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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14234, 28 February 1917, Page 2

• The Talmnga .post offiqe has bee . closed from the 31st January. •>■ : A plight shock oi earthquake was ex sperienced at Te, Karaka aV9 a-m- to-day It; was also felt m toftn. / " •■ * \ The vital statistics up : t6 noon to-da; ! were: Births 56 (last-yeay, .52), death' 18 (16).. marriWes 7 (2Q); ; Of. the seVei ; marriages this month, fotir J.£ ,the ceremonies ' were performed by th registrar (Mr H. E. Hill), Private Robert Wilson, who is return ing to clamp to : morrow , night, wa tendered a farewelt; at^^ihiVere':^ night. A pleasant evening "was spent and Private Wilson/expressed his -.grat* .fulries:- for the hospitality extended 'M hirys i , , \- ;;;v "Kis Worship is getting ahead? bf"a] electioneering," laughingly, remarked : '■: councillor at last night's meeting of' th Borough Ooilncil, when,, .several, suggestei • - vtorks were brought fbrwaniPa^d it wa » 'fbim'd. that in f each , insfcaifce the matte liad already been attended; to; ; j -i. T]ie Waerenga-a-hika pollege ground: . should be the scenfr of a ''large gatheririi j to-morrow afternoon -foiv 'the ; c^d3siori ; ' "o. . I the ' annual garden.- fete/i n; ;cojin<ectioi with the Turanga parish, ( of sports and games will': be' gorii • .through. Refreshments will be avail able/oii the grounds, and: various stalli willbe conducted. A "motor 'bus leaves town:at I.3(Kjxm.'' ! ' ■ '■'■'' The Htaddart-Pai'ker .steamer With . mera,: which 'arrived at Auckland Iron ... Sydney on Sunday night^had: on- bpart • 38 bags of Australian mails, 207 bags o • English mails, and' 46 bags of , trppp;i&nc other mails for !th«'VDomiiii6n"f A^steamei due to 'arrive at Wellington from Sydney on Monday night l>ad ' on " board 22 bag! lof Aiitralian mails' and 143 bags of Ame 3 ; rican and English mails for Auckland. " The : Gisborne school picnic Will' ~b< s held ! to-morrow at Mr. d -■■ Neenan'; 1 grounds..; Ormorid:' The picnicfce^rwfi . be conveyed to the scene of activi'tiei by special, .train, which leaves town a ""■ 9.15 a.m., find will ieav^'Ormohd oit D the return journey at. lS r p.tt f v,l?pi v thi • sum of 8d the school children will l> s provided with eyerytiimg, (^iiicjudinj 5 fares : an;d meals- Parents are invitei y to attend; they must^brine; their bwi '■ hampers, but will b© provided with -ho water >and milk, i'; -^ , ; ■',•"■ kiV:-is-=j . ; ■". ■■-■■■. ■■ "■■ -■>.■■ '•.•". ■. ■ .-. ■ -.'■• - Anydne who has occasion to . maki » frequieftt aiae of. the penny-in-the-&ro 5 telephone boxes.Scattered ato^t..^yelling -ton cannot have failed, to iriotioa' ilia 9 there tfe not which hai to. retain iffs cover! There^sbi ..: for tliis> (alleges the /if ejr:^ealand Tirties jHs ltofc^ ordinary "fair wear arid- iifear y"s bin : is the result of deliber^t^.p.ttrloinirig; b3 J, wom/n, \vho use the. covers for the' ex i ■traofdinary pufposd" of dyeing blouses y/jJ6i|ed m waVer^ j'the; covers yieldvaxdy« Ij- .which imparts to ;the fabric .»> odelieattf ,:ishade ofpiiik. AVaew set..', of direotoi>iej j ! has-been Vi^ued, atid it vwill be'diiter^sfc s ing. to seeAow long^-the coders .rettiainior . .them.- ;;^;^: r'T' \\->- : - ■■■ v-V ■ .'■■ .^ ■; , As preyij»usly pointed Aiiit, } has beeii wettesti: FeWitary ;pri fecol'd •m Gisboroe, With an^xtra^3' pjßitf j since ,9'a.fti: on Satftrdfiy'-last,siaie to'tai i for the haa'tbeert^ 11.95 inches, rain havin^ilillen/ba iWf'days.^^pr tlu ■ ; .feime month.'.' F^t yetfr ibbe total onis .. r l6 .points. ■■>.. l^m^ Dayies, tti&osk& h i^ooVaer, has 'supplied the, folldWinEin- ; terfisfihg de^aik/Cslyoivli^tithei'^ .^ ? avprage since 1878 : January 2.52 m, . Peb^aai'y:,:;.3.,3linj».^Alaj'.ch 4.85in, Aprj] .; 4.33iri, sife7iriv ; June 4.92in, Jitlji • s.<loiq, August 4140in, September 3.12111, , potobe* 2t76in, >Tovombef , 3.23ih ; , ,De- [ cember 2.38in. ] !t J i; The efforts that have been* made tc .secure a boat.jto viators to ' Tolaga -Bay 'for ' the W&. Jock«y Oub's;, rajCj^...M^';.h^}i.'. ; jin^u,C; ' and nbthihg rsmaihs .-'for "'-'"the Gisbornites but to lindertalfe . the jour.neypn horseback. v Wj(tls the.'m^e' s«t- -:' tied state of the weather J |p'nie v 6f ' the , ra«© horses, that were ; improbable stantei's Mve set out 'from ' Gisborrie oA the long parch to .fulfil thei;r eng^geinents, so that .there 'is a likelihood of laf^e¥ fields-: thah /was anticipated wheaii-"tne recent bad weather rendered travelling? on 1 "the coast -a difficulty^'; B[aoks : are m gr*at. demand, and^ Jß^idi.y; should" see a fairly big squadron- -of 'horsemen on their way to Tolaga Bay. Y As the outcome-of the recent negotiations respecting the price of mekt, a letter from the. local -Master *ButQher»' Union was placed 1 ' before i the Borbugh Ootinoil last night, as/ ipllows : "Is. the , Borough , Council ,can< reduce our; ekillinff charges for cattle to 4s 9d, kwnpsi 9d, pigs/lgvSay calces &^Mipes 3d, we prefer to use the public abattoirs. Otherwise we shall be fpMcltb accept the Government offer bf mek^#, fre6iiilg works. - We recpgiiise, hpw^e^ jftthat meat from the works may not' be as acceptable to the public on account of being frozen; neither will- it 1 so lonor when brought into -the open /shop" -*The Mayor moved that. the letter .beheld 'over .pending the meeting of. the Board of Trade at Gisborne."-— Agreed to. : "That the Government be asked itb^im pose & Customs duty of,np.t Jesg tha£ii.(V per cent., aid valorem on mofqr tyi-e^ tb^ money so collected to be ' refunded \to local "bodies fpr the upkeep of road« 4 on the' basis of cap^alsyalue or' sudb, ,man.nei'j as the Goyerninent'niay deem* equitable.',' Such Was the text- of a resolution submitted- to the Borbugh Council last meeting by the Mackenzie County Coun,qil, South Canterbury .^-Tha Mayor saftt lie Avas not altogether, m; favor of the pvoposiil. If they, wanted: to tax motorcars, this was a rather .cumbersome way. Why ; should not ,the present tax be. increased?—He moved that the 'letter be l'eceived.— Cr. Lawless c ondurred, remarking that it; was Jproblematical .whether the. Council • would • get the *evemie.-- r Carrie<i , J *■■ ' '/ „ ( mbnthly meeting of the KaitL School Committeo was held last nujht,. ther«, Ixiang . preseiib:j^-Messrs» J. Haiy (ohaii'man), W. Niveh, J. Brbadheaa, C. -Frasev, G. Downey, and Gt. E. Ashtou. The headmaster's report stated that the school re-oponed pn. Februaity 1 ) 6th. The roll was^ibt as large- sb \vhen ■^he; school closed last year, andithisi, was accounted for by the vecer.t bad vireather. ( The inspector's anniial report was deceived aiid considered'' very saitisfectory. • The visiting committee, MessT 8 W^lsbn arid Brpadhead,. reported the grourids being .m good order., and IJirit the..ne\v addition was ' petting' i^ar • com- " pletion. They reported, however, that fi^ breastwork on the east sidol re- ! qbired filling h^r, aiiid.it was decided' to Request the Boai'd to have ■this done I .' Mr^ Br6adlTCad,..drew intention to i,the cpftveniences , at the back, and it was reeved, to ask t|be" Board to ha-ve these | moyed further; from the school, i Acop'unts. amounting, to. ..jßl'.-ls^ civere i passed for paiyment.' ; Mes/ars;- ; Ni,v«iV 'i Mid? Fraser were appointed a visiting . ' jomnnttee for the month' 6f^ MarchT" )

3 1 Mr IT. Hoare, manager of the Gis- - borne Gas, Company, leavea* to-morrow i - for Wellington' on a .joint business and ~ holiday visit. He will probably extend - his tour to "Sydney. 1 Flight-Snb-Lieatenant Humphrey *'• .Parker, of Gisborne, has had bad luck * 'fines coming to ftagKn^wtft^fftXn*. F don correspondent). After joining the . Flying Service he had ah. attick ~ 6f \ a ptomaine .poisoning, and this, followed p by further illness, has obliged him ttf t take his discharge from air service. He intends,, however, to "carry on" and do 2 some war work.- : ■ f As the outcome of the recent inunda- _ tion of, the Kaiti' by stormwat«r ; frdm J - the hills, Cr. Bright moved /at last " ?u g \ meeti "g of *he Borough 'Council ■'■ t that the engineer be instructed to rep port on the possibilities- of • divei'twig the" ... stormwater from de 'Lautour road direct -to the WaimataJ rivei 5 . This was agreetf rto Or Miller further moved. that -the.. * > : ; i\layor should wait on the Cook County ••'•. c Council on the: "aubjeekr^-^Eried. v. .,■■*/. '". t ci£i\? &sDorn c ; branch pf the turned. -•■ I « r 1^ 8 Association are making their s 'W*??^ — mojrrovr night m ico^meetipn. ■ » wrth their i>?rmataent building' 1 ; fundi i ™ £ bb held ■■.■-iiTßTis lii&r. £W* T^atre.,' An attractive proj ?^'! te , "«M»-r"been j arra^gecly . and;'' itr • is' £ :eXFfeoted there : will •be £ larg* * t§i(i-- ' i : readily, ■ '? an^tna fun^a should b-e^vell^est^lisKeU s < ns-the result; of: tlu> 'effort.: v. r^ :< '%^ ; , ■.■;.-,; Atthe^esidenc^lorJUeV sottvayVajnkn' Auckland^there; died <m Mdnia#Mr^ n .tyarlotte Ba^r |ihg, aged: 102 y^^She" :- gfk; M.l.O.S;,;anU^reiicfc 0 »- -* *• f hjl^:^^ Kingeldest son 1 of 'John King; bn% <<3f> . Wand's pionee^ J ini^ionar^sV HlM - y estimable; old dndy, ;^hoV ;• has 7 ekcee<fea J fi by many years^the: vsnaltspap^flifg f »:{?* a l ? n .S a »d V£wied,experipfteH^ 'Jfi* ;° thorespafct andysmcere regard oiia'Vwv • ivide circle of friends^ .]'\ : r^r ;^ iv : i ■ *V '■ a. m -S- 1' ¥' G}l^ sorr » M^yw ot^Aucß w 1?"^ ls 'devoting 5 all tii titae^the- W-' '» -tial-orgamsatioTi^of #e;|n?tifei a l EnV ;i Mer&y Board;^ ?<m W^Sn%^Jf Mffi =at; Aiicga'hd o ;Mariph ;1, at the 1 Tow"ft Hall; : i f ■ 11. .said r that; h^ , may find,, it^ necessary''^ dUr- ; "■ " a mg 'the next' ,two/ oi- thi^e,weeks^ to'yisi** 1 c variious . p^rts,v ( of' -the p^ovinc^, afiei r '" A whith, ./ctjj&rt' ft'6m . p^riqdifaF^i^ti' ibs Wellington, ,busyies s of the BoafArrel^ r ing 40. the military district (^fetftiiif6 ' I his Lima, for the most part & be,' spent 3 s in Auckland: ■ ;,; /:;';, /■*"■.■ •.^ '■ >^- *s'. |!^ THe lirst ' meeting ai tb^vVWomen^' : b Christian i, Temperancte: . Uriioii' foi" 1917 y i-vyas jheld yesterday afteVnooh;, 17? beiM c - present. The ' balance-sheet for . iQW b showed a «paid-Up Membership of 66- and •- a balance m hahd of JS9 :; iB6;Bdl - JE^esd- • s lutkjrts to be brought 1 -up -at^hV 'fortlfr? / s coming \ N.Z. Qonjventjon, which is to • be held liti r^uckiand^mekt month,* Hv«V^ , readvaftcl' discussed, And Mrs. Goffe was • 1 apptdinfced the -^Gisborne del^a^e A >4o '< j. .same. -It waia decided : ,io nominate Mr^: f Goffe as a .cdftdidate form th© Hospital, j Boafcd ;,»electioh, . and > -cbn)mittee was r set :«pv?io further her intereat^ i \- . _i - ■' x i--j- • •'■■:■■■ .•-.■■.-• '„■■ ■• ■■■•■^ 1 :- ■' s M f <&■ G -i 'Appligarth-,; of th« Labor. jpnfi ■ jor, the: New ' Zealande.rs of riuitui'e ■ '•'■-' %S*lktyk *s 52^-who got into ihaki for his c C 9 U #^ He is;now m London dnleay©. t &8% W 8 from V where he, is'<aerying with * %e,»New,Zealanders.. Me looks specially s atte^ 'the wounded, oil th>* battJeneld, Jf -havi^.a knowledge of several rai^itages % a , 'atidi' some acquaintance with, medical and ' « surgical scienc6t'?Pg i3\m^tm:pi^ij^^te^ ' / c .rah ; trside xuniqnist Roberi», Applegarth, | wha. will b.ei;B3; thk' tnphfca'.V^nii \KhoW » secrfetayyship ,'of the, .Amalgamatedc v J S'odibtyt pi .Carpenters and tfoiriersi datea, ; ' fronilfeif va eenturj^iago. • lAppfegiMpth has, another son, besidfiS 11 tft#/ c New Z^ahdeV serving with the Britisji' t. ]?\>rdesf anW ;: fo|tr inHm^Airm^ or Navy.,. , , .. ■ ... ■..■■■ '.• ..' ■■ -^ ■■ %:■■.;.■■ A.,wages strike on. a transport at JPprt '. rtV Chaimers w*as m oTOr^MohjVfoJfek'.-cp^pjei \ of;dj;y^ la«t w^ek,>wj^^hfecio3)|ls^rew' ; t refused, to: do..furth^r wo^k iiniiil: iheir, 7 wag|s were ;iricreased. It^^ippeajfs lM» 0' .: trheJfpreserit c^ew joined %c tfesjsel^t^ the , Ordinary rate of wages >l ..^ptj !< :.feiei|iflv>.' * B : aware — so. they assert — tfiiat tljftves^D 3 /vras going on,, transport , du^;^Thfiy;; g claim .thdt dpuble' wages' are 'p&iditd t coolie crews., on, transport^, : ieoy!R !}: i, seiiuently they ceased work uniiil ? t>iey • ,< remunerated at the -higher ; tate. ' ii: they joined the vessel but * ■ feJoently, The strikers - wire Isiibjectedr 1 ik^Vsome, Jiumprous ob.ixpneht b^.thes | -workmen, and^^'one' cooli©; ' whoi^wa^ \ enr 1 the jfeace scale amoiiritedV.:tp; 22^^^"; >.: per moyth, was • told^hfjib.-he. wplUdvprd?M>ably be put m goalCfor refusih^"(iu'iyi . r The. coolie seeni,ed,to:|je equal to .| the pc--1 casion, ior lie reio>tedT '^Befcteriibaife ifc\^ ■ prison 1 12 moiitbi^ than Blawn : ii;p witbi;r bdm.bp^'<m*'Wmall''fdpeeii/'^Tli^- > | strike; ;was broken oil: ail ut(<sa!iaking'ii&'. ■ pay"^n'OTeasedv;-wag6s beingj ; glv^ni> •; , • , I . . Tte field ambulariiie det&^bjneivf, of the , -National Reserve is resuming' in^tructioix : on Thiu-sday, March 15th, at '7.3o. tp.njV ,m the Garrison Hall. DrY W. u Reeve- y j»has kindly: y^lunteered r to dtelJTOr^h^^itp. tures suweyliifeMid trajnv. < ing, -Men sUbjfedt to itohscrfptidti" 1 ai-fe ' ■ strongly ; JQJn ;^s .Jjasa, . the knowledge ' gained is "■"of ; inestimable , vaßie m time of needy aoriiJ'^TMii'^oadi to , carry; Several old members 6f /the ' , . ambulance. now at .the front bear testii monyivtbVthd^alu^^Y^iJ^tojd'fefea tffl* ceived, while others regret they did not ; atoply ■Ahemsslyes more when they; had the : chance. <> -It' be rei membered that at,, the ;last, examitiatioil fifteeri out ;of eigHteen member^'^lio "sEti gamed their diplomas, evidence of thW" excellent tuitio^i thej^ reosivea ,iinaW 13^ V Koe^e. Men^-wisbing-vto ; join '-'aipa requested to hahai m their names at.once" to Messrs H.. Armstrong, Bickfords Uaifv rett, A^J^Oo X? ,G, C.^lbse9i(seicr:e.tary), . or J. - s H; Ormond ■; (pfficer ' m clii^p),. & v> > any member, from whom full particularsaMvdirectioni^ <m ip^ "bbtMed^ l^' joining . early, members will>*Be enabled to; attend a sufficient numbei^f-J^tures v:^ tp -qualify.. for exam|H}ttkjfft,^^a<iit;'> th«' ?W .ambulance is vnoW }we]{ ■«^ui|lij'ed with" " .*hd hecessary .appliances; : j: for thorouirh "" 'traimng..,,, .. ". ■ - ; . v * <r •.;■.. -;.;..-v - H -^.: - e_--Avserious su^id^nci^of^arth^ocWrJed at fubput s.^o Vp.a on Saturday,"^ te£ chains from the, Hprthcote-. Wharf re, ■ m tl^ complete deairilcstion of .^tto^ftlw, newest BPrtion,,9f the. f w-harf approach r ; footpath; while ■ lSOtft ' of' the ston^retainrng wall heiow was disttlae-. ,' ed, sinking over ,10ft, aixd beW pusieA forward a ghort ; distanoe. The^afecteS^ ythorpughfare is the main road entrance *°.^ 1 ' & M district^ Irom^Ke 5 wiiarf' The v cote J^oi^h dJouiicil,'and^ xsoriifsied ' made } ground, protected \» faexng, erected b? the .^rbor. B<S, %vf OT -' of ,p?? aM «WinK aild- kerbing ; of ,th 6 nevr section/ of fompath Wd h^ ? been:roompleted before' BwbmFWani- " fest that the, setting of, the, tipped earth £ at J 'l!" o**0 ** ceasedv' and occasional repairshad to be effiected,,to tfe , concrete vSSdb m oonsequencft ,. 'NotwitjistaiidW iheso repaars, fu^hto" 'Berlous^cl^bk^;&eiiM r J'H ?P nc^^ w ater-tablo;tb-wardjs] ih©- ■. end, of the week, early on Saturda V : '3 ml Vw appeared^ in the S &' v T1 !f „^ m & J;®at«rd^sattiral^: J i "niade" K roii n <^; About. 10^^ ' footpath collapsed 'for a depth ( 6f M =-' ca^y m? «»» Been laad down r a.few days vßef6re" ; . Aa either «n<J of thfe central. coUapse 'the.; ■- iootpath also fell aiway drferackedl^adlV' '