COUNTRY NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 296, 14 December 1922, Page 3

COUNTRY NEWS.

BOTORUA. 'From Our Own Correspondent.* ROTOIU.A. Wednesday. A sale of work was held In the s.-ho.il-I room at King ilrnrsp Hospital, Rutonia. on 'Wednesday afternoon, and was wellattended by visitors and members of the hospital iiersonnel. The work was principally made by the children -patients, but in some instances w.is supplemented by gifts from Ited Cross, etc There was a very fine display, consisting of basket and leather work, needlework and various sundries of all descriptions. The children have worked most unselfishly In order to make . the sale of work a success, nnd the result entirely justified the efforts that were put | Into it. An unusual feature was the great 'deal of tastefully done fancy work which | was made by hoy patient ß . In many schools in hoy would not allow himself to he seen with n needle in hand. He would consider. : that there was something unmanly about it. ; liut here it is different. <yid the hoys "are i very keen on this "particular hobby. Probably the reason lies in the fact that many of the soldier patients who (ire unable 'to It liulge In other hobbies on a< count of their disabilities are adepts with the needle, and the boys attending school have taken lib 'this work on that account. Many of the articles were made by children confined t'> their beds and ore very creditable. Amongst the exhtliits was a basket of hoot pads which were made from oddments of velvet sent ns a gift from Wellington, an* also in evidence were many articles of fancy work mhlch would be creditable to grown-up ! people. In this regard it was absolutely impossible to distinguish between the 1 efforts or boys and girls. The basket and raflia work was also very good, and refle.-ted credit on the work of the instructress. Miss St. Clair, aad also on the application of the children in their study of this craft. Everything was very successful, and the greatest praise Is due to Miss Hall and her assistants for the splendid result.