PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18891, 5 January 1927, Page 12

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

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LONDON, November 30. Rear-Admiral A. F. Beal had tie honour of being received by the King, at Buckingham Palace, on Monday, upon relinquishing his appointment as First Naval Member of the New Zealand -Naval Board, when his Majesty invested him with the Insignia of *.<£%£ of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (Military j Sir Douglas Hog, Attorney gave a small dinner P to k evening at o Fort a. a g Mr T»f,m f KC (AAttorney-General for Latham, k.C., ' ests invited millnn X.C., toir £ * . Be]l and Manoribanks. Sir *ia in _ his daughter ■will oy d thic this week. Sir James o „TuesSir Francis dmed togetner Mills will leave London £&£*%£&&*£ year imp** h"^ consented to cil of the Old Colony ?lub. The^mo of Captain H J L Porter the well-known Alpinist, to Miss Doris Barker, of Geraldwe, is deferred 0 to by a London paper J mountaineering romance Captain Porter has made many of the more severe climbs in the Swiss Alps Mrs Coates had the ill-luck to contract a chill, which developed into a slight attack of influenza, and so prevented her accompanying the New Zealand Premier on his trip to Scotland to receive the *^ dom Ag* City of Edinburgh and to visit Glasgow. However, Mrs Coates is now much better, and able to be about Dorothy, Countess of Cranbrook, Lady Anne Gathorne-Hardy, and the Hon. Antony Gathorne-Hardv left by the Ormuz for a tour in the- iiast. ine Dowager-Countess of Cranbrook is a sister of Lady Alice Fergusson Mr and Mrs R. C Patton (Mount Somers) are leaving this week for New Zealand by the Corinthic. at the conclusion of a twelve months' visit to friends and relatives in England, bcotland, and Ireland. Mr and Mrs D. Elisor (Chnstchurch) are recent arrivals from New Zealand. They intend staying for several months and seeing as much as possible of the Mother Country. Later, they hope, to go to the Continent. Before crossing the Channel, however, they will spend a little time in Scotland. On November 25th, the Hon. Sir James Parr had the honour of being received by the King at Buckingham Palace, upon his appointment as High Commissioner for the Dominion of New Zealand. ,■,.,• Passengers who have booked their passages to New Zealand by the Orient liner, Ormuz, which leaves Tilbury today, include: Mr. and Mrs S. I. Crookes, Mr C. I. Crookes, the Misses K. M. and M. W. Crookes, Mr I. V. Carpenter, Dr. and Mrs F. G. Gibson and Miss B. Gibson, Dr. and Mrs H. A. H. Gilmer and the Misses H. E., M. D., and P. DT Gilmer, Mr and Mrs H. L. Hall and child. Mr S. T. Harrison. C.M.G.. 0.8. E., Mr - 3 H. Jeffers, Mr A. Pryor and Miss &. 1 Prvor,. Mr and Mrs W. J.. Reid, Mr i- and Mrs J. Smith, Mr R. Bowley - Smith. Mr and Mrs J. McG. Wilkie, i Mr and Mrs W. Wotherspoon and Miss .. C. Wotherspoon.