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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 11141, 3 December 1907, Page 4

. Constable ; Wales, ; o? the local police force, has; been adyised. of his Wansfer-. emce to .Port Awanui, m place of Con* stable Mellsop, who is being removed' to Wliahgaiei. ' ; : " ; ' ' [" ' ■ The Gisbbrne Bowling Club will hold an "At Home" at the green on Thursday afternoon. Ladies are specially invited. The pairs and fours matches wUI be continued, and the two Auckland representative teams will also try conclusions. . ' Upon the information of Afr JtV. ;L. File, ; (secretary' of ■ the GTsborne. school; James Third was prosecuted at the Police Court ~sias; mornang vijith having neglected to send his son, Alexander, to sohool the requisite number -of times. After hearingt the case, His Worship, agreed that defendant had done his. best to send the boy to school, and imposed a. small fine of 2s. without costs, /remarking that he thought other steps that, had, been taken would improve the boy'« conduct. .( There was a good muster at the annual meeting of ttoa Painters' Union, held last evening,.. Mr J. H. Hall /presiding^ Mr Hall was re-elected" president for tjh£ ensuing year; Mr O. Vindeftt, vice-prd-sident; Mr G. Darton, secretary ; Mr H. Grattan, treasurer ; Mr F. Selves^ tyler; committee ;of management Messrs R. Henzler, G. Sealey, F./ Selvdsi/ H: FoiTeet. 'a«d 8.. R. Atkinson,; auditor#, : Messrs F. Selves and H. Beaumont. garding the question of forming a Trades and Labor Council, ; a ; deputsitiori consisting of Messrs Atkinson, Hall and ' Barton were appointed to wait upon the other unions. TJie Bakers' Umon will be waited on next Saturday night. - . v . Th© funeral of the late Sir T.. C. Williams, who passed away at the Hospital an Sunday morning, after a short illness, took place at the Makaraka cemetery yesterday. The burial service. Was . ctindoicted by the Rev. Dawson Thomas, and the fellow employes ,of the deceased man act' ed as pail-ibeareris. TJie late Mr WiHiams 'was- 1 bora ; mi Charlottetowm, Prince Edward Island, and was the eldest son of the late Captain, T. Williams, of Auckland, Williams arrived here five years ago, and has . been shipwrigiht. to the 'Gisbcxrne Sheepfarmei's' Frozen Meat Company. He lea.yes a widow, four sons, and 1 one daughter (Mrs Shierlaw). jln Wliinray's hall on Sunday afternoon the first combined meeting under the auspices of the recently-formed Bible-class Union took place, when there were over 70 representatives of the Wesleyan, Matawhero, and Presbyterian (4) Bible-classes present. .-Mr;C. Rosie occupied) the chair, and a, good many of the members took part m discussing the subject of "True Success m Life." The ladies, however, were ' yonspicuous by their^ silence. Altogetheii a very/ profitable 1 time was spent, and the opinion was freely expressed that these combined classes meeting ..together -at • regular intervals would ;do nluch /towards; fostering . tlie Bible-class movement m Poverty Bay. Three friends have forwarded £1 to Adjutant .Dickens, toward^ the" 'Xmastree \vhich he 1 purposes having for children on December 20th. There was. a good" attendance at the Gisborne Co-operative Building Society's meetings last night, when appropriations by ballot and' sale 'by tender were declared. The appropriation of £300 by ballot m No. 1 issue was drawn, by J. W.^ Wade, but as he had given notice to forego his right another ballot was taken and C. Aciair's was the successful number. A sale. by tender of £300 realised £18 per 4100, equalling 2| per C o^A In v Npr 2- issue- an appropriationiof £400 was -offered • for sale, and £300 brought £28 and £100 £20; or 4 per cent, and 3 per cent, respectively. Itwill be seen that the rate of interest is an exceptionally low rone. The resolution confirming the alteration m rules in^No- 1 issue, enabling a member to hold five shares instead" of three was confirmed. -•■■-.•■■-■- The Aveekly meeting of the P.B.* Cricket Association was. held last night, Mr W. F. Cederwall presiding. The United Club were granted the •use of the concrete r pitch? next Saturday for a game amongst themselves. The Te Rau Club notified that Mr O. R.. Olsen had been appointed their del egate,~ vice Dr Collins The remainder of the meeting./ Was taken up with hearing evidence, ia the charges against the two Te Rau players for alleged misconduct at the. match, on November 23. Evidence was given by. Messrs Hallamore, Gibson, Theiwall, Oben, and Cary that the language the two players were accused of using was altogether misrepresented. The charges were dismissed on the evidence. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr Maude, that umpires and officers report to the, Association any infringement on the rules or-any player or players disputing the decision/ of the umpires. v

The following addition has been made to the Telephone Exchange : 267 J. and W. Bisset, Woimata Valley. Deleted : 267 P. T. Kenway. In Saturday's issue a; list of visitors to Morere should have been credited to Copper's Private Hotel, and not to the Hot Springs Hotel. The New Zealand Clothing Factory (Messrs Hallenstein Bros.) are supplying to their customers, free, a novelty, the versicolored spinning top, , which is sure to delight the children. Four charges of assault m which a Gisbprne , publican, , his son, and v a, bushman were concerned, were called bn at the Police Court this morning and by consent the hearing of the charges was adjourned, until to-morrow morning. J •. The;mbnthly meeting of ,ite Bay Poultry .ytiiity: Club was held last night, --but there, was a small, 'attendance. The only business done waß to .discuss the advisability;. of huMing £ show m order to -bring -the club before the public, but the matter was lef t in abeyance until.a fuller-; meeting... ■■".-. ; -V The. ■ Cook County Curious Co^na. hkd a very successful' rehearsal lafct/riig&t tfpr their on December ld^Tfi^ first pait of the pyc^iamme is to b^ mini strelsy, and the secohd part will take tHe form of a concert. The, company' H&si been m practice fox some. mpnthß wjtii new coon melodies/ and there is a strt>i% orchestra under. Mr Don. . ' . V • The police; have been advised of . is> arrest at Aucklandiaftei- ;his return- f roiiiji Sydney, of John Seagar Bucfcland, chafrgV ed with the theft of £iO 9s ; the mott&r of John Russell Hill, at Gisborn^/;M : May 25. The accused was 'Before the Court at Axtcklandi.ahd ren&nd* ed to appear at Gisborrie on Monday 0 next.' ••> , . •.; V'T.i^' \-4 xvA;" .:;/';. ■': *„'-'■ \-{ During the tourist season tlierve y/ili be a bi-weekly mail service from Gisb/Qrriji to. Wairoa, via Morere; which is certain to meet with, the heartiest appreciation j from those residing along the route. ; Tlie •service commenced to-day, when- the cpAcn lef t Wairda for Gisbbrrie; and ; returns r oii Thursday. The mail Will therefore leaye Gisborne for Wairoa ; on Mondays a%li; Thursdays, and leave Wairoa for Gisborne^ the same days. ; . ' ;'■ • The Borough i Council will take" oyfer /tlia town; reticulation portion. ; of -/the ■.' TV^teiir works, at its meeting : tJbik uj|oii the certificate of the supervising engirieer> Mr B. Coiuistpn. ,The final^scouring out of the service was- cpttplete^d by Me^ra Mays .arid Gordon's vmen' this afternopii; The contract 1 is understood to haVe Been carried out t 0 the satisfaction' of the' engineer, an< excellent job i having been matfo of ifcj whilst the extras /are practically nil; <; The position of the Pakihi road iW tHos referred to by the Opotiki Guardian s^There are now only seven; or eight' mi le^ of construction on this road to be cqiai pleted m order' ttf connect with i the Ola road a few miles neaver to Motu than Mi ; Harker's' section. < The' connection will be made vat the top of Pirbngiahau hilli At this point a: •saving mi distance Will be'made ,of at least fifteen miles, arid whehsthe shbrter road ia i completed ? by the Hawke's Bay District Engineer $ this point from the Motu end, there \vill Jbe a saving . df ( | ,ans additional iftVo miles, altogether shortening the dieta^ce to Motu by 1 at" least 20 v miles. We linderstand .that a track is" to be cut from the present terminus of the six^foot roacl now being constructed ;pn .'-thw side of the hill to Pirongiahau, a. distance '"■\6i about 7 miles, which will allow ,stpok to be brought jpver at the end of |^c present summer. This will be welconie news to stbck-dealei's and settlers gelnei^ ally, as it means a saving of three or four days' travelling over difiicult cotiiritry. : ..,-.u\^; ■■';.■,:.•■' ■X ■. .;■:,;^ A correspondeiit /writes to" the iS'fevir Zealand Times from. Devon, England, aa follows : —If domestic };■ servants are- so scarce m New j dp notith^s^ who have so much trouble wath ; tlieiif domestics t give us Eiiglisk girls a ; tw|l ? I have tried to go to New Zealand but Xailed, because ifie emigration rules' aiie so strict.'.' The haye tpj be signed by our employer, and there is" no fay here to compel them, to give us a charaii; ter. Why does not someone /help ,us. o^it of this difficulty ? '.'l should, be very glad if anyone m New Zealand' y^pwld ; com•inimicate with me; '■ I should^ be; only^tod glad .W/coinA;';oUi';for'',iil'';a > .-'MQnth. anil board and lodgings; ifj I? hajl, a pdssa^e out,, and nay the money baclt'iii |nonthly instalments, .This .is lo#er \rages than some get m England, boi^l woivjld agree to , work ; for. twelve : montHs. This would- give anyone plenty .of, time to find out my/ character. Work wbjild; be no hardship to me. If someoiie woiildi give me a trial 1 would be glad. . ; ■A gentleman, whosfe veracity is not'O^r diruu'ily opeli, to suspioion, called at this Pffice one day last week; andJ Ipdge4^a serious allegation, against the n&Av ' \ydter supply. He-had ariforAed-on-^vhit he ibelieved to 'be good autharitjr that ! the water 'possessed .certain jchemical ptoI perties whioli conduced -to • Qri [ Saturday life broughiHn ftiyb ol : .the* mfid who had /been engaged on the works-, one of whom, young : man, /gave ocular d«ij lnpMtratden m support of the- asserUon by showing an extensive' bald . patch; wliioh lie asserted* was not there wheri. lie went on to the '-cbhtecic't. ■■' A numiber ;bf other men, it was asserted, ••; had ; lost thieir hair, and others hj^d shaVed theits off m the hope of averting suoh a calkin* ity. The story was referred to Mr Wilkinson, the inspector m ; cliairge, who characterises it as ridiculous. N(> v DiaiT on the works; he asserts, has used thjS water more^freely than he has! done, anft his fine head of hair has not beeal affected m the slightest. He had not- heard any of the men complain. There were, it w true, several "baldies"; employed, on the works, and tQiey Were subject to a go^ deal of i chaff, 'but the loss of their hirsute adornment cannoti t»e ascribed to the water. Mr Wilkinson/ looks upon the story as a gentle bit of leg-pull ing, anxj as it lids obtained some degree of curreittcy, we give' it witlithe denial attaichedi Maoris m. the Wairarapa /district .are intensely excited over, a proposal to. shift' a large •meeting-house, erected by-thp chief Tamahau.at Tablelands, into.Martinborough. The meeting-housQ/ arid the land on which it stands have some historical associations. The , building; co?t £1600, i/but .this does; riot .indicafe .the total expense, as theie is*some. difficulty m gauging the labor, tariff ;. qf , those; days. iThe architect, who may haye'lieen -Tdma.hau. himself, or an ancestor,, appears; to have^scoured the whole of New Zealand for the most skilful craftsmen, and they erected. one of the finest .buildings /of its, kind m the dominipr?. Tamahau dedica■tod 2CKX) acres of ground at the ;ffl]te, td provide funds? for the maintenance h oi the building, and he; named tlie ground Kehemane (Gethsemane). He wished that the huildiiig should be L placed ; m the grounds of . Government House, the Governor's residencer at Wellington. There were difficulties m the way, , however. The building could be. shifted; ih sections, but ' the great ridge pole, which is 90 feet long, could not be cut,>aria it could not be taken whole overtheiHriiutaka ranges, owing to the sharp; turns m the road. Tamahau first thought Pf sending the pole to Wellington by.balloon, but he discarded that proposal :in favor of. one by which the pole wbiild,lbe taken jn wagons to Palliser Bay and tovVed into Wellington harbor. Tamahau ar. ranged with ajbuilder to shift thebiiilUing fbr £200, but before the': arrangements were completed he died. It is now suggested that ' the building should be taken into Martinborough. The Maoris, however, say that they will resist that ' scheme, with force if. necessary^ because the Government has forfeited ite right to the building by not complying with Tamahau's conditions. ■ .