TOWH EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14124, 17 October 1916, Page 6

TOWH EDITION.

i , • I I'iXcelU'iit business was transacted, at i the I'od ( Vivs. shop ou Saturday, [he ' taking aiiio-iiitiuj; to £ICO 13s, I Advice- has been received m Gisborne thai. Mr Keith Williams, .son of the l.'cv. A. O. \\ illiams, of \Vnn_antii. has, . rcct'lvfil his ( cimmij-sioi) m the held m; France. j Mr P. W. -Bush-hell, who left for camp with last night's di aft of reinforcements, was tendered a farewell lea by I the members of St. Andrew's Bible Class" 'yesterday afternoon. Reference was made to the prominent part taken by _lr Bu.shnell m the Bible Clas-s movement and other Church organisations, and he was made a suitable presentation as an earnest of goodwill. The (•luis't church Stock Exchange circular states tliat it is reported that the South British insurance Company las absorbed I liv Farmers' Co-operative Insurance Association of New Zea-'.and, Ltd., whose head office .is m Christchurch. However (says the ; Lyttelton Times) details regarding the amalgamation are not yet available. "Young People's Day" 'was observed m St. Andrew's Church yesterday. A special order of service was used, and m the morning, there Mas a large attendance of Sunday school scholars, who took part m responsive readings. The Bible Cla?_ members assembled m large numbers at the evening service. On both occasions appropriate sermons were de* i livered by the Rev. Jas. Aitken, M.A, ' Special collections were taken for the I Youth of the Church Fund. . Te the monthly meeting of tho New Zealand Trotting Association a letter was received from the secretary of. the Poverty Bay Trotting Club forwarding a declaration from G. W. Primrose, relative to the time taken m tho Farewell Handicap at the last trotting meeting of tho club. Red George, the winner, Avas credited with having trotted the distance m 2min 19sec, but for reasons mentioned that time was not correct. The club recommended that m the official, records "No time taken" should appear. It was decided to write for the evidence., of the other timekeepers. In response to the appeal for funds for the British Red Cross Society, the Victoria League have decided to make a special effort at the Red Cross shop on Saturday next, the 21st inst. Already a large supply of poultry, cooked meats, cakes, etc., have been promised, but contributions to any of the stalls will be most welcome. In addition to the usual stalls, there will be a jumble stall, under the superintendence of Mrs Wallis, for which alao contributions are asked. Per- \ mission has been granted for the. sale. of I flowers aud sweets m the streets, and it is hoped that the patriotic young ladies m charge of the trays will- have liberal patronage. The shop will be under the direction of Mesdames H. White, Telford, E. Coop, and It. Coop, assisted by a band <>f helpers. The work stall, of which Mrs Reynolds is the head and prime mover, will be tended by Mesdames J. Clark, G. Reynolds, and T. H. Garrett, and Miss Brook-Taylor * Mr J. L. Elmore, a visitor, who has , been making a close and scientific study of the rock paintings of New Zealand, is a shrewd' observer, says the Otago Daily Times, and prefaces a lecture to the Otago Institute with some entertaining' comments and criticisms. It had surprised him, he said, to find the peo2)le of the North Island so depreciate the South Island. That was a thing he could not understand. In Auckland he and his wife Avere told that, when they got to Wellington they would not like it, but ho did not see anything wrong 'with i Wellington. In Wellington they were told they would not like Christchurch; it was "too flat and ugly. If Wellingtonians could call Christchurch 'Ugly, he did not know what adjective to apply to Wellington. ll*e could say frankly that if they were- going to "locate" m New Zealand, they would certainly choose Dunedin. That was not flattery, but the truth. In the matter of beauty, spots, there was. . nothing .that could touch Dunedin. '