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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11127, 29 July 1907, Page 2

The s.s. Waikare, which arrived at 3.30 v yesterday afternoon, had dirty weather all J the way from Auckland. The" passage oc- J cupied 26 hours, and Captain Rolls had ■* some -trouble in picking up this port, on * account of the thick weather outeidte. ° Tlvo heavy rain of the past few days j lias caused all the rivers to be swollen, a but they were rapidly subsiding to-day. a At nine yesterday morning 1.18 inches of ' c rain had fallen in the previous 24 hours, t and this morning the fall registered was D .89 inch. • . 1, At a sitting of the Old Age, Pension c Court this morning the following^ renew- I als were granted : Annie Hunt and Ed- i ward Bugden, £26 each. A new^applica- j tion was granted to Frederick Peaolifor i £26. On the grounds of intemperance, a one application was refused, and three \ othere were adjourned, as there was no t appearance of the applicants. . a

A sitting of the Native Land Commission afc Napier is gazetted (for August 10. < Tlie Waimata mails are again delayed ' on account of the flooded state of the J river. The Wairoa Guardian changed hands ' on Saturday, Mr J. A. Connefi, of Gis- ■ born©, assuming control. I City Band members are notified by ad- , vertisement to attend practice this even- [ ing. A full attendance is necessary. ] The Ifollowing additional . subscriptions for tlie Cook Rectification) Fund are acknowledged: S. Langford £1 Is, Chas. I Gray £2 2s>, Jas. Brown 10s 6d. Judge Fisher, the recently-appointed Under-Secretary jfor Native Affairs, is at present on a visit to Gisborne on matters connected with the Department. It is expected that news will be received'-^ in the course of the next day or two of the striking of oil in the No. 3 bore at New Plymouth. The Poverty Bay Hunt Club intend holding a race meeting on the Gisborne Racing Club's grounds on August 15th. There will be four events for hunters and one open race. ', „..,., „; Owing to an outbreak of tick at: Charleyflle, Central Queensland, a proclamation has been issued, prohibiting the introduction of stock frorri within a 50-mile radius. > The Collector of Customs has received from the Secretary- of Customs, Wellington^; the following telegram -—"Duty, , paid in respect oi any resolution "before the House will \ not be refunded if the resolution is altered to reduce such duty." • According to the Labor Journal for July, 1907, the number of men on the railways in the province of Auckland is as follows ••-^-Kawakawa-Grahamtown 51, Helensville northwards. 131, Gis-borrie-Rotorua 76, North Island Main Trunk 1877. .- The Cycling ' Association ; (formed some weeks ago is not showing great activity pending the return of the secretary, Mr Bariow, who has been engaged on business in the .South. The membership „ of the Association, has been' gradually ? increased, untU it now; numbers nearly 300. '"'•' The Waterside Workers Conference •last week'disciissed at; lerigth the question of wearing badges. A, . committee was appointed to design a button to be worn by members, but it was left to, the individual unions to. decide 1 whether they would adopt the system or not. Two lads from the New Zealand training ship Amokura, Masters .Holder( Totyga. Bay) and J. Campbell (Gisborne)' 're" turned' to Wellington last might, "after a short lioliday. The boys look well and- hearty, and, like <the life they have , ;choseri; though both longed, for a runiback to see tlieir relatives. '" y •. The^coricert to have been given 'by the City Band yesterday had to be agaik postponed, making about the ninth successive ■ Sunday that the weather has caused the fixture to be abandoned. < -The members of ' tlie Band intend to keep the fixture in view- every Sunday: until they can fulfil their promise, and according to the, law of averages they should not have long to wait ndw. y"i'hevS.M. (Mr Barton) never misses keeping his appointments whether it rains, hails, or snows," states the Wairoa Guardian, r Referring to the date to which the NativO Land Board has; been adjourned, the paper, mentions that that is tie day for the -opening of the quarterly sitting of the Magistrate's Court, the Assessment Court fallowing ; therefor* a further postponement i6i inevitable. The contractor for Messrs Macky, Logan, Steen and Co.'s new building in Peel, street (Mr G... Smithy is now making good' Erogress with the work, and expects to ave it <»mpfeted in a few weeks^ tithe. A verandah is being added, arid will further increase the nandsome appearance of the structure: 'The covering of Mr J. MoKee's new build Lng has been delayed through the contractor haying to wait for material. The fine appearance of .the building, as the front portion nears completion, is generally admired. It is expected soon to get a start with the building for Mr Andrews. ; ; It has now been definitely .decided says the Auckland Herald) that an Auckland, ladies' representative team will visit Gisborne and .Napier this, season. The Auckland vHbckey Association intend to assist the ladies in every possible way, and at a meeting, held an Wednesday evening, it : was resolved. to giye>4He, Ladies' Association half the net:, takings' at the Manawatu match next Saturday. The ladies have , done a great deal for hockey in Auckland, arid- it is pleasing to see the Auckland Association taking such an' interest in their welfare. Informations have been laid against seven carriers under section 152. of the Harbor Board, by-laws, which is as follows: "No driver or other person in cliarge of any vehicle shall take up- any passengers or other persons on any part of any wharf within a distance of 30 feet of the water edge~of such wharf, and no driver of any velucle or other person shall solicit fares for the carriage of any higgage, goods, wares, or merchandise on any part of any wharf within a distance of 30 feet from the edge of such; wharf." •'' Tlie cases come on for. hearing on Friday: next. — . Tlie surveyor of ships at Auckland (says the" Star), lias authorised the detention in port of the Gisborne trader Awanui • ; to •enable certain repairs to be carried out. The Awanui arrived at Auckland on Sun-, day last, and whilst the discharge of her cargo was proceeding tlie surveyor of ships, boarded the vessel, and: made a thorough examination, oif her condition and gear. the hold, he had tlie fining Gripped, and- found 1 that a number of timbers on the port and starboard sideSj knees on the starboard side, and" one of the main beams in the way of' the foremast were in bad condition. As a result of the inspection, which was conducted with the assistance of a shipwright, the schooner has been ordered on Uie slip for repairs. The total rainfall last month was below tlie average throughout New Zealand except in the province of Wellington. The shortage was specially marked in the south of the South Island. The temperature was below tlie mean in all parts of the country, arid, frosts were coriimon in places rarely visited. , Frequent fogs were also a consequence of the low temperature and absence of highwinds. Teh cyclonic disturbance of the 25th spread its influence rapidly over the whole colony, but excepting in those districts nearest the eentre, where the wind Avas of nearly hurricane force, the storm did not have the intensity that might have been expected. This was particularly noticeable in Gisborne, where the strong effects of the storm were not felt, but each vessel arriving reported having a very bad time. "The Voice of Spring" writes :— "Sir,— What has become of thei Beautifying Association T.For years splendid work was done by that body, and 1 there is still plenty for it to do, but Arbor Day and other days pass without one hearing of- its existence. If activity is not soon shown the season will be lost to the Society. There may be reasons for this lack of activity, and if so, why not let the public know the position? Probably it is the old, old trouble— no 'funds ; . if so, funds will not be obtainable without a vigorous infusion of life into the work. .1 am writing as an admirer ol what the Society has done in the pst, not as a fault-finder, and my desire is to see advantage taken of the season to do work that ought to be done, and I believe can be done, even though finances may not be too flourishing." At the Police Court this morning a first offender for drunkenness, a young man, woe convicted and fined ss, costs 2s, in default 24 hours. For a second offence Dougald Ferguson and "Charles Roy Stewart were both fined 10s, costs 2s, in default 48 hours' hard labor. Tlie accused Stewart was further charged with procuring liquor during the currency of aprohibition order. "I plead guilty, arid am sorry for it," remarked the accused; "I would like time to pay, please." "There is nothing to pay just now. . I have not dealt wihu you yet," replied' his Worship. Subsequently a fine of £5, costs 2s, in default 30 days' hard labor, was imposed', seven days being allowed. "Thank you ; it will be paid," answered the accused. For disorderly conduct whilst, drunk John Charles Price was fined 10s, costs 2s, in default 48 hours' imprisonment. In tlve last Gazette there is a notice forbidding the registering, forwarding, or delivery of postal correspondence to.: — Alfred Bennett, Toorak, Melbourne ; Tom Dawson, Armadale, Victoria ; Sir John Drew, 547 George street, Sydney ; Mr O. Evans, Parkville, Victoria ; Dr. Gibbons, 137 Elizabeth street, Sydney ; Dr. Hin-ton-Willis Company, 473 Bourke street, Melbourne ; Dr. Langston Institute, 129 Collins street, Melbourne ; Dr. C. Kempster, M.R.U.S., etc., the Freeman and Wallace Electro-Medical and Surgical Institute, corner of Elizabeth and Bathurst streets, Sydney, and at Melbourne ; tlie McLaughlin Company, Linden Court, Castlereagn and Market streets, Sydney; A. Miner, G.P.0,, Sydney; "Prof." Notmann, M.E., E.M.U., N.Z. Electropathic Institute^ 236 Gloucester street West, Cliristchurch. r These people advertise the cure of certain diseases. The Crown land to be submitted at Whakatane next week is attracting a good deal : of attention, and there are likely to be a good many applications from this district. Applications for the Waimana settlement (lease-in-perpetuity) must reach Auckland Land! Office or Whakatane on Monday next. Applicants will have to, appear personally before the Land Board at the Public Hall,. Whakatane, at 9.30 o'clock a.m., on Friday, the 9th August, to answer any questions the Lurid Board may ask, but if any applicant so desires lie may be examined by the Land Board of the district in which he resides. The ballot for the sections for which there is more than one applicant will be held on Saturday, the 10th August, at 9.30 o'clock a.m., at the Pubjio Hall, Whakatane. The applications for the rural lands must be in by August 12th, at Auckland or Opotiki, the ballot being on the 14th, at 11 a.m., at Opotiki Public -Hall. ' A '■' " -"" .

The recent cold and rainy weather, with sonscquent shortage of teed, has been :ausing the loss of a good many hoggets in the district. Acording to the National Hardwood Association of America, there is only enough timber in the forests of the United States to last 30 years. A new twin screw steamer is being built in England for the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s New Zealand trado. ■ The vessel is to be named the Kia Ora. ' Owing to their residence on Breeza Station, near Quirindi (N.S.W.), catch- '• ing fire, an aged couple, named White, were burned to death. Th© expense of carting to the back country during the winter months may be judged by a notification to-day that £10 per ton is mow being charged for de- ■' livering goods to the Motu. | Owing to the phenomenal .run on their celebrated "Burberry" raincoats, • Messrs Adair Bros.' had to cable a repeat order Home for a further shipment of these goods, the arrival of which they announce. ;'.*■. The Scriptures tell us to turn bur cheek to the smiter, but they don't tell us to turn the cheeks of our wife and children to the smiter, too.' '-—Bishop Wallis, speaking at' the National League meeting. It is now almost certain, says the Auckland Star, that the third victim of the disaster to the Flora Was a young man. named Charles Fyfte, who had expressed his intention of going to sea for the first time in the cutter. The Auckland. Star's Cambridge correspondent telegraphs that the . annual amount paid to suppliers, including bonuses, by the Cambridge Co-operative Dairy Co; has grown from £6100 during 1901-2 to £32 2 610 for 1906-7. Tlie past season was an all-round record. The company has now a surplus of £3659, . A start is to be made at St. Kiloa- (Victoria) with the movement to. bring about a curtailment of .the State Governments of Australia. . A petition, extensively sigh* ed,.was presented recently to the Mayor of St. Kilda asking him to call a meeting to protest against the aggregation of so numjc^ Parliaments and public functionaries, and to urge the necessity of strict economy in public expenditure, so that the money now lavished qn ; bureaucracy might be applied to the development of natural .resources. Public meetings are TUdvr to'b'e held. , ; ; ' , ; No doubt. Ministers kill themselves! The; deputation curse (telegraphs , a special) has set in worse than ever this sessiori, and for the past few days the Premier's iife must^have been a burden to him, while on/Monday the "Hon; Mr Millar has to receive no few than nine deputations. He will be kept going from ten in, the morning till about five or six o'clock in tne evening. Apparently the Minister will : Have barely time to.swallow^ his lunch. Undoubtedly the- time; of Ministers is shamefully, wasted . by inconsiderate - callers. Most of the; requests could ; -be made just as well, "or even, better,' in writing, and many of them could even be dealt with by the heads of Departments. Two footballers in a recent match played at. Opunake, between Opunake and Waimate, came to blows, and one of them, named Howes, had his jaw broken from a. blow dealt by another player named Young, of 'the Opunake team. The outcome of. the affair was that Young was disqualified for life by the Taranaki Rugby Union, and Howes for a much lesser period. TKe affair caine into Court at Opunake , on Friday^ ( when the police brought an. action against the offenders. The rnagistrato took an .entirely different view of the case on the evidence adduced, . arid that Howes was the aggressor; Young admitted striking Howes, but only after the latter had- struck him with such force . as to temporarily'" disable him. Howes was firied £5 and ordered to pay the costs,; arid Young was, convicted and [discharged.' v '■''•■'"'' '"• -„,' Messrs L. Seifert and W. Smitli, .two well-known flaxmillers of the Jhinawattr district, have returned- to Palirierston after a. trip to Australia, during which they made, exhaustive inquiries into tlie crowth and "production of sisal fibre in Queensland. They state, that in their opinion the New Zealand hemp-grower has nothing to fear from; competition by the sisal/ fibre industry, owing to the greater cost , of 'production.' in the latter case. This was ..due to the ' fact . that the sisal; plant did' riot come to maturity for four years, arid during that time had.; to be continually weeded -and the suckers cut away. To get one ton of fibre millers had. to, treat 25 tons of green sisal, whereas in New Zealand it was only necessary to treat nine tons of green flax. . The cost of the "sisal-istri'pping macliine is about £450, as against £30 for a machine in New land. One phase of the influence of civilisation on the Maoris is illustrated' by the Native Land Commission, in their report on the King Country Native lands, presented' to the House recently. The . report says : "The Nrgatirhaniapoto say that although they sold their lands to the Crown at a sacrifice prior to 1900; the purchase naoney enabled many of them, to build modern dwelling-houses ; but»"tne proceeds of the recent sales were absolutely squandered. In one case~a young Maori received over £500 for his interest in land, and he promptly. invested; £300 in the purchase of three* racehorses of douibtful speed, and secured a cqiriplete racing outfit and the services of a tramer. Motor oars are riot yet fashionable in the King Country, otherwise these prodigals' might have investel in that direction,; The unfortunate illness of the Pririie Minister' (says toe Sydney Telegraph) has caused & delay in the determination by the Cabinet ,of the naval policy to be brought before Parliament this session. .It is probable, however, that the Government will ask Parliament to vote about £500,000 for this year for navial^purposes, including the purchase of the first vessels to constitute toe Australian coastal navy. Information will he obtained as to when these vessels can be expected to arrive in Australian waters, as it is not intended to permit a gulf to intervene between the departure, of the Australian Imperial squadron for its headquarters at Singapore and the establishment of j an Australian navy. In asking Parliament to agree to the cancellation of the naval agreement, the Government, it is understood, will postdate that cancellation two years hence. In view of the cancellation of the agreement, it will be necessary for Captain Oreswell to somewhat modify the proposals which he laid before tfie Government in 1905. . In the current issue of the Outlook a proposal is submitted by the Rev. Di Sidey, of Napier, which, if adopted, will have the effect of largely changing the face of Presbyterianisni in this colony. This amounts to the adoption of a voluntary liturgy and directory of public ship. Dr. Sidey states that a committee was appointed by the last General' Assembly to recommend for adoption "a book or books" for greater uniformity in toe conduct of public worship and the administration of ordinances and offices in the church than now exists. After going extensively into the question, the committee have come to the conclusion that the time has come', in the interests of the church, wjien her public services shall contain provision by which her peo-ple-may take purt in- public worship along, with the minister. '/There is no book in connection with the JPreshy terian. Church', < so far as toe committee, 'knows, that clearly and adequately provides for such exercises except the Book of Common Worship of the Presbyterian Church of the United States. This they recommend. One of the saddest cases of poverty that has cropped up lately was ventilated at a meeting of the Wellington Benevolent Trustees. It was that of a mother— so poor as to-be unable) to ' do^inore thali -."live "with another -woman"— who came before the Board .with a sick, yellowcolored baby in her arms. Th§ infant had had pneumonia, and was then suffering from whooping cough and bronchitis. "That baby ought not to be out," remarked one of the trustees. "I know that," was the mournful answer, -"but they would not take it in at the Hospital/' "Why?" asked the chairman. •"Because of the whooping cough. The child is like to die in my arms. It is suffering great pain," said the mother. Further questioning elicited that the room in which this woman and her baby lived actually contained no fireplace. The sad lot of the babe appealed so strongly to the trustees that they gave the mother an order for medical assistance for it, and instructed their lady visitor to supply necessities at once, and to try and obtain a room where a fire could- be kept for the sick infant's sake. - An bteresting fact full of significance (says the Otago Daily Tiines) is the exJtent t„ which the parcels post is being utilised by- mercantile houses in Wellington and elsewhere for sending kits, lace, scarves, ties, and other merchandise to ! their agents and customers in Dumedin. These articles are now being sent by parcol post instead of as freight by steamer. The Dunedin postal authorities report a. tremendous increase in the parcels department, no less than 234 bags and boxes of goods passing through their hands recently in one day. They ascribe this to the fact that tlie public is realising the impossibility of articles going astray or coming to grief per parcel post. It is like posting a letter, and the goods come through without paying wharf rates or the 6s per ton harbor dues. This naturally affects the harbor authorities and steamship lines, who, however, seem unable to move in the matter at present. All that can be done is to try and induce the Government to refuge, to carry, per parcel post, goods of a certain class or above a certain quantity, except as samples, •which practically means one article of a kind at a time. - The subject will probably be brought, before a meeting of the Harbor Board shortly. i