NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 894, 13 August 1910, Page 12

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON. ' London, June 30. Mrs. Bolleston, of Wellington, has just finished ,a tour of the Killarney Lakes, and is on her way now to America for a few weeks' visit. . . ■ Mr. and Sirs. Hy. Wicken, of Recfton, and their sou, who arrived by the Omrah, will remain-in England till the middle of. October, sailing then for Sydney by the Utway. Mr. James M'lntyre, of. Onehunga, ar- ■. rived in London recently; and after a brit-'l stay proposes, to toiir in Scotland ami Ireland till September, when -ho n>turns to Kew Zealand. v Mrs. J. Campbell and Miss Campbell," of. Auckland, arrived in this month by the Morea. Alter some time in . . London they intend, to visit Ireland, Scotland, and the Coutmcni. Mrs. Julia Williamson, widow of the Hon.■ Jum«s Williamson, M.L.C., of Auck- . , land,. died on June 18 at her 'residence iu Kensington, London', W., ami was buried on Wednesday at Highgate. She was in nor 84th year, . " . . , Dr. Leiguton, uf Christchurch; l)r,. h, E. Hardy, of New Plymouth; and Mr. J. 51. Paterson, M.A., uf Duuedin, were aiMiij; tho visitors at the New, Zealand I'avilnn "ut the Japan-British Exhibition , last \vr:-.k. ' - . ;' "If I hail to miike a 6tart .in life ovnr ' again, this Dominion, of New Zpulaud, of all places on the map, is the onu where I should wish to carve out my. fulurii," , Mi. Wills said recently: toUhe. "Daily Chronicle." "One' feels thiit one can. forgive the vanity of the colonial who , considers New Zealand "the most blessed ■'' spot on earth. Nature has been "excep. . tionally kind,.and a splendid future lies before New Zealand if she makes guod use of her opportunities for development." Mr. and Mrs. Edward Gates, of Christchurch, who came to England by the Omrah, have been in Yorkshire, and, havenow Bom. to Ihti Wusl country. Ireland, . Scotland, and the Continent are included I in their itinerary. ~-., , i

Mr. Thomas Stone, of Canterbury, who arrived with his daughter by the Omrah, has, after a fortnight in London, gono to the West-country for a few weeks, and will later, visit , Scotland for >a month. They will go to Ireland for the Dublin Show: ' ■-...•■'■■■'■■

Mr, Peter- Robertson, of Avondale, Auckland, is at present in. London with his daughter, Miss J. Robertson,', and Mr. J. S.. Maxwell. A week hence the party commence a prolonged tour of Scotland, ond later thuy will pay a , brief visit to Ireland, probably leaving for the Doniin. ion on their return in October. "

Messrs. E. C. Howard and W. W; Ed. wards, two n»wly-appoiiited Government "vets.," left by the lonic for New Zealand last week. A, third, Mr. Richard Finch, left three weeks ago', via Suez.'but will spend a fortnight in 'Australia, and will arrive in New Zealand about, the same time as Messrs. Howard and Edwards. ■ . . '-.■■

Mr. John Hall, of. Christchurch,■•. and' his son are spending six weeks in London, after an interesting tour of the principal 'towns of Canada,, and short stays at Chicago,; Buffalo, Detroit, and N«w I'ork. Alter a-short stay in London theywill tour Scotland, Ireland, and the Con-, tinent, and spuid a little tiino in Egypt and Ceylon before returning to New Zealand. ' . , i, :

Colonel C. S. Bailey, of Timaru, arrived in London a few days ago, with his wife and daughter, •by the Runic, They will'go shortly to Ireland to spend a month With relatives, and thence to Scotland, where Colouol .Bailey's brothers are living. They return to the' Dominion by the Suevic, leaving Liverpool on September 22. '■ '■ ■■•■'.

A recent London wedding of interest to New Zealanders was that of Miss Muriel Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Christchurch, to Lieutenant J. A. A. Morris, R.N., son' pf Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Morris, of Pailton House, Kugby, which took place :at St. Margaret's, Westminster, on June 18. Miss Ruth Anderson and MissNita Morris (sister of the bridegroom) were bride* maids. . ■ v ■ ' . ■ '.

The death occurred last week of Mrs. Brett, the wife of Mr. R. B. Brett, of tho New Zealand Press Agency, who is a cousin of. Mr. Henry Brett, of Auckland. A funeral service was held at St. Paul's Church, Herne Hill, on Saturday morning,' and the interment took place at Eastings,. Mrs. Brett's native town, in the ufternoon. Mr. Percy Brett, her younger son, is due to arrive from New Zealand this.week. ■ . . ,'.

' Colbnol and Mrs. E. S. Snow, of Christ, church, and their family have, taken rooms at Ahingdon Eoad Kensington. Colonel Snow' recently visited his. cousin, Major-General T. D'Oyly Snow, who com. niands the military district of Colches- ' ter. The second battalion of the Northanipton=lifre Regiment (the 58th) served in New Zealand during the Maori wars, and the commanding showed the New. Zealander some fine paintings of • Maori chiefs prominent in those days. , . Dr. W.-.J. Mackay, M.D., and Mrs, Mackay, of Nelson,'- have' come to Eng-v', lano! to revisit old -friends and scenes, arid' Dr. Mackay will take the opportunity, as on former occasions, of visiting the London and other hospitals to note any recent advance in medicine; surgery, and surgical ■ equipment. Hejs particularly interested in sanatoria for consump- ■ tiv'es. Dr. Mackay intends to ; spend a while in Rome in company with his son,' , : the Eev. Lionel'Mackay, who-is resign- ':. ing a curacy in Surrey with the object of taking up mission and other work: in . -New Zealand. -. . ' - "'•""