THE WEATHER.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 26 May 1915, Page 7

THE WEATHER.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 26

The Government Meteorologist telegraphed to-day as follows:— The indications are for moderate northerly wn:ds veering-by north to west; the weather •■will probably prove cold and showery: ■the night will be very cold; b'a.ro-.neter unsteady; sea considerable; tides good.

A FINE ORGANISATION.

WOMEN'S EMERGENCY

CORPS

A pamphlet from London gives the lialf-yearly report cf the Women's

JEmergency Corps, which was formed within two days of the declaration of

■war. During the first two weeks the • organisation dealt with over 10,000 <ca*es of personal service. A large number of women were classified under the ! following heads: Doctors, dispensers, j trained nurses, untrained nurses will- i ing to be trained, interpreters, chauf- j feurs, cyclists, motor cyclists, hie.ssen-' _ger«, cooks, women'willing to qualify' for men's posts during the war, so as to release men for the purpose of enlisting. a«td, if necessary, to take posts as gardeners, tram or 'bus conductors, lift-women, caretakers, ticket collec-j -tors, omnibus and taxi cab drivers, etc., a long list of women, voluntary and paid workers, who were ready to I be made use of in any capacity in i which they could be of help. The corps j has done very good work in the measures of relief for British families and .refugees in need. In addition a Women's Voluntary Reserve was established. "The members drill regularly two or three times a week under a N.C.O. of the regulars," the report1 ■states, "and they are learning first aid, signalling, . camp cooking, and telegraphy, while classes are being • formed for nursing, dispatch carrying, physical culture, and fencing. Recrea-

"tion clubs and entertainments are organised, and these are specially welcome to many business girls wlio join the ranks. Country branches have been started at Derby, Worcester, Brighton, Guildford, Walthamstow, and Birmingham (700 have enrolled in Bir-

■jningham alone), and large numbers are being registered at all these centres. Letters are received daily at headquarters from all parts of England from would-be recruits, and enquiries have arrived from Canada, the United States, and France. Meetings have been organised at Worcester, Birmingham, Walthamstow, Romford, .Derby, and other towns."