SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2286, 21 October 1914, Page 2

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Gabies as Passports. In -flie course of a story of how- a motor-car sped through the lines to safety, Mr. Geoffrey Young in the London "Daily News" says:—Our armfuls of blue-eyed babies, five, sis, and eight, brought the only smiles on the faces we saw. The great mass of cars had already gone; yesterday and before. A few. hurrying cars, carts, and bicycles with luggage. Now and again in a village the little crowd of. peasant fugitives with bundles. Occasionally some women, resting and cookiug by the wayside. At one village a, swarm of little dark-eyed Flemings, in sabots, pretending to. shoot with largo b'ows and arrows made of half-hoops, from behind a sham barrier of branches and whcel-barrows, made a half-tragic commentary.. At one principal' town our coi- was within a. word of being "requisitioned;" The babies fulfilled 1 their object by getting us safe passage. Red Cross Work In Melbourne. Federal ' Government House, Melbourne, is one of the "concentration camps" for workers in connection with the war, for it has been made the headquarters of the Australian Red Cross Society, of which Lady Holen MunroFerguson is the president. "I knew that the loyalty and kindheartedness of the Australians was an assured thing," she told a representative of "Everylady's Journal," "but I did not expect such a wonderful response. We have already cabled £5000 to London to be expended on medicines, foods, and comforts, and we have over 20,000 articles ready to send. In seventeen. days the league received from its workers 17,738 finished articles, 1000 mosquitonets, 500. tins of cocoa, 6 gross of surgical sponges, and 2000 bottles of cordials ; and all these things have been unpacked and sorted by committees of ladies. Ten cases of goods have already been shipped to England;, fifty-five more are packed ready to send." Mr. and Mrs. EL. H. Donald (Masterton) are staying at the Windsor. Mrs. Speed leaves at the end of the week for Blenheim, where 6he mil stay with her sister, Mrs. John Duncan. Miss Vallanco (Otahuao, Mastertoi)) has been spending some days in town. Mesclaraos Johnston and Baldwin returned from a visit to Sydney by the Moeraki yesterday; A rcceptio'ft to the members attending this synod, and-the people of Auckland and country districts, was given by Bishop and Mrs. Averill, at Bishopscourt, Auckland, on Saturday afternoon. The gathering of clorgy and laity numbered nearly 1000. . Tho. authorities at St. John's Gate, London, are very busy (wrote a London correspondent last month), and another committee has just been formed thero, composed of ladies pledged to supply material, etc., for the wounded; This committee of Red Cross women is under tho presidency of Queen Mary, who was over at St. Jolrn's Gate a few days ago. The funeral took place at Onehunga on Saturday of the late Mrs. Sarah Brooks, late of Dominion Road. The deceased, who was 77 years of age, was a daughter of the late Mr. Rout, one of the pioneer settlers in Auckland, who died about a quarter of a century ago. leaving a moderate fortune to the Congregational Church in Auckland, subject to the lato Mrs. Brooks's life interest in it. Mrs. Brooks was_ married twice, her first husband being Mr. Goodwin. The Congregational Church will immediately receive a large accession to its funds. 1 The death is announced of Mrs. J. H. G. Maoalister, of Picton, aged 55 .years. Her late husband was Inspector of Telegraphs for Nelson, and. Westland, and afterwards Chief' Postmaster at Picton. Mrs. Macalister was a daughter of one of the founders of Blenheim, Mr. James Sinclair, who was known as tho Father of Blenheim. Mrs. Harry Nelson (Alfredton)' is staying at "Balmoral." Mr. and Mrs. Graham, who have also been -staying there, left yesterday for Rotorua. Mrs. W. Wardell (Te Whiti, Masterten) is visiting Wellington, and is staying at "Balmoral." Mrs. Will Janson, who has been staying with Mrs. Roberts, of Goldie's Brae, returned to Hawera yesterday. Miss Una Carter is giving a lecture at the Gas Company's Lecture Hall, Courtonay Place, this afternoon upon a sixcourse dinnor, cakes and pastry. This will bo the.first of a series of lectures. On Monday morning, at 'the Presbyterian Church, Hastings, the wedding took place of Mr. William Sangster, or Whangarei, to Miss Mary Staples, of Queen Street, Hastings,, The bride wore a cream costume with hat to match, and was given away by her father, Mr. \V. Staples. The bridesmaids (Miss Hope Brodie and Miss Doreen Foster) ivoro dressed in cream, and carried bouquets. Mr. W. Staples, jun., acted as best man. For Face Massa.RO, Shatniwoing, all Hair Treatments, and Electrolysis, Mrs. Rolloeton's is recommended. Spacious Private Rooms, Qualified Assistants,- and Personal Attention. Switohes and Transformations of every shade a speciality. 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Tho time hall erected at Greenwich as" far back as 1833 is to bo replaced by a new aluminium ball, and its moolianism overhauled and reconstructed. In .1855 the ball was blown down into the court-yard. Some repairs wero made in ISEJS, when tho chain broke during the winding, and again, in August last year, some temporary repairs were made to the ball. Messrs. Stewart Dawson and Co., jewellers, of Lambton Quay, liavo opened up several largo new shipments of silver and Clectro-platod ware, also a fine selection of wooden and metal clocks, and invite inspection. DYSENTERY CHECKED. "My littlo daughter when Id months old was very ill with dysentery," says Mr. Win. F. Long, "Rose Villa," Camden Street, Newtown, N.S.W. "My wife was told of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy, and I got a bottlo at onco. Wo gavo it to tho child as directed, and after six doses the dysentory left bor; her • appetite returned and ohs* had all tUo energy of a healthy child,Advt,