PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME

Evening Star, Issue 14548, 24 April 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES FROM HOME

[Fkom Oub Special Cohuespokuent.] LONDON, March 17. Ladv Hall-Jones, whose daughter, Mrs Christie, sailed by the Rotorua two days later on her" return to Wellington, gave a farewell "At Home" for her on Tuesday afternoon, and among the many guests present at 61 Kedcliffe Gardens I noticed Ladv Reid, wife of the High Commissioner for Australia, in a beautiful gown of green corduroy velvet and a largo black hat trimmed with cerise flowers; Miss Reid, in navy blue hat and dress; Lady Robinson, wife of the Agent-General for Queensland, in saxe blue satin coat and skirt and white tagal straw hat turned back with blade velvet; Mrs F. T. Boys, Dunedin, sister of Lady Ward, pale grey satin crepe trimmed with rich grey insertion and black silk, largo black hat, and black boa; Mrs T. K. Donne, mole-colored cloth braided costume and felt hat to match, sealskin jacket and muff; Mrs Simpson, pale grey coat and skirt trimmed with pale, blue; Lady Solomon, wife of tho High Commissioner for South Alnca, black costume and black hat; Mrs Michael Myers, Wellington, grey costume and black hat with saso blue feather; Mrs Davis, pale grey costume and large black hat trimmed with bunches of small red and blue flowers, grey squirrel furs; Miss Queenio Hayes, Lady Hall-Jones's niece, peacock blue coat and skirt and peacock straw hat; Mrs Echcverria, wife of the Chilian Consul, navy blue costume and large black hat; Mrs Peako and Miss Burt (Duncdin). Mrs Seaton (Wellington), Mrs Haynes (Auckland), Sara, Lady Samuel, Mrs Allen Hughes, Mrs Fabian Ware, Mr Alec. Myers (Wellington), Mr G. S. Don no (Dunedin and South Africa), Messrs Simpson (2), Colonel and Mrs Marsh, Lady Primrose, etc., etc.

Lady Hall-Jones received her guests in a handsome gown of black clianneuse trimmed with black lace. Mrs Christie wore a navy blue costume; Miss Hall-Jones, old rose silk with vest and collar of cream; Miss Hattio Hall-Jones, black silk; and Miss F. Hall-Jones, very pale grey braided eolienne.

In preparation for the Home Bule campaign another fund-collecting mission has been arranged by the Nationalist party. To-morrow Mr W. Archer Redmond, M.P., the son of the Nationalist Leader; Mr R. Hazleton, who, though unseated for North Louth, is still member for North Galway; and Mr T. J. Donovan, a Belfast solicitor, will sail by tho Rotorua from Plymouth for an oratorical tour through Australia, New Zealand, and North America, which is to occupy the best part of the year. Tho selection of Mr Archer Redmond is interesting. His mother was an Australian ; his father and his uncle (Mr W. Redmond) won their political spurs in an Australian tour. Captain Knox, A.S.C., who goec out to New Zealand for three years to organise its Army Service Corps, will sail with his wife and two children by the Turakinu, on April 13. A nurse, two servants, and a cock will accompany them to New Zealand, and Captain Knox is taking out his motor car.

Ca.ptain Atheist-one Moore, who goes out tx> New Zealand by the lonic, leaving on March 30, to take up regimental duties in tho Dominion, was a captain in the Royal Fusiliers at the time that MajorGenoral Gcdley, the New Zealand Commandant, was in command of tho regiment. Captain Moore is about twentyseven or twenty-eight years old, -and unmarried. He has seen a good deal of active service on the Indian Frontier and in .South Africa, and had three war medals at the age of twenty-three. He, too, is taking his motor car with him to the Dominion, and ho is also looking forward to getting eome good fishing in the trout fitreams of the North Island, fishing being one of his favorite sports.

Mr J. Lawson Balfour left yesterday for Cbristchureh, and will b:> absent for about six months, after which he returns to London. Mrs Balfour (Miss Eva Balfour), who has an engagement in 'Macbeth' at His Majesty's, remains in London. Mr Balfour :s taking a few pictures with him, and has some lsortrait commissions to execute in New Zealand.

Mrs James Russell (New Zealand) and the Misses Russell have taken Langton House, Palace Gale, until the end of April. Miss Russell's marriage to the Earl of Hardwick takes place towards the end of that month.

Mr Michael Myers, (ho Crown Prosecutor of Wellington, awl Mrs Myois and Mr Alexander Myeir. arrived by' the lonic on Sunday night!« .Mr M. Mycin tells me that he is on a holiday trip, and intends spending fieveral months in this country, but as to" his movements while, here he has not made as yet any definite plans. Mr Alexander Myers is in Ixmdon on business, and returns to New Zealand at the end of the year. He inLmdis touring on the, Continent before returning.

Mr A. F. Wilding had a walk-over yesterdav at Nice in the second round of the Soulli of France Lawn Tennis Championship (singles), his. opponent. G. Goudir,, having scratched. Wilding and Ritchie, won their match against G. Froe.born ami W. Caudery (6—2, 7—5) in flic second round of Ilia Doubles Championship. Mr Frank Hutchenti, the youni' "v-w Zealand pianirit, who has l;ad ;i brilliant career a-r> a student at the. Royal Aeademy of Muiiic, is giving his host recital on March 31 at the Rechs.tein Hall, London. Ho will play the Rrethoven sonata in C minor (op. 'ill), and selections from the works of Debussv, Chopin. Tobias Mafthav. Cesar Franck, Rralims, Ijszf, and Dale. Mr Hutehene tells me that he will very probably be l-eturuing to New Zealand for a short stay in the couise of this year. ~.,-, Mr Ilcnrv Broadhcad, of Chnstehurcn, late secretary of the Canterbury Km ploy - urs' Association, arrived here by the lonic on Sunday night, after a pleasant- voyage, accompanied by Mrs Rroadhead and family. Their principal object, in coming to England is for the benefit of their two elder rams, one of whom is proceeding to Trinity College, Cambridge, while the other will enter a school of art in London. Mr and Mrs Rroadhead propose to remain here for some years at least, making London tlieir headquarters. At present they are in lodgings near Russell Equate, but lliev propose '(.".king a house as scon as possible. Mr and Mrs Wimuouth, of Fenaalton, Cbrist-ehureh, and Miss Waymouth arrived by the lonic last Sunday, nicy propose to spend about two vcar. in this country, 1 understand. Colonel Head, who has been engaged in military duties in New Zealand for the past four" years, returned by the lonic with his wife" and family, and other arrivals by iho same boat were Mr and the, Misses M'Larcn (of Mastcrton), Mr and Mrs M. Myers and Mr Alex. Myers (of Wellington),' Miss A. and Miss M. Rowcn, ])r Gucrin, and Mr and Mrs Israel, who have been on a visit to the Dominion.

Two columns of the ' Ardrosran and Saltcoats Herald' (<in Ayrshire paper) of March 10 are devoted to extracts from the Hon. Georgo Fowlds'fi .speech at Ids welcome home from .South Africa: and Dr Findlay's adrlrcffi to tho Diincilin Burn-, Club on the Bums anniversary. Dr FindJuy is referred to as " New Zealand's Lord Robbery, thf> outstanding orator and literary expert of the Dominion." A>> an appreciation of Bum?, his address is declared the Ayrshire paper to be "worthy of a place W/ido those of Carlyle. Loekhart, Christopher North, John Stuart Blackie, or Principal Sharp." Two New Zealandcrf. both medical students at tho London Hospital, were successful in boxing contest* in connection with the United Hospitals Boxing, Ferine, and gymnastic competition on Saturday.' P. L.'l'oote defeated W. R. Reyncll (of Civ?'z) in tho hesw-weicht. bosun?; and A. C. Palmer defeated J. F. Taylor (of St. Thomas's) in the middle-weights. London Hospital easily won tho challenge cup for the best ajfgrc-<rat-2. Air and Mrs Geoffrey Beaumont, ot Auckland, arrived bv tho Orient liner Osterley on March 3, landing at Plymouth. Ihey bav© made no definite plans, but hopeto .see a good deal of the Old Country during their visit to this part of tho world Lady Eileen Knox, daughter of Lord Ranfnrlv, ex-Governor of New Zealand, is to bo one of the four train-bearers of the Queen at tho Coronation. Hitherto

but Qneen Mary has introduced an innovation by selecting four daughters of peers. Lady Mary Dawson, Lady Dorothy Browne, and Lady Eileen Butler are the'other three train-bearers.

The High Commissioner for New Zea*< land was among the guests of the King ai a dinner last Friday night. Mr E. B, Topp, of Auckland, arrived in , London on a short pleasure trip on March 1, and left on Thursday for Canada, \ where he will probably stay for sis 1 months before sailing for New Zealand via I Australia. Mr Topp has spent the last j year gaining farming experience in South . Africa, and goes to Canada on the same mission.

Miss Alice Pollard, daughter of Mr Tom Pollard, is playing the part of Prudence, in 'The Quaker Girl' touring company in, tho provinces. Mrs Christie, daughter of Sir William and Lady Hall-Jones, left to-day with her two children by the Rotorua on her return to New Zealand. Mrs Christie has been spending the past year on a visit to her parents in London. Lieutenant I. M'Dougall, of the Grenadier Guards, has been appointed aide-de-camp to Lord Islington, Governor of New Zealand, in place of Captain G. C. Hamilton, who has joined the New Zealand Forces.

Major J. N. Johnston, commanding the 39th \siege) Company Royal Garrison Artillery at Plymouth, has been appointed Director of Ordnance and Commander of: tho Permanent Artillery of New Zealand. Ho will leave for the Dominion on May 11 by the Tongariro, and his family will follow by tho Athrnic on September 14. Major Johnston has already served a term of three years in the New Zealand Forces.

Mr M&thevr A. Clark, Dr C. Coleridge Farr, Mr Reginald 0. Grigsbv. Mr A. J. llawdon, and Mr W. W. Pliilson, all of New Zealand, havo joined the Royal Colonial .Institute- as Fnlows.

Tlii! )!w. If. C. Bell, one of the Anglican niireicners who recently visited New Zealand, has returned to England via America. He travelled to Vancouver by the Zealandi.i, and, joining tho Adriatic at New York, arrived hero on Februaiy 26.

.Mr MacdonalJ has started on a journey to Canada, en route for New Zealand and -Australia. Mr Macdonald is going as representative of several of tho most important publishing firms. The 'Publishers' Circular' Fays: "Mr Macdonald leaves this country for the colonies with more important commissions than any publishers representative- has hitherto had the good fortune to hold." The 'Court Journal' publishes some particulars of Lord Hardwick (whose engagement to Miss Nellie Russell, of Now Zealand, has been recently announced) which may be of interest. Lord Hardwick has a place on (lie Solent, Sydney Lodge, but the ancestral estates of the Yorkes, at Wimpole, in Cambridge, including the magnificent old mansion of tho Harleya, paused some years ago to Lord Ciifdcn. The Jate Lord Robartcs advanced large sums at Wimpolo on mortgage, (ho result being that the estate eventually passed into tho hands of his son, Lord Clifden. ]/ord Hardwick's tastes are on social lines, and be delights in motoring, ballooning, airships, and all the latest inventions of scienco and locomotion. He is an enthusiastic motor boating man, and is devoted to yachting. The vessel he cruises in was originally a Thames barge. Lord Hardwick bought it cheap, and fitted it up ccmlortabiy. Only one hand is employed, the owner and his friends, when they eruiso to France, Holland, or Belgium, doing most of the work themselves. Lord Hardwick was for ten years engaged in mining engineering, and for two years of the period worked as an ordinary miner. He was on a night shift at a gold mino in Montana, where he was'known as 126, and to his fellow-workers as "Charlie." 1 Lord Hardwick has an only sister, Lady Susan FitzClaTcnce, tho gifted amateur actress v .lio goes out eo muck with her brilliant relative Lady Allington. Lord Hardwick is a fine-looking man, and his fiancee is a beautiful girl; they wore at tho theatre Ibis week together, and naturallv attracted a good deal of attention. Recent callers at the High Commissioner's Ciiice: —Miss Lena Cohen, Mrs R, Saunders, Dr K. Clark Cohen and Dr Howard Cohen (Wellington). Mr Henry Broadhcad and family (Chrintchurch), Mi-er, Ab'co and Mildred Bowen (Wanjrjam;. Hon. H. C. Butler, Rev. H. C. Bell, Mr Ales, and .Mr and Mrs M. Myers (Wellington). Miss F. Gillies (Napier), Mr .Jas T. Partridge iCbiisichurch), Mr Arthur Bees (Wellington), Mr Reginald W. Bip"i (Wellington). Mr Chas. Ciiapman (Wehinßloii!, -Mr, Mrs, and Master G. Binnv "(Marlborough), Mr and Mrs K Hudson (Auckland). Mr, Mrs, and Miss Wavmouth ..Chiietchurch:.