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Kai Tiaki : the journal of the nurses of New Zealand, Volume III, Issue 1, 1 January 1910, Page 43

Sister Keddie, trained at Timaru Hospital, was appointed Matron of Oamaru Hospital.

Nurse Sawtell, from Palmerston North, is now on the staff of the Pahiatua Hospital. $$♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Sister Jackson, of the Cambridge Sanatorium, has resigned, and is taking up work m Wanganui.

Sister Johnson has also resigned.

$$$ $ $ $ Nurse Parker, late staff nurse at Greytown Hospital, is training m midwifery m St. Helens, Dunedin.

Miss Bennett has resigned the Matronship of the Stratford Hospital, and intends going to Sydney m February.

The engagement is announced of Miss Scott, Matron of the Picton Hospital, to Mr. S. K. I. vStocker, of Picton.

Nurses Webber and Sexton have given up their private hospital m Feilding. Nurse Sexton has been appointed Sister m Otaki Sanatorium.

3|E 9|6 «j» 9|6 5fC 9|E Nurse Winifred Hardy, of the Hawera Hospital, has entered St. Helens Hospital, Dunedin, for midwifery training. $$♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

Nurse Broadly, trained at Christchurch Hospital, is now undergoing her maternity training at St. Helens, Christchurch.

Miss Rochfort has resigned the matronship, of the Te Waikato Sanatorium, Cambridge, and intends to have a long holiday. She was presented on her departure, by Dr. Roberts, on behalf of the Sisters and Nurses, with a handsome illuminated leather scroll and pearl pendant.

SJ» 5jS 9fC 9f» )|C 9|6 Miss Inglis, Matron of the St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch, has been transferred to the matronship at Cambridge

Miss Peiper, Matron of St. Helens, Auckland, is transferred to St. Helens, Christchurch, and vSister Ludwig will take charge m her place at Auckland.

****** Mrs. Hughes-Jones has given up her private hospital m Ponsonby Road, Auckland, and taken a private hospital m Rotorua. ******

Sister Kennedy, trained m Wellington Hospital, and lately Sister at Hawera Hospital, has been appointed Matron at Cromwell. ******

Nurse Wilson, of St. Helens Hospital, Wellington, is staying at Auckland for a holiday, and will probably take up work m the North.

Nurse Warnock resigned her position as Plunket Nurse at New Plymouth, and is now training m midwifery at St. Helens, Wellington.

Nurse Mandeno, who lately completed her midwifery training m St. Helens, Auckland, is taking up work at Te Awamutu, from her home there.

****** Miss Cicely Beetham has left the Mangonui Hospital, of which she was Matron for two years. Nurse Clark, from Waipukurau Hospital, was appointed Matron.

Miss Dora Webb, formerly a nurse at the Wellington Hospital, and who has been teaching for some years m South Africa, returned home recently on leave of absence on account of her health. She is at her home at Ormondville.

Miss Broad, Sub-Matron m charge of the chronic wards at the Wellington Hospital, has resigned her position, and is leaving early m the year for England. ******

Miss Catherine I. Drummond, also trained m the Wellington Hospital, has been appointed to succeed her.

Nurse Brent, a very popular nurse m Dunedin, is engaged to the Rev. Vincent King, who has done, and is still doing, such good reform work m Dunedin.

Miss Bagley, of the Hospitals Department, is relieving Miss Peiper at St. Helens Hospital, Christchurch. She also relieved Miss Gill, at Taumaranui m December.

****** Sister Trask, who has been on the staff of the New Plymouth Hospital for the last seven years, has resigned her position, to take up private nursing m Christchurch. ******

Nurse Kirk, who passed at the recent State examination, and has been four years m the New Plymouth Hospital, has resigned, and intends spending a long holiday at her home m Takapuna, before proceeding to Auckland to do private nursing. ******

Nurse Cora Anderson, of Thames and St. Helens, Auckland Hospitals, has been appointed Matron of the Townley Maternity Hospital, shortly to be opened m Gisborne.

****** Miss Pietremant, late Matron of the Caversham Industrial School, has left for England m the " Sussex." She expects to be away for some years, and is uncertain whether she will return to New Zealand.

•[» * *r t* *i* Nurses will be glad to hear that Nurse Barr, who has been ill for about three months with typhoid fever, contracted from a patient, has at last been able to leave Mrs. Hayman's private hospital, convalescent. ******

Nurse Condon, trained m Melbourne, and wlo has been working for about two years m New Zealand, has been appointed district nurse at Seddon, the position which was to have been filled by Nurse Lucy Hall.

Nurse Lucy Hall was recently married to Mr. McLachlan, of the Blenheim district and Nurse M. E. Hall is engaged, and shortly to be married to Mr. Blick. These two sisters will be greatly missed m the Blenheim district. ****** Nurses McWhinnie and Newall have returned to work at Masterton after a very enjoyable holiday m Australia. They visited the chief maternity hospitals m Melbourne and Sydney, and were most kindly received, and shown everything of interest. ****** Nurse Newman, who has, since leaving the Christchurch Hospital, been at " Rawhiti " Private Hospital, is entering St. Helens at the end of the present month, to obtain her certificate m midwifery, having obtained leave of absence for that purpose. Nurse Martin, whose health broke down m the Christchurch Hospital, and who was obliged to retire from work for more than a year, has been allowed to complete her training m the Napier Hospital, and writes how happy she is to resume her nursing work. ****** Nurse Emmeline White is coming to Mrs ■ Holgate's Private Hospital for Women, as her assistant. Miss White was trained at the Napier Hospital, and m midwifery at the Women's Hospital, Melbourne, and has been nursing for some years m the Wellington district. Miss Florence Edwards, late of Napier Hospital, is to be married m March to Mr. H. J. Damett, Miller's Forest, Hunter River, New South Wales, m March. Miss Edwards has been for six months taking charge of a private hospital at Raymond Terrace, for Dr. Meredith. ****** Nurse Campbell, who trained m the Christchurch Hospital, and left that institution about eighteen months ago, has returned from Melbourne, where she obtained her midwifery and gynecological certificates. She is at present under engagement at " Rawhiti " Private Hospital, Christchurch. ****** Miss Annie Rochfort has been appointed Sister m Charge of the new consumptive

sanatorium on Cashmere Hills. The sanatorium is to be under the superintendence of the Matron of the Christchurch Hospital, and is to be staffed from there, the probationers serving a portion of their time there. Miss Tuersley, late Matron of the Chronic Wards, Wellington Hospital, who has been taking charge of a small private mental hospital belonging to Lady Duff-Gordon, intends making England her permanent home. She was married m December to Mr. Angus Mackintosh, son of Lady Duff-Gordon, secretary of the institution. ****** The following notes are received from Christchurch Hospital : — It is with regret we announce the resignation of Sister Stubbs. She will be leaving by the " Athenic " for a trip to England, where she hopes to combine work and pleasure, intending during her stay to go m for maternity training. On the eve of her departure she was entertained by her fellow workers, and presented with a travelling clock as a small token of esteem. ****** Sincere sympathy is felt both for Sister Taylor and Nurse Temple Browne, who have been absent from duty owing to the death of a parent. ****** An engagement is announced between Nurse Whyte, of the Christchurch Hospital, and Mr. McLennan, of the " Canterbury Times." The marriage is to take place early m the year. Nurse Wenefride Baker, sister of Dr. Eleanor Baker, who was trained at St. Bartholomews Hospital, has been appointed to the staff of the Christchurch Hospital. 3f? «JC 5p SJC *f* sj» Nurses McNie, Butler, Park, and Harris, who passed the State examination m December, have been promoted to the staff. ****** Miss Rowles, for some years Matron of the Northern Wairoa Hospital, recently resigned her position, and was married to Mr. Frood, the Secretary. The following account of the marriage was received : — The marriage of Mr. Arthur Frood, Secretary of the Northern Wairoa Hospital, to

Miss Elizabeth Rowles, late Matron of that institution, was solemnised on Wednesday last, m St. Peter's Church, Te Kopuru. The bride was given away by Mr. J. W. Williams, and was attended by Miss Stevenson. Mr. S. Barker acted as best man. At the conclusion of the ceremony the wedding guests were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Williams at afternoon tea. It was a very pretty wedding, and Miss. Rowles received a great number of presents. ****** A very interesting letter was received from Mrs. Bower (Nurse Newall) from Leehorrel, m Paraguay. She writes an interesting account of her life there, and describes a journey with her husband and her three children, where they travelled four days m a bullock cart : "It was great fun. We had our own mattresses, mosquito nets, food, everything with us. A native nurse girl, and two peons, one to tend animals, and the other to light a fire and cook whenever or wherever we felt hungry. The picnicky feeling of it was just delightful ! Mud holes were negotiated, deep rivers crossed on rafts, etc., etc." She gives an amusing account of a midwifery case m Paraguay, recalled to her by one of our Kai Tiaki articles : " Last Monday rode up one of our head-men, who lives m a lonely little rancho on the back station. His wife was about to have a baby and was alone, could I send someone down to her ? In a few moments one of my cooks was on horseback, all excitement. She herself possessed two children : a baby of nine months, and a boy of three years, who, of course, had to go too ! Baby (and its hammock) were tied on m front, and the little boy mounted with the headman. This cook ' fancies her self ' as a very experienced and clever nurse I may remark. ' What do you need ? ' 1 asked, knowing well what her reply would be ' A little olive-oil (to rub the patient) and some cinnamon stick (for her to suck).' Next morning at 7 Nurse Epigarna was back here : ' Yes, a baby girl, the mother is quite well, there wasn't any more for me to do ; and the lake is quite close by to the house for her to do her washing to-morrow or next day.' " We hope Mrs. Bower will write us some more of her experiences for Kai Tiaki.