TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13698, 31 May 1915, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

Auckland. — This' day.— Sailed at 1.25 p.m., Atua, for »Suva.

Sydney. — Arrived at 7 a.m., Riverina from Auckland. Newcastle. — Arrived Koroniiko, from Auckland. Tiio usual meeting of the Fire Brigade will be held at 7.30 to-night. The vital statistics at Gisborne for the month of May are as follows : i*m.ns 43 (last year 62), deaths 6 (17), marriages 13 (11). About thirty persons were lined Is each to-day -under the new by-law for using a vehicle on the wrong side of Gladstone road. A class for young men desiring to be come non-commissioned officers will Ve held this evening at the Garrison Hall These classes are being conducted. .»y the local officers for the benefit of tJie recruits, in order that they may be initiated into the rudiments of drill before geing to Trentham. The Women's ■ Patriotic Committee have jorwarded to Wellington another two cases of clothing for the hospital ship. The committee have decided not to send any more mattresses, as a southern .'firm has offered to supply all the mattresses that are required for the ship. , Messrs Malcolm and Co. report on the produce market as follows: Roosters Is $d } 2s 6d; hens Is 6d, 2s 3d; ducks 2s 2s 6d; eggs 2s 9d ; butter Is 6d and is 7d; potatoes 7s 6d cwt; onions 8s 100 -ii bag; best local apples 7s 301b case, swedes 6s sack; small vegetables Is 6d dozen bundles. Corporal Frank Rule, of. the Wellington Battalion, who -has died of wounds received at the Dardanelles, is a son of the Rev. F. Rule, of Christehurch, for merly of Ormond. Private John A. Gardiner, of the same battalion, re* ported wounded, is a son of the Re Robt. Gardiner, of Woodville, formerly .stationed at Matawhero. To-day's weather forecast states:— Winds southerly moderate to strong prevailing. Weather, probably cold and changeable with scattered showers and the night will probably be sold, 'with frosts inland. . The .barometer has a rising tendency temporarily. Seas j moderate; tides high.

A special meeting will be held this evening in Adair's Buildmgs, Gladstone road, at which arrangements will be made for the carrying oiit of the Coronation t)ay. A special inivtation is given to ladies to be present, and also i,o members of Friendly Societies, Labor Onions, and Spoils bodies to send representatives. Mr E. Oaks, proprietor of Anderson's garage, reports landing to-day three new model Ford cars, two five-seaters and one two-seater. These new models Atj».\ a distinct improvement on previous ones, and embody features which will malce them mole popular than ever. Th.; body has been re-designed and brougnt right up-to-date. Another improvement made, at no extra charge, is thesystem of lighting, which is no^ laj- e«-c---tricity. This' innovation will be appreciated by intending purchasers, and increase its popularity.* The members of \ the City Band felt somewhat aggrieved on Saturday night: because of the treatment accorded them. They state they were asked by the Hospital authorities to turn out in order to collect a crowds so that the nurses collecing for the- Hospital ship funl could get amongst the people. Thty turned up at the Sievwright monunient, and the first trouble was for light, but that was subsequently fixed up. They started to play near the fountain, anil were then asked tb move further" down, so as to draw the crowd in front of '>•» voting box. They were told by'another official to move from there, as the musio interfered, with the counting of the votes. On making another attempt, to' play near the monument, a third offi cial intimated that they had better not play, so the bandsmen who had turnod out* pt some personal sacrifice cease i playing.