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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13700, 2 June 1915, Page 2

Tlie Herald will be published as usual to-morrow. v Sergeants-Major Liggins, Rowe, Ritzema, who have been attending the camps at Patutahi, return to Napier by to-night's steamdr. Two men found drunk last night, one m Ormond road and one m Peel street, were convicted at the Police Court this morning for the first time, and dealt with m the usual manner. r The court robesy at present being made by Mesrs W. Pettie and Co., Ltd., for the maids of honor will be displayed m the firm's large show window this evening between 7 and 9 o'clock. Kegistration at the Grisborne Defence Office is progressing briskly, and there are about 60 men on the list. It is hoped that all these will turn tip at the Garrison hall on Friday night for medical inspection. If necessary, the services of another doctor, Avill be requisitioned. . - His Excellency the Governor has been promised 1250 pillows for- the Hospital bhip. As this is the requisite number, no more of these will be . needed. Six hundred and fifty ibillowcases have also been promised. This leaves only 600 more of these to be furnished. — Dominion.- /,. . ■ : ' .; ■ Owing to the holiday, the King's Birthday, the s.s. Victoria will not leave Napier until 10 a.ni. on Saturday, and is not expected to arrive here until Saturday afternoon. The last launch is fixed for 5 p.m. m the meantime.' -

Notice m th© Gazette states that Captain L. J. Carmine, of the Post and Telegraph Corps ,and Lieut. "Win. Butterfield, officers of ; the local Territorial force, have passed the written portion of the examination for promotion to captain, which was held m. February Jast.

The advisability of installing a storage .battery m connection with the power-house plant lias several times been brought beforethe Borough .Council. A recommendation from the electrical engineer, Mr Buswell, to this effect was considered by the Borough Coun«il committee last evening, and referred to th© Electrical Committee.

• Easterly ,rain set m at Gisborne : last night, and continued throughout to-day, there being some heavy downpours. The rain was general throughout the district. Up to 9 a.m. to-day 0.49in. of rain- fell, and from then till 12.30 p.m. 0.75in., making a total of' 1.24in. The water tables . about the town and suburbs were full, and m some- .cases where* leaves, etc., blocked the culverts, the drains were overflowing.

The secretary of the Gisborne Liedertafel has received a letter from the Ounedin Society, stating that a change m the name of the society was under consideration' by that body, and -asking whether the Gisborne Society was c6ntemplating any such change. It is understood that the secretary of the Dunedin Liedertafel has , communicated with the various societies throughout New Zealand with a 'view, to all adopting a uniform title. At a meeting of N the Gisborne Society held after the practice last night, it was unanimously decided, m view of the aversion to ' anything German, to adopt a-^titlo m accord with the other kindred societies throughout New Zealand. .

Tlie men who left Napier for Trentham on Monday morning^ wero honored by the presence of a vefy large crowd at the railway station .to see them. off. As the volunteers went on to the plat form members of thfe^'National Reserve formed "a guard of honor.. The Regimental Band brightened the hearts of the boys and' their friends left behind. ■'Aiild Lang Syne" was played as tho train left. This crowd were intensely enthusiastic, cheering the volunteers over ajid over again. A prominent figure nit the carringo window' was the bulldog presented as a mascot. As the train steamed out of the 'station words of farewell were lost on the ears of those for whom" they were intended' on account of the loud cheering and the screeching; of whistles.

The HUwke's Hay Tribune" states:— It .appears that it is not m tho Hawke's i3ay district alone that would-be m em-' Ders of the Expeditionary Force find difficulty m getting their services accepted. A _ gentleman from Poverty , informs u.s that the other day a stockman sold his horses and dogs, rodo 0 miles into Gisborne, registered and passed his .medical examination, and then waited about town until all his money was gone. Being told that he would be called upon when wanted, 1 he was unable to remain m town, so went back home a disappointed man <o spread among his associates the- stovy of the way he had been treated. Incidents of this nature are bad advertisements for recruiting, and it is «, pity that local camps cannot be established m various districts to hold the men nntil. such time us it is convenient for them to enter the main camp at Trentliam. ■ '

A youth named Albert Edward Chapman, a* senior cadet, did not appear tvt the Police Court this morning to answer a charge of failing to attend parade on April 27. Sergt. -Major Andrews gave evidence to defendant being absent from the parade. Tn a letter A\T.-itten from Greenmeaidows, defeudant said he was surprised when he received the' summons, ug he notified the officials ho was leaving Oisborne m December last. He had not been able to attend parade at Napier, aar ho had been travelling round, with racehorses, but he would attend during the \vinter. Sergt. -Major Andrews said defendant had not notified his change of address. It was 1 his duty to have notified the. Defence office at Napier .that he was m that district. He had been a very bad^atterider at parades. His Worship imposed a fine of .£2 and costs 7s, m default 7- days' imprisonment at Napiex". He said he would like it clearly understood that it was the duty of Territorials to make themselves, conversant with the laws. If they did not they must take the conssquencea. It was very nec«ssary, particuhirly at thiß time, for all persons to sti'ktly attend, to their duties tinder the Defence- Aot.- ■■•• •

The Board of Agriculture has decided to recommend the Minister to make\cohtagious mammitis m cows a notifiable disease under the Stock Act. The crown to be worn by Miss .Norma\ Loisel, Queen of the Carnival, will be« on view m }Ir H. J. CJricve's window* this evening. Tin's will be the only opport unity uf a- close inspection. At the Foresters' Lodge last night, feeling reference was made to the death of Bro. .Cecil Ellery, who was killed m. action at the Dardanelles. A vote of sympathy and condolence with the parents and family was passed m silenceAccording to the Sydney ShippingList 'it was' reported, last week that the steamers Lauderdale, Holmdale arid Ennerdale, well-known m the trade be*tween Australia and New Zealand w^rer under offer to the Union Steamship Company. ; ■ A special service \ ya .s held! m Napier •Cathedral on Sunday afternoon as a farewell to the troops leaving; on Monday. Territorials and the Na,-,. tional Reserve paraded m f ull force/ahdL the Cathedral was crowded to overflows ing. A stirring Sermon was preached by the Bishop of Waiapu'. ■„,.. Mr A^ Macintosh, superintendent iin New Zealand for Messrs Dalgety antf Co., has advised the Mayor of Wellington that the directors have voted th» sum of £1000 to the National "" Futtd for the Relief of Wounded Soldiers anti Sailors and their Dependents. The money, will be available as soon as tJae Trust has been formed. : ■. : '....;'■' , The settler^ m the Pongaroa (Wellington. EasrCoasW district - are reported to be having a bad time just now. The drought and grass fires of the summer did great damage, and so little rain has fallen that the pastures have not been restored. In some cases the settlers- are; feeding their stock on chaff, which eOsia them about £12 per ton landed- m the district. A gentleman who is well up m military matters informed the- Timara Herald, when he saw the flags m the town were at half-mast for the death of New Zealanders at the Dardanelles; that it was quite contrary to military procedure to fly.', flags at half-mast on; the death of a man who died m actiojL ior a man to die serving his country was «m honor, and the proper procedure was to hoist the 'flag at" the. top of the mast. ••■'■'■•• i ■ • ; In the course of the- discussion at a. recent meeting of tho Borougli" Council upon the augmentation, of the town water supply, the assertion . was made* by one Councillor that Mr H. Munro Wilson, .of Auckland, iiacl, underestimated the cost of the proposed additional reservoir at Te Arai; In a letfier placed before last night's committee meeting of the Council, Mr WilsbS v^ pudiated tho assertion, and gave an un-' dertakmg to build the tank at the amount of his estimate. The recommendations were approved of. 1 '