NEWZEALANDERSABROAD

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 467, 27 March 1909, Page 10

NEWZEALANDERSABROAD

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, February 11. Mr. J. C. Foil delivered an interesting paper on "A Trip to Now Zealand" at tho Working Men's College on January 30. Tho Hon. W. Hall-Jones, High Commissioner for Now Zealand, lias been elected a momber of tho central council of tho Victoria League. Mr. G. S. Munro, lato chairman of tho Executive Commissioners of tho New Zealand International Exhibition of 190C-7, is now a resident of Liverpool. Mr. L. Ayson, tho Chief Inspector of Fisheries in Now Zealand, has now completed his collection of salmon ova in tho United Kingdom, and leaves London this week in the Rakaia in chargo of a large Ekipiucut of ova intended for tho Dominion. Tho comitia of tho Royal College of Physicians has licensed to practise Air. David Davoy Roscwarne, of tho New Zealand University, who has recently completed tho final examinations of the Conjoint Board in medicine, surgery, and midwifery. Mr. Barry Coney, of Auckland, who is studying singing at the Royal Academy of Music, took part in a students' concert last week, and sang Sullivan's "Thou Art Passing Hence, My Brother." Mr. Coney acquitted himself well; his enunciation was'particularly clear.

Recent callers at the High Commissioner's office:—Mr. A. DufEs Lubecki (Auckland), Mr. H. S. Moss and Mr.' S. Moss (Wairarapa), Mrs. Sunderland, tho Misses Sunderland, and Mr. Geoffrey Sunderland (Swarthmoor, Poverty Bay), Mr. J. C. Cameron (Dunedih), Mrs. and Miss Rose and Mr. A. B. Rose (Wellington). Mrs. Pember Reeves is to represent the National Union of Women Suffrage Societies at a meeting to be hold on Wednesday, February 17, at Hampstead Town Hall, when seven societies for women's suffrage ivill bo represented. Mrs. Reeves is a charming and eloquent speaker, and has uiado many converts to tho movement. Sho is greatly in demand as a speaker for the various societies, and is untiring in her efforts to further tno causo of women's suffrage in England.

Sir Lambert Ormsby, of Dublin, ono of the New Zealand vice-presidents of the Imperial Colonial Club, lectured at tho club on "Imperialism" last Wednesday evening. Tho address was illustrated by a series of limelight views, kindly lent for the occasion by Mr. Edward Parratt, LL.D., Edinburgh, editor of "Britain Overseas." Tho slides used illustrated difforent '.'Peoples of tho Empire." Sir Lambert Ormsby is a New Zealander. by birth,-and a past president of tho Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland. The Hon. W. Pember Reeves, lato High Commissioner for Now Zealand, made his first public appearance in his rolo of director of tho Loudon School of Economics a few nights ago, when ho delivered tho first of three lectures on old-ago pensions. Under the heading, "A Great Colonial," tho "Daily Mail" describes Mr. Reeves as "a man who has already played a prominent part in tho drama of Einpiro, and who may play a larger one still." Tho now director' 6 first lcoturo dealt with contributory pension schemes.

A verdict of suicide was returned by tho jury at an inquest held on tho body of William Bennett, who, after returning to St. Blazby'from New Zealand fivo months ago, was last week found dead in Prideaux Wood, Par, Cornwall. Ho had hanged himself on a holly tree. Deceased was 68 years of age, and had been a farmer in New Zealand for several years. . Ho had been looking for a small holding in Cornwall, and was not in any financial difficulties, but ho told a neighbour somo weeks ago that he had family troubles in New Zealand, and that his family did not know where he was. Ho disappeared two months ago, and tho body when found .was little.inoro than.a skeleton.