PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Press, Volume XLIX, Issue 14839, 3 December 1913, Page 4

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(niost cur own correspondent)

LONDON, October 24,

Mr A. H. Wyatt (New Brighton) is returning to New Zealand about Christmas. , He has lately been in Scotland and over to Parish

Captain John Gibbs, commodore of the Union Steam Ship Company's fleet, who terminated his sea career by taking the Niagara on her first run across the Pacific, is now on a visit to England.

One day oarly in the week Bishop Grimes (Christchureh) was received in private audience by the Pope, who discussed with him the development <rf the Dominion and its relations with Australia and Japan.

Miss Flavell, daughter of the Rev. T. Flavell, 'one-time Vicar of Slerivale, recently sat for the examination organised by the Sunday School Institute. She passed third in all England in the Honours Divisions, and received a. prize of two guineas in books, the prize distribution being made by the Bishop of Ely. Last year she passed second in the lower division. Mr Flavell has been undertaking work for the past month in the Somerset division.

Tho League of Empire Club has inaugurated a series of ineptings with tho object of bringing into" touch with ench other visitors from overseas and friends in the Home Country for the discussion of objects of mutual interest. "Experiments in Social Legislation" will be the subject for discussion on the New Zealand evening, on which occasion Lady Islington will receive the guests.

Referring to the recent honour bestowed upon Sir Joshua Strange Williams. P.C.. the "Express" recalls tho fact that he is the son of the late Mr Joshua Williams, Q.C., "who is known to every barrister as the author of 'Williams on Real Property and Personal Property. , Sir Joshua is an old Harrovian and graduated at Trinity College, Cambridge. There are, however, not many contemporaries to remember him, for he was called to the Bar at Lincoln's Inn in 1559. and has been in New Zealand for over half a century."

Dr. and Mrs Truby King have returned to London from a tour of the Continent extending over several weeks. Early in November they will go to Huddersfield as the guest of Mr and Mrs Broadbent. Mr Broadbent, formerly Mayor of Hnddersfield, was President of the Conference on Infant Mortality. "While in Huddersfield, Dr. King has promised to give a Lecture. After visiting Scotland he and Sirs King will probably spend a week or two in London before leaving for homo via America. They expect to be

back in New Zealand about the end of January. ; ; .

During tho week the following New Zealand callers have entered their names at the High Commissioner's office:—Mies Ida Simpson (Wellington), Mr H. K. Abbott (Auckland), Miss Catherine M. Aulsebrook (Auckland), Mr J. B. Clarkson (Christchurch), Mr G. Winetone, junr. (Auckland), and Mrs Wmstone, Miss C. Bain (Christchurch), Mr J. McKichnie (Dunedin). Mrs Thornton Cook (Dunedin), the Eov. F. Stubbs (Rotorua), Mr R F. Jackson (Gisborne), Mr F. A. Hanson (Gisborne), Mr T ; M. Jay (Auckland), Miss Frances Drury (Christchurch), Mr P. F. Drury, Mr Windsor C.'McKenzie (Dunedin), Mr Robert McElhinney (Aehburton).

■ When General Sir lan Hamilton leaves England shortly for the Mediterranean, he will be on his way to Australia and New Zealand, wfiither as Inspector-General of the Oversea Forces, he goes to make ah official report. Ho will be accompanied by General EHison and Major Ashmore The latter is taking the place of Major W. R. N. Madocks • who went to Canada with Sir lan, and ho had hoped to go out to Australasia as well. But as the projected tour would necessitate lengthy absence from hii regiment it was decided that Major Ashmore should go instead. Major Matlocks is at Aldershot again, with" his regiment, the Artillery. Naturally the change in plans has caused some disappointment, for Major Madocks has many friends in New Zealand whom he was hoping again to meet.

A recent engagement announced is that of Commander Wilfrid Montaguo Bruce, R.N.R., of the P. and O. Company, and of Captain Scott's Antarctic Expedition (brother of Lady Scott) to Miss Dorothy Boot, elder daughter of Sir Jesse and Lady Boot. The name of "Boot" is nbw a household one in England, chiefly on account of tho libraries, in every important centre, for whoso inception he was responsible. Miss Boot has taken a keen interest in many of her mother's social schemes, chiefly for the benefit of the hundreds of girls employed in various departments of the great firm of which Sir Jesse Boot is the head. A group of homes at Wilford, near Nottingham, founded by Sir J. Boot, for survivors of the Crimean War, are known as the Dorothy Boot Homes. Quite dose is Clifton "Hall, the residence of Colonel Sir Hervey Bruce, cousin of tho. man she is to marry.

The nppearanc© of tho "fourth edition of Professor J. W. Salmond's "Jurisprudence," calls forth the following eulogium from tho "Cambridge Review" : We* congratulate the distinguished author upon the well-merited success of his excellent book. Four editions during the comparatively very short period of eleven years are a proof of the fact that this lucid treatise on Jurisprudence has taken root among the students-of law. Among the number of good works on 'Jtirispnidence, which the English and American literatures comprise, Mr Salmond'e work may claim a prominent place, and we do not hesitate to say thai it is the best of all. Thoughtfully written as it is, it sets the reader to think. Even where one does not agree with the author, one must compliment him, for he makes oat his case as clearly and precisely as possible."