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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10526, 29 November 1905, Page 2

The Fire Brigade meets for practice this eveuiug.

The Hon. J. Carroll addresses the electors in His Majesty's Theatre this evening.

At tho Police Court this morning William -Kennedy was convicted of drunkenness yesterday, and fined 10s, costs 2s, iu default 48 hours.

The completed Waiapu electoral roll shows a total of 8118 names. On the 1902 roll there wore 6338 electors, giviug an increase in the three years of 1780.

Tbo people at To Karaka are agitating to liave a, lute train next Wednesday night so that» they may come into towu to witness tho posting of the election re6Ulttt.

The Mu taw hero stock sales will be held to-morrow. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company ask us to mention that they have a large entry 'of cattle and sheep.

it is understood that the Huddu.it? Parker Company intend to increase the number of steamers trading iu New Zealand waters, and that the number of ports of call will also be increased.

So fur this week 150 bales of wool have been brought in on the railway. In previous weeks tho number has been between 40 and 50. A good deal of wool from (he back country districts is etill being sent in by waggon.

The Government has granted the County Council £400 for the Waihuka Valley road, £250 forPuatae-Tuawhalii, and for Karuka to Poututu £300, ou conditions that the- Council gives a like Bum. The Borough Council lias received advico of the gx-untiug of a further £4CO loan for the abattoirs.

The Waimata river from the bend below the island to the Hole-in-the-Wall has become, dangerously blocked with snags, and pleasure boats, except* on exceptionally big tides, liud it almost iinpossifble to navigate the- river. It would not coet more than a few pounds to clear the channel, and a muetiug of persons interested in the matter is called for Friday evening next at tho Masonic hotel.

At a special Committee meeting of the Gisburne Bowling Olub, held last eY«Uing, it was decided to receive names of members willing to play at tho forthcoming tournament in Wellington, which takes place on January Bth next. Tho two skips have been chosen, and they will pick their teams on receipt of the names, which are to bo handed to tho secretary by Saturday next. At the green to-morrow afteruon the semi aud final in the 1 handicap fours will be played, when. the Committee are anxious to finish \thin event. The following players are taking part, and are a&ked to be in attendance at 1.45: Dodd, Eure, Coreon, Witty v. Neal, J. Johnston, F. Pettie, Colenid.i ; Clarkeon, Lomax, Anibridge, Robertson v. R. Johnston, Wiiliame, Nicholas, Martin.

Wheu the. railway station was erected at Te Karaka. provision was made for a 6tatioiimaster, who was to conduct pos-t and telegraph business. So far the officer ha s not. arrived, and country residents are asking the reason why. We understand that the Railway Department coneiders the traffic is at» yet hardly quite sufficient to justify the expense, and another cause operating is that some Karaka residents contend the stalon is too far from the township to be convenient for the purpose of a post office. It is contended on the other hand that the distance ifi not as great as at many country townships served by the railway. No doubt the Railway and Postal Departments would open the station if strong representations were made to them 'on the matter, and if it were shown that the financial support accorded the office would juetifv it. There Us still a good deal of merchandise- carried between To Karaka and town by road, and Bottlers should see that it is to their interest if tiir-r fpquirn pnblir conveniences of this kind !t> more liberally support the- rail-

The. Tnranganui Bowling Club open their green to-morrow.

There are- now 1500 men employed on tho Main Trunk railway.

The Government offices throughout the colony will be closed at noon on Wednesday next, election day.

Sunday night, April 13th, 1906, hus been fixed as the time for the taking of the next census in the colony.

Bedstones' Coast coach loaves to-inor-row morning at 8.30 o'clock, aid runsthrough to Waipiro Bay.

Once more (says the Queensland Worker) the Melbourne Cup is emptied, and those who drained it have found it mostly dregs.

The practical experience of a number of farmers in various parts of the Waikato goes to show that the Up-to-date potato, though not actually blight proof, shows considerable jvower for resisting the disease.

'Hie following will represent Te Rait Cricket Club against Union to-morrow : W. Gibson, T. Gibson. H. Gibson, Wyuyard, Erekana, Pine, McDonnell, Ellison, Witty, Roderick, Andrews ; emergencies, Brown and Rongo

The Dunedin Evening Star states that a well-informed correspondent, whose business takes him through the. whole of the southern districts, declares that prohibition will be carried in every district in Southland and at Timaru next month.

The large .shipment of potatoes (6000 ■wicks and c;ises) by the mail steamer Ventura, from San Francisco, was lauded iu very line order. The potatoes ;ue of excellent quality. Acting under instructions from the Sydney consignees, 750 cases of potatoes were landed at Auckland, the prices ruling there being better than in Australia.

For some time past active extension operations at tho New Plymouth breakwater have, been suspended, but with the advent of more settled weather work at the aid of the mole was resumed tbi>week. Tho blocks in stuck arc .sufficient to add another 108ft to the, length of the breakwater, making, with the 74ft done last autumn. 182ft since extension work was taken in hand.

Ntedman's jewellery cslttblitflimeul. in Queen .street, Brisbane wn*» entered bv burglars I;.*!, week. Thev drilled two holes paitutlly through a large iron .safe containing £2000 worth of valuably, and alw> drilled two holes in a .smaller safe. The burglars must, have been disturbed, for they decamped without taking anything, although minor articles of jewellery to the value of Newral hundred pound's were- in gla«* cases on tire counter.

A shocking accident occurred at Wai hi la.Ni week to ;i little boy 2£ years old, son of Mr Haiues. of Waihi late of Wai. tckauri. After breakfast 'the children commenced to play with. Nome breakfast things. One of them \v;in pouring boilinjr water into a tray, when the. little boy stumbled and fell into a sitting position on the tray. He m;i.s badly binned by water on his back and logs. ' Convulsion." developed, and the child divd.

Mr J. T. Brown, tin- no-licenso lecturer am] journalist from Kenluekv, is no admirer of the Chinese. During the course of his address at NcwtoM-n (wiy.s the Post). Mr Brown said : "If there is si Hell-hole on earth, it i.s the Chinese quart eiß in San FrancTsco. I nay to you people of New Zealand that if you w'ant to live long and prosper and keep a pure country, stick to your present, immigration laws.'' This NenUmeut, uttered with vigor and eaimwtncwi, was received ■with applaus?.

At the close of his speech at Papakma, after alluding to his faithful service to the constituency, Mr A. L. D. I' Yaser approached the edge of the platform and dramatically asked : "Ladies and gentlemen, which is the better, the old sweetheart or the new';" "The new," came back the answer clear and crisp from a lady at the back of the hall amidst a roar of laughter. "You may laugh," said me lady, "but you must remember I'm a widow." Mr Fraser was greatly relieved by the explanation.

A station supplier (ssiys the Hawke'e Bay Herald's Hastings correspondent) has had rather a- run on haricot beans lately. A sheepfarming customer who had a lot of weather-bouud shearens and roustabouts on his station, was appalled by the thought of having to keep them supplied with potatoes. Each potato cost him a penny, and a shearer has a fair •sort ot an appetite to (satisfy. The pustorulist determined to try haricot beans as a substitute, and bought a small ({uantity to experiment with. The result was satisfactory, and an order followed finthree hundredweight. The sheepfarmer says that the men do not seem to tire of the beans, which appear to have even more sustaining qualities than potatotis.

A severe gale was experienced iu the vicinity oi Omakau and Lauder, states the Otago Daily Times, last week. At Uinakuu the ioree of The gale was no great that one of t-hc engine fcheds was carried bodily across the front of one adjoining, in which the passenger engine Mas standing al the time, so that its egress was completely blocked, and it was fouiid"*iieeessary to utilise the goods engine, which was fortunately 'clear of the wreckage. The passenger train, therefore, r^u as UMual, but tu« running of the goods train had to bo cancelled. The lorce of the gale appears to have been equaly severe at- Lauder, but- the only damage so far reported wu« caused by a sheep truck being, blown through the goods shed door, wJiich was carried bodily off its hinges. Almost everyone in the township is reported to be moro or less of a- loser. During the height of tho gale it was absolutely unsafe for anyone to be outside. A downpour of rain followed the gale.

Seldom have we heard of a more remarkable case of pluck, perseverance and adaptability to circumstances than is told in the Po6t and Telegraph Advocate *of a young New Zealander, Mr E. C. Moon, postmaster at Te Uku. Owing to physical infirmity he cannot use his hands, and is unable to walk. Not having th<i use of his hands, he learned to write and do everything with Ids feet. As a child ho developed a. love for Nature, became an expert gardener and maiul'Jined-uu ex. celleht flower und vegetable garden. He u&es a mason's trowel for digging, and he can sow seed and plant out abneet as well as a man that has the use of his hands. At tho age of 15 his love of Nature'- led "him to attempt flower aud landscape painting in water colors. Several of his paintings- have been exlu'bited at the art industrial exhibitions, obtaining three first prize gold medals, Auckland, Cambridge and Te Awahiutu. Wheu painting in the touches he holds the brushes in ltis mouth. Gardening and painting do not complete the list of Mr Moon's pastimes; ho is also a carpenter, and cau use all carpenter's toolts with his feet. As though bis official duties were not sufficient, Mr Moon undertakes other lesponsibilitries of a clerical nature. He is secretary, treasurer and librarian of the local library and agent and correspondent for the district to tM'o newspapers.

Shortly after 10 o'clock last- evening the steamer Nautilus returned to port after a fruitless search for the missing fishing boat Minnehaha and its two occupants, DanieLson and Watson. Captain Hawko, of the U.S.S. Company's statt, who was iu charge of tho Nautilus, reports that on leaving, port at 1 a.m. on Monday he proceeded up the Coast, making a close examination of the numerous bay s as he proceeded. As a northerly \vind was blowing be did not proceed further than Gable End Foreland, which was reached at 6.30. He then steered au easterly course till 1 a.m. _.It was a tine night with a. light : westerly wind. After dark two flare lig'Ets were burnt all night. At midnight he was 56 milee off Gablo End, and he altered his ooutkc to S'.E., proceeding under easy steam till daybreak. Ordering full speed he came bouth, and at 8 a.m. was 97 mile6 off Tuahino Point in a S.E. direction from Gisborne. From there he zig-zagged across to Portlaud Island, and thence up to, port-. During the day a large ensign was displayed at tho mast-head, wherethere was also a constant look-out posted. The 'weather Mas clear, and a radiuH of from eight to ten miles was eommaii']. ed. Yesterday the .sea freshened up iu the morning, and again in the afternoon, raising, a nasty 6e-a. At 4.30 the Nautilus was 50 miles out from dishorne in a •southerly direction, and a» tho weather came up very threatening from the N.W. Captain Hawke decided to return to port*. He explains that his course was laid well to the eastward of the usual course taken by vessels down the coast. The steamer covered 'a distance of 230 miles iu the search.