ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1541, 10 September 1912, Page 4

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. London, August 1. ])r. Bernard Jfyc-rs, of Xew Zealand, lust week look liis .M.1i.C.1 , . dewee. llr. A. ]•'. Holiiu-s of Wclliiiston, who nrrived in Jiinunry, U'nvcs shortly for Ir<!land, and expects to return to Nuw Zenland at tli« end of'Sciiteinhcr. Admiral Ilundcrsoii and Mr. Emily Siewere the jNew Zealand delegatc-s to (ho. Fir.sL lnteniotionnl KiiKenicK Congress held last week, nml this, nt the Universily of London. ■ Miss lioscmary Kecs, the New Zealand playwright; and actress and her sister, Mrs. West, both of Gisborne, havo taken u lint at West: Jlnmpstend. Jlr. H. Mcrrimaii Saiindcrs, of Auckland, is at present in London and staying nt Bedford l'lacc. He nrrived on July 20, and, after touring tho Uritisli Isles, pays n visit, to tho Continent. Sir. JT. .T. liro'.vnlco; who has been studying architecture in England for some time, has passed the final examination for the as.sociatosnip in tho Royal Institute'of. British Architects. .Mr. Herbert Thompson, of Remucra, arrived here lns.fc week by the Orsova, and will visit Scotland, Ireland,' and tho Continent before returning,' in. tho same ship next .December. Hiss Ethel jr. Stanclifli, of New Plymouth, who arrived, in London on June 13, will probably stny about fix months, She is at present visiting friends and relatives in the country. Mr. 1 , . ■Gentles, of Wellington, who lias been in business as a dentist in Wales lor some time, has travelled extensively in the United Kingdom and on the Continent. Ho leaves London late in October for a round trip via New York, Sau Francisco, and New Zealand. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Harper, of Invercargill, after an absence of twenty-nine years, nrrived here with their daughter earlv in May. A "New Zealmider, Mr. Charles C. "Rend, is taking a prominent part in improving the honsiu? conditions.of Endsml through his connection with the Garden Cities and Town Thinning Association. .Mr. and Mrs. James l'urves, of Wflstport. and their daughter recently visited Scotland. They tailed last week for Aew jlr. and Mrs. C. H. Orchard, of Christchurch, and their eon and daughter, who aro at East Duhrieh, leave this week for the seaside, and possibly the Channel Islands;. Later they go to tho North of Knglaiid and Scotland and return to (,'hristchurch on October 11 by tho Os°Tho' Rev. A. F. Smith, lato Vicar of Northcote (Auckland), was present at the Manchester Diocesan Missionary Festival, held at'Jlorecambe, and there met Dr. Neligaii, Me Bishop "of Auckland. The latter, he writes, is in good health, mid preached a magnificent sermon nt the 1 inauguration of tho mission. ■■ < Mr. and Mrs. A. Simpson, of Auckland, arrived in May and spent six weeks in/Ireland, where they havo inends, and three weeks in Scotland. For the last lew weeks they have been in England. J hey lenve Southampton on August o tor Sydney, where they will .spend some little tiiiio before leaving for Auckland. Hγ. and Mrs. TUoncvieiTu M. M'Callum, are making their present visit to England and Europe on account ot Mr. M Callum's health. Later on they intend visiting relatives in Scotland and Jersey, and making a tour of tho Continent. Mrs. E. Barlthrop, of Wellington, was one of tho New Zealand representatives at tho St. John Ambulance Review, held by the King at Windsor. Since then she has been in tho Lakes District, and at present is in London. This week she g.oes to tho south of , England, later on to the 'Midland counties and Ireland. She expects to return to New Zealand towards tho odd of the year.

Mr. and Mis.'W. M. Pratt and itiss Elsie I'rntt left Christchurch in April, and travelled via Sydney, Qneenslnnd ports, Timor, Slanila, Chinese ports and ■Honolulu, to Sun Francisco, and after a holiday in. the States arrived at Southampton on July J3. They leave in September for New Zealand via Suez and Singapore, and after a short stop in Australia expect to arrive homo for Christmas.

Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Luscombe, of Canterbury, and their youngest son, have spent five weeks with Mr. Luscombe's father nt Hoiulhuin, North Devon, during which time their motor-ear arrived from New Zealand, and they re-explored their native land, after an absence of thirtyeight years, visiting among other places Bournemouth, Southampton, and Guildford, They are now staying 'in London for about a month.

Captain E. ,T. S. Seddon, who is-tem-porarily attached to the British Army, at Aldershot, for a period of training, underwent an operation for appendicitis on Monday last at King Edward's Hospital, Grosvenor Square. Mr. and Mrs. Haywood Mirams, of 'Wellington, arrived three weeks ago, and will shortly take a motor trip through tho south and west of England, touring north to Wales, and back to London. After some weeks in London they go to.Paris, and, probably, Germany, then piok up nt .Genoa ii steamer for Colombo, where they will remain a few days, and go on by next niuil steamer to New Zealand.

Mr. Arthur Alexander, the young pianist from Dunedin, who has distinguished himself 'here, has just been awarded the coveted prize in tho Academy, tho Dore prize tor general excellence, assiduity, and industry, and hits also received the'Chnppell Gold Medal for excellence in piano playing. lie leuves for Vienna and Berlin in September.

Mr. mid Mrs. J. Bishop Rutland, of Christehureh, who were married in Sydney last year, nre now on a visit to England.

The twenty Maoris who chose to remain behind when the main tronpo returned to New Zealand at the end of last yew, havo been practising assiduously since, and this week started to give special Maori entertainments in England, ojwning a season nt Tunlridge Wells on tho 2!) th. They will later, visit a number of seaside resorts. It is stilted that liungiuia does not accompany the parly, but that, in all likelihonil, hya will do so. Miss Gladys I'erjjuson, and Miss L. Ferguson, of Christchurch, arrived with Miss Mather, of Christchurch, a couple of months ago tu pay a round of visits to relatives jiml friends in England. Miss Gladys Ferguson will act a* Miss Mather's bridesmaid. .After a feu weeks in London, (ho Misses Ferguson stayed with friends at .Aldersliot, and next month leave for Scotland and Ireland. They will afterwards visit the Continent for a month and fv.y in South Africa, where they have relatives,'hn their way to New Zealand. Mi.-* M. Xorthcole. of Invercargill, arrived in Kngland with li;r friend. Mis: ]. Mncdonald, after having stayed at Genoa nearly a forlnight with Mrs. hoene. wife of the Consul-General at Genoa, mid sister of Miss Xorthcole. They stayed a few davs in l'avis, and went on to a brother, tlie Hev. Hugh Norlheote, formerly chaplain of (hi; Waiipamii Boys' Collego, who now lives at Boulogne. They are now visitiuft Miss Xorthcot*'s molirf, Mrs. M(iwl)l'ay Nol'llu-ole. who is spending some time in Ofu-oli. They hope to return to London for the winter.