ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1413, 13 April 1912, Page 11

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS

London, March 7. Mr. J. A. Frostick, of Christchurch, is at present paying a visit to Rome. Lady Stout was one of the speakers at a large meeting held In-t week at the residence of the Earl of .Mcath by the

British Women's Patriotic League. -Mr. and Mis. Alex. Watson arrived in England recently, aftor having spent a month in France and Spain for the benefit of their health. They hope to spend (he next month in London, and

are staying at the Jcrmyn Court Hotel in Piccadilly. Miss Frances C. ICilroe, B.Sc. (London), who has been appointed instructress in domestic science in Wellington, under tho Education Board's control, and who, till recently, has been science mistress at tho Ladies'. College at, Cheltenham, sails for New Zealand by the Macedonia on April 4.

The Lady Sydney Ogilvie-Grant, of New Zealand, was one of the performers in the operetta, "My New Maid," given in the studio at "Eirenikon," on Friday evening last. She is taking part in the same play at the East Ham Town Hall in March.

Callers at the New Zealand High Commissioner's offices during the last week in February were were:—•Mr. and Airs. S. Rosse Trevor and Grrtruue Trevor (Auckland); Mr. Justice and Mrs. Cooper, the Misses Ena and Gertrude Cooper (Wellington); Miss Kate Lawson (Wellington); .Mr. F,. A. Mayne (Wanga-

nui): Mr. C. F. Lethabv (Dunedin); Mr. W. R. Dick (Auckland); Colonel W. Smith (Nelson); and Mr. G. Sievwright (Dunedin).

Mr. A. J. Ncwbouldp of Napier, who, with his sisters, came over via Vancouver,

and saw something of Canada on the way, is at present spending a month at Bournemouth, where he is enjoying hunting, motoring, and golf. Miss Newbould

and her sister have been at Nice for the carnival, and have also visited Jlonto Carlo and the principal places on the Riviera. . They now go on to Rome, Florence. Venice, and the Italian lakes, their brother joining thein at Milan for the last tour. All will come to England in April, and, after spending (lie summer here, intend to return to Napier in October.

The attractions of the Coronation festivities of last year will apparently not make much difference'lo the numbers of tourists from New Zealand to tho Old Country this year, as already numbers are on their way over for the summer.

Amongst: these will be Mr. and Mrs. Kernot (of Wellington), and their two children: Miss M. IT. Steven s , of Wellington, who is coming to England lo c-outinue her studies of music: Dr. Andrew Sfpnliouse (Dunedin). has twelve months' leave of absence, and comes for the purpose of gaining extra surgical experience in Loudon anil Edinburgh, as does Dr. E. E. Brown, late house-surgeon at the Wellington Hospital, and now doing locum tenons work in Feafherston; Mr. H. F. Vnn Haasr. of \\ elliugton, a member of the Victoria College Council, comes for a trip, us do also Dr. and Mrs. Robertson, and Mr. and Mrs. Gear, of Wellington. The Rev. W. A. Evans, of Wellington, lias six months' leave, in order to be present at the Congress of the Congregational Unions of England and Wales, to be held in London in Mav; and Mr. and Mrs. .S. .Kirkcaldie aiid Miss Kirkealdie, of Wellington, intend to spend a year's holiday here.

_ A large audience attended the illustrated lecture give-i by Mr. P. I'aoro Chamborlin on "The Maori and Scenerv of Xew Zealand," at the Kasthampstead Town Hall, on Fridav la>l. The lantern slides wrre lent by' tlie High Commissioner.

Mr._ and Mrs. Alfred Kidil returned to the Strand I'alaeo Hotel, London, last week, irom an extended tour of tho Continent. They had the misfortune to be on board the s.s.' Xord when that vessel collided in tho Channel. Mrs. Kidd suffered from shock after the accident, but is now recovering. Mr. and Mrs. Kidd are returning to the Dominion in April. . A lecture on the "Economics of the Refrigerated Food Supply of Great Hrilain, delivered by Mr. 11. C. Cameron, New Zealand's Produce Commissioner at the London School of Economics, last week, mainly concerned the discovery and development of refrigeration as now applied to perishable articles. Mr. Cameron's researches in the history of refrigeration took him back nearly 80 years, and he devoted a considerable portion of his naper lo the experiments commenced by Mr. T. S. Mori and Mi. Xicolle. in Australia, in -ISO 7, and ■to those of Mr. James Harrison, and those also of American and French engineers in (ho 'seventies.

Sir William Hall-Jones was amongst, the guests at the annual banquft of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, held last'week at,the Grand Hotel; Birmingham, and responded (in conjunction-with the High Commissioner of South Africa) lo the tonst of "The. Colonies," proposed by Sir Arthur Grittith-lioscawen, M.l\ Sir William, spent Friday night in Oxford as tho guest of the Dean of Kxetcr College. '

Callers at the High Commissioner's offices last week were: Miss M. I'iohter, Wellington; Mrs. li. llut'on, Auckland; Mr. Robert Green, Auckland; Mr. 1. I). Donaldson, juvoreargill; Mr. A. M'Craclccn, Christchurch; Mr. Fred Cull', Auckland; .Mrs. Nunnelcy, Wellington; .Mr. D. Inncs, Wellington; Mr. W. 11. Vcrey, Oamaru; Mr and Mrs. K. Nonlen, Christchurch; Mr. R. A. Simpson, Christchurch.

Mr. and Mrs. and Miss Barraud, and Miss F. Wright, of Wellington, are at present visiting Rome, A string quartet, Op. 3, by Mr. Arthur Alexander, of Dunedin, pianist and composer, figures in the programme for the patrons' fund concert at the Bcchstein Hall this week, am". Mr. Alexander's orchestral "Festive March," Op. 5. is to be played at Queen's Hall shortly. Sir Alexander Mackenzie conducting. 'The- items of the patrons' fund concert are selected from several hundreds sent in, so the choico of his quartet is a distinct score for tho New Zealander. The fund is raised for the purpose of encouraging British music.

There has been placed in a conspicuous position oil the main floor of the Natural History Museum, in Kensington, ft glass case, containing a few rare birds and amongst them an albino kiwi from Xeu* Zealand, hearing the following notification: "Presented to Lord Roberts b t v Col. G. W. S. Patterson, of Auckland, >cw Zealand." This is apparently the little yellow and pink-eyed kiwi formerly in the Auckland Museum. Among New Zealanders shortly expected in this country are Mrs. Mauricc Cohen, of Palmsrston XoTth, who intends to spend the nest eighteen months in England and Europe, and who is bringing with her her second son, to place him at Tonbridge School; Signor and Madame •Srjuarise. of Duncdin, who are revisiting Italy after an absencc of thirty years: Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Xelson, of Napier, who are expected this month: Miss Krice Bayley, of New Plymouth, who will stay with Mrs. M'Xaughton Christie (also of New Zealand), in England, while Br. Christie pays a short visit to America; Mr. Frank and the Misses Williams, of Ashbridge, Napier, who are ngw on their way to England; Dr. ami Mrs. Karle, and Mrs. Montgomerie, niul Mis< Owen, all n Waiuranui. who arrive next month by the Tainui. A crowd of two thousand boys gathered <in Walworth Road on Thursday evening, at the invitation of the South London branch of the Junior Imperial Migration League, to listen to a lecture from Mr. T. K. Sedgwick, who some lime ago took out a batch of London boys to New Zealand. During the evening n telecram was sent to the King from this. Iho first Imperial meeting ever held for working lad?, and the following reply was, later, received"Buekin<?hnin Pa!a<v, March 1. 15)12. Dear Sir,—T am commanded to ask you to oxpres c the King's thanks to tho 2000 boys who were asternbled in the Newinglon Public Hall last evening for the loyaj switiinenU you. as chairman of the t>'Polii , r, dispatched on their behalf. His Majesty trusts that good fortune may attend those who take advantage of the facilities oft'eu'd them to make their homes ; other portions of the Empire.—Yours very faithfully, (signed) Stamfordham." A letter of congratulation was also received from Cardinal Mourne.