ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10220, 14 December 1893, Page 5

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

The following notes are supplied by the London correspondent of the Otago Daily Times, under date Oct, 25 s

Mr and Mrs George Hall, of Canterbury, go oat to New Zealand by the Eimutaka next week. Mr Hall is a brother of Sic John Hall. Mr and Mrs Edward Moorhouset leave London on Nov, 1 for Mr MoorhouseVl country seat, Lamport Hall, in Northamptonshire, in time for the hunting season. Mr Moorbouse will hunt, as usual, with the Pytohley. Mrs Moorbouse is tnaVing very favourable progress towards convalescence, and their infant eon is strong and well. Major Goring, who came Home some little time back to consult an oculist about his eyesight, has undergone an operation which proved entirely successful, and his sight is, I am glad to hear, wholly restored. Major Goring '.returns to New Zealand immediately. Progress is being made with the idea of a “ New Zealanders' dinner,” in which not only Colonists resident or sojourning in England, but also anybody having special personal interest in the Colony should take part. The Agent-General, who has been approached on the subject, is understood to be favourable, and there is some talk of having the gathering early in the New Year. Mr and Mrs Peter Cunningham, who have been the guests successively of Mr Temple (at Grombridge, near Tunbridge Welle) and of Mr Walter Savill (at Hayward’s Heath, in Sussex) have returned to town, and are staying, as usual, at the Langham Hotel. They still propose leaving by the Tainui on their return to New Zealand. The Rev T. Flavell continues to “ boom ” New Zealand at his S.P.G. meetings. At Taunton lately he gave so glowing an account of New Zealand’s charms and advantages that the rector of the parish, speaking subsequently, said he was afraid half his flock would want to go to New Zealand after what they had just beard. . Cardinal Moran is not, strictly speaking, a New Zealand prelate, but his brethren of the Roman Church will, doubtless, be interested to learn that the long-standing fend between his Eminence and Cardinal Vaughan has at length been healed. The Pope personally intervened and insisted on a settlement, sad so the two Cardinals met at St Joseph’s Retreat, Highgate Hill, and became reconciled after their ten years' quarrel, which I believe arose from ft dispute over the expenses of the late Cardinal Vaughan’s funeral. Cardinal Moran sailed on his return to Australia last Saturday, Dr Fleming, of Otago, is still pursuing his special studies in the London Hospital, attending and witnessing all prominent operations and noteworthy cases. He intended to spend some time in Scotland this autumn, bat has been too much engrossed in his professional pursuits to spare the requisite time. Latest reports touching the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile are somewhat mom favourable than those of last week. More hopeful anticipations ere expressed &3 to the prospects of reconstruction. . Mach depends upon the consent or refusal of ft certain monetary institution to which the Company is heavily indebted, to take part payment in debentures. If this can be arranged it ie probable that a satisfactory understanding would then be practicable with Baron Schroeder and the debenture stock-holders. In that case, although a considerable call on the shareholders is inevitable, it would most likely be spread over a lengthened period, and would bo made to fall as lightly as possible; Ml Os is again mentioned vaguely as the possible call. But liquidation would involve consequences of indefinite magnitude, tad would cause widespread distress.