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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 68, 20 November 1913, Page 5

Personal.

Mr John Fuller, junr., of cinemato-j graph fame, was in town this afternoon on business connected with his firm. Mr Clem Hill, the well-known Australian cricketer, has been appointed stipendiary steward to the South Australian racing clubs. His retirement from big cricket is anticipated, states a cablegram from Adelaide. > Mr Arthur Henry Adams, the New Zeahmder, and a well-known writer, won the prize of £IOO offered by the firm of Farmers, Limited, Sydney, for :ui Australian national song. There were 772 competitors. The judges wore Professors McCallum (Sydney), and Tucker (Melbourne University). King William of Sweden is goiag on a hunting expedition to Africa tins winter, his divorce being settled by the Swedish and Russian Courts <a ixn amicable manner. His son will bo educated by his father's uncle. Prince C'hi.rlos. Hie legal representative of the Swedish Court at St. Petersbuig, ;.- arranging the financial details arising out of King "William receiving a dowry of £364,000. The discord wa due to Queen Marie's dislike of Sw-m't-is 1 life and its dullness compared with that o? St. Petersburg. She has fin illy v 'lined her father in Paris.

Lord Carnegie, son and heir of the Earl of Southesk, the chief of the Carnegie clan, comes of age soon, and all Scotland is asking, "Will be be the son-in-law of Andrew Carnegie?" At present Mr and Mrs Carnegie are very friendly with the Southesks, which is significant, as the Cnniegies are otherwise devoid of social relationships with the ol"d Scottish families. opinion is that Carnegie is scarcely likely to throw his daughter 1 in the' company of the Southesks so much unless he wants to see a family alliance in the future.

The funeral of the late Mr Harry J. Gilbert, who was for some time with the Stratford firm of Messrs. Young, Hobbs and Co., took place at New Plymouth" yesterday, and -was largely attended, Grand Secretary J. X. Grant, representing the F.A.O.D. Mr Gilbert was a well-known member of the Druids. Ho was initiated into the Oroua Lodge, at Palmerston North, on October 17, 1898, and was secretary of that lodge for some years. Later on he became secretary of the Motur'oa Lodge when it was first opened, retaining that position till about eighteen months ago. Mr Gilbert was first elected -to the executive of the Grand Lodge, U.'A.0.1)., in February, 1903, and attained the highest position that his brethren, could bestow upon him—namely, that of Grand President—in February, 1907.

Queen Mary is reported at the beginning of the present reign to Lave asked one of the personnel in the entourage of the Court whether it was true that there was a rumor to the effect that the society connected with her Court would be—"dowdy, I think, was the word," said Her Majesty. The courtier and asked whether such rumors mattered, but the Queen insisted that she really wished him to tell her whether it was true that tins-was being said. Thus pressed, her interlocutor admitted that he "had heard some nonsense of the kind." "Not at all nonsense," replied her Majesty. "I want you to tell everyone whom you may hear saying so that they are quite right. That's exactly what it is going to be." Now whatever interpretation may be put upon the word "dowdy," says "Hearth and Home." if it stands for everything that is respectable, and, be it said, respectworthy, and thei absence of everything that seeks to cover corrupt vapidity with a false veneer of brilliancy and romance, then dowdyism will acquire a new significance, and stand for solid and enduring worth.