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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12707, 9 March 1912, Page 4

The Maunganui, , .Tahiti^ Maheno, Turakina, and Wimmera will probably be within wireless range to-night.' The marriage took place at Palmerston North yesterday of Mr Robert Allan Mitchell, indent merchant, to Miss Clarice Downes, also well known in business in Gisborne. Latest advices from Sydney state that Mr F. B. Barker is making very satisfactory progress towards recovery from a slight attack of malarial fever, contracted three or four years ago in Japan. Mr Barker has been staying at a private hotel in Sydney. . OMr Wellington correspondent telegraphs : — The Priqie Minister has received a teLegram from the Hon. A. T. Ngata, who is at Port Awanui, stating that he met with an accident on Thursday, which would necessitate staying in bed for four or five days. The usual week-end change of programme will be . introduced . by the management of Pathe Pictures this evening, and the new films include some of unprecedented ■ brilliance. Notable among the productions are "A Tale of the Sea" and "The Diamond Gang," two immensely potent dramas. The Rev. T. Keith Even's subjects for to-morrow in x the Baptist Tabernacle will -be: il^a.iri., "Does (i6d Keep HisPledges?" (dealing with "v,» J piece of Satanic advice); 7 p.m., MThe Fading and ithe Fadeless Life." This service will ■ take the form of a memorial for the late Mr Cecil East. The young men's Bible class will meet as usual at 6 p.m. The steamer Wairoa, which has been purchased in the North by the Auck-' land Islands treasure-recovery party, will go to Dunedin to load her principal equipment, and then go to Bluff to take on other necessaries, including bullocks lor hauling. A Sydney man has bought the right to accompany the party and take cinematograph views of the operations. . ( So as to have everything as complete as possible for the opening performance on Monday evening, Mr Allan Hamilton took the precaution to send the whole of the scenery, properties, and costumes 'necessary for the production of "The Beauty and the Barge" by last Wednesday's steamer, in charge of a full staff of mechanists. The public are promised something quite out of the ordinary in staging and mounting, including the original barge used at the Haymarket Theatre, London. ' The tent mission in Peel street has been fairly well attended during the week, and the evangelists are hoping to see a, large gathering to-morrow /light, at If when a special subject will r Jbe taken, "Heaven ■> and who will be .Jihere." The preacher on this occasion Wiill be Mr Forbes Macleod. The mission continues throughout the coming week, every night, excepting Saturday, at 7.30. No collections are taken, and there is a hearty welcome for all at this most comfortable and well : lighted marquee. . The practice of allowing- stock to wander on the roads at night time was responsible for a serious accident being only narrowly averted at Patutahi this week. Three young ladies were driving in a buggy drawn by a pair of horses, when they suddenly came across a number of calves loose on the road. One of the' pair took • fright, actually tore itself free of the harness, and bolted, but the second was stopped before further damage was done. The matter has been brought under the notice of the Patutahi Road Board, which in another column notifies that wandering stock will be impounded and the owners prosecuted. Harvest thanksgiving services are to be held in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (corner of Cbbden street and Childers road) to-morrow. A band of willing workers will decorate the church this afternoon, and donations of flowers, fruit,, and vegetables will be gratefully received. In the morning the choir will sing the anthem/ "Thou Openest Thine Hand" (Simper) Mr Heathcote taking the solo. At the evening service the anthem, "O Lord how Manifold are Thy Works" (Barnby), and "I will . Mention the Loving Kindnesses of ' the Lord" (Stillivan), will be rendered, Mr K. Mitchell taking the solo. The collections during the day will be for the new church building fund, and as there is now an immediate prospect of making a start with the new church building, it is hoped that there will be a liberal response. The Young Maori Party has opened its sixteenth , conference at Nuhaka. Present: Mr J. Thornton (president),^ the Rev. Pine Tamahori (secretary), and* a large number of local natives. On account of the difficulty of access and the recent rains, visitors were few. Among the latter were the Revs. A. T. Williams and Mr Hamiora Hei, LL.B. Apologies for absence were received from Sir James Carroll, the Hon. A. T. Ngata, and others. Rev. Mr, Williams opened the proceedings with a prayer, after which the president read his address, dealing with topics affecting Maori welfare, and expressing the hope that the meeting would prove beneficial to the local Maoris. Nuhaka (states the Hawke's Bay Tribune) is the largest Maori settlement in Hawke's Bay. Indeed, it is idoubtful if a larger or more compact Maori village exists in the Dominion. It has straight streets, wellbuilt houses, and good sanitary arrangements, with a population of 450. A large number of resolutions have been tabled. Yesterday afternoon a public distribution of prizes took place in the Kaitaratahi school, in the- presence of the chairman and School Committee and a number of parents and ■ friends in the district. Just before the proceedings commenced, Mr W. D. S. MacDonald, member for the Bay of Plenty, much to the gratification and surprise of the company assembled, put in an appearance, and gladly complied with the request of the chairman (Mr R. 'Scott) to present the prizes. 'After this function, he addressed the children on the advantages of -education. He was pleased to tell them that both sides of the House were of one opinion, that the vote for education should be each year as much as the finances of ' the Dominion could provide. It was the best 'legacy a State could give to the rising generation, for they would in turn be called upon to wield the destinies of. this progressive Dbminion, arid to qualify them for such responsible duties a sound education was essential. The following pupils were the chief prize-winnevsj tfiven in order of merit : Etta Hansen, Eva McKay, Bessie McKay, Rosamond Scott, Leah McMillan, Robert Burns, Nancy Evans, and Sarah Scott. Afternoon tea was then dispensed to all present. Fruit and lollies were given to the children, and the proceedings terminated by hearty cheers being j>iven for Mr MacDonald, the. School Committee, and the teacher (Mr Kay).

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