NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 19, 10 May 1911, Page 7

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

LONDON, March 3b

The High Commissioner for New Zealand will represent the Dominion at the Imperial Conference on Education, to be held in London from April 25th to April 28th. The conference will be attended by representatives of the India and colonial offices, and of all - the Home education departments—English, Scotch, and Irish.

Captain Athelstone Moore, D. 5.0., who left for New Zealand yesterday by the lonic to take up regimental duties in the Dominion, is a keen soldier, who, although still a young man, has a very full and varied record of active service to his credit. He joined the Durham Light Infantry in 1897, at the age of 18, and two years later was gazetted to the Royal Dublin Fusiliers, of which Major-General Godley, the present New Zealand Commandant, was in command. He served with the South African Field Force from 1899 till the end of the war, commanding a mounted infantry company for two years, and winning the Queen’s Medal with six clasps, and the King’s Medal with two clasps. After the South African war he joined the West African frontier force in 1902, and spent five years in that region. He took part in seven expeditions in West, Africa -between 1902 and 1907, and received a medal with six clasps, being also specially mentioned in despatches. In 1907-8 he served in" Egypt. With his enthusiasm for soldiering, and his remarkable range of experience, Captain Moore should be a valuable acquisition to the defence force of New Zealand. Mrs. Arthur Rawson entertained Sir William and Lady Russell last Tuesday at the Ladies’ Imperial Club, 17, Dorset street, Piccadilly. The guests included

Lord and Lady Claud Hamilton, the Conateae of Denbigh, the Hon. Mr. Maxwell Scott, Mr. and Mrs. Lauia Pharaayn, Mr. de C-elyar, K.C.,' and Mr*. George Eady. Sir William and !<adr Russell are remaining in London for the season, having taken a furnished house in South Kensington. Mr. W. J. Geddis, of the “Napier Telegraph," and his partner on the “Auckland Olrierver," Mr. W. Blpmfield, left Rome last Tuesday for Florence. They had a most interesting time in Rome, and their experiences included the privilege of a'n interview with the Pope. His Holiness impressed the two journalists as a gentle-looking, kindly old gentleman with a most sympathetic and winning manner. He bestowed upon his visitors the Papal blessing. To-morrow the New Zealanders will leave Florence for Venice, Vienna, and Berlin, spending a few days in each city. They expect to reach London about April 17th.

The Dean of the London School of Clinical Medicine (Post-graduate) at the Seamen's Hospital, is an Aucklander, -Mr. C. G. Choyce, F.R.C.S. (England), and a high Compliment was paid to his work at the annual dinner of the school at Prince's restaurant, last Friday. Bis William Benett, the eminent surgeon, replying to the toast of the school, said an enormous amount of good work was being done by the London School of Clinical Medicine largely in consequence of the indefatigable labours of its Dean, Mr. Choyce. Lord Charles Beresford, who proposed the toast, said that forty seven of his old comrades, the naval medical officers, had taken the post-graduate medical course at the school.

Captain A. W. Macarthur-Onslow, loth Queen's Lancers, has been ’.selected for employment under the New Zealand Government. This officer joined the Queen’s Lancers, familiarly known as the “Scarlet Lancers,” in February, 1900, and shortly afterwards went to the front, and served with them in South Africa. He took part in the operations in the Transvaal, including the action of Belfast, and the operations in Cape Colony and Orange River Colony (Queen’s medal with three claspsvanti King’s medal with two clasps). A number of New Zealanders hive gained honours in the class .merit lists of the winter session at Edinburgh University. Medals were won by Peter MaeCallum (for anatomy and also for physiology), Sydney A. Smith, of Roxburgh (materia medica and also diseases of the larynx, car, and nose); R. .M. Mackay, of Tokomariro (chemical physiology) ; and R. -Campbell Begg. B.Sc. (diseases of the eye). First class honours were obtained by Peter MacCallum in five subjects, Sydney Smi h in four, R. M. Mackay in three, B. E. Wright in two, G. V. Boyle in two, S. Harcourt Arthur, F. J. O’Reilly, R. Campbell Begg, C. Iles, and H. \V. Wilson, each rn one subject. Second class honours were gained T>v A. F, Sinclair (two subjects), B. E. Wright (two), D. J. Max (two), T. H. Horrax, of Wellington (three). F. J. O’Reilly (three), A. G. Clark (three), and A. E. Moore, D. Watson, R. 0. Begg, Louis Levy. A. L. Christie, 11. P. White, S. 11. Arthur, L. Jeffcoat, and G. Cromie in one subject each.

Miss Constance A. Barnicoat, the wellknown New Zealand Journalist and mountain-climber. was quietly married in London this week to another Alpinist, Mr. Julian Grande. The ceremony was performed at the Pr< sr>y tefian ( hiireii, Crown Court, Drury lane. Miss Bai ui coat is the only British wdinan who'iias undertaken a mountaineering' expedition to the Caucasus, and she'and her husband have together climbed’ the Great Bhreckh'orn in the Bernese Obefland—a very difficult and dangerous ascent. Mi»s Barnieoat was the fir.it woman to climb the Shieekhorn. She is the youngest daughter of the late Hon. J. W. Barnicoat, M.L.C., of Nel-on, Now Zea laud. The marriage ceremony was conducte.l by the Rev. Janies Strachan, assisted by the Rev. Alexander Macrae. The Rev. F. W. Walker. F.R.A.8.. an I ■Miss Walker, of Auckland,- were visiting Loudon this week. They are making their headquarters at Hanslope Vicarage, Stoney Stratford, in Buckinghamshire.

Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office: -Mr. Thos. W. Arthur (Rakaia), Mrs. and Miss Taylor (Oamaru), N. W. Bell (Christchurch), Miss Darqne (Auckland), Airs. R. C. Fowler (Wellington), Mis* Fully (Wellington), Miss W. A. Rowlands (Wellington), Mr. Hector McKenzie (Hokitika), S. S. Kronfeld ( Auckland), G. M. K.elde (Wellington), Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Walker (Auckland), Mr. John B. Nazer

(Greymouth), Mr. and Mrs) D. W. King (Wellington). D. M. Bean (Wellington), S. Lumford. (Wellington), T. H. Wayne. Mr A. O. Knight (Auckland), Mrs. E. A. Georgct.ti (Wanganui), Miami Mrs. H. Dance (Wellington).