CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 27035, 9 May 1953, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

J - A - Whit e. of Cashle?ve Christchurch this 8 or a sl ? month’s tour of Britain. Europe and the United States M T w o New Zealand tennis players of Auckland, and Mr Jeffrey E. Robson, of Dunedin, ma r^ ed * St ’ Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Auckland, on Thurstheninf: Robson has twice mu « tio « al u lawn l tennls singles title and Mrs Robson is a partner in the present champion doubles team. eh^mplons^ 50 1116 nat * onal badminton

r rfr. meeting of the Ham S- 7 as h £ ld at the home r f E ’, Hulme ’. , Kahu road. Mrs J. H. Hmchey, presided. The assistant hostesses were Mrs Irvine and Mrs C. Foote. Mrs W. Milne Shand gave a demonstration of floral work. Competitions resulted as follows:—decorative, Mrs R Vincent 1, Mrs E. Fancy 2, Miss G. Hagarty 3; best chrysanthemum, Mrs J. Legg 1, Miss G. Hegarty 2, Mrs M. Kemp 3. Mrs G. Nelham Watson presided at the monthly committee meeting of the Opawa-St. Martins sub-centre of the Red Cross Society held at the home of Mrs F. Polhill, Locarno street. It was decided to jive £3'for parcels for disabled soldiers. Plans were made for the forthcoming market and street day appeal.

Representatives from Canterbury who will attend the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of the Girl Guide movement in New Zealand, which will begin in Wellington today, include Mrs C. Wright, divisional commissioner for South Christchurch, Mrs D. Studholme (Ashburton), actingprovincial commissioner and Miss Gwen Rankin. Mrs W. Houston, of Christchurch, post box secretary for the New Zealand Girl Guides* Association, will leave this morning by air for the conference.

Mrs R. W. Borland and Mrs L. Rollings were re-elected convener and honorary secretary respectively at a recent meeting of the needlework circle of the Home Economics Association. A demonstration of dressmaking was given by Mrs E. Hack. A letter was received from Miss M. Lord, of Bradford, acknowledging gifts of tins of meat, sweets and clothing. The hostesses were Mrs Lund, Mrs P. Cowper and Miss D. Norrie.

Plans for a ball to be held soon were made at a meeting of the Cust subbranch of the Plunket Society. It was decided to accept the offer made by a local club for the use of its rooms in the future.

Precision pinking shears and tailors’ shears are now being produced in large quantities in Sheffield, both for home and overseas. One firm, which was only formed last October is already attracting many inquiries from overseas which have resulted in orders being placed. Already this year, 1000 pairs of pinking shears have been shipped to South Africa, and another order completed for Australia. Modern methods have replaced the oldfashioned hand-grinding techniques and the latest precision machines have been installed in the factory. The shears are either black japanned or in a chromium finish. Among the silk-weaving houses exhibiting at this year’s British Industries Fair is one which is at present engaged on. the mnufacture of the Queen’s Coronation robes. Although the firm specialises in the manufacture of facing silks for dinner jacket and evening dress wear, and will be showing a selection of these, its main exhibit this year will be concentrated on silk tie cloths. In recent months there has been an increasing demand from overseas countries (and in particular from South Africa and Australia) for these cloths, which are made up by the customer countries into the design required. The wearing of a school, college or club tie or scarf has long been popular in Britain, and the vogue appears to be finding favour in other parts of the world.

Miss Feaver, the International Florist, will send your floral gift world wide. Advt.

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