ABOUT PEOPLE.

Evening Post, Volume LXXX, Issue 22, 26 July 1910, Page 3

ABOUT PEOPLE.

NOTES FROM LONDON. [iTSOM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.^ LONDON, 17th June. In accordance with the arrangements made at the recent conference of the Methodist Church of Australasia, held at Dunedin, Mr. John G. Cobbe (Feilding) will be that Church's representative at the Irish Wesleyan Methodist Conference shortly to take place in Ireland. At the conclusion of their visit to the United Kingdom, early in September, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin *T. Taylor (Wellington) will join the s.s. Orontes at Naples, alter a Continental tour. The result of the special examination in modern languages for the ordinary B.A. degree of Cambridge has just been announced. Among the successful students is Mr. H. S. Gascoyen Beard, of Selwyn College, son of Dr. Spencer Beard, of Pahiatua. Two very fine views of New Zealand, in oils, the work of Mr. C. H. Howorth, will shortly be hung in the Pavilion at the Japan-British Exhibition. One picture shows a scene on the Wanganui Biver, the other of the Sutherland Falls. They were brought Home by Mr. L. Cohen, of WanganUi, who has kindly lent them to the High Commissioner for the purposes of the Exhibition. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grady (Wellington) have been touring in Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, and Holland. Until the end of September, when they leave by -the Otranto, Mr. and Mrs. Grady will be "on the move" all over the British Islands, and they intend to see Paris at an early date. Mrs. Rolleston (Wellington), who has been touring in Ireland, left yesterday by the Adriatic for America. She will come back to London for a few weeks. About one hundred guests — many of them New Zealanders — were present at an At Home given by Lady Stout last Monday, at the residence of Mrs. Brackenbury, at Kensington. Those, present included :— Mrs. W. N. Blair, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Eankine-Brown, Mrs. Napier Bell, Mrs. Bartloman, Mrs. KempWelch, Mra. Feldwick, Mrs. A. Bawson, Mrs. Hous-Marten, Mrs. Carr, Miss Halse, Miss Doris Dall, Mrs. Alec Crawford, Miss Allen, Miss Grace Joel, Miss Loger, etc. A feature of the afternoon was the delivery of interesting speeches on the women suffrage movement by Lady Constancy Lyttuii, who spoke of her forcible-feeding experiences in prison, and by Lady Betty Balfour. Many of the guebts promised to take part in the big procession through London tomorrow evening. Some months ago I mentioned that Mr. I. W. Raymond, of Invercargill, was practically assured of a nomination in the Unionist interest at the coming election. Hie acceptance for the Carlisle electorate is, now announced. This has been a Liberal seat for twenty years, with margins varying from 143 up to 1000. Sir William "Russell has become a member of the Imperial Mission, which has been formed to place before the people of the Old Country the views of the Dominions on defence, preference, etc. The Chancellor of the Exchequor is no longer Mr. Lloyd-George. Since the recess ho has dropped the hyphen, and now appears amongst the "G's" instead of the "L's." The Jap-Anglo ' Exhibition at Shepherd's Bush is sull a favourite resort of New Zealand vißitor*. Among those who during the current week have registered their names at the New Zealand Pavilion arc- the following : — From the North Island — The Misses Colbcck, Mr. and Mrs. T. Kahn, Mr. E. Young, Miss Vallance, Miss Bennett, Miss Chalmers, Miss Greenshields, Mr. H. Rowe, Mr. A. C. Tonkin, Mr. H. T. B. Drew, Mr. and Mrs. Louis and Miss Louih, Miss M. Churton, Mr. F. Hibbs, Mr. M. Goldingham, Mr. and Mrs. Upton and Miss Upton, Dr. J. M. Mason, Mrs. H. Cooper, Mrs. Tooman and the Misses Tooman, Mr. R. S. Macdonald, Mrs. Cornwall, Mr. Skect, Mr. E. C. Hardwicke, Mr. Ford and Miss Ford, Mr. A. M. Thomson, Mr. A. W. Jaggers, Mr. F. W. Maunsell, Mr. C. Bennett, Mr. C. D. Spence, Mrs. J. Drew Morrison, Mr». Mathews Mi. and Mrs. F. Bates, Mr. H. E. Windie, Mr. V. J. Plummer, Mr. H. Wilson, Mrs. C. Eack, Mrs. C. Bennett, Miss Symon, Mr. J. Knight, Mr. A. E. Mabin. From the South Island — The Misses Jones (Sumnev), Miss Van Asch, Miss M. Davidson, Mr. E. R. Booth, Messr3 1\ and J. Dignan, Mr. A. E. West, Miss Hayhurst, Mrs. Hayhurst, Mr. and Mrs. Forrester and the Misses Forrester, Mrs. and Mis& Harvey, Mr. and Mrs. A. Rose, Mr. K. R. Dennison, Mrs. and Miss Millar, Mrs. and Miss Ballantyne, Mm. Haynes, Mrs. Mill, Mr. F. Lancaster, Mr. C. D. Sxience, Mrs. D. M'Lenn-m, Mr. C. Kidson, Mr. G. Page, Dr. G. Dasher and Miss Usoher, My. J. M'Laren, Mr. F. G. Essex, Mr. J. Hall, the Ilev. T. Flaveli, Mrs. Anderson, Mr. V. C. Olliver, Mi-. G. Watt, Mr. P. Adams and Mr. "« r . A. Adams. Late callers at the London office of the New "Zealand Government hays been :— Mr. and Mrs. Macfnrlanc (HoUitika),'Mr. .->nd Mi?. F. Hay-wod (Wane anui) ; Mr. Peter Millar (Timuru) ; Mr. F. A. Ford (Auckland) and Miss Foid, Mrs. H. P.ilairet Sk-ter (Christcluirch). Miss J. H. Hunt (Chnsldturch), Mr. E. Bridgens (Auckland), Mr. W. W. Stewart (Dunedin), Mr. E. Cuthbert (Christchurch), Mrs. Cuthbert, My. and Mrs John Jolly (Auckland) : Mrs. Jolly (Auckland),' Mr. A. C. Evans (Gisborne), Mr. J. Liddell' Kelly (Wellington): Mr. F. C. Turnbull (Wellington), Mr. J. K. Sweney (Hokitika) ; Mr. S. C. Bremford (Christchurch), Mr. A. Sisson (Chriftchurch), Mr] and Mrs. F. Grady (Wei lington). My. G. A. Eyles (Danncvirke), Mrs. Beid (Oamaru), Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Me© (Oamaru), Mr. and Mrs. G. Livingstone (Oamaru), Mrs. Bridge (Christchurch), Miss H. H. Bridge, Mr. H. G. Palmer (Petone). Mr. A. Coles (Petone), Mr. P. C. Oliver (Christchurch), Mr. George Watts (Timaru), Mrs. _B. B. Dawson and the Misses Dawson (Auckland), the R«v. R. Grey (Dunedin), Mr. P. W. J. E. Barnett (Christchurch), Mrs. and Miss Campbell (Auckland), Miss Charles (Dunedin), Miss M. T. Symon (Auckland), Dr. and Mrs. Mackay (Nelson), Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wicken (Reefton), Madame Poppy (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. W F. G. Levin (Rangitikei). Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Johnston, Miss Johnston and Miss Inglis (Hawkes Bay), Miss Muriei Whitson (Auckland), Miss Cut-ten (Auckland), the Rev. T. Flaveli (late of M«rivale), Miss Trevithiek (Wellington), the Rev. Canon Paseoe (Christchurch), Miss Alice Hornsley (Melbourne), Mr. Stephen F. Nikilin (Canterbury), Miss E. Langford (Christchurch), Mr. and Mrs. G. Elliott (Auckland), Mr. James Ross, Mr. Thomas Muir (Palmerston South), Dr. D. H. Bett (Timarn).