PERSONAL

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 42, 20 October 1913, Page 5

PERSONAL

A gentleman who claims to he an authority, writes to the London papers stating that King George is a most domestic man, that he does not love champagne, and that his usual drink is either a light white wine or whisky, well diluted with Perrier water. His Majesty, according to this correspondent, likes a choice, mild cigar, and sometimes consumes a dozen in a day. He has very little leisure for reading beyond the newspapers, and prefers geographical works and books on exploration to novels. The fact that Prince Arthur of Connaught has taken a furnished house is accepted as evidence (remarks a London correspondent) that he does not hope to remain , in England for any length of time, or, at any rate, that ho does not know how his future * may develop. There has been more than a whisper this year that he will succeed his father as GovernorGeneral of Canada, tie has had no special training for a distinguished and diplomatic post of this character, hut he has the advantango of being a prince of the blood, and, in.a small way, he has v been under-studying King George. The Prince of Wales will not be ready to take bis proper place in discharging the obligations of the Royal house for‘at least two years, because he is , particularly young for his years. Until, therefore, the Prince of Wales is established as the thoroughly competent heir to the throne, Prince Arthur o.f Connaught may continue to be trained in the arts of kingship. , Thereafter activities will have to j)e found for him elsewhere, arid this necessity may take him to Canada; even possibly to 'Australia. Remarks which have fallen from the lips of the King and Queen indicate that they propose to associate the reigning dynasty in every available way not only, with the Mother Country, hut with the overseas Dominions, and the time may not be very far distant when the Commonwealth will have the chance of welcoming a royal prince as its Go-vernor-General.

The death of Diniznla, ex-King of Zufuland, is reported from London.

Mrs. Scott, mothe» of Captain R. F. Scott',' of Antarctic fame, has come out to Australia to join her .relatives in Tasmania.

Mr H. W. Slater mas unanimously elected as ! the Otago candidate for the Rhodes Scholarship. .

Mr Henry Frick,, .the. Pittsburg millionaire, settled £2,400,000 on his son upon his marriage and handed the bride £IOO,OOO, states a Times-Sydnoy Sun special cable. '

Lord Alverstone has been created Viscount and Sir Rufus Isaacs succeeds him as Lord Chief Justice. Sir J. A'. Simon has been appointed At-torney-General, Mr 0. Buokmaster

Solicitor-General, and Sir Joshua Strang Williams- (the Neiv Zealand judge) a Privy Councillor.—London cable.

Sir John Fuller,, met with rather serious accident in Wiltshire on Sat-in-day and was removed to a nursing home in London (states a London cablegram'. He is slightly improved but expects to he detained for a fortnight.

]\fr G. L. Usher, who has been connected with the municipal life of Port Chalmers for many years, was presented with a noted address in recognition of his long and valuable services.* Mr Usher has been Town Clerk for Port Chalmers from 1866 to 1873, auditor from 1879 to 1884, and Councillor during the years 1874 to 1878 and 1909 to 1913' The Mayor (Mr D. M. Mawson) made the presentation.