ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Evening Post, Volume LXII, Issue 64, 12 September 1901, Page 6

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

PERSONAL ITEMS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, 10th August. " Mr. Jobn Campbell, Government architect, and Mrs. Campbell camo to England from New Zealand via Australia by ,tbo last trip of tho P. and O. s.s. China. Mr. Campbell purposes visiting and inspecting iomo of tho more recent abylums lor tho insane aud sanatoria for consumptive people, with the object of picking up any ideas that may be of v u*o to him in his profession whon he returns to tho colony. Mr. and Mrs. Campboll, with several of their followpassengers by tho China (including Miss Chappio and Mrs. R. M'Ruc, of Wellington) will muko a tour of tho highlands of Scotland, Inverness, Aberdeen, etc., before visiting tho Continent.. Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Rawson aud their family in their tour through England to Scotland and back by way of Walw, covered no less than 1500 miles on their bicyclos. This week they left for Paris ; on thoir return to London they expect to go to Norfolk on a visit, and on tho fcytii inst. they aro to take their final departure from London for New Zealand, travelling by way of Canada and the United States. Sister Isabel Sinclair, of Dunedin, has finished her twelve months of study in Dr. Stephenson's Wesley Deaconess's* Institute, where she graduated second in the theological examination, with a good report on the year's work. She \jjjll shortly take up a now appointment at Sunfiokls, Blackhcath, ono of the best circuits in and around London. Her return to Now Zealand is quite indefinite at present. Tho Rev. Joseph Berry, of Adelaide, nnd formery of Wellington, is now in London. Ho has been attending - tbo Methodist Conference at Newcastle, and will be present at the Ecumenical Conference of the Methodist Churches next month. Mr. Berry purposes delivering a course of twelve limelight lectures upon New Zealand while in London, undor tho auspices of the' New Zealand Government. Sir James Prondergast left on Saturday last by tho Orient iteamor Ormuz for Sydney on his way back to New Zealand. Except for tho time which was occupied by the sitting of the secret conference with reference to tbo jn'oposed Imperial Court of Appeal, Sir James's stay in England bus been spent chiefly in travelling about the country visiting friends aud relatives. Tho betrothal is announced of Miss Alice Roae, second daughter of Captain and Mm. Rose, of Wellington, to Mr. C. V. Houghton, manager at Auckland of the New Zealand Slapping Company . with which his fiancee's father was so long and honourably connected. Captain and Mrs. Rose havo just learned, with much gratification, that their youngest son, Mr. Alfred Roue, has been offered a commission in the Manchester Imperial Regiment, in recognition of his services at tho scat of war. Mr. Alfred Roio is at present with his Contingent in South Africa. Mr. William Thompson, of Messrs. Thompson and Sou, builders, of Christchurch, has just passed the London City Guilds examination in painting and decorative work, taking a finst class cortificate. He also Avon the London County Council's exhibition ot £30 in science and technology, tenable for two years ; and the gold medal oi tho Painters and Staiuers Company. To Mr. Thompson was entrusted, last year the duty of decorating the- Princo of Wales's special room in tbo Club at Newmarket.' Sergt. Hodgson, of Invercargill, a member of tho Third New Zealand Rough Riders, has arrived in England, haying been invalided Home. Ho sufferira in South Africa from an affection of tbo eyes, but is now better. Mr. Guy Powles, &on of Mr. C. P. Powles, of Wellington, who has just been invalided Homo from South Africa, camo Home in the s.s. Nubia, and is looking very well and fit, showing no effects of his late illness. He is nob

ut nil inclined to "pilo up the agony" as to hi'i cpuiiynco"! at the fi out, pioferring vathm 1 to treat liis campaign .is quite an orcMuury mutter, iibout which he dues iMii. c.iiv tc maUi 1 any iu^s. M.'^ i-. iMin}>kip, Aiin^luill, Hamilton, K< lit ivinl (Jo. will publish on the 31st iri-t. "Three Christinas Gills" und other Ktoricti, whu.'-e .scenos arc Inid in New Zealand. Their author is Miss A. D. Bright, of Auckland, and Mr. Frank Wright, of tho same city, itf to supply tho twelve illustrations which will be used. Ab this week's meeting of the Colchester Town Council a bill for £100, part of the expenses incurred in sending officers to New Zealand to bring home Charles Lillywhito, tho man who was thought to be Arthur Blutch, was presented to the Council for approval. The Mayor said this wus for the maintenance of tho officers in New Zealand and for their return tickets. Tho P. and O. Company, which had declined to bring them back with their "capture," the innocent man Lillywhite, had paid tho Corporation £50 in settlement of a claim. It transpired that the bill for this chase amounts to £400. Recent callers at the Agency-Gcnqral include Mr. F. J. Towiihond, of Dunodin; Lieut. Guy Powlos, of the Fourth New Zealand Contingent ; Mr. J.. E. P. Allen, of Dunedin ; tho Rev. Joseph Berry; Sergeant B. L. Hodgson, of the Third New Zealand Rough Riders, Invercargill; Mrs. G. Arthur, of Wellington ; Miss M. Minogue, of Wellington ; Miss Micham, of Wanganui ; Mr. S. R. Stedman, of Wanganui; Mr. W. Hayward, of Christchurch ; Mr. J. A. Graham, of Christchurch; Mr. G. H. Nelson ; and Mr. Ralph T. Rayner, of Westland. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blundell nnd Miss Blundell write to me that they have had an extremely pleasant tour of the English and Scottish Lakes, the Caledonian Canal, and Scotland generally. On the whole they havo had fine weather, excepting, once or twice, a little more Scotch mist than tliey cared to experience even in the land of its name's origin. They travelled from Edinburgh to Liverpool yesterday, and will remain in that neighbourhood until Monday, when they cross over to Ireland, intending to stay for some days at the Hotel Metropole, Dublin. The seventeenth annual match play tournament for tho silver cup presented by the Calcutta Golf Club to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in 1885 was begun on Tuesday last, on tho new course at St. Andrew's. Sixty-fivo entries wore received, among them being Mr. Spencer Gollaw, winner in 1900. Mr. Spencer H. Gollan was beaten in tho second round by W. E. Fairlie (scratch) by 6 and 4. THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL. I need hardly say that the last San Francisco mail was several days late as usual. It is not surprising that there should bo much annoyance at the extreme inconvenience caused by the irregularity of tho new service. I am simply bombarded with furious complaints and savage grumblings. Pooplo write to me violeutly abusing tho service and the Government for tolerating "it, or they call at tho office and declaim with such impassioned vehemence that I am in dread of v crowd collecting under tho impression that a "row" is "on." I can only^ accord to tho victims my sincoro sympathy, nnd remind them that I am as severe a sufferer ns they. But this does not seem to soothe them much.