ABOUT PEOPLE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 48, 26 February 1908, Page 3

ABOUT PEOPLE.

NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, 17th January. The engagement is just announced of the Hon. James Boyle, Royal Scots Fusiliers, second surviving son of Lord and Lady Glasgow. The bride-elect is Miss Katherine Bowlby, second daughter of Mrs. Salvin Bowlby, of 56 Lowndes Square, nnd Marston House, Banbury, and of tho lato Edward Salvin Bowlby, of Gilpton Park. Herts., and Knoydart, Invcrnoss-shiro. Mr. Colin Gilray (New Zealand Rhodes Scholar) has been one of the chosen to repie?ent the '"Rest of Scotland" — tho "Rest"' including Scots resident in England. The trial series at lnverleith was Concluded on Saturday, and in the last of these trial football matches Mr. Uilray was a piominent player, his side beating • tho cities (Edinburgh and Glargo-v) by 15 points to 6. "Ihe feature of the three-quur-ter back play." says onb critic, "was the very fine appearance made by Colin Gilray as an msido to A. L. Purves. The pair were tho best on the field, and got on together capitally." After a- stay in England extending over only about six weeks, Mr. and Mrs. S. Hurst Seager (Chrjstchurch) ai'c- returning almost immediately to the Continent, in order to escape tho worst weather hero ; they 'will bo back in London in May. Air Seager's health — for whos,e benefit the trip to Europe was undertaken — is very much better than when he left Now Zealand, and he has been able thoroughly to enjoy his round of interesting travel. Out of itho 146 candidates who sat for the Intel mediate R.1.8.A. examination. 1 huar that a New Zealander, Mr R. Newton Vaneb, came Out twelfth in the list of successes. Mr. Yanos, who left Dunedin about tho middle of last year, intends to., pur in two or 'thrro years in London and elsev/horo studying architecture ; ultimately he will return to New Zealand to practise his profession. A few days ago the death took place at Hove, Brighton, of a veteran- of the Maori wars. This was Lieut. -General George Hyde Page, who joined tho army as an ensign in 1841, and early in his career saw service in New Zealand with the 58th Regiment, taking part in the actions at Wanganui,, Kawiti'e Pa, the Hutt, and elsewhere Ho retired in 1885. Musical New Zealanders are to have the privilege ot hearing Madamo Ada Crossley once- again, for tho favourite contralto contemplates another tour in New Zealand and Australia this year, her idea being to leave England in August. Her tour will be under the direction of Mr. J. C. 'Williamson, the well-known theatrical and musical impressario. So far no announcement has been made regarding tho personnsl of the concert company. Mr. Denis Seaward, A.R.C.A.,_of the Royal College of Art, South Kensington, has been appointed Art Master to the Wanganui Technical School. He is 31 yeais of age, unmanned, and holds the A.R.C.A., A.M.C. and A.T.C. certificates. He took the Queen's prize for modelling in tho antique ; he has secured prizea at tho R.C.A. for modelling and painting ; and he has gained awards in the National Competition. Mr. Seaward has been master in training at the R.C.A. for five 'years, and drawing master at the Royal College of Science, and Royal School of Mines. Ho was temporary headmaster of Bridgnorth School of Art for three months, assistant at Dover School of Art for five years, and art master of the Rvyal Technical Institute for four years. Mr. Seaward will leavo for New Zealand by the first available direct steamer. Mr. H M. Smyth (Holutdka) has come to England mainly on a business mission in. connection with the re-opening 'of the Rofs goldfields. One of the great problems to bo rolved is ! 'hat of drainage, •which it is purposed to effect by .electric power generated by water power. Mr. Smyth is, as the outcome <-f his visit to the United Kingdom, tp • prepare a report for the company 'upon j the latest methods of electric mino pumping, and with this object in view lie will be leaving shortly for Cornwall and Wales. Mr. G. D. Maben (Wellington) the contractor for the company for tho installation of their new machinery, is expected in London ne:ct week, when Mi". Smyth wil personally supervice the ctCeriag of the plant. Under a receiving order in tho Wandsworfch Bankruptcy Court, accounts have juFfc been 1 issuod in the matter of Mr. A. D. Smith, of 28 Holmbush-rosd, Putney Heath. A statement of affairs was s!od showing ranging liabilities £5526 13?, and assets "estimated at £66 10s 4d, thus disclosing a deficiency of £5560 2s Bd. According to the debtor's statement he has been in Jamaica rinco July, 1907, in , the employment of the Secretary of ' State for the Colonies, and ho only returned here on 21st December last and surrcnd&rod to the bankruptcy proceedings on 315t December. He states that Tor niiiny years prior to Juno, 1893, ho i was chief' mechanical engineer in the Railway Departments of tho Colonies of i New Zealand and Victoria, at a salary i latterly of £1200 per annum. Owing to proceclings instituted by him against (he proprietors of a Melbourne newspaper for libel he was unable to txirn any incomes for two and a-half years. 'Ihe proceedings rf>f erred to .remit pel in a verdict in his 'favour, damages howI e\er being assessed at one tarlhing, | though ho was not deprived of. his costs. I From 1896 to 1899 he was employed in various capacities in Western Australia, and in June, 183 d he tame to .this counj try and was employed successively by a firm of engineers in tho inoccir-car trade and m tho invention and exploitation of patents for rail wry appliances. From 1904 to 1905 ho was employed as Locomotive Superintendent o^i tho Gold Coast, and rinco thon bo In a boon c,igaGfcci in giving professional ovidenco in railway cases The debtor attributes his i insolvency to loss of his appointment in Australia, to unsuccessful speculation at the time- of the Australian Bank crisis in 1893, and to his inability to obtain permanent employment. Of the total unsecured indebtedness £272 19k 6d ia duo to various Colonial banks, whilo £147 11s 4d is in respect of law costs. Two-thirds of tho aggregate! liability consists of compound interest which haa been running on for fifteon years in connection with his former libel actjon againat the Mclbo-.irno Age on account of unfair strictures upon t his conduct am a public servant which action he yon. This wook the following \isitors havo br>cn among tho!>e who have called vi tho London offic« of the New Zealand Government : —Mr. E. Spear (Nelson) ; Mr; G. E. Humphries (Wellington) ; Mr. J. B. Copland, Mr. C. PI. Recce (Christchurch) ; Mrs. E. Mortlock, Mr. Clyde A. M'Laren (Christchurch) ; Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smyth (Ilokildka) ; Mr. H. J. Babbage (VVangamii) ; Mr. G. W. Balthrop (Wellington) j Mi. ,A. Scott (Wellington); Mr. C. E. Hi Icy <Blonheiinj ; Mr. A thole V. Davis (Auckland).