PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 225, 10 November 1916, Page 1 (Supplement)

PEOPLE IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

A Russian diplomat says that the Czarina insisted on each of her daughters passing a proper examination in nursing before being allowed to go into the hospitals to wait on the wounded * * * The Duchess of Buccleuch, who has offered one of her many Scots houses as a hospital for the wounded, was Lady Margaret Bridgcman, sister of Lord Bradford, Lady Beatrice Iretyman, and Lady Sefton. With her three sons and five daughters she has plenty • f domestic ties, and prefers a quiet home life to society's whirl, though she is a stately hostess on occasions. * * * Very delicate and difficult is th« work of Queen Mary's private secretary, but Sir .Edward (W lallington (known throughout Australasia as Captain Wallington), who fills that position, is a man in the right j lace. He manages to get rapidly through a very great deal of work, and to do it all effectively and thoroughly. He has to interview numbers of people on behalf of the Queen—a difficult task, often requiring no end of tact, especially when Sir Edward has to inform the head of a deputation that "the Queen cannot entertain the proposal submitted to her." But Sir Edward generally manages to send callers away satisfied and in perfect good humour. * •* * Lance-corporal Sir J. O'Donohoe, the patriotic Gar Wav knight who joned tho " Pals' " Battalion of the Dublin Fusiliers some months ago, has just been promoted to the rank of sergeant. * * • Lord Fisher is l)eing painted by Augustus John and " sculped" by Epstein. The Duchess of Hamilton is going through tho same ordeal at the same time, and it is possible that Mr. John may do a group of the Duke and Duchess and Lord Fisher together for the Duke's collection at Dalkeith Palace. # ♦ # * Princess Arthur, of Connaught lias taken over the command of the Church Army Boy Scouts, and a very well deserved compliment it is, especially as sho has got a little boy scout of her own to succeed her one of these days. The O.A. scouts have done wonders for the Kont farmers, and mean to do more wonders yet. More power to their arms. * # • Prince Henry, their Majesties' third son, recently spent a short time m camp at Tidworth Pennings with the Eton College O.T.C. There is little doubt that Prince Henry will become a soldier. Those who saw him at Tidworth .were filled with admiration it his keenness and efficiency. Like the Prince of Wales, he allows no slackness in himself and despises it in anyone else. ♦» » » A friend of Mr. Rudyard Kipling states that since August 4, 1914, Mi? great man has written notlrng except "war copy", chiefly official. Stories ordered from him more thnn two years ago have not vet been delivered. » '# * * Tho King and Queen rely upon the Princess Royal's opinion of plays. Sli-s goes to see every play of note that is put on in London and tells the King and Queen her impression:-;. The Princess Royal is a good judge of acting and likes wit. * * * The Earl of Kintore, who was sixtyfour recently, is a mighty man in Scotland, where he owns a couple of tine seats and close, on thirty thousand acres . He has held many posts of public importance. In the 'eighties he wa> first Government Whip in the House of Lords, and twenty years later he became Deputy-Speaker of that august asembly. He has been a Lord-in-Wait-ing, Captain of the Yeomen of the Guard, and Governor and Cc.mmandor-in-Chief of South Australia. Politically Lord Kintore has always Ik-ou an riri'ont Tory--on-> of the 'Mast ditcher.-," m fact and m the days when we thought about politics more than v.e oiijrlit to have done, he was prominent as one of the most ardent supporters: i f Lord T/uisdownc and Mr. Bonar Liw.