WOMEN'S CORNER.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16851, 3 June 1920, Page 2

WOMEN'S CORNER.

Air and Mrs McLean (HunteTvffle) arc spending a holiday in Cnnstchurch. Mr and Mrs J. K. blisters (Stratford) are staying at the Clarendon. Mrs "Walter Macfarlane, Miss M. Maefarlane, and Mrs Leslie (Kaiwara) are staying at W arner's. Airs Rutherford and Miss Rutherford CMencHn Hills havo left on a trip to Australia. Mr and Mrs Magnus hare returned to "Wellington. Mr and Mrs E. Groome (Hastings) are staying at the Clarendon. Mr and Mrs R. T. Pinckney (Seddon) are visiting Christchurch. Mr and Mrs H. A. Gold (Wellington).'are staying at the United Service. The engagement is announced of Sister A. H.iyward, late N.Z.E.F., and of Christchurch, to Mr W. P. Barnett-. New Zealand Government offices, Sydney, and late X.Z E.F. The marriage will'take place shortly in Sydney. The eng:igemci)t is announced or Miss F. R. Tutton, daughter of Mrs A. P. Tut ton and the late Mr A. P. Tuttnn, of St. Albans, to Mr J. I>. Godfrey, son of Mr and Mrs H. C. Godfrey, of Fendalton. At a recent examination held in Christchurch, of a home nursing class, lectured under the auspices of the St. John Ambulance Association, the following passed, and are entitled to the certificate of the Association: Madnrncs Allard Bell, Fricker, Garrard, Moore, Pearson. Richards, Thomas. Work, Misses Allard, Haxell, Small, Stringer, and Vague. The death occurred at. Kaikoura yesterday of Mrs William Adair, aged 64 years. The deceased arrived ia Kaikoura .about 51 years ago. She was a daughter of the late Mr John Harnett, and was married 40 years' ago. She leaves two sons and two daughters. One son, John, was killed at Passchendaele.

The wedding took place at St. Peter's Church. Kaikoura, yesterday, of Miss Bessie* Boyd, daughter of Mr Thomas Bcyd, and Mr J. McKeeman, of Dunedin.

Miss Louise Mack, the well-known authoress, journalist, and war correspondent, who is at present in Christchurch, has an interesting story of life in many lands, from the war zone to the leper island of Mocgnai, in tho Fiji group. At the outbreak of war Miss Mack received a commission from Lord Norfchcliffe and went to Belgium as a war correspondent in 1914, acting for the "Daily Mail" and "The Times.'' Her knowledge of languages was an important factor in enabling her to be in the midst of some cf the most gigantic happenings of the war. One of her first experiences was as an eye-witness of the military occupation of the city of Antwerp by the Germans. Disguised as a peasant, Miss Mack, to use lier own words, sneaked about Belgium in her position as a correspondent during the German occupation. She was in Antwerp during the bombardment, and in her clisguiso waited to see the Gorman occupation when tho Belgians had to evacuate. Then live days passed before she was able to elude the Germans and get into Holland. Her knowledge of the language enabled her to gain the confidence of the Belgians, and a daring journey into Brussels, and an interview with Max. the Belgian burgomaster, followed. It is interesting to note that as an authoress Miss Mack has had twenty books published, all being in London with the exception of some poems published in her girlhood days in Australia. At nresent, Miss Mack is writing "New Zealand After the War," and is gathering her material from the places she is visiting and the people she is meeting.

News lias been received that Miss Adelaide Van Staveren, the .well-known mezzo-soprano from Covent Garden, and daughter of the Rev. H. and Mrs Van Staveren, of Wellington, is leaving London on a concert tonr of Australia nnd,New Zealand, under the J. and N. Tnif management. Miss Van Stevernn -will probably begin her tonr of this Dominion in August. .

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