LONDON PERSONALS.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14473, 16 March 1909, Page 10

LONDON PERSONALS.

HIE DOINGS OF COLONIALS. SOME NEW HONOURS. A CAPTAIN OF INDUSTRY. (Fnoii OtJu Own Comesfokdent.) LONDON, February 5. •Oil Wednesday Sir Gorell Barnes will vacate the office of President of the Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division of the High Court, with which ho has been identified since his appointment in 1892. Lord Barnes (he is created a peer on bis retirement) is known as "the silent judge," and few of his savings aro remembered , but lie did four notable thingshe declared his conviction that judicial separation is not conducive to morality, ho prohibited sketching in court, he kept all wilnt.'.sFcs out ot court until they were called to the witness-box, and he provided a reading and writing room for waiting jurors. Sir Henry Hargrove Deano is passed >vcr for preferment, and Lord Barnes is mccoeded as president by Sir Jolm Biglam, who is famous for his knowledge of intricate matters of commerce. At the Bar ho enjoyed au immense practice in commercial cases, and was leader of the Northern Circuit. Since he was elevated to the Bench, in 1897, he lias been responsible for many reforms in the King's Bench Division that have won the thanks of busness men, and has proved himself one of the strongest and shrewdest of judges. Mr Mark Ilambourg, the eminent pianist, has arrived in England after his tour in Australia and New Zealand, and, of course, ho was promptly interviewed. To a representative of the British Australasian he said : " 1 have come back quite enchanted with my tour. I found the tasto for music in Australasia of the highest class, tho standard being very / much higher than the average. To me my' tour was a perfect- delight." He alluded with gratitude to the unfailing kindness and hospitality shown to him and to his * charming and talented wifo throughout the journeying?. Speaking vjth «eal enthusiasm of the magnificent scenery, especially' that oi New Zealand, ho said that'words failed him to express his admiration of the land of fjords, lakes, mountains, and farms of the Hot Lake districts in particular. A great shock Awaited him when ho reached tho Straits of Messina and found that fair city liad been completely destroyed the day before. The good ship had the thrilling and painful duty of taking on board over 600 survivors o! tho terrible earthquake.

The official appointment was gazetted two days ago of Lieutenant William Shannon, 16th (Tho Queen's) Lancers, to be aide-de-eamp (extra) to Lord Plunket, K.C.M.G., K.C.Y.0., Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief of the Dominion of New Zealand. Mr L. A Waters, of Lyltcltoii, who is now in London, will be one of the officers of the new steamer Waimea, belonging to the Anchor Line, of Nelson, when she leaves Glasgow for New Zealand, oil tho 20th inst-. At Christ Church, Lausanne, Switzerland, tho marriage took place of Florence Ootavia Wright, widow of Mr Jolm Wright, of Dunedin, New Zealand, to Captain Lawrence Pepys Cockerell, of the Royal Berkshire Regiment, son of the late Mr Frederick Pepys Cockerell. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. 1). G. Davies, M.A. The marriage of Miss Nora Kathleen Nedwill, second daughter of Dr Nedwill, of Christcliurch, to Mr Reginald FitzNigcl Newton, third son of the late Arthur Ilenvy Newton, of Pottersbiuy Lodge, Northants, was celebrated at- the Pottcrsbury Church on the 27th January Miss Ireno Fraser Jones, daughter of Mr E. Fraser Jones, C.E., of Wellington, spent some time in America 011 her way to England, and to-day she brings to a closo her stay of five months in the Mother Country, having sailed by the Orient steamer Asturias. A break will . lie made at Melbourne and Sydney before * the. journey to Wellington is taken. Miss Jones has been an interested investigator into f.OlllO great social problems while in London, and site has been over a number of big institutions, such as workhouses and infirmaries, and Dr Barnardo's homes at Stepney.

Lady Dorothy Onslow, daughter of tho EiU'l and Countess of Onslow, is at present on a visit to America. The estate of the late Hon. Alfred Dobson, Agent-general for Tasmania, who was lost from a Channel steamer on December 5, has been proved at £15,524. Mr J. W. Iv. Lawrence, of Ch'ristchurch, has arrived in London after an enjoyable trip through the East. Tliere is now in progress at the Suffolk Galleries the 54th exhibition of the Society of Women Artists. No fewer than 567 works are catalogued. Miss Frances Hodgkins (Dunedin) is represented by au impressionist sketch, railed " Winter," which in some ways reminds tho art critic of the Morning Post of the work of the lato Arthur Melville. Callers at the London office of the New Ken-land Government this week have included Mrs Sunderland (Poverty Bay), the Misses Sunderland and Mr O. Sunderland, Mr J. U. Cameron (Dunedin), Mr 11. A. Webb (Napier), Mrs and Miss Rose (Wellington), and Mr A. B.Eose, Mr A. D. Lubecki (Auckland), Mr H. L. Moss and Mr L. Moss (Wairarapa), Mrs H. A. Nielsen (Auckland). During a recent trip to New Zealand and Australia, Mr 11. M. Goocli took a number of photographs; these, as lantern views, wore used by him the other evening to illustrate an interesting lecture on the geography and natural resources of the countries visited, delivered at Lansdowne Hall, West Norwood. I "The Land of Promise," described as a comedy in three acts,, dealing with New Zealand life at- the present, time, was porfonned at Manchester a. few evenings ago by an amateur company, in aid of the Lord Mayor's fund for the unemployed. Tho play is the'joint work of Messrs I-I. Bailey and F. Nasmit-h. To-day tho Shttw, Savill, and Albion Company's steamer Corintliic loaves London for New Zealand, via the usual ports. Captain L. Thomson is in command, and Dr I'. Grant is the medical officer on board. In the first and second saloon there aro 60 passengers, some of whom £•:> only as far as Tenariffe and Capetown, and a few others leave at Hobart. Tho Auckland passengers are: Mr S. J. Nathan, the Rev. K. Bandy, the IW. li. Cotton, tho Rev. J. B. Lucking, Mr and Mrs If. Butters, Mrs A. Birtwhistle, -Mr A. L. CWliold, Mr li. Crosfieid, Mr (J. E. Jud.-on, _\Lr F. 11. Long, Mr T. D. Smith, Miss B, Totman. Wellington is tho destination of the ltov. P. L. Gwy]ine. Mrs L. Arthur and Miss Arthur, the Misses K. and A. Beaumont, Miss I. M. Bowers, Mr a:;<l Mrs J. Brc-arley and two sons, Miss K M. Piney, ill' R. Knox, Mitw L. Minter, Mr J. Morrison, Mr S. Pat-ton, and -Mr L. O. rink. The following aro. bound for Lvttclton:—Mrs 0. 1). Groenwood and Mr A. I{. Groenwood, Mr J. llarpcr, Mr and Mrs J. Wilson.

i'orl Chalmers will bo the port of debarkation for: -Miss 0. F. Cumiue, Miss M. A. Beniiokl, Mrv- and Miss Kmery, -Miss M. A. M. Kinky, Mr L. J. StoiieJake, Miss H, Tc - npkins, Miss Jv Besley,. Mr T. Martin, and Mks X. Phillis are going to l'imaru. Mr T. Holmes goes to Napier, Mr H. A. Babba.ge to Wiuiganui, awl Mr J. O'Connell to (iisbonie. In tlio third class tlio Corinthic carries about 550 passenger. l !. A number of the: are booked for AikjaHnn ports, and some co oidy as far as Capetown. Those whose dstination is Auckland number 154; 145 go to Wellington, 82 are going to LvMelton, 41 t<. Port Chalmers, 20 to New Plymouth. 15 to Napier. 9 to Nelson, 9 to Tiniaru, 8 to the lJluff, 4 to Wiuiganui. Other ports mentioned include UisLonie, l'ietnn. Wostport. and Greymoiith. i his week's outgoing Orient steamer is the Atsturias. She is a fairly full skip, and on board tliero are the following passongcrs bound for Novr Zealr.nd ports : — For Auckland—Mr and its \V. H. James and Miss James, Mr and Mrs G. A. M'Millan, Mr E, Giinnviulc,_ Mr <md Mrs

I. Khan, Mr ]). Khilson, Mr ami Mrs Stockwell, Mrs A. 11. Wriglit and child, and 'Mr I'. Wright. Those for Lyttelton are: Mrs ,1. T. M. Haylmrst nu'<l Miss lla-ylinrst, Miss Alison Amlemm. and Mr and Mrs W. 11. Bowen, The Wellington passenger* are: Mr IJ. Stewart, Mr ft Jl. Hav, Miss Irene Jones, Mr A. 0. M'lntyre, and Mr K. Macrae. For JJunedin t.lio following have booked:—Mr J. A. rainier, Miss M'Carthy, l)r H. S. Oibell, Dr \Y. 31. Borrie and Miss Borrie. and M:ss Coliimb.