MAORI GIRLS SCHOOLS BAZAAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 53, 2 July 1903, Page 2

MAORI GIRLS SCHOOLS BAZAAR.

AN IMMENSK ATTRACTION. The chief attraction for to-day is the opening of the baz>ar in aid of the soho 1 for Maori girl?. Throughout yesterday the committee, assisted b) the Wanganui natives, were hard at work in making the Theatre Royal suitable for the occasion, The stage has been converted into a Maori village, in which will be seen scms carved bouse?, together with a food store, thwhole being made as complete as possible. A great feature of the bjzaa' will be tb.3 sale of work, over XIOO worth of go-ds will be off-red to visitors, and, as many oF the articles are vary choice, having been imported direct from Knghnd, excellent business should result. His Woiship the Mayor will perform the opening oareonony at 230 thir afternoon, acd will give a short address, as also will (he Rov. F. A. Bennetf. There will then bs given by the Maori* a haka of welcome and a s >ng, and they will also, during the nfternoon, (•ir.g soma of their quaint melodies. Miss H« ldsworth nan also promistd to on tribute a voaal i'em, so that a most eijoyable time may be anticipited by the visitors. The buziiar will be open again a' 7.30 ia the tveniug, aud tha entertain naeu 1 ', which begins at 8 sharp, wil include several umq>io items to bj performtd by ihn Mioris, viz., hakas, wai cries, food carrying and singing. M i Manaering will siDg, Mr Co ko wil! give a violin solo, and the Wesleyan choir wiil contribute a quartette. Apart fr\m the worthy obj ct of th b ziar, the attractions are t.uch ai to eusure a Urge attendance. Certain!; the public wi 1 hive a rare chance c'f witnts ing iters whieh have all the chirm of novelty, and of purchaoirg aitic'es thit are well worth acquiring Every one should maka a special effjf' to be p-esent.