Poverty Bay herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1014. AN EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 13430, 11 July 1914, Page 2

Poverty Bay herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1014. AN EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT.

Tlie newly- formed Poultry. Association have been indeed fortunate m .securing for their .inaugural shovr next week wliat m newspaper parlance would be termed "a iscoop." Some years ago we strongly urged m these oolnmns that nn endeavor should' be, made to induce the Government' to send ' for exhibition m Qisbprne . the splendid collection of articles from the State experimental farms known as ■ the Agricultural Departments exhibit, which was being displayed at various winter shows. Acting on this suggestion the agricultutal and Pastoral Association took the matter up, and last year decided to hold a -winter show, but representations to •tho"'' Government with respect to the Agricul tural Department's iexMbit failed to have effect, and as; there seeWd to be no prospect- of securing tins.-* piece de resistance -the project- -for the, . winter show fell through. The Ministerial explanation of refusal to grant the request was that the expense of shipment of this buHjy exhibit would be .altogether too heavy. Sine© that date, however, Ministers, apparently, have ■ come to appreciate the important position held by rovorty Bay,, m relation ; to the exports of this Dominion, and the exceptional claims that our farmers Vhere possess to be brought.into touch with the valuable educational work. done. at' the State. cx r perimental farms. Owing to- the isolation of: the district, it J3 not easy , for parties 'of local farmers -to.« visit . •; the State fa.rms and inspect the- experiments m progress, as is. done from other centres;' therefore, on- the principle of Mahomet and the ,< mountain, . it is highly desirable' that; the! object-lesson afforded by these farms -should be brought to the view of the farmers here. As the result of representations from the, energetic founders of the Poultry Association, and taking ; adVantage of the opportunity that a Poultry -Show was to 4be held^ the Agricultural Department's officers were instructed to send the 'exhibits forward, and these, comprised m a huge shipment of 120 cases, are now being, installed '; «it v the Garrison Hall. We feel confident that ' the exliibition will be a revelation to the people- of this district as 4o the extent and practical value of the State's ' activities m endeavoring 'to uplift .the 'farming industries of the dominion. Every farmer and every ■ farmer's son' should make a ! point of inspecting and studying the exhibit m all its details, .for there will be found to be a tremendous amount of practical information to be gained. In the United States and.; Canada these demonstration exhibitions are eagerly sought after, by the' farmers. Special trains ayo engaged to travel . from place j to place, with cars fitted up- with just such collections as' are" to be shown next week m Gisbornp, and with expert demonstrators to give practical information as to the object lessons presented. By this means a • great work is being performed m building up the agricultural industries of ' America, and vastly increasing production.. Scientific agriculture will similarly do much for . NeWj 'Zealand; and our farmers would be very Blind td their own 1 interests "knd to the legitimate progress of the if they failed to take .advantage of sucb exceptional opportunities as are now i presented to learn what New Zealand soil tinder scientific treatment is cap-' able; of. producing. We would urge every country resident who can possibly make a point of doing so" to attend the Show next week and make a careful study of the exhibits. Then as to poultry, tlfe promoters are performing n very „ valuable servio^ to the 'district m bringing together a fine collection of birds : and demonstrating the poten-* tialities of an. industry which lias so far been neglected 'm this district, but which if taken up on sound business lines would prove a, highly remunerative proposition either as an adjunct to ordinary farming or as a special enterprise. There- is an .unlimited, and ever-indreasing demand for eggs anid poultry at profitable prices, , both for home consumption ,aud export, and if people would only take the trouble to visit such shows as this and study the question m its practical aspects we are sure that substantial progress would he maHe m building up an industry that Has many golden opportunities. It is to be hoped that the' success of the exhibition next week will, be such that >it may lead to the establishment of a comprehensive Winter Show.

: The parade called for 'No. 7 Company Senior Oadets for next Tuesday evening ljas been cancelled., A fine silver cxxpf presented by Mr K. S. Williams to the Gisborno Boxing Association for competition "among the amateurs, is being exhibited m Mr W. Good's show -window., . Tlie visit of Colonel Hislop m connection with the recent resignation of the officers and rfon-pommissioned officers of "C" company 'has been postponed until next Saturday. . • The secretary of the new town gun club states that the paddock on Kaiti offered to the club for "shoots" is Mill. Wilson's, rot Mr Bell's, as previously mentioned. • The secretary ;of the Gisborne City Band (Mr T. Donovan) has received a permit signed by the acting-Mayor (Mr James Brown), for the concert -to.be held m tlie Opera- House to-morrow night. A special programme has been prepared for the occasion, the vocalists including Mrs Shearer, Messrs Cfode and Dojvnie. The fortnightly meeting of the Margapapa Band of Hope was held \aaif night m, the schoolroom, when there was a large attendance. A soug and dialogi^e was given by the Misses Grundy (2) and H. Gardner, and recitations by Miss Victoria Ryder and blaster Arthur Hall, after which the evening was given up to Mrs Nakler, of the Ramabai mission, who gavo a good description of the- work of the mission m India, jvhich was listened to with rapt attention, the audience showing their appreciation of the address by contributing freely to the funds of the mission. , Those' who have not had the pleasure of • listening to this interesting speaker should not fail t-cv'do so to-mor-row, as they will not have another opportunity. ,

A public exhibition ot' Mr Chas. Seymour McFrnlane's automatic gas system of lighting will be given at Mr J. S. Allan's shop this evening. Mrs Xalder, of the Ramabai Mission, will address a united meeting of Sunday School scholars m St. Andrew's old church at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow. Mr K. S. Williams--, who is standing as the Reform candidate for the Bay of Plenty, returned to town last evening from a visit to the Mot a and 'Matawai districts, having formed committees at tho various centres. At Williams and Kettle's horse sale to-day 40 horses were yarded. Th? line comprised chiefly hacks, which' sold from £5 5s to £12. There was only fiiir competition. A quantity o£ contractor's gear was also disposed of. "In another column will be found a statement on the subject" of Bible 1 m Schools by Mr D. M. Yeats, who, within the last couple of months, resigned his position as head teacher of the Haitt District High School, after 35 years' association with the Education Department. The exhibit of canaries which will be s.hown at the Poultry, Pigeon and CageBird Association's show next week will be on© of the finest displays seen m New Zealand, so a pressman Avas assured by one of the promoters, speaking with expert knowledge. It is anticipated there will be no less than 150 exhibits m this section, all uniformly cag^d. "Fanning the Flame" and "The Wideness of Lord's Mercy" are the subjects at St. Andrew's Church, to-morrow, when the Rev Wm. Grant will preach. At 3 a.m. Mr Focazer Barton, 8.A., will hold a final meeting of the "One Get One*' campaign. Mr F. T. Robinson will preach at Mangapapa, and W. J. McClxskie at Kaiti. There was a fairly large gathering' at the Scottish Hall last night, when the annual . ball under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Scottish Society took place. An enjoyable function resulted. The floor was m good order, and excellent music : was supplied by -Mr H. - Jones', orchestra. Sir JT A. Nicol officiated as M.C. The catering for the supper was in' the hands of Mr Findlay. The Union, S.S. Co.'s -Maatai, • which replaces the Monowai m the coastal pas-, seiiger service, and which. is. a day late m arriving froni south, leaves Napier to-night at 11- o'clock, and will be tendered at .Gisborne to-morrow by two launches, one leaving the .wharf at 6 a.m., and the other with 'the; passengers for Auckland at 10 a.m. In the final .between members of the Uawa Rowings Olub, Tolaga Bay, for the Buscke Sculling Cup, rowed on the pawa c river this ■ week, J. Penfold defeated- Joe Lockwoodv by 1 four lengths. Penfold gave Loekwood *2secs. start, but soon caught him up and won comfortably. The cup was : not competed for last season, but.tha previous winner was Frank Holder. Mr Thomas Adams announces a model building competition m connection with the , new toy. Meccano,' three working models of which are displayed, jn his window. A special. prize of £10 is offered' for the most original design -by purchasers :of ■ Meccano. The^ apparatus -is splendidly/adapted for bringing out the inventive and con.strudtive genius of' boys' and doubtless there will be^ many competitors. An expert is to visit Gisborne to ■. adjudicate, on tho work sent m. <• Flags, were flying at half-mast to-day over" the local shipping offices out of respect for Mr Pufiett, sen., whose death occurred at Napier last nigh^. Mr Puflett was for many years manager of the Union Steamship Company at Napier, and later wa3 connected with Messrs Huddart, Parker and 'Co.'s^ agency at tlxat port. «In these positions he .was brought -in contact with\ many people travelling, by whom he .was gi-eatlj-est-eeraed for' his. unfailing courtesy and kindness. Messrs A. M-/ G. H., and Hector Puflett and Miss. Puflett, the sons.. and daughter of deceased, are all wellknown m this district, arid much sympathy will be extended to them, m their bereavement. A very successful and most enjoyable social, under the auspices: of the Catholics of Patutahi was held m the Patutahi hall last Thursday evening. : ' There was a large attendance, about 85 couples being present. Despite the inclement weather at- the beginning,- of the • evening, it proved ideal for dancing, Svhich' was indulged m till an early hour m the* morning. 'Messrs J. Bean and 1 P. Butler, acted efficiently as M.'sC, and there was excellent music by Mr N. Kirk, extras, being ably played by Misses N. Mc Loughlin and N. Angland and Mr Burgess. An appetising sit-down supper was supplied by the committee, comprising Mesdames Atkins and Angland, Misses McLoughlin (3), Angland (2), and Gallagher" (2), and kindly assisted by Mesdames Ellis and Gedye, and was all that could be desired. Much praise is due to Mt Angland, the secretary, and the committee for" the manner m which they worked to ensure the success of the social, which was m aid of the parish fund, ijind' which: will be considerably augmented. ' j^ The committee of the^Competitiohs Society met last evening. , Present:' Messrs B. H. Mann, (chairman), ■M. G. C. Pasco, Jas. Chrisp, H. H. Fielding, W. Morgan, F. A. Foot% J.C. E. Kissling, P. G. Andrew, LI. Etherip,;jtorijß. Cole, A. E. Lawrence, W. H. Irvine, C. V. Hairre, J. H. Bull, and the secretaxy (Mr F. R. Ball). • The secretary reported that entries were coming to hand, and that there were a number of inquiries from different places — from Whangarei to Invercargill. Tlie recommendation of the Advertising Committe that advertisements be inserted m the Wellington, Auckland and Napier papers was approved, Mr Etherington proposed that a spelling bee should be held on Saturday 'afternoon,', for which there were no items on the programme. The matter will be definitely settled when the entries come to' hahjl. It was resolved to }ssue season tickets to children under 15 years at. Is 6d each. The committee were of the. opinion that it would be m the interetts of the society and competitors also if they (competitors) refrained from rendering the various^ test pieces publicly prior to, the competitons. The Lyttelton Times recalls that when Mr Seddon m 1903 and 1904 introduced a Referendum Bill, designed primarily to deal with the Bible m Schools question, the leader of the Conservative Opposition, the lato Sip- William Russell, opposed the principle of the referendum m unqualified terms. "The individual members of a democracy," he said, "cannot have the knowledge of the details of any measure submitted to the House that every member must have, if he attempts to do his duty. . .■ . We are asked by this Bill to change from a representative Parliament . and to govern by the votes of irresponsible people — that is to say, that, instead of having a body of men selected \ for tkeir supposed qualifications dealing with public questions, thendecisions are to be set aside, and/ we are to be governed by a bare majority of the people, who have not had such an opportunity of studying public questions as wo have had." The members who voted against the second reading, of > Mr Seddon's Referendum Bill included Messrs W. H. Herries, W. Fraser, J. Allen and A. L. Herdman. Two nominations have been received by Mr H. M. Porter for the two vacancies on the Poverty Bay River Board, the nominees being Messrs A. J. Cameron and A. D. Turnbull. In conversation with a reporter", Mr G. Witters.. Chairman of > the Board, said ho .thought it would ba wiso, if at all ' pbssible, to avoid the, expense of an election, as the two new members would only hold office for a few months, the term for tho whole Board expiring m March next. If there, are any more nominations an election would be necessary, and this would cost the district about £40. Mr Cameron was the mover the resolution tliat tho Board should be abolished, and he is considered one of the opposition to the Board's present policy, whilst Mr Turnbull is looked upon as a supporter of the present Board. As both sides have a. nominee the Chairman considers this should satisfy the parties, and that an election Avill not bo necessary. So far the report on a flood prevention scheme has not come to hand from Mr Laing Meason, and the secretary of the Board to-day wired to tho engineer inquiring when they might expect the report, • •