NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1596, 13 November 1912, Page 9

NEW ZEALANDERS ABROAD.

■ ;r~ ..». ..- —' London, October 3. Mr. J.'T. Critchell, the author of "The Historv of Frozen Meat," left by the | Perthshire- for Australia and New Zealand. He intends touring the Dominion for the purpose of obtaining, information respecting its commercial economy, etc.,. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Robinson, of Christchurch, have been, staying: 111 the Midlands, after visiting. North Wales and the English' Lakes. They left a .-few days ago for Paris, and later visit Scotland before leaving for New Zealand late in November. . ,„ ~ ~ Mrs. Henry Teague's .(Dunedin, New Zealand), numerous friends will be glad to hear that she vhas almost .recovered from a recent accident to her foot. She is spending B. few weeks with Queensland relatives 'at Glasgow', and will visit Aberdeen before ireturning, to London. • Mr. H. M. Chrystall, of Christchurch. goes to Cambridge on October 10, and hopes to go abroad at the end of his term, intending to study naval engineering with special reference to irrigation and .concrete construction. Mr. Chrystall intends to'visit Paris in the Christmas vacation to study JVemih. • -„\i''.:.■■ '...;' ~ '"'. Mr. Geo.-Brown, of. Nelson (New /sea-. land), who arrived in London via: America on May 21, has'been travelling m Scotlaud, the North of England, and tho Midlands. As he is interested in the jewellery trade he found a visit to Birmingham particularly interesting. He leaves for New Zealand by the Osterley on October 11. .' '••••;■ ' .. •Mr. and Mrs. A; E. . Armstrong,. ■of Christchurch, and their two children; are in England. "After patting their chi dren, in school here, Mr. and :Mrs.. Armstrong have toured France and motored extensively in England in.their own cur, and they stayed for two months at Ramsgate with Mr*. Barnett, of New Zealand. They sail for home by the Orsova on November 21 Mr. Armstrong, who is an enthusiastic fisherman, has had some good fishLing.'oh the river Ouse;"; He is of the convinced opinion that' English fishing will' not'compare with New, Zealand, and considers, by tlin way, thatthero is quite ah opening in England for import of Now,. Zealand smoked or frozen eels .for this country. 'He'was amazed, when in a German restaurant in; London, recently, to seo a customer paying 3s. a pound for smoked eels. . ; - Mr. and Mrs. T. Anderton and their child, of Fish-Hatcheries, Portobollo, arrived .a fortnight ago. The object of tlie, visit is.to takeout astock of live lobsters ■ aud.crabs and certain other flat fish, andto make-:.an expeririiental shipment of herring over to Now to visit .nil tho most important European Marine Laboratories,; Hatcheries ;and. Aquaria. ,The authorities at Plymouth have already taken in hand.the collection of turbbt, ■ plaice, -'lobsters, and -crabs, and will store them in their tanks .to. accustom 'them. to close confinement. Arrangements are. being madeito ship them, i: possible, about the<«rtd.of:Decj»mberi •.Mr...Anderson intends to return-tpjilxihtbricandoPlyiuouth.'. as soon as possible to personally supervise fitting'/up, of the steamer and ;colleotion of the-stock ..required..... ■■■.-'<:. *.-'Mf:. (Herbert- Jr.'SilcQcks,;of the Thames,-' who is .'staying iii Bath, returns to New : Zealand in November. Mr..and Mrs. Albert E. Young, • of Christchurch,. have booked their passages by the Malwa,.sailingon November. 1. . Mrs. J.;Ulric Collins, of Auckland; left by. the Otranto last week, but will stay in Melbourne for the Cup race before going to New Zealand. ■- .;.■'..'•. '• '~ •Mr. I. S. de Beer, managing director of the D.l.Ci'.in New.Zealand, Mrs. de Beer, and their family, left London on Friday for a tour through: Spain. .'Mrs. :T. Ryan and Miss Daisy Ryan,, of Wellington :(New Zealand), are spending.a '.month in Warwickshire, arid will return to London, on : October 14, " Xady.: Dorothy. ,W6od, who will be remembered by New' Zealanders as a daughter of tho iato Lord Qiislow, is to act as whip to her husband's harriers in the coming-hunting season. "Jack" Board, the well-known Gloucestershire' cricketer,- '. is' on his:; way to. New Zealand with his soil, who intend to take up sheep-farming in the Dominion. Board will retnrn to: England in the spring. • •Mr. and Mrs. Duncan MncFarlarie. of Invercargill (New Zealand) are spending, October with friends in Dublin, and from there will go to Edinburgh for a week, returning to.London about November 10. Miss Irene Franks,' of. Auckland (New Zealand) is over on a twelve. months' tour of the Continent and England. She is at. present staying with friends in Sheffield, and leaves: for Germany with them at the eiid. of October. Mrs.W.J. Ralph,, of Auckland, and' Miss Alda Ralph, are in London for a short time prior to visiting the Continent. .Later, Miss Ralph takes singing lessons in London rfor six months, before going to Milan to continuo her studies. •