CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21701, 7 February 1936, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Lady Selborne, who arrived in Auckland by the Otranto this week with her husband, was, before her marriage in 1883, Lady Beatrix Maud Cecil. She is a daughter of the third Marquis of Salisbury and she has two sons and one daughter, tier elder son and heir to the title is "Viscount Wolmer, who was assistant director of War Trade from 1916 to 1918. He married in 1910 the youngest daughter of Viscount Ridley. Mrs M. Brown, an Australian and authoress, who is known to the literary world as Nina Murdoch, arrived in Auckland from England this week. One of her earliest literary successes was "Seventh Heaven," and her most recent book, a volume of travel, entitled "She Travelled Alone in Spain," has also enjoyed wide popularity. Mr. and Mrs Douglas Hall (Taumaranui) are visiting Mrs H. D. Hall, Fendalton. They will leave New Zealand on March 12 to join the Strathnaver in Sydney for a trip to Britain. . An event of interest to footballers was the marriage this week in Auckland of Arthur Knight, a 1926 and 1928 New Zealand Rugby representative. The bride was Miss Hazel Kirk, of Ellerslie. Two wellknown members of the Auckland Grammar Schools' Old Boys' Rugby Club, Claude Browne and Terence Lockington, were best man and groomsman respectively.

Miss Lou Camm, who is now staying with Mrs J. R. Burt, Knowles street, and Miss Peggy Wright, Fendalton, will leave Wellington on February 21 for Sydney, where they will stay for a while before going to Adelaide, where Miss Camm will join her father, Mr R. H, J. Camm, and Mrs Camm.

An interesting personality soon to visit New Zealand with the Gilbert Sullivan Opera Company is the Countess de Vilme-Hautmont, who is well remembered on the stage as Vinia de Laitte and whose marriage, when very young, to the veteran. Howard Vernon, was looked upon as the romance of the Australian stage. She has written and published the only record of the productions, with casts and dates, of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas in Australia from 1879 to 1936. The countess is well known ■ on the air" in every part of Australia, and has completed a chain of "one-woman" performances which extends across Australia from Perth to Cairns. She is accompanied by n« secretary, Miss Audrey Bond, of Adelaide.

Mrs A. C. Dickson, who has been appointed headmistress of the Girls' Grammar School at Suva, left Auckland by the Niagara on Wednesday. Mrs Dickson has occupied similar positions in New Zealand, having, during the last six years, been head of the Southland Girls' High School, in charge of a private School in the same town, and head the Greymouth Girls'. High School. Mrs Dickson was a graduate of the University of Tasmania, atld from there went to Oxford University, where she obtained a diploma in education. While in England she joined Sir John MartinHarvey's school of dramatic art and has since continued her interest in drama.

Miss M. Cotterill (Cashel street west) has returned from a visit to the south, where she stayed with friends in Dunedin, with Mrs W Bond, Dunrobin, and Mrs Herbert Elworthy, Craigmore, Timaru. Mr.and Mrs A. N. Holmes, Dunedin, are the guests of Mrs Carlson E. Holmes, Christchurch. .

Miss Bessie Sefympur (Fendalton) has returned from a visit to Oamaru and Dunedin.

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Mrs Raddiffe (London) and her niece, Mrs Frank Buttle (Dunedin) are the guests, of Mrs W. M. Stewart, Cashmere Hills. They will spend the week-end at Akaroa, and Will return to Dunedin on Tuesday. Mrs Radcliffe, who formerly lived in Akaroa and Christchurch, is revisiting the Dominion after an absence of 24 years spent in England. Mr and Mrs L. W. P. Mably and family (Huntsbury Hill, St. Martins) are spending a holiday at Auckland with Mr Mably's sister, Mrs G. M. Fildes, Stahley Bay. Miss Lorraine Sidey, who has been the guest of Mrs R. W. Morrow at Fendalton, has returned to Dunedin.

Mr and Mrs J. Healey (Oamaru) are guests of Mr and Mrs J. McCaughan, Coalgate.

Miss Edna Nevill (Dunedin), who has .been visiting Timaru for the Hardie-Nevill wedding, will spend a few days in Christchurch. Miss G. Gibson and Miss M. Stevenson (Hororata) ara spending a holiday in Timaru.

At the monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women, held last night, a motion of sympathy with the Royal Family in the death of King George V. was passed. At the monthly meeting of the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women, held last night, it was decided to send letters of sympathy to Mrs West-Watson, Mrs J. S. Neville, and Miss L. M. LovellSmith, all of whom are ill. It was also decided to send a letter of sympathy to Mrs W. F. Kent-John-ston in the death of her father. Delegates of all societies affiliated to the Christchurch branch of the National Council of Women will sign a letter of appreciation to be sent by the council, to Mrs D G Sullivan, who will be retiring from the position of Mayoress and who, during her term as Mayoress has worked unremittingly for the benefit of the city.