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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11127, 16 November 1907, Page 4

Mr and Mife.F. E. Gaddum returned this morning from their trip to the Old Country. new Roebuck road bridge is now nearing completion, and should be available for traffic m about a week. Pollard's Opera Company, will hold a matinee performance of "VBluebell m Fairyland" on Monday afternoon, commencing at 2.30. The Public Works Estimates, which were voted m V the House at an early hour this morning, include the sum of £2000 for the re-erection of the muchneeded lighthouse at Tuahine Point. For the month of September there were six artisans and 26 laborers employed, on the Gisborne-Rotorua railway co-operative works. On the Blenheim- Waipare line th© number so employed was 115. Following was the revenue received at the -Custom-house this week:. Customs duties £934 5s 3d, light dues £18 6s 6d, Harbor Board revenue £186 19s 4d, total £1139 lis Id. There was no beer duty this week.

The Gisborne City Band gave a musical programme at the Trafalga rotunda last night, which was enjoyed by a large assemblage. The Rev. W. Grant and Mr J. Parker, of Matawhero, who have been attending the Presbyterian Assembly at Wellington, returned home this morning. > Colonel Porter, C.8., who has been on a brief visit t 0 Wellington On departmental business, returned' to Gisborne 'by the Zealandia this morning. At St. Andrew's to-morrow, the Rev. Wm. Grant, who returned from tKe Assembly this morning, will speak on "Passing on the Inspiration" and "Some Aspects of Evolution." TThe s.s. Kotare is„to load for- Tolaga Bay and Tokomarti on Wednesday next. The steamer will be m charge of Capt. Campbell, which will ensure attention to patrons tori the coast. "Too many boys work m. this town under age," said Mr;Darton at the School Committee meeting last- night. "-The boys are doing men out of billets ; it *is • riot right." This wa s said in 'reference to.a stateihent that a boy twelve years old; who was m the first standard. wasT leaving school to gq to work. / y 'l'- : "'llz : Tlie Dresden Piano Co. draw -attention: to their sale of pianos and organs, Vo&niT mencing on Monday next, m the premises ' of fthe local representative, Mr J. To^Th-.; ley. Everyone contemplating tlie -opjt- " chase of a reliable iiistruirient ' take tliis opportunity, of selecting one. V The sale will continue for ten days only. ■ •Owners will notice that, riominstticjns , lor the Te Karaka Racing Club'Sv fixt^e oh New; Year's Day close Von V Saturday, 23rd iriist. Owriars of trotting horaeslaje V reminded V that horses must be • registered at the {ime of entry. Forms wn be ob- ? ." tainod froiri Mr James Pettie, of ;Te Bsa- '. ' raka hotel.. T-'-^T'-.y.- '■ zl-- z '''■•'' . Folloi^ing were the listTof -visitors to the V Hot IspMnga hotel, Morere, ;•'■ last week : v H. "Grant, P. Teetsdale, Wft'M ; Fletcher, TW^ Scott; Puhakay Coricffl/ Hawes, ; \Kullett, - Miss Maloney, f MissShields (2), Cahill (Wairoa), H- Younsy T 'FJ C.. Pilcher (Gisborne); Faulknor" (2)---(Wairakaia), Chas. Ingram, (Oppiti)-, Job* ' •son ;(Na_pier).Tv .TV--T ■>:.-: .Z-y .T'T-V. V- TT-VTv At the meeting of .the Gisborne Schbpl : Committee last night; VMr Rowley com.- T ; plained of the persistent Tfeghlaiity i^ * the 'attendance of several scholarsT , Ori© boy not only; persisted m play ingVtruiw&T* himself, bu«t had' entic«- : : _d_K>thef , ' hoy away. The C^imnittee j^ secretary to take action against the parents of several .-. children): the .headmaster named; . /.■'■■••..•..'.- "y. ;Ty--v. • .- By the Ruru this morning a nneftock pf 300 stud shorn "sheep arrived 'irom . Rjsington, Hawke's Bay; for; Mes-irs . Hutchinson Bros. They flock are all, twd* V toothed Romneys, and. consist of 250^Bwes arid 54 rams, fourot^hich. are the pr^geriy TT of the' imported ram '^Johnßull.'VlTlies© sheep are for Messrs Hutchinson' Rros^l Opotiki statibn, and will be driven through by Mr E: Wißousfield. T.VV^,T.T. The following hate been added to tnev' telephone exchange :^-&2, c Dr> ,Gpk6*vy -.-• night telephone, next Baptist Tabernacle, f Pidmerston roid; 70, T. Jex-Blake, Mangapoike (1 long 1 short. ring) j:i7o;^ v C. J. Parker, Waekanae Farm (I itfigrt V; '' 1 long, ring) • 70 waterworks whare^TeT Arai (1> long 2 shori ring.) ; 70 R^H. PaF ker, Emerald Hills (2 long 1 short'rfhgiy V 70, D. J. Parker, W.aingake (1 long -1 ..-.- v short 1 lottg) ; 70, G. Coop> Te V Puft' ' (3' long rings).' ;T v':T>'' : .T J '"■: Messrs Hallenstein Bros, are about lioy < rebuild ;iri> Gladstone Road. vtheTtiSw: structure will be a. tvyo-storey brick hu|ld» irig with 66ft frontage; extending Messrs ShieriawTarid Coi's to.;Mess&_! 'T Rbssbotham and Searle's. The V^rm^atjfi, requesting those who wishing tpvb^poraeV tenants tb. state their requiremeritsT arid ■'.,';.-' the building will be planned accordingly A; start Vfill probably be made early Vm' the next; year. y-y: "-.XsZ-z y -yTVT,TTTT

The working ;of the sand-pump nearthe Kaiti breastwork has attracted a good deaiot attention^ and of course the' usual amount of criticism; "y Viewed casually y there seems to.be a great deal of '-.water Z--. being pumped to a very small p^bp6rti^ni ' of mud, but it is claimed, that steidyT work is being done ,all the time m the filling-ujy, process^ j; although. ' thereV;Ss: -a ; cprPiderable disadvantage . of having to some extent to work according to iM tide.y y v.,, - ; ,T|.y..T .vTTV- 'T ,-...' V.V ; T The' local Bible classes have formed : themselves, into a {.union, .palled the P.B. ;■■- Biblti; Class TJnio^. ,The ; objetVof T the Z-l. ■Union is to holdT qUart^ly ; ppnf erepces . to take various.; forms, and Tt#fprbm6t# , the interest m .Bible. , clap*, workT T Ry meeting together;; as prppopejj <$* :i&\a.h« V ti<bipated the ite^ classed ! will benefit by an mter^hahge'V'of • V thoughts and the fraterrial feeling; -be»r tween the classes will be.-fc«tei*dT ! ; -Tfife- •'.-•■ followi ng. ; officers have been electetl ■; '£■. \ ;President,y Rev.i W> ; Grant ■;/ yi^j.r&fcdents,- Revs Griffin, Lamb, Gardner; and Walker; hon. sec. Vand . treat.;, .Mr^Ey •D -Anvers j \ provisional committee V Misses i Gentles, E. Warren, Messrs Goldsmith, '„. D-Anyers, and; Peach. * ; ; , : Mr; P.: JV Sefton, headnmterof r theme Karaka! school, has made V arrangements .• With, the Railway Department for the: $ii- : ratal school 'excursion if rom Te Karaka to .College, road (Waerenga-a-hika), m order that the children may attend -.the T ; united school sportsj which take. piaceYok : the College .grounds on .Thursday next, November 21st. -Thisyouting is becoift- y ing deservedly; popular among .the; juye- V; nifes, ; of whom it . is considered • ai|-ou.t ''; 9o will travelyfrom Te, Karaka alone.; Par-V ents and others should also fake atlvafttage of < this excursion, as the Collego grounds are. now looking at their -be^tj /.- and form an ideal picnicking ground; T. The return fares from :Te . Karaka to College road will be: School children 'fid/ 'adults' ls. .: . ■■■'.■ .T. •. yZzz ;';'■ Since the water supply was turned on boys have quickly learned that ihey; caii produce; 'artificial geysers by ramming..* . stick down ' the fireplugs. TV' A oquple ;,-' ot nights ago a Borough waterworks oflfi- y ■ cial •'. was roused ... from his , slumbef b£ ,'a person with a message j that: there bad . been a big blow out at Whataupoko.., 6h. rushing over there he found that the hydrant had been tampered with and, -a . ■jet of water fifty, feet High Was; playing, into the air. Besides this, all the bourt^ : ■■. dary cocks along the .street had V beien. turned full on, and with the high jpressurr. prevailing the' street was m a flodded state, while numerous house service blocks were missing. The Council would do well to issue a warning, on the subject. A very pretty but quiet wedding was solepanised this morning, when Mr Ptlr-y ker John Hill Ctmic, second son of. the late Captain Crone, was married to Miss . Esther Mary Rice) the eldest daughter of .the late Mr Chas. Rice. .The cere- . mony, Wihich took place at the residence of the bride's mother, was conducted >by .the Rev. R. Gardner. The bride, who \ ' was given away by her brother,: Mr A. * H. Rice, was prettily attired m a cream' _ cpstuine, with hat; to match. She ww ' attended bjr her sistpr Ethel, who wore a dress of pink muslin. Mr C. G- Crdiie acted as best man. The bridegroom's present to the bride was a gold watch,' and to the bridesmaid a ; gold brooch. . After the wedding breakfast the happy couple, who! were the recipients of numerous and costly presents, left by the Zealandia for their future home m Auckland. The bride's travellihg dress was of navy blue. ....-'■ . . The decision of the County Council to replace the present wooden structure across the Mangapapa stream, on the Os-mond-Whataupoko road, with a modern steel superstructure will be welcomed by all who have had occasion to travel ■-m ■ that direction, as' there is dn element ,6. danger about the present bridge. .Tenders are being called by the Council for the' erection of a new structure fromfthe designs of Mr DeG. Fraser, County Eru jziheer. The chief features of tlie new bridgeware that it will have a single span of 50fi,' standing upon substantial hard- ' wood timber abutments, withdrawn -.; on either; side of the cneek further back thin the present . bridge, owing to it beiiffi made-up ground. Tho width of the roadway of the structure will be 20ft, an increase of about Bft, besides a side-walk/of sft for pedestrians, which will be agreat convenience for children, attending the Mangapapa school. Another important improvement is that the decking wili 'be raised 6ft higher than the present bridge enabling a perfectly easy and safe s apiproach to be provided. 'Tenders are to be received by the 2th inst. Whilst tho new bridge is m course of erection traffic will be diverted round the side road vy tho echooV