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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 310, 25 September 1918, Page 2

Her Excellency the Countess of Liverpool, accompanied by tJio Mayoress, paid a visit to the Alexandra Homo on Monday afternoon and expressed herself as much pleased and interested with tho working and arrangements of tho home. . . ' . The death occurred lost week in her 78th yeiu- of .' Sarah Eiwa ltobinson, widow of tlio lato Mr. James Tucker Kuumson. Born iii Lonaon in ibiU, at the'ago of twelve -years tho deceased, with hor parents, emigrated lo Australia (on tho journey tiiey were ttvico shipwrecked), and settled in Ballarat, at wmeh placo she was married, die went to jjlciiiiieirii shortly at wilier marriage, fifty-throe years ago, where she nad lived ever since. The deceased had been in failing health for several mouths, and tho end was not .'unexpected. Her (family of ten—live sons and lire daughters—also a nunibor of' grandchildren, survive her. The engagement is announced of Miss Daisip- ifarrie, of. Waipukiiraii, to Lieutenant A..JE. Ohrisp, of tjisborno, at* present in. .Now Zealand on furlough. Dr. Emma Irwin, of Napier, is in town for a few days. Dr. M'Cahon is spending a few days in town, on her way to Auckland. Mr. and Mrs. It. Acton Adams, who have been on .a long visit to Auckland, are staying at the- Midland Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Cooper, ivho are on a short visit to Ohristchurch, are returning to Wellington next Tuesday, and will stay nt the Midland Hotel. . . Miss Grace Watson, •who has been staying with friends in town, has returned' to Hamilton. Staff Nurse Roy has been . transferred from Fcatherston Military Hospital to Trentham Camp. ■There will ho two dances at tho Sydney Street Soldiers' Club this week— to-night and on Thursday night, Bluo ticket-holders are asked to attend, every one if possible, in view of the I large number oi guests, and to he as i early as possible on both occasions.