LONDON PERSONALS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18513, 25 March 1922, Page 13

LONDON PERSONALS

(Fboii Odb Own Cobbespohuent.V ~ LONDON, February f. *' On January 28 the Chapel Royal, % Savoy, was filled with guests who bad assenlMea for the wedding of Dr Cecil Lucas Conn*, elder son of Captain T. E. Donne (Secretary in London to the New Zealand Government) and Mrs Donne, to Miss MArgery Nicholls War<? daughter of Mrs M- E. Fifzjames Avenue, South Kensington. Tn© Rev. Dudley Ward, cousin of the bridsq officiated at the choral service, which. *•>, beautifully sung. The bride was attr#rjfous worker at several hospitals during o*, war, including the New Zealand Hospital :HCA Salisbury. Dr Donne, too, had a medjcgfc commission at the time. He has einoe> turned his very successful private practmerige Park Crescent as a specialist. Xhe brid© wore a very becoming dress of pale grey, and a rose-pink hat. She was attended by Mia* Joyce Ward, one of her seven sisters, w of whom were preeent. Captain Lester Donne was best man. After the serrioo 4Sa guests, most of them being relatives] oat, friends of the bride, went to a reception Bt|3 by Mrs Ward, at her residence. ThfOee. pT©-; sent included Captain and Mrs Donne, Mr and Mrs T. H. Hamer, and Mrs Lester Donne. The honeymoon is being spenf Minchead At the personal reqnest of the Rev. A. i. Parry, Sir and Lady Allen wiiH'.dit February IS, open a two-days’ bocoar tO be held at Stratford Town Hall. Mr TrtjPY has many friends in New Zealand, for A was acting chaplain at Hornchurch durian the N.Z.E.F. occupation of Grey Towers, *md as a token of their regard the Fiasinofnijf presented him with a gold watch. If whp because of his interest in *0 many people from the dominion that be approached thk Bfigh Commissioner. Mr Parry is now vied* 1 of St. Peter’s, Upton Cross. ■ , . Ail Miss Constance Howard private life Mrs A. H. hoe for the past two years been continuing her vocal studies in London under Madame Alexia* Bassian, made a successful appearance et a pupils’ concert at the jEolian Hall' ,thf> week, given in aid of the Belgian MixsatM and Social Centre, Camden Town. Mia* Howard has a mezzo-soprano voice of good range and rich quality.* The Daily holograph Bays Madame Banian’s pupils are » tribute to her zeal and her artistic -personality. Mrs Ninnis expects to itiaijf to New Zealand about the end ef this year. ' Miss J. R. Barr, who has come to thia country on a brief visit to select sasne miatresses for the lona College, Hawke’s Bay, ia going to Edinburgh at an early date. At Stoke Cottage, Exeter, the death occurred on January 26 of Mr George J. Goss, eldest sen of the late Mr James Goss, of Christchurch. He leaves a widow. On January 22 the death occurred, at 17 Brunswick Gardens. Kensington, of LflCt* Lewis, widow of Arthur H. Lewis, lientedkuh and adjt., 65th Regiment (York and Lancaster), and daughter of Captain Robe** Kelly,. 83rd Regiment (Royal Irish Rifles).-,. A very attractive present-day writer jrho may claim to have some connection With New Zealand is Mrs G. W. Twigg, whose husband is a well-known medical man at Ventnor, in the Isle of Wight, mid a eon of the late Mr H. J. Twigg, of Hawke’s Bay. Mrs Twigg herself is a Londoner, who often writes under the pseudonym "Moira Meiehn?” but for her latest success, "Tales of the Fairy Dustman,” she chose the pen-name of “Puck the Painter.” This book has been extraordinarily well reviewed in London and the provinces, and in addition it has been arranged for production by a gramophone, : n ■ which connection the words and mnsie ws exquisitely recorded. Further, too, there is an acting version which mad© many a hspfry nursery at Christmas time. In reviewisg this book The Queen remarks: “Apart-from the educational value of * The Dustman’s * work, these charming little fairy stories—we are told they are true —should live for ever a* a nursery classic, for the Dustman’s secretaries have certainly caught the fairy atmosphere.” Mrs Twigg prefers writing for children, but ah© is well known by reader© of magazines, and she has written some chaste love stories for Church Family :N)h£p avers. .4. •- Recent callers at the High ComrnisioDer’eOffice have included: —Mr Norman . Fateh* (Wellington), Mr George Bowers (Lower Hutt), Lieut .-colonel H. E. Reid, Mr and Mrs A. M. Myers (Auckland), Miss J. B. .Berr (Havelock North), Miss F. A. Wright (Master! on), Mr John Holdsworth (Havelock North). Mr and Mrs T. H. Mffea lingtou), Mr E. F. Hiscocka (Wellington), Mr W. N. Hope (Christchurch), Dr R. jj. Trotter J Rarotonga), Mrs P. Dufaur (Auckland), Dr W. W. Baxter (Whangarei), Dr 1). B. Ferguson (Wellington). Since leaving the Royal Air Force last summer. Mr W. S. Vernon—who p now assistant lecturer in physics at University—has been making hiirflifff acquainted with the teaching of science (physics especially) in this ccuntiy. Through the courtesy of the L.C.C. Education Officer he was able to visit many of the schools in and round London, both secondary aal technical, and to get a better insight into the methods of technical institutions: For tiiree months he was lecturer in physics; at the Royal Salford Technical College. • Mr Vernon also visited some of the big piablie schools, including Rugby and Eton, where the methods are, of course, quite different from those in New Zealand schools. An enjoyable and profitable time was spent at Edinburgh during t}ie session of the British Association last summer. Now Mr Vernon has settled down at Manchester University, and be is for the greater part of the time currying out research in X-rays under Professor Bragg, who succeeded Sir Erneet Rutherford a few years ago. While in the E.A.F., at Biggin Hill, he was doing research work of a secret nature. Mr A. M. Myers (Adckland) has mode a good recovery from a severe attack of influenza, which also prostrated several members of his household. The illnoss manifested itself the day after Mr Myer* landed in England. In a golf contest a few days ago. WorpleOdou beat Cambridge University by 6 matches to 3. The feature of the day's play was the meeting between Mr H. Dl Gillies (th© well-known ex-New Zealander) and Mr H. K. Goadby (Trinity College). The latter set) a terrific pace at the start and stood 6 up with 8 holes played. The match then underwent a sensational change, for Mr Gillies won every remaining hole except the 10th, which was halved, and won the match by 2 up and 1 to play. Mr W. M. Jones (Balliol College, Oxford, and Auckland) is still representing the University at hockey. The match against Dublin University, played at Oxford, was a draw, each side having scored 5 goals. Messrs Constable will shortly briug out “The Garden Party,” by Katherine Mansfield (daughter of Mr H. Beauchamp, of Wellington). The great success of “Bliss” has created a keen demand for a further book by the same writer. “The Garden Party” will be partnered by “The Things Wo At*. * a psycho-analytical novel by Mr John Middleton Murry (Mr Beauchamp’s son-in-law).