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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 14 April 1908, Page 2

A meeting is to be held at Patutahi Hall to-morrow for the purpose of forming a racing club.

A general meeting of hockey players is called for this evening at the Royal hotel. ,

The new Kanakanaia bridge, is to be officially opened on Easter Monday nf* ternoon.

The Wellington-Naples despatch of 6th March arrived m London on the afternoon of the 12th inst. o ;, ; v:

Owners of unregistered dogs are '-. notified by advertisement that summonses are now being issued. \

Theatregoers are reminded ',- that the box plan for "The Parson^ Oath" \tfill be opened at ten o'clock to-mori!ow morning, at, Miller's. -

Those who liave not madearrangentefttft for Good Fri diay are invited to. the uhil«i Christian Endeavpr .meetings, a notice respecting which appears in Your adver* tisiiig columns.

; The Gisbprne Private Band have- been requested to include- the ; iritenhejlzo "Iola" in their programme to. '09 performed at \ the • Trafalgar Rotunda •' tonight. ■'•'•;'. ■:'•' .•,-:- "' -■- '-.. , -.,'. :

In .consequence, of the holidays the *S;S. Wimmera will, arrive from, South '-''ai.it day earlier, this oweek .She • arrives .froin Napier on Friday evening, and sails .'for Auckland and. Sydney the sairte night. ,

Nominations close at nooti to-nvortbyj for! the vacant seat on the-Gpok 'County Council Yfor the V Waimata riding. X.The contest will probably lie between.; Mes*>fa C. -Gray and .T.' Holden. Xo '

A>. meeting of the Ladies' ..Committee in. connection,; witli the '.-'P-ovfirtyYljay Rawing Club's Annual Socialo will' beheld at; the Band' Shed; at 8 o'cldck,,on,Wednesday, night, when all ladies willing fto assist are- invited to attend:, o : -„,

•;"i In eonnection with - the contest for Uhe Mayoral office, ; 'D^''-Ayilli&ms;\yiiW'«ddjr'efeg ao meeting of electors ' in His Theatre at -8. o'clock to-night: ■ iTll.e County Chairman (Hoii. Captrtirt Tucker) will preside. . • ' X

.As. ah outcome .'pf, the recent:- investigation, in the (Magistrate's: Court of >a local' storekeeper's account, 7ah informar tion • for alleged perjury ■ has been '•laid against a" witness for the defence. • : The case has , been set down for hearing oh ,the 28Ui inst. „...- - . o,

Members of the East Coast -Mounted Rifles attending the Easter encampment are notified that the mounted parade w^ll be held at the Drillshed at 1 p.m* tomorrow-, 'instead! ,0f . 2 p.m. ,. as announced, on account of ■ the amended embarkation orders. - •••--• '■■. X.- ..;■'■ ,.' <

! The committees, supporting each candidate for the ; Mayoral' contest have bqen keeping closely; at; work attending to details;, such as -'enrolment, arid satisfactory reports are made by both committees. 'Mr W; D. Lysnar, is expected to return from Wellington on Thursday evening. .... ■

The electors' roll upon which , the municipal elections will be .takien closes at 5 p.m. to-day. Theroll \y ill "contain the names of about 2885 burgesses^ no less than 750 having bdenddded, mostly by the active canvasses made by. the contesting parties in the Mayoralty contest. , . '■.-"■ . ' '.''•-;'

■ . .' ■■-. .' The Deputy Official Assignee in Bank' ruptcy, Mr J. Coleman, applied this morning to Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., Registrar of the Supreme Court, for-Re-lease in the following estates :— John Scott, John Smith, William ■* Oswald Skeet, George Humphreys, and Ivjen Ineth Humphreys. The applications ', wer<) granted in each instance. '-,' .' '"'; -...', 'ij

By ; advertisement in another coliunri attention is drawn to tbe adjournment oif the .statutory! meeting (to be, held in Weli} lington) pf Gracafield r Limited;-; iinifcil the 28th. inst. At this meeting the directors will be elected, and it is desired that the Gisborne shareholders shall hold a meet'' ing to elect a representative to attend the meeting in Wellington with their proxies.

The first meet of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club took place at Kaitaratahi ori. Saturf day. .About eight ladies and ten genitlef men o participated: The horses arid hounds were a little green' for the fifrs-fc outing of the season; nevertheless, a, good afternoon's sport was obtained. ' Several short runs were made, but no "kills" .rei suited. The bounds meet at Repoiigaere next Saturday.

The s.s, Regulus, whichi'stuck on the silt -about twenty feet off the wharf this morning,- was further lightened dtiringithe day, ahdYalthpugh- still lying on the silt,, was pulled alongside the wharf on high water this iafternobn by tlie winches. The Regulus; which : m the -ordinary; course of ,'■ things.' .would .have returned' to Westport this evening, will probably -get away tp-morfow. afternporiY yyy'y ,Y

To-morrow evening. commencing at- 7.30 ait itlio Baptist. Tabernacle- tii© Rev. W. Lamb Svill ' continue his Seoond' Advent lectutes. The subject for discussion .mil be "The Great Tribulation;" .''. At the close of these lectures , que'stiohsi. , are; i hvited from the audi ence; and. the number,. and variety.; ef, the questions asked indicate the deepiriterest ,of these present in the subject. All who attend receiver 'hearty welcome. , ' ; ,;-.' ' '..' X ..

It- is anticipated .that there will be a large attendance at the lecture to be given by Dr- Bell (Oirector of G&lofcical Survey) in His Majesty's Theatre tomorrow night, on the subject oof "Eighteen months in the Arctic Region of Canada, ' the proceeds being- in aid of' the High !■ School Magazine. o Children will be admitted to the 'dress circle 'ilt i half-.price, and to the body of * the. hall schoolochildreriowill be admitted ■f^eei Seats in the dress circlecan be Vesfef Ved on application at Mr W. Miller's.

A meeting of the Library Committee was Held yesterday, afternoon, when Mr; W. J. HawleyYteridered his resignation ■ as secretary in consequence of his trans, ference to Timaru. The resignation was reluctantly accepted, and those present expressed regret at. losing Mr, Hawley, whose services as secretary liad;. beert greatly appreciated. The . sub-committee ; appointed to go- through the, books re- \ ported that there were about , 160 volumes which could be dispensed with. It was decided to, call fer applicants for an assistant librarian.

An elderly man mimed Alfred James Giles, who said he had been 36 years in New Zealand, and only convicted ; once, appeared before ,;Mr "W. A. Barton, S.M. , this morning to answer thii application of his wife for a- prohibition order, to owhich he would not consent. Evidence -was given by applicant and another avitness as to defendant's unsober habits, as to his being "under the influence of liquor all last week, and thus injuring his health. His Worship said he thought , it was. a case in which an order §hould be made; only recently he had seen . defendant occupying the whole width of the twelve feet of footpath. The order was 'made, to apply to 'the'* .whole of'the Dominion.

The annual meeting of the Freezers' Union was held last night. Owing. -to many of. the, men being out of town, the attendance was moderate, but great interest was takpn in the election of the various officers. Mr S. Old retains the office of president.^ ■■ Mr , Jackson was reelected to the office of secretary, it,being now his fourth term, in that position ; and Mr Sriowsill retains the .treasurer's position. The committee appointed areias follows : Messrs Hewitt, F. and R. Haycock, W. Corhett, Q. jPetereen, Hill, and F, ..Hamilton. The financial .position was shown to.be sound, and everything .workr ing smoothly, except in a minor detail ip reference, to the present award.. The union decided to take , steps to cite., the companies for an alleged Dreach, and a meeting /wi 11 be held this week for "the "purpose bf confirming the resolution pass, ed last 1 night.

It is not expected that- Thursday football will interfere with hockey playing oa tlie Victoria Domain this season, as the Association have been promised the use of one ground for their matches.

Some little time ago the Canterbury Acclimatisation Society devoted a portion of their funds to the breeding of mallard ducks. This has proved so successful that it lias been decided to send to England for some more. On their arrival they will be placed in the gardens.

There r is promise of a spirited contest for the seat on the Borougli Council rendered vacant by the resignation of Mr W. : Miller. The residents of the West End are anxious to see their district represented, and overtures have been made to Messrs J. East, J. Colley, G. K. Pasley, and W . Gaudin to contest the seat: It is safe to predict that a third candidate will be found in the field on election, day.

Dr Kennedy in a lecture at Hastings on bees said that it was a peculiar fact that beekeepers were never subjected to rheumatism. This he accounted' for by stating that when a bee inserted a sting the. poispn injected, known as formic acid, had a direct counter influence upon the iiiiric acid in the body. He had been a sufferer from rheumatism before he became interested in bee-keeping, but since then the rheumatic pains had completely disappeared. Mr Hopkins, the Government bee expert, recorded a similar experience.

The following have been added to the telephone exchange: — 377, Sandlant and Co., machinery agents, Lowe street; 116, Mrs A. B. Carmichael, Te Hapara (t-wo rings); 142, Mrs R. Clark, Newstead (ring one long, tvvo short); 245,' T." F. ;Brbwn, Kaiti ; 460, R. 0. Skeet, private residence, Childers Road; 69, Strand Private hotel (Douglas Bros.), Gladstone Road: 464, Dr Tutere Wi-

Repa, McKees' Buildings, Gladstone Road. Deleted: 142, E. Shelton. 116, G. E. Elliott; 377, C. B. deLautour; '245, F. Tansley; 403, C. A. Nield: Amended : 2 G. Bradley, Victoria ; 256, -British Empire hotel -(R.S. Chilton); 366, I. S. Simson, Point, Ayhataupoko..

The Queenstown people evidently brought .a large amount; of worldly*- wisdom to bear upon' the preliminaries leading f up to an: indication to the Prime Minister-i that the Government might provide a new steamer for the Lake Wakatipu service; Sir, Joseph . in acknowledging the cordiality of the reception extended to liim on arriving at Queenstoivn on Monday, said ,he had gathered in coming along the lake 'that the . old Ben Lomond was still there. (Laughter). He complimented those who, ,were responsible for the steamer arrangements' by which tlie Mountaineer was sent to the Head of: the Lake arid the '-'Ben ' Y Lomond. „ to ' Kingston. (Laughter.) The attractiveness of the whole district was: great, and the growth of traffic was considerable. The : future was most promising, and it was intended by the Government -to provide ari up-to-date steamer for the lake. He hoped that in the coming session the Government would make provision in that res- 1

pect.

Although the young ladies of Gisborne may-- be excellent hockey players >wd good, "sports" tliey do not so far appear to have mastered the elemental ies necessary to the efficient and amicable, working. Yof their association. „,A 7 pp(!\)liar position was, -revealed at a fecial ,Jsset-' ing. of ' the 'members of the- Gis)sri\e Indies' Hockey Club' yesteiday-outftet-o nfiori, when under tlie admii-able gnid'anee.of a, representative of the sterner sex it was found that the proceedings at the annual meeting were invalid^ arid that there was nothing left to do bnt to go oyer all the formalities again. With light hearts but worried brows they assimilated a set of rules and regulations — red-tapeism that was previously blissfully unknown -so it. appeared from the discussions which -followed on vaaious "knotty points." Unfortunately, matters didi not run too smoothly last year, when.; the machinery consisted only of a selection committee, a club captain, and a secretary. Yesterday afternoon, however, a satisfactory, .constitution and working' rules ( were Xidopted,. , and the pyoppects of a successful, yearsj sport are now much brighter. '.' ' Much rrient was obtained by the receipt of the donation, together with a cheque for £3 3s, of two trophies from one of the vice-presidents, Mr Chas, Buscke, for presentation to" the best forward and also the best baek player in the season. The RevXMr Cockerill promised a further .contribution. It was also - practically decided ? to affiliate with the P ; B. Hockey •Association. ..Xrhe. first* practice of the season was held this afternoon. ■