CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 21988, 12 January 1937, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Mrs Deans (Riccarton House) and her daughter, Mrs Burgis (England), who have been spending a few weeks with members of Mrs Deans’ family in the country, will return home to-morrow evening.

Mrs Heathcote Gray (Fendalton) will leave by the Remuera on February 13 for a trip to England. Her nephew, Mr Heathcote Helmore, will be a passenger to England by the same steamer.

Mr F. Wilding and his daughter. Miss Cora Wilding (“Fownhope,” St. Martins), who have been visiting Mr and Mrs Edwyn Wilding, “Te Manaia,” North Canterbury, returned to Christchurch yesterday. Mr and Mrs Sinclair Murchison (Rossall street), who have been visiting Mr and Mrs lan Murchison, Lake Coleridge Station, have returned home.

Mrs Douglas Macfarlane (Rafa Downs, Conway) is visiting her mother, Mrs W. S. Bean, Beverley street. Miss Molly Bean, who has been her guest, has returned to Christchurch.

Miss H. K. Lovell-Smith (Timaru), who has been visiting her sisters, the Misses Lovell-Smith, “Aorangi,” Papanui road, returned to Timaru yesterday. Miss Helen Thomson (Otago University) is visiting Auckland, where she will attend the Science Congress, which will open there to-day. Miss Doris Webster (“Mount Highfield,” Waiau) left Wellington yesterday by the Maunganui for Sydney to join the Mongolia, en route to England. Mrs Alec Ennis fChrystall street), who has been staying with Mrs M. Eggleton, Southbridge, has returned home. * Mrs H. King and Her son, Mr N. King (Manchester street), have returned home after spending a holiday at the Cafe, New Brighton. Miss Irene Goodv/in (Richmond, Nelson) has left by the Awatea for a long holiday in Sydney and Melbourne.

Miss S. Down (Rosewarne street, Spreydon) has left for Picton, where she will spend a holiday. Miss Eileen Orchard (Papanui road) has returned from the Guest House, Timaru, where she has been spending two weeks’ holiday. Mrs A. H. Turnbull (Fendalton), who has been visiting Miss Turnbull, Timaru, returned home yesterday.

Mr and Mrs J. W. N. Mclntosh (Salisbury street) have returned from a holiday spent in the country. Mr and Mrs R. Smith (Poynder avenue) returned" last night from a holiday spent in Akaroa. Miss Hollis and Mrs L. E. Owen have returned from a visit to the North Island.

Mr and Mrs W. M-.McClure (May*# road) and Dr. add Mrs Wells (Cagterton) have left for a trip to Nelson and the West Coast. /

: Miss Gertrude ' Drayton, general secretary of the Victoria League in London, who recently vi '.ted Christchurch, was principal speaker at the opening session of a conference of the Victoria League, which began in Hobart last Wednesday. The conference, which was held to mark the centenary of the beginning of Queen Victoria’s reign, was presided over by Lady Clark, wife of Sir Ernest Clark, Governor of Tasmania, and delegates were present from the other Australian states and from New Zealand.

A Melbourne girl, Miss Beverley Slaney, the 17-year-old daughter of Colonel and Mrs Tom Slaney, attracted the attention of La Meri, the celebrated international dancer, when she was appearing in Australia. Miss Slaney was taken by La Meri to Colombo, where she has been appearing with great success as assistant dancer. She has now left with La Meri for a tour of India, and during the tour, Miss Slaney, who has taken the stage name of Anne Beverley, will study Indian traditional dances.

Miss Rose Temple, actress niece of Dr. Temple, Archbishop of York, joined the staff of the British Broadcasting Corporation on December 29, as an assistant in the London regional children’s hour. Her duties will include arranging and writing stories, dealing with children’s correspondence, and taking part in the broadcasts at the children’s hour. Miss Temple, who is 27 years of age, has been assistant stage manager at the Old Vic Sadler’s Wells and the Shaftesbury Theatre.

For reliable repairs to watches, clocks, and jewellery, or for optical work and sight, testing go to D. C. Shier and Company, Jewellers, Watchmakers, and Registered Opticians, 207 High street. —1 HEAVY BOOKINGS. Made your appointment for a permanent wave yet? Hurry! We are almost booked up, despite our larger premises and modern equipment. The Annette Toilet Salon. 277 a High street. Tel. 36-088. _3

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS

“A Reader,” Annat.—To preserve rhubarb: To each quart of water allow from half to one pound of sugar, make a syrup by boiling for 20 minutes, put prepared rhubarb in the syrup, which should be skimmed. The rhubarb must not get too soft. Place some bottles in the oven> to heat slightly; fill them carefully with the rhubarb; add the syrup. If patent bottles are used, the lids should be screwed on immediately and the bottles should be inverted to be sure they are airtight; if ordinary bottles are used, care must be taken to exclude air by pouring a thick layer of melted mutton and beef fat over the tops of the bottles. Then cover with paper. The bottles must be; covered while still hot. Some persons cover the syrup with olive oil instead of fat; it serves as well, but is more expensive. Shortbread—First method: Jib butter, 4 dessert spoons <sf castor sugar, fib flour; beat butter and sugar to a cream by hand, add the flour, by degrees, roll out J-inch in thickness; put on cold trays and cook slowly in moderate oven. Second method: Jib icing sugar. Jib butter, lloz flour, 2oz cornflour, 2oz of ground rice; proceed as in first recipe. (Lady Editor, "The Press.”)