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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10699, 24 May 1906, Page 2

Mangapapa school now has a roll number of 138 pupils: Tho Committee have asked the Board for a 40ft extension of tho smaller room. An inspection parade of tho East Coast Mounted Rifles was held at their camp at Waerenga-a-hilca this afternoon, a good many visitors being present. A concert will b© held this evening. Williamson's Opera. Company will appear at His Majesty's Theatre on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, the 4th, sth, and 6th of June. Mr Bert Royle Mill arrive on Saturday morning to complete all arrangements. The Referees' Association met last evening, and appointed the following to take charge 6f the football matches on Saturday next: West End v. Takitimui, Mr R. 6. Hallamore 5 Jvaiti-City v. Huia, Mr W. Howard; junior match, Mr H. Carr.V, Empire Day -celebrations at .the Gis--1 borne school were made of an instructional nature. Special l«6ons m- patriotism were given m all the classes from top to bottom of the school. At 2 o'clock the cadets were paraded and marched past and saluted the flag. The heavy southerly seas reported yesterday were still running to-day, and ' shipping was at a standstill. The Westralia arrived from Auckland at 5' o'clock last evening, and after an interchange- of signals by whistle and rocket, proceeded on her voyage South about 8 p.m., carrying on her passenger?, mails and cargo. The s.s. Toroa, which went away to the Mahia yesterday morning, seeking shelter, has not yet returned. The Tyser steamer Indradevi was due from Napier to-day, but has not put m an appear- . auce, A Kolgoorlie (W.A.) telegram says : — "Permission having been granted to the goldfields Loyal Orange Lodges to parade I the streets at Kalgoorlie m connection with the July 12th celebrations, the advisability of applying for the same privilege from the municipalities and marching with the Orangemen is being discussed m local Hibernian circles. If such a demonstration does eventuate, it will, it is believed, mark the first occasion m Australia that Orangemen and Hibernians marched together on the same day and m the same procession. The goldfields' division of the Irish National Foresters' Societjj embracing all creeds, is also desirous of taking part m the demonstration, m view of contributing to its success, and , making it an effort of United Ireland." To those" who are m need of rest, chauge of scene and recreation, the announcement of the winter cruises to the j South Sea, Islands by the steamers of the Union Steam Ship Company should be very welcome. That these are becoming every year more popular is evidenced by the number of passengers who are offering for the twin screw steamer Na- • vua, timed to leave Auckland on May 29. With the advent of this steamer and tho Atua, shortly due from Home (both specially built for this trade), the public will have the opportunity of travelling among the islands m every comfort, the deck space, cabins; bathrooms, etc., being all specially designed for cruises m tlrese semi-tropical climes, and the rates of passage money should be within the . reach of all. , If it can bo arranged— it depends on tho Treasury grant — the Marine Department intends making an interesting piscatorial exhibit at the New Zealand Ihj ternational Exhibition. The present, idea is 'to have a really lino aquarium, m . which as many varieties of New Zealand fish — fresh ana salt water — as can be accommodated m the series of glass-faced tanks proposed to 'be fitted up will be shown. Ihe department would like also " to have facilities for exhibiting live fur P seals and sea-lions from the southern islands. A fine display of stuffed specimens is assured, as orders have beeu forI warded both to England and America, ' and these, with the splendid ones New ' Zealand can produce, should constitute a very interesting and instructive display. The following players have been chosen to represent their respective clubs m tho match Kaiti-City v. Huia next Saturday : Kaiti-City : Erekana, Broughton, Hay, Schrafft, Puflett, Taylor, Poulson, Bayly, Harcpurt, Breingau, Fox; Johnston, Hansen, Willock, Grant; emergencies, Wells and Butterworth. Huia : Pritchard, , Chambers (2), Watchorn, Gibson, Miller, ■ Watts, Phillips, Crimmin, Softon, B. - Thompson, ' Schwabe, Walker, Punch, McCullough. G. Smith, and Somervell. The following represent Takitinvu:—Seniors: J.\ Rakaruhi, P. te Han, Kauri, Taugaroa, Tapu,T. : Halbert> Jim Kara., T. Swarm, Ngawihij Rangi, Eru, A. Ferguson, Harehare, Wyllie; emergencies, t 11. Thompson, Haereroa, and T. Thomas. Juniors: Koro, Richara, Jones, J. Callaghan, Hold, Tamati, Wi Toko, G. Hyde, W. Hyde, Waaka, Hati,: Tanga- , hikii, Hauiti, Kerei, A. Tuoby ; emergencies, J. Swarm, Kiora, Matehaere. A pathetic interest' attaches to tho disappearance from the Berwick district (about 30 miles' from Melbourne) of a lad named Moson. He disappeared m the [ranges on "Saturday week, and since then not a trace of him has been discovered, though large crowds have joined m. the search, and two black traokers ' have been employed- Two trackers found ' one track where the boy had sat down by a to drink, ' but the rain had . obliterated all the ordinary walking marks. The lad was partially paralysed, and he could not apparently have walked ' far; but a. search of all abandoned claims m the neighbourhood has failed to discover the body.' He was -not of a very strong intellect, and would probably try [ to avoid any stranger — a fact which 1 would not make the search easier. All ' hope has now "been abandoned of finding tho boy alive. The most pathetic feature ol the affair is the fate of the boy's sister, ai girl of 17. Sho started to ride" into Berwick to send some telegrams. Her | home got out of control, but one of the ( black trackers noticed it, . and galloping after her, cleverly and pluckily caught up , to, it, and ■seized the reins. ' Unfortunate. '. ly. Miss Mason apparently lost nerve, for I when the tracker steadied the horse 6he seems to ' have fainted, for she fell forward on her head. Sue was picked up • unconscious, and a doctor was summoned I He pronounced it a case of fractured j base, and the unfortunate girl died next day without regaining consciousness. A friend who sends m« (writes a Wel--1 Hngton correspondent) a copy of the Los > Angeles Express states that there was ; great excitement there on receipt of the \ new 6 of the earthquake. The edition of i tho paper sent me is tho "Seventh. Ex- , tra," and was published at 5 o'clock m I the evening of the day of the earthquake, i The paper, whioh is illustrated with pictures oi the principal buildings m San Francisco, gives the news very much as we heard it here. The anxieties of re- . latives and the difficulties of getting telegrams sent are well told m the -fpUowk mg paragrajpli : "No private messages are 1 being sent over the one wire open to • San Francisco on the postal-telegraph • lines. Before the offices of the company am excited crowd of men and women i surged back and forth this morning, all imploring the officials to send a message through for them to the stricken city r to ■ brine back some word fronTdear ones m peril there. Manager Lewis said that 1 there was only one wire m operation, and that he had received imperative orders thai it w«6 to be used solely _for company purposes, press despatches ; and gen- , eral news. When he. made this announcement to the clamoring crowd, it fell silent for a moment, then a. groan went up. Pale-faced petitioners who had thought to know m a little while what fate had come upon the child or wife or mother' in the city of doom, saw before them a day and night of frightful suspense before one word could come to them to dispel or confirm their fears. Men who have largo dealings with the company tried to use their influence, implored and threatened, but Manager Lewis shook his head. Maddened men fought their way .toward him with, handfuk of money, offering it all just for the sending of .one word and one m reply j just that they might know that one person m the • world wa6 still alive. Manager Lewis compressed his twitching lips, and waved ' • tho money a\yay. Women . cried and ! sobbed, imploring him to send one- word 'for them. - Onp old groy-haired woman crouched voiceloss at his feet, her lips moving m silent appeal. Manager Lewie gritted his teeth and shook Bis head. 1 There is but one wire open, and indivi- , I dual anguish must wait for its relief."

Tho Druids' Lodge liold their quarterly meeting this evening. A.M.P. m the past year issued policies to the number 01 15,866. The net gain m volume of business was £1,682,6677 Messrs Paniell and Co. have cargo on the steamer Oakburn, reported to have been wrecked on the coast of Cape Colony. A musical festival, organised by the Salvation Army, will be held m His Majesty's Theatre this evening. A fine programme lias been prepared. The amalgamated City Band will march to the theatre at 7.30 p.m. The Christclrurch Golf Club has fixed the date, for the New Zealand Championship, which is to be held at Shirley tins year, for the second week m September. The committee is making extensive preparations for the event. Mr E. Riky, one of the anti-sweating committee of the Sydney Labor Council, says that some astounding information is being obtained by the committee. He states that when the report of the committee is presented to Parliament it will be of a startling character. At the Farmers' Union Conference at Eltham, a member stated that his branch made arrangements to get manure for the members, and when they knew that the manure was to be obtained at 10s a ton cheaper the subscription© were paid up at once. A woman who applied at Chriatchurch recently for a prohibition order to restrain her husband's drinking habits remarked that she {thought Bhe should take an order against herself as well, explaining that, although she did not drink, she often had to bring the liquor from the hotel for her husband, and if she were prohibited too the publican would have to refuse to supply Sier. This is quite a new use to which a prohibition order may be applied. A irelmaifkabio experiment has been performed m Madison Square Garden, New York, by Professor Ovingtcm, of Boston. The Scientific- American cays wireless messages were sent off from the body of a young man who stood on tllie top of a wall with one hand extended above his head and m the other a wire coming from the transmitter. The messages sent from Has novel radiating ar- v rangement were received by a De Forest receptor. Mr Tom Pollard ha» received a good offer to take charge of a musical comedy company m America, but has decided to enter into no fresh engagements until after the completion of His Majesty's Theatre at Ohristclrarch and the close of the New Zealand Exhibition. Miss Alice Pollard has accepted a lucrative engagement with Messrs Edwardes and Wheeler, the well-known South African entrepreneurs, for a season of musical comedy, and left Sydney- for 'South Africa by the Persic on May 12th. A reunion of the surviving members of the mounted troops which took part m the Maori war from 1860 to 1869 m the Wanganui district was held at Wanganui yesterday. The troops represented were: Captain Cameron's (1860 to 1866), Captain Harrison's (1864 to 1868), Captain Finnimore's (1867 to 1869), and Captain BryceV Kai Iwi troop (1867 to 1869). ' v. It is probable tha£ a substantial portion of the total expenditure oil the New Zealand Exhibition buildings will be met by charges for space. The main buildings, the recently authorised extensions, and the machine ball are estimated to cost about £60,000. In all there will be 300,000 ft of space available, and it will be let at 2s per foot, yielding £30,000 ; m other words, the exhibitors will pay half the cost of the buildings, and, against the balance, the authorities will have a large quantity of galvanised iron, timber, amd other material. In sentencing Sydney Vosper, a young man aged 22, lately employed at the Johnsonville Post Office, to three months' imprisonment for stealing money from a letter, Mr Justice EdAvards said it was absolutely necessary for the well-beamg of the community that the post office should be inviolate. Judges' decisions as to this class of case should be well known. Their rule had been laid down long ago and acted upon .throughout the colony since. Every person employed m the post office should know it, and if they did not, his Honor said it was the duty of postmasters to see that they did. Stealing from letters was a very different thing to stealing anything else. A prize fight, advertised under the usual'harmless name of a boxing contest, attracted 10,000 persons to the Melbourne Exhi Bit ion Buildings on Saturday night week. Amongst them was a large crowd of Federal and State oneinbers, and at least one judge m the person of Sir Edward Holfoyd, acting-Ohief Justice, who is just retiring from the bench. The ■contestants were W. Squires and T. Murphy, the holder of the championship. Murphy is a New Zealander by birth, but he has been for many years a resident of Melbourne ; while Squires, t hough a native, of Melbourne, is a coal miner of Newcastle. The match was promoted by Mr Wren, the "gambling doss" of Melbourne, and it is understood that he made nearly £1000 out of it. Next day he sent £50 to the Melbourne hospital. He proposes now to bring champions from Airicji and then from America to meet Squares. There is a good deal of comment that the Exhibition Building should have been ' let for the entertainment, and at the fact that so many leading citizens should have given counteinance to a programme arranged by a man who, by his encouragement of gambling, certainly plays an evil part m the social life of the community. 1