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Press, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 25678, 15 December 1948, Page 3

A woman who appeared in the witness box of the Supreme Court. Auckland. on Monday without a hat attracted comment from Mr Justice Christie. After asking whether it was customary for women to appear in the Supreme Court without hats, .his Honour said he had not seen it before without making comment. Counsel m the case said it seemed to be customary these days, and he had not Previously heard any objection. “Very well,” replied his Honour. Several othex women in the Court were without hats.

Composers’ Society.— The Canterbury branch of the Composers’ Artists’ and Writers’ Society of New Zealand, formed last June, held its annual meeting recently. The following officers were elected:—president, Mr David S Sharp; vice-president. Mr J. C. Tomblin; hon. secretary-treasurer, Mr Sharp; committee, Mesdames A. A. Acton, D. Bell, K. M. Chalmers. J. A. Jones, and M. E. Ridout; Misses Matson, Roche, and I. Tomblin. Sounds Electric Project.— The directors of New Zealand Sounds HydroElectric Concessions, Ltd., will approach the Government next session in an effort to secure adequate compensation “for the large amount of capital expended in pion< ring work, plans, surveys, etc., which enabled the New Zealand Government to negotiate with Australian and Canadian interests for the full development of the Manapouri and Deep Cove hydro-elec-tric scheme.” This decision was made at a meeting of shareholders.