KELBURN CROQUET CLUB

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2728, 24 March 1916, Page 3

KELBURN CROQUET CLUB

The-Kelburn Ladies' Croquet' Club is to be informed by the City Council in reply to its application for the formation of courts on the southern unformed portion of Kelburn Park, that until certain survey works aro com-, pletcd it will be impossible to locate the position of the proposed roadway to Kelburn, which will probably cut through a, portion of this area. ' The estimated cost of forming the courts is £100. '

A Press Association message from Wanganui states that the AJ'omen's Christian Temperance Union re-elected all officers for the ensuing year. The next convention is to bo held at Auokland.

Dr. and Mrs. Marshall (Blenheim) are ?isiting.Wellington, and are staying at ;he Empire Hotel.

Miss Cooper,'of Auckland, is staying with her sjster, Mrs. Gilray, of Napior, at Kenilworth.

Putting competitions were held yesterday afternoon by members of the new Ladies' Golf Club recently formed in connection with the municipal links at Borhampore. Ihe ono for-novices was won by Mrs. Fuller, aud the other, for players with previous experience of tho game, was won by Mrs. A. J. Cameron. There were in all about eleven entrants.

Miss Gladys Merton has returned to Christchurch from a visit to Wellington. Some time ago the Auckland Women's Patriotic Association'sent to tho

l inen at'the front 6COO billies filled with . Christmas gifts, iu return the Mayoress ■(.Mrs'. Gunsoii) has recently received many letters from the 6oluiers, in which they expressed the thanks of themselves and their comrades for the gifts. One man said: "The billies are going to tho front with us, so that we ;can boil water to.mako tea. So you see you have* sent us a double gift." The gifts were also sent to the Maori Contingent, and among the various letters which were received was one' in which the following occurred: —"I was to-d'ay the recipient of a billy. I can assure you that I heartily appreciate it, as do all my comrades in the training camp. It makes our hearts ever so joyful and thankful to realise that the women of the Auckland province are mindful of our welfare wherever wo, are..,. ■; • .Please

accept and convey to them our thanks and gratitude for the gifts,"

Hostesses at the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street for .the coming ivenk aro: Sunday, Mrs. -Joseph; Monday, Mrs. G'. Richardson and Mrs. Hayman; Tuesday, Mrs. Boden; Wednesday, Mrs. Miles; Thursday, Mrs. A. Pearce; Friday, Mrs. A. do B. Brandon, Mrs. 0. Griffiths; Saturday, Mrs. M. Holmes and Mrs. L. Blundell. In charge of the coat and parcel room for each night of the week will be the following ladies, beginning from Sunday: —Miss Adams, Mrs. J. D. Gray, Mrs. Alfred Atkinson, Miss Van-Staveren, Mrs. F. W. M'Kenzie, Mrs. Cha/tfield. "

Mrs. Firth', lion, treasurer of the Red Cross Military Hospital Guild acknowledges the following rontributions:-— Mrs. Massey, 55.; Mrs. Robinson, 55.; Mrs. J. Duncan, £5; Miss Coates, 10s.; Mrs. Muter's Red l Cross tea, £I;'M.L. Red Cross tea, £1 55.; Mrs. R. White, £8 Ss.Miss'Skerrett, 10s.; Mrs. Fulton, £2 65.; Mrs. Lewis (February and March), £1; Lady Stout, £1; Mrs. Taylor, sale of shamrock on St. Patrick a Day at the Miramar Ololf, House, lis. 3d.; Mrs. H. 1 G. Nicholls's Red Cross tea, £10 12s. 3d.; Mrs. Lowe, 10s.

MAGNESIA HELPS DYSPEPTICS. PATIENT FOODS AND MEDICINES NO LONGER NECESSARY. . Many dyspeptics have now discontinued the use of expensive patent foods, harmful drugs, medicines, and artificial digestants, and instead, following the advice often given in these columns, they just take half-a-teaspoonful of bisurated magnesia -in a little water after meals, with the result that they not only save moMy, but enjoy much better health, ihose ivho have once tried bisurated magnesia never dread the approach, of meal times, loecause they know that this wonderful antacid and food corrective, which ran so readily be obtained from any chemist, vil l instantly neutralise acidity and prevent all possibility of the food fermenting in the stomach. Try this plan yourself, but mind you get bisurated magnesia aa oilier forni6 are unsuitable. —Advt.