ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1690, 5 March 1913, Page 5

ON TOUR AT HOME.

t LONDON PERSONALS. London, January 23. Mrs. Leslie Reynolds- has taken a flat in South Kensington. Mr. Willimn Thompson Churchward, solicitor, Blenheim, has been admitted as a barrister. Mr. Throp, of Dunedin, lias spent tho past few months in England, and left for home last week. ill's. Carl mid the Misses Carl are spending the next few weeks iu Bournemouth. Mrs. liiddifofd, of Ilawera, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Hertz (wife of Dr. Hertz, of Guy's Hospital), left for New Zealand on Friday by the Ruahinc. The High Commissioner, Mr. Mackenzie, is the guest of the London Burns Club on Saturday evening next, at their dinner at tho Cannon Street Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Sponco (the former New Zealand's Customs-representative), of Invercargill aud Auckland, who arrived in England nine weeks ago, havo made Hauipstc-ad their headquarters. Mr. Daniel H'Clill, who visited London in connection with a flax-dressing proposition, left for New Zealand by the Ruahino on Friday. Mr. Joseph Feil, medallist and prizeman of the lioyal Societv o* Arts, gave a lecture recently to n largo audience at the Railway Institute, York, on "A Trip to A'ew Zealand." Miss Ethel M. Standish, of New Plymouth, who has been in tho South of Ensland, lias come to London to study masSage at the London School of Massage. She hopes to return to New Zealand iu the spring. Dr. Douglas Sibbald, late of New Zealand, whose people now live at Hampstead, and who was for some time surgeon of tho British Hospital in Paris, is now at tile British Hospital iu Buenos Ayres. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Myers) of Auckland, Mr. and Mrs. Russell and Mrs. Percy Dufour, of Auckland, ,'wero amongst the guests at / the annual winter entertainment given by the junior members of tho Victoria League, ' in. Hereford Gardens, last week. Mr. Arthur G. Doan, of Lincoln (Canterbury), proposes returning to New Zealand in the latter part of April, by Sail Francisco or Vancouver. He tours tho principal farming districts of England before going to the Continent. Mrs. Mudgc and Miss Alison Mndgc, of I'ai'iiell, who have for the past six months toured the Highlands of Scotland and Edinburgh, leave for New Zealand by the Orama on February 14. In the meantime they are in London, and intend to visit Paris in the near future. Mrs. Tully, widow.of Dr. Tully, "Wellington, and her little daughter, also Mrs. Harrison, whose husband is manager of Renter's, "Wellington, are visiting Florence, and liopo to be in Rome for t'lio Carnival, returninir to England in May. Mr. and Mr.?. M'Callum, of Auckland, have been living in Kent for somo months, while Mr.. M'Callum lias been progressing slowly under treatment by Dr. Wilkinson, throat specialist". They hone to start on their return htime about the end of March, going via the United States.

T!ie Hon., Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, was present in the House of Commons during the debate on the third reading of the H-'iie Rule Bill. Mr. Mackenzie ,will present the prizes Rained by students of tho Cusaclt College at' tho prize distribution which is to take place on the evening of February 5. It was announced, a few days ago. that the Church Army lias received its fourth irift of ai part of the proceeds of the black flecce' given annually by local New Zealand sheep farmers to the Rev. F. W.' Whibley (colonial honorary local secretary for the Church Army), vicar of Weber, Hawke's Bav, for missionary poses.

Mr. W. Devenish Men res, of Christchurch, arrived in London recently, accompanied by his daughters. one of whom is (0 be married shortly. Her sister will remain in England .for some time, and Mr. Mearcs will Ire here for three months. He exneets to spend most' of that .time travelling and visiting relatives and !'ri"nds.

Mr. P. IT. Powell. lecturer in olectrical oiijriiiDoriiifr at Canterbury Oilejo, hits paid sevsral visits to' the' University 'at LivrpiW, and by the kindness of Professor Marchnnt (of the <"lcetrical side) was enabled t" make n short series of te«ts on a sin<*!«-nha«? electric motor of tlio Wintar-Tliclilvrg t vpp.

Mr. and Mrs. N. .T. Evcrrd, of Auckland, eaii'.o via Vancouver. havin? iravellod for f'e 'ast nine ironths different parts of Canada and the Statrs.

Tlioy '.pent" Christmas in T.oiidon with Mrs. Fiv«rcd's sister, Mrr. Rrcknagel, and have c ineo vis'ted Air. Ewrd's father, Captain Ever<-dj H.N., at Harford Park, prncsot. After a few wr"!;? in Ireland anil fiirlhsr visits in England they will probably revisit Cinada. Lieutenant and Mrs. G. T'. Goring, of TTastinifs, who have l:een hern sii'co last Mov, intendt" return to New Zealand next July. Tiipv have paid several round'? of vivits in England and Scotland, one of the longest ones being to Lord mid Ladv Glasgow, in Ayrshire, and another i'o General nml Mrs. Davis, at Akkrshot, while they now j*o to Colonel and Mrs. Burton, at Bournemouth. Lieutenant Goritift hns also b?cn for a cruise with Lord kelburne in tho latter's yacht, Acheron.

Sportsmen and horticulturists will be interested to hear that there sailed for New Zealand by tho Rualiine Mr. Douglas A. Sinclair, of the Twickenham Swimming Club, a son of the founder of the London Water Polo Leasrue. and vice-president of the 'Royal Life-Raving Society, who has recently returned from an exploration of Dutch Borneo and Labuan, where he went in search of-orch'ds for Sir Marcus Samuel and, the Hon. N. C. Rothschild.

Dr. Wohlroann, .the Government Bal.neologistat Rotorua, and Mrs. and Miss Molly Wohlmann arrived in England last week, and are staving at the York Hotel, Berners Street. Miss Wohlmann has gnno to the country to visit relatives, but Dr. and Mrs. Wohlmann (who is. also a doctor), have to stay in London in order that the latter, who was seriously injured in a riding accident in Rotorua, some time ago. may be under the care of a Harley Street specialist.