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Taranaki Daily News, 1 March 1918, Page 4

Ihoiigh traffic throughout thv: town was very busy yesterday on account of Hie show there wag little congestion any when- and no accidents are reported. Mr. Day, inspector, who regulated the traflio states that the public now appear to realise that the regulations must be obejed. and he saw nothing whatever of a flagrant nature yesterday. As the result of the appeal made in New Plymouth on behalf of the Scottish Women's Hospital, the Mayoress now has in hand the sum of £370. During the. week donations of ,-£,') have been received from Mrs. A. Thompson, 'fongaporutu, on behalf of the people of that district and also £lO 10s from the New .Plymouth Patriotic Society (men*. A collection was also taken up towards this object on the show grounds yesterday by Mesdames Leiteh and Walt, Misses (>. Mackay, Hurley, Craig, Warren, Oliver, Hammond and Sole. On counting up it was found that the gratifying sum of £ll Is Od had been realised, all in small donations, the highest being 2s (id, showing that a large number of people had responded. The Kawaroa Park Committee announces the customary annual monster picnic for Easter Monday. Full details of the programme will be published shortly