PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Otago Witness, Issue 2509, 16 April 1902, Page 45

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(From Our. Owv Cobrespoxdext.) LONDON, March 8. I hear that the Federated Mines of Rhodesia Company, of which Sir Walter Buller is chairman, has floated well, and that the board have allotted =hare& repre senting a sum of £100,000. while the underwriters are fully reheied. The operation is considered a, good one in the present de pressed state of the market. "Alien" (Mrs Baker) has a short story in the current' number of the Lady's Realm. It i« entitled " A Double Heart.' and, like all Mrs Baker's work, is strikingly original, as well as powerful m its theme and the hte'-ary treatment. 1 underi-tand that Mr Kclwarcl Wakefield i~ likely to succeed shortly to an important journalistic position in London. His con tributions to " Bunris.e " ha\e mado a distinct success 'Ihe death is announced of Ruth, the wife of Mr Thomas Wood, barnster-at-lav.- of the Supremo Court of New Zealand, and of Lincoln's Inn, London, at present lesidmg at SO (iorclcn load, Ea'.mg. Mrs Wood's death occuned at the Nursing Home, 6 Churchfield road, ICaling. A case of some New Zealand mttre-t was hoard in the Westminster Police f'ourt on Monday, Herbert Barn=ton Daubeny, of Queen's Gate, London, being j-ummoiud h\ his wife, Catherine, who sought a maintenance order, on the ground of deserfon. Mr Ward, solicitor, appeared for the wife : Mr T. D. Dutton defended. Complainant said that her husband left her in June last at, Sawbridgeworth, Hert*. He had a private income, and Ins- fi lends would let h>m ha\e any amount of money. He went away without, con-ultmg- her, and had piovded her with no money eince Christmas. In rpply to Mr Dutton, the complainant =aul that '-nice °he had applied for the summons she had gi\en up a situatioa worth £100 a year. In June, when her husband left hci, .lie went to Alclcburgh ior the benefit of his h-ealth, and since then they had not lhcd together. She denied that flip had e\er told the Vicar of .Sa\i budgow orth that >!ie uould never have married the drfpndant had shn thought he would h\e !on<r, or that bhe married him for two years to be his nurse and not wife. When she married defendant, she »a^ a widow, and had an income, but 10.-.t thi.-> on marrying again. Defendant s^aid lie had no ill feeling against complainant, but it \\a.« linno-sible to get blood out of a stoiie. He thought his wife brttnr able to keep bun than he in, to kf-ep her. When he married complainant lie had an income of £500 a veai, but he had lcwt all this in New Zealand. For several year-, now lie liad only a\ erased £120 a year. He was now lecietary to Professor Blitz at £50 a jear, but had not recenetl any .saiary, and the bioker>- wvro jn. The magi.stiate made an older lor 15s per week. A stat(>ment and balance -hoct of the •Sir (I'-orge (irey Memorial Fund has ju-t been issued by Mr W. P. Reeves, who officiated afc hon. sccretarj anel trea-uior to the fund. Mr Rm<\(>s says '" The amount -üb-cr'bc ) enabled the i ' innnttee. with tinp< rmis. ion (J f t\ u > D.'an anci Chapter to place in St. Paul'- Cath.ciral a maible bu-t of .Sp- Cooig<> (in-j. cxc< utftl Ijv tin- lat<' Mr K. Onslow Ford, R.A.. and also to pre to t)if National Portiait (tilery bis poitrmtby Profcr-or H. yon Ilerkomc r. R A., t'ne trustees of the gallery lui\in» kindly bU-poncU-cl on this occasion their -taii'ling rule, which provide-, for the c \ piration of 10 \c-«i^ from the dnU' of dc < f-asc befoic a poi trait <tii be admitted. .Sofcial thanks arf- also chic to l'rof."s-or \on llfikoiuer and to the lat" Mr K. Onslow Foni foi li«j\inic acecntpcl their if f poptn c comiiii-sioiis at -,ucli moderate 'barge-, ;i, cnabifvl t)ie <onimittc c- to fjlacc th« wor,c in their hand- The i L - u 't in both i3-i- has gncii '\eiy s a tj f ac;on." Thr> figure- are as fol'c w. - H< c " j)t -(Jo wrnmi.it of tin* (\cp,- <>f (Joml Hop. £Ku . <Jo\ eminent of .South Au-!ral<a. £ICO C,nv< rnmein of \ew Zcilukl. i,IOO. Tuck's L moils of Sidney, ,\cu .South Wale-. £13 4-- 4d; otli.-r ilnimtici.i-. Li 92 12-: int.-rc-l on bank clc])o-it. £5 ]0- G<! total. £611 12s lOd PdMii. in- Mr h On-low Ford, for marble bust. i,? 10 I'rofca-or H \cjii H<iko!iur, for oo>iia,t. £^40 bracket for bn-t. £7. fiame ,tc foi porti.ut £4 ]4» p!ioto<r,i|)!i-. £5 14- pi-nu ,£ll, Jid Pi-mtiiit/. -ttitionci \ . )>o-t;iu'<\ en . £^6 87 d. ehin,il a--i-t.ini „ c tc . £lc; 13- t,\ total. £611 12s 10(1 (' li'iiii'iitinu upon Mi K"i\c-'- -;.n ( iMc-il a Lon-'on ]\infi . - •• It i- (pi ti ob\ii[. th it the \<rj dc -t \.a- c'ono \< ith t.i piltrv .imc in. t o,iK £611 12- IL"'^ nliifl, w.i- c,l Ire it i! to < oiiiiiK i) m.i te il|<- ( >; *" <f. in in.'iv i> -pee i-, the ii'o-t lfin.irn. ibli- 1m,).-i i.il -tali -in, .11 out-lclc of )).nt_\ Jiolitle- winch th" eclitiirv lvi- pjocluc-c (I I'uttnm .i-iclf the el' nation- from the (io> ( rimi'-nt- oi .South \ M-l ' a! la , New Zi aland. .i'icl the C.ipt of (ioocl Hope, -o ni'th'im unc'i r £300 wa- < m< trii),it<-el by tli" An s !o Impi riali-t-. who ai» --'J ])1 oimnc'ilt ;it lln» ])le-eiit HKJin' lit Tii«' p .in- of tin' Kuelwri! Kinhli^- and the «]jUntiicl «\'i I .it .in<- of inti r luipi'U.i' ion -c'irl iti< n winw 'in h «.• litw \\ itnes-i'i' of h'te .ii... in tie main . Lut l In- echo of the policy of tl.,' at i'ro c uiciil. whose" memory his fellcjA c > uutiyitien lia\ c- so httlo ilehj/'nted to 1.0i.e.m \\ In n we tlimk of the tr.b'itiwli i i .i.c col -tnnt'_\ Ij.'i-i,' shoniri'i' on the I niiliLi k e.n ii. ti'- of ail -<it- of mutual . limitation -oci't\ yr i.i] -, we r<' lii-e « fi'ee tt .illy In w .iiih 1>,1"4-i a'ul letter mi tlio < -viiiitinu „i if tii"in|> n.ir p-i i>; t!if 'lue dot; than 1 lie 'dead lion.' The fund owe-, much to Mi fieri <*»« m&juuut *nd dc>ot«dness

that it reached even the modest proportions which the figures record." It is announced that " Madame Fanny Howie (Te Rangi Pai), the i>iew Zealand contralto," will make her first appearance at the Royal Albert Hall on the 17th inst. (St. Patrick's Day), when a grand Irish festival will be held. Mrs Howie will be one of the two contralto soloists on that occasion, her associate being Madame Belle Cole. Mrs Howie, by the way, has removed to 13 Ashworth Mansions, Elgin avenue, Maicla Vale, on the north-west side of London. Mr H. C. Cameron, at a meeting of the Harlesden Fifty Club, read a very able and interesting paper on " The Colony of New Zealand " recently. After dealing with the geographical position, the climate, the soil, the mineral, vegetable, and other products of the country, Mr Cameron proceeded to give a glowing description of the beauties of the «cenery. which he said was extremely varied and delightful, and was unsurpassed by that of any other country in the world. During the discussion which followed a wish was expressed that Mr Cameron might be induced to repeat his lecture, with limeligKt or panoramic illustrations, before a larger audience on a future occasion. One of the latest books published by Mes-srs Methuen Is "The Land of the Lost: a Talc of the New Zealand Gum Country." The author is Mr William "Satchell. It is a coincidence that two ex-editors of New Zealand journals were addressing London meetings simultaneously on last Monday evening. One was lecturing on New Zealand at the Imperial Institute — his lecture is dealt with elsewhere; the other at a mcutiiiß of the Society of Engineers was urging the necessity that England should adopt luoro up Ip-date methods and should move with the times, following American examples — in some respects at any rate. Some New Zealand experiences in point were in>i<inced, both as to the procuring of i.ulwav locomotiv-es and as to the importation of agrieultur.il and other machine*'* It was a happy inspiration of Sir Walter Bullei'-. when he found that he could not cL liver a 'ecrure at the Imperial Institute. OA-ing to lih departure for the Continent, to reooinmpini Mr Edward Wakefipld, having prcMou-l\ obtained that gentleman's co*isent. Mr Wakefield lectured on Monday evening ln-t. taking ah his subject " NewZealand Its Record and Its Destiny," an'l it is not too much to -ay that his lecture was one of the mo-t =ucre--fu! of the se^o:'. a.v! ic v.a- <<Mtainly th" best ?ttPiulcd For tv. o -o'.d boil's he kept the audir-tic c sicllbound ;.e- !"■■ of scsnttx' eloquently on the pa-t his'orv and o'l the pivgenr .ittr.T ti\ enp-- of ' The l'\i\ourite Is!°=." !t i-i3\ pci'.iap- bo objected that the lrcr'ue wa - too long; a:id, con^ickring tlie int''-p.t of thi •* subj. ct and the fluency of tlio -i)'>jkrr. it i- perhans ratlur a pity tliat lie did not dn-.de it into two -uccehvi l<"'ture-. The lan<-prn '•l'des were the wcak^-t part of the performance, the photo .graphs from which they were made being for (■')" mn^ part of old date and hardly abrca-t vt the times. The lecturffr uaid a high tributi' fco the late .Sir George Grey. Sir Ivlw .nl S;».-?ok!. Kir .iuluii Vogxil, and to the t,ii'.»r -.'lvices the last-named rendered ttie . e,'o..r 1,-. In- I'ubl • Wcjrks xm\ Im:n'giation \e,." He aim na-;rd a high pulogi' : on tho Maoii rpep. fo' - whom he <\ide\t'\ ha- the higho-t cdimration. Sir •lames Ft rgu>--oii, an c\-Go\<>rnor of New Zea'j.i'! W.i- ai.nouiic . d to tale tlu c'nair. but a- li' was late in coining, Mr Ivee\e-o.'-c'ri } lion till ll arnva- 1 . "Mr Jo'm Bailie, a \uucjr aiti-t. w lir. " l-,a\~ th" (I'obri " was bo:n and biought tin in Xfiv Zoalarjl, is holding a small ex hibnio'i cjf I" is work in water co'our at 1 Mall Cott.icri", The Mall. Konsuieton. llidrawm^s ;ire cliieflv of i>uie lnnd^eape subjects, and t.f.i \sith both English a-id Now Zt'ala'id Tlipv have considerable c harm e>f mr.'inrr, and much feeling for vA ot,\.' i.i'our arrangement. &ncl tiiey are, t nnimi udablv free from affectation*." Mj 1 .1 *»t. Cldir, who was for iiiany jeaiwith Wil'i misoii it j■ tl Musgro\c'p companies, is in London as manager for Mi-a Nance ')'Nt"li, wno i- to oiien at tlio Lyceum Theatre >'t\t Scptonibpr. Mr I. Harper, of Chnstchureh, is in London. He r< ceutl}' paid a \i c it to hi« father n ler-ev. Mr W. P. Tin ton, of South Canterbmy. '.-. I hear, in Rome, after a pleasant sta^ in ('ami. Mr -f. (i>s!iam 'iow i- sufffiimr fiom .I .-c\cie cod, w hic'ii ho lontraetct' during his ri'c ia ii-it to .South Wales and Bn-.to'. fliiwevei. it I- expected that lie will b< well c noi'.'h ro Ipave !nr Scotland ne\t nek in foniDiiin \vtt!i Mr H. (' Cameron. Maior uenei.ii Kobh'j tells :.ie that lie li. ii -Mid hi- collection r.f Maori .irt tar\iiigs in wood. grocii:tone mrres, tikis, carornampnt-- Kghtins; weapons, etc. and ha'i allcnvt t 1 thc-ic a!ino-t nnclc-s things io lea\e tli" country. Di -gifted, lie -ays, with the treatment li" h'Jcl received fioin the New /< .ilaii'i (io\ ci nj.iont, to whom he offered tin c ill-^ftio.i on \ery easy terms in .lune l.i-l. without tjettin^ even the courtesy of in aiK-wer. he iro;i»nnd negotiations with tlio-e w'fi had Ic. n long hanker ng ;ift'T it, and hi- co'lect on has gone. This out- ' o'lie ,- tin- i.io 111 1 niiiaikab!o as Lord O'i-'.ow i- s.iid to ha\i' wiitt-n out to the c 'j'.j'.iv -troit'^lj i.'c oinmending its acf|iusition (ii<nt-ral Hob'ey retains nosi^Ss o'i of hi- uniepi" r oll"ction of nre— ervpcl Maori luael- '-onie 32 in liiunbe'i I, but this will piobabiv i<o moii !o an American museum W illr 'l is in tH Al\ foi It Piisi'iig ;ile njr Flee t strei t I noticed <-omo i 'lomifMis jjo-t< r- m liv h .•uiiiouncod in the nio-t {.'iiraiitit lefeic, with the picture of a icnal mail ' it in \.\ic] 'carlet. a coming -t. r\ In Mr I. 1. I'.ni'oii, the New /eal.mcl no\ell-t. fntitl' el 'The' .\lv-teiy of the Kov.il M.i.l " .\ London p.tpi. -j\- th it "Mr Fergus Hum'"- lit -t -toi\ Tli< I'.i^.m'^ '"up," is e|Mit< :i~ v '< I a- ''i he Mj -terv of a Haiuoin l"il j, I'l M,ilt() of plot re'M-tniet.rjn. ' 'fin- ■ a', l- asiiiounc (• i of \h, Ua\icl N' .it' „ ' w> '. < .F t'u 'it,. M, David M.it'ji.'l if 'I'iao. \rw Zcil-.nd. It tocA i/.ic. .tt No 7 The Gn.\... l'.olto.i-, S.W. '1 lie die i- d !ll(!j! ll( !j v..i 5? >. c f age. l)n 'J'hri -d.iv aftiinoon in ll'i- wce-k the lnurrict'je took u'aei' of Mr .To-e)ih Frincii .Stiidhobne, ut Ruiinui. \c w Zealand, third -nn of Mi .md Nlr- ./olm Stttdho!m«, of M'Ti\dlo, Cliri-tc hurt h. New Zealand, and -Mi--, iiei-.v W.mcl'op', daughter of the lite M.eiOl 7. ner.ll X A WiUHhopP. of the Ind'.i.n .Sl-'fi i"ojp-. Lnd cousin of the late M • l->r fenei nl A. (J. Wane iione. C.H.. wlio w n«- l-il'ed in South Africa carlv in tho war The we-Jding took pl.u p at Holy Tiinity C'nrrfh, .S'oanp -t,-,., t Tho 'ervic a wnc Moral -n.d th»- Right lt<-. tho Hi-hop of Miuihf-t'r (I'r Moorhou-e). formoilv Hishop <j{ Molliounie, and V 'iu-m of tl'o In ide groo/n. ..ff.fi.it.d: tho R.\ II E .1. Hewn, MA. r"(tnr of Holy Trmitv Church, as-'-tinjr The brido was c— cortrd \>y lir r iim le. Ue-neral Sir Henry Norraau, G.C.B (Go

vernor of Chelsea Hospital), who, d\iringr the singing of the ]»?mn "Thine for *verJ, God of Love," concHct*"^ her to" the chanceM entrance and there gave her away. Ma Gardner Bazley, son of Sir Thomas BazleyJ Bart., acted as best man. There were threw bridesmaids and three small boys who acted( as pages. The bridesmaids were Miss) Hersey Boulton (niece of the bride), Missj Audrey Fenwick (daughter of Mr and Mr» Frank Fenwick), and Miss Betty Lacey, (daughter of Mr and Lady Helen Lacey). They wore white satin short-waisted frocks . with large lace collars and quaint lace caps. To each of them the bridegroom presented a long gold and turquoise pendant and a/ bouquet of " Goodyear " design in pale pink roses tied with blue satin ribbon. The pages were Master Teddie Moorhouse (son of Mr and Mrs Edward Moorhouse), Master Pat; Lacey, and Master Colin Hunter Blair. They wore white cloth ■'Highwayman coats with lace ruffles ; they carried threecornered hats, and a buttonhole of pink roses was affixed to the coat. To each of them the bridegroom presented a pearl and turquoise pin of unique design. The bride looked charming in a handsome dress of ivory-white satin, with corsage of Mechlin lace and sleeves and berthe of accordionpleated chiffon, and sprays of real orange blossom. The skirt of satm was finely tucked ,and the train was composed of wide flounces of accordion-pleated chiffon. Her tulle veil covered a tiara of real orange blossoms Her ornaments were a diamond necklace (the. gift of the bridegroom) and a diamond and ruby brooch (the gift of Mr and Mrs Edmund Forbes). She carried a "Goodyear" bouquet of white flowers tied with white satin ribbons. During the service the hymn "O perfect lo\o" was impressively sung.