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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14049, 20 July 1916, Page 2

The National Reserve parade to-night at 7.30 at the . Garrison Hall. : .- ;•' -^ A donation of £10 has been hiado ; to : the Napier-Soldiers' Club by Mr. F. J. Lysnar; ol Gisborne. ■ '.. : . >-.. Whilst a Gisborne soldier was Avaiidering through a 'military cemetery in ; the North of France the other day he' came- across a tomb bearing the in-' scription: "In memory of C. C. lies, Lieut. R.A.M.C. Died of wounds." The idea so long prevalent fhat wheat could not be' grown to advantage in Opotiki has now been exploded. On. the Woodlands Estate a most prolific yield has been obtained on which the thresher is how at work. A native named Tami Anahi pleaded gnjlty at the Police Court this morning to a. charge of being found drunk in Road's Quay while in charge- pf a horse and cart. > He was fined 10s and costs 7s^- ih default 48 hisuVs' imprisonment.' At. his own request 'a> prohibition order was made against him. Daniel Moriarity Avas convicted for drunkenness and fined the amount; of, , his bail. ;'. • ', - ; Dairymen throughout^ Taranaki" i e port .. that never ibefore . has the late autumn and winter been kinder to their her,ds, which consequently are in splendid condition. Feed generally is plehtiV ful; and stores of hay" and ensilage have only been partly used. The dairying season will oommenoe this year .quite a fortnight earlier than last* which also was' an early season, and' with the high prices prevailing the outlook was'' never so . cheerfuhj „ . ,- W v .: As a result of heavy Weather,:'' at Rarotonga on the 9th and 10th inst., the Maitai lost two patent 2i tons stockless anchors, and over a hundred fathoms of K cable,' besides ;hadly: smasning her windlass. The anchors are valued at over £100 each and the- cable at about £100. The windlass is being repaired at Wellington.. \ At Rarotonga the vessel was compelled, to keep lier engines going continuously' while she completed her loading. ,-. All classes of stock . are 'conlmatiding , , almost record prices (writes "Agricpla" in the Farmers' Union The whole country appears to be* understocked. In fact, \it would appear as if the whole of New Zealand is in that i pbsition. Those whO' are stockhtg' 1 Up at present values will have an anxious time next season, and there is not any very great inducement for farmers to grow crops, seeing that labor is scarce, and Australia has millions of bags of wheat' piled up which" she cannot, get v rid, , of. A recimitat the Soldiers' Club, Napier, on being, asked when -he -would* be available, stated that ho oouid not cohseriij to' go into camp, till-aftfr- Christmas. ;i The reoruitingt officer pointed oufcthat, Hinder those conditions,- if would lie after FJaster before tlie recruit would v see the transport. "Yes," agreed the recruit. you ikre^no good to me/' said* ihe sergeant. "The war will be oVer before 1 then, and if. you really want to go, you i had better ;get in now. Your trouble is 'cold lfeet/.an;d-ypu bad betteivgosomewheiie else and .-.The -would-be soldier departed without iurthier ado. ••"-'At the monthly meeting of the Committee of the Society for -the Promotion of ■ Health of 'Women and Children, the following report was received from the District Nurse: Old cases, 585; new .< cases 7; total; 592. 'Visits to homes, 134; visits to office, 133. Tlie nurse may be consulted at the. rooms Any afternoon < except Wednesday, between, 2.30 , and 3.30 -, o'clock, by any mother, free of charge./ A* considerable >sUni is still > wanted to make up the amount required for: the Government subsidy, and the treasurer will- he' glad to jfeceive out- ' standing subscriptions as soon as possible.- • ' "-, - : - ; -V ;. • A conversation which Colonel Porter had with . one ,pf the officers of the Japanese : ?ivarßhipe i"^ at- present ''in ' New Zealand ' waters was related ■by him. ''at a parade of the National Reserve. Colonel Porter said the' Japanese officer had evidently heard of the National* Reserve because he had asked for more pai'ticulars about its complement. Colonel Porter had that- it was composedv 6f =the' manhood of New -Zealand. The officer asked how many were hi the Reserve/ On hearing- that it was between 30,000 J and'-4O,ooOVstrOhg f he 1 was very surprised. "But. you have sent many; thousands of soldiers away,"' said thev little Jap, "and. -you^ have such a small population." fife > appeared very mystified as to where "they all came from. •■ ■■'■-,'■■ ,■• '.; -' '- >T y '- ' •"■';' The Women's Patriotic League Committees will hold- their : sewing "meeting" from 10.30 &.m. to* 4/30 p.m. to-moii'bw' (Friday) at Holy -Trinity sohooh^oom. /There will he a meetmg;of the : execujti've at 2.30 p.m. The committee - wish to acknowledge the' following 'gifts with tlianks : -^-Thi'ee ihelmets 'and' One muffler, Mrs W. Dv Lysnar; 34 shirts, 18 waistcoats; 5 pairs' slippers, 3 pairs bed'. socks, 42 suits of pyjamas, .1 pair mittens, 1 helmet from Tolaga Bay Red Across Society/ ; per -Mrs Jamießon^ 1 VOpllen waistcoats, Mrs. K. Jwillittms; £2 12s 9d for' wounded soljftiers from Ngatapa school children. .: • iThe committee despatched' two \cases of garments for the wounded to the Wellington branch of the British Red Cross Society, containing j 150 suits x>f pyjamas,' 12 i bed jackets, 1 dressing gown, 23 pairs of bed socks, 1 waistcoat, 2 shirts and old linen. Tlie missionary lecture given, at the Baptist Church last night by Sliss Cowles, of India, was largely attended. The lecturer dealt with the subject in an • interesting manner, detailing' the work in: that great country. /She referred to the erroneous idea the .people there have of believing that missionaries preached the Gospel only for the merit they would get out. of it, and that they were paid > servants pf the * Government. They- believed Jesus Christ was sa good prophet and a: perfect man, Vbnfc that Mahomet came, after Christ and f cohse-' quently superseded Him. That the children's regard for one another was great was shown by their love, and this love only needed developing into the right channels. Miss Cowles explained that they could only give two and a-half hours teaching a day to the schools, ; and all other preaching was done by visiting the villages. Tlie people eat mosf of their meals in the night hours, ' and according to them the missionaries were always eating. On account of the ( heat they were compelled - to have a rest ' in. the middle of the day, otherwise they would not be able to carry on their 1 work. The people, she said, had a i .great f ear of spirits; on Friday, so re- i tire to bed early pn Thursday night, 1 rclosmg: up every crevice -and opening to < keep out the ghosts. -A collection was ' taken up on behalf of the mission. 1

====__-__■■_ Tho field ambulance detachment of the National Reserve will meet this evenmif (Thursday) at 7.30 sharp. Lecture bv tho VI. p. at 8 o'clock; subject. "Asphyxia. The value of gift goods shipped through the Internal Affairs D'epartnient since tho outbreak -of the war amount., io £139,870 (£^ooo for Belgian relief £8095 for Red Cross S. poses m England, and £51,775 for hospital requisites .and comforts for New Zealand troops in hospital iu Eevht Malta, etc,). The Ddfence Department continues to be the official chaWllor remitting relief moneys to England punng the year, the Department ha; handled £340,335 3s 6d. Kpr Lint relief IS ° Il ° ° f £202 ' 077 7s 7d *»' Belgis^ - It is stated by the Christchurch «rin that, although the Lake Coleridge electrical scheme has been in operation less than a year the supply has become indispensabe to the city, and the department is being hard put .'to it to keep ?£«"*<?* demand for installations. J*oth in the city proper, where the -SS ' ? n /V os tlie , retailing, and in ih* Sr lStl^ * he V e Government W?f € -V^ 1S ' e large. Several of tlie biggest manufactiu-ing haye recently arranged to run then- inaclnnes wi«f electricity, the