CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26262, 6 November 1950, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

Professor Gilbert Strachan, professor of obstetrics and gynaecology at the University of Wales. Cardiff, and Mrs Strachan arrived in Christchurch from the south last evening, and are the guests of Dr. and Mrs L. C. L. Averill, Bealey avenue. Professor Strachan recently conducted examinations for membership of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Australia, and in Auckland he conducted examinations for the diploma of the same college On this tour he has taken the place of Sir William Gllllatt, who had planned to visit New Zealand and Australia, but was unable to do so. although It Is hoped he may come to the Dominion in March next year. Professor and Mrs Strachan will leave for Wellington to-morrow evening. Mrs L. Donovan, who has been staying with her sister, Mrs Frank Graham. Innes road, will leave Christchurch on Thursday on her way to Sydney. The Rev. M. Wiggins. Mrs Wiggins and their children, who have been spending a few months in Christchurch. will leave to-morrow on the first stage of their return journey to Tanganyika. Mrs T. E. Y. Seddon (Wellington) will arrive In Christchurch on Tuesday to join her husband, who spent the week-end in the cltyt They will be the guests of Mrs Peter Wood, Papanui road. Mr and Mrs C. Matthews (Hamilton) who have been spending a week in Christchurch, will leave for the north to-day. Mr Matthews's horse, Calibrate, won the New Zealand Cuo at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s meeting at Riccarton on Saturday. . y- Hettle (Hutt) Is a visitor to Christchurch for the races, and is staying with Mr and Mrs C. L. Kettle, Clyde road. Miss Ray Robins, who is on the staff of the Adult Education Department of Canterbury Univanity College, is spending a holiday at Guernsey, Channel Islands. From there she Intends to fly to Jersey and then back to London for further tight-seeing in southern England. The engagement is announced in England of Archibald Charles Callaway, second son of Mr and Mrs,A. C. Callaway, sen., of Christchurch, New Zealand, and Helen Ann Lund, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs George N Lund, of Montana. U.S.A. The wedding is to take place at Oxford to-day. Mr Callaway was well known in New Zealand University circles. He was a lecturer at Massey College, and went to England as an undergraduate at Cambridge. He is now a lecturer at Balliol College, Oxford. The usual monthly social for the bhnd of Christchurch was held in the Jellicoe Hall. The programme included piano duets played by Misses Muriel Stanley and Doreen Jones, songs sung by Mrs Myra Wilsbn and Mr Robert Allison, and community singing, with concertina items’ by Mr Colin Campbell. The November meeting of the Christchurch Dickens Fellowship was held on Saturday night, when th» book chosen for study was “The Cricket on the Hearth.” Mr B. HayIl?.?. 11 , Presided, and Mesdames J. P. O Sullivan and R. G. Robinson arranged the programme. Those taking part m the readings and sketches were Mesdames O’Sullivan and Robinson, Miss B. Park. Messrs Hayman, S. D. N 1 ,S °P' , a Pd R. G. Robinson. Music i. Vj? r £ tmas carois wa s played by Mrs W. Dailey. A showing of water colours by the New Zealand artist Lewis Edmund Evans, is expected to be held in Los Angeles. California, this week. The exhibition, which consists of scenes of Napier and the surrounding countryside, has already been seen by more than 29,00 p people in America at four showings. Steady progress is being recorded under the National Health Service in the provision of analgesia for mothers m Britain who havt babies at home. Provisional returns show that in the second half of 1849 it was given by Midwives in 69,915 cases, compared with 58,969 ih the first half of the year and 40.177 in the second half of 1948. A pioneer of Victoria, with children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren m Australia and New Zealand, Mrs Colonia Jones has celebrated her 90th birthday. She lives in Warracknabcal, a town of about 8000 population in Victoria. Mr Major Jones, of Te Horo, formerly in business as a butcher for 27 years ih Newtowh, Wellington, is a Son. New uniforms have been designed for Australian women in the services. Changes in the W.A.A.F. uniform Ihc ude black leather sling shoulder begs, black instead of tan gloves, and nylon as well as Hsle stockings. Glengarrie hats will also be worn in place of the wide brimmed felt hats and peaked caps which were similar to those worn by English Waafs during the war.

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