PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14355, 27 October 1908, Page 2

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON

(Fkom Oun Own Correspondent.) LONDON, September 18. Mr Joseph Kilhurn, of Gore, now on a, visit here after 45 years' absence from England, suffered a great deal from the cold for tho first 'six weeks after his arrivo.l in April. He has been to Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and has visited .iho Scottish and Franco-British Exhibitions. His one desire now is to get. back to New Zealand, which he thinks it absurd to compare with this country. Ho leaves Liverpool for New York on .the 23rd inst., travelling via Vancouver. Miss Grace Joel, of Dunedin, who is at Lowestoft painting a portrait of Colonel Woods, has just had one of her pictures, " Her Child," hung at Liverpool. This is the picture which was hung the first time it was sent to the Salon' in 1901. In the Revuo Moderne Universelle she had a good notieo of her Salon work, and work in England also. The Guide speaks of Mifs Joel's "Lo Gmndpore" being painted " with a, sympathetic and joyous air." The artist, however, is termed an Australian. • ■ Mr Ccdrio P. "White, of Christchnrch, who is staying at the Hampden Residential Club, Phoenix street, N.W., travelled to England in the Sucvic. New Zealand Esperantos will be interested to know (hat an Esperanto Club, which met. every day, was formed, on board. Several New Zealanders were members, and 10 different countries and Australian States were represented. -Being ex-viee-prcsidcnt of tho Christchnrch Esperanto Club, Mr White took advantage of the anneal meeting of the British Esperanto Association at Edinburgh to visit that town' and also the Scottish International Exhibition. He had arranged to he present at the Esperanto Congress at -Dresden, but, unfortunately, was unable to go. He has joined the English organisation of Iho National Cash Register Company,'with which he has been associated in New Zealand for mnnv years. He does not expect to return to New Zealand for some time, possibly several years. The Rev. Father Lynch, of Pclmereton, Otago, who left Dunedin early in March and sailed from Auckland for Suva, Honolulu, and Vancouver, visited i cities , of Canada on his way here. He then entered tho United States, visiting Niagara Falls, Buffalo, and was present at the New York Catholic Cathedral Centenary. He landed at Queenstown, Ireland, about the middle of May, and has since travelled througl] Ireland and England. Coming to London, he attended the great Euoharistio Congress. From London ho is going to Rook, a'nd will spend a month travelling on the .Continent, visiting Amiens, Paris, Lyons, Turin, Genoa, Florence, Venice, Milan, Italian lakes, Switzerland, the Rhine, Germany, and Belgium. Ho will sail from Gibraltar for New Zealand about December 30. Father Lynch spoko at tho Moynooth Union " in June. \ Mr and -Mrs Reeves have returned to London aftcr_ their annual vacation, and Mi Rcoves is Iback again in Victoria street. Both Mr Reeves and Mr Kc-nna-way have, during their holidays this year, had to keep almost in daily touch with Victoria, street, and ha.ve had to devote at least a couple of hours daily to New Zealand business. The Very Rev. Father Power, and his sister, Miss Power, of Hawcra, since leaving ;New Zealand in January; have visited Egypt, the Pyramids of Giash, the great temple of Kurnack at Luxor, and the tombs of the Kings of Phite. They spent a. month in Palestiim and Syria,' going from Jaffa to Boyroujf, They then travelled for a month through Italy, and had two private audiences with the Pope; thin did the lakes of Switzerland and through Mount Gothnrd lo the Rhina and the great cities of Germany, Belgium, and France. Reaching England in Juno, lather Power visited all tho great educational establishments, and spent a week studying Gregorian music under the Benedictine, Monks of Solesmes, now exiled and living in tho isle of Wight, He was. one. of tiro speakers at the annual meeting of 'the Irish Directory in Dublin, which was attended by all the Irish M.P.'s, and pro-' sided over by Mr J. E. Redmond. He, of course, attended tho Eueharistie Congress in London. Ho now returns to •Wa.ter.ford, where he is to lecture 'on New Zealand. He will spend October with Miss Power on tho Continent, going to Rome by Mount Cenis to tho Papal Jubilee celebrations. He will leave Naples lor New Zealand by Iho steamer Omrah on November 8. Father Power has had a, most enjoyable holiday, and found a very intelligent knowledge of the Dominion amongst meat persons whom h 0 has. mot. He has in some instances keen able to remove false impressions created by some travellers from New Zealand, wheso love for their country was "a minus quantity." Mr Mellon Prior, one of tho foremost war correspondents of the timo when war correspondence, was a profession,' «.-s married on Monday, at St. Luke's Church, Chelsea, to Ueorgina Catherine, daughter of the lute George Al'lntosh Douglas. Mr Prior first served in the Ashanli campaign of 1873,' awl has represented' the Illuslrated London News as correspondent/ and artist m 25' campaigns. As an old campaigner, Mr Prior has always believed in making b.imself comfortable, and boasts that he was Iho only man with a tent at Ulunrli, where even Lord Chelmsford slept under a tarpaulin. It was at Ulundi, by iiio way, that Mr Prior had ono of his worst experiences. Mr Prior was first' married in 1873. Mr Waldegrave, Under Secretary for Justice, and Mrs Waldegrave arc in town. They will also probably return to the Antipodes by the India. The second son of the Earl of Glasgow, the Hon. James Boyle (Royal Scots Fusiliers), was married at Holy trinity Chii.-c-Ji Sloaue si root, on Tuesduv, to Miss Kai.hovine Bowlhy, .(laughter oi' the laic Edward Salviu Rowlby, of Gils-ton Park, Herts, and Knoydart, Inverness-shire, and of Mrs Salrin Bowlhy, of 56 Lowndes square ar.d Marstou House, Banbury. This weddiiv was to have laden place on April 3D, bu" owing lo ihe sudden illness of the bride on the eve of the. wedding it, was postponed until yesterday. The Rev. Henry T. Bowlby, of Eton. College, cousin of iJii bride, officiated, assisted by ihc Rev. O. Loynes, of Holy Trinity. There was j.« reception after the ceremony, and quite early in the day the Hon. James and Airs Boyle left, for JJ.nnskcy, Portpatriek, iN.11,, lent to ihem for their honeymoon by Lady Augusta, Orr Kwing. The bride and' bridegroom received a great many wedding presents, including from the Earl ami Countess, of Glasgow a largo obsidian pendant; from Viscount and Viscountess Keiburne, Lady Augusta Orr Ewing, : Sir C. and Lady Alice Fergusson, Lord ar.d Lr.dy Mctlway, the Hon. John Boyle, and the Hon. Alan Boyle, a diamond and mhy pendant; from the Earl of Jersey, a ruby, peari!, ami liapphire -brooch; from the Countess of Ranfurly, a set of enamel hatpins. Bishop Lonihan, accompanied by his secretary (tho Rev. Father Patterson), yesterday said farewell to the Cardinal Jugate at Oaring Oroas on, his departure for Rome. They have now left for Ireland once morethis is their fourth visit to the Emerald kle-lo bo present on Sunday at the consecration of tho Right Rev. Dr Tuohy as Bishop of Belfast. Thence they will go to Wexford. On Tuesday, 29th September, the Bishop is to be presented with an address by the Irish National League at Liverpool. Next month Dr Lenihan will take advantage of the Archbishop of AV<sstminster's pilgrimage to Rome to pay his periodical visit ad limina, aposlolorimi. Then onco more before returning to New Zealand he will visit Ireland. Dr Loniuan has purchased a line 18-20 h.p, Darracq motor, which ho will take back to the Dominion. Before coming to London to the Eueharistie Congress he and his secretary made a most cnjoyatle; tour ot kdOO miles in the east of Ireland between Belfast and Wexford. They found tho country in a most prosperous condition and the people ha.ppy, peaceful, and contented. Al Wexford Father Patterson gave a recital on the lino organ in tho Bright Street Catholic Church. Dr Lenihan was enthusiastic in his praise cf the congress, its organisation and general success. He marvelled at 'lbe_ numbers who had taken part, and attributed the success achiorcd to the Blessed Eucharist, being the life of the people, their faith, consolation, and joy. The procession of the children was most, gratifying lo him, '' Never, - ' raid 1,-c, " will these who walked in it forget the day -whon," as children, they marched in procession lo honour cur Blessed. Lord in the Holy Eucharist. There may come a time when some of them will incline lo irreligiwi and negligence, but the memory

of that day of days will serve lo remind therein after life of their duty to God and of His Church." Both the Bishop and his secretary aro loud in their, praise of the conduct, of tho London police, and the zealous, good-natured manner in which they kept the crowd in order Everybody had tho mast kindly feeling towards them,. Among the paesengors' by tho Corinthic, which leaves the Thames to-day for New Zealand, is Lieutenant H. T C. Knox, formerly of the Royal Navy. Lieutenant Knox - is one of the best exponents of the objects of the Navy League, and though ho is going to New Zealand for the bonefit of his health, he will, if possible, lecture on behalf of tho organisation. Ho may also visit Australia. Engineer-commander Millon, who has been appointed to tho Powerful for special duty at Sydney, was assistant engineer on the Tenieraire at the 'bombardment of Alexandria in 1882. arid ho was one of Ihc cnginoerirg staff of tho crpiscr Calliope when she fought her way out of Apia during the great hurricane of 185.9.. A. F. Wilding is forging steadily through his tasks in tho South of Knehind championships at Eastbourne, and has reached the final, which-will bo played to-day. In the fourth round he defeated'A. M. Lowe (B—6, 6—l), but had nothing to spare. One critic says that Wilding's drives, lack their old potency, and that he has shed some of his confidence abroad was made manifest. Lowe had a real opportunity to win the first set. It, was not his opponent's good play that prevented him. Mr Harry Darling, of Oamaru, has just passed the following examinations:—Surgery, first class and cerlificale, prox. access, Loslon gold medal;-'medicine, first class, first ceriificate (equal- F. J. dominion) : Fellows gold medallist; obstetrics and gynecology, first' class, second certificate; hygiene and publiu health, first .class, fii'st ceriificate, modallisl. Recent callers al the High Commissioner's office ineludo Bishop Lenihan (Auckland), Father Patterson (Auckland), Miss E.'M. Knight (Timaru), Mrs P. W, Hislop (Geraldine), Mies F. Pitt (Geraldine). Mr D, P. Jones (Otago). /