CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26078, 3 April 1950, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The Dominion organiser for Dr. Barnardo’s Homes.(Miss Violet Roche), who was responsible for the success of the display of decorated tables held in Christchurch last week, will leave to-night for Wellington, where she will spend two days before travelling tc Auckland to organise a similar exhibition. Mrs Hairini Kemp, hostess for the , former Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, has been advised by her doctor and is to . retire for the next 12 months from the many organisations to which she belongs. Mrs Kemp is a patient in Lewisham Hospital, Wellington, and is recovering from a serious operation. She is Mr Fraser’s step-daugh-ter-in-law. Dame Katherine Watt, chief nursing adviser to the Ministry of Health in Britain, who has completed her survey of nursing conditions in New Zealand, left Auckland on Saturday for Egypt. Miss Lillian Armfleld, chief of the New South Wales Women Police Force, has resigned after 35 years’ service. She was the first policewoman appointed in Australia. A report which said that members had clothed a child in St. Saviour’s Home during the year was read at the annual meeting of the Prebbleton Mothers’ Union. The following officers were elected:—enrolling member, Mrs S. Greenslade; vice-presidents, Mesdames W. Downey, sen. and J. W. Hartnail: secretary and treasurer, Mrs H. Prebble; assistant-secretary and treasurer. Mrs H. Widdowson. The following officers were elected at the annual meeting of the Prebbleton Table Tennis Club:—chairman, Mr R. Chiplin; secretary. Mr H. S. Claughton; committee. Messrs J. Anderson, I. Barr. T. Holden, T. McNeilly, and B. Smolenski. The secretary-general of the National Red Cross Society of China (Mr L. S. Woo) has written to the New Zealand Red Cross expressing his gratitude for a gift it sent to help the children of the Bethany Hospital in Shanghai. A gift consisting of 3200 phials of streptomycin was sent also to Indonesia from Geneva on behalf of the New Zealand Red Cross. “When you take the sweets out of the bag, imagine you hear someone in New Zealand saying: ‘Well done, Britain! Well done. London!’ ’’ said the New Zealand High Commissioner in London (Mr W. J. Jordan) when he attended a party for 800 elderly persons in London at which New Zealand gift sweets were distributed. The sweets were bought with £5OOO provided by various donors in New Zealand for deserving British children and adults. Mr Jordan said that each person would receive a lib packet of sweets with the good wishes of the donors, who appreciated the fact that during the war men and women of the New Zealand Forces were made welcome in British homes. The British Head Teachers’ Association will discuss in London a proposal that children should be given dangerous playthings. The proposers suggest that this would allow the children to “let off steam” and so reduce road accidents and juvenile crime. They say children’s playgrounds should contain “agility apparatus.” This would consist of horizontal bars, ladders, swings, and fastmoving roundabouts. On these children would work off “naughtiness and daring” instead of risking their lives in games on the road or getting excitement from crime. Mr Gordon Barry, secretary of the association, said: “The proposal has an element of risk, but I feel we should not be deterred by the odd accident. The risk would not be as great as in allowing kiddies to play in the streets.” Hints on baking without butter. Mix Hansell’s Imitation Butter Essence with lard or fat, and your baking will taste as though it is “made with real butter.” Advt. Serve Buchanan’s pre-cooked “Holly” Brand Oatmeal—ready for breakfast while you set the table. It’s delicious and so easy to prepare—cooks in two minutes. Advt.