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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13291, 29 January 1914, Page 2

The annual general meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce will be held m the Borough Council Chambers at 3.30 p.m. to-morrow, • when -the report and balance-sheet will be presented and, officers elected .for the ensuing year. '.•."?• ■■ '- .-"•. The registration bf the New Zealand Co-operative Honey Producers' Associa tion is announced, with a capital oi £3000 m 1500 shares of £2 each. The objects of tho company are "stated to be "to buy apiaries and carry on bee-farm-ing m all its branches, and to act as agents or brokers, etc." , ; 4Va meeting, pf the -Gisborne Bowling 'Club last night it was decided '^to invite the , Australian Bowling- 'team to play a match at Gisborne. Mr W. Pettie tod^,y dispatched- an iHvitatioiVtd'the'tea-m to visit Gisborne, and if it is accepted the Gisborne Club propose asking the Turanganui Club to join with them m playing', a friendly match against, the visitors. All ncr forming members of tha Operatic: Society, are invited to 'tabs part, m 'the' triple c'hdrufe from* "Lea CToches de Corneville" at His Majesty's Theatre to-morrow night, 'aiid aref requested to be, on the stage immediately after the interval, as this item will be given immediately after -the toverture. Ladies are requested to w-aar light dresses/ and gentlemen flannels. • Admia•sion tickets -can- bfr -obtained at the theatre doors for performance, -j " •-■• The Patutahi Domain was a scene oi much cnjbynlent. to-day, the deca'sion being Hhe secpnd annual plumßers' pipmc. This .being anniversary day iri connection- rwith the .Auckland Province, and the local . plumbers' union forming a branch of the Aucklahd union, a whole! holiday was*, observed.. The gathering was not only for • the employees- and their families, but for master plumb ars as well, several of whom joined m the) festivities.; A most enjoyable outingj took place, the day being devoted to games of various kinds. i A large native tangi was held at Tua-I hiwi. near Kaiapoi, over the week-end an the death of Tutu Njhoniho t a chief! of the Ngatipbrou, m the Gisborne dis-; trict.' Nihohiho 'died at Papawai, and; was buried there over a week ago, butj his widow was a daughter of Hohepa} Horomana, at Kaiapoi, and she, with her children, went from the North td the tangi, held as a token of condolence m her bereavement and lament on- the death of her husband, 1 who was- very popular m tho Canterbury district, and was a constant visitor to the LandCourts. „'■.• At the Auckland Police Court last week a man , named Richard , Carpenter,; aged 30 years, .was remanded to appear^ at Napier on Wednesday on ,a charge that, at Napier, on September 27, he, broke and entered the, dwelling of William Thomas. Limbrick and stole jewel- 1 lery valued at £75. Carpenter was arrested about a month ago near midnight m Upper Queen street, Auckland, by Constable Dessent>. who .was suspicious of the man's actions in vrelatio'n to a house there, and it was found that JCarponter^ had a loaded revolver *on , him ,at the time. Later, Detective . ije ' Norville, when making a visit to. the house Carpenter and his wife had bee.n renting,' had hi 3 attention attracted by some jewellery, and m consequence* (says; the Auckland Star) made a surprise visit to the place with a search warrant, and discovered a .very large quantity 'of jewellery, which tallied m description with jewellery reported stolen at Napier. The detective's further inquiries resulted m tjlie present charge against Carpenter and m the obtaining of information that led to. the arrest at Napier of another man on a charge of burglary. Gisborne theatre-goers will be delighted to hear that the Pathe Picture management, after months of persistent endeavor, have - t at last been* successful m securing, for His Majesty's. Theatye the remarkable picture play, "QuoVadis," whicii is universally admitted to be the most wonderful production over turned out from any moving picture studio. A conspicuous figure throughout ' the picture \s that of the ; Imperial Caesar — voluptuary and tyrant, monster and imbecile— who, at the suggestion of caused Rome to be fired m order that he might seek m the awful spectacle an inspiration of liis latest Iliad. ; Tlie burning of Rome provides' some of the most appalling pictures imaginable. Another magnificent passage is provided byv the sacrifice of tlie Christiais m tho Colosseum at Rome. The AV>ostle. Peter is,arpv6Tiiineht character, and this depiction df the terrible sufferings Of tho early Christians, niakes one of the most -impressive subjects which has yet been given to the world m pictorial form. Thb film, whicii occupies the whole evenirg, will be shown at His Majesty's Theatre for three nights, commencing Saturday, February 7.; The 'bos plan -will ppefied next week at' MUler's.