NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 676, 29 November 1909, Page 4

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

.» . ; ' PERSONAL NOTES £ROM LONDON. London, October li. Dr. Chappie, of Wellington, went to Huntly. in Scotland,'lost week-end, td give a lecturo on New, Zealand.'. ' Mr. and Mrs. Millward have left London for a trip to the Continent,, prior to returning to New Zoaland. They mil join an outwardbound Oriont steamer at Naples. . ■■ ■ Mrs. Gore Martin, of Christchnrch, who arrived hero last 1 Juno on a health trip, has visited Scotland, Iroland, and the South of England. She will spend the winter in- this country, and remain until early next summer. Mr. R. E. Hall, of Christchnrch, who is : studying medicino at Middlesex Hospital, intends giving a 'lecture on "New Zealand" in I Sunderland,, and the High Commissioner's Department is londing lantern slides for the occasion; .' Dr. and Mrs. Morice, of Greymouth, since their -return to London from, the Continent, I liavo taken up "residenco at their old. quarters in St. James's Court, Buckingham Gate. They intend remaining in . England till. . January next../ ■ -• ; - Rev. Rollo St. John Howell, M.A., of tho University of New Zealand, was admitted to priest's orders at the Bishop of London's Or. aination in St. Paul's Cathedral on October 3. Mr. Hovoll has been a. student of Ridley Hall, Cambridge. Mr. R. L. Pudney, formerly of Palmerston North, who' has been living in England for the past- three years, has decidW, lo return to Now Zealand to take up permanent residence.- He. intends .going to Auckland with his family, and,will leave London to-morrow, 1 Mr. R. Newton Vanos, A.R.1.8.A., of Dunedrn, leaves for Dunedm by the Friedrich der Grosso . next month, •• joining . that vessel ; at Naples on November 10. Ho hopes to bom Dunedin; by Christmas,, and proposes .to go into practice ,as an architect immediately on his return.; ■' Mrs. Stouart, .of.- Stratford,, and her- -two daughters are returning to Now Zenland after an extended'•visit to the Old Country. ..They will leave London by the Connthic on November 11. Mr. and Miss Riley, of Haworn, and Mrs. E.- O.iley, of Auckland, will bo passengers.by thu same'vessel.^ Miss Conbtanco M. Jones is returning shortly to Auckland, after spending sorrjo time here studying nursing. She entered -for training at tho York Road Hospital, in London, and now, holds that hospital's certificate for midwifery, and also tho London Obstetrical Society's midwifery diploma. Dr. W. H. Unwin, F.R.C.S., of Timaru, is visiting England with his wife and two children. , They arrived by the Wakanui at the beginning of September, and will' remain' till January next/; . Dr. Unwin will visit relations in'tho ,Old Country and do some post-gradnato studyMn. Burgoryandmedicine.- At present.he is residing, at his father's houso at Shortlands, Kent. ■ , .Miss Beatrice Cartwright and her' sister, Miss C; Cartwright. of Pleasant Point, Canterbury, who arrived here on August 4, have visited various parts of Ireland and" England,;' and at present are - staying 'at Walkern, Stevenage, with Mr. and Mrs. Scowon,.'formerly of-Pleas-ant Point, New Zealand. -From there they will go to Scotland," and they intend remaining in the ,British-;lsles until -after the New Tear; They will sppnd a short holiday in Paris before returning to Now-.Zealand via Suez. >Rev. .E. S. Buchanan, ourato of St. 'Paul's, 1 Onslow- Square,r who, was educated in • New Zealand, and studied at .Canterbury- College. Christehurch,'is- publishing, at the -expense of the" Clarendon Press, Oxford; one of the oldest biblical' manuscripts in the world. : Tho manuscript, is : written on purple vellum' with gold and alvor ink, and dates from circa 425 A.D. It is. DTcserred'in.the Dnomo at Veronn.where Mr. Buchanan spent some ciphering it, .and discovered ; som(. ,;ieaves hitherto unknown to' biblical. soholi The Clarendon Press'! have already published by the same author ■ a-copy of a manuscript of the Gospels in' :Phris,- dating :frora 375 A.D. These.- two MSS. : contain only tho . four; Gospels, and aro earlier than tho Vulgate, 'which is the . Bible . used,, by the Roman/ Catholic: Church.. The, Rev. E. S. Buchanan was invited' to the > meeting,- of. tho commission- ,i appointed :by his 'Holiness the : Pope torevise. the Roman Catholic Bible.' : i