MISS ADA MURCUTT, F.R.G.S.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13462, 29 June 1907, Page 7

MISS ADA MURCUTT, F.R.G.S.

For some months past (says an exchange) we have been receiving reports from Scottish newspapers of the crowded and enthusiastic meetings addressed by Miss Murcutt, F.R.G.S. (Scotland), through the length and breadth of Scotland. Wo learned that Miss Murcutt had travelled four times round the world, becoming familiar with the social life of various countries^ especially in America, Canada and Japan; that she was a successful journalist, a lecturer on many subjects, and, a point that made her of especial interest to us, that she had carefully studied social reform movements in the lands she visited. Recently we heard that Miss Murcutt, who Jias for years been interested in all she heard of New 'Zealand, and who had from afar made a study of our labour legislation, was coming to this country, perhaps on a lecturing tour, and it was suggested by one prominent leader that she should be asked ;to lecture under the auspices of the Alliance. He produced sheafs of newspaper cuttings, reports of Miss Murcutt' s meetings m Scotland, all speaking of her ability as a lecturer in the very highest terms. He pointed out that for fifteen months Miss Mareiitt had * been lecturing in Scotland under the auspices of the 1.0.0. T.,, meeting everywhere with great success, not _ only in, tihe big cities, even the smaller towns. She had in most places given a • week's series of meetings; in others had leotured for longer terms, and always with the same result,' that her later lectures were attended by greater crowds than her first. Those who came to the early ones came to the last, and brought, -first of all; their- friends, an^finW,. thpir ,iriends and relations. Conclusive proof of powers of persuasion.! This and other evidence having been weighed, and Miss Murcutt herself having arrived in the Colony, the Alliance adopted the suggestion, and she was invited to give her very interesting lectures under their direction. The list of lectures Miss Murcutt is willing to deliver i& a 'long one, and includes two that have ibeetf 1 delivered before the Rdyal Geographical Societies of England and Scotland,. one on "The Ainus, the 1 Aboriginal ftace Of Japan j"- and the other on "The; Japanese." She leotuies also on 'SThe Canadians," on "America and the Americans as I, Saw Them/V«m '"The Chinese in their O\«n' Land,"* sfnd on «'Saghalien, fehe Russian Island Prison." The<iast should her of "especial interest, because Miss Muroutt, who is the only British' woman known to have visited the island, had exceptional opportunities of observing the prison management.

The Taranaki Poultry Society advertise their annual Art Union. First prize gold nugget, valued at £10. Tickets Is, ' ' '►'';■, - .Entries for^the Poultry Society's annual show close withi the secretary, Brougham Street, oft 13th^ July, 1907, at 8.30 p.m. In another column Messrs Wilson & Nolan advertise a. sale in the Stores Company's buildings of £3000 worth of drapery and fancy goods. This sale is the result of th<6 owner's intention to leave New- Sfealand, »nd 'every line must be sold. The vendors advisethat every line offerecTwiinie soldlibsolutely without reserve, so that on July 3rd an<^ 6th there should be some good bargains for those attending the sale, ' ' Those desirous of heavy laying strains of poultry need not go out of the district for them this year, judging by the addi-! tions to be made at the Merryvalo Poultry jFarm this season, .as Mr. Monro received from Mr. Brooks yesterday from South Australia a breeding pen of his famous White Leghorns, comprising five liens, full sisters to his winning pen at Blenheim that put, up that splendid average of 234 eggs per bird in twelve months, and a cockerel from a test pen that averaged 234 eggs. Breeders will need to go a long way to get a better strain than this.