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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 11430, 11 November 1908, Page 4

■; The Cook County Council elections proceeded quietly to-day. „ ' V George Stubbs, accountant, of Napierj has filed' a;. declaration in bankruptcy. : Dealing "with. the subject of the grazing runs last night, Mr Parton predicted that all the leases would be renewed. . Mr W. ,I>.. i/ysnar speaks, against Ynolicense at Patutahi to-night, Te KaTaka to-morrow, and ; Qtnxond on Friday. ■ Air ,- A. V T. Ngata, /M.P.,7 arrived in town, to-day in connection with the general election of Maori repi^esentatives. At the Police Court this ijiotaiing, bo4 for© Mr H. Lewisy, J.P.J; Jblin; Colbert and John. Matheson Aver© both convicted of drimkenness and fined 10s and, 2s costs, or' 48 houns' imprisonment. The Hon.. Mr Can-oil will be passing through Waereiiga'O-kuri shortly after lids nxee ting. a£ 'HangaiXKt at li o'clock to-morrow morning, and will, be pleased to meet, any of the settiea^ there: . Mr A. J. Black, of Auckland, will speak on , No-license at the ; lSievwright Memorial to-night at 7 o'clock.' Tomorrow night the lley. F. W.\ Chattel'-; tpn will reply to Mi- W. D. tysnar in> the Theatre at 8 o'clock. V The wnstructipiv of tiie ; large span of the combined rail and traffic bridge at Willow, Grossing is .now nearing completion,' and the contractors, Messrs Mcliouglilui and Co., hope to have the structure out of hand' by the end of the month. • An , aiter meeting in connection with the children's anniversary will be held to-inorrow night in the Wesley Church. \ The .building of a lighthouse will be one bf tlie 'important items on the programme, also songs and recitations I>y th e children. . s After an absence' of two .months, during which he has been iii^ a delicate state of health, undergoing several serious operations, Mr Wm. Adair returned ' homo from' .'Auckland* torday. Although still very weak, Mr Adair 'b condition is steadily improving. ■'••!.-■. I A general meeting of tlie Gisborne 00-operative Building 'Society was held fast night. Mr.'W. J. JJaplow's was the successful ticket drawn in. the, ballot for an. appropriation' in No. 1 issiiej und the £500 offered for sale by ■tender in "No. 2 issue sold tit £25 per. £100. Addressing the Napiei electors; JNIr Vigor Blown supported th« prosecution of the East Coast railway, which would result in the opening up of'valuable land, .and he, thought that tlie line from the port, should be straightened, a work for which they had had to wait for years. ; / . •When the Hon. - Jas. Carroll was at Te; Kai-aka recently; Mr W. H! Roberts, secret^iy of the Te* Karaka JScHoql Committee, '.} and. others' waited upon him in' .connection 'with tlio . Puha L school grant. . ' The Native Minister promised to, use .his influence in getting the grant increased. As a result Mr W. Ia? Spence,, chaixTnan of the committee, has received a wire : stating that an extra £40 ha-s been, added: to- the original grant. : , Thomas Shean,' of Gisborne, laborer, was. ad jiuidged Jbanki'upt- yesterday. . TTff» statement of accounts sets forth, the «n : secured creditors at £118, aesetß (furniture) £10, deficiency £108. The unsecured creditors are : as follows : W. A. . (yMeaia £17, McConnell and Co.. £12, R. HiU £4, W.. J. Cox £4, Adair Bros: £2 10s, E. J. Cbrisp £9, C. Duncan 5, J. New-ton-£3>R. Robeiieon 15s, J. Etsltirie £3, CoTnmotn, Sheltpn and Co. £3, Grundy and Shennan £3, : J. Galloway . £7, Capt. Tucker £10, Martin £1; Edelstein £2; Fletcher £1 ISs, Rncliardson £8, R. Mitchell £2, Teat and Friar £8, J. East £10, J. Whinray £1.165. Mr A. Vowles has been fairly successful in being able to secure the co-operation of a number. of gentlemen in Sydney with regard the tin deposits at. Stewart Island. They have taken an; option from Mr Vowles's syndicate over 100 acres, and a A ? ery capable expert in tin is. to be sent from Sydney to thoroughly examine the lode formation, to make a series of assays from, various parts', of the lode,, and to take out a bulk parcel to be treated in Sydney. If this should prove good enough a very strong company will be floated for the purpose of treating the ore on a large scale, on the other hand if these, tests do not come up tr> the mark then the matter will be dropped. There is. plenty of money I available for. any reasonable* mining venture, states Mr Vowles in a letter to a Gisborno friend. >/?

Bedstone and Sons' Coast coaches all leave to-morrow (Thursday) at 7.30 a.m. Lord Plunket, speaking at Waimate the other day, in reply to an address of welcome Jrom the Maoris, said: — '"The interests of the Maori people are very dear to me, and I trust that you will continue to enjoy, peace, progress and prosperity- in, this district. The great conference of the' Maori tribes which was lately held in .'Wellington, was, to my mind, 'the most promising event for the native race that has be-.; curred for many years, and I earnestly trust that the which : ybu ar^ rived at on that occasion are not being forgotten, in them, I believe, is to be found the true way towards .progress and prosperity for: your people. ■ At Timrota this morning a wedding took place at the resdence of Mr " di Berry. The contractng parties were M^ Frederick James Cook, of Ormbnd, and Miss Mary Clark, sister of Mrs Berry* The, Rev. E. W. Ward officiated. The bride, whp was given away by Mr Berry, was charmingly: attired in a gown of cream voile, richly trimmedl with lace; the ' customary veil and* orange blossoms. Miss D. Cook and Miss V. Kent -were the bridesmaids; the former wearing a dress 6f pink crepe de chene and the latter; a dress, of blue taffeta,. After i the ceremony' & large number of guests were entertained at a sumptuous wedding / breakfast, ■after which the happy couple, who received icpngratulataoris, left for Ormonde The bride's' travelling dress was of bine cashmere with hat to match.._ ■: " ; ■.•■■■ '1 ■• ■■ . '■.-■•! '' ' '.'. ■' At the King's Theatre at Te Karaka on Monday night a very enjoyable social was held in aid of the Church of England building fund. There was a 'large attendance. ■ v Tli© priooeedings opened! witfti instrumental music ' . and vocal items, which were followed by a euchre tournament and. dance.' The prize in the tournament, a silver-plated butter dish, was won by Mr.©umphy. Mr J. W. Brown officiated as 1 M.C., andiMiss M cGOwan pivssided at the pianos The following contributed 1 songs^Miss Pritchard; Messrs Blopre, Huttoni Gray, .Vonv^in-'/and-'^-.-Fpi^yth," :Mr;,A- M. Lewis kindly lent his pianolo,' upon which several selections were,; played. During the evening Mr Roberts;' on behalf of the vestry , ' thanked alt • those who had : assisted in making thei social a ; BucceasV especially :Mr (Carlile,, who kindly lent f urhiture and crockery. Mr Armstrong also -thanked tho ladies and gentlemen who had rendered items. As a- result of the social the building - fund will benefit by abdufi £10 after all expenses are -defrayed. \ . r Now, that the Main Trunk line ' passes by Mount Ruapehu it is expected (says the New/Zealand T4m.es) that the-am-bition to ascend ; this, the highest niountaiti in. the North Island, will become widespread. The/first to attempt the ascent this season were the Rev. D. O. Bates and Mr' ,D. L. ■ O'Dbnnell, of Wellington, arid N. ; E. jackspriy o£ Masterton, who on Saturday last ; ascended , Mount .Paretetaitonga; 9025 vfeet in, altitude, / ■and -the {second /• 'highest*; peak in the group: A strong south-^e^terly gal© was blovying/ in the lower regions of the; mountain, but 'above • 600dft ,it assumed almost hurricane force ' arid the way upwards hid to : be. made in. the teeth ,oi a blizzard of ice and j snow. This made the attempt of the < highest peak, which is two miles soutliwawf, an impossibility, ." and the party congratulated themselves <^n their achievement of. the liorth peak, which is only "150ft lower than. Mount; 'Ruapehu itself. The lowest reading of the baroineter taken at the summit was 21.24 inches. It is considered too ; early in the season to make the attempt on Mount Ruapehu. The .unemployed troubles have shown; ho'mgripf :dfior^easin^ (says the ; Standard of E&pivc). ' ,^]n^er-jnarchers; continue to go about tne country, and bands , of unemployed workmen have been causing distuxbaaioes in.vtY>«>, great towns. There, was a; scerie/at Manchester Cathedral one Sunday, when a special service was ' feel<l for the Tiaiemployed. The men . arrived., kite, and! td'amped, noisily into, theicatKedral,: wliejre they interrupted the- sermon with iroliE'C "Hears, .hejjrs." ; bishop yWelldon bfoßgh,t^thie service qmpkly to a vclose, aiid.^n*'.^ o^ :^he men at onije attempted to move a, resolution. His^ypicß Avais, hpweverj drowned by the ' Orgato, wihicli played a; loud voluntary, and ;tlie men filed out. A^. Grlasgo^v '.,a / demopirtt'ation of 2000 people was addre,ssedi -'by* Mr Cuninirigham^ Graham, who. urged the workmen to isweep. the Libera^aiid. iCpnservatives aside and seize the; ; reiiis p>f Goyemment. V One man .:. who , interrupted was assaulted by ' the mob, who eiideavpred! t<> tlmny himin the^ Clyde. . se : wiis i>escued ' Avith great .^ifiiculty by- the .police. Mr Victor Grayson, , M^P., speaking : -'at,/sl&ith\Yaite';.: 1 predicted iliat the next 12 moiiilhs wpuid be 12.inlontIis or lfprix>r. Ho refeiTed contcmptjioiisly fo Prinoe Arthur ' of. Colinaught vas a paupeir,, and added: <l^psubscribe.sometliing ©very year to keep ojir idle /Royal Family, yet ■we cannot get aiiythingi fof our money— rhot even an ihvitatioii' for our member to a garden party." : „ , , , "^Half a dozen applications und^r the Public . Woi*ks Act relati ve to Mr W. .£. Rees'.. Ralmuiwa. tramway project; Vero set down for hearing at the Magistrate's Court, this morning. In the absence of the Magistrate (Mr Barton). v.ftj*.-\ Hf. Lewis, J.P. presided. SummoriEes tailed upon Messrs E. M., A., F. anil J. Hutchirison, A. F. McLean and JV j. Langer to show ;caus© , why ' the 'train* way should 1 not .be constructed^ Tupou their respective properties. ;Mr asked that-, in Mr Baxton's abfeehoe, the case should bo- adjourned, adding 1 that it was likely, in view of 'the clvitttion of thp new Waikohu' County, he might alter the routfe of the' proposed! tramway. The matter was consequents ly postponed to December 21. In" this connection Mr Rees informed -a represehtative of . the. Herald "> ihat as: ■aii ; lout-' come of the representations that .had been made to him by : certain , FettleT? he would possibly postpone his Rakau•roa scheme in fa vpr of a tramway alohg either . the Wharekiopae ott" yHihirbroa streams to tap Wharekopae and Tahoia. This would obviate 'the necessity for pulling up the Rakauroa- line with ' the progress of the Gisbofne-Rotonia railway, and' the scheme could be extended over across, the foot of Mangatapere and Koranga, into the large new holdings towards Waikaremoana. " By postponing matters ho would allow the new County to get into, operation and in .the meantime he would approach the ratepayers in : the timber localities 1 . ' . . ■ .