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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 12632, 8 December 1911, Page 4

The splendid display of election result's that? was .withered, lastyevefiirig.by sotne' thousands of people was; enhanced -by the '^rilliarlt ■ illumirtaiioii* . supjilied by the Gisborne. GaSV Cdtnpany , and the work' of pos'tihg.y^whicl}' .was undertaken by members of thesHerald staff wis facili.tated 1 by the mariner . iii, which the writing of thfe results' waß carried out by. Messrs W-. HoW^Vd atid J. Richardson. Thb| Telegtaph 'Pepa-rtihent, which had ."a large staff .at -work under the supervisibn 1 of Messrs W. H. Rennet' (Chief Postmaster) and & F. Houlihan (officer m charge), gave every facility to our. representatives t*o handle and despatch the 'messages that caihe ]soui'i'rtg m from all 1 pai'ts* of the Dominion,' and which passed over the Wife's:, ih remarkably good' time. : We are indebted to Messrs Johnstone and Smith -a^id E. W. Burton 'and the Stock Department, for their, courtesy .m .. giving space on the fronts of their business premises for the huge hoarding that was erected for tho display of the. retiui-ns.

The Radio Office, Wellington, advises that the Moeraki' Will probably be within wireless range this evening.

In vieW of the interest that is beiiig tfcikeh m the school 1 picnic to be held on Tuesday, th> 19th inst., the Mayor (Mr W. Pettie) has arranged for the postpbnbntbrit of the 1 poll 1 m connection with the faisihg of aribther loan fo ebmplete the municipal- works until the next day (Wednesday, 20th).

•Aty the Magistrate's Court this morning Mr W. Aii Barton, S;M., gave judgment m the following Undefended civil cases : William Henry Tucker . (Mr Hei) v. William Kjepo, for £13 6s and costs £1 . lOs j Rose Rushby (Mr Hei) v. Arthur Dixon for £5 and" costs 10s. In tho case Frederick Hall (Mr Nolan) v. John "Foster, counsel for plaintiff stated the net amount claimed had been paid and not costs. His Worship granted judgment for £1 7s costs.

The Gisborne Sweet Pea Society holds its first annual exhibition to-morrow m Whiriray's Hall, where a large number of beautiful exhibits will be staged. The show will be opened by His Worship the Mayor at 2.30 p.m.. A great variety of sweet pea blooms of beautiful coloring will be shown.

The case of Arthur Whitconibe Hargreaves (Mr BurnardJ v. Fredk. Conrad Patrick Fiddy (Mr Bright), claim for £95 damages for alleged breach of agreement m respect of securing patent rights for "Solderene,". was resumed at the Court this morning. Counsel intimated that they would not. call, further evidence. After they had addressed the Court His Worship reserved judgment. The local, auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society, an institution that employs large, numbers of colporteurs and I^iblewomen m different parts of the world, has. an announcement m another column. All: missionaries are helped m their operation's by this wonderful society. The local depot has for sale Bibles and testaments at English cost prices, . and is. now at Messrs C. Rosie ahd Co.'s.

The- .first .of the election results to come to hand last evening was that' from Okitu,. m the Bay of Plenty electorate, 1 : whicii. was received ; at this ofiice at 6,15 p.m. The returns for Whatatutu quickly followed. The Garrisoii Hall M to Z result was got oiit with, great Celerity, being available- by 6.30 p.m., m fact at all the town booths the returning officers and poll clerks showed great despatch.

The garden party at Mr G. Smith's residence was continued last, night, but the excitement over the election returns interfered somewhat with the attendance. An enj6yable concert programme was provided, and advantage was taken of the launches for moonlight excursions on the river. During the -eviening a splendid display of fireworks was given under the direction of Mr J. Nicolas. It is expected that the function will result m about £30 being raised towards the proposed picnic.

The following interesting message, telegraphed from Dunsandel, was received by Miss Rees yesterday from Sir James Carroll: "I hope good weather and every successs " will attend the treat so thoughtfully provided for the school children of Gisborne to-da.y. , On the children depends our future nationalhood, and everything done to develdp aaid properly equip them for the battle of life, is to add another stone to the structure of our great Empire. I much regret that it was impossible for me to remain ih Gisborne to take part m cont tributing to the enjoyment bf all out younger generation on this occasion; Kia ora. — J. Carroll." "

One of the best-known sportsmen ■m New Zealand, Mr Prideaux Frahcis Tancred, came to a sad end on Wednesday afternoon through hanging himself by a strap to his bed at his residence at Masterton. A nurse discovered his body about 6 o'clock, and the doctor considered that he had then been dead an hour. The deceased gentleman^ who was last seen alive at 2 o'clock, had been very despondent of late. Mi* Tancred was born m 1850, and was a son of the! late Sir Thomas Tancred and brother of • the late Sir Thomas Selby Tancred, who died m London last year. He was once a well-kn6wn footballer, and was one of the founders of Rugby football m Wairarapa. He was one of the best players m the Wellington province m t*;he early eighties, and played for the province on more than one occasion;

Amongst the civil cases called this morning at the Magistrate's Court was that of the Gisborne Waterside Industrial Union of Workers (Mr J. W. Nolan) v. Union Steam Ship Company (Mr Stock). Mr Nolan, representing Slaintif-fs, ' said the sole . question that ad td be decided was whether the men should be paid 3s an hour waiting tyne, or 2s Id, and he considered that under the award 3s should be paid, and he produced the award. Mr Stock, for defendants, said that they- did not admit any breach of Hhe award. The Union S.S. Company, Gisborne Sheepfarmers* Freezing Company, and other local com-, panics had all paid 2s Id, and no objection had been made -until the present. Clause 2: stated the rate ati ls.6d*an hour ordinary time and overtime 2s Id. Mr Nolan also quoted sections 2, 8 and 9 of the Act, and held that on Sundays the Act clearly stated that double rates should be paid. Counsel quoted cases to support their arguments, and His Worship eventually reserved his decision, stating he would take time to go into the matter. '*.*.*

The Mptu correspondent of the Opotiki Guardian states:— We have had a very bad spell of weather during the last few weeks — terrific gales and heavy .thunderstorms, **toth plenty of rain. At present the weather is improving, and a few settlers ai'e busy on dry days getting their sheep shorn. — We hav^had a good number of visitors from.* Gisborne this spring. A few married ladies, with children, have been stopping at the local boarding-house, ; and .- are. : well pleased with Motu as a health-reoruiting placed —Strawberries are just c.oming m, and give every^ promise of. ..being, a record crop. A visitor from Gisborne. took the trouble to count the berries and bloom on a magnificent strawberry root, and. was very much astonished to find 520 berries on that one root! That should go very near to being arecord.— We are still waiting for the completion of ; the Otoko viaduct. It will be some weeks yet before the trains are run over it. We hope that when the. viaduct is : completed we shall have a passenger train service to Otoko. At present only the Public Works train runs between* Waikohu and Otoko.

Dr. Ashburtori Thompson, 'ihedical officer to the New South Wales . Department of Public Heal th,, gave evidence last week before the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into *the. r ,alleged high -cost of food. "I regard fish as inferior to lean" meat," said the doctor, "as a tissue-builder, because it. contains less ptoteid. It's "yield '"in energy is proportionate to its fat content, and that is hM— few fish contain more than 10. per cent. , ahd the vast majority somewhere .about 5 per cent. It has not:' the same satisfying quality as meat. It ban its food value, . and is nutritious and easily digestible when boiled •or grilled. It is almost wholly absorbable, and assists m introducing variety- m diet, which" is essential. But its value is relative. People Who do laboriouis workr'may eat meat freely^ but those who lead sedentary lives; .with, .a-; mini-; mum oorf r physical exertioii,' ' should eat little meat. Tliey would do well to sub' stitute fish for meat, so as to diminish the amount of their nitrogen intake. Fish is ; not specially or directly suitable for those who are engaged m brain work. .'- It does not specially . nourish thb brain oi- the nervous system, but* it-is-sui table as a- substitute for rheat." Considering the large proportion of people under no necessity for 'great muscul*ar exertion, he had no doubt that a much freer cbrisumption of fish and' a : proportionally'less consumptioh' of meat would be generally ■ beneficial.

Chicago's first suffragist marriage,; says the New York correspondent of the Standard, took place on. Septerhber 28th; between Edward Matt ,and Gertrude! Ellis. Before the ceremony was per-, formed they, both visited the, County Recorder, with whom Mr. Matt officially filed the following affidavit, to be sworn' before a notary :— '"To whom it ihay concern-r-I, Edward Matt, agree to allow my wife all the privileges oi a free-born American woman. She may have her own way m everything (except, m buying my cigars) j she is free id- go and; come when she likes, to choose her own friends, and I agree not to be jealous.I agree not to go gunning for a fellow because he admires her beauty or because* she smiles when he tips his hat. I will not interfere' m any of her plans; I will be gopd and kind jto, herV I pro - ; mise , to , spill all my earning!?, into her lap, and it shall be her -privilege to do with it as she. likes so long as she feeds mo well. "When we have a, surplus, a%^\ it goes into the bank, I agree .that I will not; hold the keys. Cheques may be signed by both: jto make them good.; I proihise not to be" afraitl to go home at night, and to be thereat all proper times' or. to make valid „ exc'iifees'. ' I further agree not to talk about - ' the pies my mother used to make, or to grumble because the buns are soggy. I further agree to let her get a Reno divorce right hero m Chicago if I do not behave' as a kind-, loving, gentle.. and considerate husband." "