A NEW ZEALAND NURSE IN BENGAL

Evening Post, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 152, 27 June 1912, Page 2

A NEW ZEALAND NURSE IN BENGAL

Miss Bockingsale, who is at present visiting Wellington, received her medical training in Dunodin, und wont sixteen years ago to _ East _ Bengal for the New Zealand Baptist Missionary Society. Sho is now the senior, lady missionary 011 the stuli'^ and is so acclimatised that India and its peoples are her chosen, home. Tho town in which she labours is in Brahmanbaria, where the Rev. J. Taklo and his wife (both Wellingtonians) are ef^ationod. Miss Beckingsaje has a largo dispensary, to which the siok of tho countryside resort in large numbers. She- had 3000 oasos last yoar, und performed 60 operations. School' and orphanage woi'k aro also ongaged in. Tho distressing condition of Avomon in India vk not much re- i lioved. Tho_ contempt with which widows ' aro treated is notorious. The nativo press , still urges tho Suttee — tho immolation of j widows on tho pyres of _ their huebunds. The mission ainiß at introducing tho Christian i idea of womon, and .of marriage, and of tho sanctities of life. Mits Bcckingsale has addressed the young people of tho Baptist churches at Vivian-street and Borhampore. Ycbterday afternoon she addressed a largely -attended womon's meoti^g on the status of Indian, women. To-nignt sho holtta a public meeting in tho Vivian-sfcreofc School Hall, and will' deal with India's need. She will illustrate her_ address > with pictures. Misß Beokingsalo is an effective speaker, and Bhe is expected to seoure a large audienco to-night.