NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIV, Issue 10, 9 March 1910, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

LONDON, January 28.

Dr. and Mrs. Morice, of Greymouth, have booked to return to New Zealand by the P. and O. liner Morea, sailing from London on February 25. They had intended leaving earlier, but waited on in order that they might be present at the unveiling in St. Paul’s Cathedral of the memorial to Mrs. Morice’s father, the late Mr. Seddon, Prime Minister of New Zealand. The unveiling ceremony is expected to take place on February 5, although the date has not yet been definitely fixed. Since the summer, Dr. and Mrs. Morice have done a great deal of travelling. They attended the Medical Conference at Belfast, and toured through Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, and also on the Continent, going as far as Buda Pesth, where Dr. Morice attended the International Medical Congress. They had intended going on to Constantinople, but the strain of constant railway travelling proved too severe for Airs Morice, and that part of their programme was therefore abandoned. On their return to London, Dr. Morice took up post-graduate medical work at the hospitals, which has kept him busily employed in town. His wife meanwhile has made another visit to North Wales, and in company with Aliss Davidson, late of Kuniara, has revisited Scotland, where she greatly enjoyed the snow. Mrs. J. M. Struthers, of Christchurch, who has been spending the winter in London, has decided to remain a few months longer in this country. After arriving here in May of last year, she spent a few months in London, and left for Lueerne in June, and then went on to Venice, Florence, Milan, and Brussels. Then after a week in London she travelled to Ireland, then on to Scotland, visiting the Highlands, Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dumfries. After a visit to the North of England with friends, Mrs. Struthers returned to London early in October, and has been here ever since, with the exception of three weeks in Norfolk. She intends visiting Paris, Afonte Carlo, Nice, and Alentone shortly, in company with Aliss Reorioray, a AJeibourne lady. It is just possible she may again revisit Switzerland, and she intends to visit Ireland, Scotland, and parts of England, including Yorkshire, Brighton, and Folkestone. Air F. W. Eaton, of Auckland, who arrived here about three weeks ago, intends spending two or three months in the Old Country. He is travelling chiefly for the benefit of his health. Since his arrival. Mr Eaton has been slight-seeing in and around London, and next week he leaves for Scotland, visiting a few towns in England en route. On his return he will spend another month in London.

“I fully intended visiting Paris,” he said, “but having been ‘done down,’ as they say, for £25 since mv arrival, it is just doubtful if I shall go.”

Air and Mrs A. M. Alyers, of Auckland, and Mr and Mrs Hunter Brown, of Napier, have booked return passages to New Zealand by the Morea, of the P. and 10. Line, which sails from London on February 25th.

The Hon. W. Hall-Jones has now resumed his duties as High Commissioner for New Zealand, after a long spell of illhealth, during which his position was temporarily filled by Air C. Wray Palliser. Mr Hall-Jones has benefited considerably by his long stay in Folkestone.

Sir Ralph Wilmot, Bart., late captain Coldstream Guards, and Lady Ada Wilmot have left England for a sea voyage by the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Rimutaka, which sailed from Plymouth on Saturday.

Sir Charles Prest wood Lucas, head of the Dominions Department in the Colonial Office, who has recently returned from a special mission to Australia and New Zealand, gave an account of his tour in the form of a lecture at the Examination Schools, Oxford, last evening.

The Prince of Wales has just bidden good-bye to a couple of immigrants who are bound for New Zealand. Two young men, named Smith and Walden, of Dersingham, Norfolk, left a few days ago for the Dominion. Both belonged to the Norfolk Territorial Force. Before their departure, they attended at York Cottage, Sandringham, where the Prince of Wales presented each of them with a signed photograph of himself, and wished them success in their new sphere of life. Mrs Sidney Plummer, of Auckland, who came to London about twelve months ago, intends returning shortly to New Zealand for a trip, accompanied by her little son (Peter). She has booked her passage by the Ruahine, sailing from here on April 15. Mr Plummer, who is chief officer of the Wainiate, will join his wife in New Zealand, his ship leaving London a week or two before. Air and Airs H. Rolland, of Auckland, and their two daughters intend leaving Plymouth by the lonic on February sth, on their return to New Zealand. Since arriving here last April they have spent most of their time in and around Devonshire, visiting relatives. They are now in sight-seeing, but will return to Plymouth to-morrow. The death is announced of Mrs Lydia AVaterhouse, widow of the Hon. George Marsden Waterhouse, formerly of South Australia and New Zealand. Mrs Waterhouse, who was in her 83rd year, died on Tuesday (January 25), at her residence in Torquay.