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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXX, Issue 13090, 2 June 1913, Page 2

The Herald • will be , published as r usual to-morrow. , The Fire Brigade meets this evening at 7.30 o'clock. , A donation of £1 from Mrs Alexander, Lytton, road, has been* received by the , Mayor for the^ Owens relief fund. Another batch of '• ten' men was des- ! patched by' this '"afternoon's train "to work ori' the Motu-Opotiki road. .' The ' monthly ' meeting J of Abercorn Lodge to-morrow evening will be held at 7.30, instead of 8 o'clock. Mr T. <3reshani, city coroner at Auckland, arrived by yesterday afternoon's , steamer to attend this eveping's Masonic | function. '" '; '. '* ....•• y A woman,: arrested for drunkenness at the Esplanade on' Saturday, was convicted ,at the P i ol'ce Court this morning for the first time, and was fined 5s and costs 2s, iii default 24 hours' imprisonment. For a "second- conviction within six months, William Murray was fined the ariiount of his bail, 30s. The Secretary of t-he Operatic Society notifies members and others .that' the final testing of voices for the production of "Les Cloches, de' Cornville" wiil takfe place on Thursday evening next at Samson's auction marty. All • those -desirous pf taking .part m the "opera are .requested to bring their own selection. The long;. delay m connection with the installation' of the metallic telephone service at Gisborne was the subject of further representation." to the PostmasterGeneral by; the 1 Chamber of ' Commerce recently. In ■it coriiriuuiication 'received by the secretary, Mr Hamilton Irvine, the Department advise .tliat whilst some of the material has arrived, some has yet to conic -''to, hand," and' the work is of such va nature, that it requires constant supervision. * A start, however, will be made as soon as the. material is m hand. * ' „ The Rev. O. J. Kimberley, • organiser for the Church Missionary Association, ' delivered an interesting address at Holy Trinity schoolroom on Saturday evening,; his' subject being- "South Africa." The Rev. F. W. Chattertop presided. - The lecture was splendidly illustrated with lantern slides, including photographs of sketches made by the late Bishop Hanriirigtbri and Bishop Tucker. The customs of the peoples of South Africa arid the missionary work -were' fully described by the visitor, who was 'accorded a, hearty vote of thanks for his lecture. The, Rev. Mr Kimberley left this- morning for the Coast. 'It was intimated that the headquarters of the CKurch Missionary/Association had been rbnioved from Nelson^ to Auckland. The « Scottish fair beinor arranged by the Scottish Society m their now m-c---mises, has been postponed till the 10th, 11th arid 12th July, owing : -to-' other Battraction8 attractions 1 at the : end of 1 June. The. fair, promises to bo a : 'great Source of attraction,- as many dainty Scottish souvenirs . from th'o vt *AA*uld Land"'' -are being sent by friends arid well 'wishers Of the Society, for sale at "the fair. Tartan will bo much ,m evidence on. the stalls, and a" busy tinte is anticipated by ; the stallhold ers. A t very- attractive display of national dancing will be given by a number' of bonnie lassies who are under the able tuition of Mir McKechriie. This expert dancer is sparing no . pains *to train his pupils to the last degree of perfection, and there ( is no doubt that their rendering of the' Highland fling, the. sailors' hornpipe, and the Irish jig will attract many to the fair, and re T ctouiid to the credit of the teacher. The date of closing, entries for the, tug-of-war i tournament will be announced m due. course. v . ' i

It is notified that the . seats,' in the Holy Trinity Church will be allotted be> .tween 3 and 5 p.m. to-morrow. The railway working account for the four-weekly period ended April 26 show<ed * the revenue from the Gisborne line ,to be .£1597, mO-Mie expenditure* 4&23. The shooting .season^whichv is evened for duck and teal only until July $1, to-day. To-morrow beinjtj, a general holiday it is expected that Awapuni and other handy- places' will.Hhe visited by a large number of .sportsmen. The Stratford post office has just/pur- • chased ' two- large six • Hbrse-p'ower- ""twin cylinder Clyno motor-cycles for the (we; of the district mail oarriersi; . ■ ; These ''-> machines (the Post says) lbok exreedijjgly heavy and powerful, and are just^jthe 1 kind required for ; ; h^^ : .r|^ds; t^_]bid heavy going to be met; • '""•"-;; ' > The : Bible-in-State Schools League 'has . secured the services of the Reyi- Pw">W. Clarkeon , Vicar »of Tniliape;,r tovdfil&vpr ' series of addresses on this question, 1 m ■■ this district. He. will', arrived #&j_dI nesday morning, and will give bis- first " 6 * 5 * 5 m Whim, ay's Hall atj&xp.ra^on Wednesday, when the Mayor-' will take the chair. * ; .-.,. J. ) v T" 6 , P lain '. and. fancy - dratov.balL to be held to-morrow night at 'She 'Maifea- ■ papa rink, should prove. 4o,"he^.«Beat f success. The hall, is very attracfiyely f . decorated, and the floor has beehspeeial-. ly prepared for tho decas'ioh. Thedaaee programme is m the. capable handi of » Messrs Steve Lewis and v_*»red. -Wttkiii- . son, who are acting as ..M.'sCi^and^the j musio will be supplied ' sons Bros.' orchestra; " . ' ' ' '-"■ . , '" > "The a^iitoma'tic.'sjtamp' v,end.6f . Wh^ ' > stood for some' time , m ; , the,,post^jjos- ' recess at the post office, was retuiitetf > from Wellington m good working order, * and again been ■■ placed an -u.se;.> 'On . Saturday night or durjb_; Sunday, ittme . person placed a paper cigarette holder m the slot of the, machine and .threw it 1 out of gear. When it was examined j this morning 14 pennies were, found iltuclc 5 m the slide. '_; :.,'■; ':"" r The arrangements; ibiv-the readinV/of i. "The Merchant of, Venice*;' on Thuplay evening next. are well. in hand, and-; the. Shakespeare Club are putting iii 'sbihe ' excellent rehearsals. ' The^ pari ' ofr'the ' [ old Jew "Sliylbck 7 has been 'allotted 1 to b Mr M. G. Pasco, an expetiehced Sl|tk?»_L pearian- deader with much- dramatic ' force. The parts of Lorehia and Je&pica will be read Ky **iTr Til Tthm'liUlj^. ,'jjuM**" - Miss Floranee respectjyely/^holjli'^mawnigj i their first appearance before fj, Gisbdrhe - audience. Mr V. Harre IwiM; sin g. . ihe - song incidental to - "play.'.'; *jJ*lib whole [ production *$' under, vthe". stage manaare- * ment^of J'l^E;'^;;Ma''^-* v ' *- ; /'. :$W f ., During! Jas>-^^^ I carried on' the Oisboi*nft;''trami»^ an^fijhe p car, mileage wa*-61_i miles.' tak^gs r amounted to £35 18s •Sd-j -as -againsibn _3s7 [ 16s 3d for last week; arid , £3$ = 14s ; « &d ' for the week before last. It is*inter^ttB 'irig to note that the number of ticirets t issued for each section is almost evenly i balanced. The figures for 'last week 5 we're '*• as follows t^Monday ;448 ;_>snW--t tickets^'37Z ? twopenny. ' ticket*? 'Tuesday, i 430 and 358^W^ge_a a *yHiq!77 and 452; - Thursday; 403 and, 406; Friday 366 and \ 337rj3atur,day ! ; 7S/> jfrid ; 65^ 'It:is, i T_x. pected, "thai, i I4 'mifay ■ tickets. -for. Is an*4 i 44^^\^ i wy Mps4& a [ for. 2s ■ 'will,- be aV4sabl'e. aljouf,^ the!-:<^idi s .of this week., ;,, <*, '.'.V-.' " ,■ .",, "^V ' -^uvJ In the Magistrate's CWurt at Auckland * on Wednesday lasfc^- aJ-someWhat unusual .' * application was. madq; on. behalf -of-Mr J. P r tfordon, ,-pf Mptu,v;in cohnjection. j, _ with : the action of FV J. McMahemim against hims'elf.^ "Mr: Glaisterj-:whof'^ap-s peared under ipstructiops f rom* v Mr4_&uri nard for t Mr Gordon, stated that* thereon,stable whose duty it was to derV^,-vi*a ' summons on Mr Gordon . had made a mistake, . ■ and ' had failed ..t^.'servV %the t summons, althougli, .makina " ah '"'am'jlavit i that he had^^ done sp.' • , The "result was j. that a' judgment haa been gi'VenfagUinst Mi 1 Gordon without' his 'ever ctoving^&efen " kw^re'of^th^'ju'dirmen^'-ivi^r*-^^, f v^asgiveh'b.v''af6'davit^.and^ , was set aside.''' ; ' .'■';;.*;'.* "'^l.: ?Zf**f' s At v a committee mefetipg of the r/iihe--j din Harbor Board> a somewhat ;ifingthy discussion took' place.;*;* Consideration was given to ap. .yapp^'ca^ion, ' ~\ by ;i' the 5 Union Steam Ship Company > for a rei bate on the charge; made \d&. >th^ Bbardi { for the assistaAoe . i^ehdeied by '• iVs dredges m getting the KowTiai '"oft* the North Spit, where 'she had been 'beach- '_, ed, and brihgihg' her iip' to, the Bii^;«ock ! at Port Chalmers. ''The .sum originally * asked by the Board for its salvaging operations was £I_oo, but it was finally decided, by a good majority, to recom- ' mend the Board, when' it meets iiv open, s council next Friday evening, to ireduise [ the charge by £1000. , Oiie' motio^^tf^k understood; was that, thfr Board •accejitfc £250 for its work mi refloating the Ko- \ whai. The whole ;ihatter ;\rill prohatiiy be again threshed'f^t^when the reduc- , tion comes np^for final adoption. y.'J^ The action of ( tne^rnlbilQ .Worka J>eP partment m re-er^cting, the^ldclinemaft's ' building on Childferaroad^corher x>£ the Government .reserve,,' after, [haying seen | about 1 35 years' -service ■ adjoining the ! post office, coni^h^^ ,th;e. subj)j^'i;,of 1 correspondence between ; the .Chamber of ■ Commerce v aihd : , l^ibi . 'Slanis^er. Apf Public » Works, justT^^oe^ed hyjJ^o secre'tafy, Mr Haimllon 'lryineV the^igt . ister explains that jthe.b*ufld^ [ new one, .as might he inferred from the Chamber's letter. It- is simply a building removed about three chains on the same Government reserve, and this , bupding, 1 aithouffh o JLf o '°s»; !^ as <- 'always .b*j|j^' ;^i . the - k areia. 7.Aa t 'regard s d^xi^r^f fire it"*wiUV he add^ :'be safer m theji,n.fe-"w site. In connection with this matter the Hon. Mr Fraser also ppints out that the Government is a.bout>to erect substantial buildings ior. . general ' Gpyern* ment purposes m Gisborne. These %\H be of a permament , nature,, and funda cannot be spared for the erection, of ah' other new building as wflh- "' , V ''')'.' The defence policy was -touched on by tho Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes (Acting Minister of Defence), m .the. cburse ot his welcome at the 'civic' reception to Captain- Halsey«i a,t Akarpa f says ,■ tho Christchurch Press).,, The Minister 'said that this would be! thft -njp&t interesting thing he could tell his- .liearersr hut at present he could not; say what the *■ Government policy Mould be: "We. shouldL ' wait until, the Hon. .James Allen^return!, but whether we decide tb give it-fur-ther contribution to th*„, Br^i'sh Nay-ys* or whether we fix an sohie Other means of assisting," said Ma.'" Rlibdes, "1 am sure that we will have your ,sii"r)pol^b. If we cannot built ships for the ; navy we can give them men." Continuing, Mr Rhodes said that the GoverTaneiit recognised that we must co-operate 'with Britain m defence,' and the strength of the -navy must lie m • the "Old Country. It would be practicable to* forma "unit ' of the British navy m thes^ ( part» )t 'iust as the other dominions (might have "\Wftte,, but it was necessary tliat time <rf ; wa*** the units should come tinder* the 'control • of the Admiralty. " ,'i v,Accideints will happen iii "the regulated families or flrmsi ."Ar peculiar one, not without its amu^ng* Aiq&^lpappened to a business firm m this city the other day (sayd the Otago Daily^^TJrJies.) It was givfn an order from a Sunday school superintendent to ' priht . a >*<V* t J r, *«- ber of pledge cards, commehoi«i?{ "I hereby pledge to abstain from all intoxicating liquors." At -the "Bam& time it received .another- order- ffbm_a,Lwellr; khowjr \ firm- 1 *> printr ' ' yVe are pleased to notify . you^that ; dur ttravdler, Mx So-and-so, .will: '.."hay-e pleasiu-e " in'' calling on you -to solicit your favors for win© and spirits., etc.''*' Tl:-v:e orders were both duly ■* printed. .vk! handed' over •simultaneQ.usj , y...ta a fair damsel to pack up ready ; for v delivery to their respective .owners.'.JPerhaps* she scented an . irresistible ,"oppor- ' .tunity for a joke,;.^ but-^ more-^propably slie . accidentally omixed . the; ( «sjt4**> which were of the' same color ' and s^ze, with the result that some of the. pledge cards went out to the wine and spirit, merchant, ami some .of ... the, soliciting I order cards were- sent-! to- the- &ivrudsy)W^ school and distributed. tro^the, childpetlw - The fealings of pai , entsv,when y lJi|ei"C 1 Children returned home, from; Sunday school to present .them with a", POhte- request for their orders for liquor, can. easily,, be imagined. ' The record" is silent as to how the wine merchant fared with^hia customers and the pledge ■ cards. -i. At present the Sunday school, superintendent is anxiously endeavoring lo locate) all "wine,. cards'^->vhiclv ihave.vbeencjdis^ trib.uted , thrpugh , ■the*' *\'^njCy' ; -^\ > '*ti'i^ young charges,.; ■'■■ '•'•:-"•' •■ '"',;' /'.>•! ■"'..'•-•j

There was an interruption of the telegraph wires south of Wairoa to-day, and work for and from Gisborne was considerably delayed. Cable advice was received from London to-day by the secretary of Messrs Johns, Bannister and Co., Mr P. Andrew. ' that a model of the motor cycle patent had been made, and that prospects were ' good. A trial test is being held this i week. An impromptu but happy gathering '"was held at the Masonic Hotel on Saturday night, when presentations were made . by the . members of the Northern Foot- " ball League to Mr L. Tate, captain of the Gisborne Club, and Mr P. Hickey, captain of the Turanganui Club. The following passengers left by • -Messrs J. R. Redstone and Son's coaches this morning: — For Tokomaru Bay, Mrs Hokomau, Rev. Kimberley 'and Mr Brookdale; for Tologa Bay. Mr ' - (S-rantley ; for Waihau, Mr Sweeney; -for Pakarae, Mrs Haines; for Wairoa, Mr Moroney; for Wharerata, Misses Grey and Tombleson. It has been decided by the Baptist .. Young People's Bible Classes to postSone the picnic whici was to have been , eld at Waihirere on Tuesday. Instead -.• of the picnic a social evening has heen arranged for m the Baptist Tabernacle • on Tuesday evening at" 7.30 o'clock, to which all young men and women are specially invited. The bachelors of Makaraka held a "smoko" m the Makaraka and Matawhero Hall on Saturday evening. Mr H. D. Robinson presided, and an enjoyable evening was spent. The following toast-list was honored: — "The King," "The Ladies," "Football," "Kindred Sports," "Visiting -Members." During the evening musical items were given by Messrs W. Jones, Normington, B. Abraham, G. Steggall, F. Jones, Baker, and F. Stacy. The president, on behalf of the Matawhero cricket and foothall clubs, presented Mr G. Bartletts with a case of pipes, suitably inscribed^ Mr Bartletts, who is leaving the district, m a few words thanked those present for their gift. The gathering terminated with the singing of "Auld Lang Syne." The Cromwell Argus states that al striking illustration of the extent to J which the pastoral country has been denuded through the rabbit pest and overstocking is to be found on the Dunstan range, a short distance from Cromwell. In a certain gully is to be seen a huge mass of rock, which at some time has alipped away from a bluff higher up. On top of this is a deposit of something like a foot of soil, but the sides of the rock being so steep and smooth on all sides, the top is isolated from stock or ; rabbits. The result is that on the summit there ia an abundant growth of native tussock, a veritable oasis m the desert, for the country all round carries little or no vegetation m comparison therewith.

After commenting on the number* of .. pigs condemned by the Government inspectors as suffering from tuberculosis, '"'the Te Aroha Mail says: "It is time that a decisive step was taken by the Government to institute a thorough inves- . -ligation throughout tha Dominion con- > coming the pig-raising industry. One local grower stated that he bought a ..sow and eight young one?, and after raising and fattening them for market, T./had to destroy the lot, owing to their being diseased. As matters stand it is . .certain that interest m the pist-raising industry will soon fade away. One local .'.grower who fed numbers of young pigs on cooked food lost on one consignment ■ about £6. He considers that tne dis- '_ c ease was bred m the pigs. It is therefor© quite an unsafe investment to purr! J .chase .pigs, m the open market." -„.« At the Daffodil Show, held on March

V > 2*Jth at Vincent Square, London, Mr r- -Fl Biggs, of Christchurch, exhibited a seedling daffodil called the Hon. R. J. Seddon (4£in. by l_in. by lj|in.), which the Rev. Jacobson, m Tne Garden, describes as a more pointed ilower with j '■■*„p rimrose perianth and a deep yellow „ ,j/cu_j. "I have seen 'photographs,", he. '.• writes, - "of many Australian and New .._,, Zealand flowers, but this is the first - time I have seen it (to know it) m the flesh. I congratulate Mr F. Biggs, of Christchurch, New Zealand, as being the raiser of a variety that can well hold its oto amongst Mr Wilson's • .gema.'*' Talking tO a Press reporter, ' ; Mr Biggs stated that he had grown the bloom larger, and had won the premier ... -bloom prize at. the local show m 1911. The bulb shown at Home had only been away: from here 18 months. Tlie .reference to Mr Wilson's "gems'" is a fine standard of comparison, for m his cata- • lognes his bulbs are priced up to 25 guineas per bulb.