NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 537, 18 June 1909, Page 4

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, May 6. Mr. llupert Garsia, of H.M.S. Russell, who is a Christchur'ch boy, lias completely recovered from a severe attack of pneumonia, and is now in London awaiting, orders' to join his ship. j By the Athenio will arrive Dr. and Mrs. Morice, of Groymouth, and Miss Rubi Seddon, daughter of the lato Premier of New Zealand, *? f v ! 4 , l(: England. Tho Rev. G. Clement, eel ' 1S a P asson S°r .by'.the samo veeMr. E. W. Dinnle, of Wellington, a fingerprint expert, camo to England-by tho Everton Grange. For tho present ho will remain in Londen, where he has many old friends to loek slilecL lUture movements are not yet

_Mt\ Lav,'son Balfeur, the Christchurch artist has been sfotchirrg' all over England and Wales since his arrival from New Zealand some months ago, and he intends to exhibit some of his \\ elsh and Cornish sketches at tho New Zealand art shows this year. • t' i Qoane, of Christchurfch, has arriv-ed in London, via tho Continent, where he spent samo time en route. He will remain in London lor about a month, and then visit the Ntath of England and Scotland. Mr. Quane is on a pleasure trip to tho Old Country. • Inauinas aro being made by Mrs. Charles Jenkins for Mr. ; and Mrs. EdJ"? , p ° re y Aracabniy, formerly resident at Burgess Hill, but who were some wars ago known to have gone to New Zealand.. Mrs Jenkins s address is care of Parr's Bank, Kensington, London. Mr. R. H. Crudge, of Auckland, who arrived on April 16, after bemg. absent from England ■?, /ears, traveled via Sydney and South Africa, and sjent a month in Natal and the Transvaal, visiting some of tho battlefields. After a few days in Devonshire, his native eejraty, Mr. Crndge went thenoe to Wales, and afterwards to London. * r " part «gton is said by the "Athenaeum te hare offered a warning to collectors and ,ethers against alleged New Zealand antiquities, whwh are, in reality, forgeries. Ho has been informed by Mr. Ttirnbull, of Wellington, that a number of greenstone obiects made frem geod patterns and by a skilful workman are in circulation there, and verv axuionlt to detect.. ... ■

■ A Psrty of New Zealandors, recently arrived, tell ail amusing story of a travelling corapan- ! ' 4 well-known resident of South Canterte' ? i f £ r ,? to 1": ° f tho world. E™ j mo ! e . ft 1"S natiro land a deep w™L £ 2 ? P °£ Crossim; America, he J,, S fl ' of m tho Rockres and make book, but was persuaded to roach tho seaboard and thencross tho Atlantic. Four days in London, however, settled tho matter, and he .booked his.passage by tho next boat. : Among tho passengers arriving by the Ortona TW j®M r " ™ C'ot, of Wellington, tho Rev and Mrs.. Clark, of Auckland. Mr. and Mrs Rowe and their daughter, of Wellington, Mrs Hunt, of Chnstckureh, Mr. M'Grfor, of NaQ an , ( J U p yd; Miss Do Montalk, of Auckj V s on <* business trip to this most of his time in London and Glasgow, leaving again on his return journey on Jnna 2G by th« Orsori wluoh will bo the first-of the new Orient boats to reach Australia. Mr. and Mrs. Clark will roturn to Auckland by tho Vancouver route. Mr. Bowe and his wifo and daughter are at Eorfdon S ln ® evf) nshiro, prior to visiting dS?' !l ttrtl - 1 ? nd Miss-Minnie Gilmore, of puaedm, o.Te visiting England on a pleasnre wifi' Wl ' h business. They visit Pans and Switzerland, and on their V* Tv ??? I >rOCM(I to Dublin'via Yorkshire and the English Lakes.- •In Dublin 'fu y i> t™ r r.*, lth M' B3 Gihnore's brother, AO, aR" Glln !?. r «. formerly of Auckland. Afterwards they will visit Kilfarncy, Belfast (Miss Gilmore s native town), Scotland, and homo Among tho passengers arriving by' tho MoldaviaMasMr. J. R. Cunningham, of Christ13 during round t ho WO r!d. He ?£Kkf of months doing the sights of . England, and will, then wake a tour of tho. South of Europe, Gormanr. and I'ranee, after which ho returns hero in order to sea something of Scotland-aad Ireland.- Then Mr. Cunningham intends, to mako for America and thence to Japan, and, will return'to'New aealamrby way Australia-.about ten months heneo. r Mrs. Mark o.hen (wife of tho editor of tho liS? Twir )f .MTvenzio (wifo of, tho ft ?: Jtackenae. Minister for Commerce aid Industries), and Mr.;Pembcrton, wero tho only paisengers for England by .the New Zealand, bhippme Co. sOtaki, which has jnet returned ro London after her maiden voyaro, to New Zealand,. Mr. Kenneth Mackenniln of the Hon. T. Mackenzie, travelled by the Otakias ship s surmon, and intends proceeding to the Glasgow Tniirmary. Mrs. Cohen will await in London the -arrival of her husband, who is coming 1 through Canada as a member of the Imperial Press Conference party,- and who is duo here on the 28th inst. Tho Otaki had a K JE2L ge ' hcr ■ P»f s#n e«rs speiik with entnnsiasrti- of tho vessel s -steadiness in all weathers. It tpII be remembered that the : J3fe in' wjiich'i rccipro-caUng-and .turbine ongines-were combined. callers at thf . High Commissioner's Offioe:—Mr.--.Wm. JVJordon (Wellington), Mr. and Mrsi-J. B. Thurlow (Wanganui), Mr. ,Wm, Daly Revington (Greymouth), Mr. and. Mrs Vincent Rice (Auckland),-Mr.-. R. h. ' Crndgc" (Auckland), Mr. Geo. H. S. Clayton (Christchurch), Mr. Chas S. Cook (Wellington), Miss HudMn, Mr. Artlmr M. Myers (Auckland), Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Atkinson (Wanganui) Mrs. H. ,and Miss H. Grocott (Dunedin), Mrs. Mark Cohen (Dunedin), Mr. J6hn Roberts (Dnnedin), Mr. C. Hnrtler, Mr. G. M Gregor (Napier), Mr. and M*s. Lawson Balf°"r. (Christcluireh), Mr. John' H. Rhodes (Christehurch), Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Joseph (Wellington), Mr. H. M. Paterson (Christchurch), Mr. R. Morton (Christehurch), Mr. E. V. Lancaster (Christchuroh). Mr. Andrew Cowie, Mrs. Harrison Leo Cowio . (Winton • Southland). Mr. M. Gilmore (Dunedin); ' Mr. John R, Cunningham (Christchurch), Mr. H. W. Millward (Wellington), Mr. F. G. Kennedy (Wellington), Mr. J.. Martyn (Wellington), Mr. W. L. Miles (Christchurch and Wellington), Mr. Frank Bodle (Auckland),' Mr. D. T. Mowat (Wellington), Mr, G. G. Russell (Dunedin), Mr. Alex. G. Davidson (Dunedin), Mr. H. Quane (Christchurch), Mr.' and Mrs. Geo. Baker (Christohurch). v