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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXV, Issue 18614, 9 July 1930, Page 4

Princess Elizabetli at the Royal . Tournament: It was a pleasant surprise for the crowd to find that the Queen had 1 brought Princess Elizabeth with her to the Royal Tournament at Olympia, and naturally the performers in the arena did not quite hold the undivided attention of the audience. But if all eyes were for part of the time on the little girl with the curly hair in the simple pink frock ,who nodded her head in time to the music, the child’s attention never once wandered from the horses and men below her, unless it was to turn to ask her grandmother a question about them. The little Princess clapped delightedly, and when she solemnly returned the salute of the 3rd. Caribiniers, who gave a musical ride, her salute became a spontaneous wave of the hand. The Caribiniers made a fine display in their scarlet tunics and plumes. Last year it was the Scots Greys who performed the musical ride, but the 17/21 Lancers—the Death or Glory Boys—seem to hold a monopoly of the trick riding, and perform their tentpegging year after year with the tiny pony taking part in the comedy. The Duke of Gloucester and Prince George were other interested spectators in the Royal box. Women Law Students: There were only five women among the 101 law students called to the Bar in London recently by the Four Inns of Court. Two of these. Miss P. Hackett and Miss Fergusson Murdoch, of West Australia, are Australians. Two others are women of India, one a Miss Lucy See, of Singapore, while the other, Miss Ondan K. Meenakshi, is of Malabar. The fifth lady student alone is English. This paucity of numbers cannot be attributed to lack of encouragement, as there are many instances in which women lawyers in England have been favoured. It is not j long since Miss Helena Normanton was appointed one of the prosecuting I counsel to the British Treasury, while j her analytical work on criminality, I some years ago, was regarded as a ! classic. Further studies, in which assistance was given by an Australian woman, Miss H. Simpson, also helped to establish her reputation in legal , circles. A Popular Hostess:

Lady Louis Mourrtbatten—who, by the way, was one of the last to capitulate to the long skirt—is so full of nerve and vitality that it is no wonder she is among the most popular hostesses of the day, writes a correspondent. I know of no .one who enjoys life more than she does, and part of her | popularity is due to the fact that she j has the gift of making other people enjoy life, too. She drives a car, goes in for motor-boat racing, and is now I learning to fly—it is not likely to take her long.