colonial tour, read a paper on “ Imperial Organisation.” Amongst them were Sir Montague Nelson, Sir Arthur Douglas, Mr. Douglas McLean. Air. J. E. Davenport, Air. W. J. Napier. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Anson, Air. Gilbert Anderson, Mr. Acton Adams. Airs. H. Aeton-Adanis, Airs. Sydney Johnston. Mr. P. T. J. Parfitt and Mr. W. Weddell. © © © The Sliaw-Savil! steamer Gothic, which has been completely overhauled and renovated since the.recent fire in her interior. left London to-day for New Zealand. via South Africa and Hobart. She takes the following passengers for New Zealand ports: —Mrs. C. E. Anderson, Aliss Anderson. Miss 11. Anderson. Mr. TV. Anderson (Auckland), Mr. E. Andrews, Mr. W. Andrews, Mr. W. Andrews. Airs. Andrews, Miss A. Andrews (Lyttelton). Miss L. Barker (Auckland). Air. S. W. Buck. Miss Buck (Auckland), Mr. 11. H. Cheriton (Lyttelton), Mr. 11. Al. Dalstqn’aAifckland). Mr. 11. Davies (Auckland), Air, A. G. Dolderi (Welling-' _to.n), Mr. and Mrs. H. Edwards (Oamarnj, Mr.’G. T.. (Hobart), Air. F. P. Garnett lAt*3iJnmlF, ’ Miss Ger*? i Wellington')"Swt ah<f Mi s. J.- <lresSam and two'sons (Oamaru), Dr.'-T. ('. and Airs. Guthrie, jMlss -Guthrie (-Lyttelton), Mr. M. -Hotlfjs, AJh's K. Hollins (New Plymouth), -Sfi-gt'Major and Mrs*. Jones i WellingtonjfSAHgs ; A? Ken" (Lyttelton),; Air. A. Km h*''fW<diV>jjtoi>). _Mi< :»n<l Mrs. J. W. Lambert and son'(AfieClaml), Mr. C. Lindsay, Mr. R. Lindsay (Bluff), Mr. and Mrs. W.*R.' Lunn (Auckland), Mrs.' Lnxtord and son tWanganui). Miss M. M. Mason (Wellingtonl, Miss N, Met-, ealfe (Aiieklafid), H».v. A. Mount (Nelson), Mr. F. E. Pearce (Hobart), Mis.

K. Peer* (Wallington). Mr. and Mrs. W. IL Pratt (Lyttelton), Mr. A. M. Ram■ay (Lyttelton ), Mr. and Mrs. W. T. bieott (Port Chalmers), Mr. J. S. Sim (Lyttelton). Mr. 1.. K. Strong (ruuff), ilissj' ,1. Taylor (Auckland). Mr. Tolley (Lyttelton). Miss A. Whitelaw (Auckland), Mrs. A. S. Wood (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Wrigley (Auckland), Bad 226 third elass passengers. © © © The Hon. W. I’. Reeves, who is President of the New Zealand Association in London, had a very fair audience to listen to his lantern illustrated chat on New Zealand with which he opened the Association's first session of winter • reunions at the Westminister Palace Hotel. The majority of them, of course, were New Zealanders, but a few members had brought friends with them to see the wonders of the Long White Cloud as depicted by aid of lantern slides, of which the High Commissioner had provided himself with an extremely good set. depicting almost every phase of life and scenery in the colony. Mr. Reeves prefaced the exhibition of the pictures with a brief introductory address. in which he gave, for the benefit of the strangers present, a very good idea of the general geographical features of the colony, and then, to a running fire of comment, which evoked much laughte r. the pictures were shown. © © © Among those present were Sir Arthur Douglas. Mr C. W. Palliser. Dr. Parkinson. Mr J. G. Ross, Mr W. Robinson. Mr G. Spooner, Mr Dan Reese, Mr F. IT. Nuding. Mr F. C. 'Whetham, Mr Chas. Hale, Mr J. Annand jun., Mr F. Ilvanis. .Mr A. D. Henderson. Mr G. H. Godsall. Mr A. S. Cook, Mr F. Coleman. Mr W. Cowern, Mr Stewart Bridge, Mr F. A. Anson, Mr <T. J. Boak. Mr ~R. ■U. Hooper and Mr B. Spiller,