PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18918, 5 February 1927, Page 10

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

; (fr.os: ova ex:: cosEtsrosKEST.) LONDON, December - JS. J While in I'ari*. the I>rlUK ' Minister of New Zealand was in touch with Sir James Purr, who uas present at the presentation of the shield to the French Rugby L'inoti. I The High Commissioner had been called ! to Fans at the beginning of December owing to the illness of Lady Farr, who u still in a French hospital there. Though her condition wua serious at one time she is now making satisfactory mo"re--. Sir Jamei was with her over Christmas, but lie crossed to London last, evening, lie will go again to Paris in two days' time ?o as to be nun Ladv Parr over the New \ catLord and Lady Cra"brook, who were manied a lew "weeks ago at St. Ceorge's, Hanover square, have arrived at Great U.'einham House, saxmundiiani, after their honeymoon. On the occasion of their home-coming they were presented by the people of tho district with a silver salver and a Morocco photograph frame. Lord Cranbrook (nephew of Lady Alice Fergusoon) married his cousin, Misi Bridget UOvlv Carte, daughter of Mr Hupcrt and Ladv Dorothy D'Oyly Carte. h i< announced that Mr Charles M. Fcckeii. B.o=c. (Melb.) D.Phil. (Oxoni, ~; Lincoln College. Oxford, has been appointed to the Lectureship in Physics at the University of Otago. He will leave England in January to take up his new duties. He was a Rhodes Scholar from Victoria for 1923. Mr F. W. Doiiige, previously of Auckland and now a director of the lieavcrbrook Press, has recently taken over the position of assistant general manager ami director of advertising on The Evening Standard"—one of the lUaverbrook group, and a popular London evening journal. Two other New Zoalanders have also become associated with "The Evening Standard." Mr David Low, the famous cartoonist, has signed a contract with the journal at a figure which probably constitutes a world's record for the engagement of a political cartoonist. The salary paid is more than double that of the Prime Minister of the Dominion. Mr Low came to London to be cartoonist of the "Star," a position which he has licit] for some years past. The "Standard" has also secured for publication early in the New Year a new novel by Miss Rosemary Rees, the well-known New Zealand writer.

At a meeting of the Council of the Advertising Club of Ulster, held at the club's headquarters a few days ago, the president. Sir Robert Bair.l. D.L.. accepted on liehalf of the club a portrait of the late Rt. Hon. W. F. Massey from tho Government of New Zealand. During the procpodines. Sir Robert mentioned that negotiations between the Dominion and the Colonial Offices in London mid the Advorl'sinc Club of Ulster with n view In inaugurating n British Empire slumping week in Belfast was reviewed, the report from the Programme Committee indicating that many trade organisations wevo disposed to give support to llic movement. Sir Gordon and Ladv Campbell and Miss Marjorie Campbel l havo left London for Australia and Now Zealand on a tour which will extend until the end of April.

New Zealanders who have lately become Fellows of the Rornl Colonial Institute include Mr H. Hortmi and Mr H. I\. H'nrlmarsh (Auckland). Tt is officially notified that Mr A. W. Seymour, of tho Coylon Civil Service, has hn«>n promoted to Colonial Secretary, Fiji.