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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13298, 6 February 1914, Page 2

At thn -Garrison Hnll on Wednesday evening Lieut. -Colonel Hislop and ' Major Potter were present at a parade of F Company. Last night Major Potter delivered a lecture- on operation prdei's to ;a number of local officers of the territorial and cadet forces. . This evening a number of the lending citizens have • been invited to be present at the parade of D -Company;., when the Exhibition squftd will give a- drill; display. • -.' 7

The' visiting Motu cricket team will be quests at the Pathe Pictures -to-night. Po(<>r Butler, a station cook, was fined Sj'j at Napier yesterday for travelling on. the s.?. Talcapnna without a ticket! ■U'the Police Court this rnornuisr. Mr VV.-.A. Barton, . -&.M',. made a prohibition rmler agrciristi a»>nar» mi the appltflfftaoo ill' his fjillx-r-in law. A '.jockey, jtvhq appeared on the .(Sishome.racecourse this morning ili a state of intoxication was called -before the stewards and disqualilicd during their pleasure. As the , Cook Count, v Councillors desire' to 'attend the Australian cricket match on Friday, tho 20th inst,.,, thcnext meeting of the Council will be. held on Wednesday, the 18th. An evening was spent w.ith "Competitions" by. members iuyct Mends- st last night's 'l'empemnce Association meeting. Light reading, word-building,- spelling, and othen . ,pom petition's were, indulged m, and an interesting tiftie was '■ spent. Impromptu .-speeches comprise .the programme for next week's meeting. • In connection with the Patea tragedy the . revolver with which . the t double crime was committed was a., small 22---calibre weapon- belonging • to tha wife (Mrs ITewitt). She had told an acquaintance'^ few days ago that she always .carried .one ,m, America, because she had to for her' , otrn ' protectiop.' Finding tmit, m this country; was no need to do so, she wished to lay it aside, butt her -hu&ban'd made" her : con-' iinue carrying iti"/ :; " ■ • The ", cortferenca /to have been held, at Wairoa .' to~morrow between representatives from "the Wairoa and. Cfcok. County Councils', to consider iheYquestion' of amending ...the- boundaries between ; : the two districts, ha& been .indesmtely postponedi!tl% rvret; /weather. ■ luwntgj. put the roads 'm -isuch -a 'state that*' the; Cook Couaity found it-impos-sible for them to leave this inorhing, 4s intended. "It is probable the conference Mfill not be held for abouC a&rriorith. :; The advent of the big picture, drama, !*".Quo Vadis," is being awaited' with more than ordinary interest, aa is evidenced by the heavy, booking which has been received so far for every night of the production. In addition' to. the .naatinses already announced, a SpeciAl afternoon will be given on ' Monday, m order that everybody will haVe "^ opportunity of seeing" the "picture; jstdry which has set all Australasia talking. Who intend seein,^the/ picture at any time during the. season are advised to book immediately. '- •: ' At last night's meeting of- the ifcuidV liodge, complete arrangements were made for fhe executive meeting 1 of#'the Island Grand Lodge of ' Druids, which will be held at Gisborne m a fortnigljt's , It^was.^esqlyed. to.-ente^-tMn the/ visitors at; a-soeial evening^ '6n Monday, February 25, m th-a lower portion of the Masonic hall. /Several subcommittees Avere appointed, and it is expected that a "big" evening will result. It is eipefcted that there'will hi a;,large attenda.nce of both < town and- country Dmiids. • : . ' „. The' Point sections to-be'sold on Saturday. 14th inst. by Messrs Wiltiain^ and Kettle are exciting, considerable interest. X'he fact that it is necessary up this portion if the e'stdte of the late IV^John ticqre -fs- suflScient , indication that the reserves will be extremely moderate, it not being desirable; that any of these sections should be passed. in by the auctioneer. Tho terms are -also reasonable, and this_ sale, offers^ an extremely favorable opportunity for those on >the" lookout for desirable building sites m a much-favored locality. ...... /About 8.'30- last 1 night ' Oisborne was again visited by a heavy. > thunderstorm, 'ills v t ,peals :of thunder -\ve re- loud- and sharp and the lightning very vivid. To [ give ah idea Of'th> stisengtii and •brightness of^ the electHc flashes; Mr v 0. H. ■ Fenis, the Borough weather, clerk, was i standing, bnrhte observatory ih Whitia,ker .street* and 'one of the flashes lighted .up the surroundings to such a ' degree- that he could easily- discern the- fern on the Whataupoko. hiUs^ahd see/it vhorsa,gi*azihg on top of one of the hjlls. was heavy rain, for a/ couple of hours, 0.38 bf ah inch Being: regist(ir§dl This makes 0.76 of an ineb. that- ha^fdllen so far this month. • *^~. Tha members of the Social Democratic Party are .reminded of the meeting' of .the party to be held this evening m Townley's hall. Ah invitation is, alap extended- to "those aVlio': are. desirous' §f becoming ineriibers. '^ The^ local btanch is now a duly authorised branch of the S.D.P., the.'chaTter to that effect' having been raceived yesterday. The Gisborne branch makes a. total. of. 52. branches xafliliated. " The SociaL Deniocratic Party have made great progress h\ the South Island, and m ssveraf peaces . of the Xortli Island, ;iu\d ; if th-s.' meeting tW was held a fortnight ago is arty criterion, a strong branch is likely to be formed m!. Girborne. „- Those who were instru-, mental m fbi-ming,ihe p^arty are verj; hopeful. ./J > ; "-,.X r : -.-.-- ; '■■ ' .'•■■■ s ■ While returning front the 'CoJast las^ n%ht, Ma- W. A. Barton, &Ml, and iir «A. T. Coleman were fciught m the thuhderstosm; when near. Pakarae. Rain 'came dptyri ;in torrents, ' and Qic . lightning, was very vivid; " A- strong ' tyind \vas blowing, ahd^this 1 caused trouble With the lamps -yjih both 'their vehicles, 'rind it was with some difficulty that they continued the journey. . : They\ came from Tokomaru Bay yesferdayp leaving there at 9.30; a.m; T^ie Magistrate had a couple of hours' work at. Tolaga- Bay^ a;nd owing 'to v the delay caused by the" slorm they did not reach Gjsbprne until 11 "p.m. "And X-drove my pl 4 21-year-old dhestnut all the Way," remarked Mr IJarton, when con^yersing^witji a. reporter [ 't(HJay, . "and he ,isas freah tp-day a"s he efyeivwas.",,' , "/t"* .' •- ■„ • ■ ' ' . ■■■■ -/;■/; / , /<■•>/••; '■••■■•■ v ■ «•■ At .the "-Magistrate's •' Court yesterday' afternoon, Fredericlc Horiatioi Wilkiifisp'ri (Mr Mann), ,^ufed ; Marie Q&therine ;Wil- ; liamson (^lr Kirk) to 1 recover the sujn;of beir,Tf J balance stated ;td beT 6>ving m respeot'of '-a cpriti3c;| ;for drainilayirif fina plumbing Svdrfe at defehdant's pi^opsrties' iiij GVa^'ford fpad, Kaiti, the 'con: tract price beingr.£4s.- Mx Kirk stated: that no attempt.*.3vis . bein? made, to Qyade pa7m.ent« : .but^rrs TYilliamson considered that ise cwtrac'ti ' had hot ' Been properly "cdnipletedr'ajfli .tljfet; shd "siipulpl not pay 'until ' ceriain, _sm'all -mattprs w ( eVe attended to. EindeWbe was given *Dy plaintiff, who stated .that, it was . very. cJifticulfc. ,to know esfaofly. v3vat defe^; ( dant did'want, aiid that be had 'done his best* to' comply with .all" her requirements. Xhe contract had been 'passed as completed by the borough authorities. Defendant gave evidence as to the it^rnß. .whicli m . Ker L opinion feqijired At tfie su/?sj;estion ;Qf eouiisel, Mr T\. ■ .§. : Flpranqe, S-M., /agreed to View .'the i pre mises m question, and to give ;his -judgment m accordance' with what he founff. After almost insurmomitable difficulties, the ' Wangauui Education BbaVd establ ithed a Tecl^hiviarCoUegia"' in rWanganui on lu'ie§ laiddtnvn by the Board, \yithout any contribution 1 from ths" Government towards s a building costing some £10,000. All sorts of' obstacles have had t;>'be overcome,' b.u( it is satisfactory to know that the results of last year, from both, an educational and a financial point of' view, have been more than satisfactory. , . Front, a. deficit .of nearly JBIOOO the. first year, the coi'ego lias reaoh'ed' a stags '.when the receipts and expenditure , balance, Nyhils, if we judge, by examihatiinn, the day claTses have been wonderfully successful. These results were':: Junior Education Board scholarships, 26 candidates, 25 , passes; Public Service (Jumo'r), 7 candidates, 7 passes : . Miitriculation (including Solicitors' General' Knowledge, Jiledical Preliminary and Engineering Preliminary), 13 candidates, 9 passes: Junior University Scholarship; I; 'candidate, • 1 gained Matriculation. ■ , The day pupils total 170; and, there is no segonidavy school m the Dominiort -with' a. roll; of under, 200. which con 'claim anythinor Hke Buch, good results, espectally when it. is. Jjemembered that th? college has 'onlv been'established for three years. "When f-ho Board started the; Palmerston High. School the intention was. to found. a similar institution, ta'thri^ai" Wan^h^ui.-hut.thß local BqarcUof GoyernprfiVtliq-ugljt differently.,. "VJfpfcu- F^bytefian- Churcii - gfei^ices.^SuiicTay' hektr^Feblniteiry 6th : 'Mut«.wai II tt.m., Cfto^o ,7 $. /^tfalden, rriiriieter. r " " '_'.: ' ":'■•'.■■ ."••■" <"?yy- " -V