ABOUT PEOPLE. PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

Evening Post, Volume LXXXI, Issue 19, 24 January 1911, Page 8

ABOUT PEOPLE. PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

(From Our Own Correspondent.) LONDON, 16th December. A series of "British Dominion" lectures is being delivered this winter at the Onivjersity of Birmingham. New Zealand was the subjeect last Thursday, when the Hon. W. Pember Reeves told of the rise and progress of the Dominion. He was successful in making his lecture informing and at the same time entertaining. 'He said it had been part of the deliberate policy of the country to develop functions which were usually left to great swndicates and companies, and often to the enterprise of firms. They had something to show for this which was definite and material. The people of New Zealand has abundant assets to show for their us© of capital. On the proposition of Dr. Gore, Bishop of Birmingham, a cordial vote of thanks was passed to the lecturer. Mr. D. 6. Beaumont (Wellington), who served his time at Griffith's; Foundry, Westport (of which town he is a. native), and was afterwards employed at Cable's (Wellington), left New Zealand two years ago, and has since been gaining engineering experience in Australia. Honolulu, the United States, and : the Old Country. Mr. Beaumont expects to leave England for Home iD I January. Mr. D. Laing, who has come to England in connection with Taranaki and Wairarapa oil properties, has taken a house at Richmond, where he is staying with his wife and family. To-day's bulletin regarding the condition of Mr. J. Kirkley Campbell, of j tho New Zealand Government Office, is somewhat more reassuring. The patient is now making satisfactory progress toward recovery. The operation has been of a severe nature. I Sir William Eussell has been taking a somewhat active part in the general election campaign, working in the Conservative interest. When speaking at various meetings he usually confined himself to Imperial Preference, a subject that he found seemed to "catch on.' 1 Ho passed through town this week on his way back from Devonshire, where he had been making a couple of speeches in the interest of Colonel Burn, who was Conservative candidate for Torquay, and who succeeded in capturing the seat from the Liberals by a v majority of 130. The audiences had some good speakers to listen to, including Mr. Bonar Law, Lord Willouahby de Broke, arid Major Hill. Alf the meetings were thoroughly patriotic in character, and Sir William Russell seems to have found his experiences of j interest. For several months past Mr. and Mrs. IA. W. Rutherford (Ainuri) and the I Misses Rutherford ha\e been making | their headquarters at the. Branksome Tower Hotel, Bournemouth, but they have been North as far as York, Leeds, Huddersfield, Manchester, Scarborough, etc. During the course of their journeyings they were struck by the hundreds of workmen's cottages, nearly all built on the same severely plain pat-tern—-nothing^ of the Swiss chalet style being discovered such as the New Zealand Government's workmen's homen. j They came up to London for the femith- ; field Fat Stock Show, and during their j short Stay they were tible vo see someI thing of London at the height of an ' election campaign, being keenly interested in the posting of results in Trafal-gar-square. At tho end of January. Mr. i and Mrs. Rutherford and the Misses 1 Rutherford will leave for the Continent, and they will not be back until just before, the Coronation fastivities begin. Already they have made arrangements for hotel accommodation during Coronation time, and they have in good time secured seats to view the procession. Soon afterward they will leave England finally for Canada, ultimately joining steamer at Vancouver foi Australia and New Zealand, expecting to reach' the Dominion some time iv September. They are finding their staj in the Old Country full of interest and pleasure, in spite of wet and gloomy weather. It is more than five years since Mi". A. D. Lubecki was in New Zealand, lie is now paying a round of farewel , visits prior to sailing at tho end of thif month by the P. and 0. steamer Mate donia, which gee? direct to Auckland. Mr. Henry Fisher (Christ-church) ha; made a distinct ttep forward in being allotted by the Technical Commission ir Paris a space in the Salle de Pollock foi the permanent exhibition in 1911. This constitutes the acceptance of his patent non-submersible and non-capsizable lifeboat as a competitor for the Pollock prize, which is to be awarded next year. The piize is endowed by the will of i' wealthy man of that name who was once shipwrecked. It has nevev ye) been awarded. Dr. C. C. Choyce, of Auckland, ano Dr. J. M. Beattie, another New Zea lander, are bringing out presently through Cassells, an important medica. work — "A System of Surgery.*" Th< book is. edited by Dr. Choyce, who is Dean and Teacher of Operative Surgerj at the. London School of Clinical Mcdi cine. Dr. Beattie, 'who is Professor oj Pathology and Bacteriology, and Dear of the Faculty at Sheffield, is the patho logical editor. The general editor of th< series is Sir Malcolm Morris, K.C.V.O. At the. London office of tho New Zea land Government the following caller; have this week entered their names : Mr K. C. Hardcastle (Wanganui), Miss Annie C. Freeman (Wellington), Mis: j Futures E. Ambuiy (Auckland). Mr. Et\ win J. Wilbou (Auckland) and Miss Nei lie Wihon. Mr. W. 0. Beaumont (Wei ! linr,ton). Mi>-s Mar 3 arct M'CiluMiai [ (Dtuwdin). Mi<- Ida M. Cooper CtVol

lington), Mrs. C. C. Waldegrave (Palmerston North), and Miss M. Waldegrave. Mr. I. W. Raymond (Invercargill) has returned with his wife and family from Carlisle, where he put up a record as the LTnionist candidate in the election. With only 6500 votes to work upon, Mr. Raymond reduced a hostile majority of 1200 in January to 64, an achievement which is regarded in party circles as practically the best of thecampaign. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond have now &ettled down again at Wimbledon. I am glad to be able to note that Lord Onslow is making a satisfactory convalescence after a slight operation for toniilitis ; he was. able to be moved irom Richmond-terrace, London, to Clandon Park, his Surrey home, a few days ago. Mr. A. F. Wilding has entered for th<? Monte Carlo tennis tournament, which is to open early next month and which will bring together the most noted players in Europe as well as a good detachment from the United States. At a Congregation held at Cambridge yesterday afternoon, the degree of B.A. was conferred upon Mr. D. Q, Collins (Wellington), oi Trinity College, and Mr. C. M. Chapman, of Gonville and Caius.

An important proposal by the Government in connection will! tb,e woodblocking of the streets surrounding the General Post Office block will be laid before the Finance Committee of the City Couucil to-day. It is understood that, if the complete wood-blocking of the streets fronting the block be carried out, the Government is prepared to bear a proportion of the cost. The City Council has already decided to woodblock Customhouse-quay, the blocks to be used being of Powellised birch— au experiment in the use of New Zealand woods. A further sitting of the Conciliation Council (Mr. P. Hally presiding) was held to-day in connection with the carpenters and joiners' dispute. The commissioner and assessors settled the questions of regulations regarding apprentices and facilities for sharpening tools, and were considering the preference proposals this afternoon. The council resume to-morrow, and probably make recommendations on each item to the parties. - The funeral of the late Mr. J. W. Fletcher took place from the deceased gentleman's residence, at Maida Valeroad, Ro'seneath, this afternoon, the remains being interred in the Karori Cemetery. Included in the cortege I were a number of deceased's relatives I and friends. The chief mourners were Miss S. A. Fletcher, Mesdames J. W. Black, A. de Castro, E. Ralph, J. Buddo, E. Bowman, and W. H. Newbery (daughters), and Messrs D. Fletcher, E. Fletcher, and J. W. Fletcher (sons). The burial service was conducted by the Eev. S. J. Serpell. The Petone Borough Engineer (Mr. W. H. Cook) hopes soon to present to the council plans and details as to cost, etc., of the proposed bathing sheds for men and women. The sheds, which are to be situated on the beach, will, it is understood, involve the expenditure of «t least £500. The structure will, it i* proposed, unlike tho present sheds, be of a peimanent nature, and repkte with «.ll conveniences, cold and shower baths, ■etc. I Messrs T. Kennedy Macdonald, Ltd., 1 advertise particulars of an auction sale of household furniture to be held in their rooms to-morrow, commencing at 1.30 o'clock The goodb comprise the contents of a house removed from Wal- , lpce-street, to their rooms for convenience of sale.' including upright grand I piano (by Kirchner), che&terfield v lounge, 1 I mirror-back sideboard, leather diningroom 1 suite, magic lantern, and apparatus complete, etc. On the same date they will i sell the entire contents of the Cafo Bijou. ; comprising 32 high-back diningroom s chairs, tablecloths, <utlerj, glassware, tea- > pots, dinner, and soup plates, japanned [ trays, and saucepans. Mr. Ja-s. M'Donaltl has taken over the Albert Hotr-1 at tho corner of Boulcott [ and Willis-streets [ Mrti. E. Sclvutz> will hold a meeting at . New Century Hall this evening, at 8 ■ o'clock