ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12122, 23 October 1895, Page 3

ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

{Cqbbesponden-c O.D. Times.) Londoh, Ceptember 7, At Scarborough last Sunday I had the pleasure of meeting Bishop Selwyn, who has been taking holiday duty in one of the neighbouring parishes ' during the past month. The bishop was looking remarkably well, and seemed as cheerful and onergetic as ever. He told me he had had no serious occurrences lately of his old attacks of fever, and that he felt better altogeth.. and strong, • lam sorry to say his lan?dness is as serious as ever, and he can only get about witb the aid of orutohes. Mrs -' I'wyn and tbe family were with him at Scarborough. Last Tuesday the bishop left Scarborough for Hull, on his way to Norway. At Bergen he will meet the British training squadron, of which his brother in law is commodore. The bishop expected to be only one night in Norway, and to leave next day in his brother-in-law's ship, the Aotive, which was to proceed homeward undersail. Bishop Selwyn was looking forward to deriving much benefit from his trip in the man-of-war. Selwyn College Chapel is to be consecrateon the 17th of next month. A large number of notable persons have accepted invitation!---"to be present at the ceremony. It is a source of much gratification to the bishop that tho college of which he is mastei is steadily beinning to attract New ZeaJan. students' Sons of the Von.-Daan Fitohett, ol Dunedin, have just entered, and willgo intc residence in October. One thing which Bishop Selwyn mentiQßed to ae with mwa pleasure was) 1 tbe ■ • q , *' ■ ' r- •

TIT' - • • - o; marked influence for good which severe o I-i.w Tealand students at Cambridge war 5 exrecising among their follow students am o the high popularity which they enjoyed. Yeaterday I was much pleased to receive t l- call from Captain W Ashby, wbo, as you an ', aware, has been seriously ill forsome monthi e past. He seems now to havejalmost entire!) e recovered from the effects of theparalyti< t seizure whioh prostrated him so suddenly, t He attributes it mainly to over-work and to [, tho worry caused by the difficulties of gett--0 ing through a large amount of business } pressed upon him. He intends to take things much moro easily for the future, and is looking forward to the arrival of his son ' to relieve him of muclj -of his present care. '. "Mraßobert Gillies.with her two daughters t and her son. leave by the Himalaya on - Ootober 11 for Auckland and Dunedin. , Dr Sinolar Gillies, son, of the late Mr 1 Justice Gillies of New Zealand has won the Braokenbury gold medal, and has been appointed house surgeon at St. Bartholes mew's Hospital. He leaves in November . on a "holiday trip to Auokland, and returns in April to enter upon his duties as house surgeon. It is remarked by an English paper that the millers of New Zealand, do not seem ab faint-hearted as tbe farmers in regard to tbe prospects of the wheat trado in Now Zealand. This conclusion is based on the fact that some large- orders for milling machinery have just been received from New Zealand. Mr Tennyson Smith has written strongly in favour of the application of the direct veto of liquor licenses. He deals with the working oHemperance legislation in New Zealand, and expresses a very strong opinion in favour of direot veto being exercised by the people themßelves in preference to to the relegation of the question to elected boards. Sir George Grey, whose health, I regret to say, continues very feeble, is greatly pleased witb a resolution he has received from- the women of Auckland conveying their thanks tohim-forhis publio services. Its receipt has evidently given the distinguished veteran genuine pleasure. New Zealand is reoeiving much attention from'the English papers just now. The "Bazaar" has an artiola on the New Zealand kauri gum trade, and on the manifold uses to which the gum is applied ,* and in " Industries " thero is reference to New Zealand ironsand and its possibilities in connection with the proposal made by Messrs Siemens to invest £200,000 in working the sand, provided they recoived satis*, faotory information on the subject from the Government and some bonus on the manufactures. Her Majesty the Queen has approved the appointment of Mr Earl Seegner as German consul at Auckland. An excellent description of New Zealand railways appears in the Elgin Courant. written by Mr Jl';Eltoft Brown, of Milton. Mr J. H. Button, writes to an Fnglißh sporting paper for the information of piscatorial enthusiasts that all the rivers in the South Island of New Zealand, especially those in Southland, Canterbury, and Otago, aro well stocked with trout, and well worth fishing. Mr and Mrs J. P. Spring, of Dunedin, New Zealand, who caine Home in the s.s. Perthshire, are at present staying at Polehoe, County Wexford, Ireland, on a visit to Mr Spring's brotherß. Mr F. W. Frankland continues to make rapid strides in promotion. Since he left the New Zealand Government Insurance department to join the London Atlas Office and the latter to, take service under the New York Life Insurance Company, his advancement bas been swift as well as steady. He entered the New York Life Office only two years ago as fourth actuary, He is now second in rank, his only official superior in that department being Mr Bufus Weekes, whose actuarial celebrity is world-wide. I understand that Mr j^rarikland'g present salary is between .£2OOO and £3000 per annum. I.Mr B. B.Baird,pf Otago, is still residing at Auchiniowne, near Nairn, in Scotland, where he has been staying for a considerable time. He purposes remaining there a month or two longer before coming to Lon don again. Miss Marie Elster, the Australian soprano, who has just bren ongaged for the Irish Season of the Carl Bosa Cpera Company, is the wifo ol Mr Donald Larnaoh, the nephew of a well-known New Zealand colonial of the same name. Another.'! New Zealand wedding " has to be recorded.- Tt took place on the 27th ult at Christ Church, Melcombe Regis. The bride was Miss Maud Boss Purser, elder daughter of Mr F. Purser, of New Zealand. The bridegroom was Mr Claude Edmund Paget, who is described as the youngest son of the Bev E. H. Paget and the Bon Mis ) Paget. The ceremony was performed by | the Rev E. O. Paget, cousin of the bride-1 groom, and rector of Mußcatine, U.S.A.