TABLE TALK.

Otago Witness, Issue 3250, 28 June 1916, Page 58

TABLE TALK.

Monday evening. A few small afternoon tea parties have been given during the week as "farewell.-;" to several people who have left Dunedin lately. On Friday Mr and Miss Pinkerton, who have been staying in Dunedin for several months, left by the north express en route for Auckland, to catch their steamer to 'Frisco. Quite a number of their friends and relations assembled at the railway station to bid them bon voyage, louring the week Mis 3 Reynolds, Miss Pinkerton's cousin, gave her a small farewell tea at the Kia-Ora, inviting several of her girl friends to be present. On Friday Mis Brooke, who lias been postmistress in the Roslyn Post Office for the last three or four years, left by the express en route for Auckland, where she takes up the position of matron at the girls' industrial school there. Everyone wishes Mrs Brooke the highest success in the new life she is taking up. Mrs Brooke has been a resident in and about Otago for many years past, and spent several years in the Lakes district, and she will be much nr'ssed both in Roslyn and Dunedin by her many friends who still remain in these parts. Several people assembled at the railway station to wish her ''God speed.'' On Friday afternoon Miss Salmond, who lias been staying in Dunedin for some time, gave a farewell tea party at the Kia-Ora Rooms to her many friends before leaving for Sydney en Saturday morning. Mrs Garr. who has been paying visits in the North island for several weeks, returned on Thursday, and has at present Miss Oldham (North Island) staying with her. Sir and Mrs and Miss de Casi ro, of Invercargill, Lave crme to live in Dunedin, and have taken rooms at Leith House. Mr Green, inspector of the Bank cf New Zealand, is at precent in Dunedin. Lieutenant-colonel Hunter is down from "Wellington for a short visit, and is staving at the Fcrnhill Club. Dr and Mrs Frank Scott have returned from InvercargUl, and are at present staying at Onslow House. Mr and Mrs Holdsworth went north for a few days last week, Mrs Fosberrv-Handyside (Invercargill) is visiting Dunedin. n.nd is staving at the Grand Hotel. . Mrs Burns has gone to visit her sister, Mrs Hazlett (Invercargill), for a few weeks. Miss Dcnniston left last week for the. south, and is staying with friends in Invercargill. Miss Farquhar left at the end of last week on a v'sit to Wellington to stay with her sister, Sirs A. Boberts. Mrs Walter MacFarlane (Xor'h Canterbury) is the guest of Mi'B Leslie Wilson, Stuart street. INVERCARGILL. June 2s. Mr? Svrning'"u i* at present the guest of Mrs Hnggttt. Northcnd. Mrs A. M'C'iw, who lias been staving at the Grand Hotel., returned to Hakataramea on Tu3?day. Mi.--= L. Hunt returned to Dunedin on f.v, • urd*v. Mi;. W. D. Hunt nnd Miss Edwards left for Wellington on Wednesday, where they intend s i'. v i;•> '■■ for time. Mrs Mnndeno who has been the of Mr". G. Cruil-«h:'iil-, Gala street, left for Aurl-liii'l rn "ue'i-av. Mis/' Ronald3on left for Oiie'--r:s 4 <''wn on Saturday and is tin guest of Mrs L\ Sirs T";\::cnt entertained n few friend at her lep'dence, Wellcsly, in honour of Lieutenant Tennent. Amongst those were Mis- Callendev, Miss Wvlyy, Miss P.. and A. Corbeit. A. RonaJdson, Miss M'Queen, and Lieutenant ll'Qno-sn. Mrs Cruikshank gave n most nnfovnh'e t"i, at her in Gala street for Mrs ManHono. Some of thr=e present v°re Mrs Mandein, Mrs Prain, Mrs Bush. Mrs Baxter. Mr* T. M. Macdonald. Mrs Tucker, Mrs Eyre. Mrs Haq-odtt, Mrs Gal Hider. Mrs Tennent/ Miss M'Gillivray, M ! ss Ewart, etc. OAMARE, .Tun- <>« The K»!r.:i- Club h-'d its fortnightly meeting la«' Thursdav. Miss Jones was the rm<- ! o.s. nn-1 Mrs .T. A Rortou chairwoman. The Ladies' GoH Club nlaved an eclectic p-ntch on Friday for golf balls presented by Mrs Mowbrnv; J>»it .is verv heavy rain crime on during the afternoon no one was able to romolct" tin full lcund. Mrs J. A.. SuHon spent n few days up at Wsii'an-'i last week. Miss Dalzell has returned from Dim?din. Mrs M'Dorall has sronc to Dannevirke io visit her son, Mr Erie M'Donall, and his wife. Mi ; =s F Stionach is spending the week-end at Hampden Mr B, Soth-Sniith (Christchurch) is here for a few days. Miss Lemon (Sydney) ami Mips Francis i'Ciiri3tchurch) arc'the" guests of Mrs MowMr and Mrs J-lanmei (Hampden), havo relumed homo. Mrs Bcnst-.d (Otoksiiko) and Miss Murdock ore spending tin week-end in town, and aro the guests of Mrs Darling. TIM ABU, .Tune 26. Miss Trail (Sydney), who has been the guest of Mrs Wig'cy, Park lane, is now with Mrs 11. H. Fisher,_ Albury. The engagement is announced of Miss Prudence Giles, third daughter of Mr and Mrs E,. D. Giles, Ot.iritiri, to Mr Hugh M'Farlano, Hawkswood, North Canterbury.

Mr Francis Barker (Nile street) has gone to Rotorua. . ... ~ Miss Edith Hasscll is staying with Mrs Preston, Centrcwood. Surgeon-major and Mrs Little have gone to Wellington. , - Mrs C. Bowker (Tha Pines) has returned from Dunedin. T ■ Mrs W. Day is the guest of Mrs J. i. Newman. , , ... Mrs Cuthbert Harper, who has been with Mrs Lyon Craighead, has relumed to Christchurch. Mrs J. R. Loughmui has returned from Christchurch. Mrs A. Muir (Rangiora) is staying at Cadogan. , , , Mrs Hope (Turnanako) has returned from Christchurch. Miss J. Grant (Wai-iti road) is staying In Tomuka with Mra Ashwell. Dr and Mrs Talbot have returned from a holiday in the north. Dr Margaret M'Cahon, daughter of Air J. M'Cahon (Cain street), has been appointed medical inspector for schools in Otago. Mrs Sydney Roberts, who was the guest of Mrs St. John Buckley (Sydney street), has returned to Ashbnrton. Mrs Addison, from Invercargill, is staying at Cadogan. CHRISTCHURCH, June 21. The Women's National Reserve held a general meeting during Iho week, which wa.3 well attended by members. The president (Mrs W. Wood) was in the chair, and explained the various branches of work. One new branch, which is evidently to be most popular, r.rc- the gardening dosses in the Domain under the able tuition of Mr Young, head garderer, and the women who have ioined assemble twice a week in most "gardcnable" garments, and put in some very useful work. Now that the winter is with us, and people are induced to stay in their homes more, the Red Cross work is benefiting tremendously, and for the last two weeks the immade, cut-out materials which have gone out and been received back in the depot made up has surpassed any previous two weeks' work at the depot; and" the final handling, which is done by Mrs Wigram, Mrs Reid. and Miss Cowlishaw, with the' assistance of other women and men, their department has been taxed to its utmost. The Hon. James Borthwick and Mrs Borthwick, who have been spending the summer in Christchurch. have returned to Auckland. Mrs B. B. Wood is the guest of Lady Ward. Mr and Mrs Holdsworth (Dunedin) passed through Christchurch during the week, en route for Wellington. Miss P. Anderson has returned from Wellington. GREYMOUTH, June 21. Mrs Robert Stewart, formerly of Greymouth, but now of Dannevirke, has been visiting Greymouth. Mr and Mrs 11. Torbit leave shortly for their new home in .Palmcrston North. On Tuesday evening Mr Torbit's many friends "farewelled" him at Rcvington's, and presented him with a smoker's outfit. Mrs Laurie has gone to Westport on a short visit to her parents. Mr and Mrs E. J. Smith (The Grange). Mr and Mrs Smith this weak received word that their son, Gunner Ernest Smith (Walton-on-Thames Hospital) is now progressing well. Miss Frances Broad has joined the staff of the local branch of the 'National Bank, of w-hich her father, Mr C. F. A. Broad, is manager. Mrs Stanley White is up from Hokitika, and is staying with Mr and Mrs J. F. White. M>'ss Joyce Michel, of Hokitika, has gone to Christchurch. where she joins the nursing staff of the Public Hospital. The engagement is announced of 'Miss Gladys Hannam to Mr W. J. Nixon, of Wellington. Miss Hannam is well known in musical circles, and is a decidedly talented and popular young lady. WELLINGTON, June 23. The Women's Anti-German League had a, harrowing paiting with Madame Boeufve and Miss Beatrice Day. who have gone home in tha Remucra—madam? to visit her friends and relative- ir\ France, many of whom are serving in the grand armies of the Republic; and Miss Day to see her son, who is serving with the Colours "somewhere in France.' 1 Presents were made to the ladies, the new president (Miss Holmes) being the spokeswoman for the league—travelling rugs, dress-ing-rases, fountain pens, and many things besides of ornamental use-, and all hound up with warm expressions of appreciation of tht> work done by the ladies departing, and their energy, industry, and elocjuence. Miss Holmes touched on the objects of the league, and reminded all present of the duty they v/ere under of keeping alive the anti-German faith in their midst and defending their country in the manner so well practised by their friends whom they were so sorry to lose. The two ladies made most affectingreplies, in the course of which they took the opportunity of impressing on the' league the_ vital necessity for the continuance" of their anti-German crusade. Amongst other thing:? they said was that there is among the thousands of gumeliggers north of Auckland an entire enemy regiment—Austrian chiefly—under a well-known gentleman, who will, should occasion arise to "strafe" the British, be 'quite ready to walk forth as colonel with, the commission of the Kaiser Franz Joseph in his pocket. These statements having much impressed the league, the meeting broke up in great warmth of heart and with many regrets. Lady Stout, who was in Napier a few days ago, gave a counle of lectures in. that city warning the public to the same effect as above, mentioning al-o Ilie Austrian regiment and drawing the conclusion pretty firmly that men do not like to enlist from that district for fear of the presence of these Huns in the midst of their wives and children. Lady Stout had much to say to the public also of the great financial power of certain Germans .and relatives of Germans oyer whole districts of tho north, in which no man who had any heed for trade accommodation dares call his sou! his own.

Yesterday the Auslrinn clement had sent n depulation to the Prime Minister fo prolost against such statosments by "irresponsible persons." The members of the deputation declared that nine-tenths of the Austrians on the gumfiolds arc from 11io Slav i rovinc«-s of the Austrian Empire, and very favourablo to Iho Kntent?. hating the Government of Austria wrth deadly hatred. Many of them had enlisted in the various contins;e;its, and shown their loyalty to 1 he? Entente on the battlefield. Unfortunately, now tho British Government had prohibited tho enlistment of enemy aliens or otherwise their enlistment would be still goiiiE: on out of desire io act their own country free. On the other hand Mis.* Day and Madamo Boeufvc declared that it is fashionable in Wellington to bo pro-German, and L-ady Stout seemed to bo of tho fiamo opinion about Auckland Concerts, teas, "At homes" have been held in all rorts of places, from the Town Hall, under tho presidency of tho Mayor _ and Mayoress, assisted by legions of willing workers, who turn into happy dancers before tho evening is over (for the benefit and

amusement of the soldiers only, of course), to the private house and bungalow in the country districts. The place resounds everywhere, too, with the hum of industry—knitting, croehetting, sewing, and stitching day and night; and these- works are only laid aside for the strenuous canvass for a bazaar or still more strenuous shaking of boxes in the faces of passers by wdio never get angry and seldom tell the truth, pleading prior victimisation. Such is our life, and all overit there is the shadow of war. The cable r.ews is increasingly menacing for the homes of the boys who are in the trenches. They vnite in "predicting a great forward move against the German trenches in a few days, and it is practically sure that the Anzacs will be given a place of honour in the attack in the forefront of the battle. Already the casualty lists are growing with the preliminary work, and the fact is we are all sore afraid.

Lady Ward has returned from the south, and she has brought her daughter, Mrs Bernard Wood, with her. Sir Joseph, who was well enough to deliver his Budget Statement the other dav, is now completely restored to health.

Dr Agnes Bennett hopes to be back here from Egypt, where she has spent the 12 months "of her offered service, within the next three months. She is at present staying with friends in Northumberland

Dr Jessie Madison, who has been practising her profession for the past few years in Christchurch, sailed for England in the Remucra yesterday to offer her services for medical work in connection with the war. She is the daughter of the well-known architect, Mr J. C. ' Madison. AUCKLAND, June 21. The Art Society's Exhibition, which lias been open for the past fortnight, was closed on Saturday. The art union tickets have not yet been all disposed of, so that there

are still a considerable number of pictures to be awarded to the lucky winners. The Auckland Women's Patriotic League gave a large tea. party in the Kensington Tea Rooms, in Queen street, one afternoon of last week, the proceeds from which are to be used in .'he good cause of the league A programme of musical and other items liaa been arranged; the Misses Oliphant and Kent gave two duets. "Slavonic Dances (Dvorak) and "The Wedding Day (Grieg); Mrs Malcolmson's monologue, 'J- 11 - 10 i' Gun," was most enjoyable; Mrs Plugge sang "Songs my mother taught me (Dvorak) m her usual charming and finished style; trio Mioses Bartley and Phiicox gave an interesting monologue; and Miss Blanchard a recitation. Other performers wore Miss K. Grant, who gave "Springs Awakening ; Mr L~ Roy, a monologue, "The Old Bachelor" ; and the Misses M'Grcgor, Page, Bartlett, and Mrs M'Guire all sang very charmingly. Those present included Mrs Paul Cropper and her cousin, Miss Isobel Hall (Kawakawa), who is staying with her, Mrs vVallingford, Mrs Hudson Williamson. Mrs G. Whitney Mrs Elliot Davis, Miss "Una Puddle," the Misses Fowkls (2), Mrs Kenderdine, Mrs Brigham. Mrs St. Glair, Mrs Marriner, and Mrs Oliver Nicholson, etc. His Majesty's Theatre lias been filled for each performance of "The Geisha," produced under the direction of Mrs E. Sutherland, for the benefit of the fund for the Russian prisoners of war in Germany. A largo sum of money will doubtless be available in this connection when the accounts comes to hand: Mrs Sutherland lias worked very hard to make the pretty opera "the success it undoubtedlv has been. Mr and Mrs M'Rae Peacock (Christchurch) are visiting Auckland, and are staying at the Grand Hotel. Mrs King (Hinticra) has been Ilia guest of Mrs Cecil Whitney during the past week. Mrh and Miss Vera Duthie returned to Wellington last week by the Atheuic after a short stay in Auckland. Miss Dorothy Brown is the guest of Mrs Crooke, in New Plymouth. Mi3B D. Marriner is also visiting New Plymouth, and is the guest of M.rs A,. H. Colvillo.

Horses to tho value of £6,000,000 have been sold to tho Allies by the United States.

That cough troubles you at. night. Here's the remedy. Take a few drops of "NAZOL" on a piece of sugar, and immediate relief will ensue. No cough is "NAZOL" proof I