TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11249, 14 April 1908, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

Motu was to-day officially opened a*a Government post ofliee and telephone bureau station.

Mails'-, for United States of America, etc.. per Weir Line, connecting at Auck land, dose at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday per s.s. Maitai.

Mr S. Cummlng leaves to-night by tinsteamer Manuka for Timaru. where he takes the position of chief clerk in the post and telegraph department.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co., iiwi change of "advcriiseiriefi't, d'raw^attchtro'n to their large range of up-to-date winter dress materials, which they arc nowshowing.

At a meeting at Hastings, a master baker said that '-whether it is good business for him to say so or not, there are women in Hastings who would beat you to vour face under the old booking system."

Members. 0 f the Star of Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.U.F., and visiting brethren aTe requested to meet at the lodge rooin,/ Grey street, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of welcoming the Grand Master, Bto. Crawley, and entertaining him with a banquet. The musical portion o'f the programme, is in the hands of Bro. Cuthbert, whilst the catering has been entrusted to Mr Dustin. A pleasant social evening is anticipated. o

At the close of the school this afternoon the teachers and pupils in the secondary department assembled in one' of the room's, when Mr F. J. Rowley, headmaster, ou behalf of the staff, presented Mr. J. Kinder, on the eve of his wedding, with a handsome. electro-plated cotfec pot and electro-plated set of egg-cups.' Mr Kinder Was also made the recipient' of a ease of afternoon tea spoons and, electroplated • shaving-mug, the gift of the scholars in the secondary department, and which was presented by Mr G. Redpath. Mr Kinder leaves for South by the Manuka this evening.

Although the main general roll .for the Parliamentary election closes to-morrow, this fapt does not in any way precliide electors. who are. npt already oii the roll frorii having their names placed ori. (he supplemental roll, with- subsequent right to vote. Mr H. E. Hillj. Registrar of Electors for the Gisborne ' electorate, states that quite. a large, number; of electors' have come, to him with- the imipression that their names must be oon the, main roll. Numerous applications fow enrolment have been received Recent, ly^'and the main roll will include the names of about 240 new electors', rtiofitly recent arrivals. The task of revising the roll this year has entailed a considerable -amount of- work, in view of the redistribution of, the boundaries j as a result; of which Gisborne gains 1079 electors from Hawke's Bay and 2246* are passed oyer tec, the Biiy'df Plenty district. Quite, a rib'mber oT the latter," however, who hold residential rights in Gisborne. have intiriiated their desire to cast their votes iri* the Gisborne contest, in preference to the;Bay of Plenty. , ' ;

An interesting announcement >vas made by : . Mrv Gullick (Government- prijnter -at jSydriey). He stated tliat a few of them iin ' tlie/ department had, behind tjhe scenes,' practically achieved natural colored photography, and he was only waiting lor apparatus to arrire frp'mi the Old Couintiy in order to put the work before ' the general publio on a lai'ge scale. For live years he liad. been closely plugging away at .the new art, for the past three years particularly so, and lie and the officers of the depaitmeiit associated with him had produced results which -would awaken sentiments of pride, pleasure, and interest in the people of t!^e State of New South Wales. (Applause.) There was absolutely no risk about it now. He liad sent; a member of his staff to Mount Kosciuski, who. had brought back 50 exquisite pictures, showing the colors of Nature absolutely a_ they were. When the public saw; the photographs it would be realised* what a gieat result-had' been achieved on lines which Avere scarcely known in the world as yet, . although they had been introduced in Germany. (Applause). Few had attempted the work outside the technical schools of Berlin. He wanted the Government ; to understand that its printing office could follow in- the step* of the highest trained experts that -could be brought forward. (Applause.) In due course he would ask the iriembcrs of the Ministry to attend and see what liad been gained, and what could be done with the new art , in the future. (Applause.)