ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1545, 14 September 1912, Page 11

ON TOUR AT HOME.

UONDON PERSONALS,

, ■' [London, August 8. Mr. WTay Palliser and his family have been spending a short holiday in Cornwall. Mr. and Mts. George Bloomfield and their children are at Mumbles, in Wales, for part of the holidays. Miss Maria Bauchop, of Wellington, left last. Friday for a holiday with relatives in Scotland, at Loch Leven. Mr. Wni. dimming,, of Queenstown, who has lately been in Scotland, returned to New Zealand, last week by the Orsova; Mr. A. T. Rolls, of Devonport, left London last week'for France, where he will spend some months travelling with a friend. ' ■Mrs. and the Misses Sloon, of Auckland, who have t been holiday-making in this country for some months, return to New Zealand this week by the Macedonia. Mr. F. H. Williams, with his sister, Miss Isa Williams, of Wellington, leave London in September, after twelve months in England, and will spend some time with a brother in Canada. Mr. W. Taylor and Mr. J. 0. Taylor, of Auckland, leave for New Zealand on September 20, embarking at Naples. They intend to spend the intervening time touring in Scotland and Ireland. ' Dr. A. Stenhouse, of Balclutha, arrived in May for the purpose of studying in tlie London hospitals and in Edinburgh. Ht proposes to return to Now Zealand next January. Miss M. F. Cameron, of Wellington, arrived in London a few weeks ago, on a visit to a married sister in Devonshire. She is aocomDQnied by her friend, Miss Dolly Campbell, of Canterbury. Aji appreciative notice of the talent of Mr. Fred. Hutchens, the New Zealand pianist, who has gained so great honour 'eince he first came over to study in England, appeared a few days ago in an English paper. Mt. S. V. Bracher, who severed his connection with The Dominion', in order to revisit England after an absence of twelve years, arrived ten days ago, accompanied by Mrs. Bracher. They are visiting their relatives ,at Wincanton, Somerset, and elsewhere, and will attend the' conference of the Institute of Journalists, at Brighton, at the end of August. They, may possibly settle down permanently, in England. Mr. Chas. Ahier,.Tvho can boast fifty years' residence in New Zealand, is at present holiday-muking in Jersey, his native place. Mr. Ahier is also lecturing in Jersey, on • the industrial and pastural possibilities of.the Dominion'. ■ Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fjeldhonse, of Wellington, after, ten days' stay in London, left for a : motor tour England arid Scotland, and are now in Brighton for a week's stay. On September U they leave for New York aiid Canada, sailing from Vancouver on October 2. Mr., Mrs., and .Miss Sutton, of Oamaru, arrived three.weeks ago, and have booked

their return passages by the Morea, leaving on August 23. They have spent some time in Bournemouth with Major and Mrs. Nelson George,'of New Zealand, and intend taking a trip to Scotland and to Paris bcSoro their return. .. Mr. Fred. Thompson and his sister, Miss Irene Thompson, of Dunedin, who have been visiting friends • in Plymouth during the past month, have gone for an extended tour of the North-of Scotland. They have booked their departure for New Zealand by "a November boat, but will htay a month in the United States. Commander E.'R. G. R.' Evans, E.N., second in command, under Captain Scott, of the British Antar6tic.Expedition, and Mr. Drake, another member of the expedition, are arranging to leave by _tne Wiltshire, from Liverpool at the end of August for New Zealand, where Mr. Evans, will resume command of-the Terra Nova. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Williams, of Dun<din, have just arrived in London. Mr. Dennis Kelly Woodhouse, of Auck-land,-has been three years in San Francisco, learning something of modern American • building .- methods. America does not impress him as a very good place for a young New Zealander to go to.. He. intends remaining three or. four months in Great Britain and Ireland. . Mr.- Albert Thomas Griffin, of Christchntch, .arrived early in July. Since his arrival he has been staying with relatives in'different parts of England, and ho now intends to be in London for a further three weeks before going on to Scotland. ; . ' Very, effective and -picturesque were the ancient-rite's that accompanied the Highland welcome accorded New Zealand's first Earl and- Countess—Lord and Lady Seafield—when, tliey. went ix;to residence, foi the first time, at the old stronghold of the clan—Castle Grant. They were accompanied by Lord Seafield's sister, the Lady Nina Ogilvie-Gra'nt. The square of Grantown, which was gaily decorated, was crowded with .hundreds of clansmen, all of whom sported sprigs of fir (tho Grant badge) or Clan Grant tartan. Many wore in Highland dress. A procession was formed, with Sir John Macpherson-Grant, carrying a flag showing the arms of Grant, at. its head, and marched to the strains of "The Grant March" to Castle Grant, where, to carry out old Highland tradition, Sir John asked tho clan whether they desired he should summon Cnstle Orant. He then knocked, and the Earl, in Highland dress, appeared in answer to.'ljis summons, and was greeted with a gallant speech, expressing a wavm-heartctl Highland welcome, to which ho replied by saying that, being bound to them hy ties of blood and clanship, he hoped, too, to share'their joys and sorrows. There were several other speeches, and before the ceremonies were completed, a bracelet was presented to the Countess, a silver palver and address of welcome to Lord Seaiield, and a bracelet to Lady Nina Oirflvie-Grant. Mr. and Mrs. George WaUli-or, of Palmerston North, had a trip to Suva, thPii a month in ' Honolulu, before going to Canada, where they stayed for soma limp. They arrived in London in the middle r.f July, and now go to Scotland, later visiting Trance,' Germany, and Italy. They : leave Naples for Australia and home, calling at China- and Japan on the way. ■ ' The Misses Nowbould, of Hawke's Bay, who have been in England for some time, and have visited Scotland, Italy, France, and Switzerland, are now going to Ireland, and later to Devonshire, to play golf at AVestwnrd Ho. Then they possibly go to Switzerland for the winter .sports, and on to Germany, returning to New Zealand in the beginning of the year, and taking Egypt on their way back. ' Mr. and Mrs. R. Wood, of Auckland, have.been in England since April, 1911, and return by the. Kotorua tit tho end at September" next. They havo visited the West Indies, Panama, and the United States. Mj. Wood does not that the canal will be opened until 1914. They had a trip also to the West of England, Lucerne, and InterlakcD, and arg ho.it.

-in London, where they will stay until they finally'leave in September. Mr. G. Lawrence (an ex-Mayor of Dunedin) is visiting England after an abssnce of thirty-nine years.