LONDON PERSONAL NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 8179, 22 July 1912, Page 4

LONDON PERSONAL NOTES

FEOM 008 SPECIAL COBEESPONBENT. LONDON. June 13. Callers ■ at the Augn oommrssroner’s offices this week have been: Mr W. E. .barton (Rungiora), Miss A. HadJield (marron), Miss B. 3. Turton (Dunedin,), Mr it. M. Maunder (Palmerston iNorui), Miss J. Taylot (Invercargill), Mr and Mrs McClure (Christchurch,), Mrs Wm. amltn (Lincoln), Mrs B. Dohh (Christchurch), Mr T. it. Wishan (Christchurcn), Mr Robert Mohiniay (Dune-, din), Mr Alex. Campbell (Auckland), Mr J. B. Collier (Nelson), Mr T. S. and M. Culling (Auckland), Air Thos. Cole (Dunedin), Mr E. E. Bassett (Wanganui), Mr Ueo. McCaul (Wanganui), Mr Wm. Cawnwell (Dunedin), Mrs A. Hasckson (Dunedin), the Misses E. and M. De Luen (Palmerston JNorth and Northcote), Mr and Mrs Young (Hawke’s Bay),. Mr G., L. Timms (Christchurch), Mr H. S. Keislake (Palmerston North), Mr E. H. Hamer (Christchurch), Mr Albert Availing (Wellington), Mr and Mrs Louis and family. (Auckland), Mr M, E. Champion (Auckland), Mrs W. Bence (WeHington), Mr Tiros. Armstrong (Christchurch), Mr CoHin Dickeson (Auckland), Mr A. G. Lee (Auckland), Mrs Themkilt Copper (Christchurch), the Bishop of Chrrstchurch, Mrs and Miss Jurrus, Mr Thos. Allen- (Auckland), Mr H. vV. Bunnell (Christchurch),. Mr Geo. C* Maitby (Dunedru), miss E. Berry (AVelliuglon), Miss E. . Newman (Christchurch), Mr Harry Anderson (Palmerston North), Mr and Mrs E. J. Porter and Miss Porter (Auckland).

Mi Ilia hard Reynolds, of Auckland, arrived in England recently, having broken his journey from Now Zealand with a two months’ spell in the Argentine. Mr Reynolds, who is accompanied by ms vvrie, is in holiday mood, and expects to remain in the Old Country for some months, but has not ,at preddht drawn up any definite itinerary of travel. ’

Anthony Wilding made his first appearance in a grass court tournament in England this year at Beckenham yesterday, and singularly enough played his first game against a fellow-country-man, L. Bonnington. Th© pair met in the second round of the_Kent all-comers championship, and Wilding, as was only to be expected, won. Bennington put up a plucky light, but ho was no match for th© All iingland champion, who, secured the first set at 6—2, and the next at 6—4, without - extending himself. Both Wilding,- who is the holder of the Kent championship, and his opponent were favoured with byes in th© fiist round. Bonnington is playing in the men’s handicap, being on the 2-6 mark, and has survived a. couple of rounds.

From all account® Dick Arnst is going on extremely well In his training for his world’s championship match with Ernest Barry, but though articles have been' signed, the date of the race fixed, and the preliminary deposits made, public interest in the match ia still languid, and contributions towards the expenses fund are only trickling in, and very slowly at that. Arnst made it a condition that he should have AoOU expenses for a race at Home, and Barry stipulated for X2OO as his training expenses. Of this .£7OO the total amount at present collected' still falls short of _£ls0 — a miserably poor result, which must be particularly discouraging to those who have worked so hard to bring about the match, and have themselves contributed liberally to the fund.

In the Divorce Court this week Sir Samuel Evans again had before him the petition of Mrs M. E. Littlewood for the dissolution of her marriage on the ground of the desertion and misconduct oi her husband, T. Littlewood, formerly a com dealer at Burnley. Married some years ago, the husband, it was alleged, misconducted himself with a girl in the district, and went to New Zealand. He discouraged his wife going out to him, and he never returned. Some question arose on the point of the alleged desertion, and the case was adjourned. ■ The petitioner, recalled, said that when her husband left her in England he told her that he had done her “a great injustice.” She knew nothing whatever of her husband’s relations with the girl mentioned. His Lordship said he was not satisfied that there had been desertion by the husband, and at counsel’s request the case was again adjourned. PARENTS STARTLED. "My wife and I were quite startled by hearing our little girl cough a real cronpy cough,” writes R. A. Young, Cudal, N.S.W. “I at once got a bottle of Chamberlain’s Congh Remedy and gave it to her. In the-morning there was no sign of croup and her congh rapidly left her.” sold everywhere. •