PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 11878, 27 April 1904, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(raoM our ows corresx*okde>"t.) LONDON, March 18. Among the list of presentations at the King's kvee, held on Monday in this week, there appears the name of Major W. R. N. Madocks, son-in-law of Sir Walter Buller, who was presented to his Majesty on appointment to the Staff of the Army, by Major-General Sir H. XI. L. Rundle, X.C.8., etc. Lady Glasgow has invited her friends to an "At Home" in London, to meet Lady Plunket, before her departure for New Zealand. Thursday next is th« date fixed for the "At Home." A wedding of interest in New Zealand took place last Saturday. The bridegroom wtus Mr Hubert Thorpe Cole, of 16 St. Philip's nu<d, Suroiton, and 5 R<*d Lion Court, Cannon strtvt, London; the bride was Mrs Irene Gertrude Oow, widow of the late Mr Alfred Newton Gow, F.C.S., of New Bnn'.et. The marriage ceremony was jK-rformod by the Rev. F. de Quincy Marsh, at St. Mark's Church, Surbiton. The d'-ath is* announced this week as having occurred on the slh hist, of Mrs Mary Anderson, widow of the late Mr I Joseph Anderson. The deceased lady, who j \t«.h 73 years of age, passed away at 5 ! Sutherland street, Pimhco. London. I By the recent homeward voyage of the P. and O. steamer Moldavia the. following were among the passuigers who booked through from New Zealand:—Mr and Mrs Malcolm, Mr and Mrs Walton, Miss Keliock, Miss G. Rouse, Mr U. Bannatyive, Mr U. Gallaway, Mr J. Row, Mr E. Whitehead. Miss Constance Barnicoat hae contributed to the new number of the "Girls' Realm" an interesting article on '"Legul Work as a Career for Girls," illustrated by portraits of the four girls who have lately striven iv vain to obtain admission within the sacred limite of the Bar. Miss Barnico.it remarks :— "years ago, in New Zealand, a fellow- university piud«nt. of mine was qualifying as a lawyer: she has now no disabilities to fight against, but I have not heard whether she actually practises. Certainly the woman lawyer is not yet at all to the fore in New" Zealand, although several girls have taken Uie LL.B. degree." But. surely this ignores Miss Ethel benjamin, of Dunedint Tiie Venerable Archdeacon F.incourt writes from Branoaster Staithe, King's Lynn, Norfolk, as follows:—"My health lias greatly improved since I arrived. 1 Jiope soon to censo to be in any sense on invalid. I came down to Cambridge, and spent a most enjoyable, aud to mc exciting, time. I was given lodging in Westcott Houee (Clergy Training School), where my son is preparing for Ordination. The University life to mc was a new experience. Th« Hall and Combinationroom at Caius revealed to mc what the Bishop of Wellington had sacrificed to come out to New Zealand." At the end of laet week the death occurred, at her residence, 8. Walmer Crescent, Paisley road, West Glasgow, of Miss Catherine Dow, daughter of the late Mr Donald McCalman Dow, of Canal Cottage, Banavie, Lochaber. Miss Dow had friends and relatives in the colour. The callere at the New Zealand AgencyGeneral this week are:—Mr H, R. Churchouse, formerly of Wanganui, bub now of Birmingham; Mr Herbert C. Pilcher, of Capetown; Sister Francis Cannon (Christchuren). • , , Mr W. P. Reeves was one of the «peakcts at the annual banquet of the Institute of Ciril Ensraeers. held on Wednesday, and responded to the toast of "The CoJoa *Lord and Lady Plunket and their family will 1«t« for New Zealand by the Shaw-Savill and Albion Company , * steamer Gothic, which sails from London early in May. _ . There is little- prospect of the Ponrua. cJse coming up again in this country. This ! wn* the caw In which the Law Lords , of; ithp Privy Council *\*ok» in such unmea- ! -ured terms n rear or two ago. TOe j Maori* next the Council to be ! heard npainet the claim of Bishop WaJhs I and otliew to the, block, without giving security for co«t«. The petition wn* granted, bnfc the application w now to come on for re-hearing.