GIRLS GALORE.

Grey River Argus, Volume XIII, Issue 1561, 6 August 1873, Page 3

GIRLS GALORE.

The Civil Service Gazette o£ a recent date says: — The usually quiet locality of Cannon-row was the scene of an extraordinary excitement. Eleven situations fot junior counter-women being vacant at various metropolitan post offices, intimation of the same was given through the usual channels, and candidates were directed to apply personally at the offices of the Civil Service Commissioners. In response to the advertisement, it is variously estimated computed that on the first day from 1000 to 1600 applicants attended. It. is more than probable the latter estimate is nearer the mark, if not considerably within it, as numbers of would-be candidates, on seeing the vast j crowds assembled, immediately turned back. The steps and court-yard of the offices of the Commissioners were blocked, and locomotion to and from the offices and through Cannon row itself was for a time, notwithstanding the united exertions of several policemen, completely at a standstill. The unusual spectacle of such ah extraordinary number of young women collected together attracted the attention of the neighborhood around, and as may jke imagined, by no means tended to facilitate the traffic; in fact, for a time business was suspended in the immediate locality, the various windows Idoking into Cannon row presented an appearance only to be found in bur principal thoroughfares on the occasion of some great procession. The number who attended on the second day is put down at between five and six hundred, the exact number, for the reason we have stated it is impossible to arrive at. It may, however, be safely assumed that 2000 yonng women repaired, to Cannon row for the purpose of competing for these' situations ; this much, however, is certain that the Commissioners did actually examine for these eleven vacancies over 1000 cannidates. ; l