NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1083, 23 March 1911, Page 6

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

r, PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON, u London, February's. 1- Mr. D. Ritchie, of Timaru, who has I- been in England.on business lor tho past is six years, returns lo New Zealand by ie the Orvieto. ' 11 ([1 Dr• Kenneth Mackenzie, sou of tho Hon. I. Mackenzie, of New Zealand, has been • appointed demonstrator of anatomy and " practical surgery at tho Edinburgh Uni1® versily. Meut.-Colonel and Mrs. R. Snow, of Ghrislchureh, and the Misses Snow, are now at Alassis, in Italy, where they intend remaining till March. On their way i- to the Italian Riviera they visited Paris, r- Lyons, and Marseilles. '! During the week the following New Zealanders called on the High Commissioner: -Mr- E. D. Hercus (Dunedin); Mr. J. F. ■ Skinner; Mr. J. Holmes (Wellington); ~.r s- .B a Mr. M. May (Dunedin); Mr. m ' Tiseh (Wellington); Mr. J. E. JLerry (Wellington); Mr. Stanley, E. X r ,°v; n (Wellington); Mr. W. 11. Evatt 11 (Wellington). it r ° ant ' I^rs " Hethcrington, of Auckland, who have lieen wintering at Bourneie v ''i'h the intention of spending another year or two in England, havo receiyed news of a dangerous illness in ' their family, and are, in consequence, ( ( returning home forthwith by the Otway. Mr. George. 11. Buckcridge, of Christchurch, v.-ho is meeting with remarkable t_ success in his efforts to popularise New Zealand dairy produce in England, has lr been invited to lecture in West Ham ;o and at Bristol, and is now in communij. cation with tho London County, Council with reference to a .proposed series of lecg tures in the schools. Miss Grace Armstrong, a graduate of ;t New Zealand, where she practised denir tistry for some years, has just opened i, a dental surgery in Regina, in the Canait dian North-West, and is the only lady i- attending the conventions of the Dental Society of Western Canada. Miss Norah |- Armstrong, her sister, who is a nurse, if is also following her profession in Regina. The l?ev. Cecil Hepher, vicar of St. ! John's, ."Newcastle, who was one of the •- misfsioners who recently visited New Zeai. land, is full of praise of the Dominion, i- its beauty, the hospitality of its people, s their loyalty, love of culture, and atten- ■- tion to settlers' religion. In New Zeae land, Mr. Hepher said last week, with s regard to the work in which he was eni- gaged, that he and his fellow missioners e were unanimous in opinion that they had !. had the time of their lives. 1 Four cavalry and four infantry sergcants are required by the New Zealand tl Government, to be employed as instruc- ■ • tors. The names of young unmarried sers gcants serving in Ireland, who are res commended for appointment, are .requiri ed to reach the Royal Hospital by Feb- >' ruary 12. Candidates must be in posscs- - sion of Hythe Musketry and Signalling a certificates. The engagement will bo for e five years, with pay to commence at s JilGO per annum, including all allowi ances, except horse and travelling allowances. s Lady Stout enters this week upon a lecturing tour which will keep her constantly engaged until tho middle of B March. Her activities are divided bo- ; tween the' work of the Women's Social and Political Union (and other "Votes for Women" bodies) and tho British Women's Temperance Association. She > goes first to Sussex, then to Manchester and Blackburn, then over to Yorkshire and back to London, where she is to lecture in tho Bijou Theatre, on behalf of the Women's Freedom League. When her daughter leaves Rodean , School for her holidays, in tho middle-of March, Lady Stout will take a rest, and. with her son, Mr. 0. E. Stout (now at Cambridge University), and lie.- daughter, visit Venice, Florence, and.Rome The High Commissioner for New Zealand was present at tha lunch given at t.ie Guildhall last week, to welcome the Duke of Connaught back from South Africa; on Wednesday took a narty of New Zealanders to Canning Town to see the launch of the Thunderer; on Thursday attended the dinner of the Institution of Electrical -Engineers at the Hotel Cecil; on Friday was present at a dinner .given Jiy tho of Queensland, in celebration of the ooening of (he Torres Strait route to Brisbane, and nil Saturday was at the receptions given by the Marchioness of Lansdowne and Mrs. Asouitli, in connection with the opening [ of the new Parliament. [ The Colonial Club, n social organisation formed in London by voung New Zealanders a year or two ago, held its annual dinner en Fridav week at the Phoenix Hotel, Princes Street, W., with Mr. Richard E. Dobbie in the chair. The menu was of an aggressively Maori character. It was adorned with tho national fern leaf, and the-Maori welcome, "Ilaerenlai Koutou," and the familiar souo and chicken were disguised under the " aweinspiring names of "To Kai Wai" and "fe Hiken"—and so on through tho bill, "here was an excellent attendance. The rmi sts °' "Fellow Members Abroad.' 1 'The Mother Country." and "The Colonies were proposed bv Messrs. White, Brown, and Charles A. Kessell. and were received with enthusiasm. The concert programme, which Mr. Kessell in his capacity as lion, secretary and treasurer had arranged for tho evening, was contributed to by Messrs. C. Temple. H. H. Lane, T. Banbury, Jennings, 8. Lancaster, Arnold Abel, and A. Ravbone. and the evening closed with a Maori liaka, led by Ml'. Kessell. Ainoncrst others nresent were Messrs. Hinds, Owles (2), Patterson, Gregnrv, Dalvev, Davidson, J. S. Milne, and Wheatcroft.