ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 14167, 15 September 1906, Page 12

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES

PERSONAL AND GENERAL. [From Our Correspondent .] LONDON, August 3. The High Commissioner for New Zealand left town Hi is week for hia summer holiday. He will spend it at Hardingham, a quiet little village in Norfolk. . , The Primate of Now Zealand preach-ed-at St Catherine’s, Nottingham, last Sunday. Referring to the spread of Christianity* in Now Zealand, he sa *d that the six dioceses on the mainland and the Melanesian diocese were almost completely endowed by the people themselves, who always responded nobly to anv call made upon them. Mr W. J. Napier, on his northern trip, visited the harbour works at Glasgow, . Greenock, Gourook, Aberdeen, Leith, Dundee, Oban, Liverpool and Newcastle, and oh-, tained a considerable amount of information on harbour matters. _He was very well treated by the various harbour authorities. Mr Napier has now left town to rest for a few days at Lord Radstock’s country _ home, in Hampshire, after which ho will leave for the Continent to catch the s.s. Orontes at Naples in September. Miss Ella, Frances Olivo Anson,, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Anson, of Fir.aki, Abaroa, was married last week at St Michael’s Church, Stanton Haroourt, near Oxford, to Mr Charles John Crawford, of Miramar, Wellington. The Rev Frederick Buller, uncle of the bride, performed the ceremony, assisted by the. Rev F. Chapman. Mr and Mrs F. J. Craddock and their son, accompanied by Miss Payne, are on a trip to this country, having arrived from Christchurch via America on July 12. At Washington Mr Craddock had the privilege of being accorded a private interview with President Roosevelt, through the kindness ,of Secretary 'Metcalfe and the Hon. Frank Sergeant. The President evinced a, lively interest in New Zealand, and appeared to have followed its advanced labour legislation closely. He had also noted the great success achieved by the New Zealand footballers in the United Kingdom. Mr Craddock and his party traversed Canada by the C.P.R. rout© from Vancouver to Montreal, stopping at various points on the line. After a week in Montreal they visited New York and spent a month there, while Mr Craddock paid visits to , Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Crossing the Atlantic in the e.s. Baltic, they reached Liverpool on July 12. Sir Craddock proposes to visit Glasgow, and later on, hopes to visit Belgium, France and Italy, joining an outward steamer at Naples' or Marseilles. The party will leave London about the end of August. Up to the present they have had a very pleasant trip, experiencing fine weather generally, and particularly in London 1 . The London University has conferred the degree of M.D. upon Mr E. H. B. Milsom, of New Zealand and Guy’s Hospital. Glasgow University, has conferred the degrees of ALB., Ch.B. upon Messrs Henry Howard Christie , and Robert Neil Guthrie, of New Zealand. Among the forty-seven candidates who presented themselves for the very stiff examination for commissions in the Indian medical service last week was Air William Alaloolm Thomson, ALA., ALB., 8.0 h., of Otago University, who made 3026 marks out of a possible aggregate of 5100. The subjects of examination were medicine and therapeutics, surgery and eye diseases, pathology and., bacteriology, surgical anatomy, physiology, midwifery and diseases of Women and children, chemistry and materia medica, and either botany or zoology. There were only twenty vacancies, and Mr Thomson, secured one of them. his position in the list being eighteenth. The highest number of marks scoured by any candidate Was 3879.

A sporting team of “ Globe-trotters” won the Prix International at the Ostend polo tournament last Week. Mr A. Strang, from New Zealand, was a member of the winning team, the others being Mr Frank harbour, an Irishman, who lives at Stratford-on-Avon, Mr W. T. Manifold, from Victoria, and Mr H. Scott Robson, the Well-known Argentine back.

A New Zealand rink consisting of Messrs W. H. Mercer (skip), G. Flitch, G. Tutt and J. Pearson opposed a London County B.C. quartette skipped by Dr W. G. Grace at the Crystal Palace last Friday, and after a clcse match won by the narrow margin of 22 to 21, after the L.C.C. at the 17th end had led by 17 to 14. On Monday the New Zealanders met a side of the Great Western Railway Club at West Ealing, and after a close game were beaten by a single point—--19 to 18. On the morrow the team appeared at North London to meet the London and Southern champions, and by really brilliant play secured a decisive victory by 21 to 13. The home side opened with a couple, but the colonials were level in the third round, whilst the.eighth head closed by their standing 9 to 4 up, and at the close of the eleventh they were 17 to 7. Then came North London with six in the next two essays. It was their last addition, for, with a 3 in the final end the New Zealanders ran out. The winners- pla3 r ed a beautifully close drawing game. G. Tutt led in championship form, G. Fletcher proved a capable second, and W. Lyons, though still suffering from illness, played brilliantly throughout, whilst W. H. Mercer not only displayed strategy in direction, but bowled finely in his individual play.

On Wednesday the Maoriland players once more encountered, at the Crystal I alace, a London Countv B.C. rink skipped by Dr Grace, but failing to reproduce their North London form were easily beaten by 82 to 19. Tho winning side included Mr S. Fortescuo, Mr J. G._ Gillespie and B. Pearson, the losers being represented by Messrs Tutt, Fletcher, Lyons and Mercer (skip).

Yesterday Mr Mercer and his merry men. met a South London 8.0. rink skipped by the old international Mr J. Bryant, who captained his side in brilliant style. Upon throe occasions he robbed tbs colonials of four, whilst in the penultimate end his side were in five, .when Mercer, by a fins drawing wood, drew the shot. Though the colonial© were down almost throughout, they succeeded in getting level for the opening- of the final end. And then they put up a head, which drew the appreciation of the president of the English Bowling Association, Mr Tom Robertson. The colonials put in no less than five woods, and won by that number of point®, the final scores being New Zealand 25, South London 20.

Mr Arthur B. O’Brien, M. 8., 8.5., of Christchurch and Guy’s Hospital, was married oh August 1 to Miss Mary Catherine Carter, eldest daughter of I)r and Mrs Carter, of St John’s, S.E. The wedding took place at St Mary Magdalen Church, Brockloy, S.E., the ceremony being performed by the Rev Father Bpranklin, assisted by the Rev Father O’Neil. A number of New Zealand friends were present at the church, including tho Rev Father Marnane, of Christchurch, Mr and Mrs Mead, of Christchurch, Dr M’Evedy, of Rakaia, and Mr Monaghan. The service was fully choral, and tho eolo —Gounod’s " Ave Maria ” —was very well rendered by Madam Everard. Dr and Mrs O'Brien intend , to leave for Christchurch early next year. Of tho M.D.’e “capped” at Edinburgh University on Friday five wore New Zealanders :—Russell Gerald William Adams, M. 8., Gh.B., 1904; WiTliaan Anderson, M. 8., C.M., 189 G; Alexander Charles Begg, M. 8., Ch.B.

(with firet-olaes honours). 1901; Alfred Nolan Fell, M. 8., Ch.B., 1902. Dr Alexander Moore, 8.A., M. 8., Ch. B-., 1902. Dr Adams and Dr Fell were commended, for their theses; and Dr Moore was highly commended. The degree of Master of Surgery was bestowed upon Francis Dillon Scobie Mackenzie, M. 8., Ch.B., 1901, whose thesis was commended. The degrees of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery were bestowed upon the following New Zealanders :— Reginald Cyril Everitt Atkinson, M.A.; Alice Meredith Burn, Sydney Taylor Champtaloup (with first-class honours), John Spencer Daniel I, John Donald Campbell Duncan, Roger St Clair Steuart, Cyril Hooken Towsley, M.A. The certificate in disease® of tropical climates was awarded to Alice M. Burn, M. 8., Ch.B.; Sydney T. Champtaloup. ,M. 8., Ch.B.; and Cyril H. Teweley, M.A., M. 8., Ch.B. Mr W. Jones Smith and Mr St C. B. Liardet, of Auckland, arrived in London by the Tongariro on July 19, after a splendid passage. Mr Liardet is revisiting the Old Country 'after an absence of no less than sixty-seven years. As a child'be wont out from England with his parents to Victoria-, then a wilderness of scrub and tii-tree, and lived there, afterwarde removing to New Zealand.' Now, he has returned to London to- publish a volume- which he has written, dealing with the hisfcory=of Victoria from 1849, and the natural history of New Zealand. Mr Liardet is a keen naturalist, and is said to have supplied Sir Walter Buller with most of the specimens illustrated in, the latter’s well-known work, “ The Birds of New Zealand.” Another interesting colonist is Mr Jones Smith, Who as general railway traffic manager- under the Provincial Government of Auckland, opened for traffic the first- railway constructed in the North Island of New Zealand. He subsequently opened' lines in Canterbury and Otago, and when the Provincial Governments war© abolished he returned, to Auckland as railway manager under the New Zealand Government. Mr Jones Smith is revisiting London after an absence of thirtyseven years, and expects to remain some five or six months dn this country. As an old railway man (he worked for the London and North Western Railway Company before going to New Zealand) Mr Jones Smith is tremendously impressed with the developments in locomotion and traffic that have taken place in London since his departure nearly forty years ago. Next- week ho hopes to visit his birthplace at Merthyr Tydvil, in Wales.

Mr Riohard Belcher, of Christchurch, who, with his wife, daughter and two sons, arrived by the P. and 0. steamer India, on June 24, is on a holiday trip to this country. After a round of 'sightseeing in London the party went across to Paris for five days, and they are now touring in Scotland. They will return thence to London, as Mr Belcher’s sons have booken their passage back to New Zealand by the Rimutaka, sailing on September 6. The date of hi® own sailing is not decided yet, as ho wishes to see a little more of this country, and will make London his headquarters for some time.

Mis® Irene Ainsley, at tho close of the Royal party at Marlborough House last week, received from the Prince and Princess of Wale® a beautiful enamel brooch bearing the joint monogram of their Royal Highnesses in diamonds, and the exceptional distinction of being invited to supper with the Royal Family. In addition to the numbers set down for the New Zealand contralto, the Princes® asked her to sing “In My Garden” and “ Still wio die Nacht.” During the autumn Miss Ainsley will sing at the Chappell ballad concerts, and has also been engaged to eing at the wedding of Mis® Barbara Holland, which will be one of tho eocial events of late October. Miss Irene Ainsley, the New Zealand contralto, describes how she became a singer in an article in this week’s “ Tatler.” She warmly acknowledges her debt of gratitude to Madame Melba, who has played the part of a fairy godmother to the young singer, “ Her genoroue encouragement,” says Mis® Ainsley, “ ha® extended to such heights that sometime® I fear I shall awaken and find it has been all a beautiful dream. Her splendid kind-

nc'Sfl recalls a fairy story. . . . All along Madame Melba has given me wonderful help with my studies. I am very, ambitious, and hope to appear in opera, but I know I am too young and inexperienced to think of that now; still I am a bard worker, and I long to prove how I have appreciated the remarkable encouragement given me on my first public appearance. I am very lucky and very grateful. Several of the critics have suggested that I should do well in oratorio, and I have already begun that study too. 1 am tho only antipodean singer to come before tne public who has not had a public career in Australia or New Zealand.”

Mr Gilbert Anderson (Christchurch) journeyed to Bristol last week end with the colonial delegates of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, and wa« present at the banquet to which the visitors were entertained by tho president of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce. Tho guests included three of tho Australian Agents-Gene-ral and a number of representative© of the Australian Chambers of Commerce.

Recent caller© at the High Commissioner’© office:—Miss S. E. Ella Bell (Christchurch), Mr and Mrs G. B. Proud (Auckland), Mr E. M. Jones (Christchurch), Mr A. A. Hutton. (Auckland), Mr Arnold "Weston (Pahiatua), Dr and Mrs W. H. Park’es (Auckland), Mr 0. F. Todhunter (Christchurch), Miss Young (Christchurch), Mr Francis E. Goideii (Auckland), Mr

Charles Taylor (Auckland), Miss Elsie Nempthorne (Dunedin), Mr Fred G. Hartley (Otago), Miss' J. M’Beath (Timaru), Commander G. Sinclair, Mr George L. Desohler (Invercargill), Miss Constance Macbeth (Christchurch), Mr M. R. H. Legg (Kaiapoi and Johannesburg), Mr and Mrs G. Bruton Sweet (late Wbangarei).