PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14564, 15 January 1913, Page 3

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(FBOM OUR OWN" CORRESPONDENT). LONDON, I>ocember 6

Colonel A. W. Robin, C.8., C M «., and Mr Oswald J. March, both New Zealanders, have become Fellows of tho Royal Colonial Institute. _ New Zealand lady, Miss Constance Mc\dam (.letter known in literary circles as Constance Clyde) has made a very good impression this week with her sketch "Mr Wilkinson's Widow," produced at the Lyceum theatre in aid of the funds of the Actresses' Franchise League. It is generally favourably reviewed and the ''Standard remarks of 't that "though serious enough in intent it was lightened by flasnes of Genuine humour." Four Otago men who went out together to Peru under a gold-dredging contract, and who came to England together this year, have accepted goldelredging appointments in various parts of tho work.. Mr J. Macpherson has started fo>- British Guiana, Mr I). (Jibson will Ik> stationed in French Guiana, Mr Clorelon Grod will be at the Golel Coast, and Mr W. J. Frazer is leaving at an early elato for Northern Spam, having accepted a position with the Spanish Goldfields Company. Mr Stuart Seddon had tho honour this week of having somo of his work oxhibiteel at the Architects' Association for the benefit of visiting architects. Tho work was a design and plans for a bank. Mr Seddon has almost conipleteel his course at the Architects' Association, and will leavo Liverpool by tho Argyllshire, probably on December 21, on his return home. Mr Guy Batham (Wellington) and Mr It. W. F. Newton (Christchurch) havo just passed their examination for second engineers' tickets. Mr Batham. who is on the engine-room staff of the Matatua, leaves with his ship this week for Sew Zealand. Mr Newton has been for tho last year or two in a French oil-tank steamer running to tho Gulf of Mexico and tho Levant.

At "F.ilkenham," Merstham, Surrey, the eleath occurred on the 29th November, of Mrs Louisa de Renzi, widow of tho Rev. G. B. do Renzi, late chaplain H.M. Prison, Wandsworth, in her otfth year. After tho service at All Saints, Merstham, on Tuesday, the interment took place at St. Nicholas Churchyard, Tooting Graveney. Mrs do Renzi had relatives living in New Zealand. Mr H. JL Itobson (Christchurch), who has been for some timo fourth engineer on tho Essex, leaves her this trip in Liverpool and enters in February on an engagement for two years with a certain Kouth Americau navy. Mr Itobson participated in the handsome prizemoney awarded to tho Essex for picking up the' French steamer Polynesian disabled and drifting south out of'the Great Australian Bight. It was in consequence of a slight attack of pneumonia, brought about by a neglected cold, that Miss Eve Balfour Hulston (Christchurch) was obliged to relinquish her part of "Hedda Gahbler" in tho recent performance given by tho Drama Society. Now, however, tho patient is nearing convalesenco and she hopes soon to take up her work, which will include an appearance in Ibsen's play at another riiatinee. One of Miss Eva Balfour's earliest public appearances will bo as recitei- of some poems written specially for her by Ezra Pound, the American poet; Th 3 entertainment will be under • tho management of Madame Stringberg, wife of the well-known dramatist.

Tho Earl of Seafield mado his first political appcaranco at a Unionist meeting held at Nethby Bridge tins week, to hear an address from Lochiel. During the week tho callers at the New Zealand Government Office havo beon:—Mr A. G. Talbot (Christchurch), Mr Cecil »S. Jameson (Wellington), Major G. S. Richardson (Wellington) and Mrs Richardson, Mr S. B. Crawford (Dunedin), Mr W. SV. Macgregor (Christchnrch), Mr C H. Poole '(Auckland), Miss M. Taylor (Marton), Mr R., S: G. Holland (Auckland),. ..Mr E. A. Sargent (Hawera). Mr F. C. Foden : (Hawera). Miss.. C. 'B. .Xhiff (Weling-, ton).' Miss Walkley (Wellington), Mr; M. J. Cohen (Auckland).

One' of the greatest contests ever witnessed in connection with the Cambrielgo Trial Eights/ was rowed on tho Ouso below Ely last Saturday; from start to finish tho race was a grand one. 'In-the. .-end Gurnett-Botneld's crew. defeateel Arden's crew by the narrow margin of two feet, tinie 14min 23sec. No. 2in the winning boat was It. Gould, Christ's College, New Zealand and Jesus College. It Was at first thought that Arden's'crew-would win, but Garnett-Botfield's spurted in the nick of time. The last milo.was no less exciting than. the previous part of tho course.; For a good half-mile both crows were doing 28, by degrees both struck 34, and with tho Queen's men creeping, up inch by* inch tremendous excitement prevailed. This final •burst wits magnificent, and.gruelling as the race had been, every man was using every ounce of strength he possessed. In tho end, Garnett-Botfield managed to get tho last stroke in first, and" he was awarded the victory: Oxford University have gained a decisive victory over the Woking Club at golf by six points to two. The two successful players in the Woking team wero C. Marzetti and H. D. Gillies, lato of Auckland, who won their matches by o and 5 and 4 and 3 respectively.