SOCIAL NOTES

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19628, 24 October 1933, Page 10

SOCIAL NOTES

Mrs J. M. Scott, Seddon Street, spent the week-end at Kakanui.

Mrs Sutherland, LeCren Street, returned yesterday from a visit to Mrs J. W. Hayes, "Centrewood," Waimate. Dr and Mrs Thompson, Amberley, will be visitors to Timaru for the Grantchester School sports to-day Mrs C. H. Tripp, Wai-iti Road, is spending a few days in Christchurch, and is staying at Warwick House. Miss Mary Alexander, Lincoln, will arrive to-morrow to stay with Mrs C. L. Orbell, “Pentlow.” Mr and Mrs James Innes, ’Haldon," will arrive to-day to stay at the Orosvenor for the show. Mr and Mrss J. O. H. Tripp, Kurow, will arrive to-day to stay with Mrs R. L. Orbell, “The Croft," Park Lane, for the show. Mrs W. F. Hamilton, “Ashwick," Fairlie, will arrive to-day to stay at the Grand for the Grantcnester School sports. Mrs Razell Wood, Morgan’s Road, who has been staying with Mrs W. F. Hillson, Christchurch, returned home yesterday. Mrs H. J. Smith, who was in Temuka for the Convent jubilee celebrations, is visiting her mother, Mrs Roulston, White Street, Timaru. Miss Alice Candy, Christchurch, who was the guest of Miss J. R. Barr, Girls’ High School, returned home yesterday. Mrs W. H. Walton and Miss Dorothy Walton, Park Lane, and Miss Joan Fraser, Dunedin, returned yestmday from Peel Forest. Mrs R. Ensor, Rangiora, arrived yesterday to stay with Miss Nancy Howell, Grey Road, for the Grantchester School sports. Miss Quita Cordner, Christchurch who is staying with Mrs James Innes, "Haldon,” Mackenzie Country, will arrive to-day to stay with Mrs Timaru Rhodes, "Hadlow.” Miss Jocelyn Robertshaw, holder of a national diploma of dairying, has arrived from England to take up a position on the staff of the Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln. Mrs lari Duncan, Mr and Mrs Vivian Riddiford and Miss Pamela Riddiford, and Mrs G. A. Mills, of Wellington, and Mr and Mrs Henry Wood, Christchurch, are amongst passengers on the Rangitane, which left England on Friday for New Zealand. Misses Elsie Thorp and Jean Inglis, pupils of Craighead Diocesan School, were highly successful in a competition conducted by the Canterbury branch of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Miss Thorp was awarded first prize for a plan of a farm, and Miss Inglis gained first place for a picture of a model farm. Because of the Duchess of York's interest in Australian woods, Queensland walnut is coming into favour for wireless cabinets. She also recommended other Australian timbers. The Duchess considers Queensland walnut to be the world’s most beautiful decorative wood. On a visit to the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia, she asked Betty Joel, Limited, why they did not use Queensland woods, particularly walnut. They replied that they had not heard of it. The Duchess eulogised it, and suggested an investigation, with the result that the firm secured supplies. She recommend also maple and silky oak.

.5. -i..5. •:• •:• •:• •> -:• •:• •:• •:• •:• •>*:- <• The Princess Royal is very keen on sports of every description, particularly upon hunting and shooting. Her Royal Highness at the present day hunts more regularly than any other member of the Royal Family, and takes particular pride in the stables where her considerable stud of hunters and hacks are maintained. These she never fails to visit once a day. She is tin excellent judge of a horse, and if one of her animals is ailing or has sustained any accident or damage, she has it paraded in front of her, and is usually able to dingflose the trouble and suggest a suitable form of treatment.

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