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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8101, 29 August 1904, Page 3

PERSONAL.

The deaths of two old f-iage favourite! are re-ported from, Australia. One is Mr George Leopold, ;i comedian w!k» last visit ed New Zealand with tho WilloughbvGeach Company, a few months ago. Th'other is Miss Julia M-?rton, one of the be.s! " old women " comediennes of her class that the colonies have known. Miss M=rton was p. member o; Williamson's Dramatic Company, headed by Mr Cuyler Hastings, which appeared in Christ-church five or six minths aco. Colonel C. ¥. Rob#rb», C.M.G., Hon A.D.C. to his Majesty the King is at present on a visit to Sydney, and is expected to make a tour of New Zealand afc an early date. Colonel Roberts has had a particularly distinguished career. Ho served in the Crimean campaign with the- right siege train in the trenches at the siege and fall of Sebastopol, and was present at the bombardments of June. 6 and 17, and August 17, 1855. He was wounded in the ad vanced trenches, and was subsequently severely and dangerously wounded by the explosion of the French powder magazine on." November 15, 1855- He was personally commended by Lord Raglan, Commander-in-Chief, and" wears the Crimean (and clasp), Turkish, and Sardinian medals fo: valour. Colonel Roberts was in India dur- i ing the troublous times between 1857 and 1861. In 1873-74 he was secretary to the Agent-General for New South Wales, and was Commandant of the artillsry forces of the State- from 1876 to 1831. A supplement issued by "Land and Water Illustrated," a short time ago, contained two ■excellent pictures of Mrs Howie. " The Princess T& Rangi Pai," the journal states, " is well-known to London audknees us a contralto singer of the first her artistic rendering of English songs by Willebv, Alicia Needham, llc-ginald Somerville and other modern song-writers having created a vogue in English lyric compositions, particularly notable at thi3 seasons gatherings."' 1 . ' At the recent State elections in *«» South Wales, Mr Eden George, formerly Mayor of Christchurch, was returned ior the Ashburnham seat by a majority of 94 rot's. The figures were:— Eden George (Selected Liberal) 1832, B. J. Raymond (Independent) 1738, P. J. Ciara (Labour) 1628. Both of Mr George's opponents were members of the last Parliament. Mr George stood as a supporter ot Mr J. a. Carruthero, the kader of the Reform Party, who is now forming a Cabinet. Tho following passengers have been booked for Wellington by the s.s. Takapuna. leaving this evening . : — Meadames Wngnt, . ilaphael, Barnett and Smith, Misses Cant, O'Brien, Robinson, Raphael and Keand, Messrs Hogg, Flatman, Newton, C Lewis. Buddo, Smith, Isdale, M'Dougall, Fort, Keating, Curtis, Fullerton, Hudson, Sills, Laurenson and two sons, Rev C. E. Wara and T. E. Taylor, M.H.H. "~ I