PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 13333, 27 January 1909, Page 9

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(nxov "crn own cowiEsroxurxi.) LONDON, December 18

Accordin.; to the rites of the Jewish faith * n<l Xo llu? ne-ompaniinent of Lot'ifnl -inging. the w.dd.xig was i _,ni*ed tuo dav-s at-O, at tho \\ Cot Tendon Svnagopi... I PP<>" Berkeley ot iIrAUMI Salinger, of 21 _3_gdon road, \Vc-t Jiiiiur-stead, and Mias Hilda Nathan, eldest daughter of Mr David J. Nathan, of Wellington, x'__ Zealand, and grand-daughter of J j £ Nathan, formerly ot W clfoiton. The yowi.s bride left Now ZeaLd four years ago, and since tho completion of her education in Brussels, he has lived in London with her grandfather! from whose residence, tit 23 Pemhridgf Gardens, Bayswater, the wdding took place. jlr William H- .Jones, of Christhurch, who came, to England for the «urpos« of guiimig experience in enirineering, aud who is at present with tnt , well-known firm of Mo—>r_ Horusi},v and Sons, of Manchester, mado a „cccssful debut wiuh the Lien ton Moor football Club, of Manchester, a few day- ago- r •-' on ' k,s ** spending Christmas at Newtown, Wales, with his uncle, Sir Pryco Pryce Jones. He expects to leave for Now Zealand in June. Business of a private nature has brought Mr J. H. Coates (Christchurch) 13 England. He arrived a iortnignt _~<> by the s—. Orient. Ho has joined hf_ daughter, who has been in this country for two years past, staying with relatives. Mr Coates has Jelt town on a short visit to Herefordshire. When he leaves on his return journey tj flew Zealand ho will be accompanied by Miss Coatee It is mentioned in London that Mr Duncan Cameron, a single man cmmioved on the roads of the Duke of Argyll's estate of Inverary, benefits to the extent of £35,000 by tho death of his brother, Mr John Cameron, of Oaraarn, New Zealand. The death has occurred at his residence, at Filey, Yorkshire, of Mr George Mall—_on, retired architect and surveyor, at the ago of 77 years. Mr Mallinson, who built tho first stone church in Now Zealand, at Port Lytt_ton, was a native of Dewsbury, and served his articles with tho noted firm of Barry and Brown, Liverpool. There havo been rather more callers at the London office of the Now Zealand Government this week, the list

incJading tho following names:—Mr , Douglas A. MeGilp, Mr J. G. Henderson (Milburn), Mr J. H. Coates (Christ- ! chnrah), Mr S. L. Flyger, Mr F. W. Kendall (Auckland), Mr Norman Collie (Wollington), Mr and Mrs R. W. Sinclair (Wellington) and Miss E. Sinclair, Mr W. H. Bird (Wanganui). "farther high honour has been done the young New Zealand scientist, "Professor Ernest Rutherford. On Saturday, at Stock-olm. Dr. lief For, tho •wellknown mathematician, gave a luncheon in honour of Professor Lipp_ _.nn, of Pari-, and Profesor Rutherford. Covers wero laid for 120 guests, representing tho scientific workT Monsieur Trolle, ' Minister for Foreign Affairs, we-com-ed the two guest- of honour. Referring to tho Now Zealander m a cordial speech, the Minister said he was • young explorer in the realm of that new and marv.llons science, which was neither physics nor chemistry, but a cor_t>ination of both, : In view of this fact, he ventured to hop© that thoy might again welcome Professor Rutnerford there as the winner of another , Nobel Prise. He drank to the welfare ! of French and British science. The day before yesterday Professor Rutherford, accompanied by his wife,' arrived nt s-'oponhag'en. Ho there told' a representative of the "Daily Telegraph" that he had spent sis memorable! days in Sweden, where ho was shown, tho frdatest courtesy, hospitality, . and, indues-, by everyone. He has not yet decided what use he will make of his prize. Professor Rutherford undertook a long excursion from Stockholm to TJpsala University, where groat Itomage was pai_ him and: where he inspected tbe chemical and; physical laboratories. He is now on nia way back to Manchester, travelling via Berlin.

A remark made f>y the "Westminster Gazette" that Professor Rutherford' was probably the youngest of soientkta upon whom this high honour has been bestowedi, has prompted Miss Constance B ami coat to send to that journal some facta and figures taken from tho Nobel publications. The average age of a Nobel Prize-winner has been 57 ■ years 4 months; this calculation takes no account of the 1908 awards. The physics prize-winners', curiou!sly enough, are the youngest of all, taken as a body, and the youngest of them is" Madame Curie; born in 1807, and receiving, conjointly with her late husband: and M. Henri Beo- **" nnerel, the Physics Prize in 1903, which would make her 86 at the I In tbe King's Bench Division-, on Wedn-6—ay, before Mr Justice J elf md _ cominoa jury, "Mr Wi-Hani Begs, an actor, residing at Burnl—Un road, Balaam (professionally known as Mr Walter BetrUey), sued Mr Edward rv-_yon-Collis, theatric—l manager, for an alleged breach of contract to pro--v¥*. at * "London theatre a play, entitled 'Tor the King." Defendant, nr nw.pJe-diiJEs. denied) the contract, and said that if there was a contract, jt was_r_s_n—ed by mutual consent *- a | n hff appeared in person, and stated that when he adopted' the stag© as » prefcssioii he took the name of Walter Bentley, and ho had toured in this America, and Australasia, ■"■here he was best known. He came to London in May, 1907, with tho actnw rights of the play "For the King," which he was desirons of having produced in London. London was tho Mecca of dramatists and actors. Mr "alter Howard was tho author of the s____r * recently he had had a smc- - aft rUn - at Lyceum Theatre. *Jver negotiations with several peoplo, wendant read the play, and s-ggcAt-*?tv o ? rtaiu rt «Ps should be taken •*tth a view to its production. An 1 "P'jje—tent was drawn up between wit#«g« and defendant, on "December sth. 4W, under which the latter, in con■naeration of plaintiff's transferring to - *JI m »» rights in tlie play for a term at i"* 6 years, agreodi to produce it ** » London theatre as early as possi- «•» and to pay the plaintiff 2o per «Wt. of the net profits, £10 a weok '*rehe_rsai s# and £10 a week for tho Pe-ern»nce of tho part of Oliver -il? I *?'* ,l!orin e the run of tbe play WliV n Bmi on tour ' and a royalty. •Jrtness added that, of course, the pro♦k_j_? any P' av was a camblip, bur, SJi d «fendant did not give it a chance. _}* Psychological moment for the i>ro- \ Jf**" °f the play was when Mr - »__-i ' * ne .T'thor. was. having a sti<.?*rol ran at the Lvwnm. and if it it ij" P T< *""-""d then ho believed "pJi ' * en n financial success. WMt-W'itns civon by Mr Dovid Cope. F«Kc_6or of music, who saidi that when • »!Li ea f *ko play he was co impress-pd'; JJ*. l » situations that he con-pos*?-specially for it. Under favwir?*o circii'ii stance* the p!iv cncjht to S*?2ono exceed in _lv well." The deJJW'ant did not apuoar to .suuport his ___?_ au<i t!l ° j" UI "V f«nnd. for the awarding him £200 damages. °o,_eosts. Judgment was entered ac-o-rrlijjgiy.