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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12748, 27 April 1912, Page 4

The Tahiti, Aorangi, Victoria, nnd , Wimmera will probably be within wire- 1 less range this evening. The Gisborne Sayings '.Bank .returns ) for the March quarter •', showed the de- ' i posits to be £82,163 and withdrfnvnls i £72,288, the excess 'of deposits over I withdrawals being £9875. <

The Gisborne timber merchants have been advised that from April 22nd there i will be a further increase m the price of kauri of 2s per 100 feet. There will be one launch for the s.s. Viotoria at 7 o'clock this evening, and Messrs Dalgety and Co.'s office will open between 6 and 7 for the convenience of passengers. A first offender for drunkenness was fined tlie usual amount at the Police Court this morning. Another offender, who had not been convicted for seven years, was fined 10s and costs 2s, m default 48 hours' hard labor. The medals for the Kennedy Memorial Fours m connection with the Gisborne Rowing Club were on view m Mr T. R. Gordon's show window to-day. The medals, whicli are m gold, and were manufactured by Mr Gordon, are a splendid piece of workmanship. On the motion of Mr T. Corson, the executive of the Chamber of Commerce set up a sub-committee yesterday afternoon to arrange about making a suitable presentation to the secretary (Mr W. Hamilton Irvine) upon the 1 occasion of his joining the ranks of the Benedicts. Messrs Turner and Cook, two members of the Agricultural . Department's staff, arrive from South by to-day's steamer fpr the purpose of relieving Mr Burton, veterinarian, m charge ot the local office, and Mr C. ,R. Spragg, manager of the abattoirs, during their absence at the annual training camp of "A" Squadron. A pleasant function took place at MiGeorge Smith's yard last evening, when a' presentation was made to Mr Barney Moore by his fellow-employes of the mill and shop, on the occasion of his recent marriage. Mr Do.w, who made the presentation, voiced the 'congratulations of those present, and Mr Moore suitably responded. The proposal to accord Sir James Carroll a testimonial m recognition of his lengthy term of services as representative of the district is creating some interest amongst' the local natives, who this morning conveyed to Mr H. de Costa, one of the joint secretaries, an offer to provide a welcome haka by 100 Maoris at the proposed function m the Garrison Hall. .Dr. Wi Repa is the organiser. . ' At the instance of Mr A. S. Wachsmann, at the ...Chamber of Commerce meeting, yesterday it was decided to approach Mr Renner on the subject of having the telegraph office open for an hour on Sunday mornings and evenings, instead of half an hour, as at present. The mover pointed out that he did not altogether approve of Sunday work, but it was just as easy for an officer to pc there an hour as half an hour. The general tone of the press throughout New Zealand surprised, and pleased Mr H. J. Patten, an American ..visitor, who ,'has left Auckland for. "Vancouver, via the -Islands' y : jMr Patten expressed' the' op"inioh'>tflat, the tone of.' the* ' news- , papers in' the ; Dominion is' higher than; that of the ordinary American papers. He thought the New Zealand press: less inclined to indulge m sensationalism, more careful as to* detail,, and m. the habit of endeavoring to get at facts. „ . . The Hon. W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister of Public Works and Native Minister, left Wellington by the Main Trunk express on Thursday on a visit to the Northern Auckland' district m connec* tion with the construction of the Auckland Main Trunk line. 'He is expected back m Wellington about the beginning of next month. Last night he was to attend a social m honor of Mr W, T. Jennings, .ex-M.P. for Taumarunui, at Te Kuiti. . A youth named James Woodward, of Gisborne, Avho was arrested at Thames on warrant about a week ago, pleaded guilty at the Police Court this morning to a charge tliat being the father of an unborn illegitimate child he was about to leave the Dominion without having provided for the maintenance' of the child. His Worship severely remonstrat-* ed with accused for smiling, pointing out to him that it was no laughing matter. , The question, of making an order was, adjourned. . The half-yearly general meeting of the Gisboi'ne Rowing Club will be held on Monday evening. Subsequently .-. the annual "smoko" and distribution of Erizes will take place. Amongst the usiness set down for consideration of the general meeting is a proposal to purchase two practice four-oars and a double-scull for the new season. The committee also intend going ih for; new pleasure boats. Another : motion that will come up for consideration is a. proposal to increase the annual subscription from £1 Is to' £l' lois. "■;•':'■ :'■ : The residents of Kaiti this winter will be ableto boast <>f the possession of a splendid footpath, which is quite transforming the appearance of Wainui road. Oaricrete channelling has been put down almost to the de Lautour road corner, and a splendid surface is being obtained with the use of chips from Gentle Annie quarry, rolled and .tarred. - The continuance of fine weather is permitting the street and footpath work to be pushed on at various parts throughout the Borough,, and, ley tensive repairs are being effected to* Ormond road. The question of approaching the Postal authorities with a view to having the post office open from 7 to 8 p.m. to enable people to get their letters, raised by the- Hon;/ J. Colvin's reply/to Mr* C. Gowland, was briefly discussed by the Chamber of • Commerce executive yesterday afternoon. The chairman thought the .natter worth consideration. Mr Bloore remarkted that the mail was delivered' at night at the country post offices. "It might be a good thing for a. village, but why should wo belittle ourselves," said Mr Anderson. "It is not done m other towns." The chairman- Perhaps we had better, let it drop. Everything practically to the last button' has Jbeen arranged for the long march "A", Squadron will undertake next\week, iii order to attend the first annual training encampment to be held at Tutii'a Lake, H.B. Practically all the necessary equipment , lias been issued to the members :of the squadron, and also the Te Karaka'troop ,pf "D*', Squadron. The column, from Oisborne will comprise "A" Squadron (5 officers and 85 men), Te Karaka Troop (1 officer and 28 men), together with Captain , Burton, and the New Zealand Veterinaiy corps, and Chaplain Captain Grant. The transport will, consist ,of two five-horse waggons hired for ihe occasion from Messrs Bell and. Sons, carriers of Te Karaka, ,which will march with the column. *A post and telegraph office will be established m the carrip, and letters will be forwarded to papier on every possible occasion. The ■ annual meeting of Holy Trinity Ladies' Guild was held m the parish hall yesterday afternoon, Mrs H. W. Williams (president) being m. the chair.The balance-sheet, which S-ipwod' a satisfactory condition of affairs, was read and adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing yeai* resulted as follows :—President, Mrs T." Crawford ; vice-presidents, Mesdames. H. W. Williams, Dawson Thomas, and J. C. Kissling ; committee, Mesdames Wilkes, Nicholb, Sidebottom, and Tustjir,, and Misses Townley, Booth, and Brooke-Taylor; secretary and treasurer, .Mrs Goffe. It was resolved to hold a sale of work m the parish hall a few weeks hence. Some discussion took place ;as to when the annual rose show should bo -held, a desire being expressed that, it should not clash this year with the old settlers' picnic. It was agreed m - the meantime ■ to fix the dale for Thursday, November -44. When*, the Otoko section of the Gis-borue-Rotorua- 'railway Mas opened recently the ceremony took longer than was expected, and many of those who attended took no lunch with them. However, something to cat and drink was provided for the officials and otheis as far as. the edibles would <ro. At ihe meeting of the executive of the Chamber Commerce yesterday afternoon, the secretary produced an account for £10 5s lld m respect of the refreshments, and he raised tKe question as to whether the Chamber's funds -should be used for such a imrpose, and asked if they should not ask the other local bodies to. share the expense. Mr Cederwall explained that' the .Chamber, was responsible for the., function. It was pointed out that the Mayor had stated that the borough would pay something, but it was ultimately agreed, that the Chamber should pay ', the lot, the chairman pointing out that' when the 'Governor visited Gisborne the Chamber was not asked to bear any of the expenses.

There are at present over 1000 pupils attending tihe Napier Technical College per week. The box plan for the Philip NewburySpada concert was opened this morning, when a brisk demand for seats waA made. y Enquiries to-day elicited the f act thati Mr W. B. Hingston's condition wda slightly more hopeful. He passed ft fairly good night, and generally appeared brighter to-day. "The Voiceless Message" is the star drama of the Pathe Picture programme being presented, this evening, the leading role being- taken by the world's greatest child actress, Adela fie Garde. At a meeting of th? Education Board, it was decided to assist, by forwarding applications and qualifications of applicants, teachers employed by the Board to exchange with teachers m Canada and England. The gravel pit at Te Karaka from which the Public Workß Department haa been drawing for -ome years past for the ballasting of the line is practically exhausted, and it is understood that a new pit is to be opened at Puha. In connection with the axemen's carnival, to be held at the Victoria Domait_ on Thursday, May 9th, owing to the liberal support that has been received, the prize money for the standing- block chop has been increased to £5, oesideß the gold medal for the winner: The fine weather has. permitted a good startv to be -made with the two new bridges on the Arai Valley road. The necessary concrete has all been landed on the ground, And the balance of the timber will come to hand by the SqtiaU next trip. | Tlie highest rainfall recorded at anyplace m the North Island last month was 11.67 inches at Glenb'urn, Motu, and the lowest was 2.31 inches, at Waill^keke, Carterton. The highest and lowest records m tlie South Island were : ; T4.18 inches at Puys-gur Point and 1.15 inches at" Waikafi. 4 V ' The Borough Council's . electrical department is stated to have been rushed with applications for current, more particularly from the residential area. The staff is still busy erecting the maih circuits. The illumination of a number Of new streets with electric light will b§ effected at the end- of the month. The Wellington Opera House ComS any has decided to build a new opera ouse to hold 2000 people. It will, it is claimed, be one of 'the best-appointed theati*es m the southern hemisphere*. The new theatre will' accommodate 300 people m the dress circle, 700 m the stalls, and 1000, in the upper galleries. Services Will be conducted m the* Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow by the Rev. T. Keith Ewen, the subjects being : 11 a.m., rV -«*' Christ increasing and self decreasing'; j. 7, p.m., "The Song of ti» Ransomed.'' The Bible clashes for yoiing- men arid young women will meet as usual at 3 p.m. . _. Services will be conducted m tlie Methodist Church to-morrow mornifi£ by Missioner J. A. JOhes, and m the evening by the Rev* -J. A. Loehore; Subject, "A Frightful Thing" ; anthem (by Sir Geo. Elyey), Arise! Shine for thy Light is Come." Services will be held morning and evening at Te Hapara, Missioner*- Jones, conducting the latter. ' The Kaiti section of the sewerage service will be available for use tpwardk the end of next week. The flushing but of the sewers has been completecl and the septic tank underwent inspection yesterday. When some slight alteration has been effected the service should be available. The fitting, up of house . installations by local contractors is proceeding*. 'The annual meeting of the Matawai householders was held m the schoolroom oh the 22n(^inst, for the purpose of receiving the' report, of the outgoing committee, and to elect a ; committee for the ensuing year. Mr R. J. Fleming presided and read the report and balancesheet, which ; were adopted. The committee elected. for the ensuing year are: J. B. Clark, R. V«L . Fleming, G., Drummond, R, J.- 'Brown,. Jf. McKenzie 1 . Mr J. B. Clark was elected chairman and Mr R. J. Fleming, was: elected secretary and treasurer.^Correspond-nt. The Public Works Department's service from Otoko to the » railhead at the Devil's Elbow : will close down on Tuesday next, to. enable the permanent bridges on the section to be completed. The concrete" foundations of the several bridges have beeii completed, and the steel, work is* all ready for placing m position. .The Devil's Elbow bridge will be*V completed in '- a, week or ten days, on -the remaining mile or two to- Rakauroa- will be pushed .on at once, the material being already available on the spot. Whilst the line is out of service, traffic *»will .have to proceed by road from Otoko. Some, repairs are to be effected to the road., , Attention is darwn to the sale of work and social! to be held by the Ladies" Guild ■'■■ m connection with the Baptist •Tabernacle. The ladies have- been working hard for some months past, and have a large variety of useful articles and fancy work for sale. . In. addition to the sale of goods, afternoon tea will be dispensed, the charge being 6d, and various other attractions and novelties -Mil be introduced. In the. evening a social is to be """held, for iyhich a special programme has been prepared. A pleasant and profitable time . is promised, and a large attendance is . expected. There will be no charge for- admission m the afternoon, but a charge of 6d will be made m the evening. One of the main obiects. m life at present, of the member for Napier is to lee work on the Napier-Gisborne railway started m real earnest from the Napier end. As the. result of a recent interview with Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald, Minister foi* Public Works, Mr ijrown obtained a promise that mope men -would ;be put on immediately. This has already been fulfilled m some measure, and the member for Napier has reaeived the following telegram from the Minister .•—"Engineer m. charge of railway construction works Napier advises 'that he is. putting on twenty additional men at beginning of next week, and the remainder as < soon as possible afterwards. Kind r_gards.--MacDonald." yTho news of the transfer of Mr L. T. Symes, manager of the Gisborne branch of the Bank . of Australasia, to the ijjaportant position of manager Of the Auckland branch, is w-garded by his many Gisborne friends as a well-deserved re*cognition of the good service Mr Symes has rendered .. m building up *the hank's business m this district. "When he started the Gisborne branch twenty yearß ago m temporary premises ad joinfng the old Argyll; (now- t)ie Coronation hotel), some doubts ; were expressed as '■'■ to whether there Avas warrant for the 1 opening of another bank irt this -town,, but the busineßs.*ra.pid.y grew, and justified the removal- to' more extensive premises, which were obtained m deMutouir's buildings. Here the ''bank was lofcat^d for a' number of- years, until a '-further extension became necessary ; a 'freehold site was secured, and the handsoijie banking chamber now -in-occupation 'was erected. Since then the bank hasSestablished branches at Te lyaraka 'and Motu. Mr Symes, whose sound ; mana^einent led to these results, will presently Yhave the satisfaction of undergoing 1 a similar transfer of quarters m Auckland. -Jsr the bank there is. removing into temptirary premises, pending tlie erection of >»liuttiding which is, to.be one of the.^irclutectural feature's of _in<l. % Air Byrnes has .closely identified himsfelf with'-dociU affairs during a period of the- df-ttrict-S greatest progress and pi'ospefity: ■•'■'■ ?e [has for many' years /been a member of the vestry of Holy Triiiity Church. He gave great "assi-taiice m the formation ot the prosperous . Co-operative Building Society; 'how with three substantial issues, and'was.for'many 1 Veins treasuw* of the Poverty Bay 'Tiiif Club. Hb lias taken a great ■' interest m the advancement of tlie -raiKyay; inland and*' iJie development.*of the district ,*jeriei*ally'. In social and sports cities he has taien a prominent part m the 1 if o of the town. His position as honorary secretary of the Poverty Bay Club has brought him m touch with' a wide circle of town and country residents, by whom he .'is- held m very high esteem, and whilst there will be hearty congratulation on the preferment* that hasT-eeri offered him, *we are sure there will be very general regret at the departure of Ono who has been So closely associated with the varied interests of the community.

The Orient liner Ovmuz has beei sold to a foreign buyer. The residence of Mr Eric Richardson at Tahora, . was destroyed by fire thi: morning. The death occurred at Port Ahurir early yesterday morning of Mrs Botham wife of Captain liotham, wharfinger foi . th© -Xjnion S.S. Company. Mr Borneo Gardiner, the populai whistling entertainer, formerly of Gis borne, intends going on the.* stage al Home. He leaves for England m Julj next. Mr William Murdock, R.N.R,, whe was chief officer of the ill-fated Titanic was a brother-in-law of Mrs Willian: Foster, of Petone. He held a captain's certificate. / . A syndicate comprising four wellknown * citizens of Hastings has beer formed/ for the purpose of- erecting a new jaicture theatre on that portion oi "Beecroft's Block" now occupied by the ' old ''Post Office. ' Mr Kirwin, . Labor candidate foi Mirani (Q,), at a meeting at Hatton, asked an inter jectoi* whether he had knocked off beating his wife. The "wife," who was m the audience, walked on to the stage and smacked Mr Kirwin's face. •■' Prior to Mr Max Jackson's horse sale •commencing this- afternoon an exhibition of /buck- jumping by the horse "Daft Watty" was given, m the presence of a large crowd. The horse was ridden tjy its owner,'. Mr Birrell, and for several minutes displayed its buck-jumping capabilities, but the rider kept his seat. . The /following passengers arrived by Messrs Redstone and Sons' coaches yesterday: From Wairoa, Mrs Carmichael, Mrs Harney, Mr and Mrs Simpson, Mr 'T. Preddey ; Frasertown, Mr G. Smith ; Hangaroa, Miss Howarth; Morere, Mrs Osborne; Tokomaru Bay, Misses Orr (2); i Tolaga Bay, Mr, Mrs and Miss Caldwell; Miss Moore, Messrs Shirley; Collard, Law, Mrs Hobbs and two children'; : Pakarae, Mr Gower. Golf is taking a firm hold m Invercargill. The fact that eight medical k men were seen indulging m a round of the links recently speaks volumes for the health-giving nature of the game, says the News. Sir Joseph Ward-^a recent convert to the' "stick and _ba -^-has. now -pronounced symptoms of the "fever." His golf clubs ha^e accompanied him to Invercargill, and during the past few days he was to be seen on the local course. Being "out of office" "Iras its compensations, for golf has given Sir Joseph the secret of renewing his youth. '• ' Fdur members of the Union Bowing Club— Messrs Shepherd (stroke), Howell (£)•, Jenkins (2), and Exeter (bow^had an ' unpleasant experience m the inner harbor at Napier at about 6.30 yesterday morning, and narrowly . escaped' being carried out to _;ea by tjhe current. .When m the vicinity, of the big bridge the boat filled owing to tW canvas leaking and the crew were soon struggling m the water. They were carried, by the current and two* of them managed to reach a pile and hold on till they were rescued from their trying position. The other two held on to the boat till another crew came to their assistance, and the deserted boat was 'then carrie/_ out to sea.. It was, however, recovered by the Weka and brought m little the worse for its experience: X; When the Aorangi arrived at Wellington on ,. Thursday from Sydney, Donald McPJiee, carpenter, had to be 'removed to the hospital, as he was^ suffering an injury to one of his thighs, occasioned by a sea coming aboard the vessel. On Tuesday morning, while the Aorangi was battling against' a southeasterly gale, the watch were sent on to the forecastle head to make everything fast. The Aorangi dived into a mountainous sea, which knocked most of ■ the men down. There was an anxious moment until the water had cleared off, when a couple of the men were found tb be, severely bruised. The force of the seas tore the steam pipes and casing off the starboard foredeck and damaged the ladder leading to the promenade deck. Owing to the ready manner m which vocalists and ■ other -performers have tak^n the matter up, the concert being promoted by the Overseas Club for the purpose of raising funds for Tjhe. relief of sufferers by the Titanic disaster is reported to - bid . fair to be one of i the concert successes of the season. The object is a worthy one, and the promoters hope Gisborne residents will not fail to respond to such a cause. Apart altogether frj?m the- loss suffered by the •wealthy, quite 600 families of the poorer classes have been rendered destitute. While relief funds are being . raised m the Homeland, every £1 that can be sent forward from New Zealand will doubtless be very welcome, and the Gisborne public may be relied on to avail themselves of the opportunity of showing practical sympathy. - Mr Healy, the manager of the Pictpn -freezing works, states that the finest draft of lambs of the season were sent m -by Mr Vavasour, of Ugbrooke, on /the I,sth .inst. ., and comprised- 425 Shropshire cross lambs and 85 half-bred wether lambs. The Shropshire cross lambs weighed- as high as 561 b, and averaged 40.35. They were of the primest quality, 3SB being classed aB C.M.C.'s. The half-bred wether lambs were also of prime quality, and averaged 38;401b5. Mr Vavasour states that this is his third draft of Shropshire cross lambs this season, his previous drafts consisting of 282 and 252. The; total number of Shropshire - (cross; lambs he had dropped this season was 1088, leaving only 129 not yet ready ; but these- "he expects to be fit- in*. about'. a fortnight.. Mr Vavasour holds that results like this can be obtained by no other cross m the world. " Replying to a deputation at Hamilton, the Prime Minister stated that the late Government's* so-called "reckless borrowing" liad been hurled at them on .every possible occasion. It was easy to appease the outcry, by not borrowing. If trie people did not want development, development would not be gone on with. In the past the money spent* on railways had been profitably expended, but it appealed that the voice of the country was against it, and the Government was not going tp construct any new railway. "Last year," continued Mr Mackenzie, "three millions of money was advanced to the- settlers and workers. That money had tp be raised somehow. I am going to take a firm stand on the question of finance,, for if the people want economy they will get it. Personally, I am for progress, - but I have taken very seriously tp heart the denunciations against borrowing. My experience has been that the persons who were most opposed to-iit were- the people who wanted, and ]\T^r r^ iei v r * d > the most * I say again tljat.vl.ani for progress, but this political hy^ensy must cease." -£Ai vCasttec-if., Wanganui (states the t-hronicle)'two young men Zone of whom is -n*med v Penny, 'but the other's name was- not 'ascertainable) set out m a 10ft». yacht with the. ihtehti&i of crossing the baivand indulging m. some fishing. The boat . went , out aboqt a cpiarter of a mile beyond . the ends of the moles, when^it was deemed advisable to re-turn-AThe* sea had m the meantime nSen, and there was an awkward swell between the moles. The ya cht came into- close proximity with the north breakwater, and was then tacked, hut %:-. t ffiS wa * t0 ° lon *?' and tnc Vaft wlps /whisked out. She came m again. md after being driven out the second tujne 'approached the bar. The navigate^ could not get steerage way. and the boat collided with -the end of the mole. ■Waves were breaking over the stonework, but the two men found, with difficulty, and with the assistance of fishirjg; lines from above, a precarious footing on the big slabs of shell rock. Penny, who could swim, got to the rocks, some little distance from tjic end of , the mole, while the other man also reached comparative safety. The men on. the -staging above could not heM tbe unfortunates, who , were hard put at times- to prevent* themselves being washed off the sharp and jagged stdne-i. Ciptain Mclntyre got a. boat's crew together, and with much difficulty ihey rescued -Penny. It was no easy matter , approaching, the rOcks to wTiich he was clinging. As it was «een that, the others mart' was all rigfyt, the pilot boa', made , for .the -Heads -wharf. -Penny's legs-and chest were much lacerated by the: sharp shell rock and one leg of liis trousers was torn off. The other nia.'i got off yery lightly.