LONDON PERSONALS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 31, 5 August 1936, Page 17

LONDON PERSONALS

, (From "Tho Post's" Representative.)

LONDON, July it

Mrs. J. Welsford (Wellington) left this week by the Britannia for Sweden, and she will probably be in Stockholm for some little time on a business mission. On her return to England she will be in London for: a few weeks, and then she will go to Scotland. Mrs. 'Welsford is expecting to remain in the Mother Country until after the Coronation.

Miss L. M. Paulsen (Wellington and Hawke's Bay) arrived in June, and she will be in England until September, 1937. She intends touring by car in England and Scotland, and to ■.settle down in London at the end of September'next. During August she will be in Denmark and Germany. Mrs. T. Ensor (Christchurch) and Mrs. Ellingham (Hawke's Bay) . are doing a good deal of . travelling together. They think of going to Jersey to avoid the English winter. Mrs. Ensor. has left for a tour, of Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England. Mr. and_ Mrs.' A. N. Burns (Wellington) have been having a very pleasant time in London- and have been'attending some of the most interesting functions. Next week they will leave for Scotland, making a leisurely tour by motor-car.

' Mr. J. .W. . Matthewson, general manager of the Union Steam Ship Company of New ■ Zealand, with Mrs. Matthewson and 'their daughters, are leaving London today by the Comorin on their way back to New Zealand, via India. They were present at Hhe launching of the new cargo ship Kauri at Glasgow on July 7. The, launch took place from the yard of Messrs. Alexander Stephens and Sons, Ltd., Linthouse. On the eve of their departure Commander and Mrs. V., G. Webb gave a little cocktail party at the British Empire Club to wish the travellers bon voyage. Among those present were Professor and Mrs. W. Riddet, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Salmon, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. James, Mr. and Mrs. W. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Hawthorne, Mr. and Mrs. Reginald White, Mr.'and Mrs. A. W. Robertson, Mr. S. Bonsor, Mr.-D. Curtis, Mr. Lan Monro, Miss Nancy Gray, and Miss Scanlan.

Mr. Marcus Marks (Wellington) and his two granddaughters, the Misses B. and S. McLaren,;, have returned from a very enjoyable motor tour of Devonshire and; Cornwall. •'■ In a few days' time they will be leaving for Scotland via the East Coast' ana returning via the West Coast. Altogether a month will be spent in Scotland, and part of the time the Misses McLaren.will stay with relatives at .Auchtermuchty. They have, greatly enjoyed the attractions of the London season. They were able to attend the Military Tattoo at Aldershot; and the Trooping the Colour on the King's ..< Birthday. After . their return, from the North Mr. Marks'and his granddaughters' will make a tour of the Continent. Owing to the change of sailing dates their departure has been postponed for a month, and they will not leave England until November, baronet is 42 years of age.

Mrs. H. G. McAlister (Wellington) is at present in Scotland, where she expects to remain for several months, renewing her acquaintance with many of its chief places of interest, and particularly of the Highlands. Later Mrs. McAlister intends visiting friends in Ireland, and, if the climate permits, she will probably spend the winter there. In that case she will return to London in'the spring of 1937, and she will stay for the King's Coronation.

Dr. and Mrs. Craig (Wellington) were in the congregation at* Westminster Cathedral on the occasion of the Requiem. Mass for Mr.-G. X, Chesterton. The celebrant, was' Father O'Connor, parish' priest of St. Cuthbert's, Bradford, the original of "Father Brown." Dom. W.- . Ignatius • Rice, 0.5.8., Father Vincent McNabb, 0.P., Mgr. Canon Brown, Mgr. Canon Jackman,' Bishop Myers, Mgr. Canon Howlett, and the Cathedral clergy assisted. The Archbishop of Westminster, Dr. Hinsley, pronounced the Absolution after the Mass," and the address was delivered by Father Ronald Knox.

Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Hardley (Auckland) left for Sydney byv the Strathaird on June 28, and they intend to connect with the' Mariposa, due to reach Auckland on August 22. They had a wonderfully interesting time in the Mother Country as well as on thd Continent. In their car they toured England and Wales. They were delighted with the visit they were able to pay to Lydney Park, whither they went with the Hon. H. C. Bathurst, son of Lord Bledisloe. They were thrilled to find so many New Zealand native trees which are being nursed on the estate-rrimus, totaras, kowhai, and even kauri. Mr. Hardley said that the' sight of these made him feel very much at home.. Mr. and 'Mrs. S. Hardley have set out on a tour of England, Wales, • and Scotland by motor-car. . (

A pleasant fortnight was spent in Alexandria by Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Barclay (Wanganui) when they broke their journey on the way to England by the Strathaird and were re-united with their son, Dr. Beauchamp Barclay, who is "attached to the R.A.M.C. They also took the opportunity of visiting Cairo where, in addition to the Pyramids, they visited the Coronation Mosque, in which lay the bier of the late King Fuad and they saw the masses of floral tributes, one of them from King Edward.' Mr. and Mrs. Barclay arrived in London during June. Among the events they have attended are the Trooping the. Colour on the King's Birthday and the ,Royal Air Force display at Hendon. During the recent weekend, while motoring in Surrey, they arrived at the residence of the late Mr. Conan Doyle, which has now been converted into a hotel. Here they met three Wanganui girls the nieces of Mr. P. Evans and Colonel R. Cade, and a cpusih of the late Mr. H. G. Lewis. Mr. and Mrs. Barclay propose motoring through England to Scotland and then crossing the Irish Channel for a view of the Irish lakes.