RED CROSS WORK

Dominion, Volume 20, Issue 100, 22 January 1927, Page 19

RED CROSS WORK

INTERNATIONAL COUUSES. The Secretariat of the League of Red Cross Societies, Paris, advises its New Zealand branch that twenty students re|>rcscnting twelve countries (Austria, Canada. Czecbo-Slovakia, Denmark. .Estonia. France. Germany. Great Britain Poland, Rumania. South Africa, . and Spain) have registered for the international nursing courses, 1926-27, eight of whom arc taking the administrators’ course. This is the largest number yet registered in any one year for these courses, which were established in 1920 bv flie League of Red Cross Societies aiid are hold at. Bedford College. London. Briefly expressed, the aim of the international course is to prepare qualified nurses for executive and teaching positions in connection with health nursing activities, such as visiting nursing, infant welfare and child conservation, school nursing, tuberculosis nursing and nursing under State, municipal or Red Cross authorities. The course is of ten mouths’ duration, commencing al. the college in September and concluding in the following July. At the close of the course an examination is set and successful candidates have a diploma of nursing conferred upon them. Sinec the inauguration of the course the League of Red Cross Societies has acquired a fine property adjacent to the college, Manchester House. In 1924 the Health Department of New Zealand evinced its appreciation of the facilities by sending a candidate. Miss Moore, to undergo tho course. The representatives of the New Zealand Rod Cross on that occasion were Sister A. E. Kirkpatrick and Nurse Doris Christian. Those Litter since their return have embarked on Red Cross work in Otago and Canterbury.

Passengers by the Port Melbourne, leaving Wellington for lingland today, will be Sir James and Lady Gunson, Mr. and Aliss Gunson, and Aliss Wilson, from Auckland. Other passengers will be Air. C. Clifford, of Waikanac, Aliss C. Wylde-Brown, of Auckland, and Airs. \\ Higgs and her son.

On the morning of January 49, at the residence of her son-in-law, Air. J. Barnes, 17 Arlington Street, Airs. Walsh, a very old and highly respected resident of Tawa I'lat, passed quietly away. She had lived m the district for over forty years, and was grealy respected.

Advice was received by wireless on Tuesday of tlje death, at sea, of Airs. Daisy Wheeler, of Auckland, widow of the late Air. J. E. Wheeler, who was a well-known merchant in the city. Airs. Wheeler had been absent from the Dominion for about twelve mbnths, and was returning by the Niagara from Vancouver when she became ill. Death occurred on Alonday, between Vancouver and Honolulu.

Having introduced the Eugene process to Wellington, we have had the longest experience in permanent waving. Why not have the most skilled artists, at a cost that is no more than elsewhere? Sides, 21s ; half-head, (ills.; full bead, 105 s Agents Elizabeth Arden’s toilet preparations. Stamford and Co., Ltd., GS Willis Street. ’Phone 14—745.—Advt.

There are pretty dainty gifts at Airs. Smith’s, 88 Willis Street, for children. Fine muslin and silk embroidered frocks and smart bats and bonnets.—Advt.