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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10964, 6 May 1907, Page 2

Mr Barton, S.M., and Mr Alston Coleman returned last night from Wairoa. '

Heavy rain fell inland last week. At Hangaroa the daily records were : Saturday, April 27, .33 inches; Sunday, .15in; Monday, .27in ; Tuesday, .70in; Wednesday, I.27inj l.nirsday, 1.26in; Friday, .45 inches.

The civil business to be dealt with at the Supreme Court sitting next week will probably number, four or five cases, including two libel actions. Both the latter will be heard before juries. Several Chamber matters and an application for discharge m bankruptcy are included m the other business set down.

At a sitting of the Old Age Pension Court this moining, the following pensions were renewed by Mr Barton. S.M. : Elizabeth Higgins, W. M.-.Munro, and James Jackson £26, and John Carron £19. A sitting of the Court was held this afternoon, when the following additional pensions were renewed: Robert Stewart Charles Parker, Elizabeth Martin £26', Henry Edward Greaves £25, Jane Mcßae £22, Panipa Tutawake £18. The following new pensions were granted : Robert Mathieson and .Reuben Geeves £26.

There are thirteen criminal cases against nine "persons set down for hearing" at the sitting of the Supreme Court at Gisborne, coflim-hcing on May 13th. Mr Justice Denniston will preside. Following is a list of the persons charged with the locality m which the respective offences are alleged to have been committed :— Joe Riley, theft- of -a horse (Tuparoa) ; Jack Ferris, forgery (Tnparoa); Rutene, unnatural offence (Rangetukea); Peter Cleary, stealing from the petson (Tolaga Bay); Oliver Goldsmith, false pretences (Te Araroa) ; Mauru Kukukuku and Thomas Powdrill, forgery (Tolaga Bay) ; D. Blythe Ma< Ewan, theft of horse, etc. (CJisborne) ; Joe Riley, theft of money (Tuparoa) ; James Jones and Harry Parker, theft (Gisborne) ; Sydney Herbert Eddell, theft, four indictanentß. (Gisborne). . .

A number of small culverts have been broken through on the road between Tolaga and Tokomaru, necessitating m each a short detour for wheeled traffic.

! Mr U. Homan Barnes will arrive from Auckland by the Victoria on Wednesday afternoon to complete arrangements for tlue apeparance m Gisborne of "The Fatal Wedding" Company, opening on Wednesday, the 15th.

His Honor Judge Rawson and Mr Nicholson (assessor) left for Wellington yesterday. They are both satisfied that the Coast roads are. the Avorst m NeAV Zealand, and their experience has included, the so-called "roadless North."

The Chief Postmaster advises : It is found that large numbers bf post-cards, -■earing on t-lje back imitations of New Zealand postage stamps are being posted, for places heyqnd the Colony. ..'The public are" warned "that' thfe delivery bf :such ;Po-it ; cards ! is 'forbidden by international regulations'."'^ ':. . '*'„ ' '*•:" '.._ .; '*; ' : .: *" ' With reference to the installation <rf milking machines m this district, Aye are informed that there are now six sets at various dairy farms, owned by the following: — Messrs"Picken; W. D. Lysnar (2), A. Lange, Judd, and McCredie. Messrs Picken and Lysnar were; the first to introduce the machines m connection Avith. the* local iffdu_try*> '•.-•'- --_.' •' " ' ,. .., A -sitting of the Juvenile Offenders' Court was held this afternoon before' Mr Barton. S.M:. whenua youth _named Cecil Heighten, who appeared upon remand from last week,; wag charged with breaks irig~and entering tlie premises of Stewart' Hastie, leather dealer, and stealing therefrom articles value' £l' lßs 4d, also the premises of James Fisher, fruiterer, with intent t 0 commit a crime. Accused was , ordered to come up for sentence when called upon., .• --

Tlie Native Appellate Court concluded its sitting m this district on Saturday. Judgment was given m the Pekamaroke block, -annulling the order of the TaiRawhiti District Maori Land . Council, on grounds' (Similar to those set put m tl|e Awanui cases. The Nukutauru'sufecessiori,case was adjourned to a future sitting of the Court, • pending the decision of the Chief Judge on an application under section 39. • .' .

Mr G. Anderson, on the s.s. Tuatea, died at hife residence, Customhousl street, yesterday afternoon. The cause of death was Bright's disease. ' Deceased was 29 years or age, and leaves a widow and one child. He came out from Scotland seven or eight years -ago, arid before joining tlie Tuatea was thi-cd engineer on tlie Mokoia. Thg>iat_ Mr Anderson Avas a member of lhe local, Druids' Lodge, and will be. accorded a Druidic funeral. -

Tlie Natives of ,this district* are now showing a keen desire to ( hayfe their lands brought into- occupation, and are opi* that purpose utilising their, powers of incorporating the owners; Te-perience -.ishoWiiig tliat this system avoids "many of the. drawbacks, and delays attaching to the execution: of leases*' by Natives. About 25,000 acres of land., were recently incorporated at Awanui, and agreatmumber oL similar applications are set down for thef Tolaga and Gisborne Courts. :

Mr Hemes', M.H.R., who returned to Waihi from Gisborne last week, m speaking of the East Cbji-t railway,' said that the survey of the proposed line between Mamaku, Te Poke, '-and Tiru^anga is, m progress, and tha^he had urged the Minister for Public Works to continue the survey to.-WA.hi. The business people of Gisborne/ he said, --__ognif£3 the value of railway connection '-with the Aucklahd! markets, arid were anxious to, co-operate with -the Bay of Plenty m the construe* tion of tliQ line.' ..From his knowledge of the- proposed robtey it -was quite "clear that' large; areas of milling J;itnber would) be opened up at Motu aiid around Mamaku if the line was constructed, while, m addition, a wide belt of agric-_.tu.al and pastoral country would be nuide available for profitable settlement.

The circumstances under which the s_dderi death of the Hon. W. M. Bolt Wok place (says the Otago Daily. -Times) 'disclose-* some peculiar coincidences. The diseased gentleman A\ r as not included among the guests originally invited, as the occasion was purely a municipal one. He felt, however, not only a natural desire to see the* picturesque place at which the Waipori j^harrie-sed, but a conviction that as a public man he should be familiar with tlie conditions. -He made known his desire, and an invitation was promptly and cordially extended to him, and to him was allotted the duty of replying to the toast of "Parliament.' Mr Bolt" also -displayed unusual determination. ' His younger companions m the veliicle -urged ' hiiu' to _-;- tain his seat, but he insisted upon getting out in^orde- tb ease the horses. After a little time a faintness caused 'him to seek a rest, and he was again nrged to resume his seat. Nevertheless be insisted upon walking, and was overcome a second time. Even then he would not remount, but on the thit.d occasion Nature asserted herself. After lie was* seated, and 1 the vehicle moved forward, he fell back dead, without uttering a word. -

In moving, .at a meeting. of the Christchurch Philosophical Institute, a resolution of sorrow at the death of the late member, Mr Richard' Brown, and admira. tion for-his 'labors m the cause of botanical science, Dr. Cockayne dwelt upon the extraordinary enthusiasm, manifested by the deceased, who was a .shoemaker by trade, m his scientific work. When over 70 years of age, Mr Brown undertook and carried. out the stupendous task .f monographing tlie whole of the New Zealand mosses. He explored entirely at his own expense a 'large part of New Zealand. He was the second person to walk dyer the McKinnon Pass to Mitford Sound, long before the Tourist Department had rediscovered'tlie route.. He also made most •important explorations of Stewart- Island. At the age of 83, Mr Br-Swn walked all the way from Kaikoura to Blenheim. He then went by boat to Nelson, and walked from there to Westport and back. This, was his last journey. Regarding liis position m the scientific world.there was no other man "-bat he had ever known who had such an enthusiasm for natural history as Mr Brown had.

FoUowin>_ hard upon the Te* Aroha inquiry, of which* the finding was little calculated to give the public any confidence m the efficacy of the inspections provided for by law, comes the case of tlie lima (says the Auckland Herald). Only twelve days out from the Thames, this vessel had to stop a steamer outside Sydney and obtain provisions. Her master is said 16 have reported his boat as unsea worthy ; according to the regulations she should have carried provisions for 40 days. It is quite possible tliat an entirely reasonable explanation, will be forthcoming, but m the interest of all law-abiding shipowners, and of all conscientious inspectors, the most rigid and searching inquiry ought to be held. So that, if the explanation is satisfactory, the whole colony may know of it and be "convinced of it; and so that, if there is no satisfactory explanation, steps may be taken to convince the public that these incidents are hot m the natural order of things. The whole question centre*? round this : Do our inspectors do their duty? For if they do not, then* all inspection is not only a farce, but .opens tlie door wide to the gravest irregularities.

Application was made to Mr T. E. Donne, head of the Tourist Department, some time ago, bj*- Mr W. Morgan, secretary of the Technical School, for a series of photographs of New Zealand scenery with which to adorn the walls of the Technical School. In ..response -to .the request eleven fine pictures, handsomely mounted, have come to hand, and will be used to decorate the art room. Another gift that has been made to the school, and wliich is very highly appreciated, is a handsome polished oak educational cabinet, containing specimens of _4 varieties of natural grasses suitable for permanent and temporary pastures, and 75 glazed boxes of grass and agricultural seeds. This is a present from Messrs Sutton and Sons, the wellknown English seedsmen, from whom Mr Morgan received* tlie following letter : "We are interested to hear from our agents, Messrs Tothill, Ltd. (whose representative had the pleasure of meeting you a short lime ago)' tliat the Gisborne Education Board is starting an agricultural department, and that it is contemplated to use some of our educational cabinets as part of the equipment. We have much pleasure m sending copies of a leaflet giving particulars of th© various cabinet 6, ancl m order that you and your fellow members of the Board may have a specimen before yoU when considering the matter, are forwarding one of the No. 1 cabinets, whicli kindly do us the favor of accepting without charge."

The relatives of Mr Hugh Mcllralh, a Sydney merchant (says the Daily Telegraph) have now given up all hope of ever seeing liim alive again. Mr Mcllrath left Sydney m August last for a trip to Japan, and after seeing the' country was homeward bound, when suddenly he disappeared. The missing ma*n reached Hon^ Kong m the middle of last November, and wrote from there, 6tating tliat he. was going to Canton, and expected to remain there a few days. Since then nothing has been heard which lead to any clue as to his movements. Mr Martin Mcllrath, a brother of the mis_ing • man, left Australia on March 12th, witli tlie intention of doing everything m his power to clear _p the mystery. He, however, has been m the Eh-st for about three' weeks, but all his efforts have been so far fruitless. Itcould not even be ascertained whether Air Hugli Mcllrath had left Hong, Kong for Canton, or had arrived at tlie latter place. Tlie matter has been advertised m all the papers of that part of the world, and rewards offered for any information regarding Mr Mcllrath. A cable was. received by another brother last week from Air Martin Mcllrath, who ia at Shanghai, intimating tliat "all efforts amount to nil." He could, do nothing more m the matter, but would leave it m the kinds of the authorities. A member of the family stilted, "We have given up all hope of seeing him again ; but will use every means to find out how he met hie death.*'

It is proposed m connection with the Technical School to establish an art class.

Intending pupils are invited to meet on Wednesday evening. It is stated (says the Kaikoura Sun) that an agitation is afoot, chiefly among the settlers of Mid-Marlborough, to either purchase or start m opposition to the Picton works. The low price offered for sheep is the grievance. A special meeting will bo held to-mor-row evening m the ' Salvation Army hall, also a farewell coffee supper will be given to Mrs Grey and Mrs Jackson. Special items will _c rendered by the male singing company. *»

Dr. Forrest recently discovered twc daughtera m A respectable family residing m the western suburbs of Charters Towers. (Queensland), suffering, from leprosy. The Health Committee have tc isolate-'th.e". sufferer's,, who are aged 22 and _3 /years' resjp-_*tiyely,- s^in ' the. police . pad dock isoriie distance I rpni tlie town. * Thi mother goeg into isolation to look af te'i her daughters, r' * * The Dunedin Medical Sclidob'has now attained its majority, tlie twenty -firs' year of it- 1 career as a complete Medica •School haA'ing 'been finislted at the enc of last session. '. In 1886 Drs. Roberts aiic Ogstori were appointed to.' lecture at thi school, and by that its cyrriculum. wa! completed, and students were enabled *h take the full course and graduate local.*for the .fiist' time. ; '"'' / '.•».;. ''■ .she May6jff of /Grey Lynn (Mr . Johr Farrell) \annb_nfeMiJn his ahriual. state ment last "evening! that the Council hat been able; bj'vybat. he termed "ar smarl piece of fllniirice'?* to take advantage o: competition, between eaithenware draii pipe makers, - "who were, figuratively speaking, cutting one another's throats' by obtaining an increase m the discount allowed on pipe orders, from 15^per cent to 50 per cent. v ;* A little girl, a daughter of s a dair; farmer near Masterton, was sent by he parents to fetch the cows m. As sh faijed to return, her. parents became anx ious. Time went* _n, and still the cliil *did -not r.make her appearance. Th whole neighborhood* -were arou__d ani search parties -scoured the neighborliooi till midnight, 'Avhen the child turned vi at home. It appeared the toddler, be ing tired, had goneTto sleep underi a loj and had failed toi wake. The« Wellington Dental Association re cently made representations to the Miriiti_\of Public Health urging the inspectioi of school children-t eeth, and suggestin that a qualified dentist be attached to th Department of Public H-i^tb. Tliis i tlie outcome of an examination made som I time ago of the .teeth of the childre/i al tending public schools m Wellington when a Serious state of affairs was, d« closed. < Mr Fowlds promised to give th matter careful consideration.

At a meeting *af the Oamaru Har-* j bor Board, to-day it*' Avas reported that the new wliarf at - this port was novf ready for use. The^wharf 'will provide* for ocean-going' steamers of a larger size* than any tnat could. previously be acebmmodtfted here, ; together with a berthage of 23ft depth. , It was mentioned' that, one large vessel would probaby visit the port next month, and satisfaction was expressed thereat, the Board hop*ing that the enterprise would be Attended with success, - , v-^ ; ->,

An interesting section at the^ j-ecent Hawke's Bay show., was a*, competition m "bays" by district branches of the Farm,ers' Union, m which, there jvere three' competitors, and the bays, wefe considered to be quite equal to^these at* the Dunediri*Avinfer show. Takanau ; won,' with a.- J variety bfjiroduce andjSecorations of •bush*] ■foliage; Hasting-*' Avas -ec'ond,' strong iri -ru.it; Puketapu thirf, v wjtli many skin's, j from rats' to goats', 'arid native mats.- A; class for native exhibits, of grain^brought only two competitors. A parent who appeared before the Magistrate's Court at Clirist-hurch charged with failing to send his son to school, explained that the boy had been, misled by another lad, Avho,. he assured the court, was a very bad young fellow, while his own offspring was perfection personified. "He broke into my* house,'' remarked ,the irate father about his son's wayward companion, "and" appropriated a quantity of jeAvellery belonging to my wife; but that is not all, your Worship," he continued, ""he even went so far as to steal my wife's false teeth." ;_*>" j

A case of considerable interest to seatravellers was recently heard m the Court of King's Bench, London. A passenger by the R.M.S. yOmrah from London to Naples sued the Orient Compaify for losses -sustained, "by him "through a theft 6. jewellery froni "his cabin. It transpired.; that the ' articles " were, no doubt, ' taken , front the cabin by'some person, -.who reached for them through a skylight. Judgment/ was given for the defendant company, on the ground that they Avere protected by .the conditions of the ticket, and also by section 502 of the Merchant Shipping Att. A miner named Wm. Henry, of Bulumwaal (Vie,), dreamed one night last week tliat at 4 o'clock next' day, while at work m his claim, he was badly injured by a fall of earth, and Avas unable to extricate himself. Tlie dream made such jari impression on him tliat after telling his Avife of it he decided n*st to go to work." Later m the day, hoAveve'r, he changed his mind and Went to the claim. Precisely at 4 o'clock, betAveen four and five tons of earth fell upon* liim, and he was unable to extricate himself. * His cries for help were heard by others, and he Avas rescued aa -ith much difficulty "just as his wife was. sending to the mine to inquire about hie welfare. Henry had four or five ribs broken, and is suffering from shock. ' Speaking to a Christchurch Press representative at Timaru, the Act-ing-Pre-mier (Mr Hall-Jones) said the Government had found that the cost of carrying out a general scheme for the utilisation of water power fpr generating electricity for use m the various centres *m the colony was so great that no satisfactory system could be devised without a special loan being first authorised for the purpose. The ordinary revenue for the colonly could not bear such an enormous expenditure as would be involved m a work of such 'magnitude. It could not be dealt Avith piecemeal, but would have to be carried but thoroughly when started, and be made reproductive within as short a time as possible. The Government had not drawn largely on the vote of £53,000 taken for thi- purpose last session. AH information m the Avay of surveys and cost of plant Avas noAv m the possession of the Government. ' A shock of earthquake was experienced at jßotorua last Tuesday night, and another Avas felt at 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning. Neither did any damage. 'The Waikite geyser, which broke into sud_en 'eruption on Tueidav morning, continued playing all day. His re-awak-ening, after his long sleep : — (a geyser is always "he" m the Rotorua district) — Ara s discovered by Maggie Papakura, the wellknown -guide, at ten minutes past nine, and not till six m the evening did activity cease. Next day there was no dis-

play, but the pipe Avas rumbling' and grumbling all day, and, asV it Avas soundless before, there is reason to hope tliat the display signified a return to regular action. Prior to ceasing operations, Waikite played every twenty minutes with unfailing regularity, -and the water ■spurted from two holes, Avhile yesterday only one Avas m. operation. On Thursday there was very considerable activity at Whakareivarewa, Pohutu playing twice, and Kereru being active for the greater part of the day.

Mr Walton, the Anglican missidrier, who was engaged for a time last summer amongst the navvies on the North Island Trunk railroad, states that some of the

men liave been terribly disappointed. They would get away from wliisky, but the stuff has followed them. Sly grog was al-AvaA-s dribbling through. A Avaggon would come up the line, and under the cover Avould be a couple of bottles and

a cask or so. Last' Monday morning he had a talk with a man from Ohakune, and

he s aid the place Avas. running with whisky. At Waioru Mr Walton visited a settlement

known as "Cockney Camp." There many of the British immigrants dwell witli their wives and children. They found last Avin-

Iter a trying time, but they have settled down into sturdy workers. The women are generally reconciled, to the hard life. Some of them are comforting themselves that it is a helpful experience, as a preliminary to settling on the land along tlie line wlien the railway was a going concern. Whatever the railway camps may be for adults they arc a pardisc for the children. l'he little ones are a healthy' lot. says Mr Walton. They arc well nourished and warmly, if not showily, clothed, and can romp about to their heart's content. They go to school, usually under canvas, and Nature study is the biggest subject m the ourriculum.