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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 14160, 30 November 1916, Page 2

-The vital atoVistjcs.f<>r ; the nionth were: Births, 63, deaths' 16, marriages 5. ■ ,'lfor iNovefnber- .List- year the ntenj-os; were 53— 16-^-24. ' . '■-• ■■-.-•.■; " ; ; '.;■;.'■ If isVrep6st&d. that- snwil^ tliief es' have been active irt tKeTMal^a vr Land Majawhfero districts. yards. have been- considerably : depleted as the result of yiaitK- from^tKe: jnidnigh'fc) piwlers; 'i->. All who have generotisly promised ar- ■ tides for the : hiysfery \ tftall %fc "thd Hospital Fete are motinod that their; donations will be called, ior^pxt-.- Monday, 4th December. It Will ) greatly assist the .committee if donations are ready on that date: •;■..,, . ' .:: ■ v v.<.. „ ;^r/ • :; ■■.' .->* t\" AV-. * ; • " y-• : j "A Renii-hphday was observed today! •for St. Andrew's Day, . the banks/ Gov- 1 ernment offices, and solicitors' offices be«- ' ing; closed. Owing to so many of the naeflifhaving gone ±« th& war, &kfe&&hifiLl i cricket vfixture, Bahlcs v. Law. which , takes .place ion ;Noyemher,';2oth] ' iMjas •npl held this" year. . ' " : .'.'• i,' I . A- copy of "War Cartoons," ptohfished ! m Auakla4Td4uhas-.reachßd.<,iJs. .•Ches^ cai^ ! toons are fi^m' the a New'Zeai | Jand .artist, Mr, Xra^or^ .Lloyd. \Vhoj3e ■, -work -is familiar to the New ZeSiaiid public • thrpuHh hisi/«oatrib«taons to* the ' Auckland :Hews. jnost I mrt the subjects '.chosen, have a direct 3earinp;.,oj|i the Ppniini^n'a^ share, m. the ' Empire s ' effort,, j ovViy^jjp^gs m some ; measure New Zealand' thought r fts ap- ' J>|ie4.to r .;the world .war._ . . .;. .+.-. , r . ...;>■■ !■• It may now be mentioned (stages -ia '! bydney journal) that> Qrleat Britain^ has proposed to p.urcha.ser.the? AtiStraliatn : wool chp-^-less,, of .caiiEse, the quantity already disposed of-^-and.that negotiation 3 . for the sale, -are proceeding; .-,- Australian clip at r 1,600,0C0 bates,/ and the sales to date siad local consumption at 600,0C0, ther-e^oul4..bej about a -mil-, lign bales for disposal. If such averaged, f!ay, £20 a bale, it isi easy to see what large figures would be represented; ' The ladies in> chatge of the Christmas \'- treain connection with the Hospital Fete >wQuld;be .much obliged \i£ fdohatdd^ f to the tree- could be left/atiMass-.Witty's^/iA : .i Wairiui road, Kaiti, some timti ,"■ next ' week-. as. they wishtto iget. -the-) articles I rea.dy w just... to, hang upon the tree the, rnorninpfi- pir. the-* fete. In -case fbf 'artybody^r who : has iiotV been asked and-, who 1 M>PI&M? jo vgla-a&irthe;. heari^ !) dhndran with a .donation gifts[/woiij|lild'.be i gra.tefully accepted,' Smallest .coiiiribu- { •.tibria.yirill betha^Kfufly received. '',>' \*\- \ A rather good story is related m; con- « nection wftli 'the^fecent recruiting eitbrt t througliout the district. Amongst the i employees of a backblock station was a c young •fellow wihq ■«laimed . to'be a re- jt turned "soldier," arid he told-'' with' no !n little pride and bravado hair-raising 1 ac- i j counts of Ki's experiences "at " GalHpoli, ;t aud:,als,Q .withth© ; Corps f t app'earaiice of .the. ..i^ruiting" serc^ant, li however, put a different complexion; on } the situation, and -vvhenj quietly; a.p- ii prqa«h.ed ab.out foininig the forces J.the I r "Sqldidij'' explained that ' ifw^as no ; use b ehlistirig, ,as lie haid Beeii "turned do^n." v Questioned aa ..';ta s his i4«s,"lVow'eveiV he f paid he liad. lost £t. ' H? 1 was ;^uite.: sure flit was no' use 'his trying ■ agaiit. "■ 'jSTextfjti morninff the. 'actual position .Jiad been h realised by the reoruiting offloea 1 , ,whq r'j found the young-, |al^ow had evidently;. ! &. thouglife, betteav, of" ji'tliei matter,- and had a decided to "give it a, go." He left for si town aiext . day, passed the doctor with, p flying : :c6Uh4s, and wasioff tpfcainip;b^ ; the it Followiii^ daj's^Rtea^r t much' to. tilie ii satisfaction . ;'oi) - statioii-Vhan d,s, > who ,o: W £ TG '. ffFeatty'iaiTiused.'ovea* ihe" wlujJe p »«flEajr. : " :--"7\ ] -y;y ■'■-.:': •■",-. ;-^-:- .pi

The highest - price realised for sheep at the stock sale yesterday was for a ' fine line of 120 ewes and lambs from Mr E. Murphy's property at Te Arai, which brought 52s 6d, At the Matawhero stock sale yesterday a. heifer prteented vbysfftfcpsrs Kells and Turnbull was" sold *m aid' of the" Y.M.C'.A. fund, and was knocked do*H to Mr G. Runciman at £7. The increased cost of flour and .other charges has necessitated the Gisiborne ; bakers raising the price of bread from to-morrow, as per advertisement appearing;, m this issue. The new schedule of prices isi as follows: 4s 9d per do&eh [coupons, 5d per. 21b loaf (cash) and' s£d (booked). „' .' { . „\. ' ■;..:, : This year promises to be a record 'otfo for rainfall at-Gisbbi-ne.. The total fov -- tli© eleven months is 62.20 inches, which ,is the ihighest. record since 1894,' i^viieh, ■<' j 62.90 inches were registered v foir'^iho' ! whole year, whilst the highest total oil ; record for the complete twelve moiuths is 64.33 inches Mil 1879. The total for last 1 year Avas 40.20 inches. • , tins month 1.90 inches have fallen ' Qn,..J,J : da^s, .the record for Nfovembei'/Jasj^yejiv ■ : being 6.25 inches on, 10 days,* a^ifjjafi 1 1914 ifr ; was 1.1 l inches, on' eight dfiiyjs. ,' : . '''■ The Women's Patriotic CoramitfeeaUnil , holft -their sewing jneeting; 6nV'Friday:J(tb- !! morrow) from 10.30 a.m. tb-4:30' p.m. ( jThey wish to thank Mesdames G. A. and F. De., Lautpyr 'for providing' rtiprhin'g ( I and,; af ternopn tea last .Friday; ■>/ The*y • , ! also wish,.to " acknowledge that ; followtofe • controbutions r^-Fur ' arid 2 vests, JVj[rs J. ; Craig; ;fuiy Mrs Alston. Gol«man>jt,iO f suits pyjamas,. Tokbrnaru Bay,- per Mfcs : Bomby; 2, suits v Miss ,bedrjAc^ifeL Mrs West; £10 from October to Noyem- \ ber gift parcels from Maiitttuke I^diefi' 1 ■National- Reserve:; % :.pillo*r.s, ' &frs/#us- ; Ayell.;Jss 6d for; Red .Cross, schqblcKilSren at Matawai, Vper. M^ ffar.eli.9g. : ■-■vV.'.'V In shipping -jcirclW inVSydriey .the; sug*: ■ ges'tion .has been made/tlia'£rßome%f*tl\e vessels of smaller tonnaige^shouldhilbilise wood, fuel . Critics- ha.ye raised ; tttfe^dbi jectipn . that .modern •' marine erigines r .ar a i constructed bn-a. coal ebngumption#basid, arid to use: .Afbod.^vould; mean tile : ruin?: ito?,-*- :jhoil«m. ..; >; . |n:,,> , -^t ■ ■ least ,'o.neic olu the ; sinall-jicpast^J, ; and?^,^iey &]\e> experiment, haX.Tbefen mad*.vssrj,th an uncertain degree nf anp#?ii';^i^i n ]y/ i iipy >^' i v^TO''trto^s mor& .enCoiu-a^irig'.tHaiv-.vvag.' 'the'&jiSte - • with tlie GOOO^^on v(Lsjsel ; i which lefti^'elbourne for Sydney .buvjiviig wopd"''fui»l • and. with .heiy.holds empty .> - ., The ■; run i tb.ok nearly ■70--hours, and'she. cq^uir/&l i an enormous (^aT>t%,af.;wobd;:.-; J r*c-;v, [ An ex-resident of 'the ■ Pohanginal^f stnct, Lieutenant John Gordon eiiiff-Xtc-J Culloclu 8.N.R., ha s -been avyaVded'tlie j DisjMnguished^ Service. Cross for heroism during the Jutland.; battle. He applara ■ to '-havojv acted ' with great cam^age ■ skill after a portion of his ship-Aya B set on fire by an enemy shell. The :dvders say : #His. prompt action . and example had ( undoubtedly a good .effect, cm the large number -or very young. .man*Bt«v- -. tioned there..'' Lieutenant Cliff-McO^l, lough -had retire^ 1 frdm.ithe' navy ,'^3 i ' PJ e dically unfit, and was farming, ii£ the JPohangiHra district when the war, brojjse , out, H«? jumped at an. 1 opportunity . : 4f getting , away ; •on ■ the Philomel shorty [after as an intelligence officer, and eysi\- ' tually signed o n; ; with, the Grand'Meefc- ; - Recently the Hon/^G.^ W. /Bu^li'was .on .the balcony of the Rotor iia r Sana- ; torium,v i ao..ho>told a-, deputation -at El- , i .vercargill. Lying there waVa ybiing-seir- ; geantriwajor. 3"hjj: Mihjater vof ;K ir»ternal : Affairs approached his' Dedsid4 • afed Mt .quired as to tlie young soldier's cdndi- . ;tion. "I'mi^dt 1 vp it isir/ ? r ,^ame the <mIP 0 " 8 ?- „ "Why ! -what's the mattefe?' 1 iaskJßdVMr.fEuiSsell dnißurprfee, Vlmanlj L ; my clothes," said, the. ron-com. "VvTfen .[il : landed back m New Zealand," he c0&---j'tinued, "I was blind; I was speechless, [■ jafMi>l was paralysed: m bo^,,ieg 8Ml ,: .Nqvt > ;ii.;caA- see, I 'can.-speak, ,and :(dra;wiife . back' the bed clothes), I can move triy legs.; But sonjo fo'oVJQst v ;n^v.<;lpg)|« l ,^. , j twfien Port Chalmers': and 'WeMngtoh, ,i and I've got rbthing to put on." -'■'•That t i chap , will be r back . into ; the .fray practij cally as sport a^ 7w&^can^get Kim,anothir , uniform," Vsaid : Uie^ Miwptdr. "'Be's ; Kame." .; - \ V': '>: i j "The heaviest thunderstorm I ever, <jxpariericed sounded ' like, a cracker; cbijpared with a cannon* (writes an AuatoraJian soldier). The results of Geriflfcn ahellfiEe.sreEevas, nothinc- compared" | tlve ejects of the Allieb' Sre m the. '^Big jPush.'- J hare seen, village. after,^Village (completely wiped - oft -the , face, ,of ; 'the earth, not two. brickp. standing: oil /each j other; Fritz rebkons that our gas, attacks are terrible. " Understand, our A*a&ma more- deadly than the Qi^n?y's. ■ \fhat a creeping, crying, cringing cur heis; : ha |ha« quite forgotten the.iri-urderittg,: raping Operations '■ cavried.- qitl hy^ him . jit the .commencement of the. war, againsi- unarmed old men,i \?GinGii, , ajid childrep. his own coin/^and ,T v may state -^;tK%ia- ; wouldi/b^iii ap ppsit^ v^py,retoli^e -^fch his pw,n. coin, and I may 'slato ih^Jt, his own ammunition^ and*g"u^s iii. Icftft'.idf r/jhi. 1^^ 3 ,^' ..lii^jstuff, and. I; ,t^nk;h\e;^e.ts^TCry., little gl/puf*;"/ , CluaplainrCaptain- Roberts relates Rome amusing experiences whilst *h0 ac|ie^' :^n ihei,. capacity of . cens6i' ;; on . brie?--:^v:tfte 4 ; \^riting t- :^fter> a ■ bad \ attack ofi.s;ei,i.s^ck'jj§ss, .with Simons of untasted meals, 'wrote '^-fii^l^y friend, :-^I ■am^^b^a^Alyjikn^^f.ybui and bacon and "eggs.^ solaier, with, the- wisdbni f tjiatt. 1 comes, of niari'ied life,- wrotet tq v his wife m this way ■': "I'm | sending ypu lOs, but as it has 'to pass . the censqr, Idon'fr-knbw ifcyoujrwill.iget jit." "It was^ rough on the censor,!' said i the phaplainj -V'biit'jre eijjoyed the jqKfe." j The^next writer wa?i a -diplomat' wnVsaw jin the censor iv-good -excuse f or riot wl'it- ( ing a lengthy! letter. He said : "1 -hive !a ' lot of inter.estihg Wev?s.,i -^6 >y r ou, i but 'if I write it ( tlie censor -may :c>tit;ifc ;out, so I will rf^aye it^voub altogether." j Tlieise. Httle.ijfcid^ftts m. the, cenpfer's life, , said the' chaplain,' were duly 'appreciated, jand helped liim to get an idea o^- the .charactersi of*he men who were fiifitinff our ;batye &?l ,J .; .. .. - . j The fervent patriotism of th^-lA^wa j Maoris, wKose'h^tfquarte^s "ate at Botorua, has long, b u e^i a hpuseTipld word. : During the prefe^nt-, sY{ir s ;they have resppnded so freely to tliW' great call of I the iEmp'iro'; that? .tho tribe- is now just about depleted 1 of its eligible yoiing ,men. The same spirit still strongly aniimates the. br,east3- of tho old men of the tribe. „ One pf their, rangatira^ Mita Taupopoki,,tT,^rey.-h;ead€d holder 'of the V" New Zealand.* War Metfat;^ approached ' tlie Minister f,ouv Defence' at Mercer on Friday with a,, request to be sent to the war. : He was reminded ihat. he was not. now so young as, when ''h<r shouldei-ed hia musket .; undent i the- banner of . the./'Grekt Whito Qtieenj'- ov«r* v halha< cantury ago. His answer was ready: If ha could ', no lojlger fight he could, lookaftenstho^jM. sbners.v.a.lf.Mr. Alleiicjvas! unable intake thi^ chief' at rhis, >vprd he at.\jeaajjHwas able to apprebiat-eitlie nootive of Jiis d|£^r, and> he warmly, -oongratulate'd^^he' vojid warrieron tvs patriotic vgentimchts,: ; > A ating irom the NatiyVLaiid Court" gathering m RedejbbnejsJiall yesterday tietokenedj some uiuisual enthusiasm, , which, % enquiries went , to show, centred around a collection 'that, was . beinir i taken up ,011 behalf of th^i Maori WgiU.ided.^oJdfers' L ( urtd.' llus fund is being . promoted "m connection Mith the bazaar to be held, on the 7thvurox., and Avhichis beh}g> organised by Xady ' Carroll and other prottiihsn t natives. ntTherfij #as . a, ,lari^ ass,em - blage ot representatives of th'e-vAitdnga-mahaki; trib>^ waiting-! to r«;Qeivo!i>\the iudgment in.i,the Hangat^case. 6eMnjr tho opportunity Te ICahi Pere explained bhe l ste.ps : tHat, ! ,wcve bejng t .taken to. eataba substa.ntial fund loij thfe aia ; *)f Maori soldiers wounded m thei\yai\ Ijtnd nvited . to contribute. The 'fdea; ivras -eadily adopted, ajlMlie donation of d&i >y w member ot^^ligoiVp^e^fen y;th .a- pvomise to increase thVsam^ to ~ B | ,41 : ,a ?t |;ei:tain ampjurit;, jvas 'sftbßcnß^a, tddedv- zes^- >to tlje . proceeslii^i ' ;' l)Wtk~ TO; pour.od> in.-frpm. all:: parti •o|cm o ial^. j nad.-;'thp,. result .wa^ : tliaic^.4 M* •aif?6d^ ftoj supplement .^a; stitn- 9&QWI dreads r. m h^pd. rTha a^pearaqiiee %t a^x^aiew^ mTiyai: atr the .jtop "-. ot^^ka ita^ase ...jvas Ahe signal ior^enewM'afp, >la^e} the cheprii&g" being* . refiul&fea nora-'or less by.^j^^anlouii*;^ >^h lakvoa • -dkmatipn. '■' -Even •'.'. the ql^&w •f the _ court and members of ' the ilMU trofessidii; were ,11^. .-hawed from We irrvilego of contributing, :. = <*■ -<*. •

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The Te Hapara school collected £3 15* towards the "Our Day" Red Cross fund, j Captain J. R. Kirk, of Gisborne, has been appointed to command B Company of the 25th Reinforcements. A considerable quantity of wool is : coming into Napier. Motor lorries all! appear to be working full time, and a special train of many trucks arrived from up country yesterday afternoon. Lovers of dancing are reminded of the dance which will be held' m the .Scottish, hall on Thursday night. By request the committee are holding the dance on the 30th, and it will be continued fortnightly until further notice. J( The following will represent Kia Kaha *\ Cricket Club against United on the "^Domain at 2.15 on Saturday : Hosier, Morrison, Nugent, Turuki, J. H. Jones, Don Miller, A. T. Jones. Urquhart, Shannon, Gillett, and Gartsliore. A meeting of the executors and stallholders of the Hospital and Red Cross Fete will bo held m the Council Chambers to-morrow evening at 7.30 o'clock. Among other business the question of holding the fete for two days instead of one will be discussed.

"In March next there will be 48 vacancies m sanctioned charges and, owing to further enlistments to be t made, there will be 24 vacancies m the liome missionaries—that will be over 60 vacancies by March next !" This statement was made by the Rev. Dr Gibb at the Presbyterian General Assembly.

A valued possession, m the form of a tcoldi cup,, has been brought from Australia by Mr W. G. Stead, the wellknown sportsman, who returned to the Dominion by the steamer Niagara. The cup is similar m shape to a rose bowl, and stands lOin high. It is the trophy attached to the stake m the Melbourne Cup race of this" year. The race \yas -won by Mr Stead's horse Sasanof, which was bred m New Zealand by Mr T. M. Wilford, M.P.

The following ladies and gentlemen are taking part m the concert to be held m the Parish. Hall on Friday, December 1 ; — Mrs Rosewarne, Misses >Earle and Berwick, Veil. Archdeacon Packe. Messrs Harre, Kissling, Teat, Wright, Watson, Dods, Smith, Broome, Eosoirarne, Palairet, Margpliouth and Wood. As the object of the Guild is to assist the Belgian children, it is hoped there will be a full house. Mr Kells will auction a Belgian flag kindly lent by Mrs H. White.

With regard to -the Parliamentary tornof tho northern districts m January, it is now accepted as settled that at least three Ministers of the Crown will join the party— the Hon Sir F. D. Bell, the Hon W. Fraser and tho Hon A. L. Herdman. There will also be about 40 members of Parliament, of whom the Southern contingent are displaying keen interest m the outing. Special enthusiasm is being shown by the inhabitants of the districts to be visited m their arrangements for the entertainment of visitors.

Medical men are leading a strenuous life just, now, those who have not gone to ■. the front undertaking not only their own work, but that of the absent doctor^. The doctors find it difficult to coyer the whole of the ground, and patients do not always help them. A case occurred on Thursday where, acwhole 10 medical men responded to the were calleft to a case of sickness m a distant suburb. In due course the whole ten medical responded to the call, having had to specially arrange their work to keep an engagement, which was m reality the work of only one man.— -Dominion.

At-, the Native Land Court yesterday judgment was given m the Mangatu case. His Honor Judge Jones intimated that he was not surprised that the wording of the judgment of the previous Court had given trouble, as there) were several inconsistencies m it which might, however, have been due to the copying. Even the natives on the day on which the judgment was givejn did not seem to clearly understand it, because a few days afterwards the 'Court felt itself called on to explain its own judgment. The remarkable feature about the case, however, was that the written, explanation made the judgment more involved than ever. After going through the evidence his Honor announced that the present Court had come to the conclusion that the previous Court had decided against the claim of Wi Mahuiaka and others, except as regards some fiubsequMifc occupation for which approximately 6000 acres were located and cut off. Any natives, therefore, under that section m the list would not be treated as entitled under conquest.

The proposal that the various local bodies of this district should a?sist m financing} a parliamentary tour of the Bay of Plenty, has now been definitely declined by all the bodies m Whakatane, the Whakatane Harbor Board, Town Board, Chamber of Commerce and County 'Council having; turned the scheme down with a unanimity that is m striking contrast to somo of their past differences of opinion. At the meeting of the County Council a letter from the Tauranga* Chamber of Commerce was read asking for the Council's 'assistance m the scheme, also a telegram urging immediate consideration of the project.— Cr. Douglas moved that the Council do not help to bring the. Parliamentary gentlemen through. ... We can't get much from them and any expenditure would be a ■waste of mottey.— -Cr. Prebbles : These M.P.'s are paid substantial honorariums to *iok after the interests of the country. Tuev ought to come round without looking, to the local bodies for assistance.— Cr. f- Burt : What did we get from the last mob? — Cr. 'Prebbles: Nothing— except a lot of promises, and we had to feed them up well for that. — Cr. Murray : Just reply to the Tauranga people that our County doesn't need advertising. — The Chairman : It's not like up North. — The motion not to contribute was seconded by Cr. Burt and carried.

Mr Harry Davidson, who is selling the manufacturers' stocks of china and silver warfe, jewellery, etc., at Malcolm's mart, announces that to-morrow and Saturday will be the lost two days of sale. Therr are still several hundreds of pounds' worth to be cleaved without reserve.

Messrs Samson Bros, have been instructed by the mortgagee to sell withntit reserve the contents of the Royal stables. Derby street, including gigs, buggy and harness, saddles and. bridles, and six horses., The sale will take place on Saturday at 2 p.m.

Captain Fortescue, the war correspondent, says: "Tea is the tonic of the English trenches." Tea is the most refreshing beverage at home also; and Desert Gold' surpasses all others.**

An opportunity is now given to intending purchasers of boots and shoes of buying new and up-to-date goods at special reductions. Heads of families and others would do well to take advantage .of the special discounts that are now offering, for a limited time only, at H. •T. Andrew's Mangapapa Boot Shop.* Crammed from floor to ceiling with the finest stock of goods suitable for "Xmas gifts. GHrieve, .Tlfweller, for 'Xmae presents. Shop early, please.* Now the warmer weather begins to make itself felt, you will need lighter clothing. Already we have had inquiries m this direction, and have taken care to hring our stock right up-to-date. We are ready for you just as soon as you come for your light Summer wear, and m spite of the increased wholesale cost', you will find Robertson's prices still; economical.* Redding and Engagement Rings, finest quality diamonds. Rings and Brooches re-modelled. — Gordon, Jeweller, opposite JBank of N.Z.* .Rings, Brooches, and Pendants remodelled ; any design you wish ; moderate prices.— Gordon, Jeweller (opp. Bank Jfcw Zealand).* Quite thd newest goods m toilet and majiiciire sets' are the new Pryalin Ivory goods, as displayed by Grieve, Jeweller. These make charming and useful 'Xmas presents.* I Dear Madam, — I am glad because you Var©; so glad that "No-Rubbing Laundry Help" does wash clothes spotlessly clean without rubbing or injury. — Common, Shelton and Co., Ltd.** Lawrie's Octo-Kodak Sale starts on Haturday, 21st October. — Btark Lawria. Photo-dhetaUt, Oiaborpe-*