MRS BURNES-LOUGHNAN'S CONCERT.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16257, 6 July 1918, Page 2

MRS BURNES-LOUGHNAN'S CONCERT.

The takings at the first of the Sunday night concerts organised by Mrs Burnes-Loughnan in aid of the Lady Liverpool Trench Comforts Fund, reached £34, in spite >f the inclement weather. At the next concert to-morrow night. Miss Millicent Jenning3, the well-known contralto, will sing "The Marseillaise, 1 ' bv special rccniest. An Interesting item will be that of Miss Beryl Mars* j den, who will make her first appearance in public. Miss Marsden is the possessor of an exceptionally stood contralto voice, and she should be a distinct acquisition to the musical omui unity of Christchurch. Altogether : the programme to-morrow evening should be a thoroughly enjoyable and artistic one. WOMEN TEACHERS. Some time ago the National Efficiency Commissioner for Canterbury wrote to Mr C. H. Opie, chairman of the Canterbury Education Board, requesting advice upon the subject of how the Dominion stands with regard to qualified teachers in connexion with military service.

Mr Opic's replv, which was read _at yesterday's meetfng of the Education Board, was to the following effect: "As regards Canterbury, so far the Board has been able to replace teachers who have joined the Expeditionary Force, without detriment to the schools. It is felt, hov ever that there may he some difficulty in future. It appears that the question of the utilisation of the many highij-qualified women teachers iu tlie service, to replace the male tcachers called up, has received little, if any, consideration. Thero is no donbt ' that quite a number of the vacancies occurring in this connexion can be satisfactorily filled by women. In this connexion it may be remarked that in Canada and the United States the percentage of women teachers is between 80 and 90. It seems passing strange that s<t a timo like this, when the assistance of women to win the war is being so largely sought, and when the response is so generous even though a great strain on their physical strength is often involved, the question of replacing masters by women for work for which Nature has particularly suited thern, has not been brought up for discussion by several educational bodies in New Zealand.'' The Board unanimously approved of Mr Opia's suggestion

Is it necessary to import FUR COATS? It may not toe generally known that JUNE and JULY Black Eabbitskins make anything equal to the imported article. W. A COLWILD, FURRIER, 203 HIGH STREET, ia prepared to Tan and Dress Skins and make Coais to measure at a lower price than you can possibly import them. COLWILL is tko largest manufacturer of FURS in NEW ZEALAND.. 2561 TO-DAY'S RECIPE. An English War-timo Cake.—Cream one cupful of butter with one cupful of brown sugar; add two. eggs, well beaten, three-quarters of a cupful «>f milk, two cupfuls of whole-wheat ilour, one cupful of flour sifted with four teaspoonfuls of bakinc powder, halfteaspoonful of salt, ana one teaspoonf al of mixed spices; then add one cupful each of currants and seeded raisins. Mix well, turn into a greased and floured cake tin, and bako in a moderate oven for two hours. The *Ke should cook quickly for the first ten minutes, and more slowly afterwards. .