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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13321, 5 March 1914, Page 2

The heating of the main bearings threw the, second unit at the powerhouse out' of' commission, on Tuesday night, but the plant was again m working order last night. An- accumulation of sewerage- in the Childers road sewer wa§ engaging attention this afternoon. -'rVll'ie , obstruction appears to have been" relieved. The thoughtless practice of some people m placing foreign articles- into the sewers is, it is understood, partly the cause of the stoppages that occur. Tlie proposed' conference of representatives of the Borough Council^ the Hospital and Harbor Boards and the Cook County Council; to consider the engagement of the services of an outside engineer,' to report" upon public health matters, will be held on Monday afternoon ne^ct. . , ■ *, ' .•-... With reference to the statement made a few days ago that consignments of butter' shipped", from Gisborne to the Bristol' market had" realised 126s 'per. cwt, a correspondent sends us account sales of a consignment of 155 bofces oflocal gutter,- shipped by the s.s. Ruapehu'and sold m London on November 29th, by J. J. Lonsdale and Co., Ltd., realising 128s per cwt. •• The plans which have * been selected by local applicants m connection with the . workers' dwellings scheme indicate that the new settlement' will present quite an attractive appearance. Whilst about half-a-dozen -of the workers have chosen a similar design, there will be nothing of the bare barracks style about the buildings, which on the other hand should afford convenient and comfortable homes at- a reasonable outlay. The borough inspector (Mr C. H. Ferris) visited the Star of Canada wreck m the Harbor Board launch yesterday afternoon to ascertain if', there, was any tallow coming out of 'fyhe vessel. A close ' inspection was made, and nothing of an offensive nature was discovered. The water washing m and out of the open ■ hatchways of the vessel was perfectly clean, and not a vestige of tallow was seen. A lady correspondent forwards the following remedy for potato blight.:— -Take the apples that grow on the potato plant when fully ripe, cut them open, take but the small seeds and dry' tllem* keep them' till the spring, then sow them m beds like onions; they will be small at first, plant again next season, when' they will be large and good and on--tirely free from disease. This- should be done every fourth year. This plan has been tried by farmers with success in' other places. About thirty members of the St. Patrick's Sports Club were present at the meeting held last evening. The Rev. Father Lane presided, but owing to liis coming visit to the Old Country he tendered' his resignation as president of ( the Club. The Rev. Father Golden M*as elected to fill the position of president. Mr Ed. Williams was elected treasurer, and Mr Geo. Downey was appointed starter. Entries for events at the coming meeting close with the secretary at- Mr C. Morse's shop on the evening of April 4. Mr A. E. Davey was appointed track steward. The blockage m the Whataupoko sewerage service was cleared last night, but not before the nuisance had made itself very unpleasant to residents m the locality affected. The. choice was eventually reached from Stout street, previous efforts having been attempted from another direction. The blockage is stated to have comprised 200 ft of solid matter, and the hose was applied to* effect a clearance of all obstruction; As far as can be ascertained, this is: the', most serious stoppage that ''lias occurred,and on account of the flat grades, it is contended that regular inspection and flushing will be necessary throughout the system/ '■•' , '

A phenomenal attendance percentage \vii*j recorded at tho Kaiti school last week, when there were 96 per cent, of tho scholars present. Mr H. Martin, of the Central cordial factory, to keep pace with his growing aerated water business, has installed an improved soda water syphon : .V/HV: . Vrr" t Attention is drawn to the industrial exhibition, to be held m the Motu hall; on Friday, , March 6th, m aid of the Presbyterian, Church buildrng fund. This is the first 4 show of its kind to be held m tin's rising townshipVand it bids fair to" be a success, judging from the amount of interest taken m it. "t trust that is not prophetic of what will happen this week," remarked the Rev. F. W. Chatterton at the welcome, to the W.C.T.U. delegates last night j when, just as he commenced addressing the meeting, two small dogs commenced to fight, and interrupted the proceedings until a separation was effected. ' The incident caused much amusement. A nexv 1 explanation lias' been : advanced as to the cause of the presence of tallow on the town beach on Saturday. ' Cr Hill states that he has ascertained that two casks of tallow were- broken and fell into the sea during ' loading operations at one of : the Home steamers" last week. It is suggested that the contents of the casks were carried ashore by. the recent southerly -..storm,' .j " The- girl who . attempted--- to* commit suicide by taking a disinfectant, at /Vie-; tpria-' township last' week) was'' brought before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., to-day, and she was bound over^ m the sum of £5 to come up for sentence Avhen called upon. Senior-Sergt. • H^tton-'Said the girl, who bore a respectable character, had been - suffering from despondency, which led her to attempt to tafke her life; . - ... •'.-..'■ • Upon th© motion of Mr E. H. Mann; Mr." Justice Cooper, on February 13, granted probate m the estate of Joseph Charles Bennett to E. H. Mann. On February 14 probate was granted upon the motion of Mr-'Burnard iii the "estate of Charles- Petersen to. Mary Petersen. Probate was granted on February/ 28, m the estate of William-. Breretoii . Sewell, on the application of Mr E. H*. Mann, to' David -Hosie and E: H: -Mann,'- and on the same date, upon Mr J. Blah's motion, probate was granted m the estate 'of Mary Teale to John . Coleman. , A mishap occurred' t6 a' motor party on the Whatatutu road ■. on Tuesday, when a car, driven by^.Mr. Austin, a local; taxi-driver, was p#aspitated over a dahgerously steep bank?. ■_ ; Fortunately, no . dne was injured, and beyond two broken wheels, the Studibaker car appears 1 to be none the wprse^for the adventure. It appears that tha 'motorists met a vehicle at a- sharp corner* -of theroad.neai'"*the old sawmill. The- horse took fri<rht, and the taxi-driver, m endeavoring to get past (Oh the outside edge/ had the misfortune to -keep, out &■" / little too far, with the result that the^"' -bhok wheels skidded, carrying the car * backwards down a droo of about 40ft. \The length of the car" fortunately savediiit from rolling over, but m the descent two wheels. collapsed > .Thenar was rescued from its position yesterday by Mr Ormond's staff. - J Prior to the commencement of the ordinary business at the committee meeting of the Gisborne Bowling Club last evening the following resolution ■wfa& read by the 'vice-President (Mi* % Cotsdrt), and was carried" m silence; all present standing: "The Gisborne Boiling Club mourns the loss of its much loved and' deeply* respected President, the late Mr William Pettie. Whilst defending the honor of his club m Auckland ! the inexorable call came.. He has

left behind -him a record .which- will long last m the memory of his comrades. Ah able administrator, a keen bowler, a. faithful friend overflowing with hospitality and kindness, he has done his part truly and well m linking his clubmates • together m the bonds of true friendship. Let us revere his memory, follow his example, and give to his sorrowing relatives a true^.. bowlers' sympathy." At the Magistrate's Court this morning Mr W. A.-Barf-on,' S.M-., gave judgment! for plaintiff m the following- undefended civil cases : Judgment by. consent was entered m the, case of F; Benson (junr.) (Mr F~ W. Nolan)' v.. Samuel Ketekere (Mr Hei), £14 13s 4d, with costs' £4 ls 6d£ Johnston arid Miller (Mr l ßurnard) v. Charles. Pitt, claim £5 10s, and costs 15s; Honihana Matuakohe (Mr Hei) ri. Frederick JameSy £7 10s 3d, and costs -£1 18s- 6d ; Muriw(ai Trading Co. (Mr Nolan) v. Tautahi.' Hiki j £4 18s Bd, and costs 15s ; same v. Nati Amorangi, £19-' 2s lid, and costs £2 5s 6d. In the case of Mark Davis v. Percival Bell (Mr Bumard), a claim for £20 9s 3d, for rent alleged to be owing, plaintiff did not appear, and judgment was entered for defendant with £2 2s costs/; Orders-ion judgment- sum* monses were made for immediate payment as follows : Official r Assignee m estate of Enoch Richards- (Mr Bright) v. Thongs- Trumper, £34 2s sd, m default 34 dUys' imprisonment : , J>, W- Taunt and |fe.MMr Hei) v. TaKeT.KerSkere, £4 : 4s 3cK'{^r four days' hnpri^Sjrtmeht.