ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1294, 24 November 1911, Page 3

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. London, October _!!'• Miss KUa Grubb. of Christeliurch, is at. present visitinjf relatives in Scot laud, anil shortly goes to .Edinburgh, .her 'birthplace,* for a trip. Mi.ss Beatrice Lliza Augusta Wyitt, of Belle Vue, Kcnilworth. and formerly oj Springfield, Christeliurch. passed away at her residence on Or.tober I. Mi?s Evelyn of Wr-Uiti-lon. Ui Loutlon on Saturday to _lho foivncp of tho Nutionnl Union ol nu'ii Workers, which is to bn held in Glasgow. Sir John Elrlnu Gor?t, Into Con?nlCienoral in E-jvpt, who born ' n 1( Zi"'.)tand, and motlior a Chriftchun'h Indv, loft properly of tlie valiio of ifis. 7<1., with net personalty of ci;I(»,S.V2 (js. Among tin Mirnossfnl candidate? Nt the first professional examination of the Conjoint Board of the Koynl College? of l'y»sieians and Surgeons held recently, was Mr. UUlon Litcijfieid, uf Otn.go University, who KiiK«fied tho examiners in physic?. Mr. and Mrs. F. Goldinjrhani„ of Ta|merston North, hnvo reached England, via Vancouver, and Now York, on a business visit. iMr. Goldinchnjn expoct-s to leave Knrope at tho end of next month, his route to Now Zealand probably being by way of Houg-Ivon?. Mr. 11. W. Jennings fChristclinroli) and hii had booked I heir by tho Koimiera on her maiden voynse, but ju?>t before from Plyniouili, Mr. Jennings receive<l a telegram rwnlling him to London.

Tho New Zealand Association's inontbly entertainments start with a whist drive on (If toiler ii. bast week Ibo association presented to Mrs- Creighton Hale— who lias been a prominent member, and who leaves 011 the llilh for Wellington, where she intends to settle —a silver box for holding playing curds, with Ihe be.it wishes ol the committee for her success in Now Zealand. Commenting on the appointment of Lieut. J. Wallingford as musketry instructor to the New Zealand lnrees, the "Morning Tost" savs thai Hie Dominion authorities luivo obtained the services of one of the leading rillo experts in Iho Regular Army, and remarks that ' Lieut. Wnllingford has for years been Hie best all-round and most consistent rifle shoe in the army, and, although comparisons are difficult to make, ho is regarded as probablv flic best shot in Hi" regulai armies of the world. . . . He is an 111te,'national marksman, and Ins represented Great Britain against Australia, New Zealand, irouth India, the United States, trance, liol•gium, .Norway, liu.-ia, U, : m ! u, | 1 , l \; Holland, and Greece 111 the Olympiad, (be Palma match, and the Empire mat,'b. .Invariably be makes one of the scores, many times being the best n an in the whole field, as. was the.case in the Empire match." Miss Birdio Liickie, daughter ol the late Mr D. M. Luc-Lie, of Wellington, returas to New Zealand via Suez, next month. Dr Albert .1. Orchard, ol Chnstchurch, who'recently arrived in England, leaves on October 27 by the Osterley, on bis return to New Zealand. Dr. Oi chard spent a month in Canada en route. Mr. .T. E. Baigent, of the Upper Hutl, Wellington, who was one of the Coronation contingent from New Zealand, lias spent a month at the Hythe School of 'Musketry during bis slay. He probably leaves lor New Zealand in about » iortmflrs. H. Garlick, of Auckland, who. h accompanied by bor eldest boy, is travelling for the benefit of Uer health, and goes to Paris-tins'week.as a preliminary to six weeks on the Continent. She returns, ■ in' December, via America, Honolulu,'and Fiji. ' . Mr. Buckley, of the Post and Telegraph Department of New Zealand, arrived recently. He is making ail extensive tour of- America, Canada, Great" Britain, and t!io' Continent, in order to study tho most iniproved methods of electrical communication. . Miss Tina Meredith, sister of Dr. E. Meredith,'late of Waimate, has just returned from a visit to New. Zealand, ior threo years Miss" Meredith: has been connected with the Eood Reform movement in Edinburgh, whero she was .manager ol an extensive branch, She will now con-

tin'uc her work there. —' ' ' Dr. Alice 11. Bum, formerly of the Otago University, received her diploma in public health at Edinburgh, and after filling various hospital posts was appointed a medical inspector for County Durham two years ago. ~ Sho is considered now to be, it is said, the most capable officer on the staff of county inspectors. , Sir. S. W. D'Arcy Irvine, well known in life insurance circles in New Zealand and Australia; has been counected with the staff of .the Equitable Lilo as manager of the Central London Agency for the past seven years. Mr. Irvine has held tho record for some years , past as having obtained tho greatest. amount ol personal business for the Equitable. Mr. Ronald Laing-lleason, who was with Messrs. Dalgety and Co., of Wellington, arrived in England some months ago, and immediately ou his arrival became private secretary to tho Hon. F. G. Morgan (late of tho U.S.A. Diplomatic Service), with whom he has been travelling iu France for the summer. During the winter Mr. Laing-Meason wiU probably be in London. The list of "freshmen" at Cambridge shows that Miss E. R. Fell of New Zealand. has entered Ncwnhain College; Mr. O. W. l). Bell (of Wellington), and Mr. 11. D. Broadhend (of Christchurcli), Trinity College; Mr. K.-Gould (Christchurcli) and Mr. G. S. Maclean (Wanganui), Jesus College; Mr. C. F. Harrison (Wanganui) and Mr. 11. Macquarrie (St. John's College, Auckland), Gonvillc and Cains; and Mr. C. P. Livingston (Wanganui), Trinity Hall. 'ihe engagement is announced of Dr. Eva Meredith, late of Wnimato, to Dr. \y. 11. Clements, son'of the late MajorGeneral Clements, and cousin oi the Earl ' of I.eitriin. Miss Meredith, who, three months ago, took her. degree of Doctor oi Medicine, has been for'the past two and a half years resident medical officer at Wycombe Abbey School, and had a brilliant career as' a student. She qualified in Edinburgh three years ago, holding ihe gold medal in anatomy, second prize in midwifery and medical jurisprudence, and third in public health, with twelve firstclass and ten second-class honours.

Mrs. Alington, who has been with hei husband in Roubaix for the last four weeks, returned to London tor a (lying visit only last week. She has recently suffered a sad loss in the death of hel sister, Mrs. Scholefield. Owing to the crowded steamship bookings to New Zealand, the Maoris who have bsen at the White City during the past summer. have found it necessary to postpone their departure for a iew weeks. During that period a nicked party of ths band, headed by Maggie Papakura, are to appear at the Palace Theatre, where they started on Monday. Their ":uru" include.; Maori songs by "Iwa of the Laughing Eyes," arid poi dances, under (he leadership of Bella, who is the chief authority on the dances, games, and customs of her people. It has been I was ambition to sing in London, and in all probability she will remain here to take lessons under a well-known English teacher. Competent critics, who have heard her sing declare that Iwa. has an uncommonly fine natural voice, and are convinced that with proper tuition she will go far in the profession. An interesting and singular encounter occurred a. few days ago at. the office of tho High Commissioner for New Zealand, when Sir Finnis Colvile, now of Guildford, met Mila Taupopoki, the Atoon chief fr"ni Whakarewarewa, who is in England with Maggio Papakura's troupe, in 1861 Sir Finnis Colvile was in charge of iroops operating on a Maori stronghold at Makelu, on the east of the North Island, and Mita. then a youth of eighteen, was assisting the I'ritish troops. Sir Pinnis (then Colonel Colvile). though m'nus an arm which he lost in Kittle, was an enthusiastic sport-man. and. to vary the monotony of nflicial rations he sometimes risked his life by go-'og beyond the Irenchrs in search of wild di'.elt. Ou one of these expeditions he was stalked by several Maoris, and nil exciting chase resulted, during which (lie flie/lish soldier, ducks and gun iu baud, had to ford a river .and run for all he was worth. Curiously enough, old Mita was present oil this occasion, and .when the other day. not. knowing this Sir Finnis was relating the adventure, the chief* excitement was intense. He -pealis English very imperfectly, but had managed to follow tho recital, and remembered and supplied several details the Englishman had forgotten. It was'a strango chance that brought the two old warriors together in London after fortj-seren years,