PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11150, 24 August 1899, Page 6

PERSONAL ITEMS FROM LONDON.

[FROM OUR own CORRESPONDENT.] London, July 14. Lord ano Ladt Glasgow have just returned from a yachting tour, and are at present staying in Scotland.

Mr. E. Milson, a New Zealandor, has won one of the chief prizes at Guy's Hospital, the open scholarship in science.

Another leading article is devoted by the Manchester Herald to Mr. Reeves' papers on the progressive movement in New Zealand,

I see it is stated that Mr. Joseph Mallins, the chief of the Order of Good Templars, is about to pay a visit to New Zealand shortly.

In the Sketch is given an illustration of the monument ereoted over the grave of George Dobson, who " was "murdered by bushrangers on t'io West Coast."

Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Reeves have gone to Yorkshire for a few days, principally on account of the health of tho latter. They are staying with friends.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Pontifex, who arrived by the last trip of the P. and 0. s.s. Arcadia, will stay in London for the present. They are residing at Artillery Mansions, Vic-toria-street.

Mr. Walter Kennaway, C.M.G., tho permanent secretary of tho New Zealand AgonoyGeneral, with Mrs. Kennaway and their daughters, and Mr. E. M. Kennaway, >• taking a well-earned holiday in Switzerland.

Dr. James Mcßrcarty, who lately obtained his Fellowship of tho Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh, has just reooived a notice from tho Edinburgh Obstetrical Socioty that he has been oleoted a Fellow of that sooioty.

Mr. R. S. Smythe, the " muoh-travolled," has met with a slight accidont, I am sorry to say. He was spending "a happy day" in Epping Forest., and unfortunately managed to sprain his left knee, with the result that he will bo a prisoner in doors for somo days.

Memorials to " G.O.M.'s" seem to hang fire nowadays. Tho 0110 proposod to be elected to Sir Gcorgo Grey seems to make as little progress as that to Mr. Gladstone. Only about £540 has already been promised, and this is not half enough for anything liko a decont memorial. People aro soon forgotten.

Mrs. Charles Pharazyn is still staying with friends in Cornwall. Her health has somewhat benefited from the sea air, but sho is hardly as strong as could bo wished, and it is thought that perhaps some more bracing climate than that of the Far West might suit her hotter.

Mr. W. Pillans is still in Edinburgh, his present address being 32, Ohalmers-streot. Writing thence to-day ho mentions that tho remarkable success of colonial medical students, to which I referred in a recent lotter, excited great jubilation in the Australasian Club, Edinburgh.

Referring to Sir Robert Stout's appointment as Chief Justice, tho Critic says it is a good one, and " also a politic movo on tho part of the Soddon Government. Although Sir Robert has not taken a very active part in public life lately, he has-a knack of bobbing up serenely whenever thero is a political hitch."

I mentioned last weok that Miss Theroso Sievwright sang before tho Grand Duko of Meeklonborg-Strolitz, at tho residence of the Countess of Do la Warr. I hear that tho Duke was so much charmed with the young lady's performance that she was specially retained for the following Sunday " At Home," when sho sang with equal success.

Mr. Arthur Appleby called on me a day or two ago. I was glad to notico that he appeared to havo thoroughly recovered from tho illness which prostrated him so long in tho spring. Ho lias just accented an ongagemont with ono of Mr. fieorgo Edwards' companies for a series of performances in the provincos, and at the principal London suburban theatres.

Mr. and Mrs. John McKenzio and Miss McKonzio returned to London on Tuesday morning, when hoy breakfasted with Mr. J. G. Word and Mr. Reeves. Mr. MeKonzie is not in tho licit of spirits, I hear, and is anxiously awaiting the report from tho medical men who havo examined him since bis return,

Mr. Taylor and Miss M. Taylor, of Wellington, who arrived from New Zealand las:-. week, have been staying ever since with tho Misses Johnston, daughters of the late Dr. Alexander Johnston, at thoir rooms in Mar-garet-street, Cavendish Square. Miss Taylor leaves next week to stay with friends in Wales, whero Mr. Taylor has already gono, and subsequently they will go to Birmingham on a visit.

Mr. C. E. Thomson, late of tho Bank of Now Zealand at Oamaru, arrived by the last trip of the s.s. Orizaba. He left on Wednesday for Scotland, whero ho will stay for about a fortnight, principally at St. Andrews. Ho will subsequently roturn to London. So far as his present intentions go, ho will probably remain in this country, but he has not yet finally decided.

Mr. Robert Wighton, of Wellington, New Zealand, who called on me recently, informed me that on his roturn from his tour in Scotland and Ireland he found awaiting him in London the offers of two very satisfactory appointments. One of theso he has accepted, and ho is now on tho staff of Messrs. Crocker, Sons, and Co., Friday-street, city. As a result of this appointment, Mr. Wighton has decided to romain in England, and not to return to Now Zealand.

Mr. H. B. Vogol has completed another novel, which, I understand, is to bear the curious name " My Dear Sir," and is to be published by Mossrs. Poarson during tho next few months. lam told also that Mr. Vogel has two other novels in hand, as woll ss a couple of plays, apart from tho bushranger stories lie writes for the Royal Magazino, and I see it stated that he is tho "Caloy Wainwright" who is frequently to be met with in various periodicals. Evidently Mr. V9gel is getting on, and I am very glad to ! hear it.

A new committee of tho Australasian Club is to bo elected at tho annual meeting an Thursday next. The following gentlemen liavo been proposed to form a now committee;— Dr. D. H. Bocgling, Messrs. Mark Attenborough, D. J. Davies, A. Hill-Jack, A. Joshua, R. A. Ker, 0. U. Kingston, and Ross Robinson. The following members of tho lato committee r&tiro: — Messrs. C. S. Dicken, A. Garrick, P. Mennell, T. Mackenzie G. Novon, J. T. Roche, and Sir E. M. Nelson. Dr. Beetling also retires from the position of honorary secretary, which he has filled very ably.

Mr, Chas. Pharazyn leaves to-day on his trip to a point as olose to the North Pole as the big Orient stoamer, the Ophir, specially laid on for the occasion, oan get. Thero will be a '.' 250 passengers in all, and visits will be paid successively to the Norwegian Fiords, the North Cape, Spitzbergen, and Iceland. Mr. Pharazyn has promised to act as my special loeland correspondent, provided he can find any mail coming to England, as to which ho seems to entertain somewhat gloomy misgivings. However, he looks forward to a very pleasaat and interesting tour, and I should think from what I hear of the probabilities, that his anticipations are likely to be thoroughly realised. On the return voyage the Ophir will call at the Orkneys and at Loith. Mr. Pharazyn will leave her at the latter port, and will stay for a while with friends in Scotland.

Recent oallers at the Agency-General include; Mr. Charles M. Gray, of Christohuroh; Mr, Angus McAlpine, of-Welling-ton; Mr. D. J. Nathan, of Wellington, who is at Langbourno Chambers, Fenchurehstreet; Mr. William Booker, of ffhangarei, who is at Henfield, Sussex; Mr. William Wilson, of Hokitika, whose address is care of the Bank of New Zealand, Queen Victoriastreet; Mr. Arthur P, O'Brien, of Papanui Road, Christohuroh, who is at Guy's Hospital; Mr. A. Clarke Begg, of Dunedin, whose address is the Australasian Club, Edinburgh ; Mr. George E. R. Adair, of Gisborne, whose address is care of Sargood, Butler, and Nicholl, 11, Bunhill Row, Finsbury; Air. R. W. D. Robertson, of New Plymouth; Mr. B. J. Dudley, of Auckland, whose address now is Westminster Hospital; Mr. F. A. Anson, of Abiroa; Major N. V. Richards and Mrs. Riohards, of Christchurch, who are staying with Sir Frederick Richards, 34, Queen Anne's Gate; Mrs. Andrew Dunoan, of Linwood, Christohurch, who is at Brighton; Mr. Campbell Duncan, who is 1 also at Brighton; Mrs. R. S. Curling, of Napier;, Mr. F. J. Welch, of Wellington; Mr. George' Cox, of Lawrence, whose address is care Mr. W. Cox, Pollock House, Polloksliaws, Glasgow.'

. It • was with ; great ■" regret . that I ' learned this week of the somewhat sudden, and certainly unanticipated, death of k Mr. S. ; B. Wilson, who, with his brother, it will is ie-

numbered, interested himself so much in the trial shipment of fruit sent Home recently by the Fruitgrowers' Association, of Canterbury Up to quite recently Mr. Wilson appeared to be in fair health; that is to say, it was not considered that a slight ailment, which sent him to Folkestone for a fortnight, was of anything approaching a serious character. So slight, indeed, was it that Air. Wilson ran up to town for the New Zealand dinner, and after that ho busied himsetf m obtaining the names of fruit as known here. He, however, feeling something wrong, thought it best to consult a doctor. the medical man prescribed, and then, as a sort ot afterthought, Mr. Wilson showed him a slightswelling. From this he had suffered no appreciable inconvenience, and, in fact, would have taken no notice of it had he not been at the doctor's about the other matter. Un examination, however, the medical man pronounced that far the more serious thing of the two, and advised an oporat-ion at once, else, he said, death might suddenly ensue any time within the next six months. Mr. Wilson immediately went into a private hospital near Hanover Square, and the operation was successfully performed about the Ist inrt. But 011 the sth there was a sudden collapse, and death followed. The causo of death has been certified as strangulated hernia. Much sympathy has been expressed by New Zealanders with the deceased gentleman's brother, who, in a sense, fortunately, was in London at the time