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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 120, 31 May 1901, Page 2

The concert and dance at Patutahi last night in aid of the Roman Catholic Church was a great success. The hall was crowded for the concert, and there was g!so a very large crowd for the dance, which was kept up till daylight this morning. An article on New Zealand wool has been published in London for those engaged in country life. It is evident that the writer thinks wool growing in the United Kingdom may learn something from New Zealand methods. At Dunolly, New South Wales, a serious accident happened to a young married man named William Ralph. He was employed at the Harvest Home mine, and had placed a fuse in one "cap, and, while placing it in the second, it exploded, blowing off part of the thumb ' and first' finger of the left hand, severely lacerating his face, and blinding him. It is not yet known if the sight is permanently . destroyed. How the explosion oocurred is not known. A persuasive and forcible address was made at the welcome meeting last night by Mrs (Captain) Hill, of the Salvation Army. The lady took the place of her husband, who has been in Wellington taking part in the reception of Comman- ■ danfc and Mrs Booth. In his speech, Mr DeLautour paid an eloquent tribute to the work of Commandant and Mrs Booth. He referred to it as a tragedy that they had to leave their splendid work, and return for a period in the hope that a rest would enable them to resume their work. “ Men might come and men might go,” men might take part in the foundation and consolidation of empires and nations, but their work would not compare with that of Commandant and Mrs Booth, who when the last great Coronation Day had come would stand face to face with men, women, and children whom they had 1 helped to become Christians. i