CURRENT NOTES

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27443, 1 September 1954, Page 2

CURRENT NOTES

The Mayor of Lyttelton (Mr F. G. Briggs) and Mrs Briggs will leave this evening with the South Island Maori basketball team for Rotorua, where the team will play a match against a North Island Maori team. Mrs Briggs has been appointed chaperon of the team.

Colonel and Mrs Redmond Neill (Fendalton), who have been for a trip to the Pacific Islands, have returned to

Mr and Mrs David Adams (formerly of Deans avenue) will leave New Zealand on Friday by the Monowai for Sydney where they will spend a few days before going to Melbourne to join the Orontes for England. They expect to be away from Christchurch for about 18 months. Mr and Mrs Adams are staying with Mrs Adams’s parents. Dr. and Mrs Gordon Gunn, Peterborough street.

Mrs G. Christaller (Wellington, formerly of Christchurch) left Wellington by the Ruahine last week to visit her daughter, Mrs Mees (formerly Eve Christeller), of The Hague, Holland. Mrs Christeller expects to be away from New Zealand for about a

.o response to an open invitation to members of the MacLeod clan, 23 MacLeod connexions attended a meeting held in the Overseas League rooms last evening. As a result of the meeting an incomplete list of 80 names of MacLeod connexions was drawn up and the committee, formed later, is hoping to hear from many more. Arrangements for various functions to be held in honour of Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, D.8.E., who will visit Christchurch at the end of November, were discussed and the following committee was appointed to carry out preparations:—Mr and Mrs J. Macleod (Loburn), Mrs Denis Chapman (West Eyreton), Mr G. MacLeod, Mr A. MacLeod, Mrs W. S. Mac Gibbon, Dr. and Mrs D. B. Macleod, Mr J. Cunningham, and Mr J. McLeod. Mr E. Rogers spoke on seed propagation and showed slides of Christchurch prize-winning gardens at the August meeting of file Darfleld Garden Club. Mrs Harris presided at a well attended meeting. Competition results were as follows:—decorativeropen: Mesdames Oldridge 1, R. S. Gtufa 2, Evison 3. Novice: Mrs Burrows 1, Misses D. BeU 2, D. Youngman 3. Cut leeks; Mesdames J. Gunn 1. Cooney 2. Syme 3.

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