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Hokitika Guardian, 17 January 1925, Page 3

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ROBBED HAIR NOT ALLOWED LONDON. Nov. IS. Romford, Essex, Board of Guardians yesterday adopted a renort of the Hospital Committee recommending that the nursing staff lie instructed that, in future, bobbed or shingled hair will not he allowed, and that, anyone already bobbed must allow her hair to grow.

Miss Haslaiii, a guardian, who has bobbed hair herself, sail] she objected to the rei ommemlal ion. “ Think,” she said, “of the long hair coining down and tickling a pal ient.” • Air J. W. Rigby, elminnaii of Hie riospih.il Committee, said there had been a discussion on the matter in the nursing papers, and most of the matrons were against bobbed hair. HIGH HEELS AND POWDER. Air K. 11. Goodfellnw jocularly said that perhaps it was a question of morals, and. if so. the committee ought to go into the matter of whether the muses should use face powder or wear hiirli-lieeLcfi shoos wlion off duty.

He added that this was unwarrantable interference with the liberty of the stall'. Perhaps when the Hospital Committee built a new nursing home, they would put a statue of Bumble in the entrance-hall. 'This was a pettifogging piece of Bumbledom 'The chairman, Air E. G. Bratcholl, saiil he did not see why the nurses should not he allowed to do as they liked. Air E. Lambert said the only reason given by the chairman of the Hospital Committee was Unit it was done at the desire of the matron, and he certainly did not think they should curtail the liberty of the nurses. IN HIS FATHER’S ROBES. ' LONDON, November IJ. Wearing the black and gold robes ol his father. Lord Randolph Churchill, who refused to give them up when he ceased to he Chancellor of the Exchequer, Ah- AYinstou Churchill presided yesterday in the Hall of Fxoehoquer, now the Lord Chiel Justice s

court, over the ceremony ol nominating the Sheriffs. According to ancient custom, the Chancellor, with a selection committee composed ol High Court judges, nominates three persons lor every county. 'The names are then submitted to the Korn, who makes his final selection by pricking a name with a pin. Hence the phrase “ Pricking the Sheriffs.” The post of Sheriff in days gone by was greatly coveted, hut nowadays

owing to the expenses, county persons nominated fm* the office sometimes bog to be excused. Such was the ease again yesterday when Mr Churchill ordered that thcce landowners should he placed at the bottom of the list to he submitted to the King. Airs Winston Churchill occupied a seat in the jurv-hox.

HARRY AND HUBERT. LONDON. November Id. Childish laughter is again echoing in the royal nursery of Buckingham Palace, for the two little sons of Princess Alary are ill residence there. They are living at the palace by the wish of the Queen, their grandmother. When thev arrived at the palace on Thursday evening from Goldshorough flail. Yorks, they were taken to the royal nurseries, which overlook St. James’s Park. There, in the rooms where their mother played as a little girl with the Prince of Wales and the Duke of York, Harry and Hubert Lasecdles held court. One of their early visitors yesterday was the Queen. Alter making a fuss of the baby tier Majesty played with Hubert. The King visited his grandchildren during the day. and also laughingly played with Hubert. Among the toys which make the nursery a children’s fairyland are some of those with which Princess Alary played as a child. Princess Alary and Lord Lascelles visited the palace yesterday morning. DICK WHITTINGTON. LONDON, Nov., 13.

A legal document hearing what is believed to he the seal of Dick Whittington, the famous Lord ATayor of London, has been discovered among a bundle of old deeds by All*. H . RMoulton, a London expert in parch-

incuts. In the centre of the seal is a bust of a young man, encircling which is the naine“Rioardi AY'hityiugton,” and the date 1102. An expert of the Public Records Office said yesterday, that he was confident the seal was genuine, and so far as fie knew, unique, ft must have been the seal used by Whittington before lie was knighted ajnd' received armorial hearings. He was made Lord Alayor first in '1397.” Air. A. H. Thomas, Keeper of the Archives of the City of London, said the portrait on the seal was possibly that of some saint favoured by YYliittington, as he did not think it was a picture of him.