NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 209, 28 May 1908, Page 4

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London; May 27., ■ Mr. W. Lancelot Moore, of Chnstchurch, is now assistant manager of the: British' Aluminium Company's factory at Sondtjord, in Norway, trior to that lie was at the company's works at Loch Ness, .in Scotland. IHo arrived from New Zealand at tlio beginning of last year. Millicent ,-Aicken, of Auckland, who has boon studying 'singing'in England for the past two years under Mmo. Minna Fischer, intends going to Paris about May next for a further period of study in'the French capital. Subsequently she purposes returning to Auckland as a teacher of singing. Captain E. G. Shortland, R.N./in command of the Royal Naval College, : is a Now Zealander. Ho is: the soil of Dr. Shortland, formerly well-known in Auckland, and a nephew of Admiral Shortland,- first Colonial Secretary of New Zealand, and for somo timo Acting-Governor after Captain Hobson's death. Captain Shortland w;is born in "New Zealand. * Tho Primato of/New Zealand, is' down .to read a paper at tho forthcoming Pan-Angli-can, Congress on "Tho Anglican Communion in Relation to/its' Part's." This is 0110. of-a series of papers on tho subject 'referred to, and tlieso contributions -have. been,.collected and; published in advance -by the Pan-Aijgli-' can Congress Committee. ..Mr. J. C.' ; \G]oeson,, late:,manager of. tlio Now Zealand professional football team which. recently toured tho North of, England, will; : return to the' Dominion in 'about' two timo, hut will probably revisit England, next'' year.. /Mr/ Glcesoh,\lias; been - invited 'to •stand -for' a seat 'in the. House of Commons' as a member, of. the Irish.party. - Mr. A. ;'E. Flowm,. of 'Christ's .College,. Christehur'ch,' wlio arrived; by. tho; Paparoa on, 'inarch 4,- in company' with ;Mrs. i Flower', 1 is - 011' a holiday,, trij) to/ the Old, World/, arid intends' remaining",tor : several months'.' With, an. eye to educational matters, 'Sir.' Flower will visit the ■ chief publio schools ..in this c6uutry._ .During tho_ present; month; ho will travel on the -Continent;. *■. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's .office: —Mr. H. D. Vavasour, -Mrs! \aii<l tlio' Misses, Vavasour "(Blenheim)/; Mr., Lewis. B. ,Cooper Y(Christchurch),; Mrj Frank Bentlcy (Christch'urch),;' Mr. .'. Thomas A.'-//lurnbuil (Wellington), Mr. Maxwell "Ramsay (Wel-lington),-Mr: KDonaJd Watson-'(Thames),. Miss innio G, Freeman (Wellington), ; Mr. , Alfred' S. Otterson jlate'Cliristchurch),"Captain and. Mrs. Irvine,'Mr. G- -Hamilton. Grapes (Auckland), Sir.; J'.-. E.jiFarqiihar -Smith, Miss B. Farquhar ...Smith '(AYeliiiigton)/. Mr.'i-Eiobert i Wilson (Wellington). Tho High/Commissioner for' New Zealand, took part-in: the debate wliioh'.followed, the, reading of-Lord Strathcona's paper on t ''The All-Red -Route" at the Royal Colonial In- ■ stitute •a - fow nights ago. Mr, : Reeves. remarked that tins', proposed new route; whilb creating its own trade, as Lord Strachcona had said, would also supply a very keenlyfolt Avant. Everything which linked . the Empire together, and which led to easier and more"- rapid - communication, between ( -.tho different parts of i tho Empire, would, facihtato trade and enrich tho Empire., ■Miss..Catherine Aulsebrook,. tho Auckland vocalist,, is ;to,,give a'concert, on May"B' at Fjadjv,Brassey's : residence in -Park Lane under the; patronage, of Ladv- B.rassey, .Lady/Maud CJapell,.and f -Mine. , Blanche' ! . Mar'cliesi. Amongst the S -artists who will .\takp.; part "dre Messrs. .Tan and. 'Boris, Hambourg, wlio toured < New Zealand ■ •some years . ago/., with iheir brother Mark, tlio pianist.. ... . v Mr. J.-Sutherland Ross,.eldest son,of !Mr. ■ John-Ross, of, JI or veil, Highgatb, and Dun-". xlin, New'.Zealand, was-'married'on April ) to Miss Muriel Amy Inkster, eldoi daughter jf Mr. S.'Macaula.V: inkster, M.D.", of Broomlill Lodge,. Sheffield. Tlio wedding took placo it ,Christ Church, Hampstead,' the Rev.-; J. , j.-'* William;;,, of, Rannibbr/ Sheffield, : oflicia;irijt,-. assisted ,by '.the/viriar of thp' parish. : Mr. E. P. Led, of Oamaru,, accompanied, jy, Mrs; 'Lee, ;is;revisitirig'tile\old''Cbtotijy-', >n..a .holiday :trip'-after, an absoncq'-'of twenty, •ears/, .Thoy I left, New'/Zealarild 'in October ' . ast 'year,-'and .came''to '.''England', by, easy ." stages;- spending- 'a ' month ' in .Ceylon and,' ■' ;hreo weeks, in,' Egypt.; 1 '; From Cairo *thoy, rorit . to , Naples,' Rome/ ami Florence,'.and 1 ; heucb Via- Genoa to the . Riviera and Paris,'' ■ irriving',in- London/ three ;W,eeks ago. , Mr.\ jeb .proposes to . revisit his nativo district iii > he. Country, arid"also to'tour in' North yaks' land-. Scotland, leaving again for' New Zealand in'tlio autumn.' ■'<',/