PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 67, 20 March 1907, Page 7

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

l(From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, Bth February. Messrs. W. J. Sanders, H. Gemmall, and G. M'Kenzie, gold-miners, who formerly worked on the Otago Goldfields, arid resided' at Alexandra and Miller's Flat, and who left New Zealand three years ago, undsr engagement with the Ashantee Gold Company to work at golddredging on the Gold Coast; of West Africa, came Home recently to England on the expiration of their agreement, and have .been taking a three months' holiday. They leave England again next week to return to West Africa l under a ] fresh engagement with a French eyndicate, chiefly for the purpose of prospecting. They have enjoyed good health, but all agree in characterising the Gold Coast climate as "very bad,— hot and humid." By the Orient steamer Onvrah, which sails to-day from London, Mrs. Arthur de Castro (Wellington) is returning to her New Zealand home, via Australia. Practically the whole of the nine months which have elapsed Since Mr. T. N. Watt, M.R.C.S., arrived in Londoa have been devoted to his professional work. Within the next two months Mr. Watt hopes to be on his way to New Zealand again, but tbs date of his departure is not settled. Next week Mtb. Barrington Waters (Wellington) will be leaving Dresden for London. She has been for some considerable time in that Continental city, continuing her musical studies. I hear that she has on several occasions played in public with success, and on the 9th inst. she gave an invitation recital in the Musik-Salon, Bertrand Roth. Mrs. Barrington Waters has now completed her course of study in the Liszt technique, and she has been certified. Mr. W. W. Moore, M.8., New Zealand, L.R.C.P., was among those who, having passed the required examinations, were admitted as membera of the Royal College of Surgeons at the last quarterly comitia of that body. Among the passengers leaving England to-day by the e.s. Omrah is Miss M'Tavish (W*llington). She joins her steamer at Plymouth, at tho conclusion of a pleasant visit to relations and friends in England and Scotland. After all, Professor Richards has decided to take up the appointment of Mathematical Professor at the University of Otago. He accordingly sails in the s.s. Atbanic as. originally was announced he would do. Mr. Gilruth left London on Tuesday evening for Paris, where he intends to visit the Pasteur Institute with a view to being thoroughly up-to-date in all the developments regarding bacteriology and cognate subjects in connection with his profession. The passenger-list of the s.s. Omrah, sailing to-day from London, contains the name of the Rev. W. Fancourt, also of the Misses. J. B. and J. M. iiandyside. Other passengers' onboard the s.s. Omrab include Mr. and Mrs Ernest Ayes who are on their way to the colonies. It will be recollected that Mr. Ayes is the commissioner who has been appointed by the Home Secretary to go out to Australia and New Zealand to investigate and report on certain features of the industrial legislation in force there. Mr. Ayes has taken a great deal of interest in social reform iv London. Yesterday an ordinary general meeting was held of the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, when candidates who had passed the required examinations and conformed to the bylaws, wero admitted members of the college. The successful candidates include :— Mr. Ernest Charles Page Barnes; Mr. Ernest Cuthbert Barnctt, New Zealand, and Middlesex Hispital ; H. G. Gibson, Guy's Hospital; A. J. Holies, St. Thomas's Hospital; St. John Alexander Molesworth Tolhurst, 8.5., London, Guy's Hospital; Frank Ferdinand Aplin Ulrich, M.8., B.Ch., Now Zealand University; Thomas Newlands Watt, New Zealand University and Middlesex Hospital. The Rev. William Earle, clerk in Holy Orders, and claiming to be the eleventh holder of tho Earle BaroneUy, created in 1629, applied at the Bankruptcy Court yesterday to Mr. Registrar Hope for his dischaige. It will be remembered that tho rev. claimant to the baronetcy was married to a New Zealand lady a year or so ago. .The Official Receiver reported that the failure took place in March last, the debts being returned at £48,970 fully secured, proofs being made against the estate for £4302. The assets, returned at £7380, consisted solely of equities of redemption, and nothing had been received or was likely to bo received in respect of them. The debtor had for several years pa3t held curacies in London, and his failure and his debts were all in connection with properties which her said he had purchased in and subsequent to 1897 with a view to creating an incomo for his maintenance, and with the further view that the income should ultimately be tho property of the Earle Baronetcy. When he began to purchaso the property he was without means, and raised the purchase money by means of mortgages, which, he stated, his social position and high moral character enabled him to obtain without margin. The property consisted of 84 freehold, and 278 leasehold houses, of all of which the mortgagees had been in possession for some time past. The offences alleged were insufficiency of assets, and vash and hazardous speculation. The dobtpr disputed the findings of the Official Receiver, and denied that ho had offended against tho Bankruptcy Laws. Tho Registrar suspended the discharge for threo years from the date of tho public examination in May last.

Arrangements have been completed by the committee of the Boys' Institute, Arthur-street, for tho various classes, which will start immediately, and be continued throughout the winter. The Sunday evening meeting is the pivot on which nil tho woTk turns. This moeting, which commencos at 6.30 o'clock, will be I mnde hright and cheery, and is open to all who can be accommodated. On Monday evening a singing class will be held ; on Tuesday evening nn ambulance and first aid class, followed by instruction in swimming ; on Wednesday Mr. W. G. Young will instruct a class in drawing nnd building construction ; «m Thursday evening a half-houT Bible-class, followed by instruction in the gymnasium, given by Mr. Murall; nud on Friday night Mr. F. Ball will conduct a reading and elocution olaes. A library and reading-room is being fitted up to occupy the spare lime of tho classes. Last evening fifty-two boye attended the ambulance class, when Mt. W. S..Bruoe gave a lecture. Subsequently Mr. T. Shields, who has rendeTed such good service at the Te Aro Baths in teaching the schoolboys swimming, held a swimming dross. The secretary, the management states, has to. use discretion in admitting membons, otherwise many who requrro the advantages of such an institution, and for whom it was built, would ba crowded out by those who can afford to go elsewhere. Messrs. Maodonald, Wilson. *nd Co. will soil to-morrow, at 1.30 o'clock, at tho roaidonco of Mrs. Burgess, No. 3?, Han-•on-itrcet tha whole of the hoiuehold furniture etc., details of which appear ia thtf kdvertucment.