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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12615, 18 November 1911, Page 4

4 v.!rhV«j"^dio Oi_ic'e v Wellington, advises J^V'-fc^ Wimmera will pi'obaßi-yi; be wi^n' ..wireless range tonigluS. .... ~s u '■'■ ;•**■ ;;;""- A a ■ ■■' Yesterday was '*tlie- hottest day -in Gisbbrne" this-i__fe&^,4' r .^t , thermoriieter at noon registering 80 degrees in the shade. Thdr,prev.ipuft ; warme§t <Jay this, year was 74,- -..;• -:,.. ,i,;--'. " A\,i * ti „,.,,

The remainder of the material in conii,*actio*Oi'-. with the ; Borough '-Council's Dieseßiengiri-ljjivj came %& hand '-,; by . the Squali.iFito-;dayV» jThe iehipmeiit^-jncludes tW bjg ny-^^ej"- weighing bvsi ; ; 5 > tons each, t*wo bed' plates and fitting' weighing nearly,. s' tons, and/a number of heavy cases of fittings' and tools., A start "Wiil probably ;;be o*ade orrTuesday witli^tlie} erection ojt t"M.'engi}*ie^. "For tbfc portion of jfptVropntli-. -during | which, the - Okitu „- ifacipry; at T T§ Arai. •maavifactured cheese, suppliers were paid Is per lb for butter fat, and this the manager-, Ml' •'Armstrong-, remarks jnnst be a- big boon" tip' farmers during a dry season'. The advantage of- the cheese industry whilst prices anj at their present range is that' cheese is pacing the highest price iin the flush of 'the season, whilst, the " butter factories only pay • their highest s price during the poorest part of the 5ea50n... ......

The concert to be given on Wednesdny, November 29, by Mr and Mrs Lamont Gurr, assisted by pupils, and the Orpheus madrigal . party, in the Holy Trinity schoolroom should be a very attractive entertainment Mr Gurr wishes it understood that the pupils are not being presentea as finished students, but as! an encouragement to those who have: i shown talent. Mrs Gurr is presenting some' of Miss Davies' musical compositions. The madrigal party comprises Mesdames Kissling, Akroyd, Lamont-Gurr, Miss Lewis,: Messrs Kissling, Brown arid Lamont Gurr, and Dr Reeve; . -' '•■■- .',-■'...

There was a heavy rainstorm at Matawai about 2 o'clock this morning. Then tlis weather cleared up, and to-day it was blowing hard.

Mr Q. . R. .Webster, la,te of .Gisborne, has been appointed assistant secretary to the Y.M-C.A^, at- JohnstQWUy Pennsylvania. His first work is to organise the boys' department. -.-.,< ■ ■••;'.,-

Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., leaves for VVairba on Monday to conduct his usual two-monthly itting of the Magistrate's Court there: There . are 141" cases set down for hearing. -

At the instance of Dr. Collins, a motion will come before the next Hospital; Board meeting in the direction of calling- for annual tenders for the, supply of drugs. ■„'•'...

In the court case of J. and W. Bissett against three partners for the payment of an account for goods supplied, liobert Brown "was the third party mentioned, who had left the district, ai v d left Franks and Sharron-to. pay his share.

Dairy farmers on the flats are becoriiing.: .concerned-, at;, the absence of rain. A we*t-'kno'-\vn factory manager to-day estimated "that the 'local factories '.would be '••pv_idu'ci.h^\at : -,ieaßt'- ; £i(^ •permonfti mqi'ib dairy' produce if tliere was rain to freshen the pastures.

At the Labor demonstration in the Victoria. Domain^ Sir James - Carroll : drew, the attention of the workers to the bene-, fits of-' Ihe Advajices to Settlers Act; and. -also the; Advances to Workers Act. The; Minister*-: states, -that -as shoeing the extent to- Avhich this legislation has been availed of in'* Gisborne,- loans advanced to applicants in respect of the advances to settlers in . this district . totalled no less' than £308,265, whilst those in respect, of , the .Advances to Workers Act was £48,890. '.*,'",■...'

"The Government has greatly assisted the dairy industry," declared Mr y*. A..; Caesar, chairman of the Kia Ora. Dairy Company, yesterday. "In 'fact/ I think every dairyman owes a, great debt of gratitude to the Government for the way it has handled the dairy industry. In, the bid days thfe. butter used to pe plumped ..down in London, and Tooley street used to suit' its own interests. Now regular supplies are sent forward, enabling tha frustration of TbOley street, and producers td;obtain the best prices.'-' .< "The Board has had a satisfactory, year' work. We know where the rabbits are v now, and Ave. have kept them ba-ckr-rthat is what we started .put to achieve," declared Mr E. M. Hutchinson at the conclusion of today's meeting of the_, East Coast Rabbit Boarc*}. The chairman, Mr Lysnar, added that if they ; followed .the policy they had; pro8' loted, the rabbits . would never get into risborne. Mr -Ross : .And we will remain the only part of the district ■ that' lias not got- {his pest.', ' ' ' ; ; ••r >'.:/ ■ ■ .-.•.-■ 7. ■■ - ,;' A .. well-attended ' .No-license nieeting was held in .the TV Karaka. Hall .last; evening, and was..addressed.by the, Rev. F,;;W. Chattertpn, president of the Gisborne _ No r license League,' and Mr J. Foster, pf Waihi. An attentive hearing was accorded to the arguments of boitn speakers on local No-license and national prohibition. Mr Chatterton's main points were in regard to the advantage 'cos, the district and Dominion generally, .financially, physically and morally, whilst Mr Foster spoke of the benefits Waihi had experienced since carrying no-license/ notwithstanding the fact of the. mining crisis they had passed through this year.. Mr Foster speaks at the Sievwrig-fot memorial this evening.

•' Shearing 'bperatioris were commenced at Mr.N.G.' Glassford's Te Reinga station 'to-day,'" with '"tlie aid of what is understood to be, the first water-power installation in the district... The power is obtained from a Pelton wheel; which is driven" by water conveyed tb the woolshed frbrri an creek iri' a fourinch Avobderi pipe line. A splendid reservoir of water has been obtained to ensure constant use'. The shearing machines are belt-driven ' from the. Pelton wheel. A concrete bed has been act' down for a dynamo, which is to supply lighting for the shed,, and the homestead across the road,' arid is to complete the installation. The plant is being installed, by. Mr. BuiTeigh,,' local 'manager y for Messrs John Chambers and Sons' : , - :

.The -road approach to. the. ne>v hospital site; on the • line "of. the .present formation above Mr n McOliskiie's hbuae has - been, practically , ..abandoned,, and a new , approach is to be construct-, cd along by Mr Clayton's residence. The chairman of the Hospital Board (Mr Gray)' stated last evening that. Mr McCliskie, the vendor' 'of the property, had hoped to get the Cookl County Council to take over 'the' road he had specially formed, but the 'Council had declined. He was, therefore,-, now going to form Clayton's road. The question of metalling McCliskie's ■. road had been disc'usßedj and on taking legal advice he found that the BOaVd would not -be justified in spending money on it, seeing thjit. it was. not the Board's property. The metalling bf road 7 would be considered wheri the road was com-: pleted. \

Farmers tlirou'ghout the district ■ are busily engaged, at -present with shearing operations,, which' are now in full swing. Large quantities of the valuable fleece are arriving" in town -daily from all portions of the district, and the usual rush is taking place-to.; get the first shipments away to participate in the London •aranuai'y sales.* ',Abdu*t.-800Q- bales. should go forward for tlie first series -rrbm the .Gisborne district. Shearers. -are reporter! to be scarce this season, "ahd a local * slleepfatmec infbr<hi uS *hat t^J" ¥' e commanding" practically theft- town* terms. The men are ,deq"^ffln*J..:to Myo_j_ v *for, .the award rates a_' recently 'fiVe'd' 4 by * ""the Arbitration Court, 'and are demanding the concessions which they enjoyed in previous seasons, which are in excess -*of the awards. The ? award, he added, was quite a dead letter, 7 and farmers weie havihg to' make their own "terms with the head men of the -gangs. A deadlock haa occurred for •a . day or two on several stations.. -■ .-.•'.'■ #

The schemes adopted, from time to time with the object of bringing about rain have been numerous, but perhaps the most unique was that resorted tp last evening by a young man. The big firebell was vigorously rung about 7.40 o'clock last, evening, resulting in the fire brigade turning out (at an expense to the public of about £2 10s),. and a large crowd congregating in Gladstone road. "I wanted. , to bring down the rain," was tlie excuse the young man offered for giving th© alarm. He was taken into custody and charged with wantonly and maliciously disturbing the inhabitants by ringing the firebell. When at the police station^ the young man showed marked evidences 'of mental trouble. He appeared to be suffering from numerous delusions, one being that if he could bring rain down he would be abje to marry a certain girl, 'in view of these conditions the young man was medically examined, with the result that he was to-day committed to tlie . Avondale Mental Hospital.

As showing the efforts that are being made by the Kia Ora Dairy Company to assist local dairy farmers, Mr J. . A. Caesar, chairman of directors, stated at yesterday's function ; that they had several small Babcock testing machines, which they lent to suppliers. Their manager was always willing to instruct suppliers in the use of the testing apparatus, whilst the creamery managers were also willing tp assist. .Referring to the development of the dairy industry in the Motu district, he said the, directors were quite prepared last year, to commence operations there. As- a result of a visit to the-; -'distridt, ■ they ".'found that owing to the '"alow 1 'construction, of ''the- Otoko' viaduct they were .a little too previous. Some of the settlers, however, initiated the movement by purchasing heifers. At the. present -'time 'the. ''company was prepared to supply home separators and milking machines pn: terms, and on i pen cent, interest on'"the cost of the plant, which he thought all would agree was very reasonable. They had also advanced--, money out of the funds of the company to suppliers to buy cows, and in many ways helped as much as they pos sibly could, and the Bank of New Zealand, had ably assisted them. It wa. c very gratifying to see the progress the company was making, and he hoped- in the near future to see a creamery erected at Motu. They were kteeping in touch with the ' Motu people, and they were prepared to push along all they could. ■"]■■.

The quarterly combined .meeting „of the Bible classes of the town will be held to-morrow at 2.45 p.m. in the Methodist Church. All young people are invited. A meeting of the general committee the Society for the Prevention, of 'Cruelty to Animals -will be held at 2.30 ,p.m.- pn Tuesday < next. .. . ..

; The secretary of the Couricil desires ' all prliie ' '\vi*rihe ; rs^ { 'nt Thursday's shorts to meet hi-mJwithcifit fail at ToM-nley's Hall at 8 b'clbclhthis evening. , - ' * -. : ' Vj "*'-7 '- „

j The Harry Rickards Vaudeville VC_arrived by the Tarawera, fr,om Soutn"iniß [afternoon, . and will i'give., their, fi'rst performance at His Majesty's ; Theitjpe^tbnight. , ." " . -- •""■"-,: ... fire took place in -Gladston.. rbadrdri the western boundary- of thebororifeh this afternoon., A. cottage occupiedvbyl'df Gibb was brirned; tOLthe-grotnidivand^at 3 p.m. an adjoining house ocoupied'by/'Mr Manning was jh flames. /- ,'. ,-.-. • y ,,, :a

Robert Heard, the man who VasVre. sponsible for ,- the-: unseemly '•-. seehß-rjeAi* the Court oil Monday last * consent upon, a charge of- drunkeriness.; Ag^„KaiKpeared before »t A. B&n^_^ to-day on another'-charge of;drutiketth<sr It being . his second cbrtvietion : Avittfin _ week/he^ was' fined -£V and;. c_sts ,'< &:< Jh default 4 days'- hard lib'or: ''.""'■ . v ''* _,- Co Ji??^'' P/^op,- Officer (^m^anlw th< -*. '•?■% Regiriient. * Welii*qgton: r «iflC^ J°. \¥, t*mm> arrived; -fmm^Sv to -% d ,st^m||-. "Their; 4i£ is fg ™$.?>* ™& %" 4k"ing -vfr- from ' l& regiment^; all L GovWrirtentifoSy^' sSto'th^ o^^^^ ; * spect to the officering of the* hew "*»' company^tHat has : bZenl forpieS' Gisborne Colonel Hislb.. -itates' tHat nolh' ing so far has been decided reglrdifte th« annual tracing camp. #feT Jeturn South to-morrow evening. * a An .accident *>efel _fr_ R^ '^in*-. and daughter, of Patutahi, as^tl ey'^sl returning home oh^ Wednesday '^Sb goods had been left on thvSe'o^ W covered with*: tarpafe^S? Robbs, corner Swarthnioor, antTthe hSE I }?* f„^ tht horse the ladies were driving.. m_2s jumped mtd* the dftdi,^6kiKittA_ie vehicle to' overturn, II^! Mrs Atkins was .thfbwii 1 undwrt&th W Atkins fell clear. The trap was c'iicxm\T r t d A r &id li^^on-lind-ly rendered tb .the la'fe: ; : fy b^l™ A^}} e and we ddn^t Ayiint Mtf. H. Clayton it the, hie?tm^df Comnultees>, delegates lakt .night, ; When the .cW jn-the cphstit^^eftliit^ with t^-^lection of; ji*e' 'me^tier-a. Other delegates: also voiced thelm".tfbjeV-tion-to ah 'TJpper _ouse,'\ An* &£©. femith went as; far as to move- ihifei-the clause .be ? tru'ok out. .; fhe bhiStfn explained th*t the life 7membe*riS :#ould have no^yotiiig i powers ; it' wouldV. Simply be an honor conferred' upon them - .of services yendet-ed. "Welt iOhat* '**■ ¥l> LW wi^draw niy objection," T^aid Mr Clayton, "but I am against' thi* voting business, ,for as a rule' 'these life members have' old-fossilised ideas,/ and retnain in the sahib groove l all ;'.:i*He i -'tiriie;!' Upon the , chairman^ assurance that, il life menib^r would n6t /be allowed v to vote, all objection was waived, ; the clause; inserted. '. 7 > r. 7 ". A brief discussion. , of a gobd-natUl'e'd character took place,- at the 1 m«tetmg-.i"ot' the School Committees' delegates : • Tla'at nighlt, regardijhg the^, financial?- position of the various school : .coniinittees;. .The subject arose when the question: of the affilia,tibnfeeito the School (^ntmittees' Association ; was ihider • cohsidetaifeni The proposal was that" all schools 'pay no more than 10s. This " broug-jhtV-some of the s delegates ,. bf the .small country schools' to thiir feetj ahd • they poiriied out, in pathetic tones-, how the aniall schools had to struggle for. fexistehcV; and thought the rich' tovFU schools ish6*uld p-iy a gui nea. "I'hat's al 1 - very vfmey ' replied a Gisbornfe school delegate"* "vbut you have not got any 'greater v struiglfe than we -have. ' Why," Tie, Said, at the large area AM ground we.lrav^.tdkeep tarred and aaplialfe/d:-''' are better off than we 1: are;" rejoined another country delegate, "for we have a larger area than yqii^ but* we hav"_; to go without the t&v.'\A :* '."Yes," RaiH'fiinbther, "and :we cannot afford, .-to '-'AikfAa. footpath tAVo feet wide, ••■ and 'Svhen'; we w_nt gravel we have tb.lcart.it "cSii l'selveS.' ,The question as to. J whe*tj_er the town or the .country schools made the, most out. of'the: school' concerts was then raised. ir When you, tqwh /people get up a. concert/' declared a ; country member, u you have the population,^ and can get the crowd, but .Ave' cannot get nearly such, a good house;" '"OHi.^can't you?" said a Gisbofnite ; "what ' about Pathe .Pictures. and' ; othei', counter bibtactions we have to contend with?" ;^?ter some further 'humorous 'remarks;;" rit.;was agreed to make the roll number the basis of contribution... ,' .. : .v . ;t At at preliminary, njeetirig of Ayorkers; in corineetioii with the gaTden^par't^'- tb be held Mr G. Smith's •resideribe,*" ; bit December 7, it was decided ih&h tli^-fe present should end^aivpr . to' secuife donations of refreshments, .ei\jL It -Jyasagjeed not to canvass ', the small shopkeepers, it being felt that they -had :i been : "*"a-th*6r heavily biirdened with ' subscrfr"tio r ns-':of late, but to make the donations. Vpliintary. Mrs 'Smith ' was deputed^ to on the larger 'buiiness firms 7 and <"*Wftr_hoiises. The fact that ' Deceitny^?, election dav;, has beeii .fixed ! fpr thtf function was unavoidable, as that diiy was .ehbsen betbre .the^ date 1 of ,tH*e''eleii}- . tion was 'defiriitelv 'decided on, andf as the* tides, ! ori that-; day ! a^ 'rhoit suit-,, able fbr* a Aotbr'-laurion excursion 1 ' that is; being arranfged. "•" As previously.'ghnouricedV th^'iatheriiig is pufelyv"aS rnbnsectarian, affair,, arid also non apolitical,: the 'object of the ' garden 'p&rfy* r ß^|_ , g to raise funds :by' coiitributions"-' tb^ards de'frayihg the expenses "'bf^-^^a pidnib^fclT "the publip school 6hiid*reny i orgiElhis^d'"bsy* the Bible' 'TeachersVAjssocidtibn;'. At' the conclusion bf the garden ■ party, a .Dtttch auction Avill be held, to /disjboro'bf* dhv donations of cakes that may be"! left overi Aa the matter -of iiving rthle'*c)iildreri a picnic largely depends upon 'tjie success of 'the : garden part^, it. is expected ihe 'fnrictioh- AyiJl ( . be ; Jargely patronised. --'Regarding' -the ' plchic;''m order that parents niay have.' fears allayed as to';, their, children >-^irii^*-ih:>^ne . train,- -this- departmeht' .'o*f. t^ie... undertaking has been placed in the hands of Mr F. J. Ro-wj/ey l^ -as t^*' p-coniotWs^Teal-iae' that a ge&tlemanipf |hls 'e-xwrierice will ';b'e, able W maintain" discipline. '-« v ' "•■- .--i "7>- -v.'. ;.>■'.-:■ \ ! -'" >* ■".- * ''i'i .'.*-- . - -: -'What -'vis' the .poaition of. ba^^aiKl purchaae?' , i-a«ked;M* *F-- J« liy^ri^r-at last evening's l mbet*ng'»£ntfe^Jß'oß^tt'ii and CharitaWe Add Board V/Phe i.peft]kei* was referring^ t<? ; theVaoqwaiMen of "Hhe hew hospiial.i-mte;-,^He,^)3aidfth« ! '.; undei''stood, from information ;gathei*edvdutside " the ' Board, thatc they' had made three purchases ,at w different times, and each time there t was an advance in price. Now they were negotiating for a further one arid «i half -acres. He had been against the pureha-eof this t ;exti__piece, but on the vp'te had' been'beatef-i;' Thereupon^he^hfefd' waVlled- t^^Boai'd someone •"\yas .-n-ttoti'atiffg -fbr *th^urcKas> -of this ' paTtioula^'-'pre^ A-ot ' % 4a,M i *a,VLs? i ¥hat if they ? did : Hbt^ afecM-e' it- rieiiV'^-l'kV J it would ;be th^ffpllbWrif-^^nday. He * no^ heard \ that" ;.'tb -pufchase .this particular piede, of Tahd th*ey-wbuld^*have to pay £500' jfcjKtar*"*; • 'ChWman (Mr -Gi'ay)': :*}VtM' land ..<ss libiig_t:.Ky — Mr Darto^(ih'teyr%»T|ig^ I-^n-rtk iii the iriterestk 55f th%' BbaraT^e^H-uld go into committee. Mi* _fy_nai_'r protest - e<l a&ainst 'going 'ifxto „mri*'Tt^eei. %e was ;:onty askitfg f6F-:irifbrnji*.ten; !^he Chairman said the lahd -*w'-_'^iiW^tatren undeV- the Publi-Q W^rks : ' Ab^ ;, *-' i It"fe Ijerfectly secure, • 'and the Board vc&.d build- there tb-m or rbw" if it iv'ah^ed; The purchase wbi-ild not <; be it; c£me betorg the' "Court/ ajid^'t'ovall practical purpose's* "the 'TaWl T ' Avas h 'the Board's, ' Mi 1 ■' wafc* „ V kKrow what were. the''rj*wcgs paid. ,__"e. -jjiSfiev-. stood thislast purchase was a#the" Vate of £500 per- acre,- The Gafair*rnan'V I^o. Mr Gray added that he was nW-preiiar-rd to givfe areas and 'aniouhts -off-hand, but would supply the information' 'next meeting. ..-....- ■;.',--. ; ..y^y Mosßi's RedjSterie'/and J Soris'^cb-rfcKea leave for TiiUVot^Wairba.; s&i%reWairoa, and^for pakarae, tolagav Tbkb'ntaru and Waipii-o, • all on Monda;v ' ri^xt; at 7 a.m'.'" •■■ ■ "....■ . .. ■- ,