MAORI GIRLS' SCHOOL BAZAAR.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 154, 3 July 1903, Page 2

MAORI GIRLS' SCHOOL BAZAAR.

A GREAT SUCCESS It is with great pkasure that we have to record the coropl-te suc&ss which attended the opening of the baziar in aid of the funds cf Victoria Oolege for Maori Girl?. No ifforts bad been spared in waking the baziar thoroughly attractive. The> Rev. F. A. Bennett, who is find with a noble and untiring enthusiasm in the work of upraising | the native race, has succeeded in m k [ing others as earnest as himself, thi result being that the baz >ar is ar unique attraction that should result ii a handsome contribution to the fundf of the College, The bazar was opened by His Worship the M»yor (Mr R. Oo.k) at 2.30 in the afernoun, when there whs h good att.ndaneo. In a short bu ; happily coaceived address*, the Mayer expressed his warm sympathy with, and great interest in the objact for which the bsziar was being held. He alluded to the graat importance, ft the welfare of the native rac* 3 , of educating Maori girls, and warmly eulogised the Rev, F. A. Bennett's services on behalf of the Maoris, The Rev, F. A, Bnrett reviewed the his'ory of the movement, having for i's olj ct the moral, physicil, and mental ekvaion of the Maosia. He pointed to the fact that a good many tf the male natives had become as well educated and polished as t*e better of pakeh-s, and that made the need for eduoating Miori girls all the more urgent. Foi an educated Maori to wed an uneducated Native girl (which must inevitably happen utidtr the old order of things) would mean the undoing of good work that had been accomplished, if therefore the race was to ba elevated to the position it ought to cceupy than both sexes must receivd the bent fit of that cultura which was eo necessary to attain the desired end. It was on behalf cf the efforts in this direction that the bsziar was being held, as the pro- ', ceeds would be devoted to the Victoria ; College for Maori girls, and he earnestly enlisted the co-operation and practical sympathy of all in tbia important work. The address was received with great spplau'e. j The Theatre Royal presented a very | gay appearance. Arrarged beneath { the Df, ss Circle were the stalls nicely draped and otherwise ornamented, whilst the goods for sale in every cas , are Very tempting -in fact, any of the , visitors who re'urned home with a , penny in his or her pocket, must have hid either a heart of stone or no tagte . for the bi autiful. Chief amongst the : stalls were those devoted to the sals of : refreshments, afternoon tea, toys, art warks and sundry gcois, " Customers" wete waited on by a small army of stall-ke pais, tho principal amoDgst. whom ware Mesdames Djckrill (in i charge), E. M. Smith, R, Cock, Buttle, i Woolley, Evats, Home, Kemp, W, . Bsnnett, Ryan, Fleetwood, Spencer, Percy Smith, Collins, Piidham, and Misses Tester, S'ephenson-Smitb, Hemp'on, Ryan, Fieetwcod, Grant, Smith and Hopkinson, Numerous side aUrcc'ions also help to keep things ! .going menily,

8 j The best item, however, from a spec--5 tacu'ar point of view was the stage which hid been convcrtfd into a roiniajj tura native village. Everything was 7 complete down to the stab f-nee and 5 wharepuna and pataka. Rev. Bennett 3: was responsible for this piece of work, 3 ,'and his assistants were a cumber of "(Wangauui natives, who it must be | mentioned have travelled all these miles j and helped materially to make the affair the success it is, for nothing more than the gratitude of tbe promoters. The Maori carvings used were kindly lent by Mr Bu'terworth. The native items were all given in front of this imita- (. tion village and were in consequence r doubly effec'ive. The proceeds during 3 the af-erncon totalled some .£7O. ) In the evening the attendance was c again very largo and bu»inees brisk. The programme for the most pirt consisted of Maori items, whuh were enthusiastically received. Especially was this to in regard to the singing, and for pure harmony the concerted items were better than thesa by - many singers with much higher prei tensions, As a result encores were the order of the evening. The items were as follows; Tableau, Maori Village, i with the natives "at home"; Maori Welcome; Maori oeremony, " Presentation of feod "; " Wero " (challenge) to Maoris; Haka ; " Wero " to Pakehas; violin solo, Mr Cook ; vocal quartette, Mesdarnes Fikett and Shorney, and Messrs H. White and Veale; Maori Hymn, "Kawiri" (o*lvery); Poi Dance, Maori girls; Poi Dance, Rangi; Haka. The total proceeds for the day amounted to about £l4O, so that the bazaar, we think, may be regarded es a record in point of attendance, and, ' " when the numbers go up," there is i every reason to believe that it will be so from a financial point of view aho. The promoters must certainly be com- 1 plimented upon their success, 1 TO-NIGHT ' The entertainment will be varied and, ( if anything, more attractive than on ( Thursday evening. The sale at the j stalls will also be continued, and there , should again be a large attendan e. s It is possible that arrangements may f bo made for a matinee on Saturday su as to give country visitors an oppor- a tunlty of participating in the bazaar t and in the entertainment given by the Maoris.

j About Colds. —lq all countries and j among all nations of the globe, oongh medicines are used and used more extensively than any other one class o? me lioines. Every human being is subject to throat and lung troubles, which may terminate his existenoe People everywhere realize the dangerous consequsnces of a neglectei cold, for the majority of fatalities have their origin in atd are characterized first by a simple oolj. I'he more careful end prudent persons do not permit a cold to run its coarse, but treat it promptly. For many years Chamberlain's Oough Kemedy has been in use throughout the United States and many o'.her count ies ! and time has proven it to be the but adapted I of any remedy yet made for all throat and jlmg diseases, and espeoially coughs, colds, croup, and whooping owgh. It always' cures and curjs quickly. For sale by New Plymouth Cooperative S.oiety Advt. The new issue of the Provident Building Society was adeoided suooess, a? j might have been expeoted from the con , spipuous manner in whioh it had made its (way in popular favour. It is a most healthy indication that the number of i applications were very muoh in excess of i the number of shares available, and is [evidence of publio appreciation of the policy of the Direotors in inviting applications for the new series.—Advc Gone |1 Vanished 11 Absolutely Cured 1 The old man's cough Is gono j for years he was troubled with asthma; now be is quite cured; Bock's balsam cured him llt has cured others ; has cured thousands Bock's Balaam cues Bronchitis in all its stages, old standing Coughs, Ordinary Colds. Reals Cuts, Cracked Hands etc. Book's Balaam is free I from Narcotics I Relieves everybody 1 Thous-. ands testifv to it I Many a blighted life made' happy by It. Prfoe u gd, at all ohemjsti and leading Bto»8,-Advt.