PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 12545, 14 July 1906, Page 13

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

■' (n-wi orn OV.-N .-..r.r.K.roNnor.) LONDON. Juno 1. M F 31 (il.'iin!) (Cliri.»tri:nri-li). ■ ' if-in" ne-.vs that sho has pn-ssod . CMI! 4 .x-:'r.in:ition. and is now Srfor'iothor .n<l Xr that shp v.ill !)■-' ready to return t,,Chri?trlnirch. v c w Zenland was well rpprrscmrrj at ~ * rcco ntion eiwn b.v the Lord M.-iyor •,',: ■*»*» u. r .. ■>■>'»- «"■ >{ fl r to celebrate Ltnpirc Day. in j *^riit J on to those whom 1 mentioned I I I— that the fnllo»i.,« colonists were also present:—Pγ. 1. ' tf Pcnnefathcr. Mr Justice Williams ■ml Mrs Williams, thr. Hen. W. l'omJr Reeves, Mr and Mrs R. D. D t[ BC lo-n Mr Harold He.-uiehamp. and Jho V. M., C. M., and K. M. | BMrichemp. Mr (ii-orKO Humphreys IB d Miss Humphreys, Mr and Mrs A. 'I Wy'ie, Mr H. V. Wylie, Mr B. Wilon Mr J. A. Piimmer and Miss Plim- • J,,,, Mr and Mrs W. Birch, Mr W. J. Napier, arid Mr P. A. Vailc. •I am informed that, in consequence of the receipt of a cable ni.-.5.-i-c from the IKshopof Cliriitflmroh. the iiowlylODointed Vicur of Lowdifie, near | 'iTbnrton, TV-ill Wvo England to ontnr «w»rt hi" ncr iltitir-s at « considerably, firlier date than was anticipated w.:--rc i'vrrotc lust wr-«-k. Instead of sa.lir.:; ; f'om London in iSept»nibrr, tm> Lev. >'[ G Blackburno will leave on tho -r'th J'liy '>>' < ho N ' nv Zf-;il:U1,1 si, 'p-1 p= ii" Company's htearrer li'jmutnka. j will now tak<-> place, fit j iiarrop-ate at tho end of this month, j β-d his brill* , will, of course, aceoiu- j - panv him' to the colony. When the last mail left tho Lnwn ! Tennis Surrey Championship Meeting was still in progress nt Surbiton. In | liio third round of tho Gentlemen's , Open Doubles Mr F. L. Kiseley and j y.T A. F. Wilding (Cantcbury. N.Z.) ! Ir'at Mr G. A. Thomas and Mr E. "W. ( 'Timmis «>—o, 6--)- In the y.omi-nnal round tho siitr.c pair were victorious ever Mr 0. K. Fin la son and Mr K. i Uwvrine Evans (o—2, G—l). In th~ final round McN'air and Prebhle (w.0.), j Ki.vJcy ar.fl Wilding scratch-d. In | riund 3 of the- Ladic«' and Gentlemen's i ' op:n Doublco Mr Wjldiug and Miss V. •I'im-knry brut A. »Stcrry and Miss A. M. | • Morton (»)— l, 6—l>. but in tho fourth | 'round'tho X'-iv Zf aland player and his i partner suffered defeat at- tl«e hands o< 1 : Mr J. 13. Ward and Misa M. Colca j (3-0, B—<>, 7—5). . The Misses E. and C. Coles (Christ- ' church) are spend ing a few weeks in' London sight-seeing; at tho end ot ! their vi°it hero they will return _ to ; their relatives, who livo in the West j ° Mr Kobert McNab, iM.H.R. for 3Li- . taura. who crossed to this country from America for tho express purpose ot j being present at Mr 'Fowlds's 100 th , , birthday, will leavo Liverpool on Wexluwday next by tho c.c. Oceanic for . America, with the intention of going j orerland across the Continent ami I ■ jdniny tito Vancouver mail steamer far Sydney on his way back to flew Zealand, in ordor to bo in his place for ' the coining session of Parliament. Mr J McNab called upon mc a day or two a?o to say good-bye. Ho expressed himself very strongly as %to tho extreme slowness with which things move or can lw« moved in London, especially in any public office. He has been making extensivo researches in tho Record office, and was much disgusted to find that instead of being able to obtain any ( Kiven TOlnme in half an hour at tho , utmost with a minimum of trouble, as j was the case in every important. Ameri- j can town, it was something to bo remembered with gratitiide if in the London Record Office ho could obtain any particular volume on tho same day which had been applied for first thin.t; in tho morning, and even then tho'

applicant was put to an immense amount of trouble in referring from one. letter or number to another in thp official ledgers. It appeared to him that tho object in London was to give the applicant ns much trouble as possible, and tho office a minimum; whereas in America the exact reverse was the role. Thoro tho subject kopt in view was to inflict a minimum or trouble and delay upon, an applicant, and for the office and its officials to

toko all the -trouble on their own shoulders by rendering refei-enco to books 03 easy and rapid as was possible. Mr AlcNab is not the only colonial visitor who has drawn my attention to this characteristic Mother Country method. One would think they might bo mended without any yoi-y fatal .shock to tho Conservative interests of the British people. Some little time ego I nron'tioncd that the Auckland contralto singer, lEae Ivy vnite ruled s&rortly to make her debut in London at tlio torluinationi of her studies in Paris under the warlcWcmowned teacher, Madamo Marohesd. It is announced tfhis -week that tho concert will bo attfeiiid>rtd b> , tho Prince and Princess of Wales, by the Duke- and Duchess of Sutherland, tho Duke and Duchess of Marlbcronpih, and other pramineriit mombors of Lon- > don society. Also it iis noted that Miss • Maud McCarthy, at t<no special request of H.It.H. the Pniruco of Wales, will he tho "violinist ooii tho occasion. MatS&mc Meilba, wno has taft»n. great interest in the progress of tho young New Zealand singer for soiEto months past, Jierself indeed *?ivi.i-p; her a course « tessone bofoTC- fartier instruction was imparted by Marched, will tako part ii* tha concert, as also will Signonr/a Snssoli. I have previously noted that Miss Ansley will bo known professio-n----alry aa '"Miss Irene Ain&jey." [A cable message informed us that >lus Arnsley's debut was very su<-eessfiil.] In n recent letter I monfmnocl tliat .Mjai Nora Long was to mab her appearance as Miraela, in '"Carmen," pfch the Moody-M'-inners Opera Company. I now Itear that her part went off with success, and that she* "invested the role with groat sweetness fund charm."

According to a I<ond«m paper, Mr Charles Carter, the New Zealand: toiwr. is "scoring ricih hononrs with the M.oody-Mann?rs company at the Crystal Palace, where he has Iren playing loadinc; parts in "Lohingrin," "I'agliacci,' and oilier operas."

Mr John Pro use (Wellington) and his Fon .have just rot.urncd to Ijoudon from the Continent, whom th<xy have bcent r\ very pleasant i<nd intorrs:in.js time at various iniportian.ti and favourite cf-ntr-'s. Tlicy met with much li-ppitality th<-ir travels.

This wwk's callers at the. London. Offico of tht* Now ZeaJni'jd Govcriiaiityvt h.ive inHitdt'd:—Miss Sto'lla Dransiif.Ul fV\Vl!iR R ton). Mr E. Kuswll (WoHi;i«ton). Dr. and Mrs McFtowoll (Auokhnd). 'Miss H. (!tor-*,o (N"<«w PlynioirJi). J;i!Ti"s Kiids (dis-Somt , ), Mr .!:i.t.<i H. Tiiy'.or (C'.liriKtc.hiiTvJt). 'Mi.'is K. ]Jprcs!".>rfi-M-.ii'!i- H. W. Jiiiinrt (Chri:v.di!irch), Mir J. It. CLirksnn (PalnxTscon North). IMr R. Baxter f?)iiir.-(lir.), the 3Uss<?a E, r.nd C. Cclos (Chrisrt'iiurch), IMr \V. 1U Pike oSrirchi. Mr Ciav.de B. Wt-lsSv (WeiMr T. Jones A<r «v;-.:i Mt. s (.'. J , . ?.li-.A!;ilAn. Mr anrl Mrs Kr;u:k Br.ll. M■• W. l';.l----i»T (por.v.i-1. Mr .!5. S'lmlcrlaitrl (Han!;--; Kcyi. ?,!r A. I*. B.'.rkrr (S m>. Cr:trrJi.ir-.):

,-Mr Gilh-rt. Airli'i-on. of tb- C'.iri.-.t-Mo.-it rciv.'.:: i>\ has l>e?:i rrri:Hi r« ev;.;p.::co at is.uithtMld >moo I:jr a.rriral ia tho s.s. Coimthic Hβ ■*

tlioro»7g;Wy invesrtigating tlie conditions at the fro.'.on trade.

S: r Joseph Ward Iras liaxl a busy tinvs Binci.> his arrival, Lswiy Ward bfi::.T i.'he recipients of fihoale of irTvr-r.-i.t;•."': m, *x'.rA and otherwise. On- tho 2Mr:l .Uav Sir Joseph rur.chrd a*, tihe M-.i.i:.':ion. "House with the Lord Mayor, n.I!.H. the Prince cf Wales, and tho Trini'v Bret-hren. and at the luncheon tin* srn-b for Sir .loseph and aid a coj;.ver?.at ; .on with him. Tiie snrr.e the Now P< et>-nia?tor-€«:neral dined \ri<xh Lord OtisVr,v. 'Hie following dny he attended tho L-rd Mayor's receijtion at *he Mni:-Vc:i House. fiir.os then he lr.au luncurd with il:c Hon. Alfred t-n. <>:<-CV!<>nir.l Srcrrtar>-. On Moodav he had a interview with Lord B'.ixin at the Colonial Office, s.r.d lat+.T att«;!.:led tlM> rocopt.iorii given by the Tlifli Commissioner of New Zcalnrd and Mrs AY. P. On that evonm% Ik? wa.s j<rpsent at the annual West Aiistrali.in <lin.T»or. at. which he was one of thy spoa-kers. and on Thursday 'no was pr«'i:<»nit nt a meetin-g cf tihe Pacific On bio Bonrd. Sir Josrrih and Iyaciy Ward will spend: tihe wpek-rnd in the country, birt will be back in London a?;iin on Monday. To-niaht Ward is to b." a.t the Court to bo held by tfop.ir Majesties a.t BuakPalace: the presenta-tion- will l>e rreide by Lady Crewe.