ON TOUR AT HOME.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2003, 10 March 1914, Page 3

ON TOUR AT HOME.

PERSONAL NOTES FB.OJI LONDON, ■ : Lor4on, January :;9.' Professo* Thomas }i. Laby, of, W*lItafiton, is vlsitiiJg Englaud to arrange for tho publication ofTcertain scientific work, and to visit setno «>f the eentres ■pf physicaj research hi England. As secretary of tho New ■ Zealand Reception Committee for tho vigit of miSmbers of ihe ljritisji Assoemtioa in Nbw Zenland, ho is making'various ari'aiigei iiients entrusted te him by. that body. Laby expects te leave England at the end of "Peferoary.

_ Mr. G. S. W. Baxter, of'WelJlngton, is spending thrc? ntontlis iai this coaintry. During tho past few weeks ho jias visited so-vor.il of the large centres of shipbuilding and marimji' enginfiering, a»d he expects to retail! io Now Zealand in Mai-ch.-

Mr, Thomas Casseriey, of Wellington, v>'ho is at present in Loatkm, intends retuFiiing to Aw Zealand «arly in April.

Mr, A. M. Myofs and atrs. Myers have returned to London ixorn Efisttounifl, and leave fhortiy for Switsorland.

Mr. Herbert SJinson, , of Artchlaiwl, wlso has JKwn three weks in tfie $rnit;t of Etiglaiicl, tviii probably return to Nevr Zealand'in April, after spending eight Months lioie.

Mr. Cecil Donne Was up in LolwioH for ?, few days last wat'lc. vrlitMi it was decided thaj'h? is shortly to uuaVreto an.cpjratioM for irpppiidicitis. Iβ tho meantime ha has retaraoiJ to Minehead, in gomorselsliire.

Jlr. M. Hyas, of Otagn, lias crnnc e«r tn Kiigland to gain further military pxpcvicnvß, aud has t'lilister! in the Bth Kldh's (Liverpool) Kegitnoit, stationed at Spsi'orth. }Ie jirobably remains here fer sent* .rears, but lw may In! sent to India as tho sccsisd battalion has at IV'sllawar. Dr, W. A. Chappte owned a fJisnission }«t night «t Hid T/«>ae»e of Empire Club, on "Soma Experiments in SrieiaJ Ijoeisiatioii in Kpv.- Znalaml." "Ska,. Mncfcciizin. ai!d Mrs.'. V. H. Al«iftoa rtpiofl as hfistpsses. ami tine Rin'li C'onunis-sion-cr for Ne-,v Zealaiul as chair-

man. • V Th<> itnuKal of tlio Now ZoaHi i 'l Government Office Spor's Chili was hold a fow a;;(* nt tho Hiflh Com-inissioHM-'s ■ Ofllco. and it. was folHirl vl:at th. A cli.i?i has had a very suwcssfut yrar. Thr- m-rsidont is tlie'fl'icrlt Com* twsvmwr. tho D?)jartraontal ehiffs nt; , vice-iJTcsi<knts, a«4 «vwy_ nipmljcr. of ill" staff is ft nieitihcr of fiio club also, A torjn , nmnhor iiF cluDHpnges l>n\*o hppii rorcivpr! for tho wißiiittj; vonr isi forttlwli. erii-kot, wvimming. UiUmrds. and iiKkmr rifle .skeotiua. Endeavours an; Injiiiir miido to H»fr rtairt in the now t-Ttgh Oimmisaioncf's offir;- a room to l> ,, Hsk! eschisively as .1 staff tccrpa4ion TPom, wlwn? j»ilosr sports way also 1» hold.