ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1909, 18 November 1913, Page 9

ON TOUR AT HOME.

LONDON PERSONALS. , London, October D. Mr. C. M. Holdsworth, general man« age'r of the- U.S. 8. Company, who is ■■ accompanied hy Mrs. Holdswortli, and has been in. England for some months, returns to New Zealand next week. , The High Commissioner, tvlio' was ac» companied by Miss Marv Maelionzie, re? turned oa Thursday fiom visit to Lord Strathcona at (ileiicoe, where the American Ambassador was one of the. hoiiso party. Durijig the long ivnlks which sir. Mackenzie and I)r. Page took togother, questions of great interest to Americans and to New Zealiuiders engaged their attention. Tho -relations ©1 tlio two couiiri.es i-ill naturally lie made niueh closer by flic new ' " American.tariff ami tho opening of the. Panama Canal. ■' ■■ t Jtr. 1). A. Lawson,., of Achnahairdy TJllapool (lloss, Scotland), is sailing by tlm 'Taiimi on November 5, in pca'rcli of fishing sport generaHy. His will probably hire, a yacht and do some cruising in Xew Zealand waters. Sir, Herbert Ambrose Cooper, son of Mr. Justice Cooper, pf Aueliland, arrived by tho Ihiahine, and intends taking a course' o.f instruction in, aviation, ' ' .. t-.

A silver wedding ' notice in last week's "Times" read:—"On October 3, 1888, at Chester, .Sir. J. Sandeman Allen, oldest son of 51r. John S. Allen, of Woodlands, Rock Ferry, Cheshire, to ' Amy, youngest daughter of the late ■ Jlr. John llVillifield Spencer,..Of Christchurch, New Zealand,. and fortnerlv of . Aberdeen Park, London, and Winkfield, Kaslbimrne." . . , J Irs. and Miss Ina .. Bosworth, of. Auckland, arrived at Plymouth at the end of Jtilv, and have taken a furnished house at. \\'andsworth Common. Miss , liosworth is to study tho violin in ICngland', and Lord and Lady Islington have, shown themselves very ir.ueli interested, in her career.' She will have lessons from one of the best .tira/stews i)i. iEiig* land, Professor Saunders. Mr. Themis Beechain, conductor of the Covent .fiarden Operas, aiid Lady Guuard have. . also interested . themselves 'in her. Chevalier Wilhelniing, 011 hearing Miss Bosworth play, considered that she has great, talent,; great \ temperament, forceful bowing, and artistic grace, and. should make her way to tlio front. Mrs. Bosworth intend® remaining until )he'r daughter has linished her course of study, Mrs. ■ Westall, of Ilawke's Bay, with her faijiily, has just, returned to London from a long summer holiday in. tlio Highlands of Scotland. Having taken certifiea.te.s in England, Mrs. AVestaH'is now canipletiug the Swedish remedial : massage cein se at the Central. liistituto ynder l)r-. Arv-edseii,. in Stoekholni. . 4 Mr. Aiidcew 'Herbert, of Diinedin, who is staying in Scotland, returns to New Zeaiai'id tliis. month. Mr, aiid. Mrs. J. C. Speddmg, of Auckland, left last week for New Zealand, via Siberia, and Japan. Mr. J. S. O'Neill, of Oamaru, who has been staying in England, returns to Now Zealand this mouth. Mr. 11. Fi Wigrani, ono:of the .directors of the Lyttelion Times' Coinpany, . expects to reach home about January. Mr. V 0 Craigie, of Tiniaru. who is at present, staying at Hampstead, leaves next January for New Zealand. . .Mrs. Maciost, of Kensington; left, on Friday by tlio Mongolia 011 a visit to. her sister, Mrs. Walker, of New Plymouth. Mr. T. M. Darioa, an old New Zeaiander, gave a lantern lecture in Howards Hall, Letchworth, oit "New Zealand" On Saturday. Mr; S'. 11. Bailey, of'the-firm of Messrs, Bailey, Windlo, and Co., of \Vanganui, lias spent sonic ■ time motoring through England" niul Wales, He returns' to New Zealand by the Macedonia on October 17. Mr. ami Mrs. T, G,. Dunekley have had a most enjoyable trip. Thev have travelled 011 tho Continent, and have mado a comprehensive trip through Great Britain. They loavo for New York by tiio Cedric 011 October 9, and. expect to be in New Zealand early in * January. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Tapley, of Pun* pdin, who arrived, in August, have been staying with . relatives 111 Hampshire. Mr. Tapley lias since spent some weeks in London looking .up business friends,, Fhey are now', making' a motor, tour of I'jiigland, Scotland, and Ireland, and will spend a month on tho Continent before sailing from England by tho Orient s.'S. Jtranto on January 3. Callers at the High Commissioner s iffieo last, week included: —Mrs. P. F, Pinlavson, Christehurch';, Mr,. . 3D'Neill, Oamaru; Mr. L. P. Dighton, \nckland; Mr. J. H. Barton, Cbnst'burch; Mr. T. M. llowe, Wanganui ; Mrt J, Wriglit, Cliristehurch; Mr-. M. Isaaos, Aiiclyliiiifl; Mr. Andrew' Hei;b'er|.| lunediti; Mr, A, 11. Wyatt, Noiv Br'gHr on; Mrs. and .Miss Bosworth. Auekand; Mr. aiul Mrs. S. Sheen, Duncdin ; Ur. A. 0. Craigie,•Timaiu; Mr. and tlrs. W. Coulsou, Christclnirchand \lr, Arthur Scott. ' ' Mr. S. A. Sheen, of the firm of ilossrs. John Sheen and Son, of Dundin, and Mrs. Sheen came oyer to Cngland in. order to be present ,_at tlio übilce of Sir, Sheen's father, who lias list finished 50 years' ministry m the 'limitive' Methodist. Connexion, ' .and I'as clyarge of' otie of its ''largeS.t'.chu.rches t Hinckley Poad, Leicester. Mr, Sheen s here on business as well as pjeasiire, nd since their arrival he and Mrs. ilieen.iiayo .paid .extensive ylsits in md. Mr. Sheen, intends to give several jctui'es iii. Englaiid 'oii'' Ne.w.'' Zealand eforo ho returns via Sue?,. On Fridav, October 10, at the Husisson Hock, branches 2 ami 3. the ■' .ivcrpool directors of tho Fisher Nonsllap.sib.lo Lifeboat Company, Ltd.. will ive a demonstration 011 tlie. ,'oapabilities ■. f their lifeboat, This_ lifeboat, it will ; 0 remembered, is tlio imentiOn of Mr. [arrv Fisher, of New Zealand, who has ad an uiihill fight the last .three or jur years iii making the merits of his ivoii.tipn kno\v : n,, liiit iit lougtli "tc 0 on tho eve of success.