For Woman

Press, Volume LXXIX, Issue 23844, 13 January 1943, Page 5

For Woman

CURRENT NOTES

Major E. B. Reilly, who returned some weeks ago from the Middle East, and Mrs Reilly have taken up residence in Kilmore street. Miss Christobel Robinson, girls’ vocational guidance officer, has returned to Christchurch after spending two weeks in Nelson.

Mrs G. W. Southgate and Miss G. Johns (Christchurch) will be delegates to the Nurses’ Christian Union Conference to' be held in Wellington from January 15 till January 17. Both Maori and white girls engaged gathering vegetables at Pukekohe earn nearly twice as much as boys of the same age working beside them. The employer commented that, while the girls were chattering among themselves, they were still picking beans, but when the boys wanted to chat the picking stopped and they could not do the two things together. Eight hundred khaki shirts are shortly to be made available for forwarding by next-of-kin to New Zealanders who are prisoners of war in Italian camps only. Those desirous of taking advantage of the arrangement, but who are unable to obtain shirts, are advised to apply immediately to the Prisoners of War Inquiry Office. Wellington, giving the full name and address of the man to whom the shirt is to be sent. The death occurred in Gisborne, this week, of Mrs Millie Parker widow of Mr Frederick Parker, formerly manager of the Bank of New South Wales at Gisborne and Dunedin.

The lady editor of ‘‘The Press" gratefully acknowledges gifts of two large cases of apricots from Mr J. F. Taplcy, Governor’s Bay, and eggs and lettuce from D. A. Bligh, Mrs Jordan, and anonymous friends, all for the children in the Sunlight League’s health camp at Cholmondeley Home. Governor’s Bay. "Clear as Clare.” Perfect enunciation while giving radio telephone instructions to pilots on fighter sweeps has won this Royal Air Force tribute to a 23-year-old aircraftswoman, Clare Keating, a W.A.A.F.. of Greymouth, New Zealand, whose mother and sister Cecilia. live at Sevenoaks, states a New Zealand Press Association message from London, Clare, with her mother and sister, wont to London 41 years ago. Clare, who is a singer, .nd her sister, who is a violinist, studied at the London College of Music for two years, when Clare joined the W.A.A.F. ’ Cecilia tours munition factories, giving classical concerts. Clare at present is practising for a camp concert in which she is the principal star. Now that you can’t go home for lunch, remember Ethne Tosswill can provide you with a delicious lunch to take away. Call at “Ethnc’s” at Hereford Court and make your own selection. Something different every day —6 ENGAGEMENTS

The engagement is announced of Amy Edith Alleyne, only daughter of Mr and Mrs C. Alleyne, of Christchurch, and Harold George Taylor, of Pahiatua, only son of Mr and Mrs G. Taylor, also of Christchurch.

The engagement is announced of Joyce Eva, elder daughter of Mrs Ma,rson and the late Mr J. H. Manson, Balguerie street, Akaroa, to Robert Roy, youngest son of Mr and Mrs W. Wilson, 38 King Edward road, Dunedin.