LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11146, 9 December 1907, Page 3

LAST NIGHT'S NEW ZEALAND NEWS

(Per Press Association.) AUOKLAND, last night. The fete was spoiled by heavy rain yesterday, only realising about £150, instead of the £500 aimed at. Two theatre benefit performances are being arranged m consequence. A great deal of interest was shown m the baby show, over 100 entries being received, and much excitement prevailed among the mothers. Some remarkable weight records were established. One of the best was that of Arthur Thorpe, who. though only 11 months old, turned the scale at 371 b lOoz. There were several different classes m the baby show, including those for the heaviest and prettiest boys and girls tinder one and two years. /Out of the 50 babies weigh- ■ ed; the 'heaviest girl was Sybil Mackay (291 b). who gained the prize. Awards: Prettiest girl under one year. Freda Gaudin. 1 ; Queenie Lange 2. ; Prettiest girl under two years, Jean Gardiner 1, Esther McLeod 2. Prettiest boy under two years, Montague Morran 1; Leslie O'Brien 2. Heavy rain continued almost intermittently \t_roughou>t Saturday. . The cricket ground soon became alniost flooded, and all cricket was consequently postponed. A raid on a sly-grog shop m Grey street was made early this morning, and a quantity of liquor found. v WANGANUI, last night. The Wanganui Jockey Club <m Saturday evening reappointed Mr Ryves Webb to tlie position of caretaker of the course. There were over fifty applications from all parts of the Dominion. WELLINGTON, last night. , Determined^ efforts were put forth with great success' to make Hospital Saturday and Sunday collections m Wellington this year eclipse all previous, collections. Yesterday the passer-by was accosted at every oorner by ladies armed with Red. Cross labelled boxes, and the persistent collectors were rewarded with a. totsum of £249. • In addition to this, boxes from, the various hotels have yet to be emptied. So far it is impossible to estimate what this afternoon's demonstration on the Basin v -reserve will yield. The various bands of the city and suburbs gave their services, and contributed an, excellent programme of music. There was a very large. attendance of the public, estimated at 5000 or 6000;. and: as the,-, übiquitous lady collectors ' were as attentive to their task as they were yesterday, a total collection of a very substantial amount is assured. Th* crowd this afternoon was ' addressed by the Hon. T. W. Hislop (Mayor of Wellington) and ther Hon. C. M. Luke, M.L.O. (chairman of the Hospital Trustees).