PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 155, 1 July 1907, Page 3

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

CFrom Our Special Correspondent). LONDON, May 24. Mr. C R. Williamson, of Auckland, arrived by the Runic on a holiday trip to the Old Country. At present he is making London his headquarters. Two New Zealand editors, Mr. T. W. Ley 3, of Auckland, and Mr. Mark Cohen, of Dunedin, are included in the party of British editors who have been officially invited to visit Germany. The party leaves London to-morrow, and will spend about a fortnight in visiting the leading cities of the Fatherland. A formidable programme of entertainments has been mapped out for the travellers.

Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office: Mr. Lawrence Foot (Clinton), Mr. William Barnett (Christchurch), Mr. George E. Prince and Mr. H. O. Manz (Wellington), Mr. A. Louisson (Christchurch), Mr. W. Broadway .(Uhriatchurc-ii), Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Chick (Christehurch),Dr. and Mrs-Earle (Wanganui), Mr. Gordon-Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. M. Frazer (New Plymouth), Mr. R. Seymour F-annin (Napier), Mr. C. E. Williamson (Auckland), Mr. James Lovell (Auckland), Mr. Thos. J. CLovell (Auckland), Mrs. Joseph and daughters (Wellington), Mr. and JVlrs. John T. Evans and family (Gisborae), Miss Himmel (Dunedin), Sir. and Mrs. Alfred Gibbin (Te Ante), Mrs. D. Renouf, Mr. John. Renouf (Xapier), Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grundy, Miss Grundy (Wellington), Miss F. Waterhouse (Napier), Mrs. R_ C. Lambery, Mr. C. Lambery (Wellington), Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Caa-tmer (Wellington)„ Mr. and Mrs. H. X Williams and Miss Williams (Dunedin).

Mr. F. Hobbs, of Christchurch, who is a member of the "San Toy" touring company, distinguished himself at the Harbome Club's golf links, Birmingham, on Whit Monday, by winning the John Wilson Challenge Cup, and the first prize in a match with. 65 competitors. The result was somewhat of a surprise, as Mr. Hobbs, an IS-handicap player, went round the course in 87, thua achieving the phenomenal net Ei.-ore of 69. The score of the runner-■α-p was (82 —8), 74, and the third man scored (84 —9 75, so the New Zealander had aji easy victory.

Mrs. S. McGuinness, of Taranaki, and the Misses Reay, of Chri9tehurch, are on a holiday trip to the Old Country. They left the Moldavia at !Marseilles, and spent ten days in France bsfore coming on to London. After touring in the United Kingdom, during the summer, they proposed returning to New Zealand by way of New York, Vancouver and Sydney.

Miss F. "Waterhouse, of Napier, who arrived here by the Tongariro, on April 27th, -will probably return to New Zealand about October, travelling by the Orient line via Suez. Miss Waterhouse hopes to visit various parts of England, Scotland and Ireland during the I next few months.

1 !Mis3 11. Himmel, of Dunedin, arrived Iby the Runic on the 12th inst., after :a very enjoyable trip. She is on pleasure bent, and will remain in London for ja couple of months, and then travel I throuo-Ji Scotland and Ireland, afterkrards visiting Paris and -Berlin, in "which city she has relatives. "Miss Himmel has not yet decided by which route she mil return to New Zealand.

Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Grandy and Miss i jrundy, of Wellington, arrived by the Omrah last Saturday after a very pleasant trip. Mr. Grandy is attending the Federal Conference of Education;*which begins to-day, as the representative of the Wellington Education Board, the New Zealand Educational Institute and the Masterton Technical School. He will remain in London with his wife and daughter until the close of the Conference, and then leave for the Midlands, where he has relatives and friends whom he has not seen for thirty years. Later on Mr. Grandy will probably make a tour through the North of England, and through Scotland, visiting en route representative educational institutions, particularly those connected with primary education. Returning to London about the middle of July, he will visit schools here, and probably take a trip to Paris. He expects to leave London for New Zealand on August 23, by the Orotara.

New Zealaad papers are asked to record the death of Mr. Thomas Awdrey, eldest son of the late Sir John W. Awdrey, on the 20th inst.. at Ardath, Salisbury, in his 67th year.

Mr. T. Y. Lusk, of Dunedin, who arrived by the Tongariro oa the 27th ult., intends staying- two or three years in London to continue his studies as an architect with some of the leading men in that profession. Subsequently he hopes to return to the colony to start in business for himself.