ABOUT PEOPLE. NOTES FROM LONDON.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 125, 22 November 1907, Page 2

ABOUT PEOPLE. NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON 11th October. The list has just found publication of the names of candidates who have successfully passed the recent examinations in connection with the India Civil Service. No. 38 in this list is a New Zealand name, viz., Mr. William Patrick Oowie, son of Mr. George Cowie, formerly well known throughout the colony; he obtained a total of 2632 marks; the candidate who headed the list obtained 3603 marks^ In the subject of history, Mr. Cowie gained higher marks than any other of the 200 candidates. Next week ho is to enter upon a year's special course at Oxford preparatory" to going o.ut to India, probably to the Bom- j bay province. The contributor of some football notes to the Morning Post remarks: "It is said that Gilray, the New Zealand Scotsman, whom Gallagher wanted 'to come over with his side two seasons ago, will 'walk' into the Oxford team." ' Tho Messrs. D. A. Ewen and J. F. Ewen (of the .firm of Messrs Sargood, Son and Ewen), have terminated their visit to England, and have just started for the United States on their return journey to New Zealand. Mrs. M. E. Hansom (Wellington) liasleft London for a six weeks tour on Ihe Continent prior to continuing her Tetuin voyage to New Zealand where she expects to arrive in January. The Rev. W. Lamb (Wellington) has, since reaching England three months ago, been travelling about a good deal. He went first to Scotland and stayed for some time with relatives in Dundee ; he also visited Aberdeen, Perth, Edinburgh, Glasgow and other places in tho north. He has been fulfilling some preaching engagements in London, at Bury, St. Edmunds, at Hastings, etc. Last week Mr. Lamb attended the Baptist Union meetings at Liverpool, and while he was there he had a, very pleasant time. He expects to remain in England until Janu- • ary, -when he hopes to go to the" United States, for the purpose of preaching, and studying, and looking into various matters of interest to him. New Zealand will probably be reached in May .next. This week the latest callers at the London. Office of the New Zealand Government have included : Mr. W. E. H. Knowl6s (Wellington) ; Mr. E. Leslie Morgan (Wellington) ; Messrs Scott and Gerard Allhusen (Urenui) ; Mr. W. J. Ne:;le (Christchurch) ; Mr. F. P. Talboys (Dunedin) ; - Mr. and Mis. D. J. Barry (Gisborne) and Miss Barry ; Mrs. J. Movers (Auckland), ' and the Misses Myers"; Mr. D. B. Blair (Wangnnui) ; Mr. R. B. Marshall (Christchurch) ; Mr. and Mrs. Blyth (Onehunga) and the Masters Blyth (2) ; the Rev. W. Lamb (WellingI ton) ; Mr. Erskine NicOl (Wellington) : I Mr. F. J. Sullivan (Dunedin) ; Mr. W. jH. eetham (MastertonJ ; Mr. S. Hetherj ington (Thames). Rslerring to the career of Mr. George Benstehd, mho has lately received the appointment as Piincipal of the new Home for Mentally Defective Boys, which the New Zealand Government is establishing in the Otago province, .1 London paper says : "During the past four years ' ho has been superintendent and headmaster of schools, cottage homes, and colonies c;f pauper children at Farnham, at Sheffield, and at Langho, Blackburn, where ho holds the post of superintendent of ths Ghorlton and Manchester Joint Colony. Mr. lienstead equipped at Langho, a new colony of homos, laid out 166 acres of ground, started suitable industries and occupations for the 220 inmates, and organised aud controlled a stuff of between 60 aud 70. He holds the South Kensington, ikst-class certificate ' for advanced agriculture, and also certificates (South Kensignton) for advanced sciences, drawing, music, drill, and physical culture. Ec is a fully qualified teacher, with a Board of Education diploma, and a dpublo first-class certificate in divinity, as well as the London City and Guild's certificate for manual training and woodwork. Mr. Benstead is 40 years of age, and has a wife, and three-year-old daughter. - Ho is a good all-round sportsman, a good hoTseman, and fond of country lite and pursuits. His •wife has been matron of two ■ establishments with him." Mr W. Act on-A dams, of Tarndale, New Zealand, has been elected a VicePresident of the Tariff Ksform League, on His proposition of the Duke of Sutherland- ' Miss Marie Lohr, the clever- young Australian acrtess,- whose parents are well known throughout New Zealand, is now on tour with Mr. and Mrs. Kendall. She recently made a great success at the Hayinarkeb Theatre, London, playing very charmingly the leading role in "My Wifo," a play which ran for some little *time."Mis3 Kate Bishop" (mother of Miss Lohr) is also in Mr. and Mrs. Kendall's Company.