PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Evening Post, Volume LXVIII, Issue 70, 20 September 1904, Page 6

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, 12th August. Last Saturday tho wedding took place in London of Mr. John A. Piko, of Wellington, Now Zealand, to Miss Agnes Holmes Nisbot, youngest daughter oFtho late Mr. Alexander Niabct, of Paisley, N. 8., and of Mrs. Nisbot, of 63, St. Mary's Mansions, St. Mary's Torraco, London. Tlio ceremony took place at St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, and was performed by^ tho Rev. R. Roborts. I hear tlwt in consoqnonce of tho illhonlth of tho bride's mother, the wedding was quite a quiet one. Mr. and Mrs. ; Piko purpo»e letmng England in Soptember for New Zooland. Miss Hilda Hitchings (Napier) has added another to her triumphs m tennis by winning tho Ladies' STlvor Ch»H«ngo Cup of the St. Qnintin Lawn Tennis Club. Tho final match took pUce on Saturday last, when Miss Hitchinga was pitted against Miss Pocock, another famous player, with the result that tho Now Zealand lady won a docisivo victory. Miss Hitcmngs will havo to win tho cup throo yoars in succession, when if sho succeed, the cup will become pormanontly hor private property. After a long so&son of hard work at tennis, Miss Hitchings is now going to tho seaside Sho will pay a round of visits to friends on the Sussex coast. Dr. Leonard S. Htighos (Wollington) who has boon in London for about two, yoars post, has, I lonrn with much ploasure, been awarded tho dogroo of F.R.C.S., Eng. , I understand that ho docs nob contemplate settling down in England, but wul return to New Zealand shortly with tho yiow of practising his profession in Wollington. Mr. W- E. Hughos, brother of Dr. Hughos, arrived by tho last trip of tho I P. and O. steamer India. He tolls mo ho had an extremely pleasant voyage, | and that sovoral Now - Zettlattdors woro among those on board. Mr. Hughes has como Homo on business connected with his profession as a patent agent. Tho principal matter ho has in hand is Soar's patent procoss of mechanical engraving. Ho expects Mr. Sears to join him shortly. Mrs. Hughos is at present staying in Wales with her daughter, who is taking a holiday from hor arduous art studios. Mt. and Mrs. W. L. Rcos, who arrived in London recently, are staying at 49, Wostbourno Gardons, Bayswnter. Mr. Reos is retained iv a Native Land case which is now before tho Judicial Committeo of tho Privy Council, 'and as that has boon adjourned until October, ho will necessarily, 1 understand, bo detained in England during that poriod. Tho t day boforo yesterday I had tho pleasure of a visit from the Bishop of Christchurch. His appearance certainly camo with a shock of agreeable surpriso, for I never saw him looking bottor or brighter or more fit. I told him so. "Yes,' he said, with his genial smilo, "you arc quite right; physically I novor was fitter. I am as sound as possiblo in body and limb; indocd, I am just off to Switzerland for a good spell of mountain climbing and long walks. It is my wretched nervous system that has played mo a trick and broken down, and I am very far oven yet from boing myself again in that respect. I havo just como from an eminent specialist, and lie almost | insisted on my giving up work for a wholo year. But I flatly rofused to entertain that idem, and enid that if it came to that point I would rather .resign at once. Howcvtir,*'aftcr a long talk ho yiolded so far as to say that if I carried out his instructions and took an entire rest from work up to the ond of tho year I might thon go back and start afrosh. So that is what I shall havo to do. I am vory sorry, of course, not to bo ablo to got back by November, as the completed Cathedral is to bo opened then, and naturally I shall bo greatly disappointed not to bo prosont. But it is quite cloar that I cannot go ■ out so soon as that, and it is not to bo thought of that thd Cathedral should bo kept closed for tho shko of ono man, evon though ho bo tho Bishop of tho Diocese, so I hope thoy will go on without mo, though I need not say that I am very sorry."

A slight shock of earthquake was felt in Wellington about 7.40 o'clock last , night.

The. tomp'oralure in Wellington to-do.y titood at 54deg, against 45 at Christchurch, 47 at Dunodin, and 57 in Auckland. It is fine overhead. Candidates for the practical examinations of Trinity College are notified by advertisement that they can have practice, commencing next Tuesday, upon the piano to bo used at the examination, on .application at Bogg's music warehouse. The date on which tho Nurses' Home will bo opened will not be fixed until (he Hospital Trustees are able to ascertain whether arrangements can bo made for tho Governor to perform tho ceremony before ho leaves Wellington on an extended visit to other parts of the colony. The idiotic vandal whoso particular destructive quality "leans in the direction of scoring plate-glass windows with a glazier's diamond or a Yankee glasscutter was out again last night. Among other windows operated upon was that of Mr. W. Smart, of Willis-street, vlio now suffers for a second time, and who offers a reward of £5 for evidence which will lend to the detection of tho miscrean,t. The Manawatu and West Coast Agricultural and Pastoral Afisociation, After somo negotiation, hns agreed to an amalgamation with tho Manawatu Poultry Asnoointion. A comprehensive and progressive programme hns been adopted by tho Association sfor future operations. A correspondent (A. Joynl) writes raising objection to the Corporation having secured a metal pit at Lycll Bay whilst it is wasting all the metal that is being taken off. Lambton -quay. Our correspond dent is 'wrong m his declaration that tho metal off Lambton-quay is being thrown awuy. It is being sorted from the spoil, and goon to help make up roads in other part* of tho city. Ho further draws attention to the bad condition of Bunnystreet and Thorndon Esplanade. The Commercial Agency Co., Ltd., as holder nnd endorsee of two promissory notes, took action at tho Magistrate's Court to-day ngainat John G. H. Falkiner for tho recovery of £193 6» Bd, being the balance duo on the notes, which had been dishonoured. The mum question was whether a ' firm of merchants received about £115 na agents for another iirm, in whose favour tho notes wero made. Mr. Findlny, for tho defendant, said ho was prcj>nred to admit £84 7s of tho debt, and tnc parties agreed tlwt a settlement of the case could be arrived at on the question of agency being determined. Dr. A. M'Arthur, S.M., reserved judgment on tho point until Thursday. Plaintiff was represented by Mr. yon Hoast. Tho Vienna police aro about to experiment with a phonograph in taking a prisoner's answers to a question asked m tho preliminary examination, so that when tho actual trial takes place thero may be no dispute- as to' what he said. While certain road construction v,,^ was being carried out at Johnsonville for Mr. John Chapman in June lost a horso belonging to «Richard Stonnard was killed, and in consequence of this Stannard sued Chapman at tho Magistrate's Court this afternoon for £25, the value of the animal. "Mr. R. B. Williams appeared for plaintiff and Mr. Tringham for defendant. Plaintiff alleged that defendant engaged him to supply a horse, dray, and driver At 12» 6d a day for the work in Juosiion. On tho morning of tho 10th une plaintiff's son, who was in charge of tho horso and vehicle, went away for a few minutes, and during his absence one of defendant's employees led the horse <away to the tip and accidentally put him over a bank and killed him. Plaintiff therefore sued for the value of the animal on tho .ground that tho defendant was liable for tho act of his servant. Evidence was being called at length as wo went to pr»ss. Defendant's counsel .crossexamined with the object of showing that the horse was old and unfit for tho work. The Benevolont Trustees had two somewhat difficult cases boforo them this afternoon, both concerning women. Tho first applicant was an elderly woman who in a vehement and persistent manner called upon tho Tustcoa to give hor food. Amid continuous interruptions from tho woman, who had been on the books of the institution for somo time, tho Chairman statod that the Trustees did not fool called upon to continue keeping her whilst she had a daughter who could keep her. The daughter had somo property in InvcrcargilL and that property nad been transferred from tho mother to th'o daughter: Tho Trustees also had a strong suspicion that tho applicant had some money, and was thorofore not destitute. The woman soundly ratod tho Trustees, but the latter, who hau previously considered tho case, romainod obdurate The second applicant was a woli'-spoken young, woman, who urged the Trustees to give her acred mother a place in the Ohiro Homo. 'I ho Chairman said the mother had previously boon an unsatisfactory inmate of,' tho Home, and tho Trustees could not soo thoir way to again admit her. Thoy wore willing to help in getting tho mother private quarters, but could not take her' into mo Home.