PERSONAL ITEMS FROM " LONDON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 13950, 5 January 1909, Page 7

PERSONAL ITEMS FROM " LONDON.

[from our own correspondent.] London, November 27. Miss S. H. R. Ruthebfitbd, of Napier, who has gone through a course of physical culture in London, intends to return to New Zealand next May.

Last week Miss Oonah FitzGerald (Wellington), daughter of Mr. Gerald FitzGerald, was married to Mr. Albert de Castro Glubb, a member of a family well known in Cornwall.

Three Wellington students of Guys Hospital have passed their first professional examination for the degree of L.D.S.—Mr. H. Hoby, Mr. F. S. Glover, and Mr. Cecil Donne (son of Mr. T. E. Donne):

Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Hayton (Wellington) left London at the beginning of the week for Antwerp, preparatory to entering upon a Continental tour before beginning their return voyage to New Zealand via Suez and Australia.

The name of Mme. Anton Dolores appears among the list of singers who will be heard at the St. Andrew's Day concert at the Queen's Hall, in which the Glasgow Orpheus Choir is coming up to London to tako part.

Yesterday the death was announced of Captain James A. MacMahon, late of Mylor Bridge, Cornwall, and formerly of New Zealand. He passed away on the 22nd inst. at the age of 67 years, at The Pines, Teignmouth, South Devon.

Sir Charles and Lady Campbell, with their two sons, hare made arrangements to travel to New Zealand via Australia by the new P. and 0. steamer Morea, which is to leave London next month on her maiden voyage. They will join her at Marseilles.

Dr. Lang announced at a meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, in the East End, a few nights ago, that, on account of his preferment to the Archiepiscopate of York he would not bo able to go on his proposed visit to New Zealand.

It is announced that a marriage has been arranged between Sir Francis Rose Price, Bart., of Hensol, Glamorgan, and Marjory, youngest daughter of Sir William and Lady Russell, of Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. The wedding will take place in the Dominion.

The Very Reverend Dr. Egan (late of Auckland) is still in London. Just now he is assisting the manager of the Crusade of Rescue and Homes for Destitute Roman Catholio children, to look after the waifs and strays, a work which he finds full of interest. The home in Harrow Road now maintains nearly 1000 orphans and destitute boys, girls, and babies.

Mr. Arthur Alexander, of New Zealand, was one of the performers at an afternoon concert given at Lady Burrow's residence a few days ago in connection with the League of the Empire. Mr. Barry Coney, of Auckland, made his first app'earancc in London at an afternoon concert of the English Ladies' Orchestral Society at Kensington Town Hall on Wednesday. .. .. '

The Reverend Canon G. E. Mason (brother of Dr. Mason, Canon of Canterbury and Master of Pembroke, Cambridge), who has been rector of . Whitweil, Derbyshire, for 34 years, has resigned his pleasant country rectory, and offered himself for the mission fields, as the result of the recent Pan-Anglican Congress. He left Southampton on Wednesday in the Field Marshal, for mission work in Kaffraria.

Recent callers at the London Office of the New Zealand Government have included: Mr. Donald Campbell (Christchurch), Mr. H. F. Moffatt (Okaiawa), Mr. P. Hercus (Dunodin), and Miss M. C. Hercus, Miss Mary Colomb (Dnncdin), Miss Hannah Tompkins (Dunedin), Mr. C. E. Rigg (Department of Industries), Mr. E. Aitken Seager (Wellington), Mrs. F. A. Hooper (Dunelin), Mr. R. A. Webb.

Invitations have been issued by Mr. J. E. Nathan, late of Wellington, to the wedding of his granddaughter. Miss Hilda Nathan, eldest daughter of Mr. D. J. Nathan, of Wellington, who is to be married to Mr. Alfred Salinger. The ceremony will take place on December 16, at.the West London Synagogue, Upper .' Berkeley-street, and afterward a reception will bo held by Mr. J. E. Nathan, at his residence, 23, Pembridge Gardens.

Mr. Alex. R. Eraser, late of the staff of the Technical School at Wellington, is in London, having travelled by the s.s. Corinthio. He purposes staying in this country for several years, mainly with tho object of further study in modelling and sculpture and allied crafts. At the present time he is attending the Royal College of Art at South Kensington, where he may remain for a considerable period. Mrs. Eraser is with her husband. They are residing in North London.

The following passengers have hooked for New Zealand ports by the s.s. Ormuz, sailing to-day from London:—Mrs. Scobie Mackenzie and Miss Mackenzie (Wellington), Mrs. G. H. Seville (Wellington), Mrs. Stenhouse and child (Auckland), Mr. J. Ashley (Wellington). Miss A. Coupe (Auckland). Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Downing (Auckland), Mr. C. B. Haines (Auckland), Mr. J. D. Herbert (Dunedin), Mr. O. E. Keith (Napier), Miss A. McLean (Wellington), Mrs. and Miss Picken (Auckland), Mr. P. D. Way.

Miss Catherine Aulsebrook (Auckland) is " hard at it" every morning and afternoon at Covcnt Garden Opera House, rehearsing for the ' coming opera season. She was specially sent for by Mr. Percy Pitt, the well-known conductor, who has chosen the New Zealand contralto to understudy the parts of Waltruts in the " Yalkurc," and Siebol in "Faust." as well as a minor part in tho " Meistersinßers.'' She has private engagements to fulfil, so altogether her time is pretty well mapped out. Miss Aulsebrook certainly ought to have a great future before her, for she has a beautiful voice,' which continues immensely to improve with continued study. ' . ,'

There has been a very close connection during the past few years . between the parish of St. Stephen's, Paddington, of which the Bishop of Auckland was formerly vicar, and the Auckland diocese. The generosity of his old parishioners in West Lodon has enabled Dr. Neligan to undertake work in connection with the Patteson Wing of St. John's College, the Home Mission, and the Maori Mission, while, the children of St. Stephen's have also helped in thir way. In his farewell sermon at St. Stephen's on Sunday morning, Bishop Neligan referred to the help the parish had given him, and to its great-hearted welcome and generosity to himself and Mrs. Neligan on their return. When he returned to New Zealand he would leave behind him a small organisation through which parishioners and others could send, without trouble, anything they wished to send. There were certain fields of work in the younger countries for which they had no right whatever to ask help from Home, but there were other departments—the newwing at St. John's College, the Maori mission, and the Home Mission— they could not quite carry on independently, and for which they were justified in asking for help from Home.