King Country Chronicle Saturday, Nov. 14th, 1914.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 721, 14 November 1914, Page 4

King Country Chronicle Saturday, Nov. 14th, 1914.

A general meeting of workera of the Reform Party wll be held in Thomas and Graham's office, Rora street, next Monday evening at 7.30 o'clock. A full attendance of workers and supporters is asked for. At the Te Kuiti Court yesterday before Mr N. C. Matthew, J.P., a man named John O'Connor, for a Becond offence of drunkenness, was fined 20s and costs.

Matters in connection with the forthcoming A. and P. Show at Te Kuiti ere already being organised. The schedules will be issuad within the next few days and may be obtained on application to the secretary, Mr L. C. Harton. .fudging from the promises of support the Show this year should receive widespread support both within the district and from outsiders

The su m of £5 has been handed to his Worship the Mayor by Mr V. S. Hattawny for the Belgian fund. The Mayor states that the response to the request made by the ladies' committee for clothing for the fund has been splendidly responded to, and a very large quantity of clothing has now been collected in the Borough Council Chambers.

Lady Stout, wife of the Chief Justice of New Zealand is honouring Te / Kuiti with a visit on Monday next. The distinguished visitor cornea in the interests of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, and will address a special meeting of ladies in the Municipal Hall on Monday at 3 p.m. on this subject. Lady " Stout will be tho guest of the Mayoress duiing her stay in the town. Any distressed mother wishing advice or assistance will find in Lady Stout a kind and sympathetic friend.

An appeal ia mode by the St. John Ambulance Association to the residents of thi 3 district. It is pointed out that the opportunity of helping those wounded in tho war should be regarded as a privilege. That people should be- only too glad to do their utmost for those who are fighting for their country. Nobody need necessarily contribute very much. The fund, indeed ia to be created by shilling contributions in the form of postage stamps. Letter cards facilitating their transmission can be obtained on application to this office. It is expected that £2OO a month will be raised, half nf which is to be devoted to the neetfs of the Now Zflaland forces, the other half to be placed at tho disposal of the Central General Council in London.

Mrs Phebo Jane Blomfield, who was widely known and much respected, passed away in p'eace at the residence of her son, Mr 13. R. Elomfield, on Saturday morning, 7th inßt She waa the fourth daughter of tho Rev. John Hobbs, who was the first Methoaist missionary that was sent to New Zealand and the Friendly Irland. Mrs Blomfield was born at in 1835, and was brought to thia Dominion when she was but two years old. It will therefore bo seen that sho waa. one of the oldest identities o£ the Auckland provirce. She was buried among relatives in Pukekohe on Tceeday.tba Rev. W. Gittos, Frost, and Griffiths officiating at the grave.