NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21420, 12 March 1935, Page 16

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

—♦ PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON (mow oca own corre«?ondext.) LONDON. February 16. Professor C. Stanton Hicks (formerly of Dunedin) is on a year's leave from the University of Adelaide for the purpose of conducting clinical medical research. He will be acting as honorary assistant to the First Medical Clinic in Vienna, and he will also spend part of the time in the clinic of Dr. R. D. Lawrence, at King's College Hospital, London. Mrs Hicks has been visiting friends at Oxford and Cambridge, and later will spend some time in Stirling with friends. Dr. and Mrs Hicks and their son have left for Vienna via Frankfurt, Freiburg and Zurich. At Zurich Dr. Hicks will visit some friends and colleagues, notably Professor Aschoff and Professor W. RHess. He will return to London in June. Captain G. H. Clifton, M.C., New Zealand Staff Corps, was one of several officers who graduated at the Staff College, Camberley, at the course which ended on December 21, 1934. At Cambridge, on February 10, the degree of M.E.. B.Chir., was conferred upon T. C. Maling, of Clare College. He came from Christchurch in 1927 to take Medicine at Cambridge. His hospital experience was gained chiefly at St. Thomas's. Last autumn he transferred to London Hospital Medical College to prepare for his M.R.C.P. examination. Surgeon Commander A. W. A. W. Mcßorie, M.8., and Commander (E) W. H. Taylor-Young have been lent to the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy. Commander TaylorYoung went to Osborne in 1912, and was appointed midshipman in 1914 at the beginning of the war. Sle served in H.M.S. Lord Nelson through the Dardanelles campaign, and specialised in engineering in 1918. He returned to England recently after two and a half years on the South African station, where he was able to enjoy some very good big game shooting. On March 7 he will leave for New Zealand, accompanied by Mrs Taylor-Young, their infant son and nurse. Shooting, tennis and golf are Commander Taylor-Young's chief interests and hobbies. He and his wife are looking forward very much to thciv sojourn in the Dominion.

Mr M. H. Yock (Auckland) has arrived again on a business trip, accompanied by Mrs Yock. At the conclusion of the British Industries Fair, Mr Yock will go to the Fair at Leipzig and afterwards travel to Berlin and Paris. Mr Yock is hoping to make a short stay at St. Andrews, Scotland, before leaving for New Zealand in about three months by way of America.

Lord Galway pi-esided over the annual meeting of the Grove Hunt at Retford and received the congratulations of his, fellow members on his appointment as GovernorGeneral of New Zealand. One of the members (Mr Kayser) said all those present would like him to say how much they would all misj< Lord and Lady Gaiway, and their charming children, from thai country.

The Amateur Athletic Association has arranged a series of lectures by eminent athletes, to be given at the Polytechnic, Regent street. J. E. Lovelock will speak on middle distance running, a branch of athletics at which it is considered he has no superior. H. W. Payne, holder of the marathon record (26 miles in 2hrs 30min 57 3-ssec., 1929) will speak on marathon running.

The Diploma of Membership of the Royal College of Surgeons has been granted to J. E. Giesen (Dannevirke), who has been studying medicine at Guy's Hospital. The final examination of the Conjoint Board was concluded on February 4. The North Staffordshire branch of The Grenadier Guards Old Comrades' Association gave a farewell concert to their president, Lieutenant A. G. W. Heber-Percy, who has been appointed aide-de-camp to the Governor-General of New Zealand. Lord Bledisloe has been invited to be president of one of the meetings of the National Eisteddfod at Caernarvon this year. His reply r\is awaited. The bardic chair has been presented by the New Zealaip Welsh people. _ |J Mr R. R. M. Davy (Auckland) .Arrived by the Rangitane. Some time will be spent in England with headquarters at his parents' residence in Crewkerne, Somerset. Mr Davy has numerous friendu and relatives to visit in different parts of England. Mr Basil Ward, A.R.1.8.A., formerly of Wellington, continues to achieve useful publicity on account of his modern and unusual architectural ideas. His latest design, for two blocks of flats, to be erected at Chalk Farm has been approved by the London County Council, and is commended as representing a great advance in flat design and construction. Commander (E) V. E. Kemball, R.N., son-in-law of Major-General Sir Andrew Russell, has been appointed Engineer Officer of the battleship, Royal Oak, in succession to Engineer-Commander H. S. Warren. Major E. S. Harston (formerly of Wellington) resigned from the staff of the League of Nations Secretariat in Geneva, several years ago, to resume the legal profession. He came to London and joined the firm of Mr J. Howard Smith, whose death occurred last year. Major Harston has now enrolled as a solicitor and will carry on the business of the firm assembled at the pavilion when a presentation was made to Mr R. Kennedy. Th° club captain. Mr D. M. Lewis, presided, and referred to the services c>' Mr Kennedy to the club and wished him good luck in the future. Mr Kennedy expressed his thanks to those present.