MAIL NEWS. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 268, 30 May 1888, Page 4

MAIL NEWS. ANGLO-COLONIAL NOTES.

London", Apiil 18. TOURISTS FOR THE COLONIES. Tin. outward-bound steamers just, now arc simply crammed w ifch tennis, exhibitors and entertainers hound for Melbourne, and sanguine of finding Australia a suit of Tom Tiddler's ground. Jinny of the smaller combinations are distinctly ihiidrate, and likely to come to grief. All (he colonies will s\varm m irh " the proiV- ion ' for a long time to come. Amongst the be^L of the combinations ate a eompam ot S\u*^ instiumeatalHs and " yodellen. ' One heai> such at the big hoteh and eates at Lucerne, etc., in summer-time. They are \ery well for once, but apt to pall un elo^e acquaintance. The Gaiety Company sail tor \our part of the world next Fi ida> .' They w ill cci tainl> visit -vucklaud. and* perhaj^ Chu^tchiuch and Punedin, but nothing is -ettled.

LETTER TROM THE L'RIXCE 01 WALES. The Prince of Wale> ha- written a -utn pretty autograph letter to Lmh Knut-foid, aeknowlcdsrincrtli^ colonial silvc v.eddiuu tjift, and bejiuinu her to com c} 1m- and the PiincesVs. uanne-l thanks to " oiu fan friends " at the Antipodes

MX AXP MRS Mc-AK HUTi. I see Mv and Mi> .1. P. MeAuhiu aic booked to letmn to AuckLind, \ la IS>dnr\ . by the I. and 0. Ball.vat, t-;\ilm^ on ti.e l9th iiK-t.

EARL OF KAXFUKLEY S COLONIAL TOl'R. The Eail of Ranturle\, who i^ about t > make a tour of the Australian colonies, ami sails by the s s-. Vietoiio on th<- 4th pio- ., i< an irifh call and an Eniih-u Imiom. with a scar in the House ot Lou^. He ha^ turned 30, but look.i youn-ei. and 1- .1TOMal an Irishman a? one \\i?h to meet. He i> mauicd.

THE NEW LADY MILLING. l^minsT ihe " v'olindie^ .--ea-on the colonial ""belle uho excited mo-t admuanon was Mi* Captain Loivut., "•• Mi— Lahci louche, of Sidney. Mi.- L ibc touehe avd am.rb.er dau^htei, a .-how \ iiirl, aho at-naeted-ome attention, hut thm nv.nneiweie 100 colonial ioi -.eiet\. anci t'iit\ never u>e much ;ibo\e tlun ilwnetK Bohemian -er. Mi- Lotiu-, 'ut u.<ir,,n.>, ■went v\cv\\\l\eic aiul wa- hiauc mii.-hu t. Her die— c- weie alwas- in t'-ie .vn noeible ta-te. ha r \H, billowy iij_uie - t ihtin olt ijiandly. and j^ieat ri.e ~.n-ation when it tian«pircd ilie cle^el Lnl\ de-i^nul them het<elf. Sub«et|uent!\ , Lonl Auirusins Lottu- tailed, and the colonial ■appointment which Captain Lottu- a^1 Tired to «;u- i ui\en in somebody i No Loftus then le-ohed to put her friend? and her talent to the te=r, and loin the iankof lady chossmakci^. vSheiecei\ed much kindly" oncoui dfrcmeiit f i om I'mn.e?- Mai\ and other " pci-*onai;e-, airl opened a tine -hop [O^hi, \*. { bt_ne\e. the polite phuu-w o\ci Atkinson's the peiiumei's, m Old Uond-.-tieer. 31'- At km son trade- as " r\la(lanie Victone t! I ie. Her +irst -how da\ \\as Thm -da \ la-t. v. iv n quite a erov. d of lidie- in^pcted -sh-d in. 1 Victoiie? newe-t in?i)iiation-. Colonial friends cannot do a idnda tiim- than -end home older*. 24, Old ]son<l -ttee', i- the pieci-c additss. Mention of die^^-makin-i lemind-ii't- that a Cliii-t* huvch lad\ ha- .i-kin-_ r im the na"ie ot " the me il LiiildiLii - iinili.K i I am inld there aie>-e\eial^ ho.t-pin: to i\n. title. I'iobably, howe\ri, the oul m\ cot respondent means i- vJkin-- * •Sweai- and ot Ke 2» nt-.-ncet, an, el cour-e. the ciack purve\oi- of baby lmon, etc. Either ot the-i. tiin»- wocld be qui:^ -afe to -end on'ci- to.

EARL KLJriSELL 0\ BOARD THE LIi.UIUA. Among;-t the ;>.'--eir_;er- bunked hy tho Li<_u' • on Me 2btn iM-t. 1- I>ni Ru--.'!L now :i hi- 2-kh v.ii. Ai Oxfoid tl>i\outifj a,tn hwl an i \t' t\f>i'Uiuu \ nanu 101 dabbling in nuamt h her and uinoihwv toms. Hu M.i- a tli'.'i-r aiid tl^eo- -;.lit-t, a vegetarian anJ a I! '..ibve. a I)tlio\ti ii p-\chic foice and ali-oit-. ot ociui odd thirl':?. Hi-, a;-;; ai.i'ue i-> pio-aic l> a decriee, and hi- -lit.— -lo\».ni\, or i-ithoii -it hoi u=ed to h? -o, for ho n:n\ h,i\e changed. In the Hon-e hi- ioid-inp w.i- v, annl\ welcomed a-; the nephev. r.t '" Lend John. but he never opened hi- h|>- LattLik the eail iia- been much at i!k '-aiet\ Tlnatio, the kvidintr comediaii- ; nd conie<hCMiic- ot which v. ill hi- on boai-1 rhe Lignum.

F-VREWLLL TO T;,E (IAJETY COMPANY. The \alodk roi\ f« -tiwtic- in fa\om of the flcpaitin r i < laiet\ Compan\ ;itc »wnu-inrr-up'in a bla, <. ot biuliance, and I mijrht add bulliant-, tor one hcai- '-f di^'jond star-, bai^and biooche* c\ei\v, hen Tin, fa\ourite Nelly Fanen^ benelit chutcd a scene of gicatei enthu-.a-ni thf.n 1 e\c \vitne--cd, -.i\.- on one occa-ion — the Ban cioit-5 faiowell. Appropnatel> s>nou<jh, the v. oiJd-fa'nou- quintette ot t'le uUi Gaiety Compa'n, Edwnul Tcii>, Nellie Farren, Kate Vnuohan, - ! J. Dallas, and Tom Squiie, -joined i— uo foi the occasion and played h itiv t.U the old da-h and \<ji \e a scene fiom tint bc^t of r4aiet\ builesquc^ "The Forty T!iiu\c= (.'-n T >ie Cilchn t and Iloyce v. eie mi— -in^, but the piece went with a1!a 1 ! iN old eilect. and whan ai. the clo-o of the excerpt the (-'omj)a!i) changed the Avorfln of the mcny :—: — Never conic back, no more boj~s, Xc\ er co")f back, no more. to an apiopos \ci~o connrwiu in^, lint she v. ill come nack once moi c, boj -„ She will come; Ij,k k once moie. She s Konitf upon tour, Jjiit >ou ma> 1)0 sure That .she w ill coi-ie back once more, he audience chewed till it was hoaw. The scene lioin "Little -Jack Sheppaid, ' which followed, fell lather Hat. Letty Lind is a pretty dancer, but not to be mentioned in the same bieath as Kate Vaujdwm, and Leslie i= scarcely at hi^ bent as "Jonathan Wild." I sincerely hope your colonial critics won't break the gaiety buttct lly on a wheel. KecoJlect Mich a comjxmy on tour plays at a great di.sad\ antajje. In a piece ! like "Frankenstein (itself wretched rubbish) the effect ol success is produced by many other things besides the playing. I The splendid band (unequalled in London), ! the attractive co/'/m ol coryphees and choristers , and the superb scenery a^sist the players enormously and combine to effiice the feeble character of the play. I realised this when I saw the (Jaiety Company in Liverpool last autumn. They would do better, I think, to open with a piece with some backbone to it like " Aladdin " or " The Forty Thieves ;" but both pieces, it seems, have been played in Australia already. Jn the course of the Farren benefits Mm Kendall spoke some couplets, neatly rhymed for the occasion, in which she reminded the audience that just 20 years a#o (1868), when the Gaiety Theatre was opened tor the lust time to the public, she and Nelly Farren (^irls in their teens) trod thQsse boat d.s together. Nelly had remained true to aiety and burlesque ; fehe (the

speaker) hail found .success elsewhere. I\ oily was now oil (o vi<u(> " a new race of chappies "' at Hie Antipodes, and presently the speakct ami Mr Kondall mitjjht, follow. Let theiv now Iml her iarowell and " pjooil luck ** — whiol> we all did w ith a roar that shook the wnlß

MAX O'KKLL'S COLONIAL TOUR. ]\l. Blouei, (M.vv O'UclI) has marie such :i sutvo^ns .* lootui ovin thoSi;vUs :w tv justify him ri^kinu, 'ho oulonic^- 110 will ma* }n.s book on " ?>la>U r .lol.n Bull" (Ainoiioa) Uuou"h the pu^^. and t.hen make a start-.

KROZKN MEAT. The meat dado has nilod qinol, with full :=uppHe*-, and Ixvf is sli^UMv un\e\. In the face of hit ue supplies, tio/en mutton Utvpiaillv sU\i(i\, at .ilnuit p<u lh toi good Xeu Zenlrntl imkmm-n ,it\d :>\<l per 1!) tor Smlhon. 'riuM'old weatlur is homo a^^-i^l-n'nee to ihe tuulo. Imt. si, i-tuvlv, the in(]\iiiN foi "Now /a'.iKuhl laiii!'. Scotch muttoj 1 ., 4-, 6il to 4^ 30(1 : t iii^b-h (wet lk v), 4s /id to 4-^ oil : do man mutton. 4s to 4s 2d : New /eal.md mutton, 2- 8d to 2^ 9d : Knei ri.ite. 2s 2d : N\iine\ 2^ od.

.10TTIX(.S. Lou! and Lady Orouhoda hn\o Qot back au.un. :wd aio .ill the l>eitei tor their Aun trahan toin. Ni I'hihp Mile--, who-e wito Cuinod -o |iinimnomi\ in lac C'uhn t :unpbell o;.^n\ ha- iu-t 'livn ie!t a lai^e iuit.ine In h>> une'e. whov.i* -omo'' \\w\ not mthev,ioat Ai'-iiuli.ui hou-c or Mdc- iiin-s. .\li \\ iln un .^ci.uu nt-v, iiook or o^'i'.-, •' \<\u .uul [\u, i" Ih'Hiu r.tttit.illv u \ ii'\\ c i. Pi. C ov. 10 ha l>oeome a tellow o: tin (. olomai in^ututo 1 looUtil 1:1 to. a o\\ n.in'iu^.U f-.o i.oa'l Motioj^oie on MoiuLi\, and found m I'll iiM' dl\ l.im<. C owd m the Whitehall Koom-. h^ienmii to S,< - Ponald C'nnie hold toiih on tin- Mibiect ot "South Alikm. ' l-oid Im.i--^ jv.osidod, and ihoe won 1 t.o\oial '"New /'ca.K'tidoi- ..moim-t iho audniu" Toi m-lanto. ' notn.d M^ ■! \nu i > l'\u uioi and hoi I'm d iiiuhui-. Ml N o-o> Ti! M o ,ald, Mi .1 .X - [>lv Mi W \\ nldLl). i F. l.aiUi"- and omo ct the Mi— La-km-, Mi Coo Hold, aiivl Mi A'o\ MoA'thnl I It it- e\].tn 1 t l >at I'.lo. l'»a>un Powoll'- muiuui, tluuuinu oprn totiu-rtt^-, : (_{■•.. tho \.aio\i- Colo'ud (loNoiiUHint Moak-, vill load u>.id»M.'U-Mon m v, Iwli th< -oiuid'H--- hi \<n\ /• dand -cruntu^ !- alnio-; ioiii'utoi'< oallod in ijuo-tum. Si. ( ut m< . '.\ i ho \\a . v.id -ho!!i\ (in ilood linMi. d.atol\ ) in Joed Imu'mli W orniI ,i> rnd< i Nilii.M) al llio ( olom.il Ohio \ |m!ioi.'lh will ii.Uc'od 'h tho ujit mania | tho lu'nt ''1 lov.. | .Main an >u pio-pon " -. </ i mv > w /o.'laiu 1 will li.'-l viti> (It*. ;>«•'. :•-,. i> ,n(i 10'^iot ot thv 1 death o» the lan. "1"" 1 " <,Mu <k< 1 1. 'he pioneer ut a--i>tod i 1 1 1 1 <_ l . t ( ion. .u>d thi fnend Ot iiiumli- pooi ta-iulit. m I- i-i laid London. V; <,>ue<ket<- pan.uiatoi all tho iIK that juujri ilo-h i-lui> tov,,b oir.iL'tation l>uLon^ de-ciilied hi- uood v\ oik undoi Uu title of "A \iodel London Cm a to. +