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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 1407, 1 June 1916, Page 2

Private messages for members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force' in France or England should be addressed ; "Vanquisher," London. - The rainfall at Te Karaka for May was l^^Mches^aiiv ifell^^^Js; the maximum fall being 4.36 inches on the lHh. In May, 1914, a total of 15.45 niche? was registered. Mr H..W. Gibbs, who has had practical ,' experience at the B.S. A: works - Birmingham, has. purchased the Boom Gycle-workßj,"- which are now being 'Conducted under the. jiew management..,, The rainfall for Ormond district luring the month of May has been 13,07 inches. Ram fell 0n 15 davs. Tliu maximum fall was, 2.96 inches on tlio 11th. -J or the same month last year only 1.6.1 inches fell.. V; .

•According to information received in .Australia recently, the old Union Coiri•pany s steamer Mbui-a, sold some time ago through Messrs Lane and Dawson % H^i^ nerS^V h - « -named

Complaints have been made' bv town suosmber-s to the Herald of the' pilfer- " ing ol "papsrg left at their residences'-by lh* runngrjjoys. A substantial reward' is; being offered for. \ evidence ;that'*wili lead to .he conviction of the.pei^etra: tors oi thane mean thefts. , '■ '"". , '

_ COrtstdble Gartley left for. Anciflahd to-day nit^har^ of a-maiv who hu^lE E_. i %^ 1( F *<»« Aliclntel>ljeahv, CamS d > rt W 3j h & Sev } in 8 thernniSlS ? *£' l,eWl^ d , to the mditary authorities.', . neotion tO wilfT al e?P en «*ture^n con, nectiwi with the Gisborne , framwav* was £3352, not £5536, as appeared 'In our. W issue .Allele iffi of J x^ Jn^ nine;, were included in "■ the £2187 sl^vo. as.general >oSng *x&ef? 7 May . rain m j . Osborne on 20 days,^the , total, rainfall bein* 18 17 inches, mentioned thi, g. "a Record total for the month" of' Alay niches for 24 days in 1879. ; For ;K---?2at' 'tIES- 'K' h r ave ,' * ec *ved advice* . that ,000 tons pf the cargo of .the garner has beetf , salvagS & r '. W *i wer a > ,bn;.her^ay fronv London' to Capetown^ to lift the sound portion of the cargo' and bring fr ft Z ? a,ancl - She will arrivl at Welhngtpn about July 20. .■ ■ Many; frie^ will, regret/fo learii of the : death of Mrs MdCayV-wbo pawed aVay last,.night in her 73rU year SS a short illness, at the re^cSfttor daughter Mrs, ,W, Davidson, KaitiiS decea^d ,kdy had resided Jn : d& tract forvthe past fifteen. yeW^S, & M^^ ' 53 ' ■■y««,' and wa" known and. loved, by a wide -circle- of riends. ,§he leaves a grown-up family to mourn her loss, / " *

, r 9™ n £*M Correspondent Writes:^ Miss Price, phobias been ; teaching' in the Puha; school for the pwt'fpur vfos -and has; now . received a •voppointment as assistant in : - : the {SbhooL '****' , o *Lss? eve of * her departure, presented by- the pupils- of. the- • Paha sciiool w£h a handsome rug. Master Randall Coates^ on, behalf of tlie : school/ .read a■. nice short- address prepared for the occasion. .Miss Price takes upciaere* duties in the Gisborne school \on tfuiie, &■.. • jThe.-Ha;wke!s\ Bay Farmers'* Co-opera-tive Association, , Ltd. , has bought an acre of land with, frontages, to Dickens*. jUaiton and: Emerson stneeta, Napieri.The. property includes Holder* timber yard, and^ the adjoining Dickens street' frontage from. Holder's to Dalton sti*eet.s * n??^ E>aid was ' in the neighborhood of £14,900. The old pnemises are to 1 he used as a motor garage* arid on the rest ot the site an up-to-date, store in' the nature of a universal' provider's 4m^ • porium i s to, be; erected., „; "; vSpeaking at the annual meeting c$ the Gisborne Gas Company 'last nightT • <the chArman' .(Mr G. Matthewson) said [he, could hardly^avbidiireferrihg^ tlie" promoted and advertised 'by: the Borpugli Council* -,.,: .^Seeing; the^ Louncil had not* m>ahy mariner", an-" proached the GasX'lonipanr with a view to, purchase or> even a suggestion to ; that effect the object sdemed rather obvious. Had they, done so ,ittis possible such an amicable arrangement .hiitht h&ye been arrived at aa would warrant lid i < e - ctors submi s n S ]t lo the ? har P-

,On Monday, evening a l a dy y wlio had arrived m Napier by tho expresß ' train! S3^J"^;^ 0 "? the' railway plaUbrih, togards the luggage van whenMman ii tip* crowd snatched her handbag /(containing business papers, luggage checks and some money) and made off; appa ?j &, -V% ■ direction of 'Ketoedy road. The whole affaift happened in the' space of a few . seconds, and when, a, .man in ' the .ci'owd' offered to ; chase tM ! •tlnef the lady quickly pointed hirii' out:' Ihe make-believe, benefactor, however got a very poor jjnoye oh, and. when subsequently asked' v why the didn't chase the thief the man said' he had a sore khee. Everything points to the fact that the thief was- not forking without assistance.

# •' At tlie' Magistrate's ;Gburtthis?mor«* .ing, Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.,*. gave;' judgment- for plaint-iff in the vfbUOwirig -undefended civil case : T«< Ararba SM. Co. (Mr. Nolan) /v. 1 Hapeta Kuare, £4 Is 4d, and costs £1 ss>.--'i.A number of other cases- wlire called orii but they were ' eithe^ adjourned struck out. Orders ,fo>' immediate payment were niade in the' following ' judg'mfcnt cfcjes,:-^A. H, OiUman i v (Mr. Nugent) v. -TaKe KeVekere, £* • |()s - ■ SS' m a ,l e .( a . u,t e • : R, T. WUhamson (Mr. Bumard) v. 'Ru; whvai; £34;.'5s^d^ih^defeult thirty^ fo\n* days imprisonment. In the jud]* riifent; summons .^case of - W;and another. (Rfr. Burnard)' ,y. -Wm. SoloYnari,, ah"brder was made by " eohl sent for; payment.* of ''£i;\lßs; tylfctthwith, liv-default ttfo-'dater* •-.. imprisonment, execution to be suspended upon {payment of 2s 6d a Week; : >' -*■ f .?■;> ■'*" ■.•■•isto / ; '■ one of the Gisborne soldiers who .r^tjm*ned! to" Zealand 1 , byUhie* -"sVs. *• Willoclira^arrivedt- this'morning. - .This ;was Tipene Huiliui, of Tildtiki, who was a member of the' first ■: Maori Costing gent. He spent three weeks on Gallipoh, when his knee, whioh had previously caused Tipene /trouble on the football field,, gave out, and he was inVahded to Egypt, where he reniairied in. hospital for; five months. The Mayor, Mr. W. G. Merratt/wieht out m the first launch this mOrning to extend a welcome home ftb the returned trooper, and drove him in his car to . tJHe CororialtM • Hotel: • "Suliae^uMUy ; hj» Worship drove Tipene to the wharf again, and the latter left 'by the Arahijra to proceed to Tokomaru Bay, on * refute for his home' at Tild&ki. A., p. * Khipara, who also returned by the WaV has proceeded via the Main Trunk t6 his' home at RotoYria, 'He is alfeo suffering from' water on", the' knee, ari ailment whijfch frequently* troubled hiin on the ? local fobtbalT field. . :

I'Tii lWererice >-• to the lighting* 'of NBJftv*' sheets,"- said .' Mr; I'Geo; -> Matthewson/ chairman of; the^Gfcborrie-Gas CortpjmyvJ^ last night, "I tan remember well ; whenever . a ga*4i damp • Was* ihot alight there were? letters in the! papers *$mf rfefmai'ks passed iri the Cbuncil*' about I>h©v bloated monopoly of gas companies, and* * now the. wheels of i time have produced another monoppty; 'namely, ?IhV people's (save the ma rk') f very own electric' light arid power installation; 1 aHd^Behold we have not an isolated. electric lamp q\}t> but the' whole, of themi, and the. |fowri . in' Egyptian darkness on ' a Saturday night, a niglit 'above air'^iglitsujwlien light is needed. Not even a light on the 1 bridges~'t4Vid not 'a wtffdTis sftid' W{ a '.(letter*. written ; willing attention & ..this^' ;*.' condition of. things- whioh has; i&\ t hptif\.'' ■ allej r - ip • the -y Dominion: Oiv ■'. C<rtt*mon>, w&aith, Ahd i?; ve)*y- damaging, .to.. Gist ■'.. boriie's; interest, surely ' in>;the Virf'v . j terosts of 'thef. ptiblJo :sa,fety • it woul^;. be wise Jor the; Council to. fix; some-gpodt-I gtfs lamps' at 1 the "approaches to and on' , the' bridge's,: so*i that they . can be sure ,*of a light when .th.eijr owa. .works^fflil.

L •■*= Th? weekly parade of the Nation?! Reserve takes place to-night, at 7-30.

Since the Auckland recruiting scheme wag inaugurated, three months ago, 3242 .men have volunteered and 1428 have been accepted.

The declared values of exports from Gisborne for i.iio week ending May 2?> were as follows: Lamb £1642, mutton £4241, other meats £17,837, hides and afciiis £2790, tallow £4238, and wool £11,735.

''One of them," writes in defence cf those who liave enlisted but liave so far failed to. go to camp, but neglecting the well-established journalistic' rule, fails to supply his name as an evidence Of good faith.

The portion of the Rakauroa- Tahora road extending from the south-western frontage d£ section 1, block 1, Ngatapa. 8.D., to a, point on the southern extremity of the forest reserve, a distance of three miles "20 chains, has been gazetted as a county road, in the Waikohu County.

A cable has been received in Auckland stating that his Lordship Bishop Uieary, of Auckland, arrived safely in Rome on Friday on a visit ad limina to his Holiness the Pope. Bisluop Cleary, who is accompanied by Father Kehoe, goes from Home to Great Britain and Ireland, and is due bade in Auckland at. the end of the vear.

The Telegraph of Tuesday states: In. connection w'th the Seventeenth Reinforcements which left for camp this morning, ami 26, comprising Napier, Hastings, and Wairoa. has supplied its .''ull quota, but. area. 25-- -Gisborne— lias failed. ifor the first time' during the* war. This area is some fifty men short, but owing to the, excellent enlistments in area. 261, the whole quota' only left with ;. shortage/of 'thirty men.

A miraculous escape from a .serious. if not fatal, accident is reported from Patrea. • Whew a motor-car, containing Mr. and Mrs. P. Bourke ami infant and three others, was turning a sharp *.urn on Waitotara Hill, it skidded, timed turtle and rolled over the bank o the bottom of the hill. One of the dults and' tbe infant were burled through the hood of the car into a clump of bushes. No one was seriously mjured.

Writing further to the Gisborne l)e---ence Committee regarding the £5163 7s 4d that remained in hand of. contrbutions from the Poverty Bay district to the Belgian Relief Fund, and which the committee had requested should be forwarded, the Hon. G. W. Russell stated that the ba'-a nee available had been reduced by £400 to provide for Gisborne's quota for April and May, and £4763 7s 4d wag being cabled to the High Commissioner as a special contribut'on from the Poverty Bay district to the Belgian Rel:<?f Fund. 'Tlie Oisborno ommitteo won VI no doubt see that money \va,s provided to meet tlie monthly quota Of £200 for June and following months. / .

The Gisborne AVomen's Club's new rooms in Lysnar's Buildings were opened yesterday afternoon. The club occupies four of the upstairs rooms in the neW buildings, and (a most successful and enjoyable afternoon ■ was spent there yesterday afternoon, proceedings taking the form of a Bostom tea,. About 90 or 100 ladies were present, and the rooms were tastefully decorated ."with. pink roses. After tea had been disposed of, all the articles brought were auctioned by Mr J. B. Kellaj for the club funds, the sale being- very successful! It was subsequently decided that, the club would carry on the same work this season as last — providing children's clothes for distressed Belgians, and providing slippers for New . Zealand boys in war hospitals.

There will be a sewing meeting at Trinity schoolroom on Friday next from 10.30 a.m» to 4.30 p.m. Garments and comforts for the wounded will be made by the Women's Patriotic Committee. There will be a meeting of the Executive at 2.30 p.m. The committee wish to express their thanks to Mrs Cuthbert for providing morning, and afternoon tea last Friday. They also* wish to acknowledge gratefully the following gifts: — Six soldiers' bed tables from Mr R. Mcßretney, Waerenga-ahika ; 2 do. from Mr O.' B. Hubble ; ; 8 pairs socks from Misses Hutchinson, Cochrane> and Brooking, Otoko ; milk covets from Mrs W. L. ' Spence, Puba, Mrs R. N. Jones, Mrs D. Blair; 8 pairs .bedaocks from Mrs and Miss Batey ; ? helmets, 1 pair mittens, Mi?s E. Davies; 1 helmet, 1 pair slippers, Mrs D.Mjlair.

Torrential rain, set in at Gisborne about noon today, and - continued for some time. The water channels in the streets were soon running like small streams,' whilst' in some cases the channels proved inadequate for a time to carry away the water. Many of the drains became choked. This happenedat the corner of Peel street and Read';.? quay, and the water ran across the road on to the town end of Peel street bridge, which was covered by a shallow sheet of water. The flow *soon found ar outlet through the gaps in the wheel guards, and poured into the river. The, early part of the downpour passed across Gisborne in the direction of Waimata, but heavy rain set in on the flats about one o'clock. The Waipaoa river rose about four feet yesterday, but went down again during "the night.' Reports received this afternoon stated the river was again rising, but as the rain was coii: " in broken showers it was not expect- .1 there would be anything to be alarmed at, as, the water had gone down considerably since the previou? heavy rain. Between 9 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., 2.26 inches of rain was recorded in Gisborne, most of which fell between noon and 2.30. - ,-' '

A native named Wharetapa Tawhio was drowned in the Waipaoa river } neat* Te Karaka, yesterday afternoon. He. left the township during the afternoon and called at a/ friend's place near Morgan'3 crossing, and said he intended to cross the river to his own place on the opposite bank. The friend said he had better not risk it as the river was high. Tawhio said he would go and have a look. He went to the river hank and came back and stated he did not think it looked safe. He then said be thought he would go to Te Karaka, and departed. A little later his friend noticed the man's dogs running along the bank and on going to the river he saw Tawhio's horse getting out of .the water on the other side of the stream. There was no sign of the rider, and it was only too evident that he had fallen or been washed off his horse and drowned. The last flood caused a wash-out at this crossing and the river was very deep. Search was made last night for the body of the missing man, but without result, and Constable Nash organised a fresh search to-day. Tlie body was recovered, and Mr Barton, S.M., district coroner, has given instructions *or an inquest to be held at Te Karaka,

The Theory Examinations of the Associated Board of the Royal Academv and Royal College of Music will be held on Saturday next in the Technical School, Derby street, at 9.30 a.m. The Board has warded an exhibition to Miss Madelatne Hooker, as the result of ner examination in pianoforte at Timaru centre last year. This exhibition entitles her to a course of musical tuition at the Royal Academy or the Royal College, in London, of two or three years* duration, with all the advantages that these world fam ous institutions can offer. Miss Hooker comes from Hawera, and was only sixteen years of age at the time of her examination. The practical examinations this year will be conducted by Mr. Arthur Hinton, who has not previously visited New Zealand. Mr. Hinton win •reach New Zealand at the end of August, and examinations in all centres will \\< held as nearly as possible on the s.*-

dates as last year.

Wedding Rings, 9, 15, 18 carat, any shape you wish, at Gordon's, the Reliab'« Jewe'ler. oppo. Bank N.Z.*

A dependable Alarm Clock these dull mornings is worth a dozen unreliable ones. .Get the best Ifrom Grieve, Jeweller ; 5s 6d. 8s 6d, 12* 6d ; guaranteed .12 months.*

Washboard slavery abolished, thanks to "No-Rubbing Laundry HWIp," which washes a'.l clothes perfectly without rubbing or injury; seven weeks' supplv for Is; £10 guoran tee. —Common, Shelton and Co., Ltd.*