NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1075, 14 March 1911, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

PERSONAL NOTES.FROM LONDON. : •'-■-,-. London', February 2. The Earl of Onslow, , ex-Governor of Now Zealand, who has been ill for somo time, is still confined to his bed at Claailon Park. Mr. G. J. A. Lester, of Wanganui, who arrived in England on business some two months ago, expects to return to the Dominion shortly. . : Mr. T. W.J- Johnson, M.8., of Otago University, nud! now 'on tho staff of Middlesex Hospital, was . granted thediploma of L.K.C.P. at. last week's meeting, of tho Royal College of Physicians. Messrs. William Sullivan (Wellington), Floyd Gillam (Auckland), and Stuart William (Lower Hutt), who travelled to England as engineers. in tho s.s. Cornwall, intend to gain. more experience in 'engineering before returning. From London they will go to Liverpool, where they ikpect to be for about a month. "-. Dr. J. M. Mason, M.D. (Brux.), D.P.H. (Cambridge), Consulting Medical Officer to the Dominion of New Zealand, who studied law, and nass-ed as a barrister during his visit to England last year, was called to tho Bar last week as a member of Gray's Inn. Canon Ivens, Rural Dean of Halifax, and Vicar of-Sowerby Bridge, who was one of the Anglican Missioncrs who recently visited New Zealand, has returned to his home in this country. Mr. L. D. Coombs, of Dunedin and Wellington; who recently passed the final examination of tho Royal, Institute of British Architects, has returned to London from a tour of France, Italy, and Switzerland. He.returns to New Zealand after- the. Coronation. A meeting to welcome' the return of the Anglican Mission from New Zealand is to be held on the night of February 9, hi-the Hqaro Memorial Hall of the Church House, Westminster, when several of the missioners will give an account of their experiences in tho various dioceses in New Zealand. The Bishop of Kensington, on behalf of the Bishop of London's Evangelistic Council, will preside. As a result of his extended researches in the Alps of Now Zealand, Mr. A. Dorrien-Smith has brought to this country a number of rare and beautiful plant specimens. There are over two thousand in his collection, and twenty-seven distinct specimens. It was difficult to bring them through; the Red Sea, and some were lost.. ■ . '. Mrs. E. M. Kilgour, of Auckland, is back in London, after a very enjoyable trip through England, Scotland, and the Continent. Sho snout Christmas at Eastbourne, and is now' staying with her cousin, Dr. Yonng, in Mansfield Street, Cavendish Square, in order to seo London. Later she will go to Bournemouth, the Islo of Wight, and to Ireland. Mrs. Kilgour hopes to be in London for the Coronation. Recent callers on the High Commissioner include:—Mr. William Sullivan 'Wellington), Mr. Floyd Gillam (Auckland), Mr. Stuart Williamson (Lower Hutt), Mr. and Mrs. Arthur E. Russell, mul the Misses T. and B. H. Russell (Palmerston North), Mr. G. J. 11. Lcstei (Wanganui), Miss A. E. Baker (Nelson), Mr. T. C. Williamson (Gisborne), and Mrs. W. H. P. Barber and Mr. Raj Barber.