TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15079, 29 November 1919, Page 8

TOWN EDITION.

"If the Extreme Labor Party were 'in 'power 1 'suppose' we should nave .\h Hoiiand Dictator m Chief, Mr Frasei and my friend secends-in-command, and Mr Webb Minister of War." — Lieut.GolonCl Mitchell ,at Berhanipore. "i tuil you this quite plainly: I would i rather be reiianeu lv JL-'ar.iainent hy a ►' care majority of ono than tlirough the ! opoiauun oi that coinpruiiiiacy propoii tioiial iepresentat.on.' : Mr. J. P. Luke, I. at Wellington. it is announced that Mr. Edward Buchanan, a missionary from India, will I &peuiv m the Giey street ' hall, next i Uedstone's, oiii bunday and Tuesday e. pnuigs, and that Mis. Buchanan will ■tpeak to ladies' only on Monday evenI It is stated that, as the result of a '' vdsit of one of the oiticers appointed - under the Discharged Soldiers.' bel-tie-ment Act, several big Hawke's Bay | piopeit.es have 'keen placed under offer to the Government; The' -places most jjfikeiy to -benefit by the cutting up of the 'estates will be Hastingi ana Otane. j A credit to the Dominion, is the New | Zealand National Review, published m ! Auckland, a copy of which reaches us 1 through Mr. C. W. Muir. It is ex--1 colieni-ly printed, well illustrated and eonlains many thoughtful articles and much valuable information, including a programme of constructive social reform. Members of the Women's Ciub are asked to send cakes or donations to the Women's Ciub rooms on Wednesday afternoon,' December 3. Mrs; A. J Terry will be at the club rooms 'between 2 and 4.30 p.m.. to receive cakes or contributions for the Women's Club tea tent, m aid of the Beach improvement Society's carnival. The Rev. F. H. -Spencer, agent for the British and Foreign &tble .Society, hr\s been vis ting the. East Coast, especially the country nor h of Waip'ro, but owing to indisposition, and acting under medical orders is returning to Auckland per Arahura to-night. He hopes early next year to resume visi ing the districts which he has not been, to. He reports a want of rain, north e of Gis- • borne, which is drier "than here, and the crops are suffering. Miss Rosemary Rees, who arrived m Auckland last week, is expected m. Gisborne next Wednesday. She has brought with ber on the Arawa several cases oi Paris models — gown and hats — on behalf of the Maison. Arnal, 101 Avenue Moxart, Paris. Thqso goods will be sold m Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, and Wellington. Monsieur Jean Arnal is hiiir so if visiting New Zealand shortly with a view to opening permanent premises lathe sale of exclusive models from the Maison Beer, Paquin. Goraerts,: ivn'd [ other world-renowned firms. Muss Roes | went to Paris (no easy matter m these | days). m order to select personally, the ! models for the first sale. I The president of the Cook Coun'j f Women's Guild acknowledges the foi- * lowing gifts to the Hend Materoa Home m which there are at present 17 chil- ■ dren, all well: Mrs. Mcintosh, two lots of butter ; Miss Rees, cakes : the Rev .W. T. Drake, cakes ; Friends, 4 tur keys; -Old Settlers' picnic, soft drinks ; butter,, sugar, lollies, tea, bread, moa! [ and eggs;, Mrs. Crawford, boys' shirts f Anonymous; parcel of clo'hes'; Friend | parcel of clothes and books ; Messrs, j Kelts ar»d' Turftbull. two sheep; Messrs \, Barry*. Martin and Smith, soft drinks : j Mr.Ford. b'inis; Mr. F. Harris, meal t (monthly) : Mr. Ha whin**, cake (week [ lv>; Mr. G.B. Oman. £1- Mrs. Hut " chjson, F>ouh. street. £1; Mr. Pettierf bridge, £1. A special meetintr of "the i committee will be held m TownT.ey't hall on Monday, at 3 p.m.