CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24713, 2 November 1945, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

. Griffiths presided'at a m'eetS s , . the Christchurch Business and Professional Women's Club held re- ?.? ntl ?'.. when an interesting talk on Music was given by Mr V. C. Peters Songs were, sung by Miss Iris Moxley, who was accompanied by Miss Lilian Harper. The hostesses were Mesdames Banks, Bnghtling, and Fineran. The Mayor, Mr E. H. Andrews, has appointed Mrs M. E. Lyons, wife oi the Deputy-Mayor, as president of the Christchurch branch of the Lady Galway Guild, a position previously held by the late Miss E. C. Couzins. Mayoress of Christchurch. Mrs J. S. Neville has been appointed secretary of the Christchurch branch of the Lady Galway Guild, in place ofMiss E. J. Garton, who has relinquished that position. Appreciation of Miss Garton's good work was expressed at the annual meeting of the branch. Miss E. S. Brown, who has been acting-lady superintendent of the Auckland Hospital, has been appointed Dominion secretary to the New Zealand Registered Nurses' Association, as successor to Mrs A. Donner, and has now taken up her duties in Wellington. Mrs Donner had held this post for the last five and a half years. A graduate of the Dunedin Hospital, Miss .Brown holds the New Zealand Diploma of Nursing, being a student in the 1933 class. She graduated from St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch, in 1929. An address on life in China, with particular reference to the province of Honan. was given by It H. G. Conway, the guest speaker at yesterday's meeting of the Travel Club. Mr Conway was for nany years a member of the China Inland Mission. Although the Honan area was often referred to as the "rice-bowl of China." it produced hardly any rice, but was a large wheatgrowing area, Mr Conway said. Most of the people in the province lived in small villages of from 200 to 300 persons, and in these villages very primitive living conditions still obtained. Heat for cooking was .supplied by burning straw, and as there were no chimneys on the stoves, the rooms were always' filled with smoke during cooking. The efforts of the Chinese to stop' the Japanese progress were also mentioned by Mr Conway, who described the diversion of the Yangtse river and the network of 10foot trenches which covered large areas of the country and which made it impossible for Japanese motor vehicles or cavalry to penetrate. Before the address, songs were sung by Mrs Patricia Newcon, end the accompanist was Mrs W. E. Olds. The hostesses were Mesdames John Stewart and J. Denford. "A Simple Guide to Cooking," for men, women, and children, is an admirable collection of recipes and instructions for cooking, published by Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd.— the nineteenth issue in the "Simple Guide Series." Besides neral rules for cooking, the book contains recipes for soups, meat dishes, puddings, bread, scones, end cakes, and a particularly good section devoted to invalid dishes. An outline of sample school lunches adds to the value of the book, which is completed by a table on recipe building and a useful index. The lady editor of "The Press" gratefully acknowledges receipt of a donation of £1 for the leper appeal and another of £1 .or Dr. Barnardo's Homes, both from "In As Much." New—different—Buchanans new process pre-cooked "HOLLY" OATMEAL -cooKed in two minutes, it's easier quicker, yet full of goodness and vitamins—kiddies love it —4