CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23001, 22 April 1940, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

On his return from the Akaroa celebrations on Saturday, the Prime Minister, the Hon. P. Fraser, and Mrs Fraser paid a short visit to Mrs B. Barclay, 143 Nayland street, Sumner. Mrs Barclay’s son is Mr J. G. Barclay, member for Marsden, who with his wife had also visited Akaroa for the centennial celebrations. The Hon. D. G. Sullivan and Mrs Sullivan, who are visiting Canterbury to attend the centennial celebrations at Akaroa, will go north tonight. The Hon. Vincent Ward and Mrs Ward (Heretaunga), who are the guests of Sir Cyril and Lady Ward, Merivale lane, will return north tonight. Mrs P. R. Woodhouse (Whitecliffs) is staying at Akaroa with Sir R. Heaton Rhodes and his sister, Mrs W. Willes, who are attending the centennial celebrations. , News has been received in Christ- • church that Mrs George Dennistoun and Miss Joanna Dennistouri (Peel Forest), who left some weeks ago for England, arrived in London on April 18. Mr and Mrs Gilbert Grigg and their daughter (Hororata) will be the guests of Mr and Mrs John Montgomery, “Kilmead,” Riccarton, for the pony gymkhana at the end of this week. Mr E. R. Webb and Miss Betty Webb (Murray place), who visited Akaroa for the centennial celebrations, returned home last night. Mr L. A. Robb president of the Returned Soldiers’ Imperial League of Australia, and Mrs Robb, who attended the centennial celebrations at Akaroa on Saturday, left for Dunedin yesterday. Mrs W. N. Benson (Dunedin), who is visiting Christchurch to attend the Dominion conference of the National Council of Women, is the guest of Mrs R. S. Allan, Cashmere Hills. Mrs T. Herrick, daughter of Mr and Mrs C. L. Orbell, South Canterbury, who with her small son left for England some weeks ago, arrived in London on Thursday last. Mrs D. E. Hansen (Opawa), who is visiting Mrs M. M. Macdonald, Invercargill, will return home tomorrow. Mrs Denis Chapman (“The Ranche,” West Eyreton), who has been visiting relatives in Southland, will return home to-day. Calling all Mothers: Your boy about to go overseas would like the home away from home—cake made only by Ethne Tosswill, 123 A Cashel street She, too, is doing her share —you can do yours by taking advantage of Ethne Tosswill’s overseas hamper, specially packed in airtight tins; a wonderful assortment all N.Z. troops will enjoy under any clime. Phone 33-478. —1

Mrs W. E. Hazlett (Invercargill), who has been visiting Wellington and staying with her mother, Mrs E. F. Nicoll, Lismore Flats, Fendalton, returned home on Saturday. Miss F. Pilliet (Auckland), who is staying in Akaroa for the centennial celebrations, will leave early next week to visit her niece, Mrs Delatour, Roxburgh. Miss E. Melville (Auckland), who is visiting Christchurch to attend the Dominion conference of the National Council of Women, is the guest of Mrs W. F. Tracy, Worcester street. Miss Mary Rice (Hawke’s Bay) will arrive to-morrow to stay with Miss Dorothy Redgrave, Fendalton. Miss M. A. Robinson has returned to Christchurch after visiting her niece, Mrs Justin Westenra, “Donadea,” Hawarden. Mrs J. B. Hay (Pigeon Bay) is paying a visit to Wellington. The Rev. and Mrs J, KnowlesSmith (Lyttelton) are visiting Wellington. The wedding took place at Brompton Oratory, London, at the end of March of Mr Frederick H. Coventry, the well-known Wellington artist, and Mrs D. R. C. Ashton. Father Martindale officiated. Mrs Ashton was attended by her small daughter, Stella, and her nephew, seven-year-old Sir Andrew Hills, England’s youngest baronet. He is the son of the late Major J. W. Hills, former M.P. for the Ripon Division, who died before the baronetcy was conferred. Wearing a sailor suit, little Sir Andrew almost “stole” the wedding photographs. Mr Hans Kaufmann was best man. Mr Coventry returned to London a few weeks before the wedding from. Wellington, where he had been engaged on work for the New Zealand Government. At the end of last week 300 members of Women’s Institutes in the Waikato district - isited the exhibition in Wellington. Before making an inspection of the Parliamentary buildings on Friday afternoon they were welcomed by the Prime Minister, the Hon. Peter Fraser. At the work bees at Buckingham Palace the Queen has been doing sewing rather than knitting, for, after an early training from her mother in tapestry and fine embroidery Her Majesty is very proficient with her needle. Members of the Royal working party are expected to keep on their hats, the Queen alone, save for young girls, going in hatless. The members take turns at reading aloud, a practice begun at the suggestion of Queen Mary. It stands to reason that if the blood is in good order the whole system will benefit. R.U.R. contains a blood purifier. It makes the -blood alkaline and fully germ-resisting. —3