SOCIAL NOTES.

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 18832, 21 March 1931, Page 3

SOCIAL NOTES.

Mrs Forbes-Williams, Dunedin, is staying, at Beverley House.

Miss M. H. Struthers, Dunedin, is on a visit to Timaru.

Miss E. B. Roberts, Hewlings Street, has returned from Southland. Mr and Mrs Meadows have returned to Christchurch after a visit to Te Kainga, Wai-iti Road. Mr and Mrs A. F. Preston, Christchurch, were recent visitors at the Grosvenor. Mrs C. Cross, Otama, Southland, arrived yesterday to stay at Te Kainga, Wai-iti Road. Mr W. L. Clifford and Miss Aroha Clifford, Christchurch, returned yesterday from a trip to England. Mr and Miss Taylor, who were staying at Te Kainga, Wai-iti Road, have returned to Christchurch.

Dr and Mrs L. S. Talbot, Te Weka Street, have returned from a visit to Dunedin.

Miss Phillipa Nairn, Hastings, who was the guest of Miss Rosa Tripp, Wai-iti Road, has left for the north. Mr and Mrs A. M. Cameron, who have been on a visit to Timaru, have returned to Dunedin. Miss Mona Melton, Auckland, who was staying in Waimate, has left for Dunedin, where she is the guest of Mrs J. G. Young. Mrs Nancarrow, Dunedin, who has been staying with Mrs Vincent, Kingsdown, arrived yesterday to Btay with Mrs E. Howden, Park Lane. Mrs and Miss Glendinning, Dunedin, arrived at the Grosvenor from the north yesterday, and will motor south to-morrow.

Mrs Malcolm Miller, Wellington, who had been staying with Mrs J. C. Guinness, “Farmleigh,” Ealing, has returned to stay with Mrs Edgar Jones, “Otiritiri.”

London’s telephone girls answer calls in 6.3 seconds, on an average. Shipmates of Lord and Lady BadenPowell are all agreed that the distinguished pair are very charming people to travel with. They were certainly the most energetic pair on board; both were up at 5.30 every norning at work on Lord BadenPowell’s book. The Chief Scout adores hildren and he also joined in all the leek sports, and “led the pack” in the treasure hunt.

One of the smaller apartments at 3uckingham Palace which is sometimes shown by the Queen to her friends is the china room, where the walls are lined with plates, dishes, cups and saucers from the many rare and antique porcelain services in the possession of the King and Queen. These are arranged in panel formation in cases, which can be unlocked for periodical washing. The value of this china is so great that the experts are locked in the china room when washing the pieces. When it is a question of which service shall be used for a State banquet or a tea-party to foreign visitors, or the little dinners the King and Queen give to their friends and relatives, the Queen herself usually goes to the china room and makes the decision. LATEST VISITORS. At the Grosvenor. —Mr and Mrs A. F. Preston, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs J. Truscott, Christchurch; Mr J. N. Bissett, Auckland; Mr J. W. McKeon, Wellington; Mr C. Lipcombe, Mr R. Ratcliflfe, Dunedin; Mr J. Holmes, Wellington; Mr R. A. Crozier, Christchurch; Mr S. A. Oldham, Wellington; Mr F. R. Rees, Mr C. W Hewlett, Christchurch; Mr G. A. Cahagen, Wellington; Mr James E. Macassey, Mr H. H. Allen, Dunedin; Mr A. Dickson, Christchurch; Mr J. H. Mason, Wellington; Mr G. Hartshorn, Christchurch; Mr H. W. Walsham, Dunedin; Mr and Mrs N. Tingey, Mr and Mrs A. Rae, Christchurch; Mr J. E. Watts, Melbourne; Mr E. G. Mahon, Christchurch; Mr W. Cotes, Auckland; Mr H. A. Jordan, Christchurch; Mr O. Wilson, Auckland. At the Dominion.—Mr and Mrs F. Kibblewhite, Riccarton; Mr and Mrs Geo. lies, Miss lies, Christchurch; Mrs J. Page, Australia; Miss P. Purvis, Dunedin; Mr J. M. Bowden, Ashburton; Mesrs R. Wilson, D. Buchanan, H. L. Williamson, F. R. Dowall, Dunedin; Mr F. S. A vent, Christchurch; Mrs T. Feaver, Mrs M. IJiddleston, Christchurch; Mr J. M. Gamble, Mr Paul Cher, Wellington; Captain T. W. White, Dunedin; Messrs O. R. Haigh, A. J. Orr, Whangarei; Mr J. W. Rogers, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs W. Andrew, Miss Hubbard, Mr Jamieson, Christchurch; Mr J. W. Burtenshaw, Christchurch; Mr and Mrs F. W. Atchley, Dunedin; Mr Geo. Foster, Mr and Mrs A. W. Wells, Christchurch; Mrs Boyle, Mrs O. We 11 wood, Wellington; Mr and Mrs W. Mockett, Culverden; Mrs Penwell, Waiau; Mr A. H. Colleage, Auckland; Mr R. Pitcaithly, Nelson; Mr L. H. Browne, Dunedin; Mr T. S Cuddle, Dunedin; Captain W. Murphy, Messrs J. Keating, G. Oakley, Dunedin; Miss' I. M. Martin, Christchurch; Miss L. A. Francis, Little River; Mr and Mrs W. P. Dyer, Mosgiel; Mr M. V. Agar, Christchurch.