Personal Notes.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 11978, 28 May 1902, Page 2

Personal Notes.

The new proprietor of the Red House Hotel will be Mr E. Whittle, late of Kaikoura. Mr F. Watts will bo the newproprietor of the Imperial Hotel.

Apropos of the arrival of Madame s£elba at Paris, the Echo of Paris is re sponsible for this remarkable anecdote, related by a French diplomat returned from Londou. Invited to a dinner at tl-e houso of a member of the English aristocracy, "Ophclie" had been placed on the right of Lord Wolseley, Cornmander-in-Chief of the English Army, on whoso left was the mistress of the house. During dinner Lord Wolseley askt-d hig hostess : '-Who is the lady on my right?" "Why, it's Madame ftfelba." ''Who is Madame Melba ?" "What ? Your Excellency does not kuow the great cantatrice." "Ob, ah, er Born in Australia, was she not ?" The amiable lord turned to the great sioger, whom lie complimentei as well as he knew how. "You aro an Australian, Madame? I know Australia well. My brother lives in Melbourne." "Indeed ! What is jonr brother's nam«?" "Name? Why the same as mine, of course, Wolseley." '•Wolseley, what Wolseley? (Apologetically) I'm afraid I do not knew the name at all." "But, madam, lam Gene ral Wolseley." "Oh, indeed!" replied the witty artiste, feigning to have heard the name for the first time. Lord Wolseley bit hia lip?. He had learnt his lesson. i' Frozen Meat " ha& now become A large extensive trade ; The exports yield a decent sum— An industry is made. To freeze is not a plc^sa 11 *' thing For mankind to endure, To keep out cold we all should cling To Woods' Great Peppermint .Cure