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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13070, 9 May 1913, Page 2

The .District Engineer anticipates being able . to resume the regular Public Works ballast service train to Matawai on Monday. V

In accordance with the decision of the late Council the Borough authorities are inviting tenders for the, platelaying work in connection with the extension of the tramway to Stanley road. .

Operations in ' connection with the local freezing works have continued fairly brisk up to the present, and, bookings have been recorded right into Juno. It is improbable that the season will extend over the present month, but this--will depend largely on the weather. ' - !

Sunday next is the last occasion on which Holy Trinity Church will bo used for public worship. The services on that day will have some reference to the occasion. The vicar inyites all com-municants-to attend at the 8 a.m. celebration of the Holy Communion. Those who have been confirmed in the old church are especially invited. Tue opening services in the new church will be announced on Sunday.

The King's Theatre, Te Karaka, was well -packed last night, when Miss Fishenden's Entertainers gave another most; successful Vaudeville performance. Each item was well received., and greatly applauded. The fancy dancing was much appreciated, each movement being most gracefully and daintily performed. A dance follwecj the entertainment, music being supplied by Miss Habgood, with extras by Miss I. Robertson and Mr Morgan. Mr Brown officiated as M.C.

A deputation from the Whatatutu and Pulia districts that was to have waited upon Mr Williams, the stationmastei* in Charge of the local railway sectioii. this morning, vpth a view to entering a protest respecting the alteration of .the time-table, faded to materialise. Only Mr W. D. S. McDonald, M.P., who,had waited in town expressly for the purpose, put in an appearance. Mr MacDonald conferred' with the stationmaster on tlve subject, and the latter intimated his* readiness to meet tlie settlers at. Puha to discuss tho subject fully with them.

When the s.s. Ingjfe passed East Cape at .midday yesterday, Capt. Bull signalled tbe lighthouse keeper to report tho vessel to Gisborno, but he received a reply that the telegraph communication was out of order, arid the message could not be despatclied.i This was' the only opportunity thelnga had of being reported during hor cruise. from Newcastle. .Re. jcently a defect was discovered in the cable connecting the island with the mainland, between liigh and low water, and the matter was -put right. The pro,sent trouble will probably be found niore sorious, and may necessitate the Tutane- . kai visiting East* Island and lifting the cable. The matter has been reported to 'headquarters, and the repair work will •be put in hand as early as possible. I Whilst on his beat in Fitzherbert J street at 10 o'clock last night, Constable j Cooper came upon a. man lying in the water channel. While in a state of in- ' toxication 'he liad fallen, and bumping his head on the kerbing, had received , a nasty wound in tho back of the head. kWhen found the man had lost a good \deal of blood. He was taken to the 'police statiopV.-ond after receiving medical attention was sent home.

being admitted to bail. When charged with drunkenness, before. Air R. S. Florance, S.M., at the Police Court this morning, the man did not appear, and be was convicted for the first time, and ovderodl to pa y 10s 6d medical iee& [ and 2s costs. Another first offender was fined the usual sum, and Joseph Cleary,* > h » had- not been before the Court on a similar charge since 1910, was fined and costs in , default hours , hard labdr.

The rainfall at Te Karaka during April was 5.06 inches on 16 days. The maximum, fall was .91 on the 27th.

"Tlie Retreat from Moscow" will be shown for the last time to-night at His Majesty's Theatre by Pathe Pictures.

In honor of the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand to Auckland, the ringers of St. Matthew's Ghinrch on Sunday rang a quarter peal of Grandsire Triples, 1260 changes.

Whilst the Mokoia was crossing the bay approaching Napier a seaman fell off a crane and injured his .groin. On arrival of the boat at the wharf the injured man was removed to the hospital.

The Auckland Star's London writer says the High Commissioner, on instructions from New Zealand, has just appointed twenty-five nurses (probationary) for mental asylums in the Dominion.

The veteran, Charles Fox, who was taken to the hospital on fSunday night, having been found in Upper Gladstone road in an unconscious condition, is now well on the way towards recovery. Mr D. Cr-orjin, who was run oyer .Tby a truck at Matawai, is also progressing favorably.

Mr Hugo had the Trinity Schoolroom filled last evening, when he lectured on physiognomy and phrenology. The lecture was both instructive and .amusing, and closed with deliheotiohs of several young ladies and ' geiitlemen who went on the platform. The next, lecture will be on Monday evening, and upon the chin and the jaw.' ' '.''"'

Yesterday the Harbor Engineer had the measurements taken for the glass that is to be placed in the .western side of Tuahine light, for the purpose of providing a bearing for ships coming up to the anchorage at night. The glass has to be turned, and the measurements will be sent to Dunedin. The alterations to the light will probably be completed in a month's time.

The opening of the new hall at Man-; gapapa last night drew a large crowd bf skating enthusiasts. Towards the close of the evening the floor was packed. The management of "the floor was in the able hands of JMr P. Vosper, assisted by All* Ell^s,' late of Sydney, who is an expert trick skater. The rink band was in attendance;' The.Hnk will be open again to-nigiit, to-morrow after-, noori, and evening.

Another three or four days' work should see the finish of the blasting of the rock in the river channel near the entrance. . Under favorable weather . conditio^ tlie dredge Maud should not take long to remove t'he reef, and ships will then have a straight channel to negotiate, although at present .the rock does not interfere with jthe navigation of the river to any appreciable extent.

A second winch is being installed on the scow Era, which was recently purchased in Auckland; io he Used in connection with, the dumping of. the concrete blocks for the breakwater extension. A start will be made ih^ a day or two with the work ( of ' dumping the blocks to form the core of '. the extension, and given favorable ''weather, this shoiild riot be a lengthy undertaking, as the Era can move about 100 'blocks a day.

Omahu was tlie scene of a -big native gathering yesterday, the occasion being the marriage of Mangu , Winiata, wellknown - -in Rugby circles, and son of Kemp Winiata, of Roy's Hill, to Miss Reta Te Hau, of Gisborne. The bridesmaids were Miss Paratehe and ,Miis 1. Broughton." Mr Murray' Nepi -was; best man. Rev. Fraser officiated. s The nuptial ceremony was followed by a sumptuous feast, wliich was prepared on the usual lavish scale.

Many hens are going to pot through their obstinacy in the matter of producing eggs (states the Dune'clin Star). A merchant says that exceptionally large, numbers of fowls have been sent to market by people who have of, buying dear feed' for hens that will not J cackle in profitable gratitude. Fat hensare selling at 3s per pair. Cockerels, which never have an alternative to hahg-J ing with stretched neck at a poulterer's door, ai*e worth 2s each at the least.

"That the present system of military training in New Zealand shall continue" formed the subject of a debate between representatives of the G.T.A- and P.S.A. at the Temperance ' Association last evening. On behalf of the G.T.A. , Bros. Anderson and Downes spoke in the affirmative, whilst Messrs Bartlett and Stone represented P.S.A.* The debate, which became quite spirited at times, proved very interesting. Other speakers from the audience also participated. A vote taken rejected' the proposal by a narrow majority.' ' The quiet township of Waerengara-hika will be a busy certtre on Ithe night of M'av 12th, when, the ladies of the country parishes, under the ministration of Father Carron; are combining to hold a grand bazaar in the town hall. Patrons are journeying from all parts of Poverty Bay to attend". .A select concert party and strong orchestra are going but from Gisborne. Brakes will run out each of the four nights, starting from the 'Masonic hotel corner at 7 o clock-'.''' For Father Carron 'and his enthusiastic band of workers a golden harvest is predicted.

Although a good deal . of silt - came down the rivers in last week's freshes, very little has beer-1 deposited in the river channel. No doubt the deepejiing of the inner harbor and river entrance to a ley el bottom has given the silt a clear -passage to go straight out to sea. The dredging along the. town wharf has now extended' up to. the big crane near the, -Kaiti bridge, and .the Tuatea's berth has been moved up *&> a site op*--, posite .the passengers' 7lu#gage^ shed.The dredge Jplin, Townley, which has been laid!- up for repairs for a couple of months, is in' commission again.

An alteration which should add considerably to the appearance of '.the Park racecourse is being effected by the Gisborne Racing Club. The ; antiquated iron fence extending from* the bird cage along the front of the lawn is being replaced by a picket fence, Messrs Evans, Nield and Co's' 7 tepder for the work having been accepted. The new fence will be the ordinary heigbt. The wire netting extending along the top of the pickets will also be renewed. Another alteration the Club has made is at <the bend approaching tho sod \vair *used in the steeplechases. The dipP previously used for a water jump has. been "filled in, andj the corner haa been Widened, giving* al better bend for the horsed to turn when approaching tho sod wall. V . ,

Mil' J. jLippe, who has climbed in the Rockies and the Swiss Alps'ahd7i?th l er ( mountains^ stated in an interview tljat; Mount pook , cpm pared . more tliAh favorably with any of them'. He said that that was the opiriion'pf all foreign tourists in New Zealand with whom he had spoken on. the subject. They all had a great deal to say in .favour of .Mount* Cook, and if it Avas better known abroad' it would be patronised much; more than it was at present. As,f^r as health and holidays were concerned, Mp'Uht Cook, probably, stood absolutely alone. This season there had been only two big. climbs, those of Miss' Du 'Earn*, of AujS-i tralia, and Lieutenaht' Gran, of tlie. Terra Nova, but there had been a. large number of smaller climbs made young people from seven . j'ears of age] to twenty. .'•'„■ *

Mr A. D. Thomson, Assistant Public," Service Commissioner, arrived f from, South by the Takapuna this morning, and was located in an office in the Supreme Court buildings.7 V^iThro'u^liout tho day he was engaged in .receiving? various local members of the service. Interviewed by a Herald representative, Mr Thomson said .he had , nothing ,to communicate to the press, , other than that the object of the viSjit was with' the desire of meeting the local civil service, with a* view, ultimately, to ing up a classification. Asked •'•whether the matter of the Government buildings and accommodation carne within his province, the Assistant . Commissioner said it did not ; he had only: to do with; the officers, but he would make a note respecting the accommodation, with a view to representations to the Minister. Air Thomson returns South this eyening.

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