Our London Letter.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 9791, 17 March 1908, Page 4

Our London Letter.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) February 7th, 1908. —-"Personal Notes.— Among the passengers by the Crtona, which arrived' last week, was Mr iMacLachof the ill-fatied Dundonald, the Glasgow sailing vessel;which was "wrecked at tti'e Auckland Isles early last 'March. Ho and "the other survivors spent nine months at the Auckland Isles before they were picked up by the Xew Zealand steamer. Mr D. Cuddie, your Dairy Commissioner, and Mr C. J. Reakes, assistant Chief Veterinary Surgeon, both referred to in farmer letters, have arrived. They came by the Wimmera, leaving her at Marseilles, and travelling thence by tlie overland route. ' Another noted arrival in the Right Rev. M. R. Nelligan, M.A., the Bishop of Auckland, also referred to in, a former letter, who expects to remain.till the end of the year. He has come more especially to attend the Lambeth Conference of Bishops, and the Pan-Anglican Synod. Tiic Bishop of Waipu, thei Right Rev. Dr W. L. Williams, is also expected about the end of this month, and the Right Rev. Dr. Webber, Archbishop of Queensland,, is also on the way for the same purpose. In the last meeting of the council of the Royal Physicians of London, Mir A- T. M'daw, of your Dominion and .the London Hospital, received his L.R.C.P.'diploma. The Misses Ada. and' Bertha Julius, of Oliristchurch, are at present travelling on the Continent, and' will join the Omiait at Marseilles on, February 28th, on their return to the Dominion. During their stay they spent three months in one of the London hospitals as lady .probationers. Mrs T. H. Hamer, of Wellington, whose husband is a. prominent member of the New Zealand public service, left London on her return by the German liner last week, accompanied by her daughter. Among the several New Zealandcers on board the Oinrah is Mrs Sydney Nathan, the wife of the wealthy proprietor of a large) ostrich farm in Auckland. Her daughter accompanies 'her, the visit being practically to enable her da ugh to- to finish her"education in EngUmd' and on the. Continent, They expect to be in this part of the world about two years. Mrs Pomlier Reeves took part in the copyright performance of Mr Granville Barker's play, "Waste," 'which was, (it first refused 'by the censor, -but of which an abbreviated' vesiore has mow been licensed. The cast for this performance included Mr William Archer. Mrs Gra.nvillic Barker, Mr John Galsworthy. Mr St. John Haiikin, Mr Lawrence llausman, Professor Gilbert Murray, Mr and Mrs Bernard Shaw, math Mr and Mrs 11. G. Wells. Had it not been, writes a well-known weekly contemporary, for the grand form in defence and. attack of the New Zeal and er L. B. Stringer, Guv's Hospital Rugby team would have lost 'its unbeaten certificate when plaving the Old Merchant Tailors at the Old Deer Park, Richmond. Stringer not only played a great, defensive game, hut earlv in the second half, raced over with a couple of tries which, proved the only scores of the day. Guy's winning by six points to nil. IT Hoby, the was the omlv other New Zealander in. Guy's team, P. F. McEvedy, being en-gaged with the London Irish, team against the Marlborough Nomads( at Thames lhtt«n. M'Kvedy was in great form, gaining a couple of tries and goaling four of the tries gained by his side." "Mae's" second try, which he converted, was the result of a really brilliant single-handed effort. In his own "25" he intercepted a pass, and racing down the field, banded off or dodged every Nomad who fried to stay his coume, and 'wound up by placing the. hall right behind the posts. It was an, electrical bit of work, and when the Nomads retire! beaten hv 18 points to three, the Nc.v Zealander had the satisfaction of knowing that he was responsible for 10 of the points secured by the victors.