PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12508, 22 May 1906, Page 8

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(FBOH OUT. OWN CORRSSPONBKST.) LONDON, April 7

The following announcement appeared in tno "Morning Pc*f ono day this week:—'Mr W. Acton-Adams, after wintering in Cairo and Monte Carlo, has returned to 74 Park Mansions, Knightsbridge, where he will be 'Ac Home' on the first Sunday and Monday of each month." Last Saturday a wedding of interest, to New Zealand readers—aspcc-aliy perhaps to those resident in ChruSichuicii and its vicinity—took placo in London. Tho bride was Miss Madeleine Strange, htth daughter of Mr huward Strange, of Chitotchurch, New Zealand; tho bridegroom was Mr Jules Reuieau Wumart, only eon of Mr Jules Wuicart, oi "St. Hubert,' £-«n Avenue, Hempstead, Loncion. The ceremony took place at &t. Taul's church, Avenue road, N.AV., and was p;-normod by tho Rev. E. P. Gough, M.A. la© bride, wlio was given away by h.*brotiier, Mr .Norman Strange, wuro a woaciug dres of winto ciepe de cn.ue, trimmed with beautiful Irish point laco; lier veil was of lints.-els not, and ti.ere were the usual oruamen.s of orunge blcusoms. Tho bridal bouquet wis oi the "dhower"' variety, and was composed of choice whit-o flowers. Amoisiuun, in Buckinghamshire, will he the place of residence of Mr and Mrs J-."; Wuidart. In the evening the principal guests were entertained by Mr and Mrs Jules Wuidart at one of the West End Hotels. Tho following announcement appeared in tho "Morning Pcet" tho day before yesterday:—"The marriago arranged b-twoen Mr Percy George Heywood, third .-ooi cf Ms- James Barnes Haywood, 1.5.0., of Wellaigton, New Zealand, and Eoanor Dora, oldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Liddie, of Walborton Park, Arundel, Sussex, will take place at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, on th.- 26th in.t."

Th'j statement was published in Louden that BLii-ther heir to an earldom was engagad to an. American mill.cinaire's daughter, the said Viscount being Lord Kelburne, eld-rat son of Lord and Lady Glasgow. Tho following Laffan tcCvgram was cabled from Now York:—-"The engagement is an--noutneed cf Viscount KeJburno to Mis> Hyacintho Bell daughter of a wellColorado millionaire." Of course, tha announoement of the betrothal of Viscount Keiburne to Miss Bell wao mads as far back as March 6th, but no particulars were given. Mr William 8011, the father cf the future bride, is an Englishman by birth. Ho is believed to have acquired much of his wealth from the Denver and Rio Grande Eacilway, but lives in this country. Pendell Court, Surrey, is his country p'aoo, while his town house is in Park street, Mayfnir. Visooun* Kelturno, who is in the Royal Navy, went cut to India with, the Prince of Wales as first lieutenant of the Renown, and is now on board that warship.

Sir Jct-iaph Ward is now iv Rome attending the Postal Conference, which has just opened there. Finding that he requires the services of an. assistant seoretarv, with a good working knowledge of the French ilanguage, Mr R. H. Hooper (lato of Wellington, and now attached to the London office of the New Zealand Government) has ■ been temporarily spared from his -work rathe Prodnce Department im London in. order to fulfil the duties required by Sir Joseph Ward. Mr Hooper left London for Rome last Wednesday might. It is not yet certain whether Sir Joseph Ward will attend the Health Congress, which is to open at Lisbon towards the end of tßie current month. There have not been many callers this week 'at the "London Office of thei New Zealand Government; those, who; have been there have-included the following:—Mr H. C. Darling (Oamaru), Mr G. Thorne-George (Auckland), Mr P. B. Haggitt (Christchurch), Mr J. T. Lang (Palmerston), Mr R. H. Tod (Napier). . ■' Last night's London "Gazette" contains a notice that pursuant to a judgment of the Court of Chancery in an action of Lissaman versus Lissaman, dated April 2nd, 1906, personal service will be waived, of the judgment, upon William Evorist and Edward Latter, and calling upon them, or persons claiming through them as interested in the progerty to which the action, relates, to come in and establish, their claims, at the Chambers of Mr. Justice Joyce and Mr Justice Kekewich, on or before July 16th next. A foot-note states that "The said William Ererist formerly lived at 71 Montreal street, Christchnroh, New Zealand, and was a master mariner. He married Elizabeth Lissaman on the sth day of April, 1882, at Flaxton, in New Zealand. On or about the 11th day of March, 1890, the 6aid William Erenst left New Zealand, and he has not boon heard of since. The said Edward Latter formerly lived at Rangiora, Canterbury, New Zealand, and was a surveyor. He married Mary Lissaman, on the 11th day of July, 1882, at Plaxton, Canterbury. New Zealand. In or about the month of March, 1892, he is believed to have' left Canterbury, Now. Zealand, and was last heard of in. August, 1897, at Zeeban, in Tasmania."

In th© list of tho successful Now Zealand students in medicine at the University of Edinburgh, it will be noticed that Mr W. Bartholin Sommers (Christchurch) is now through his second professional examination in medicine, and that he secured honours in anatomy, physiology, and materia medica. New Zealand singers were strongly in evidence at the concert of her pupil given by Madame Marchesi in Paris, the* afternoon before last. Among these were Mrs C. M. Brooke, of Christchurch, who sang "Pur Dioesti" (Lotti), "Vittoria" (Carissimi), and "Die Lotos Blumo" (Schumann); Miss Sybil Hawkins ("Mdlle. Sybil Tancredi"), who gave an aria from Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor," and joined her sister, Miss Dorothy Hawkins ("Mdlle. Dorothy Tancredi"), in the duet from Delibes' "Lakme," the latter young lady also contributing "Le Nil"—with violin obligato—(Leroux), and "Povera Rosa" (S. Marchesi). I learn that all these New Zealanders acquitted themselves to admiration.