OUR LONDON LETTER.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8359, 15 February 1907, Page 6

OUR LONDON LETTER.

PERSONAL NOTES. (From Our Own Correspondent). LONDON, January 4. I Mr A. H. Rothenburg, of Wellington, is in London taking a postgraduate course at the dental Jdepartment of Guy's Hospital. Afterwards he will visit America, for a short course on dentistry, returning to New Zealand about July next. Mr G. Caughey, of Auckland (Birkenhead), who has been referred to in my .recent correspondence, has now come to London to enable his wife to undergo an operation. Since March last they have been visiting China and Japan. The length of their stay here depends upon the health of Mrs Caughey. Mr J. K. Logan, Superintendent of Electric Lines in New Zealand has arrived here. He intends to investigate the different systems of Europe and America. Mrs Gower and family of Auckland, have left for Paris and Marseilles, whence they will sail for New Zealand by the Mongolia. They spent two years over here, but Miss Gower, the eldest daughter, has been here nearly three years. They expect to arrive in New Zealand by the end of May. Mr W. A. Hart, who had some connection with the now practically defunct National Citizens Reform League of Victoria, has arrived from Australia. He is here on business in connection with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Mr George Hennig, well-known,in the motor car industry of New Zealand, has come over on business. He is specially on the look-out for a car suited to the New Zealand roads. Mr H. W. Nixon, of New Plymouth (formerly of Auckland), left by the Peraic on December 22nd. He came over about six months ago by the Marmora. He spent a very pleasant six months here, and as far as London is concerned, he had a very enjoyable tim? at the Galleries and Museums and at Westminster, where he was an interested listener to the debates. Mr S. Verner-Barrett, of Christchurch, who has been referred to in my former letters, is completing his eighth month here. He has visited a number of towns on engineering business, ; and has found things very brisk in most branches, and from a manufacturers' point of view, it will be the most successful year for some time, from other sourcees he learns that the labour unions are very active and that this is likely to be a very bad year for the unemployed, the problem which seems to get more acute every year,quite independent of the trade fluctuations. He has travelled over 3,000 miles on the different railway lines, and thinks, that, on the whole, the accommodation has been excellent on main lines, but the branch lines are very inferior in accommodation, speed and cleanliness. Some of the companies have been greatly affected by the popularity of the motor car, which has lessened their first-class traffic a great deal. During the last few months he has. been studying plants in connection with suction gas, and has spent some time with the Campbell Company, of Halifax. He spent Christmas with friends in London. Early in January , he will visit a number of county and private power stations working with suction gas in the South of England. While in Scotland he spent a very enjoyable holiday in the Western Highlands, which are very similar to the Cold Lake District of the South Island in New Zealand. In Ireland, being very much pressed for time, he did not do very much sight seeing. Before returning to New Zealand probably via the States, he will spend "* some time on the Continent on business matters. Commander Sinclair, whom your Government has appointed Marine Surveyor for the colony, left London by the Tongariro. Mr W. J.. Smith, of Wellington, has just left on a visit to the Continent. Miss Cachemaille, of Wellington, who arrived by the Tongariro, has come to re-join her mother, who returned to England about two years ago. Miss Cachemaille intends continuing her work in the nursing profession which she began 'in the colony. ' i Miss Jessie Savage, of Auckland, arrived by the Orantes after a very pleasant fortnight in Sydney, visiting Melbourne en route. They were lucky in having fine weather at the various ports of call, especially at Naples, where she had a charming time, visiting interesting old chateaux, with glorious views of the Bay, Capri, and Vesuvius. They arrived in England to find bitter weather with deep snow. Crowds have been visiting Hampstead, where she is now staying, to enjoy tobogganing and snowballing, the moonlight on the snow being very beautiful. But she is glad she is now going with relations to warmer climes and intends spending the next few months in the French and Italian Rivieras. They will stay at Bordighera and Mentone. They expect to return in the spring via Bordeaux to Paris, arriving in London about the middle of May. Miss Savage finds there are very few New Zealanders at present in London. Mr William Greene, of Timaru, left by the Pearsic for New Zealand, where he will probably take up residence at Dunedin. He has been here two years under Calderon, whose school of animal painting is the finest in the world. Mr Greene made a special study of this branch of the art, more especially pastoral subjects. He was lately married to a Hungarian lady, Fraulein Wachter, daughter of a consulting engineer in Vienna. The wedding took place at Stroud Green Roman Catholic Church, Father Murphy officiating. Mrs Greene is accompanying her husband, and they propose spending a week or two in Marseilles en route.