ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LIX, Issue 127, 30 May 1900, Page 2

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

— a [ouit own" couKfcaroxnnN'T.] LONDON, 20th April. PERSONAL ITEMS. Sir C4eorge Whitmore was among the pasfc>enger.i tor New Zealand by the Shaw Savill and Albion Company's* steamer Waiwera, which sailed Irom Plymouth on Saturday last. Mr. J. F. Dundas, who has been spending some months among old friends in the Mother Country, took his departure yesterday on his return journey to New iiiialarid. He left Liverpool-street at midday to join the P. and O. steamer Oceana at the Royal Albert docks. Several New Zealand friends were at the station to wish him bon voyag«. Mr. H. B. Crawford, of Oamaru, left England on Saturday last for New Zealand via San Francisco. Mr. Crawford has made a lengthened stay in this country, and has visited most parts of the Kingdom and also toured France, Germany, Austria, and other parts of the Continent. Among the outward passengers by the s.s. Waiwcra, which sailed for New Zealand on Saturday, were Mrs. Adams (wife of Dr. Adams), Mr. and Mrs. R. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. T. Carroll, Mr and Mrs. D. Chapman, Mi*, and Mrs. A. Scott and Miss I. .Scott, Messrs. G. Appleby, , F. Cooper, T. arid.W. Gould, T. Greenwood, A. Maitlahd, j Cameron, G. Fisher, S. Le Marei H. Oliver, E. Williamson, Mr. T. and Mrs. Carter, Misses S. Anderson and K. Newman. On Easter Day a son and heir was born to Lady Dorothy Gathorne-Hardy, who. is residing at 27, Cranley Gardens. This is the firat grandchild ot Lord and Lady Glasgow. Sir James Fergusson, one of New Zealand's former Governors, has just sustained a seveffs . bereavement through the death of his second daughter, Edith Helen, which occurred suddenly on Saturday last at Sir James's town residence, 80, Cornwall Gardens. Mr. David Milligan, of Wellington, has just arrived in England after a very pleasant,- varied, and interesting trip of lour months' duration. After leaving New Zealand in December last Mr. Milligan successively visited Ceylon, where ha spent sixteen days in the interior; Egypt (where he underwent quarantine, after encountering very cold and rough weather in the Red Sea) j Palestine, and then through France. Mr. Milligan intends remaining in London about a month, after which he will visit Paris and its Exposition, Switzerland, Italy, and Norway, staying some little time in each country. His present plan includes a return journey to New Zealand by way of the United States. After an absence of many years the Hon. W. Rolleston is paying a visit to this country. With Mrs. Rolleston he left -is vessel in the Mediterranean, travelling across the Continent and arriving in London last week. The voyage, I hear, was a very pleasant bne, but like most New Zealanders who arrive here in the early Spring, both Mr. and Mrs. Rolleston have contracted colds. They are staying for a few days at the Hotel Windsor, Victoria-street, but are spending most of their time with their son, Dr. Rolleston, of the Middlesex Asylum, Tooting. In a few days they purpose leaving London to go 10 Oxford. In conversation with the Rev. A. B. Sole, Rector of St. Thomas Church, Winchester, last Sunday evening, he indulged in many reminiscences of his old friendship wnh the late Mr. Tallis Trimnell, whi.n that admirable musician was resident at Southampton where at that time Mr. Sole was curate. He spoke with enthusiasm of. Mr. Trimnell's great musical gifts and delightful- personal qualities and express 'd great interest in the fortunes of his family. I often conic across people who huve known and esteemed' either , personally or through his work? the late gifted organist of St. Peter's, the most distinguished musician New Zealand has yet possessed as a resident. Mr. John Ross (of the firm of 'Messrs. Sargood, Son and Ewen) and Mrs. Ross arrivea by the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer lonic last Saturday. They had a very rough passage. Mr. Ross, lam sorry to hear, is in bad health, and though he has visited Bunhill Row (the London headquarters of his firm) several times this week, he is not well enough to transact much business. ASYLUM DOCTORS. Over seventy applications have been received by the Agent-General for the two- vacancies for medical oiiicprs to proceed to the colony and strengthen the staffs at the lunatic asylum?. The ages of the .applicants range from 24 to 3U, and <i3he£e are some excellent men among thfi|mY THE &UPERESBTON OF SCAB IN \', SHEEP. Some prominence is given by the Standard -to< a/ lecture to be delivered -by Prof essor'^ Wallace, of Edinburgh University, 'before the London Farmers' Club on the important question of sheep scab. It is remarked that in New Zealand and Australia "wln?re the difficulties were enormously greater than they were in ' th's country, the suppression of sheep scab was successfully undertaken by the central authorities some years ago in spite of a good deal of opposition on the part of certain foolish iiockmasters, not one of whom would now fail to admit that the compulsion which he once thought a hardship proved a great benefit." A SPORTING AFFILIATION. At the annual meeting of the Jockey Club, held at i\ew market last Wednesday, Lord Durham informed the club that an application had been received from the Chairman of the New Zealand Racing Conference, the ruling turf authority in New Zealand, to be included in the turf authorities having a reciprocal agreement iWith ,the jockey club for the mutual enforcement ol sentences passed on offenders, • and that the Stewards thought the application should be accepted. This was agreed to.