It has long been admitted that we in 1900. The Star ard Badge of the done very little to signalise our apprecia order wore composed of diamond rays tion of our greatest dramatist, and the springing from and surrouudin, 0 hong-talked-of Shakespeare memorial is enamelled face. Ite presentation honour only conferred on Sovereign ladies, its other recipients being the Ceatina, the German Empress, and Queen Marghorita of Italy. Yester-again to the fore, It is suggested that next year a gigantic commemoration festival shall be held in all parts of the world, when it is hoped that sufi funds may result to admit of the bui Nurses doing duty at the Muni Hospital will receive salary at a rate 25% hig!
than that paid for work at the Nursing Home, the nurses taking this' duty in regular rotation.
The feasibility. of constructing a passenger lift at the Home will be considered.
"Complaints" books' will be kept at both institutions for the use of doctors attending patients and, when an entry is made therein, extract of the same will be forwarded with the Health Officer's comment for the inform tion of the Watch Committee.
Five additional nurses will be obtained from England without delay, together with a qualified dispense The matrons are instructed to give particular attention to the preparation and service of the food of patients and nurses; also to carry out all doctors' orders without modification or opposition.
Drainage: Water-closet System.—H ing reference to the Minute of instant on this subject, the Council approves the text of an Amendment to Foreign Building Rule No. 76, as follows; "No connection shall be made with "any drain, public or private, whereby "ordure will be discharged into the "ame. No watercloset and cesspool, "cistern, or permanent receptacle for sewage or ordure, shall be constructed "or used. In special cases the Council day it was knocked down to som one otherwise than royal for £115! i memorial theatre, where we shall)"
constant succession of the masters "may grant permission for the installa-"tion of an approved water-closet system A wonderful State consisting of plays Mr. Richard Badger has offered "upon condition that the Council only richly embroidered purple velvet dress to start the fund with a first subscrip-"shall undertake the periodic removal with a white satin stole, a tiara of gold tion of £2,000, an additional £1,000 for a of the contents of any cesspool or re-and precious stones and veil thickly specific purpose," and £500 towards the coptaclo connected therewith, and shall flecked with gold, realised £270, whilst working expenses of the special ap; "als, "be entitled to such charges for such the satin wedding dress only fetched Home people think the theatre we bea as the nature of the case may £30. The tiara worn on that fateful and would defeat its own ends. I day a "true lover's knot" design in jetter suggesting a monument on Instructions are issued for submission beautiful diamonds, added £1,220 to the the lines of the Prince consort Memorial of this amendment to the Land Com-realised during the day's sale, which in Kensington Gardens, and if erected in missioners, in accordance with the pro-together totalled £2, suitable pinch it might prove a popular sions of Land Regulation XXX, and for The Theatrical Ladies' Guild. idea, as even the greatest man's fame is its subsequent notification in the usual It is often of the theatrical liable to wane, and a building which profession that although they are always could only be used for one purpose might opting the text of the amend-randy to render assistance to any good some day be but an object of ridicule. ed Rule as submitted the Council conand charitable cause, outside their own As Bernard Shaw says, one can advisable, in order to prevent profession, they are often backward in tell." any misconception as to the objects with aiding their brothers and sisters in time J. K. which it has been framed, to record its of distress. A visit to the annual unanimous decisi meeting of the Theatrical Ladies' Guild becoming offecti should "at once dispel such an idea,
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