ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1897, 4 November 1913, Page 2

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. London, September 25. Mr. and Mrs. L. 0. Gibbons, late of Wellington, and tho West Coast of the South Island, will arrive in London shortly. Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Mace, of Wellington, intend remaining in England for twelve months, before leaving again for New Zealand. Tho members of the Royal Artillery Band, who have Boon engaged to play at tho Auckland Exhibition, will leave by tho Turakiua- on October 8. Mr. C. A. Cotton, 3i.Sc., of Victoria College, Wolliiigton," has a paper in the September "Geographical Journal," on "Tho Physiography of,the Middle Clarence Valley. Now Zealand." Mr. Hugn Lusk, well known in the Now Zealand cricket world, and ono of tho masters at Christ's College, Canterbury, has arrived in England, and gone to Rugby, where ho will bo ono of tho teaching staff under tho now scheme for the interchange of teachers between New Zealand and English Publio Schools. Mme. Curie predicts for Dr. Ernest Rutherford, who is now Professor of Physics at Liverpool, a brilliant future. She says, "I would advise England to watch Dr. Rutherford. His work in radio-activity has surprised me greatly. Great developments aro likely'to transpire to Which tho discovery of radium was only a preliminary." Professor Rutherford is a M.A. and D.Sc. of tho New Zealand University. Mr. W. Harold Atkinson arrived in London on September IS. Mr. and Mrs. Alex Watson were in London last week, and have now returned to Scotland. Captain Bosdet, late chief officer of the Tainui, has been appointed captain' of tho Tekomnru. Mr. and Mrs. Candy, of Timaru, who are at present in England, leave on their return on November fl. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Taplcy, of Dunedin, who are at present in London, ro> turn to New Zfaland in three months. The Misses Ida, Ada, and Olive Burton return Ito Now Zealand by tho Otranto in January, Thoy will visit Paris before they leave. Mr. Joseph Chapman, of tho firm of Messrs. T. Jay and Co., Auckland, ha 9 arrived in England, and intends to stay for twelve months. Mr. Robert Gibson, of Petono, who arrived her© in Juno, was married about threo- weeks ago to an English lady. Both return to New Zealand next May. Miss Florence Sheiird, ono of tho staff of tho Christchurch Girls' High School, has beon granted a year's leave of absence in ordor to take a courso of Home Economics at King's Collego for Women in London. Dr. Thomas T. Thompson, of Otago, who was house surgeon at Christclmrch Hospital for twelve months, and prior to leaving Now Zealand, acted as locum tenons to Dr. Will, of Rangiara, arrived in England by tho Hurunui, and intends staying a year, doing post graduate work. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Faulkner. Auckland, aro at present at tho Thackeray Hotel, Great Russeil Street. Mrs. Faulkner, who lias been in a privatehospital since her arrival, is now much better, and will bo able to travel at the end of-the week, when she and her husband gO 'to Leicester. ■ They will spend .the Winter in tho South of England'. -"• ' :■: ' Callers at tho Iligb Commissioner s offices last week included tho following:—Messrs. Ales, and N. P., and tho Misses E. and F. Manson, Wnnganui; Mr. G. H. Williams, Wellington; Mr. W. H. Atkinson. Amuri: Dr. Thomas T. Thompson, Otago; Miss R. Gilmer, Wellington; Mr. James Law, Auckland: Mr. Henry Bourk, Christ-' church; the Misses A. and M. Mackenzie ; Mr. H. B. Lusk, Christohurch; Mr. Joseph Chapman, Auckland; Mr. and Mr 3. H. Tapley, Dunedin; Mr. P. F. Finlayson. Dunedin; Messrs. C. and D. Duckwortn, Auckland; Mr. and Mrs. Candy, Timaru; Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Maco, Wellington; Mr. A. B. Shanks, Ota-To; Mr., Mrs., and Mies Fox, Now Plymouth, and Mr. Colin Forbes, Otago. Lady Ward and Miss Eileen Ward left for New Zealand by the Medina on Friday. Tisov wore presented with many bouquets of flowers. Mr. Wray Pallisor represented the High Commissioner at the station.