TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12447, 5 May 1911, Page 6

TOWN EDITION

"There has been £24,000 paid m rates this year." stated the Clerk at the Cook County Council's meeting to-day. One of the Harbor Hoard's punts, laden with spoil, overturned and sank m the river to-day. "I cannot get wages men for love or money," stated a contract.. r m a letter to the Cook County Council meeting to-day. The Napier steam road rolhr is to be tested up a grade of 1 m 7, fur, according to tho specifications, the engine must be able to climb hills as steep as that. Tho Cook County Council received a petition to-day, signed by 120 settlers, asking that steps bo taken m regard to flood prevention. The Napier Telegraph expresses tho opinion that there are reasons for believing that the population of the town is nearer 11,500 than 10,018 given as the result of the census. At a skipping competition held at the Kaiti Girls' College to-day, tho first prize was won by Nellie Crombie, who succeeded m reaching 700, whilst a younger pupil carried off second honors with 30C. Rugby Cup contests start at the Victoria Domain to-morrow. Two senior matches will be played, V.M.C.A. v. V.M.P. and Kaiti-City v. United. It is expected that both games will be well contested. Mr L. Robinson, the champion featherweight boxer of New Zealand, leaves Gisborne on Sunday for Australia. He goes first to Tasmania, where he will accept any challenges offering. Mr T. Parke, the amateur feather-weight champion, accompanies him as trainer. Mr Robinson will be tendered a smoke concert to-night, and a presentation will be made to him' by local admirers. In the course of a graphic description of the ravages of the plague m Manchuria, and the terrible aftermath, written by a New Zealand lady s>t Dairen, Manchuria, to her sister m Otago, the writer says : "I may just add that not tine single case of recovery from this pneumonic plague is known. It is estimated that at least there have been 40,000 deaths m Manchuria. A meeting of the senior players of Kaiti-City Footbail Club will be "held at the Royal hotel this evening, for the purpose of electing a deputy captain. All new players are specially requested to attend. The team to pliy United tomorrow will be chosen after the meeting from the following : Skillen, Lowe (2), Stagpoole, Nicolas, Bristow, Tate, R. Hargreaves, Smith, Hogg, Morse, Winter, Tocker. R. Douglas, M. Rice, S. S. Dean, F. Marsh, L. McLean, J. Leach, J. Pollock, and E. Roche. Mr E. J. Riddiford, known through out the Dominion as "King" Riddiford, and the largest payer of taxes, especially of the graduated tainx } in New Zealand, died at Lonsrburnon Tuesday afternoon, of heart failure. He had been ill for seme time, but had rallied recently. A grand nephew, Basil Forster-Pratt, died at Palmerston North at 8 that morning of appendicitis, after a very brief illness. The death uas a shock to Mr Riddiford. Mr Riddiford's body will be taken to his old home at the Hutt for the funeral. Mr Riddiford was the first child baptised m New Zealand by Bishop Selwyn, and his father, who arrived m 1839, brought out with him the first house erected at Pipitea Point. "King" Riddiford leaves three sons and three daughters. He was easily the wealthiest man m New Zealand, and has large areas intact m Hawke's Bay and the Wairarapa districts. |