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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13604, 9 February 1915, Page 2

At the Police Court this morning, before Mr R. SrTlora-nce, S.M./ Lawrence Anderson (who did not appear) was convicted of drunkenness and fined the amount of his bail, £1. For a similar offence, Robert Orbell was fined 10s and 2s costs, in default 24 hours' imprisonment. The rain which fell in town yesterday and again last evening was remarkably Jocalised. A Makauri resident stated that he was surprised on reaching town yesterday afternoon to find -there had been rain showers, whilst this morning another settler from the same locality declares that last night's downpour did not extend beyond \Villan's bridge at Mangapapa. Beyond there the road was dry enough for dust to blow> whilst on the town side the road was covered with pools. "I v am afraid on promises to reform complainant has been a little-: softhearted," remarked counsel at the Magistrate's Court this morning, when asking for the withdrawal of an application in respect of a maintenance . case.. The presiding Magistrate, Mr "R. S. , Florence, remarked that the- same thing had occurred before, and. whilst: he had a certain amount of sympathy with wives in such a position, these cases gave a. lot of trouble to the Court. The case was struck out. After several- months of unfortunate idleness, the big railway cuttings beyond .Xgatapa are once more being "manned," and already -about live gangs ai"e employed on construction on this section". " Additional men are being put on almost daily, numbering fifty or sixty in the last four weeks. • Whilst is satisfactory *to see a resumption of the work, the Department will certainly have to "make the dirt .fly" to catch tip for the weeks of- fine weather that have been lost this summer. The first meeting of the committee of the Turanganui Public Library for the present year was held t late yesterday afternoon. The Rev. E. Ward was added to the Book Committee^ and Mr L. Etherington was elected secretary in place of Mr I/. T. Burnard, whose resignation was accepted with regret. The membership of the library is being maintained, the list now being about 600. In spite of the gradual increase on the shelves the annual subscription is still 12s 6d for adults and /Is for chil- ! dren. . The small engine on the Xgatapa section»has been brought in for repairs, having stripped its gears, and the larger en-gine has been hurried out of dock to enable the construction works to be carried on. If anything like progress is to be made with the line, it is. evident additional engine power is required, as there is a considerable amount; of ballasting to be done^ in. addition to the haulage of materials. In view of en•gine defects, practically no ballasting has been done so far. A correspondent writes : ' '£- have received the following/, telegram' from, a well-known shipping man .in Wellington:'Anticipate position re shortage tonnage March, will be acute.' This ..does ' lot' bear out the Premier's optimistic , re-* marks lately made. Something ;will have, to be done quickly to prevents freezing works being closed down. Surely there are plenty of refrigerating steamers avail-, able in other parts of the world -.,which might be deviated, even say via; Panama Canal — Nelson Bros., Ltd., for • instance, with their Prince Line." , Kaiti bridge being closed to " traffic whilst present repairs are, in progress, townsfolk ajfe experiencing something of the 'condition of affairs that would'prevail should the structure ultimately come to be. removed to make room for increased harbor facilities — a scheme that ' came prominently before the" Bridge Commission last week. Pedestrians and cyclists are being allowed over the Kaiti bridge in the meantime, and it is anticipated that the work willnecessitate the structure being closed most of the week. About 20ft of one 'of the stringers of the main span has been removed, and is being replaced with new timber, temporary sheet-legs being erected to take the str/iin-. When the ''present "job is completed, further repairs are' to be effected to the insecure span on the Kaiti aide. Sir Joseph Ward lately remarked at a Maori soldier gathering t'hat 4 Sir - James Carroll of the silver tongue was-the onlyM.P. to wear the New Zealand war medal. "Timi" was a boy when in lfi7o he saw service in the Urewera campaign, and had the distinction of being/ mentioned in despatches. For service as an interpreter and otherwise with the Hamlin expedition against Te Kooti, Timi was given a special sum of -£SO and the Now Zealand war medal. His early life was spent on Hawke's Bay sheep stations, and He still has tlin stockman's ability with a horse. ' ■ The road roller, was employed this morning scarifying the lower end of Gladstone road, approaching the Kaiti bridge, which is to be surfaced with Dunedin stone. ISortlfe extremely hard patches of macadam were encountered. There •, have already been several stone experiments at this spot, the outstanding one being the few hard boulders from-Mangatu, which were knapped a.nd put down some time ago, and have stood the traffic splendidly. It, is to be regretted they were not more numerous. . Another couple of days^shouild^ see the last of - the . Duuedin -metal Tolled . in., when the strip, of new. surface will" ex-' tend from -the.' Kaiti bridge to- mid-way between- Cobden and ' Carvaxvon streets. The Council's staff appear to have mads an excellent job of the work,; considering the smail quantity of material available, sand it is to be hoped that 'funds, will be found to tar the new surface. The opening shoot in connection with the- Ngatapa Rifle -Club was held on -Saturday, '.- when, despite the of the races, there was a. fair attendance of shootists, and an enjoyable afternoon was i spent. : The firing I took place on the range on Mr Munro's property, about a mile from the station. Amongst the visitors were several riflemen who motored out from town.. The chief scores were as follows: 200 yards— E. Rait 32, J. Snelgar 29, W. Picken 29, T. Kain 28, S. G. Buntin 27, D. Faulkner 27, H. Ties 27, G. Williams 24, J. Hills 23, W. Cave 22, W. Melldowie 21. 400 yards^-Snelgar 32, Rait 31, Williams" 30, Picken 28, D. Faulkner 28, lies 27, Buntin. 27, Cave 27, J. Kain 25, Mclldowie 24, T. Kain 22, E. Mcffldowie 22 Hills 21. The shooting for the cups will commence on • Saturday next. '

At the Fire Brigades' Conference, to be held in Timaru next month (says the Herald), no fewer than 91 New Zealand brigades will compete. The Timaru Herald reports two accidents of a similar nature, which occurred on Friday. The Rev. Father Aubrey, of Waimate, broke his wrist while starting a motor car engine, and' a little girl, while riding on the aerial flight on Caroline Bay, fell and broke '\ her wrist. ! • J^ A site has been purchased for the eredfl^ tion of a Roman Catholic church, convent, and school in Remuera (says the Auckland Herald). The property con-. sists of three acres and a house in Alexandra road. The purchase price is be* tween £3000 and £4000. The new buildings are to be commenced shortly. A very serious accident befel Mrs V. \Lelievre, of German Bay> through being rushed by a bull (says our correspondent). Owing to the indisposition of her husband, Mrs Lelievre went to attend to milking operations, and on entering * the cow-yard was gored by the bull. She received very serious injuries to her breast, and the lower part of her body. , The. builders and carpenters of this district are notified <that the employmeOTi book of the Carpenters' Union is »kept at the office of Mr D. W. Cole'man. Every member of the union 'is expected to sign the book when out of work. The builders are Tespectfully asked if they will consult the book or ring up Mv Coleman when requiring men. Every* assistance will be given them in securing the class of men they require. The people of New Zealand have contributed directly to the Empire Defence Fund, whfch is administered by the Government, close on £150,000. in cash. ' A great deal, of the money has been eirmarked for purposes specified by donors, but a considerable amount lias Been given without any special request as to allocation. Some time ago the Minister of Defence estimated that the war expenditure by this Dominion would total two millions by the end of the financial year, and the present position, says the Hon. Mr Allen, is such as to confirm that opinion. A robbery of an impudent character occurred in Timaru on Thursday (saya the Herald), when a residence was en« tered and ransacked, from end to end. The family had gone out of town, for the day, and left the house securely locked. When they returned, that night they found that every room had been entered, every drawer, opened, and things generally turned upside down, £3 10s in cash, a cheque. book, cutlery, etc., being stolen.; things are missing, it being impossible to tell ex> acfclv all that was stolen. The. Cromwell Development Company has forwarded to English Swiss, and American fnanufactnrers '< plans and specifications for the hydraulic machinery that prill be required by it in the prosecution of its scheme; of irrigation, and is now in treaty with an •engineer to prepare 'estimates, of the cost of irrigation -of the whole block on scientific, principles. The company is also securing a report with a view to its underJlfi taking tti plant, maintain, and get into W bearing orchards for any prospective buyers who are not yet- in a position to settle on the land. . ■ ," ■ i ; " " , The Gisborne School ha£ reopened tin* y r f .^ th a H 1 of m ' tn^e being about 80 new scholars. At the .close of last school year the roll was 850, and it is interesting td learn that this was the number when Mr F. J. Rowley took over the headmasters-hip 13 years- ago. At that time, it must be remembered, there were no suburban schools, . and the roll included the secondary as well as the primary school pupils, 'there being at that time about 40 students in the High School. Since then the Mangapapa, Kaiti, and Te Hapara schools, ' wherev about 900 children are beiriff catered for, have been erected, and also an up-to-date High School which had a ' large roll. This gives some idea of the growth of Gisborne during the* period mentioned. , j The members of the commission ap- * pointed to allocate the. 3l new totalisatoV ' pewnits -available .under the .terms' of the Earning Amendment Act Jhave.now taken ■*■ the evidence of +36. racing cltibs in re-v gard to the control of racing in their* districts. One of the members of the commission, Mr T. H. Davey, and the " secretary Mr.J D. Gray, returned to* Auckland from 'the Thames, but -Mr G. I Hunter, M.P ., the other, member of the? commission, . was a '. passenger •■ by ,' the L names express which was- derailed* near :! le • Aroaa. ; A telegram was deceived' fronvhrm by- Mr.Dayey, stating that Be had sustained no injury. Mr Hunter was proceeding, to hisjhome in HawkVa-' ±say;. t where there .is illness' in- his family. » He will rejoin 'Mr Davey- at Rotorua on* luesday, from whence they will "proceed to.Gpotikk retur ning to Auckland on' if nday. On • Saturday ,the, commission ' proceeds! to Dargaville, and wi^ later * hear the applications of racing , Clubs in ' other parts of. Auckland district. / While bathing in the Pourakino river* Arthur Campbell, 17 years -of age, son * of Mr and - Mrs Charles ' Campbell of ' Invercargill, was drowned. Thl circiini-i stances (says the Southland Times) wtethat the deceased and a compaSnon off ' between 14 and years of age, • were staying at Riverton. The two boys left after breakfast in a boat for "& trip >' up the river, and about noon macle'the' boat fast on a rocky island in the Nar- ' rows. wher« they decided to bathe.' Campbell plunged in first, and came up i j-J"? > but a PP. eared to i have some. difficulty in regaining the island; Hi^ mate, named Crawford, went i* out tohim to render assistance, and spoke to him. Campbell was quite self-possess- \ ed, and after Crawford hitd endeavored unsuccessfully to assist- him back 4 ! to ' land, it was agreed that Campbell should .• swim and> float while Crawford 'XjetivM- ' edfor the boat. Orawfor<d >sw.ara back ' to -the island, boaiided the -boat, and began to pull out to .Campbell. ,He- look- / ed round twice, and saw Campbw on the, surface. The third time he looked round Campbell had disappeared and he. was not again seen alive*- ; * A Nelson resident, a relative !- of the' late .Capta|n Hapold Watta,* a t letter Avritten in .the trenches by that "■'■■ officer on December 3rd. Gaptain}Watts ' was killed in action on Christmas- Day. „ After a few sentences concerning busr- '. ness matters, he coritinues : , "We^are at f p^sent billeted in a farmhouse, still within the shelling area, and : have to/ be prepared to rush\ out at a moment's ' notice into funk holes. We do. three days and nights, in the trenches, and three days in billets. I shall become a- i first-class mole, if this sort of warfare continues. I|wis-h I could, compressv my-/ self.' I am much too large for a'trencn. „» We have had bitter weather, with f£oßs - arid snow; it now rains at internals', *" * and ia (fairly mild. >Eicept for *f cold lam quite fit, TrencKlife is allsupside dovvh.., We keep awake all night, and try .to. .get some sleep* by day; .Jfnd, eat both by day and <by pnight. After three ; days and- three nights of it .phe is quite i' glad to roll up in the sleeping-bag in billets. Blankets are, of course; npt v alloAved in the trenches.; We get plenty , of food, but very monotonous, Mails and parcels come into the trehtines at night, with the rations, Oiir friend the German is only 100 yards away j also in >r a trench, sometimes even less) and we ■' shoot at each oth^r quite fre^ujently." Captain Watts wasY an Officer "of the Northamptons, and gradiiated front Nelson College, -.where he was head df '{^6 school. .He, was a splendid specimen of physical manhood, standing over 6ft high and/ well proportioned. - , > Mr, Geo. Smith, water diviner, loca>teet a good flow of water on Mr Sells'" Wai-'" ohika property near Grav's hill vested a 3'- ". ' * ■ ' Some plate cleaners have as bad effect orf your #ato as if it had been cleaned with sandpaper. Grieve, jeweller's, Plate Cleaner, 2s per bottle, is used ii£^ our own workshop,* , „ . r Tliere are thousands of so-called .silver plate cleaning preparations, but a plate cleaner which is used by manufaeturera is surely & good enough guarantee.. H. J. Grieve's Plate Cleaner, 2s per bottle fpost free).* T. R. Gordon, the Eyeglass and Spectacle Specialist, for all cases defective, eyesight remediable glasses.*