PERSONAL ITEMS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVI, Issue XLVI, 27 January 1911, Page 4

PERSONAL ITEMS.

The Rev. J. E. 'B. Mayor, Professor .of jatin at Cambridge, and one of the first md most famous exponents 'of the 'simple life," died suddenly at Cam- 1 aridge. Th© University Senate cji, Wednfe»" day appointed ' 'Mr. Barclay* Hectgr, Registrar, in success-ibh to 'Mr r ' 'J. W. Toynt, who-resigned last yedf. Captain the Hon. John Yarde-Buller low becomes Lord, lie only surviving son of the late Baron. Phe new Baroness s was before "her marriage Miss Dehise Orme, the popular actress. Miss Graynella Barker is thd first woman to become a "wireless" operator on board an oceangoing steamship. She is operator of the liner Mohawk. Miss Parker, who is fcwo, wears a uniform, which corisfets. of a blue jacket arid the regulation dap.' Mr Huia .Onslow, the younger (kin/ "of Liord and Lady OnsloWj recently, met with a rather painful accident at Ottawa. He slipped on the ice, and •injtired lis leg. Mr Huia Onslow has becri.for some time past on Lord Grey's.staff, de was born in, New Zealand during his 'ahtre's term, of office as Governor, and he nam© of Huia, which is a native lame, was given him, in addition „ tb hoß© of Victor Alexander Herbert. "A memorial brass with medajlion . cjf ho late King's head 'is to be placed in the little.English church at Marionßad, .nd it will be seb'Up'just'above'tH© ftew vherc his Majesty isat everv. .Sunday norning during his visit to this pleasant mre resort. The subscriptions aie ng contributed by Erigl'sh visitors Jo Marienbad. i'h© statue, erected bv the .'theatrical profession, to Sir ,Henry Irving;, Engand's greatest actor ,wns unveiled ( in Oharing Cross-road by Sir John Hare. The statue is of bronze. It is 9ft high. The distinguished gathering at the ceremony were Mr Cyril Maude, Mr Arthur Bourchier, Mr George Alexander, Mr A. W. Pinero, Sir H. B. Thee, Sir Charles Wyndham, Sir Douglas Dawson, Mr Laurence Irving, and Mr H.'.'V. Esmond. H.SJI. Prince Alexander of Teck, chairman of the weekly board of .the Middlesex Hospital, has received a letter, it was announced, from Mr J^Wiliam Gilford ,of Chard. Somerset, stating his intention of presenting forty milligramß of radium to the cancer re■earch laboratories of the Hospital. This quantity, weighing approximately i-7Coth of an ounce," / is worth about £6OO. A London press cable says that Sir Francis Hopwood has definitely vacated his position in the Colonial Office where, since 1907, h© has been Under-Secretary of Stat© for the Colonies. Sir Francis entered the service of the Board of Trad© as assistant law clerk in 1886, and afiter. -> distinguished official career he succeeded Sir Courtenay Boyle in 1901 us Permanent Secretary and was made a K.C.B. He was appointed to the Colonial Office in 1907. Sir Francis Hopgood is also Secretary to the Order of 'St. Michael and.St. George. On Tuesday next. Messrs Bisley -Bros, and Co. will hold tilieir f.toc\c sale at Richmond On Thursday next -the firm will sell at_ Upper Moutere, and on Friday next a good enttry of stock will be offered'at {hV Ta'dmor Yiv ds. Tt Js specially rcirif.ed tiha-t-Wednesday next a holiday ■the. usual weekly sale at Eichhiond wiil be held on Tuesday.