NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 26 April 1911, Page 7

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

LONDON. March 17. Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Brium-ut, ot Auckland, arrived by the Orient liner Osterley on March 3rd, landin-g at Plymouth. They have ma le no definite plans, but hope to see a good deal ot the Old Country during their visit to this part of the world. Mrs. Christie, daughter of Sir Wm. and Lady Hall-Jones, left to-day with her two children by the Rotorua, on her return to New Zealand. Mrs. Christie his been spending the past year on a v sit to her parents in London. Lady Eileen Knox, daughter of Lord Ranfurly, ex-Governor of New Z •aland, is' to be one of the four train-bearers of the Queen at the Coronation Hitherto the train-bearers have always been pages, but Queen Mary his introduced an innovation by selecting four daughters of peers. Lady Mary Diwson, Lady Dorothy Browne and Lady Eleen Butler are the other three train-bearers. The High Commissioner for New Zealand was among the guests of the King at a dinner last Frday night. Capt. Knox, A.S.C., who goes to New Zealand for three years to organise its Army Service Corps, will sail with his wife and two children by the Turakina on April 13. A nurse, two servants and a cook will accompany them to New Zealand, and Captain Knox is taking out bis motor car. Captain Athelstone Moore, who goes out to New Zealand by the lonic, leaving on March 30, to take up regimental duties in the Dominion, was a captain

In the Royal Fusiliers at the time that Major-General Godley, the New Zealand' Commandant, was in command of the regiment. Captain Moore is about 27 or 28 years old, and unmarried. He has seen a good deal of active service on the Indian frontier and in South Africa, and had three war medals at the age of 23. He, too, is taking his motor-car with him to the Dominion, and he is also looking forward to getting some good fishing in the trout streams of tie- North Island, fishing being one of his favourite sjiorte. Mr. Roger Macdonald has started on a journey to Canada, cn route for New Zealand and Australia. Mr. Macdonald is going as representative of several of the most important publishing . tiinis. “The Publishers* Circular” savs:- “Mr. Macdonald leaves this country for the colonies with more important eo.nmis sions than any publishers' representative has hitherto had the good fortune to hold.” Lieut. I. McDougall, of the Grenadier Guards, has been appointed aide-de-camp to Lord Islington, Governor of New Zea land, in place of Captain G. C. H imilton. who has joined the New Zealand forces. Major J. N. Johnston, commanding the 39th (Siege) Company Royal Garrison Artillery at Plymouth, has been appointed Director of Ordnance amt Commander of the Permanent Artillery of New Zealand. He will leave for the Dominion.on May 11, by th.. Tongariro, and’his family will follow bv th." Athcnic on September . 14. Majo.r Johnston has already served a term of three years in the New Zealand forces. Mrs. James Russell, N.Z., and the Misses Russell have taken Langton House, Palace Gate, until the cn I of April. Miss Russell’s marriage to the Earl of Hardwieke takes place towards the cn I of that month. The “Court Journal’’ publishes some particulars of Lord Hardwieke (whose engagement to Miss Nellie Russell, of New Zealand, has been recently an nouneed), which may be of interest. Ln.l Hardwieke lias a place in the Solent, Sydney Lodge, but the ancestral estates of the Yorkes, at Wimpule, in Cambridge, including the magnificent old the Harleys, passed some years ago to Lord Clifden. The late Lord Rotaries advanced large sums at Winipole on mortgage, the result being that the estate eventually passed into the hands of his son, Lord Clifdein. Lord Hardwickc's tastes are on social lines, and he delights in motoring, ballooning, airships, and all the latest inventions of science and locomotion. lie is an enthusiastic motor boating man, ami is devoted to yachting. The vessel he cruises in was originally a Thames barge. Lord Hardwieke bought it cheap, and fitted it up comfortably. Only one hand is employed, the owner and his friends, when they cruise to France, Holland or Belgium, doing most of the work themselves. Lord Hardwieke was for ten years engaged in min ing engineering, and for two years of the period worked as an ordinary nrner. He was on a night shift in a gold mine in Montana, where he was known as No. 126, and to his follow workers as “Char lie.” Lord Hardwieke has an only sister. Lady Susan Fitz Clarence, the gifted amateur actress, who goes out so much with her brilliant relative, Lady Allington. ■Lord .Hardwieke is a fine-looking -man. and his fiancee is a beautiful girl; they were at the theatre this week together, and naturally attracted a good deal of attention.

Recent callers at the High Commissioner’s offices:—Miss Lena Cohen, Airs. R. Saunders, Dr. E. Clark Cohen and Dr. Edward Cohen (Wellington), Mr, Henry Broadhead and family (Christchurch), Misses Alice and Mildred Bowen (Wan ganui), Hon. H. 0. But-er, Lev H. C. Bell, Mr. Alex, and -Mrs. M. Myers (Wellington); Miss F. Giliies (NapierL Jas. T. Partridge (Christchin ch), Mr. Arthur Roes (Wellington), Mi Reginald W. Higgs (Wellington), Mr. Ches..-. •'hapmais (Wellington), Mr., (Mrs. and Master G. Bihny (Marlborough), Mr and Mrs. F. Hudson (Auckland). Mr., M:«. an! Miss Waymouth (Christchurch). Mr. Alex. Myers is in Lortdun on business, and returns to New Zealand -it the end of . the . year. He intends touring on the Continent -before returning. Mr. J. Lawson Balfour left yesterday for Christchurch, and will be absent for about six months, after which he returns to London. Mrs. Balfour (Miss Eva Balfour), who . has an engagement in “Maebetti". nt His Majesty’s remains in London. Mr. Balfour is taking a few pictures with him, and has some, portrait commissions to.execute in Ne.w Zealand. Mr. Matthew A. Clark, Dr. C. Cole-

ridge Farr, Mr. Reginald C. Grigsby, Mr. A. J. Hawdon, and Mr. W. W. Philson, all of New Zealand, have joined the Royal Colonial Institute as Fellows.

Tire Rev. H. C. Bell, one of the Anglican Missioners, who recently visited New Zealand, has returned to England via America. He travelled to Vancouver by the Zealandia, and joining the Adriatic at New York, arrived here on February 26.

Mr. Ilenry Broadhead, of Christchurch, late secretary of the Canterbury Employers’ Association, arrived here by the lonic on Sunday night, after a pleasant voyage, accompanied by Mrs. Broadhead and family. Their principal object in coming to England is for the benefit of their two elder sons, one of whom is proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge, while the other will enter a school oi art in London. Mr. and Mrs. Broadhead propose to remain here for some years at least, making London their headquarters. At present they are in lodgings near Russell Square, but they propose taking a house as soon as possible.

Mr. and Mrs. Waymouth, of Fendalton, Christchurch, and Miss Waymouth arrived by the lonic last Sunday. They propose to spend about two years in this country, I understand. Colonel Head, who has been engaged in military duties in New Zealand for the past four years, returned by the lonic, with his wife and family, and other arrivals by the same boat were Mr. and the Misses McLaren, of Masterton, Mr. and Mi’S. M. Myers, and Mr. Alex. Myers, of Wellington, Miss A. and Miss M. Bowen, Dr. Guerin and Mr. and Mrs. Israel, who have been on a visit to th- Do minion.