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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVII, Issue 12410, 21 March 1911, Page 4

Entries for the Horticultural Autumn Show close this evoning at 7.30, at Mr. A. Thomson's. . . • .

The Rev W. Grant acknowledges the following sums : for the Chinese -famine fund : — Postal note, sg, per Mrs Graham* 10s, "Sympathiser," Ormond ss. The Kaiti-Crty*' Football Club, last year's Carroll Cup winners, hold theii annual meeting to-morrow evening at the Roj*al hotel. An effort will be ! made to again place three teams m the field, , and all intending players are re quested to attend the meeting.. In order to separate the business por tion of to-morrow night's annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce,- it is notified that the report and balance-sheet will be presented and the officers elected at 6.30 p.m., before the banquet starts, it 7 o'clock. ,

Mr R. F. Houlihan, who returned from the South on Saturday, resumed work yesterday as officer m charge of the local telegraph department, after the usual holiday. Mr and Mrs Houlihan spent a fortnight m whei*e they got an idea of the effects of theprolonged spell of i dry weather. . There will be no programme of Pathe pictures to-night. A feature of the new programme to be shown first to-morrow night is the inclusion of "Pathe Animated Gazette" (Home edition); also "Pathe's Australian Gazette," a lengthy film depicting the latest current events from the other side.

A strong deputation, representative oJ all sports bodies, will wait upon the Borough Council at their jjext meeting for the purpose of conserving the interests of the various sports bodies m connection with the improvements being effected on Childers road reserve. All those who are interested are cordially invited to attend. A meeting of the Mayoral Reception Committee was held last night, Mr W. F. Crawford presiding. It was decided to hold a promenade concert. A date was not definitely settled, but it was agreed that the concert should be held after the Mayor's return from the South whither he proceeds by the steamer on Sunday. Attention is drawn to the advertisement on another page, inviting friends and supporters of the Baptist Church tc attend. a special meeting m the Tabernacle to-morrow evening at 8 o'clock. The meeting is to make the necessary arangements m connection with the anniversay and harvest thanksgiving. It is hoped to make these of a special nature this year and as through an ommission no intimation was given on Sunday it is earnestly hoped all will make an effort to attend

During her « recent run from Bluff to Melbourne and baok the Ulimaroa's wireless" operator (Mr Kelly) was m constant communication with Sydney He also held "conversation" with Huddart, Parker and Co.'s steamer Riverina md the P. and O. Oo.'a R.M.S. Moldavia, at a distance of 900 miles. On Thursday night the Wellington wireless station heard R.M.S. Moldavia "talking" from the vicinity of Cape Mafia van Diemaft The vessel was then on her way from Auckland to London

An interesting walking tou,r was recently undertaken by three Gisbornites, .NWs^W. E. Brown, P. Dudson and L. Robertson. Leaving town on Friday morning; they travelled by train to Otoko, where on arrival they started off on foot for Motu. Otoko wag left about 10 a.m., and the party reached their destination, about' 22 miles distant, at * o clock m the afternoon. On Satu* day. morning they set out for the Motu falls, returned back to Motu, and left for Otokb about 10 a.m. They travel led along Neill road both Ways, but owtngio'rain on Friday they found tho road very heavy and sticky on the way back. Otoko was reached at 7 pm On Sunday- Otoko was "left at 8 a.m. and after about a 35-mile tramp Giaborne was reached at 7 'p.m., the trip having been greatly enjoyed.

Uritish girls who come to New Zealand to enter domestic service seem m many cases to be disappointed with conditions here on arrival. A lady having much to do with such girls m Wei hngton informed a Post reporter that the girls sometimes cry on their din lllusionment. They- say they had been told before coming out that they were to get £1 or £1 10s a week and all found. They «re never able to say by whom they are told this, except that they have seen it advertised Bomewhere. As a matter of fnct>, they might be able to receive no more than £20 to £25, a year at Home, but they seem to leave with exaggerated' notions as to the length of the New Zealand housewife's purse. Many of them follow particular branches of service, and they are appalled at the multifarious duties which the New Zealand "general" is expected to perform. Their experiences as detailed to the lady m question arc 'not such aa to encourage them to induce other girls to come out ; but they arc not given more work or subjected to harder conditions than the average New Zealand domestic. "It is all so very different from what we thought it would be" : summarises their position. Bay of Plenty Times states: — Kailway connection -between Taumn^a and Gisborne means big things for the coastal settlers* as a whole, and one« the farmers m the Tauranga and. Wha kfatane Counties secur© rail access witli the sheep-producing areas m Opotikiand Gisborne they will demonstrate m a practical manner that they posses? some jof the best fattening land to be found jin New Zealand. The swamps of Tc Puke and Whakatane have as yet been only touched on the threshold, and an [illustration of their stock-carrying capacity may jiow be seen on several Papamoa holdings, notably that of Mr Alex. Bell, where during the past year or two some of the best sheep sent into the Auckland market have been fattened. A mile or two further on the Hikutaw«tawa estate shows that our coastal uplands are splendidly suited for sheep. To use the words of a hfghly-esteemed Te Puke settler, the Hon. R. McKenzit has made the East Coast railway a reality," and we trust he -will use his best endeavors to have construction pushed on to Motu, and also to Waihi, so that if possible -when the Gisborne and' Tauranga sections are linked up, there will be a ready "way out" via Waihi, to be followed afterwards by the deviation from, Paeroa.

A juryman summoned to serve on the fresh- panel sworn before his Honor Mr Justice Cooper at the Auckland Supreme Court, asked to be excused on the somewhat unusual grotlnd that one of his employes was a witness m a case which was listed for trial. "Very well," said his Honor, "I shall excuse you from serving on that case, at all events." Another juror, Mr W. H. Webbe, asked to be freed from service on the groxind that he was a teacher of music, and that if hia work were interrupted the result would be, to say the least of it, a serious inconvenience to his pupils, as causing a break m the progress of their studies. Mr Webbe added that he had only once previously been summoned as a juror. That was about 25 years ago, and then the late Mr Justice Gillies excused him on the same grounds as were now advanced. His Honor, considering • that ordinary school-teachers are exempt from jury service, remarked that as another judge had allowed the excuse he would act similarly, and Mr Webb© was permitted to leave the Court. Mr,. Pi-en-dergast appeared for the Devonpori Borough Council, and applied that Mr John Arthur, one of the Council's employes, should ■ be relieved from jury service, as he was the engineer m charge of the sewage pumping machinery, and also drove the' engine which was employed m the Council's «quarry. 'There ww'no other competent engineer available^to perform the duties devolving upofrvMr Arthur. The application was granted. Distressing Blemishes. — "Violet Snow" Cream ia the only positive* remedy for Ruperfluouß hnir, and is used by thousands of women throughout the lD«>minion. Price 4s 6d, from your chemist, or post free from Hemnley Burnet, Royal Exchange Buildings, Christchurcjh. SenH postal note* m payment.*