THE MOTOR FIEND.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 613, 16 September 1909, Page 3

THE MOTOR FIEND.

- ••There is some pathos in the humble and i homely petition concerning. motors which' has ; - been drawn up by poor women for 1 presentation ; to the. Queen,, says tho "Ladjes\.Pictorial." | Motorists driving through';the country-little * realise what their pleasuro entails upon these > poor villagers 'who say "we aro sure your Ma- ' josty cannot- know how much we, suffer, from " them. Our chihlren nre always in danger, .our things are ruined by tho dust, we cannot opdn , our windows, our rest is spoiled tby the noise :■' all .night." - ; All they ask is that tho cars i should be "made to go slow through the v,il- ■ lages." One: feels sure Queen Alexandra' will , bo touched by this appeal which reveals such ) faith in hor sympathy and sense of justice. ' One can only hope that mptorists will bo I equally moved by ,ityj for it'is; difficult'to 6co ■ how tho Queen can see that cars ; 'aro "made'to > go. slow."; .;,' ■ ' .•..''■ .' : - ' Just how, when Indian affairs are so much, to -the front,.:one is reminded of the very' solid i service rendered to Anglo-Indian' journalism . by Miss Annio Smith, who has. probably had ' more to do with, Indian newspapers than any '. other woman, She is keenly, interested ' in all Indian affairs', and is au courant .with i every department, of Indian life'and thought. r Miss Smith'is an active, supporter of the, Na : ' [ tional Jndian Association,"and has'done.much j to win from Western readers' sj-mpathy with' , Eastern:ideals and aspirations. ',