NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 470, 31 March 1909, Page 8

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

London, February 18. Tho Bev. Thomas Flavell delivered an interesting lecture on "New Zealand" at thp Royal Victoria Hall on February 9. Mr. and Mrs. Roper, who have been staying at the Savoy Hotel in London for some months, intend leaving in a few days for the Riviera, where they will remain for three or four weeks beforo returning to England. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's office:—Mr. and Mrs. Pat Campbell (Christchurch), Miss Gertrude W. Purchas (Auckland). Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gray (New Plymouth), Madamo H. A. Nielson (Auckland), Miss Alice Cove, Miss Grace Joel (Dunedin). Dr. "James Burns Maxwell, son of Mr. Richard Maxwell, late of tho National Bank of New Zealand, was married on January 20 at Clifftown Congregational Church, Southend, to Miss Maude Phillips, youngest daughter of Mr. Thos. Jas. Phillips (Dent, Allcroft, and Co.), of The Leas, Westcliff-on-Sea.

On January 23 Mr. Guy Blundoll Seymour, fifth son of Mr. S. Biscoe Seymour, of Christchurch, New Zealand, was married to Miss Mabel Stephenson, youngest daughter of tho late Mr. James Stephenson, of the Stock Exchange, and Mrs. Stephenson, of Rostiem, Maidenhead. The wedding took placo at Bray Church, Berks, the vicar (Eev. 0. A. Raymond) officiating. A marriage has been arranged between Margaret Henrietta, third daughter of the late Mr. Thomas Sadler, barrister-aWaw, Inner Temple, treasurer of tho Eighty Club, and. of Mrs. Sadler, 5 St. Andrew's Placo, Regent's Park, granddaughter of the late Sir Henry Storks, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., M.P. for Ripon, and Dr. R Walter Baron, youngest son of Mr H. W. Baron, of Dunedin, New Zealand. On the voyage of tho Ruapehu from New Zealand to London a third-class passenger, named Thomas Butler, jumped overboard, and, although a boat put out and searched for an hour and a no trace of the poor fellow was found. The general impression is that Butler was seized by a shark. Tho tragedy happened on the evening of January 17, just after tho vessel had crossed the Line. Butler, who joined the vessel at Wellington, -was a native of Birmingham, aged 36 years.