CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25390, 13 January 1948, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Lady Dill, vice-president of the British Red Cross, who is on her way to New Zealand from England, was formerly Mise Nancy Charrington. Her first husband, Brigadier Dennis Furlong, was killed early in the first World War, and in 1941 she was married to Field-Marshal Sir John Dill, who died in 1944. He had been married previously, and had one son. The London and Paddington Rotary Clubs have “adapted” Miss June Opie, from Mokau, Taranaki, who has been in St. Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, with poliomyelitis since last April. Several members visit her. and others send her books and small gifts. Miss Opie, who came from New Zealand 1 to continue her study of speech therapy, had been in London only a day when she was afflicted, and had to be placed in an iron lung. At one time her life was despaired of. but she rallied. Then it was thought she might not recover for at least two and a half years, but she is making such good prop-ess that she is able to sit up, and it is hoped she may be out of hospital' by next Christmas. Her regular visitors include the New Zealand High Commissioner (Mr W. J. Jordan) and Mrs Jordan. A granddaughter of Lily Langtry, the celebrated stage beauty of Edwardian days, Lady Bartlett, wife of Sir Basil Bartlett, the actor and author, has been selected from several hundred applicants to succeed Miss Winifred Shotter as the 8.8. C. woman television announcer. She will use her maiden name of Mary Malcolm. She is now employed in the 8.8.C.’s Overseas Department.—London, January 11.

A conference of the Curses’ Christian Union is to be held in Dunedin, beginning on January 21. Delegates to the conference appointed by the Christchurch branch of the union are Miss C. Osborne (acting-secretary) and Mrs D. F. Christie.

Miss- Lucy Cowan, at one time a teacher of elocution in Christchurch, and now a resident of Wellington, who has been visiting Christchurch after an absence of nearly eight years, was the guest of honour at a dinnei- party given at Warner’s Hotel by a number of her former pupils. She has now returned to Wellington. The lady editor of “The Press” acknowledges receipt of magazines for patients at the Sanatorium from an anonymous friend, also used stamns from Mr Metson. Westport, and Mrs Rafferty, Fendalton; and picture cards from D.G.0.. Mr and Mrs John Gray. Paparoa street, and an anonymous friend.

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