PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18481, 8 September 1925, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

# (raOlt OCR OWK CORBBSPOSDZKT-) LONDON", July 29. Major-General Sir A. H. Russell ■has been in Canada with Earl Haig. He returned to London in time for tho marriage of his daughter. Miss Janet Russell, to Lieut.-Commander V. Kemball, R.N. It is interesting, by the way. to note that in a farewell speech at Montreal. Earl Haig spoke of the complete success of his mission to unify all the war veterans' organisations in the Dominions, stating that committees are being formed in every province to carry out the ideal. Master Bernard E. Fergusson, the fourteen-year-old son of the GovernorGeneral of the Dominion, and Lady Alice Fergusson. is leaving for New; Zealand bv ihe Ruahine in two dajs time. Prior to ins departure, fcir James Allen is entertaining mm priat luncheon. The otner guests will be Sir Thomas and Lady Augusta lnskip and Mr and Mrs Eogar btead (Christchurch). Mr and Mrs btead are going out by the same ship. Earl and Countess Jelhcoe and their family left London this week en route to tit. Lawrence Hall, Veutnor, Isle of Wight, for a respite at tjie conclusion of a specially arduous season. It is stated, by the way, by one of the Loudon papers, that this week when motoring to Goodwood, Lord Jeilicoe narrowly escaped a nasty accident. TIT The latest news regarding . Lord Islington, who, it will be remembered, underwent an operation in Paris recently, is- that he is making satisiactory'progress but is still too unwell to come to England. Another well-known New Zealander, formerly of Auckland, underwent an operation for appendicitis in a nursing home, a fortnight ago. This was Colonel Bernard Myers, who is wellknown in medical circles in the Dominion, as well as in London. In© latest bulletin is that his progress is thoroughly satisfactory. and it is hoped that he will be able to go to the Isle of Wight in the middle or August. Major H. C. Nutsford (New Zealand Staff Corps) left Auckland, with Mrs Nutsford and their family jn June, and had a delightful trip to Vancouver. They were very favourably impressed with their visit to the various Canadian centres, where they were very hospitably received. During his journey in Canada and the United States, Major Nutsford was struck with the small amount of knowledge possessed about New Zealand and the small amount of news or information concerning it. After "doing" London,, the travellers will leave for the North and Scotland where they have.many relatives. Early in November they will make a European tour, and they will return to New Zealand,,via Suez, about the end of the year. There has been'~a tremendous amount of hospitality extended to visitors from the Dominions all through the London season. A recent reception was held by the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, to meet the Prime Minister. Among the guests, who numbered about a thousand, were:—The Earl and Countess of Harrowby, Earl and Countess of Onslow, Sir James and Lady Allen, Lady Bell and Miss Bell, Miss Cara Johnston, Dr. and Mrs Remfry. On the same day, Mrs Baldwin, wife of the Premier, held a reception at 10 Downing street. She was assisted by Lady Galway to receive the guests, many of whom were visitors to England. They included Lad-" Bell. Miss Cara Johnston, Lady Nolan, Miss Nolan, Sir Donald and Lady McGavin, Mr Justice Stringer and' Mrs Stringer, Mr and Mrs J. C. N. Grigg, Mrs Haggitt, Miss Tolmie, Mrs C. G. Morice and the Misses Morice. • Mr H. J. I. Gaze (formerly of Christchurch) arrived, in London from Bermuda via New Pork recently, the purpose of his visit being in connexion with the publication, in October, of his Jatest juvenile book which will be called "The Merry Piper." While in Bermuda, Mr Gaze held an exhibition of his very attractive colour drawings and illustrations. This was attended with considerable success, and ho was asked to return there next season. This he hopes to do. After that Mr Gaze thinks of returning to New Zealand and Australia to hold further exhibitions. In October, he is due to return to New York, but he is intending meantime to visit Holland and Paris. The Rev. C. Bernard Cockett, M.A., has arrived from Tasmania to take up, in September, his pastorate of the Bunyan Meeting, Bedford, a famous old church with both Congregational and Baptist elements of membership. • He brings greetings to tho Congregational churches of England from the Congregational Union of Australia and New Zealand, of which ho was the vice-president from 1922. Dr. A. J. Hall (Dunedin) was tho only New Zealand delegate to the Convention of members of the EnglishSpeaking Ophthalmic Societies held at University College, London, from July 14th,to 18th. There were present fivehundred leading ophthalmic specialists , from all parts of the United Kingdom! and America. Prom London Dr. Hall went to Bath to attend the Ophthalmic section of the British Medical Association meetings. Later on he hopes to go to Vienna. Mrs Hall and family are with him. Mr Frank E. Jones (Christchurch), accompanied by Mrs Jones, reachedEngland after having spent two months in the United States and Canada. They had a very delightful programme of travel, and during their ten days at Toronto, arrangements were made for them to visit the comparatively little-known Muskoka Lakes, -140 miles out of Toronto. Most travellers passing through do not allow themselves time to make this expedition. Mr and Mrs Jones were delighted with the magnificence of the scenery and the excellent arrangements which are made for those who visit the lakes during the short tourist season. Mr Jones is travelling mainly for business purposes, and he is going through to Birmingham. After that about a month or five weeks will be spent on the Continent, countries to be visited including France, Germany, and Czecho-Slovakia. On October 31st they will leave by the Ormuz on their way home. Mr C. E. Claydon (Sumner) is leaving for Canada' on August 13th to be present at the opening of the Trades Section of the Toronto Exhibition. He : will then go on to Vancouver and San Francisco, joining the Maunganui on September 9th for Wellington. Mr G. T. Bobinson (Christchurch) has completed a trip to the Continent. He will also visit Scotland. Mr Claude Tanner ("Wellington) has gone to South America during the recess of the Royal Academy of Music. Mr and Mrs E. Branscombe (Christchurch) have lately returned from their lengthy tour with the Westminster Glee Singers in New Zealand, Australia, the Straits Settlements, India and Ceylon. Mr Branscombe says that the Singers gave a most successful series of concerts, totalling 625, spread over two and a quarter years, the Old English part-music being highly appreciated in all parts of the Dominions. Mr Branscombe is now busily engaged organising fresh companies with which to start out on another tour. Dr. C. M. Greenslade, M.8., Ch.B. (NZ.), F.R.C.S., formerly resident Surgical Officer, Royal Infirmary, Shef-

field, has been appointed Assistant Surgical Officer at the Royal Ohcst -Hospital (City road), one of the Eoyal Northern- group. Dr. Greenslade belongs to Otago. Tho Christchurch friends of Mr R. D. Wood, who is still in Bath, will be glad to hear that ho is still' keenly interested in athletics. A few days ago he won the mile from scratch in imin 58sec from F. H. Wood (scratch). The track was proved to be a bit longer than a mile. One of the local papers refers to the.young New Zealand runner as "the best of the men on the scratch mark, who soon caught all the handicap men." In' the mile at the Timsbury sports he was the back marker except one in this event, and the only entrant from Bath to get a place in the meeting. The event was won by a Bristol man, his time being 4min 26sec.

Mr James M. Jack (Christchurch) has been for two years in America, part of the time having been spent at the Gauldanete Aeroplane Works, East Greenwich, Ehode Island. Meanwhile, Mrs Jack remained in Scotland. Their second son- is with Mr Montgomery, the well-known stock-breeder, of Ayrshire, and the elder son is in Ontario. Mr Jack is interesting himself in the Legion of Frontiersmen, which is very strong in New Zealand and which is reorganising in the Mother Country, being very keen to get into touch with Overseas ex-military men. The London headquarters is desirous.of getting into touch with men from the Dominions and obtaining all possible information from them. Mr Jack was at Bisley during the National Rifle Association meeting. He expects to be in Scotland during the winter, when he will probably deliver lantern lectures on New Zealand. He finds that the Y.M.C.A. and the Church institutions in Glasgow are very mudfc interested, as also were people in the United States. Colonel A. C. Temperiey, D.5.0., has been appointed a General Staff Officer, First Grade, at the War Office, in succession to Brevet Lieut.-Colonel S. C. Lowe, D.5.0., Northamptonshire Regiment. Colonel Temperiey, who belongs to the Norfolk Regiment, was G. 5.0., 2nd Grade, with the New Zealand Division in the war. Lieut.-Commander P. B. V. Heard, R.N., has been appointed to H.M.S. Hecla.

Mr James Johnston (Port Chalmers) has been spending a little while m London, prior to leaving for Sootland and'the North of Ireland. , On July 28th, Sir James Allen gave m the New Zealand Pavilion at Wenjb'ey. a private luncheon in honour of the Rt. Hon. L. S. Amery, who was Paying his fourth .official visft to the Exhibition. The guests , asked were: Mr and Mrs H. Buckleton, the Hon. Sir : Frederick Chapman, Lady Chapman, Miss Chapman, Rt. Hon. Lord Clarendon and Lady Clarendon, Lt.£en. .Sir .Travers Clarke, K.C.8., and Ladv Clarke, Sir James Cooper, £- B -E., and Lady Cooper, Mr and Mrs.J. D. Gray, Mr W 7 . E. C. Reid, the Misses Reid, Mr and Mrs A. F. Sir Weaver, the Hon. Mr Justice Stringer and Mrs Stringer, Lt.-Col. H. V. de C.M.G., D.5.0., and Mrs de f at ge, and Major Pearson. Lady Allen and Miss Hona Allen were also present.

.Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Office included Archdeacon and p 3 J- A. Julius (Timaru), Misses E., and M. Wilson (Sumner). Mr Har°La Gaze, Miss M. J. Dennistori, fir and Mrs W T . Dalgety, Mrs F. GarS*™. Mr J. Gould. Mr and Mrs EMr J. M. Jack, Mrs A. D. Miss M. Bowen, Mr J. Jw *Btgarth, Mrs T. Richardson., Mr and Mrs F. R Jones, and Miss Threlf eld > all from Christchurch, and Miss Richards (Kaiapoi).