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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13395, 1 June 1914, Page 2

On Saturday 0.11 inch of rain fell,, making the total for the month of May 12.91 inches for 19 days 'of : rain.

Copies of the t?nqr eolo for the Competitions are now available, a supply having been received from Australia by the last mail.

Mr W. D. S. Mac Donald has consented to address the tflectors at> Whatatutu on Wednesday evening next, at 8 o'clock.

The Customs- duties collected at Uisborne during last month totalled ,£4068 8s and other, receipts £292 19s Id. For May, 1913,' £4850 2s Id was collected m customs "duties and £302 Os 7d m other receipts.

The hockey tournament on King's Birthday promises to be a great success. Already five ladies', teams and six men's have entered, and visitors to : the Reserve will be assured of a good day's sport. In the morning at 10.30 a men's representative match,* "Saturday" versus "Thursday," will be held. Whilst holding the tape m the shepi herds' race at the dog trials at Ormond last week, Mr Con . Neenan received painful injuries. In the excitement at the close of the sprint he was run into by one of the competitors, with the result that medical: attendance had to be sought. Mr Neenan, who was much shaken, is now about again.

By fire oh Saturday night Mx .E. Pardoe's milk-shed at Te Arai was destroyed, with a] I tlie plant, iitcluding a 3^ h.p. . Tangye engine, a set of Gane milking . machines, and a Wolseley sepa-. ra^or. ,3kir' Pardoe was using the shed on Saturday afternoon, but when he cot up yesterday mbniing to attend 1 to his milking. ,, he found the place reduced to aslies. The building .Was insured m the State office for £40 and the Rational office for £40, and the plant was insured for £225 m the National office. -.

A well-known business man- had the misfortune to lose £6 on Saturday morning under peculiar, circumstances. The Tuatea was moving off from the wharf to take the outward 'passengers ty the Auckland steamer, when the gentleman m question came hurrying down. ' Rolling up a y sovereign m a £6 note, h© essayed to throw it to a friend who'wasproceeding to Auckland. Unfortunately the aim fell short, the money landing on tlif fender of the Tiv.itea, md before it eirild be secured it rolled into the river. . .

Our Tokoinaru Bay correspondent writes : — "An accident which might easily have, resulted djaa&tyously occurred try the drag which is used to convey thr> children from Wainut'to the school at the other end of the bay. On .I'jcount of the roadmen , having occasion to open up the" road, the driver i;f thy drag was forced to ■'encounter a small grad« leading to the besveh, w.it'h the result that the drag overturned with its freight of children. With the exception, of shock and. a- few minor scratches and bruises ,the ■ y childreri luckily escaped.' and were able "to -wend their way to school a little later."

When the telegi'aphic chess match' between Gisborne and Hamilton finished up 911 Saturday night, the position was tnat Hamilton had scored 4£ points and Gisborne 3j points, and there was one game to go to the adjudicator. ' 'Phis' was a second game between Blackburn and Stevens. The results of the- other games were (Gisborne players being "men? tioned first): Schlichting. vpn from MicCVae ; Dow won from Mears: F. B. Malcolm lost to Bullock; Witty lost, to Worsley ; Blackburn lost to Stevens; Bull drew with Going ; King lost to Gar-' land; G. D. Malcolm Won from Hutchinson. . , ■

A young native, named Karaitiana Waimotu, aged 22 years, was brought before the police court this morninff on two charges, viz: That on- or about March 28, 1914, at Tokomaru Bay, he did steal a "cheque, valued at £112 11s lOd the property of Euera Mbeki p also a cheque valued at £40 2s M- t th« property of Pihiha. Tainaanlii. ,Mr Coleman appeared fox- accused. Sen.-Sergt. Hutton applied , for. a remand .until Wednesday, intimating that he would then ask for a" "remand to the date of hearing at Tokomaj-u Bay. He mentioned ' that other charges were probably pending. Mr Coleman consented to the application and applied for. bail. On the first charge bail Avas granted accused m £200 and two_sure.tjes_ in.£lQQ each, and on the second charge, accused m £100 i arid two sureties of £5u each. ,

Practically every seat m the Opera House was occupied last night, /when a concert m aid of tlie City Band was held after the churches were out. The entertainment, was. mott enjoyable. At the commencement the band played Chopin's funeral march out of aspect •to the memory pf. those, who were Tost m the St. LaAvrence shipjHng disaster, the item creating a deep impression." The vocalists weTe given a !hearty> reception. Mr. A. V. "Stamp sang '"Queen of Angels;" Madam Gleave sang ' '"Abide' with Me," and as.au encore "Alone on the Raft v " Mr Holmes sang ' 'Good Night, Dear Love," and as an encore "Roae,t>ud." The. band, under Conductor Law-' rence, showed' considerable improvement m. their playing, which was much appreciated,' their' numbers being:, Fantasia, "Country Life" ; air varied "Austrian Hymn"; selection, "The, Martyrs" ; chorus, "Comrades at Arms" ; selection, "Songs of the Sea." Mr Lewis played the accompaniments. A collection was taken at the door, and. about £14 was contributed.

A traveller who has just returned from a trip to Ruakitui'i, via Tiniroto, across countiy and back via Te Reinga,. stated to a .reporter that laind m that district had slipped very much. The road from Tiniroto to Wairoa/Tias suffered greatly. At . Opoiti the ■ road has absolutely- gone, luiving slipped into the river for a distance of about' four chains. ■ There- is a big slip at Glassford's, and numerous other slips further, along the road. "Horse" traffic can get .through, but m one or, two places the road has to be left and a aide track taken. The engineer for the W»iroa County, has stated that the road will not be open for- fully three months. There are quite '30 men employed putting, matters right,, bjlit it will be well into the spring ' before they complete their job. The Te Rehiga. bridge is considerably damaged,' but it ca*n. be crossed by. a. horseman. . It is understood that the timbei' for a new bridge at a. clifforent site, situated a little higher ; iip the river, is m Wairoa, but the state. of the, road will prevent the wpi-k being commenced. The road leading through the Ruakitnri Valley has "also suffered much, and has disappeared, m places. It can be nejfotiated on horseback, but it will .probably be several months before wheel traffic can; -use the road. The new road up the Arapiti Valley has also slipped greatly, and traffic is completely blocked. The fences m places are much knocked about by slips, which m some instances have come down fxilly half a mile.

Nominations for the Aljiambra billiard tournament close on Saturday, June 6- The prizes are on view m Mr F. J Walker's show window, Peel street.

Tlie File Brigade meets fit 7.30 to-night. \

A meeting ot the Finance Committee of the Harbor Boaad was held to-day, when matters m connection' wiih the loan were discussed, but pendiife the receipt of advice by mail from Lfrdon, no decided course of action was arrived at. Ihe Committee agreed to Who- • rise the necessary expenditure fol- the anchoring of the section". of thcitown, wJiarf, at the Tuatea.'s* berth. ii fhe meantime a bor© is being put dovhi to loc:ite the . solid. ITie Reserves Committee also discussed the questi<jrt of reading m connection „ wifh ,Tau\siai-e---parae, and it Mas iisJcorfained thtit tho main xoacl wa s taken through the (block by Governor's warrant m 1879. There had been some misunderstanding oh tha •" point, and it was found that this! road - incidentally • gave access to Mr Araftdel's . isection. l

An elector with an analytical turn-of mind attended Mr MacDpnald's meeting at Ormond on Saturday night,; m the; person of Air F. C. Leggett, who wan^J-'tcV know why,, if the Liberals had scored "67 per cent, of the votes, theywdre ndt ii* olhce to-day. The member for the Bay of Plenty said that both Sir Jamef jCa?. rpll and himself had explained the pbsiv tion, but Mr Leggatt's hardness of hearing had perhaps prevented him from realising what had been said. The Liberals and progressive forces had secured 42 seats, and the Conservatives 38, bufc owing to the action of certain members going over to the 'other, side, the Liberals were where they were.. The meeting took the incident good-humoredly, ak-the questioner, who persisted m, ifig ; point, apparently failed to catcli the speaker's .explanation., Subsequently Mr MacDonald stated that the voting last election was as follows : Liberals 199,141, Reform 182,565, Independent and Labor 97,609: majority total, progressive vote 296,750: majority against. Refoim tiartv 114,185. . ".

Before Mr W. A. Barton; SMV, at the Police Court this morning, William Murphy, for a first conviction 1 for drunkenness, was fined 5s arid costs 2s, m default. 24 hours' hard labor. He also pleaded guilty to a charge of vagrancy. Senr.-Sergt. Hutton stated -that accused _ came to town about a week or ten days ago. He had been hanging round the town, begging drinks and making hiniself a nuisance. Constable Johnston had him to leave town, but he paid no heed: When he was arrested he ' said he had money coming to him. and work to go The police did not desire that the man should be imprisonedbut that he should leave town. Upon promising to leave town immediately accused was bound over m the sum of £5 to come- up for sentence when called upon. For .drunkenness John . CaTrnody was fined 10s and costs 2s, m default, 48 hours' imprisonment. A first offending native was fined 5s and costs? 2s, m default 24 hours, and Kapduroa, fox a similar offence, was fined a like amount, and for procuring liquor while prohibited he was fined £3 and costs 2s, i it default 14 days' imprisonment. ■