NEW ZEALANDERS

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 4, 22 January 1913, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS

LONDON, December 1 4. The Hon. # Thomas Mackenzie was among the distinguished company entertained by the <.ompany of Merchants of the City of Edinburgh, at a banquet given la-t Friday night at the Merchants’ Hall. He was called upon to reply to the toast of *’His Majesty’s Dominions Beyond the Seas,” proposed by Sir George McCrae, D.L. The High Commissioner spoke of the offers of battleships. and said the colonies meant these gifts to be supplementary. Until they were more closely in touch and in conference with the Imperial authorities their offers must be so regarded. There was a closer drawing together, and he was sure that the statesmen of the Empire would be equal to the task that would be placed upon their sholders. There were great difficulties, but wHien ihey werp more closely drawn together we would find the colonies would be prepared to share with us any Imperial responsibilities. They must stand together. and if they stood together they would be powerfill for peace.

The Remuera, which sails for New Zealand on December 19th, will include in her passenger complement four noncommissioned officers of the Imperia? Army, who have been placed at the disposal of the Dominion (iovernment for three years for attachment to the N.G. Army Service Corps. They are Quarter-master-Sergeant J. J. WaSBj Sergt.M.ajor J. \V. F. Cahill, of the Horse Transport branch of the A.S.C., Staff Q.ALS. P. Petty, and Staff-Sergt. T. E. < Istler.

Among the members of the Royal College of Surgeons admitted as Fellows of ihe College this week was Mr. Ivan Stuart AVilson. M.R.C.S., of New Zealand, who is completing his medical studies at the London Hospital. At the same meeting of the committee Mr. Kenneth Mackenzie, of Otago University, who took his AI.D. degree at Edinburgh, but was not a member of the College of Surgeons, was also admitted to Fellowship.

The High Commissioner was one of the guests at a luncheon given on Thursday by Sir George Reid at the British Empire ( lull, to meet Professor Wyndham Dunstan, F.R.S., Director of the Imperial Institute.

( allers at the High Commissioner’s <.-Hires this week have been:—Mr. J. Thonijtson (Port Chalmers), Mr. J. C. Hanna (Wellington). Miss Laura Beaglehole ( Wellington), Miss Minnie Felton (Auckland), Mr. P. H. Powell (Christchurch), Mr. Chas. J. Moreton (Baidu tha), Mr. John Beamish (Auckland), Miss -M. E. King (Nelson).