NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 871, 18 July 1910, Page 7

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

. • . ■ —_— 4 —— PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. London, June 9. Sir William and Lady. Russell, of Hawke's Bay, are,now on a visit to London, accompanied by Miss Russell. Ihey will probably remain on this side af the world for eighteen months. Mr. and Mrs. T. Bullock,' of Ashburfcon, arrived in London by the Rimutaka, and left last week for the West cf England to visit friends. Later, they go, to Scotland, Ireland, and the Continent. Mr. Justice Denniston, of • Christ-. churcn n who is on a visit to England, appeared last week as a witness before the Royal Commission on Divorce, and gave his views regarding the divorce system in New Zealand. Mr. Jack, of Whangarei, left London last week to revisit Ireland after an absence of 30 years. Hβ arrived • some weeks ago by the White Star Line, and leaves again for New Zealand on July. .28 after visiting Scotland. The Misses A. and E. Stringer, ol Christchurch, . who arrived by the Otway, intend to remain for' about two months in.'London, afterwards going for a short trip to Paris, and returning to London probably for a yeari ' •Mγ. Alex. Elder, of Kakanui, Oamaru, aiTived in London- by' the 'Qtway.' Later on Mr. Elder intends to visit relatives at Bristol, Wick, and Thursu, returning to. London in the autumn on his way back "to' "New Zealand. ' Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Terry, of Dunedin. who arrived here by the Orsovu in the middle of May, intend to five months. ■ They will visit sonm u'l the leading towns and watering places in England, tour in Scotland and Ireland '. ■ ' ... Mr. \V.. A. Clarksbn, of Christchurcti, is visiting .the Old Country and Europe to make iiimslcl- acquainted witn tile latest methods .'in .ferro-concrete construction, and will remain till early.neiL year, when-he returns via America. Mr. Philip Presants, of Christohurcn, Who has been spending some time in Norwich, tho Midlands and .'North Wales, will now probably spend a month °l tw , p •"* London, afterwards visiting the Continent. He may decide to set-' tie in London. ■ Mr. and Mrs. T. West, of Dunedin who arrived by the Orsova, are at present visiting some of the principal cities and country towns of England. Later they will visit Scotland and Paris, WJJJg- by the Orsova on their return to New Zealand about the end of SeptemMγ. I. E.\ Foot, of tie Government Insurance Department, Wellington, who came to England some weeks ago, has recently joined the staff of tho New Zealand Pavilion at the White City, and will return to the Dominion upon tho closing of the Japan-British ExhibiLion. . I Mr. George Gibson, of Brettanbv, Darlmgton, u about to quit his farm with a view of taking up farming in New Zealand. 'Mr. Gitson has not only taken an active part in the public affairs of his own district, but has also made hmself well known and universally respected by his unwearying efforts w> bring home to agriculturists in all parts or the north-eastern counties the importance of closer organisation. Mr. S £¥ 8 been on the executive of the Darlmgton , Chamber of Agriculture and 6f the Darlington Farmers' Protection Association. In the latter body he was one of the leading spirits and he has done a considerable amount or spade-work" for the F.P.A., addressing meetings of farmers at Darimgtpn, Stokesley, Bishop. Auckland, Stanhope,, Whitby, Hawes, and many other places. Ho retires; from his farm in the coursb ol m<, SU)U f ew da and sails the s.s. lonic for New Zealand on the. 23rd instant. Alfred H.Elkin, of Auckland has beon on a cycling tour through the southern counties, and has spent two months in Brighton. He proposes visiting Oxford and Scotland, and leaves for New York at tho end of June or early in July. From Vancouver he will sail for New Zealand. . Mr. L. Fraser, of Waianowai, Southland, who came to England by the qtway, left for Scotland last week to visit relatives at Milnegavie, Glasgow. Thence ho, goes to Inverness, returning to Aberdeen and Edinbuigh, and visi£ ing the North of Ireland beroro re•turning to New Zealand by the Osterley on August 5. Miss F. Hall-Jones, the Hon. C Louisson, Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Moore j Sir Walter Kennaway, Dr. Levinge' Misses M'Kay, Hon. •C. N. Butler' Misses Van Staveren, and Miss M. Le C. Michie were among the visitors to the New Zealand . Pavilion at ' the Japan-British Exhibition last week. Mr. John Stone, of Messrs. Stone and Sou, Dunedin, is in London on a health trip, accompanied by Mrs. Stone. They intend to spend about a month in London, and then visit tho Continent and Scotland, returning, after a three or four months' stay, by. the direct route to the Dominion. Mr. Stone's health is already much improved by fee sea voyage.