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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 13 April 1908, Page 4

The Fire Brigade meet to-night. The Hon. Captain Tucker will take the chair at Df Williams' .meeting m. His_ Majesty's Theatre to-morrow, evening. A meeting of the .lady members of Uio P.B. Golf Club will be held at 3.33 to-morroW afternoon. , Messrs Tattersfield and Co. are; closing their sale this week, and aitnounco some special bargains to clear during the [next; few days. ' ..-■- : -'' ■■:'■ i. ■-■•. ' ;i ■■■-■■.■• ■■■■••' •'••'■ : ' Some time between .Frida-y night all d Saturday morn ing a" sneak- thief entered the stable of a, resident m Russell street, Whataupoko,' -and made oft with s->mc harness. ■ .-' ';. ■ '' : ■',■'."■ ' "•','■'/".■}■ ':■[ Tlie Takitimu Fpotbail Club held; tts! arinixal meeting at the Masoih'c hbtel bri (Saturday evening:, the} meeting being' largely attended. A irepbrt arid Iqaiance sheet,. shoxVihg a ci'edit balance of £2 ' Bs, was arid;; adopted. Mr J. AVauchop"' wSs ' elected secfetiary, arid other otfitials ■a^biiiited. It was intimated that the clnb.f^foluld have a strong team to- place m the %fieldi this yeaf. ■ „ - About r 10.30;, pnj Saturday night a seaman named DanafcQ' ( . caused some little ,^citemenfjn, Gladstone road by taking his coat' arid hat off and challenging all he met to fight. /^ policeinar. interrupted the, proceed jugs 'and this mocmrig..ih».Avbul4'b'e ; 'p'ugihsi.'-wa9! bi-ought ' betore 'Mri Barton, 1 S.M., aii'l charged that whilexdrunk he was/guilt|r of disorderly behaviour. Accused offered no excuse, and was fined lOs, costs 2s, m default 48 hours' hard labors ': At the meeting <if 'the Irand Boaitliat ■Napier the Commissioner, stated .that a number >f; settlers m the Tamaki' blppk Lad applied for assistance owing to the damage caused by 'the l'Coeiit fires. Tliey did not ask ' for ' seed but ' for some corilpensatiflfri.. for"> the loss ' of a season, des>truction • -pf feiMies, etc. Ma'itin Smith had visiUkl' the. block and hi Jus import suggested'-'tliiat certain settlers should be- allowed tAvo years' occupy t Jon ' without pay merit of rent.— Raiiger's report to be fonvarded' to the- Miiustef for ' favorable -consideration/;

A little ' excitement was caused ait the Peel, street corner of Gladstone road on. Saturday afternoon. A horse- attached to a dray took fright at a motor car, and s\yerved round on the road and '; thfen commenced; to back (towards ftqbortßori's corner. A girl m the dray was clariib'er-ing-out,,, but realised '■ that it :• was; ■dangerous to let, go when the • horse ' was backing. *. Thevdray was >,therr dyifej^ ; tjiicfc witli • force. against the telegraph ■■',-; $>ofelii ; and' the girl .got- ; clear , ons't'o the' kerbV Had- she been-a ,fpw. inches ,tb 'the' 6«e side, the gfrl must have beejti crushed.';, ' ;v 7/, '■''."■'■[.,'[■*;)s'/ h £^ , F. ,-S.; Malcolm arid ,Co. : import j^xr^S^turday'Sf.pipultry' and .produce ,Jnarke < i?Jaß< follows : . I- here^ were /large <'eritriefi, -.Jinit pricef^erenqt ;up :tortlie v? ual-^itd^td^ Ducks :1s 3d to Is ;.I(W,-:,rdbs^:9d,;^« Bd\vfpvKls -Is^ld'to Is 6d, 't^fkpyst-3s^.isfl ' tb^4s6d, a -pen' of whitevLeghprns brought ssjeach, eggs 2gVto>2s 2d; Is 'ld; ; tomatoe? • Id; • pears ,I^4, • apple J s^d j quinces , ; ld, otiions^liid,, potatoes %lOs'>t«' 14s V pack, Ids per lb^ cucumber? V9d * dpi; melons v3b to 65.,d0z," pumpkins^ 3»: &diW 6s '6d dpz, niarrows 2s W 3s.''do>, t kioi^ ras(-lid^lbV p'ickling.oiiions:, l£d.\ !; potatop are nowvcoming to;hand ! in> large quantities. Vv' '■. ■ : . .-; ■ . '■ ' '- -' . ■• ■"•:';, ; •'■ .1:.;.-.■ >■'■' :.;.-.■ •'''■.■"'' ■''■■')' " ■ "■''.; ! i ' Mr. Bert. jßobb,. who /has -been .- iii Hthe Hospital suffering "from a '. p'oisqiiijd ua nd,.a?|ia who went, under an, dper'iitioii on Friday, when his ar^n. 1 was . apiputated, passed away at • 2;3p . this ' in<sr^inV: . Xhe \ deceased, who was 21" years ?6ldi was very 4 popular, although vpf : - a> quiet disposition. He - had been. coiinqcted with 'the post office - f or. ■: ahput 7 se iy^n years, and proved' 5 himself a mq*p^efficient. officer in -every way. -For -twb yeai;s Mr Robb waLin. tne P%pa post. offifce,fcutreturriedJtoGisbome his father's ; death; frhe priintiry' cayse 'of thevpoisbned hand " whicii eVfentuully brought about, the yoiing man's ;ddath is. not knowii.,' It first started} oh I : his wrist- and gradually . grevv ' W6fse,'' ajid spread 4ip the armY which Was operated on two or three 'times Avith' the objett of checking the spread of the . poison. Mr Robb was the only soiivleft, 'iho eldest passing away some ago, •and 'deep sympathy 'will v be eitfended to the bereaved mother arid" faniilyiH,

The annual race gathering will be held at Muriwai on Easter Monday. Nominations close on- Wednesday evening at the Muriwai hotel.

A number of people liavo waited on Mr G. Darton, asking liis consent to be nominated for election m connection with tlie- vacancy on the Borough Council, caused through the resignation of Mr W. Miller. In all probability Mr Darton will accede to the reouest.

Tlie bi-annual nnoveablo committee "meeting of the 1.0.0. F., M.U., takes place at New Plymouth, on Monday, April 20th. Secretary Ambridge, having been elected with six other deputies from the Auckland district, leaves by the s.s. Manuka to-morrow, via Napier and Wanganui.

Tlie steamer Tongariro, which arrived at Wellington; last week, had 220 passengers, of whom 12 came saloon^ 39 second cabin, and the remainder steerage.They were booked as follows: Wellington 62, Lyttelton 35. Auckland 48, Port Chalmers 18, Napier 18, Wanganui 3, Nelson 2, Bluff 2, Gisborne 9. Westport 12, Greymouth 4, Timaru 1, Picton 1.

The Tuatea was delayed for about half an hour last night m leaving- the wharf to tender thes.s. Monowai, through taking the ground. It was then about low tide, but the river could have been negotiated all right had it not been for the quantity of silt at present m the channel. The tender, when returning on a two hours' flood tide, again 6tuck opposite the wharf.

The Montgomery Entertainers concluded their Gisborne season on Saturday night, and proceed to Wairoa to-day. There was a. large attendance of country people, and for their benefit some of the most attractive pictures, such as the King's Navy and AH Baba, were repeated and much enjoyed. Mr Montgomery sang "Tying the leaves," and Miss Hargreaves sang "Fingers crossed." Mr Wand gave an exceptionally good comic eong, "The next horse I ride on," with an entertaining parody for an encore. Among the special pictures exhibited were the "Black Beauty and the Orphan Girl," and the great French steeplechase race. '

Mr W. J. Hawley, Collector of Customs at Gisborue, 'uas been promoted to the charge of the Customs office at Timaru, m succession .to Mr C. Colebrook, who has resigned from the service, with the intention of commencing m business m Auckland as a Customhouse . agent. Mr Hawley during his six and a half years' residence ■ at Gisborne has won , a .host of friends by his unfailing courtesy and consideration for tlie public interest. Mr Hawley has identified himsolf, .as far as was compatible with, his position, with local affairs, and has been for two years president of the Uisborhe Tennis (Dlub, and for four years honorary secretary to the Library Trustees. , "He will carry with him to the Squth the good wishes of many Gisborne i people.'

An exciting incident occurred on board the steamer Orange .Branch during that vessel's passage irony Sydney. On/ the Saturday before last tremendous seas were encountered. s ,The turret decks were continually under water,' wlu'le the spray irequently dashed over the? captain's briage. One of the Chines'jP'crew, whoi was working on the harbor deck, ■y^as, struck by a wave and washed overboiircL The - steamer was immediately stopped and a ' boat smartly lowered. l'he Chiuanua .was fortunately a good swimmer, and kept afloat until the boat reached him. Ho was m the water about 12 minutes. The Chinaman was very frightened, and cculd do little work for a, couple of days, but otherwise he was none the- worse for his experience.

To-piorrow the Commissioner for. .Crown Lands, Mr H. Trent, accompanied by the District Land. Officer, Mr Brodrick, will pay a visit of inspection to the recently disposed of settlement at Te Arai, with a view to enquiring into matters respecting several sections. Besides .a cbuple ol «ere allotments there are only )ithree remaining sections m the settlement. One of these, 171 acres, has been reserved for the utilisation of the standing bush it contains. The new settlers desire to make use of the timber, and the matter of its disposal has to be decided. The most suitable means of disposing of the unapplied for woolshed section,/ 39| r acres, has also to be decided npon. Another small section of 3 acres, it is proposed to act aside for a travelling stock reserve. The Commissioner will be pleased to meet any of the new settlers on the estate to-morrow. ■'■:•< • * •

Mr J. A. Caesar presided over a representative meeting of the P.B. Sheep Dog Trial Club, held m the Masonic hotel on Saturday evening. The postponement of the dates of the trials to May 14th, 15th, and 16th was approved of. It was decided to provide afternoon tea for the ladies on Thursday afternoon ,and ,to hold a social m the Ormoiid Hall the same evening. The usual smoke concert on Saturday night was also arranged for. In addition to the special prizes awarded last year, Mr Aston offered a prize of £2 2s for'.tUe dog under best, command m the liuntaway; Mr Hawkins apprize of £51 Is : for the dog scoring ■'- most points ; and Messrs Tait and" McDonald a cup, valued at £$ 3e, for the shepherd who has never won, a prize scoiiiig most points at the meeting. A vote of tliiink s was accorded to the subscribers and dona tors o f special prizes. '

f On Saturday afternoon Colonel Hume, Inspector of Prisons, accompanied by his Worship the Mayor ' (Mr. J. Townley), inspected, three sites for the proposed, new gaol, as reeommend'ed by> the. Borough Council at its last meeting. The site s m question were Childers road (Government section near the Stock Depart* inent's reserve);, togther with two properties owned respectively by the lion. Captain Tucker and Mr A. F. Matthews, neur the leading lights, beyond Victoria township, and a fourth! . property under offer m Gladstone road, j Colonel Hume, who was unable to express an opinion on the subject at the present juncture, will report upon the several sites to the Minister for Justice upon, whoso decision it is understood the erection of the gaol will be proceeded with without further delay. Although a .hilly site is generally preferred, especially from a. health point of view, it has been' decided iuadxisable m this instance to go beyond the borough boundaries, since it i s necessary that th« gaol should" be conveniently available to the wharf, railway station, and the Court. Upon the completion of the new building the present site will be lumped' over to the police authorities, who, it; is hoped, will utilise the .additional for the providing of more adequate accommodation for the local stag. ; -Colonel Hume, returned to Wellington/last evening/ and, it is understood, ; a decision will be arrived at m the; course of a few 1 days.' ':

; Tlie following throws an interesting, though belated, 4ight:'©n,the-famous Dogger Baiik incident: "WIP." writes from Luckn'ow, under .'date January; 15, to the Aberdeen Free Press a' series; of articles entitled '<Round : tlie World." He, says: "Before closing -I will give} your readers, a, y«vy. interesting incident. . • On board the Macedonia I. met ■■with a Mr Leslie, of ih.e firm of Ring and Co., of Bombay aud -London, . Ho told .me ' that some years -ago he had. given Hall; Russell, and '^ Co. of Aberdeen, an order for a powerful .tug with powerful searcldights and two funnels. When ready for sen a crew of some 20 Japanese were got frjom London to take her out to Bombay. Mr Leslie sadd that in ' the bay at 'Aberdeen she experimented for a week and then left for Bombay, the crew being told =to exercise themselves with the /searchlight on their way out. They dvl.se. It Avas the time of the RusfoJapanese ahu*. The boat went by the Dogger Bank, no doubt ' showing her searchlight "outside of it. It is supposed that' they had 1 been seen at night by some of the Russian- cruisers, who at once, advised St. Petersburg that " ; a Japanese gunboat with' "a- ciew of some 20 Japanese liad lieen seen off the Dogger Bank. Tlie incident came to be magnified until the admiral was- advised to look out for a -whole fleet of Japanese gunboats. Hence -cajno tlie great Dogger Bank smash, which cost Russia some £70,000, also the cost, of an expensive conforehee at. Paris. So much for Aberdeen and the" Dogger Bank incident. I,' saw the boat at Bombay. She is called the Rose, and is giving greut satisfaction." -

A meeting of Dr Williams' committee will be held at 7.30 this evening m Mr Mann's office. A full attendance of members is requested.

A consultation of three doctors was held on Saturday afternoon on Mr Finlay Ferguson, who was severely injured at Patutahi last week through a heavy pack, ing case falling on to his shoulders. It was ascertained that the young man was suffering from a fractured dislocation of the spinal column, but it was decided not to operate at present, as that could ouly be dono at considerable risk under the present circumstances. Mr Ferguson is progressing as favorably as can be expected.

The formation of the Xevn Zealand Farmers' Union into a separate politcial party is one of the most important matters for discussion at tlie provincial conference to be held m Auckland on May 21 and 22. Mr J. G. Wilson, tlie colonial president, has accepted an invitation to attend, as the Northern delegates are anxious that 'lie should be present to hear what the conference has to say on the question of entering actively into polities. A definite vote will be taken on the following motion : "That the time has now arrived for the Now Zealand Farmers' Union to form a separate political party, and run its own candidates for such seats as it is considered desirable."

New Zealand is not the only country that deplores the wanton dtestruction of native birds. Some species of birds are becoming so rare m the United Kingdom that the Royal Society for the ProItection of Birds has sought the assistance of all bird-lovers m the land. The Society has set up a Watchers' Committeej which is specially concerned just now with the protection of such rare species as the white-tailed eagle, the chough, bearded tit, the Kentish plover, the stone curlew, dotterel, the rednecked' phalarope, the. pintail duck, the roseate and other terns, and the great skua. Watchers have been appointed at different places from the island m the Shetlands where the eagles have their eyrie to the shingle flats of Dungeness, a nest-place of the Kentish plover. The rarer a birdi . becomes, the keener is the desire to .kill and possess its skin. The collector or his paid agent will climb to the . eyiie of the whitetailed eagle and fight the birds for their last egg; lie will rob the nest of the feeble St. Kilda wreri or take toll as he walks by the nest of the roseate tern. A modterate risk of fine and the forfeiture of his booty does not deter him, and. it becomes absolutely necessary to appoint special watchers to keep the birds under observation all through the nesting season. ;