ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1521, 17 August 1912, Page 11

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. London, July. u. Father MacMillan, of Wellington and formerly of Willianistown (Vic), is visiting Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Bloomfield leave London tor Norway during tho first week in August. Among those concerned' in tho present Northern Counties campaign of fiio Imperial Mission, are Messrs. John Holmes and I. Raymond, of New Zealand. _ Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hnslett, of Foxton, intend to settle in England for a couple of years, as Mr. Hnslettjias just bought a business in Southsea, Portsmouth. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur Andrew, of New Zealand, are leaving London on tho 18th inst., to join the Malwa at Marseilles, en route for Singapore. They expect to bo some considerable timo in tho East Indies. Mrs. and the Misses Peat (2), of Wanganui, arrived in England after a run across America. To-day they sail for a three-weeks' tour in Norway. Mr. A. R. Potter, of Napier, has, since his arrival in England, visited many historic parts of "Wellington and Somerset. Captain and Mrs. Gray, of Wellington, arrived by tlio Retnuera on Juno 13, and after spending a few weeks in London, intend paying a round of visits in tho country, going through the North of England and tho Highlands, and later on over to the Continent. Mr. J. Mander, son of the well-known M.P. of Auckland, arrived here a few days ago with a New Zealand novel, which he hopes ■to piaco with London publishers. If successful, he will stay in England; if unsuccessful, he intends to leave for New York in September. There he will study for some years at the Columbia University. At a special meeting of delegates held at Aberdeen University a few days ago, the degree of LL.D. was conferred upon Dr. Charles Chilton, Professor of Biology and Panteology, at University College, Canterbury. Dr. Chilton has already many letters after his name, being M.A., D.Sc. (N.Z.), M.8., CM. (Edinburgh), and P.L.S. '

At a dinner given by the Earl and Countess Pitzwilliam at their famous home, Wentworth Woodhouse, in honour of the King's visit, amongst tho invited guests to meet his Majesty were the town clerk of Sheffield, Mr. E. M. Prescott and Mrs. Prescott. Mrs. Prescott (formerly Miss Nancy Shaw, of Strathfield, Sydney), is a nativo of Wellington. The marriage arranged between Mr. Charles Frederic Jcrram, Eoyal Marine Light Infantry, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Jerram, of Talland, Loce, Cornwall, and Miss Sibyl Victoria Grege, elder daughter of Dr. and Mrs. J. G. O'Neill, of Auckland, and Harbledown, Canterbury, will take place at Talland, Cornwall, on August 15. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Holman, of Auckland, are on a visit to this country, where. Mr. Holman wishes to enlargo his experience and ideas in architecture by visitin? various centres. The Bishop of Christchurch and Mrs. Julius, left Auckland for Vancouver in April, and, travelling across the Eockics, spent some days at Toronto, Niagara, Montreal, and Quebec, pjfid arrived in Lngland early- in June. Since they arrived, they have spent most of ' their tune with tho Bishop's brother at Ham, and m London. Mr. Bernard Tripp and Mr. H. D. Acland returned to London a few days a"0 from a tour in Denmark, whither they went to for themselves th© cooperative agricultural system in vogue there, and the land question. M r. Wray Pajliser was down in CornS a >• m, the , wcck " end > attending the Kadio-lelegraphic Conference at Poldhu, at the Marconi Company's station. Dr. TV. A. Chappie, MS'., late of Wellington, spoke on the care and control of the feeble-minded at the Biennial Health Conference,' at the Eoval Horticultural Hall, on Thursday afternoon. Mrs. W. Benco, of Wellington, has just returned from a tour of Scotland and Cheshire, and remains in London until August, when she hopes to return to Now Zpaland. Mr. and Mrs. E. Louis and family, of Auckland, spent three weeks in London, and are now staying at St. Leonards-on-Sea for a month. In August they go to Switzerland and Germany. Mr. W. G. Duthie, of 'Wellington, and Captain Henry Haydon. of Palmcrston North, wcto Empire dol.cgn;|ias to the International Congress of Chambers of Commerce, hold at Derby a few days a»o. Mrs. and Miss M'Audle, of Wellington, afler visiting Ireland and .Scotland, are now leaving for tho Continent. They return to Ireland for tho Horse Show, and will bo some time in England before leaving by tho Mantua on October 18 for Sydney, where they intend remaining some time. .Dr. J. M. Bell, formerly.director of geological surveys in New Zealand, is now in Turkestan on behalf of English capitalists. He will return to London shortly; and will, afterwards go to Canada, at the request of an English syndicate interested in mining matters in the Porcupine district. _ Mr. William Frank Grace, of Waihi, is in England on a short holiday, and intends spending a few weeks on the Continent, visiting several of the electrical installations and works. Mr. Grace hopes to be back at the mine (Waihi Grand Junction Gold Mines), before November next. Miss Fraser, late principal of Wnnganui College, who is to lie,principal of tho Presbyterian Girls' School, which it is intended to found in Hawke's Bay, is spending a month in London. An illustrated article bearing reference L'to eeismoloCT and Keology in tho neiei.-

bourhood of Wellington, aopeaxs in the current number of the "Scottish Goographical Magazine." It is from the pen of Mr. C. A. Cotton, of Victoria College, Wellington, and formerly of Otago University. Mr. F. Shayle Gardner, of Auckland, arrived by the Orama, and has goon staying with his uncle, tho late Lord Bishop of Ripon (Dr. Boyd-Carponter), at the little Cloisters, at Westminster. Mr. John Balsillie, of Palmerston North, came overland from Naples, via Rome, Florence, Venice, Lucerne, aud Paris. He this week attends the Sheep-breeders' Association meeting at Doncaster, and thence goes on to Scotland for a tour in tho Highlands. He probably leaves some time in October for America, en route for tho Dominion. Mr. M. W. Armstrong, of Whangarei, ■who left England for New Zealand in 18(32, is on a visit to the Old Country. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Liggins, of Tokomaru, the former tho' president of the Now Zealand Flaxmillcrs' Association, and a well-known breeder of Holstein cattle, arrived in London recently, after a tour of Italy. Germany, and Paris. Tho Bishop of Waiapu and Mrs. Averill leave England on July 12 for New Zealand in the Malwa. The Bishop has secured the services of several priest's for his diocese. Mr. J. 0. Batchelar. of Palmerston North, arrived at Naples at the end of May, and crossed tho Continent by way of Rome, Venice, the Rhine, Cologne, and Paris, arriving hero a few days ago. Miss E. O'Reilly, of Hastings, is now on a visit to her brother, a medical student at Edinburgh University. Since her arrival, Miss O'Reilly has spent a month in Norway', She is'now in London for n few weeks prior to leaving for Ireland. Mr. Chas. Passavant, of Wauganui, arrived in London a fortnight ago, after an absence of twenty years. He intends toi visit all the principal towns in England then going to Scotland and Ireland, and afterwards to- Paris, Belgium, Holland, and Germany, coming back to London about the middle of September. The funeral of Mrs. George Gray Russell, formerly of Dunedin and Timaru,

who died at Glasgow from heart failure while on a . motor tour, took place at Bournemouth, on Thursday. Amongst those present were Sir William Hall-Jones, Mrs. Grafton Ross, Mr. Rnssell (nephew)/ Captain and Miss Wray, Mr. G. H. Rhodes, Mrs. Wills, Mr. and Mrs. Mabon, Mr. and Mrs, Donaldson, Mr. Nelson George, Mr. and Mrs. Michie and Mr. Row. Mr. Harry ,Ha.ydon, of Palmerston North, is visiting England after twentvfive years in New Zealand, and has just been the guest of tho Derby Chamber of Commerce, seeing all places of interest in that • district. The Rev. P. B. Redgrave, M.A., lately curate to Canon Sedgwick in Christchurch, who recently came to England to get experience in a largo English parish, has been fortunate enough to obtain a curacy under Dr. Bickersteth, the vicar of Leeds. ' , . Miss Frances B. Lysnar, of Devonport, Auckland, and.for many years a missionary teacher in California and Honolulu, is at present on an extended visit to Eng.land. Mr. and Mrs. W. French with their daughter, arrived in England a few weeks ago by the Gothic, and are at present visiting relations in Ireland. Mr. F. Binns, of Auckland, who spent June in London, has gone to the North of England, and later goes to Paris, Berlin, and other Continental centres. Mr. Arthur Barnett, of Auckland, who was for some time.a clerk in the railway traffic manager' 6 office in Wellington, and later a stahonmaster on the Wellington line, is at present visiting England. Ho is now chief auditor of the Argentine Railways, Mr. Roland 0. Phillips, of Auckland, has come to this country to further his dental experience, and later intends to' go to America'and Germany for the same Teason. Mr. George T. Parvin, of Auckland, who has been staying in London, and in Bexhill and Hastings, with friends, goes for a month. to the North of Scotland this week, and afterwards will visit Paris, Berlin, Switzerland, Holland, and the Lakes of Ireland. SUPERFLUOUS HAIR. Superfluous hair destroyed by "Rnsma" (reg.). A guarantee given with each case undertaken. See testimonials and letters Mrs. Hnllen (over Economic), Lambton Quay. 'Phone 1047. (Testimonial.) Capo Town, May 28th, 191J Dear Mrs. Hullen,—Just a line to iefc you know that the Pan of "Rnsma" I got is a complete success, and I no longer need to use it, though I keep it my mo I have tried many cureß, but so far this is tho only one. I cannot expross my pleasure in being able to write to''you thus. "Rusma" did ALL that you said it would. With heartiest good wishes for your success—Yours very sinccrelv. C. JOHNSTONE. Original copy of above can be seen at my address. » Tho London Education Committee has decided to permit cadet corps in schools, with the idea of preparing boys for the Territorials.