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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 13734, 13 July 1915, Page 2

The residents of Te Arai are tendering a social evening to the young men of that district who have enlisted for the front. The gathering will take place on Friday, and a large attendance is anticipated. *

Tlie Magistrate's Courthouse iand other Government offices* will be closed to-morrow for Arbor Day. The appointment of the Hon. T. Mackenzie as High Commissioner for New Zealand for a. further term is gazetted. Protests are being raised at Wellington against the proposed payment of £250 and expenses to Mr Cardston' iov his services during the carnival. A contribution to the Defence Committee's funds today includes a sum ofc £50 from Messrs Williams and Kettle,. Ltd., for the Wounded Soldiers' Fund. Sub-Inspector, Johnstone returned to Gisborne yesterday, after attending eesr sions of the Police Court at Tolaga Bay and Waipiro Bay. In the report published on Saturday of prizes won at the Hastings show, the ! address of Mrs F. W. Jones should! have been given as Hexton,, not Patutahi. Eru \Turakitai Cooper and Rongowhakaata Halbert, of Gisborne, have been gazetted licensed native interpreters of the first grade, and Turnki Moanaroa Pei*e, of Whataupoko, as licensed native interpreter of the second grade. \ The construction of railways . before** selection is to be the new policy in Queensland under the .Labor Government. Three districts with large areas of Crown lands aro to be dealt wtih.in a systematic way. An "accidental" lamb was born on* the property of Mr H. J. Frances Tombleson, v on or about the 15th of June ;■ last. The lamb is at present strong and vigorous, contrary to the opinion held by some people that exceptionally ewtly lambs seldom or never rear. The lease of a reserve in Buckley Township (Tolaga Bay), block 4, containing 19 acres 0 roods 23 perches, for five years will be offered by auction at the Gisborne Land Office at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, August 25th. The upset annual rental is fixed at £7 10s. After inspection of the education reserve in Carnarvon street, formerly occupied by Peacocke's sawmill, the* members of the Hawke's Bay Land Board decided to offer ~y public auction the lease of the reserve for a further term, the annual upset rental being- fixed at £75. . . The anniversary of Vhe opening of tho Children's Home is to be held" . on Wednesday at 3 p.m., when a grocery afternoon will be held at Findlay's rooms. Afternoon tea will be provided. Supporters of the home are asked to feting groceries, as the children's cupboard is empty. Six men from Gisborne and four from Napier left on Saturday iby the mail train for Palmerston North, preparatory to going into the new camp on .the Eqx-ton-lines. The men were given a hearty farewell at tho station^ and thc fruit committee put a case of fruit (supplied by Mr J. S. Cato) on board for the soldiers. _ The Gisborne Land ari#r Survey 1 Office has received plans of fine fruit farms, 23 acres to 44 acres, situated in, the Waikato country, Mlaramarua Survey district, that are being offered under the optional system by the Auckland Land Board. Applications cJose at Auckland oh July 26, and a ballot-will take place on, July. 29. Mr W. C. Smith, of the Public WorksDepartment, who has been promoted to the Gisborne branch (says the Christchurch' Press), was on Thursday evening the recipient of a suit-case and travelling rug from his fellow workers. Air Farr, in making the presentation, . referred to Mr Simth'g good qualities, ,an,d. wished him every, success in his hew position^ A meeting of the Hockey Association was held last night, and the following fixtures and appointments were made for k matches this week : — Thursday : Rovers v. United (No. 3 ground at 3 p.m.), referees, Messrs Moses and Grant; Allies v. Te'Bata (No. 1 ground), Mr IX Roderick; High School B v. Xia Tea. (No- 2 ground), Mr Daly. Saturday.' West End A v. West End B (No. 3 ground), Messrs McDougal and Dudson. .For the Poverty Bay Turf Club's spring meeting, to be held in October next, the cpinmittee have decided to include in the programme a race for iwo and three-year-olds, to be decided on the second day. ,On the first day two-year-olds, as before, are eligible to start in the Maiden Souray.A The decision will be welcomed by owners, who have frequently expressed the desire that something of the kind, should be done. A very interesting evening should be spent at the Garrison Hall next Friday night. After 'a few movements have been carried out on the floor by the members of "C" Company,, - they will go on to the stage., where the Ven* Archdeacon Packe wijl deliver, an address on "Citizenship and Waa*;" All friends of the members of "0" CompJany and any ■others""'- 'including ladies, interested in ' the territorial movement, are invited to attend. *' During the past year the Gisborne Fire Brigade has received 54 calls, being an increase of nine oyer the previous twelve months. The value of property involved amounted to £43,320 (last year £85,665), covered by insurance to the extent of £25,944 (£56,695). The total lossi for the year has been £18,378 (£10,588), of which .£15,401 (£4748) was covered by insurance, leaving £2977 (£1840) to be met by property owners. general meeting of Uhe Gisbpriie Co-operative Building Society was iiekl last night. A ballot- in No. 1 issuowas drawn by M. Nicholson (£300),, and £300 was sold by tender 'for £10 'peri cent. .The remaining £200 in connection with both' these appropriations Will go towards making up the next appro, priation. In No. 2 issue a ballot .^resulted as follows : G. E.ASmith £200, L. HatheraU £100. M. Hamon £100, and A. Jones £100. A sale of £500 in No. 3 issue realised £39 per £iOO. A quiet wedding tools' place' at St. Augustine's Church, Petone, on Wednesday morning of June 30, when Miss Amelia. Yates, sister of Mr W; Yates, was married to Mr Peter Lawson, 'p* Tolaga Bay. The officiating minister was the Rev. G. B. Stephenson. Tho bride wore a light! grey tweed costume, with, a white feather boa,; and black and white hat. Afterwards the party motored .to Wellington £o the residence £>f Mr J. B. Finlay. Mr and Mrs Lawson left for a trip to Auckland bofore returning to their home at Tolaga Bay. , . ■ Oh Saturday night play was resumed in the telegraphic chess match Gisborne y. Hamilton, at tha Chess Club rooms in the Library building. Mr Carmine had a powerful battery on, and everything worked well, Mr Ross again acting as operator. The play started about 7.20 and continued until midnight. At the, close 1 Gisborne had lost two games, four games had been drawn, while boards No. 5 and 6, played by Messrs G. D. Malcolm and J. H. Bull, had to bo sent forward for adjudication. Losses were made by boards Nos. 2 and 7, relating to Messrs F. S. Maloolm and A. Blackburn. The draws were: No. 1 board (A. Dow), No. 3 (A. Schlichting), No. 4 (J. W. Witty), and No. 8 (H. A. King.) Mi* F. S. Malcolm waa unable to turn up on Saturday, night, and his board was played by Mr F. C. Faram, one of , the umpires, wlise place Was taken by Mr C. ±±. Smythe. Mr King's opponent (MrMaddox), of (Hamilton, was also unable to attend, and his place was taken by Mr Worsley, an ablo player. Messrs Samson Bros, have been in- * structed by Mr F. Haft to. sell the building at the back of the Masonic hotel for removal. The sale will take plaoe on the premises on Monday next at 11 a.m. Messrs Samson Bros A announce .* in their advertising column that they have for sale a Coilard and Cbllard Piano and a Strad violin. The finest Spectacles ahd Eyeglasses for far or near sight fitted e*t>ert)y.— Gordon- Consultins* Optician.* No need for the moonlight or any other light to see the time if you have a radium dial Wristlet Watch, as sold by Grieve, Jeweller. Ono of tho most useful presents yon can give to ow soldier lads.*

In the case of A. S. Patterson and Co., of Wellington, v. Thomas Utting, ! of Arakihi, in which evidence for the plaintiff was. taken last .Saturday, evi cience was given by the manager and -staff of Dalgety and 00. The dispute is in regard to commission, and over the „ date of delivery of wool. ft^ At 2 o'clock to-day 535 entries for the various competitions in connection with the Scottish Society's grand fair and art and industrial exhibition had been received. The programme advising the time of the different competitions will be advertised to-morrow evening. Season tickets (2s) are obtainable from tne s§sretsury, Mr R. Ball, Peel street. AAt a meetinf of the Hawke's Bay County Council, the engineer, Mr O. D. Kennedy, recommended that he be permitted to prepare a scheme for tne expenditure of £1000 on constructing a concrete road for the purpose of discovering the best methods of dealing With the motor traffic. It was decided to instruct the engineer to prepare a report on the proposal. At the Tolaga Bay Police Court last week two natives, Mita Hori andEruera Karaka, were charged before Messrs W. E. Holder and H. P. de Monta,lk, J..P.'s, with breaking and entering the premises of W. Von Harem and stealing 9 pairs of boots valued at £10 2s 6d. After hearing evidence, both the accused pleaded guilty and were committed to the Auckland Supreme Court for/ sentence. On a , further charge Eruera Karaka for the theft of a horse, value £10, was committed for sentence. The second son of Mrs ( I. Salek, ot" Wellington Terrace, enlisted for the front in Melbourne. In that city the mothers of sons who have gone to the war aro honored with a neat little badge consisting of a gilt brooch — an emblazoned, crown — from which is pendant an enamelled Union Jack, with the words "Son with the Colors" neatly lettered. One of these emblems has been forwarded to .\L*s Salek, and has created a lively interest among the women there. It has also been shown to borne of the members of Parliament, and it is not improbable that a proposal will be made to do something on the same lines in New Zealand for the mothers of our soldiers. j Wo all know how it was that the so- j called "smallpox" epidemic broke loose j in Auckland two years ago. The De- j partment ignored the urgent advice of tho Herald, given when tvie disease first appeared, that immediate steps should be taken to root it out promptly and to prevent it. spreading far and wide. Only when the country became thoroughly roused did tbe Health Departs ment get to work— as Mr Parr has every reason to remember — and then the Herald was officially denounced and condemned because It refused to assist in creating an absurd "smallpox" panic throughout the North. We are simply having at Trentham a repetition, pf Health Department blundering and ■'muddling. The needs of the time demand its reorganisation, beginning with Mr Rhodes.— Auckland Herald, Three young Maoris, named Hauu iL Ruru Miiomiro, Mira Hori, and Eruera Y Karaka. appeared before Messrs E. R. Ludbrook and R. A .Wickstead. J.'sP., at the Waipiro Police Court on Saturday last, -and were charged with the theft of two' .sets of reins, one pair leggings, and one breastplate, the property of Apiata Apanui, and also Avith the theft of a horse cover, the property, of Wairua Meracra, and one accordeon, one pair trousers, and one rug, the property of Wi Hoeiioe. The first two-men*-tioned were sentenced to three months' imprisonment on each charge, . the sentences to I*ll n concurrently; whilst Eruera Karaka, who was also charged with stealing a. saddle and bridle, the property of Wi Hoehoe, wa.-* sentenced to six months' imprisonment on .each charge, the .sentences to run- concurrently. Plans which were issued on Saturday of the sections to be offered by auction next Saturday, show the exact location of this valuable property, If it was realised by the public that the reserves were as low as they are, even those who 'do not as a rule speculate, would attend the sale. We are assured by the agents that it is safe to say that no building sites have been offered at such a low price within the past twelve months, while the terms are exceptional as our advertisement shows.*