SALE OF WORK.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 18947, 22 August 1923, Page 9

SALE OF WORK.

A sale of work was held yesterday afternoon in Knox Church Humbly .school under the auspices of the Presbyterian Women’s Missionary Union. The sale was organised by (lie Dunedin and Dnnstan Presbyteries, and had for its object the providing of a bursary for deaconess in the missionary training college, and to assist the Maori Hoys’ College at AVniinana. The stalls contained a. large assortment of Hwatow embroideries, filot and other laees, Pekinese cloissione. Canton carved ivories, cake, produce, sweets, (lowers, and a variety of work of other doscriptinns. Mrs llewilson, president of the committee, introduced Miss Moore, H.A., - of iclumg (China), who impressed upon those present that I hey would not only be Inlying beautiful articles, but would be assisting the girls and women of Chinn. She also made reference to Ihe conditions under which the work olferod for sale was made, ’the stalls were presided over by the members of the different branches of the union, and the articles met with a ready sale, the tables being pretty well cleared at Hie conclusion of the afternoon.

A( (ho opening of the usual monthly meeting of (he St. Clair School Committee ihe chairman (Air W. Anderson) welcomed the new head master. Air Coutts. The com mil lee present, (.Messrs Dallidav, Priest. Hitchie, Maeassey, Campbell. Wilson, muj Rhodes) also added their good wishes lor the future success of Air Coutts and the •school. In replying, Mr Coutts expressed his great pleasure in coming to St. Cluir, and slated that he hoped to maintain the high standard set by Ids predecessor. A great deal of discussion followed bearing on the report, received from the Education Hoard regarding the healing of the school. r l Ins report was considered unsatisfactory, and il was decided to again go fully into (he question. The inspector's report, was received, and proved that the school generally was progressing favourably in all ils branches. The head master reported that the attendance was again approaching normal, (here being an average attendance of 475 for the week prior to the meeting, out of a total roll number of 526. He added (lint the girls’ hockey A foam were only one point below the leading place. A number of minor repairs were authorised. It was resolved (o thank the O.K.F.U. for their generous offer of (ho For bury Pali for the training of (he school loam’s. —Many of the Scottish lochs a-e astonishingly deep; tile depth of one —Loch Maree --being known to exceed 1000 feet