ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 10867, 17 January 1901, Page 5

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

(rKOH OCR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, December 7. Lady Ranfurly and her two daughters have arrived iv this country, having travelled from Australia by the s.s. Arcadia. I hear that they are intending to proceed almost immediately to their Irish home. Ladj* Ranfurly is still in hopes of being iSack in Wellington in time for the arrival of the Duke and Duchess of York.

On i'riday next Sir Westby Perceval leaves London on a visit to New Zealand via Australia, having booked his passage by the P. raid O. steamer China. Lady Perceval will accompany her husband, and their-son and daughter (Mr F. Wes-tby Perceval and Miss Perc.val) will ako go with them.

Mrs W. H. Reynolds, of Dunedin, and her daughters have been slaying for a time at the Mandavillo Hotel, in Mandeville Place, W., but left town on Wednesday for Brighton. Miss Vlda Reynolds's medical adviser does not wish her to go abroad for a few weeks yet. Otherwise Mrs Reynolds and she would have gone to the Riviera and wintered at Cannes. They still puipose going thither at a later period. Miss Reynolds and Miss H. Reynolds have gone to Spain to visit their cousin.

Captain Hume arrived in London this week from South Airica, and is in excellent health, not having experienced a day's illness or a scratch since die v. - ent to the front, though, of course, he had to endure plenty of hardship... He speaks highly of the officers with whom ihe came in contact, and he cannot give too great praise to "Tommy Atkins." Naturally, too. Captain Hume is pleased that he gained his promotion through the recommendation of the Major under whom ha served in the 56th Southerns of the Royal Artillery. At the beginning of next week Captain Hume proceeds to Bath, where he will be the guest of Captain Macin-t-iro. On the Ist January he is to enter upon a gunnery course, which will keep him in England for about a year.

All coloniai officers, including those from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, and South Africa, who have arrived in London from the seat cf war have been made honorary members cf the Colonial Club.

In addition to the er_er for 10,000 tons of New Zealand oat_ placed by the War Office a week ago, of which I advised you last mail, the War Office has now given two more orders, one for 2500 tons to Messrs Weddel, and another for a similar quantity to Messrs Bern*, Barclay and Co., of London-