PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 122, 17 December 1915, Page 2 (Supplement)

PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

MEN AND WOMEN OF TO-DAY. Lawn tennis i> Princess Mary's favourite game. * * * King George plays an excellent game of billiards —a favourite pastime ot his. * * * M. Venizelos, the Greek Ex-Premier, can write woth both hands with cqtuu facility. * * * Sir Herbert Raphael, the millionaire sportsman, has risen from the ranks to be a major. * * * The Prince of Wales likes the simplest possible food, having a decided preference for a joint—and beef at that. * * * Admiral Beatty is one of the best swimmers in the Navy. He learn to swim when he was three years of age. * * * * The Duchess of Westminster, who is conducting a hospital at the Front, has made in the past few years, a special study of palmistry. * * , * *.ii When Lady French was at school she won a prize in a knitting competition. The prize was a set of silver knitting needles, which are still in her possession. * * * King Victor Emmanuel always carries his camera on his frequent trips along the fighting-line. He is the only Italian whoso war pictures have 1101 to be submitted to the Censor.

M. Poincare, has a collection of books on antique furniture that is reputedly worth £IO,OOO. There are 7,000 books in the collection, some worth no more than a shilling, and others hundreds of pounds. * * *

General Six- Douglas Haig has been killed by rumour more frequently than any other general at the l'ront. On three occasions he has been reported as having been killed in action; twice he has been reported killed bv accident, and once has having died from fever.