Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1912.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12816, 16 July 1912, Page 4

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, JULY 16, 1912.

The Victoria, Hauroto, Warrimoo, Tahiti, Aorangi, and Maheno will be within wireless range to-night. Mr Bradley, of the local Customs office, has received advice that he is being moved probably to Wellington. The railway line leading round the Waikanae creek to the wharf is being renewed, heavier rails being used. The Hawko's ' Bay Acclimatisation Society has decided to get 139,000 rainbow trout fry and 29,000 brown trout fry from the Masterton 'hatcheries. The trustees for the Graham benefit fund are his Worship the Mayor (Mr, Wm. Pettie) and Mr J. C. E. Turner, 1 while Mr R. D. B. Robinson has consented to act as auditor. To-morrow is Arbor Day. There will be no local celebration, but it is interesting to learn m this connection that there has been an exceptionally large number of fruit trees planted m this district this season. In the Labor page of the New .Zealand Times of 'Wednesday last, controlled by the United Labor party, • appears tlvis item :— The plumbers are requested not to accept work under the Gisborne Borough Council without first communicating with the .union officials of that city. A meeting / .of the Waerenga-a-hika Gun Club was held yesterday. It was unanimously decided to amalgamate with the Ormond Gun dub, and a shoot will take place on the Ormond ground on Friday, July 19, starting at 2.30. sharp. The sum of four guineas will be distributed for prizes. Members of both clubs are requested to attend. a« an important meeting will be held immedi- 1 ately after the shoot. The erection of the galvanised steel firebell tower at the corner of Ormond road and Hall street, Whataupoko, has been completed by Messrs Booth, Macdonald and Co. The tower is a. rigid structure, standing 30 feet high, the four stanchions being supported on concrete foundations. The bell has not yet been placed m position, as it has been installed on the fire brigade's practice stand temporarily whilst the Jubilee tower is being removed. The enthusiasm shown m the formation of the Gisborne Operatic Society was manifested last night, when some 50 to 60 ladies and gentlemen 'faced the test for admission to the chorus. Everything went with a .swing, and. some splendid voices were heard. Intending members will have an opportunity to test on every rehearsal night by attending at 7.30 o'clock, and the fust rehearsal .will' be held at Woot ton's on Monday evening, the 22nd inst. Questioned as to what was being done m regard 4o the adoption of Waikaremoana as a • source for the generation of hydro-electric power for the North Island, Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald, exMinister of Public Works, stated to a representative of this paper that Mr Parry, the electrical expert, was still at work investigating and preparing data m connection with this and other schemes m the North Island. So- far Mr Parry had not completed his final report on the subject, but from' the data available it would appear that current for 'the Auckland district could' best be generated at Kaituna, near Rotorua.That, however, would not mitigate against the adoption of Waikaremoana for the rest of the North Island, so ideal were the conditions that existed. The construction of the <Lake Coleridge scheme for Canterbury, now m progress, is, however, at present engaging most of Mr. Parry's attention. The' final of the series m the hockey euchre tournament, to be held m Woottoh.?s tea . rooms to-morrow evening, .is expected to be a record, judging by the demand for . tickets, and the committee: are making provision for more tables, to allow everybody to take part m the tourna,ment. The prizes for the lady and gentleman winning the most number of games during -the competition are. as follow :-rr-LadiesV Ist, silver jewel, case;2nd, clock! Gentlemen's, Ist, dressing case; 2nd^ walking stick. The players who are m this competition are on. very oven terms, only a few points separat--ing about a dozen of each class. The prizes for to-morrow evening are also well worth winning and' include an ebony hair brush and fruit dish for _the ladies, and an umbrella and case of pipes for the .' gentlemen, Ist and 2nd respectively, also . the booby prizes are always; worth winning. Tickets can be obtained from any of the committee or from, the secretary (Mr W. Lewis), m whose show window the prizes are on view. . An interesting sidelight m connection with the recent strenuous battle m, the House of Representatives was mentioned to a reporter by Mr G. R. Sykes, Opposition member for Masteytdn). Mr Sykes had been seriously ill, and, m order that his party should not lost his vote when the fateful division arrivedj Mr Sykes was roused out of bed, wrapped m blankets,, and conveyed to the House whenever it was thought that the psychological moment had arrived. Two or three times Mr Sykes had this experience-. Sir Joseph Ward, on ascertaining the condition of affairs on the Friday night, Remarked -that it seemed cruel to disturber Sykes when he was ill, and remarked on the danger of his having a serious relapse, and made a gracious offer to pair with Mr Sykes, and thus relieve the latter of any risk of serious complications. However, Mr Sykes stayed m the whip's room till the division came on Saturday morning, and Sir Joseph Ward's offer was not availed of. "T thoroughly appreciated the spirit which prompted Sir Joseph to make his .qpacious offer," remarked Mi\ Sykes. "My party also appreciate it very much. Sir Joseph is a sport.";"

The "Home" series of Pathe Pictures will be repeated at His Majesty's Theatre to-night. The world's championship sculling match between Barry (England) and Arnst (New Zealand) takes place on July 29, the race starting at 1.30 p.m. The Gisborne Liedertafel resumes its practices Immediately, and aas some very fine music for its . next .concert. Members are notified m another colittrin that a practice will be held at the usual place and time this evening. At Mokau a horse died the other day from some mysterious complaint, which resisted all the time-honored remedies. A post mortem examination showed that death was due to a large quantity 'of sand (nearly lewt) m the stomach. / Miss Helen Home; organiser of the Theosophical Society, who has been carrying out a full round of activities m Wellington, is announced to speak at a meeting m Wootton's rooms nextt Sunday evening, on the subject "Does Divine Justice Rule the World?" Whales are seemingly plentiful at the entrance of the Sounds this season, says the Picton Press. No less than five were seen last week. The whaling boats chased, and J. Perano's crew fastened to one, but the iron broke and it got away. Perano has lost several harpoons m a similar manner, and although he has been within shooting distance of six whales, only one has been succeessfully trapped. During the past week the staff of Messrs Adair Bros., Ltd., have been busily engaged marking down their wares m all departments for the big drop sale, which commences to-morrow morning at 9 o'clock. Their heavy winter stocks are being offered at genuine bargain prices, m order to make room for next season's shipments. With this object m view, Messrs Adair Bros, intend making this sale the shopping event of the year.* In speaking to a motion at the Anglican Synod m Wellington, pleading for increased support of the Mission to the Chinese m Wellington, Bishop Sprott said a great change was taking place m China, and the greatest Empire the world had ever seen would be formed. Was it to be- a Christian Empire or not? The door would not be open long. Much might spring from a small centre, and therefore he strongly advocated interest m the movement m Wellington. Dr Sun Vat Sen, was a convinced Christian, and he desired that the Bible should become the boon of the Chinese. Dr James Hudson, of Tapawera, who was killed m a motor car accident on Monday, was (states the Colonist) well known m Nelson, having practised m that city for many years. He was born m London m 1854, educated at the Devizes Grammar School, and graduated M.B. at the London University. He practised his profession m England for some time, and then went to South Africa, where he was m practice near Kimberley for two years. Shortly afterwards he came to New Zealand, and practised m Nelson until he removed to Tapawera a few years ago. He was a member of the Nelson City Council from 1901 to April, 1905, when he resigned on being appointed District Health Officer for Nelson and Marlborough. He married a daughter of the late Rev. J. C. Andrew, of Masterton, m 1886, and leaves a widow and large family. A special meeting, of the Freezers' Union was held last night, ; Mr A. H. Anderson being m the chair. It was resolved to refer tlie industrial dispute to the Conciliation Council, and a ballot of the members will now be taken m accordance with the provisions of the Act. The meeting was also waited on by Mr P. Fraser, from Auckland, a member of the executive of the, Federation of .Labor. Mr Fraser proved himslelf a very able envoy for the body he represents, and he delivered an interesting address lasting two hours. He explained the causes which has led to the present deadlock. One of his most remarkable statements was to the effect that right up to the time of the strike there were* men working underground on the co-operative system earning ac much as £80 per month'; then he qualified it by saying that others who were iiot working under such good conditions earning just a fair wage of 13s 4d per day. He anticipated an early ending of the strike, mainly through pressure from London, but m the meantime, he stated, the men and their wives are standing their .ground valiantly. At the close of his address he invited questions, all of which he answered m at least a very lucid manner. \On Mr Fraser retiring it was resolved not to contribute to the Waihi and Reefton strike funds. Ono member remarked that, whilst sympathising with the women and children, to vote moneys for this purpose could be likened to pouring water into a bucket with ' no bottom m it-