ABOUT PEOPLE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIX, Issue 80, 6 April 1910, Page 3

ABOUT PEOPLE.

NOTES FROM LONDON. SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS. ON STAGE AND CONCERT PLATFORM. [rCOM OUtt OWN CORRESPONDENT.] LONDON, 25U» February. To (he already long list of names of distinguished New Zealand btudents who graduated at Edinburgh Univeixily — names including those of Tniby King. Jeffcont, Barnett, Reattie, Lejghton, , Herring, Barclay — that of Dr. ChampUloup has to be added. Dr. Sydney T. Chaniptaloup leaves in March to take up his new uppointment of Bacteriologist and Lecturer on Public Health, Otago University, Dunedin, ami Government Medical Officer of Dunedin. A euccesgful social gathering of the Australasian Club was held at the University last week, when the president, Professor Gerald Leigh ton, ulso a New Zealand er, welcomed th<j gue«tH, and on behalf of (ho members made a presentation to Dr. Champtaloup. . Proferfor Leighton referred to the brilliant academic career of the new professor, nnd in feeling terms spoke of his long and intimate association with the Australasian Club. From the reception of his remarks it was evident how strong a liold Dr. Champtaloup hiw upon the regard of his clubinntcs, a« indeed he has upon all who have been brought in contact with him. The presentation took the form of a microtome. The recipient replied in a speech which bhowed that the I feeling whs mutual. Last week I mentioned that it was not improbable that Mr. A. P. Graves, who is the recognised leader of the renaixsnnce in Irish music and literature, and the composer of "Father O'Flynn," would shortly undertake a lscturing tour in Au«trali.i and New Zealand. Since then Mr. Graves has been offered an important literary commission, and though this will not cauce him to abandon the idea of \iMting (ho Dominions, it will necessitate it« postponpment. Hibernian Societies in the colonies will thus have more time to look iuto the matter, and communicate with Mr. Graves if they think it desirable. There libi recently been an increasing tendency far those responsible for music-hall programmes to produce at least one one-act playlet in (he course of an evening, the. ca«»t always containing tho name of, at any " rate, * one popular actor or actress. The latest little play to 'be thus billed in "I Dine with my Mother." It ban been produced at the Pnlare, with Mifw Ola Humphrey, so well known in New Zealand and Australia, in the principal part, and the critics arc agreed that she ha« scored a success on her first npnoarance in ih© metropolis. The Tittle comedy, adapted from the French by Mr. Michael Morton, tells how Sophie Arnonld, (ho great opera singer who had the nobility of Francp ivt her feet, was left alone on New Tear's Night by men who brought her diamonds, but who took themselves off becance they wero dining with their respective mothers. Sophie could not oven persuade her maid <to dinn with her — she, too, was dining with hnr mother. In Hie end Iho deserted singer sat down to din* v.ith her mother— her dead mother 'is miniature. The motif is pretty, nnd m thought those pre&ent nt tho Palace on Monday night. Miss Humphrey mndo much of a part that offers plenty of scope for an actress, ehke of fun and ppthos, and she had n, very good reception. Mr. Norman Trevor, Mr. Arthur Wontner. Mr. Frank Woole, and Misa Jean Harness excellently support Misvs Humphrey. On Wednesday afternoon a chamber concert was given at the Queen's Hall by students of the Royal Academy of Music. One of the pianists was Master Francis Hntchens, the clever young New Zealander, who contributed a version of liach s Fantasia and Fugue. The Morning Post says bis performance ''was notable for clear definition and excellent balance." After having carried off various scholarships, prizes, and medals, Master Hutchens has broken all records by being appointed, at the age of ' sixteen years, one of the sub-professors of tho Royal Academy of Music. Among the violinist* on tho occasion was Mr. H. W. Norris, of Invercargill, who scored a great luiccess, and was given tho most hearty reception of any accorded during the afternoon. He played Wieniawski's "Capriccio Value" with freedom and confidence, and his even facility of execution enabled him to secure an eminently vivacious reading which won great favour with the audience— so comments the Morning Post. Another young New Zealander who is » student at the Royal Academy is Mr. W. Hutchens (Haweva), brother of Master F. Hutchens. He has a tenor voice which, in the opinion of his master, the vot*ran Frederick Walker, is so flexible as to render good training easy. Miss Ettie Maginnity (Mrs. Staines) who has been playing at the Savoy for the last three years, was given one of the leading parts in "The Fallen Fairies" for tfe© last fortnight of the run, when the lady «he was understudying was appearing at one of the music-halls. "The Fallen Fairies" has now concluded its run, and Miss Maginnity has been fortunate enough to receive a good offer to take a prominent part in tho production, of "The Islanders," at the Apollo. This is one of Faraday's musical comedies, and promises to be a. popular one. It is due to open about tho middle of April. Mr. Thomas Stamford Roscoe did not long survive his wife. He passed away on tho 15th inst. at his residence, Failand, Maids' Causeway, Cambridge,- only bix days after Mrs. Ro&coe. The deceased gentleman was at one timo Tesident at Wadestown, Wellington, and he was the last surviving child of Mr. William Stanley Roscoe, of Liverpool. His age was 83. A miniature portrait of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 1796-1862, the pioneer of administrative reform, in Australia and New Zealand, presented to the National Portrait Galloiy by Mrs. Storr, will be placed on exhibition very shortly. It is noticed that fir Norman Montgomerio Abercrotnble Campbell, tenth baronet, of Kildallios. Campbell town, Argyllfilihc. and of Kaikonra, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, left estate in the United Kingdom worth £1266. The death of Mr. Arthur Fraser Waiter, of The Time*, is of melancholy interest in Xew Zealand iimsnnich as he was the father-in-law of v N«w Zealand lady. Mrs. Stephen Waller, who livej in London. wi»p turrn«rly MNs May Colemail, of Xapicr. An "attack of inHuen/a, followed by pneumonia and oilier complications w.i* rhr cnui>r of the death of Mr Walter, v.ljo win- the olde>t surviving son «i" tlio 7:iU' Mr. John Walter, M.1., of B^arv.oocl. Berkshire 1 , and the fourth lnemlici of v. hat has be*n called the "Walter dynuety" from iv principal ownei-fhip and control oi The Time.-. Another member of the tame family married a New Zealand lady some years ago—namely, Mitt Uort, of W«llin|tvii. It ii not to long ilnce tho futurt proprietor of The Time* bocApw a putter

of public discussion, and the control of the paper ultimately parsed into the hands of Tho Times Pnblif-hing Company, of which the late Mr. A. F. Walter was chosen chairman. Callers at th« London Office of the New Zealand Government this week have been : Mr. A. U. Duncan (Chxißtchurch) ; Mr. and Mrs. Batkin (Wellington) ; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Allon, Miss Allen, and Mr. (Juy Allen (Wellington, whose ad-dres-R now is 8 Lyncroft Gardens, West Hampstead) ; Mr. R. M. Mackay (Dunedin); Mr. B. E. Wright (Dunedin) ; Mr. and Mrs. Lionel Paget (Wellington) ; Mr. W. Hutclwns (Hawera) ; Mr. J. E. Hydo (Wellington); Mr. S. P. Hope (Timaru); Mr. Malby, G. C. Dodwell (Wellington). Mr. J. M. Mason has been appointed Vtce-President of the Section of Stata Medicine at the forthcoming .annual meeting of the British Medical Association. There are only four dec-presidents.