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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14392, 3 September 1917, Page 2

Mr W. A! .J3arto l u. : S..M ( , left this morning on his monthly visi^ to Wairoa.

•When \ "Sleight-of-Hand" won . the Koon Kan raoe on Satmxiay a telegram was, despatched to Mr F. Armstrong, of Hawke's Bay,, the i owner, of the hoi«e of the above name, and .Mr Ai^mskvng generously, wired . back a donation of £5 towai'ds the, funds. ,! .

A young 'Native named Mati Tahora w«s convicted at thei -Police Gourt, before Mr.' R. *S. Florance; S.M., this morning for drunkenness,' and fined 10s and costs. 7^; in, default ..; 48 »kours imprisonment.' ' For procuring liquor while prohibited he was- fined £3 and costs 2s, in default one imprjs,onment. Mr^ R. H. McMillan, "who "recently submitted plans of a convenor to facilitate the pumping, :;01, the ,siit over the . breakwater, Avaited upon the Harbor Boairdw' tp-4^ ■ ;. He. u-wasi, iclviaedv Jthe plans had' been submitted to Mr Les&e' Reynolds for his perusal and collaboration, and the, latter, was to report on the same , . to ?the. 'Board..; ... „,!,.' . , ', .

The Arahura to-morrow night will not return to Napier, b.ut\proceed ( to Auok-, laiid direct' on- Wednesday morning for machinery repairs. .'TKe'diitward launch has been fixed for eight o'clock, and she will not call, .at Tokomaru r .l*ay this week. : Tlie Monowai- is ; due- here on Wednesday from south, r and is meantime annpuyced' for. Auckland via Tokomaru Ray^atilO . .fl'ploc^Vbuti.wiH in all probability be later than this. The connection for t South. 'will be provided by the Huddart, Parker steamer on AVednesday night, whilst , that from Napier will be, met by the Monowui..

Aimonjr the recipients of honors recently bestowed on the Zealand Forges appears tjio nanio, of Company feergt. : Maior T. W. Slingsb'y, , elder son of Mrs Shngsby, StaffoVd. .street, who has been awarded t/he Meritorious Service Medal. iSergeaht Slingsby loft' -with his younger 'brother in the.' 7th Reinforcements,, and ,has ibeen nearly two years on active' service in Egypt and France, being attached to and in charge of the Ist Field Ambulance Transport, A.iS.C. Beifoi'e enlisting h^ was employed in the engineering branch of the Gisborne Sheep'farmiiig . Company, and his manv f.i'iends will xie pleased, to hear of , tho honor which has been conferred upon him. . . ;

'Pile Gisborne, School children are giving, a concert m His 'Majesty's Theatre on Thursday evening next. /.Tbis^is the first .concert in aid' of school f uric-p , theif bave> given, for thrcer years, .the feeling of the authorities being that -such, efforts should, as far as possible-,- bo resarved for patriotic purposes. o.The, asphalt; around the school, however, is in such a condition that • it.., will be most .unwise to leave it any longer, and ' something must bs done to save it from destruction.. The school/ , though - hampered by a shortage of . teachers, Ws for the past montli been working hard in preparation, and the ■ children are showing' the usual zeal ; in fact, the difficulty is to keep the programme within reasonable limits without inflicting- disappointment on the children, who have put so much enthusiasm into their work

The Hon. W. D. S. MsdDonaM arrives in Gisborne to-morrow morning. The rainfall at Gisborne for August totalled 4.98 inches, as against 12 inchesfor the satno month last year. Vavukville is to 'be introduced locally in conjunction. with "Everybody's Thsatve" periodically as it <«Hi be arranged in conjunction with Fuller's circuit in other centre.*. Notwithstanding the counter-attrac-tions oii Saturday the Red Cross shop did excellent business, the, sum of £99 being realised. The total included £7 10s in donations. , "'There is not a single village in New. Zealaud that anyone would call a thing of beautv," said S. Hurst->Seagar in the course of his lecture on town-plan-u.ng at Wellington. . ' . The- annual report on surveys, laid on the tabic of the House .of Kepr-esenta-tives, states that ne\V four-mile maps of the <>south Island are. in preparation, and a long-delayed, jiew map of the whole Dominion on a 10-mile scale, showing all counties, will soon foe issued. As the Koutunui was leaving the Napier inner harbor to tender a steamer in the bay on Thursday evening she gat foul of the western pier, the shock causing a good deal of anxiety to the passengers. The Ripple also got twisted [ about in the tide, and for a time a collision between the two vessels was threatened. The. damage done was not, serious, the worst of it heing confined, to the pier. The passengers were put on board the liner, safely. Advice. has been received, by Mr W. A, Barton, S.Mv, District Coroner, that Mr Henry H. Carr, an. old resident of Waivoa, had; died suddenly at his home on Saturday, evening^ , The late Mr Carr was. -for many years clerk of t>he t Court at Wairoa, and; had been ailing' for: some time, death being due to heart failure. Deceased was . married to ; a sister of Sir James Carroll, his wife predeceasing him recently, Mr H. Carr, registrar of the Native Land Court. at Gisbornej being a nephew. <

The Arahura, from Auckland, did aiot arrive until eight o'clock last night, having been detained in Auckland waiting for firemen- until 7 p.m. on Saturday. The tender Avent out shortly after seven o'clock last night on , a falling tide, and great despatch was necessary after the vessel anchored ; in order to prevent the tender, sticking in the river. ■ The vessel took the ground after coming inside the groyne, but was worked off with some manoeuvring. The passengers were landed oh-;'.'the c ,:wharf shortly before half-past niney-much to the relief of those concerned. Arrangements had been made for the Harbor Board launch to be in readiness to render assistance if necessary. The Auckland wharves, at which over r sea ships are berthed, were taken over by the military to-day. Those having business on the wharf must obtain, passes before they will bo per.initted to pass the sentries. People connected with the shipping ■ companies, clients, clerks, and passengers may obtain passes from the shipping companies. , Other persons whose -n-esenoe on the wharf is essential must obtadn .passes from the. Defence department. Wharf iaboreiiS'' engaged at the ships Anil be admitted . in batches, and wiil be given discs, which will ba taken aAvay on their ceasing- work. -The room, near the Customs pliice, jn which the amlbulance Avas, ; lio'usedj has been fitted up for use as a guardroom. A room has been buiit, and fitted up as a. kitchen for the guard. A "stunt" that attracted a good, deal of attention; in connection with Saturday's campaign Avas one carried out by Mr Cooze, of the World's Pictures, and Mr Keany, a 1 commercial traveller* The former represented, an organ grinder, and Mr .Keany was .a ."bear," Avho passed round' a collection box. A substantial sum.,)vas. realised. ,A number of , special prizes , were claimed today, including the following :— Set ' of teeth, MVs English ; ( Farr and Hall's special, Mrs E; ' Blbomfield ; case of pipes,/ Mrs Mui'ton ; copper kettle and spirit lamp, Mr Gardiner j. copper ; kerb, Mr H. Bennett ; half -year's subscription to Times, Mr Gelhor; one pair trousers, Mr plouston ; hearth rug, Miss Fyson; Avork' basket, Mrs R. Stein; rimu chair, Miss 0. Wilson; gold Avristlet Avatch, Miss Warner ; model boa^t, Mr Ansell. Mr Montague , won the competition for the silk jacket; his number being 591 (the correct total was 590). Some amusing incidents occurred during , the fire at Waerenga-a-hika on^ Saturday evening. Mr. Coleorook had a couple of fire extinguishers hanging inside thq store door for use in event of fire. As the flanges from the fyQt^l were licking across the road a numbers! will-, .ing hands went into the store to assist with the removal of goods. Aanongst the first things carried to a pl^ce.of safety wers the fire extinguishers; . The intentions Avere no doubt good, but the advantages of fire extinguishers were evidently not realised. When the' hotel avjis on firs there Avas a rush to rescue -the contents of the .barj... Scenting what they took to be a., barrel..: of' wiiisky,.; a; party rolled out the ■■barrel' and; deport-.: ed it in a paddock. When the excite-: ment was .over the licensee Avas at,<£ loss to ui)d:a*stand the demejiuor of some of the- men. He. 1 , discovered a crowd .round a barrel set up on an improvised bench, Helping : themselves copiously.' Tliat it Avas not Avhisky." .they Jiad>; 116 doubt, but some thought : it Avas'Tumy., others; sherry', and others hrandy. How? ever, whan . the . pwner . came along and informed them they had got lioid of sarsapaiiUa their disgust -Avas ' indicated in volublei ;terins», v < j.' ■-.■■■-,.■ Undea-;the head of. Vptopia, Limited," the Times has 'the fallowing- leaide'rette : The • '' deaiih "of ;Mr Lane, editor! of tlie, Auckland; .Herald, formei-ly a Utopian Socialist avlio failed in an attempt to, establish, avcommuivistio '■■ settlement in Paraguay, " has furnished j the little Avits of contemporary .jiOUrnal-; ;; ism Avith a theme for satire* *,lJut, when ■ we get squarely doAvn to it, ; it wag the j dead journalist wiho .stood aione on ' 'Pjsgah pointing . the , way. / -Wheh^his . idisciples deserted he came into the yal-, ■; ley of tlie slough of despond where ( dAvelt Ilia fellow-sci*ibes and the multi- -! tude. The world is too selfish,- too ; sordid, for saviours, visionaries.and poets. '. Its adheskm to the Golden Rule ) is at \ the best spamodio .., and. perfunptoiy; ; "Do unto others" is a pious pretext, not : a Avorkingi maxim. . The old Adam pea- { sists. Lane dreamt of altruism, amity, •. and brotherhood. He dosed his weai'ied.: eyes on a world 'at war, longing and praying, for tlie janodyne o^i peace, ;Who,' shall say that it was th& see'r^vho^waa mistak«n and the .Scribes and Pharisees completely un the'- right? • v

According to the latest advice per muil from the Palestine -front, the Wellington i Mounted Regiment (states the Dominion) was back on the coast resting after , being '-two, months >before Gaza.. Its location •was then on the shores of the Mediterranean, about seven miles from Gaza. According to a letter from a Wellington < trooper, conditions were not at all unpleasant, save .' for. < the' evor-p reseat, torme'tit of flies, which necessitated "vviiving youv bread and- jam. in the air vio lently before taking a bite." Seaward . the men were able- to watch the mine-, sweepers and warships at /work. !< Onei mine came' ashore, but did "nq damage., "L am beginning . to thinks" i says the [ writer, "that the Wellington Regiment is very lucky, as the afternoon on which \ ij> left the trenches Mr Turk came, overhead and dropped about a dozen bombs ; on, the . poor Tommies; who hadv;reUeyed -; us. Qne landed. ; f air ; - in the cook : Kpusesl; thmk b.eing ; bombed, by flii aerpplaai©, is; our, worst ,, hardship. . JYou ; look , up and , think slie is in. a. . dead line -nath, y.pUj , !and you perhaps send your horse in an opposite direction' to that in which'" -the < 'plane is travelling, yet when you look up again it seems to be in the same awk-

ward' position,; The- explosion of lljese big bombs is terrific, and anytliiiig withina radius of 50 yards is liable to get hit. Last night (June 10) some of our .warships stood, off , the qoast opposite Gaza and. gave them. two. or three hours'

heavy .shelling^ Old >John 'Turk, could not halve had a; very comfortable night's sleep."

Malcolm and Co. are selling a house of f umitiure (removed from Child'era

road for convenience of sale) on Wednesday next, at 2 p.m., at their auotion mart.

• • • -^ ■ -■>■-■•-_,■ ,-^ . The Kaiser is inviting deserters ira foreign countries to return to the Fatherland. He , offers no advice .as to bow they are to get there. ' "■ '■ The interest with which the arrival of >few Zea!a.»d maik ta awaited 'by. tlur men at the. frout.is referred to in "a letter from an Auckland soldier i|i France. "If people in the Dominion," he- says, 'only knew how eagerly we look for New Zealand letters, I" am sate they would -wiite a 'little more often!" . ' In t)ie new Majestic Theatre recentlv opened in Sydney! by the Fuljer Pro- ■ pnetary, the management introduce an nnovation-i|i the seating. {iiTangem.entfj,. by which, every, seat in the. anditpriuni ' s numbered. The patron buys at" 1 £tic ' ticket box ., the number entitling him to ,i seat, aiid that seat is Kvaflabfe for , him, no matter ho>y "late.he cpmesr Speaking of England, as it is to-day-; Sir Joseph War4 said at the Post and Telegraphy smoke concert, at Wellington., that one of the greatest f was in the mother of Parliaments, ' He had seen 600 members assembled there'' passing hundreds of millions of pounds " in; an hour in order^that the British'-. Empire Mould not go down for want of funds. -.<■ | ' ' *■"■■_ That the war ds making men of the United States better is the cpnclusiom of President H. C. Kin ff) of. pber,lij V , t College. , Ha says: "With the come, a change in men and women, which is for the best, as I view it. We are going to be tetter; less selßsh, W and more eog(er to perform the inany acts of assistarioe' that are worthy of a great nation and a = great people. "•.. The high prices offerings in England tor stock are commen,ted on in a letteu + dated June 21, written bya,youiig ]\W Zealand soldier, J). Cbttle,. to nisgraod-, father, Mr Cottlc,.. bf. W^Uington. ' TJia writer, who was at Codfoi-^T" hi i tJi« time .says;— "They., had. a; .sale hero «' few days ago, and fat lan^bs. .broiig'ht xr J ,^ ve seen . i usfc aR good soldi' m A ew Zealand for 18s 9d." Cows'Vfi

«f, „ worth £10. .brought; £4Q,. to \- That New Zealanders serviaig at ih<* front, with. other <t,haii New Zealand' iniite ' are not neglected in the matter, of .gifts, hs A^ n b^ a ttel% I'eceoitly received f roiftV *«??*. Zealander. serving with » South „ African unit. The wa-iter stated that "&£ bad recently received from the Hiali' Commissioner a most useful gift parcel^ ■> and .he expressed gratitude ,at being re- - membered. It was hot sa much the ? parcel as the fact of not being forgotten. I he said, that caused him ■«>■.. much ; ™ pleasure..,., - '.•'-■ /;..■; '■'' ' .';'•/ . :■? . following pupils of the New Zea- j land Flying School at Kohimaramav ■ : qualified last week for the Royal Aero - CUub s . aviators' certificates : R. Russell 1 , ', " Invercargill; W. J, Barber, Te Horn, Wellington ; and S. R. Austin, Foxto.ib, 1 Ine test flights were witnessed by f Major, J. L. i&leeman,^ director -.. 0f mili- '? \xX • U ' afl {SS r » -ftadv.Majpisr Sir, Robert"' Walker, G.&O. Ten pupiW qualifl&«l v at I the school during August; bnhgln|':*H'e l i' to^al number of pupUs. who. have, .pasted ; through the . schppl,t£ dat^^ft.^^ . v! < Quite a. number of. baby ' cai'mVak are*'} being .oaiu-ied out ,in New Zealandl at v : prese.iitj. and it .is said that the^iini.be*- ■'£ of- entries is large.,, and^ithe chil<Jr«i v splendid specimens of youhg New, .Ze&\< landers. In New Plymouth, the, Higi* - bchool Old Girls promoted a carnival iji? connection with the patriotic shop j and m i* 6 ™ B ? 0 ' Iu Wa "gaiiui the Ladies' bolf Olub is vunumff a similar, scheme and hopes to make £2000. Visitors to the .town; state that there is great interest taken, and many beautiful prizes have been given for the leading babies ir* different classes.. The funds are .devoted, •to patriotic purposes. "- ', ' ) A novel method'of^discharging. oil, and one that has 1 probably been/ ■■/gnUi into operation for tlie first, time, 'fa ,itew Zea- '■ land, has been, adopted in oonrtection .with the unloading of a vessel now lying; ;afc the Ehinedin wharf. Tlie oil v cargowas, brought to the i>or^ i^i f b,idk. A pipe .has been .laid .undjer the Vhari and ,the street' 4 aiijdjkbje' oil s is being pumped through tliia \pipe, front th&j<slrip i int«> tanks iii. the yard.of the Otago Tix>n afld Steel Company.. The total quantity . 3s understood to be about 10,000 galioii*;. 1 ' and the oil is crude oil, to be used' principally for ; the .Engines of the , auxiliary schooner. Houto, which is owned by the Iron and ISteel Company. "Until a few years ago," said Mr Justice Hosking in summing up in the slander case ' at Wellingion, ; ''ifc t was, . hardly .possible, for a woman to vindicate herself in ihe law courts on account of any slander against' \tier fmputing unchastifcy. It was a singular state of the law. :^he only way. she: coold get damages was -\.by< prov^rig^^ gome special damage resulting . from 'a sWdeH: Unless she was' able to' show gome direct pecuniary loss she had no remedy in the^ law courts;' A few years [ago that law was altered both in England, arid New Zealand- The Jaw j^pw recognises that an imputation on a womajvs bhastity. must wdicate..soiwe.,jia ; mage !^\ : "On© sad) result ofi the war is that the homes which many girls. hoped (to make, and the children ■they hop^d-tojjear are now dreams that will never be realis'ed;" said Mrs Maguire,- president of the Givie League, at 'the.^M.G. A., gathering afc . Auckland, ,"So. we must Jnake'tlie- lives or these girls a, little, . better, first by education, .then by employment, thus enabling Qieni to. maintain, a', bright fjoutnr ]ook on life. \To business men 1 woW say, if you liave awoman'dbmg a, mian's work give Jiev a man's wage if she does the work as we,ll as-'a man: could .dtfvit. Many \ghlfi now going into lusiiiessv .will have- to work all their "lives- and save v .for old «ge,^x v Eee|R| ithem^^appy, ctinLtented and independjerit, and' they i\vUl .prove a great, asset,, to the ..community 1 ." I: Corporal C. Richardson, of the Canterbury Infantry. BattalianyiEighth Re- ' imforcements, ..who is a prisoner^ af \var "fin 1 Germany, has written to his sisteiMif ,Uhnstchurch from .pasaely Hes^e Nassau ,)to the effect that he is well arid 1 doing a vhttle work. This, .consists, , of digging., and planting potatoes. The work is not ihard, but the hours.jai'e long, from "fto 1 7. He speaks well of his treatment, and .acknowledges .receipt,.^ parcels of bisi cuits, cake, tongues, and so "on from '.'relatives, in New/ Zealand. "I will be sable to open a riew'cobkery book," he says, "when I get hbme, and will proibably pall it 'the--. Gcf^ugenen's .soups, jstews, and puddings. 1 ' Have made some •great mixtures or concoctions,, and have kept an account of them sq that you j will be able to have some' new dishes^'