ANGLO=NEW ZEALAND NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1558, 30 September 1912, Page 3

ANGLO=NEW ZEALAND NOTES.

•LONDON PERSONAL ITEMS. London August 22. Mr. Ernest C. Renncll, of New Plymouth, who has been staying at East Lulwich, left u lew days ago lor the Continent. Hiss Ferguson, of liavensbounie, Duncdin, is in this country studying music, and is staying at Jlampstead. -Mr. 11. C. Cameron, tho New Zealand Produce. Commissioner, is, with his family, spending a holiday at Westclill'-on-St'ii. Miss Amy Holmes, of Dunedin (N.Z.), who arrived in England in July, will visit Franco shortly, and probably return to New Zealand by the Urtimn on October 27. •Mr. and Mrs. T. H. England, of Dunedin, have been spending the past month in Devonshire, and have just left for an extended tour of tho north of Scotland. Miss Ivy Popplewell, of Dunedin, and later of Sydney, is in London, studying singing. She has rooms at Belsize Avenue, IJampstead. and will probably bo in England for a year or two. Mr. and Mrs. W. Markham, of Opunoke, who arrived in .Tuno by the Orama, leave again on August 30. They have spent some time in Lincolnshire, visiting relatives. Mr. Frank Thompson, of Invercargill (N.Z.), is at present in Vienna, and will spend some moni;hs on the Continent before returning to England. Ho leaves for Now Zealand in January, and will tour tho United States for six weeks. Mr. A. B. Costlemaine, of Wellington, is at present in Glasgow, after having spent two months touring the Continent. He will visit relatives in Edinburgh, Dundee, and Oldham before returning to don.Mr. H. P. Coulson, of New Plymouth (X.Z.), leaves early in September for a Continental tour, which will include Paris, Rome, Naples, Luce-rue and Vienna, no expects to be away until the end of tho year. . "Mr. ond Mrs. Did; and family arrived here three months ago, via San Francisco and the United States, and have lately visited Scotland., They leave London in September, and join the Otranto at Naples in October. His Majesty the King of tho Belgian.' has conferred upon Mr. Horry Lewi; Hayman, Honorary Consul for Belgium, the Order of the Crown. Mr. Hayman i; a member of tho firm of Hayman and Co., New Zealand merchants, in.London. Mr. Ernest A. Belcher, assistant master at Clifton College, who lias been elected to succeed the late head master (who was also a Cliftonian). as headmaster of Christ's ■ College, Canterbury, leaves foi New Zeolaifd in Decemlier next. Mr. AV. H. Gunning, of Shannon, visited San Francisco, Canada, and New York before arriving in England. He is visitinc friends whom he has not seen for about 27 years, and has spent niost of the time in the West of England and London. Mr. Edward 0. Mousley, an ex-master at King's College (New. Zealand), arrived in London recently with a view to taking up legal research work at Cambridge, and literary work. Before commencing he proposes to spend some weeks in Scotland, Mr. and Mrs. Carl, of -Auckland, stayec some weeks in London, then toured Ireland. 4 They are spending August in Dev: onshire, and will go on to Scotland foi September. They winter on the Continent, and return to Christchurch some time next year. Mr. Wilfred Shannon, of Palmerstos North, is at present touring in Italy, but is duo to arrive in London at the end ol August. 'Mr. Shannon will, for the next two years, be a student at tho Royul Academy of Music. He is accompanied by his sister, Jliss Irene Shannon. Mrs. Huddnrt, widow of Mr. Jamei Huddart, founder of the Huddart-Parkci Steamship Company telegraphed congratulations to Sir James Mills on the launching of the Niagara at'Glasgow,-Inst Saturday and Sir James replied that "the functioi: passed off with considerable eclat." • Mr. Sydney S. Swan, of Wanganui, ha; come here to further his experience as c mechanical engineer, and will therefore probably bo in England for some time Since his arrival in June he has .beer motoring about the North of England. He is now at Warlingham. Mrs., and Miss Lena Walton, of Dun edin.'arp with friends in "the North o: England. They have toured. Ireland'nne Scotland, and spoilt some tims in tin English Lakes District. They return te London this month, and early in Septem ber leave for tho Continent, joining the Otway at Naples for home about Septem bor 22.Tho many friends of Mr. Geo. Butler the Australasian artist, will bo glad te know that he has sold the copyright o] his picture, "The Shining Pathway," ex hibited at this year's Royal Academy, U a Parisian firm, and also, since that, ha! sold the original canvas'to Miss Willis, o: Barcomba Hall, Paignton. i Mr. Jas. Grioc, of Whangarei, who ar rived here early in June on a visit (o hi: aged mother, had a sad homecoming, a; Mrs. Grics had died before his arrival He has since been visiting relatives ane friends in the North, and has just return ed from Paris. He now goes to Soutl Wales and the Isle of Man. Mr. S. V. Bracher, of Wellington, : member of the literary staff of Tin Dominion, who arrived in London at tin end of July, will attend the conference o the Institute of Journalists, at Brighton next week, and will afterwards visi friends in Essex. He is accompanied b; Mrs. Bracher. The Kov. S. A. Donaldson, D.D., Tecent ly appointed Vice-Chancellor at Cam bridge University, was born at Sydney in ISSI, and is the son of Sir Stuart Don aldson, the first Premier of New Soutl Wales, after it was granted rcsponsibh government. He was educated at Etoi and Trinity College, Cambridge, and wa Twelfth Classic in 1877. Tho followini year ho returned to Eton as assistan master, and remained at Etem until h was elected Master of Magdalene, in sue cession to the late Lord Braybrook, ii 1901. Madame Betty Brooke, who has beei in' America for some time, has returned ti London. During her visit sho was th guest of honour at all the principal club; and at the Porosis Club Dinner on Jun .1 was the only guest who was asked t speak. The American papers gave 'i great deal of prominence to Madam Brooke's visit. It-is her intention to n turn to Australia in November, and 1m fore sailing will give a series of lecture on Australia and New Zealand, in Lan cashiro and Yorkshire. • Mr. John D. Trotter and Mrs. Trottei of Roslin Estate, Southland (New Zea land), who arrived in Naples in June travelled on the Continent, and the went to Scotland. Mr. Trotter's rein fives left Coupar,Angus sixty years ag for New Zealand, but many of the res dents remembered the family, and we ' corned Mr. Trotter ■ heartily. Mr. Tro l.er says: "The. country about Coupar i good and beautiful. lam sorry I cat not say the same about the North e Scotland, where the land is held by few landlords." He noted with surprithat whilo farmers in New Zealand fin it pays well to send their produce to Loi i don, it is not possible for tho small farn j ers of the North, w.ho arri only a fehours' elistant from the-world's market: | to do the name. With Mrs. Trotter,. h leaves for New Zealand, via America, b ! tho.Olympic, on August 28.