TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10964, 6 May 1907, Page 3

TOWN EDITION

The Union Co.'s s.s. Wanaka is due "from southern ports to-morrow morning, with produce, and proceeds to Auckland on dischaige. I The Union Co.'s collier Kaiapoi will finish discharging this evening and profceed fo Napier. The s.s. Haupiri left Tokomaru at 11.25 this morning for Tolaga Bay-'and Gisborne. She. proceeds south to-night. •Unionism is extending m New Zealand, and the dairying industry seems . now abouti to" fall into line. The dairy wfrrkers >{U Canterbury, and Southland y e ' moving' in tliis direction, .Avith the < bject of sfecufin'g'li'jtt-r; conditions of hoara and wages. - •''-:■ . ' A sheep farmer m the. Nacrabi'L district of New i-outh* Wales hai-.a^ fine flock of 30CJD jneruibr absolutely *.• black.*; '- These -have averaged--<7_lb of wool,* rather: moire ctj— - v^hite merinos m the same .district, attd-the; wool sold ait 13d>per po'uhdi The last- lambing *ras..B4 p6r cent., and there was not 'a piebald* among them,, ; . The Rev..-' Dr. Waddell, of Dunedin, who lies been, m .Sydney for. some time, .ays- the .•"rffcHibout*: Queensland'and New South Wales witlidra*wing from the Federation is only confined to a few, and there is no likelihood of any. "practical effect teing'&rven to it. Sydney^ is- a.gvr> almost. -s'-Jexpensive -a" place-' to live ifi- as - '■'::**■ ''yy£ : :-'~AU •-A plasterer aj-d. ■ ■h_s.-.labo»ei*s",- i for. '^•drk*? ing" at- .%er.*Ghra'_d'': hotel, Palmerston; .onl Si,undayi : '-were;^_hied-T5-'and''ips r wuh,'7s cosfs'* eacli," for folloAi-ihg their trade en Sundajv* Cbuncil pointed out tliflt under: the award of .the Arbitration Court, they; were permitted to work on Sundays, ito-" vided they received double wages, wliich tliey did. • ..''-.'-•*■':. If ever the presence of petroleum inthe viciuity of the. Breakwater- had been, doubted (say_" flic' Taranaki Herald) it would be proved now. ,_Tk- bed of the sea is being blasted for the p'firpose of forming a new berth of a fair depth.. Each time a charge is fired ( oil comes to the surface m large -quantities. -3)he. coating ia.'so tliick that it m_y.be S-_m_ied off. As a/harbor official puts- it, there are barrels full. Tlie work of laying down the new turf wicket on the Vfttoria Domain has almosjt been completed by _Ir. fentpp, the •Napier coach, "" Sufficient ground' lfa^Jieen* prepared' fpr; : *geten V>r eighb wicks.-^ and tl?*.-;Crick-t ! - A^odiajHon?"- sliould w^k next season fo phly m*o^of..the"i_ games otbturf ;'•* Mr Ifentoh", w_*Bi has carried .out tfie work, gratis,- returns to -Nipiei*. on Wednesday. ■- - J - " V .^i '*' By a smart piece of seamanship a serious accident to .he ketch Coronation was narrowly averted during the early ho__ of yesterday, morning. The vessel was towed out into the Bay on Saturdaj^.morning, raadines- ; for' sailing .or' Coast bays and. AucklacS, and. took ' up an anchorage m the virinity. of the.' collier Kaiapoi at the usual jttbi^ds.' ; About^rnidnigilt . on Saturday the" w.kttier| ! 'iwhit^_ -.' _i_d been -v-sry threatening; c_jn€*ti^with heilvy squalls from the E^S.E^ and soon, afterwards the Corioi^tiO-P warf discovered to be drifting, despite ihe giipd tackle byerboard. It was not until the boat had put put all her chains and a second anchor ' that she broufrht' up within four or five chains of the peach, just beyond th« surf, m three and', a * half f athonls. As the ' wind was* veering -"round '\o. -the ' south, raising a. very heavy ,-gea, "Captain Martin decided that it was too -risky ta attempt to hang on till ! dayhghtjdr assistance, ! oy tug-Joat, and at r .2 v a.in; -His' an-, chots and piled hnl Ml satLJ"' With ji' heavy gale blowing' and' afl canvas.- possible spread, Captain Martin made for the entrance to --.he river. The task was a'inost dangerous one, arid although the new lights at the end of the breakwater we're invaluable, the channel higher up was m darkness. .A violent sea was running within the two retaining walls, and the channel was norie to spacious for the occasion, for, m fact, m bringing the vessel round he struck tlie groyne once and sustained a few slight injuries, including a broken bulwark. Captain Martin ig to be complimented for getting out of an awkward corner, which was made worse by the blinding rain squalls and the pitch darkne.s which prevailed. At a sitting of the -Juvenile Offenders' Court, this, afternoon ayouth named' Cecil Heighton' appeared on two charges of breaking, and entering and of theft- Mr J. _W. Nolan appeared for the youth, who pleaded : guilty. Counsel explained that thg boy had, been an orphan for years, and had never, been under parental care. Hie offences were _erious and grievous, and tliis Avas n6t realised by the boy. It was a difficult question to know; Avhat to do* Avith s_ch N a case. He thought perhaps that a good sound birching would be most effective, although }i, might ■be harmful, m his future life. Tlie boy at liis present, age, 15 yean., 1 was _t a time when his life might be moulded for "evil or for good. Onlwlialf of the boy's trustees .he ask-d' that he be dealt with'leniently, and perhaps handed over to the charge of someone. To commit the boy to gaol would simply mean that he would go to the dogs. The Magistrate said tlmt tlicre were three alternatives, a Arhipping > industrial school, or gaoL He did: not like any of these means when he thought there wa s a chance of reformation. It was only recently the accused had appeared before him m a semi-official way on a charge of stealing a watch, and he was let off, the owner, a sheepfarmer, deciding not to prosecute, on accused promising not to commit such an offence again. Now he appeared on a more serious charge still. Detective Maddern remarked the boy. had gone to work to collect keys to open doors with. The accused had leen reading trashy novels. The Magistrate said the sooner he left these alone the better. He did not like to send him to an industrial school, where he would associate with other bad boys, where he would only go from bad to worse. Accused A\a s bound over to come up for sentence Avhen called on. and was handed over to the charge of the captain of the Salvation Army until a situation was found for him. The youth was lectured by the Magistrate, who promised him the cat-o'-nine-tails if he came before lum again. ' -