EASY-GOING “AUSSIE”

Evening Star, Issue 18979, 29 June 1925, Page 2

EASY-GOING “AUSSIE”

TOO “ BREEZY ” FOR LADY DUDLEY. LONDON, Juno lei. Lady Tronbridge. sister of the hue Tlachnol, Jim- wiic of the Earl of Dudley. has wi it ten a bool, of memoirs, in which she says that when. Lord Dudley was Govern.cr-Gcneral of Australia he and his wife found the atmosphere of Australia “ embarrassingly breezy.” "’['he outspoken Press was a bit of a shocb,” she adds. “ Rachael was alluded to as ‘.Mrs G. CL,’ the ‘ Governor’s (Missus,’ or the ‘White Lady.' “I remember one cartoon of Fildio (the Earl of Dudley was Viscount Kdiiam before ho succeeded Jo iho earldom) seated on n kangaroo with a baby under each arm, in allusion to the twins at home, ami the words ’.Advance Australia.' underneath.” [The Earl of Dudley was GovernorGoneral from 19C8 to 1911. The. twins meit!ioned are Edward and George, who were born in 1907. Lady Tronbridge, who is the wife of Sir Thomas Tronbridge, has written a number of books, including ‘ The Woman Thou (Invest' a.nd ‘A Marriage of Blackmail.’ She is also a constant contributor to magazines. Lady Dudley died in 1920, and last year the Earl married Miss Gertie Millar (widow of Liona! Mourkton, composer), n well-known actress.]