SOCIAL NEWS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21098, 4 February 1932, Page 3

SOCIAL NEWS.

slrs. James Thompson, of Takapuna, has returned from a visit to Dnnedin. Miss Hears, of One Tree Hill, Auckland, is visiting Tauranga and the Mount. Mrs. W. Irving, of Fiji, is visiting Auckland and is staying at the Hotel Car gen. Mrs. R. Brassey, of Maurice Avenue, Remuera, has returned from a visit to Rotorua. Mrs. A. Craig, of Otorobanga, who has spent the last six weeks in Auckland and Orewa, has returned. 3lrs. Ellis, of Clifton Road. Takapuna, has returned from a holiday spent at the Waitakere Ranges. Mrs. H. Livingstone and her two children, of Hamilton, are staying at Hauraki Road, Takapuqa. Mrs. C. M. Littlejohn, of Takapuna. who has spent the past sine weeks in Dunedin, has returned. Mrs. Car! Williamson, who has been staving at Milford for several weeks, has returned to Remuera. The Rev. R. E. Trill and Mrs. Trill, of Kaitaia. hav e taken up their residence at the Vicarage, Takapuna. Mrs. A. Harwood, of Weilsford. who is visiting Auckland, is the guest of Mrs. W. K. Stewart, of Remuera. Mrs. M. Cnmmin, of Hastings, is visit ing Auckland, where she, is the guest of "Mrs. J. M. Streater, Laurie Avenue. Parne!i. Mrs. A. H. Sinel, of Epsom, has returned from a visit to Vi airarapa. Miss Eva Dunlop. of Hawke's Bay, is at present her guest. Anions the quests at the Hermitage are Mr." and Mrs. E. E. Crothail, Mr. and Mi's. Coleman and Messrs D. and "V. Fernie, of Auckland. Mrs. 5. M. Rhodes, of Clonbern Road, Remuera, and her grandsons have returned to Auckland from a visit to Paihia, Bay of Islands. Mrs. Henry Hadfieid, of Wellington, left this week to spend a holiday at iverikeri, Auckland. she will also attend the conference of the Federation of Women's Clubs, to be heid at Vvhanga-

The brilliant musical career of Madame Wedlake Santenara. who has lived for 24 years in South Africa, is referred to m a Transvaal paper. Madame studied in Rome at the Royal Academy of San Cecelia, taking the diploma for the harp at the ape of 14. At- this age Madame Wedlake toured Italy as principal harpist in a company of 20.

A London woman who has struck crut in quite a new line of business is Miss Simcnsen. formerly an actress, who now makes lecture tour- with telephones as her subject. Miss Simonsen was first cmployed bv the London Telephone Development' Association m a minor capacity, but has since learned so much aoout telephoning that sue is an official lecturer on the subject.

The unique position of interpreter is held by an Englishwoman. Miss Margaret Xic&l. who often, in thax capacity, accompanies buyers for big firms when they go to the Continent. She has also acted as guide and adviser to parties and for ihree years in succession has taken parties of working girls for a cheap holiday, some of the parties having numbered as many as 25.

Women police are a firmly established institution in Poland, the force now numbering nearly 60. They have won high praise for their work, particularly in tracking those responsible for criminal traffic in women and children. Their head is Madame Stanislas Paleologiie, who was a lieutenant in the Polish Army and took part in the defence of Lodz. She was decorated for her war services.

The monthly meeting cf the Kankapakapa branch 'of the Women's Division of the New Zealand Farmers' Union was presided over by Mrs. Merton. The report of the conference held recently in Auckland, and also the report of the Provincial Council meeting, were presented bv Mrs. Merton and were fully discussed. The sum of five shillings was voted to 'he Provincial Council. Mrs. Greenali and Mrs. Henlev were hostesses.

j Two young women architects are re--1 sponsible for an innovation in an office | building at Derby, and incidentally, for a | keen controversy' on their departure from i convention. Ih'e four walls and doors ot | the offices and the walls of the corridors i are of glass set in steel frames. An exj ceptiou is that the board and directors' j rooms have wooden doors to ensure pri- ! vacy. The main aim of the architects. | they say. was to provide air. light and j cleanliness.

The position of lecturer at the London I School of Economics is held bv Dr. An dry I Richards, who visited North-Eastern Rbo- | desia recently under the auspices of the ! Board of Bantu Studies of the Capetown

| University, to observe the lives of the i Babembo from the angle of practical anj thropology. Dr. Richards now lectures jto missionaries, educationists, Governi ment officials and others on the various | problems in connection with Bantu culture | and social science which they are likelv Ito encounter in their respective work j among the native tribes.