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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14441, 30 October 1917, Page 2

The meeting of the Mangapapa .School Committee lapsed last night for want of a-* quorum; and will be held next Tuesday night. the condition of his health,; the Rev.- Oliver Dean has placed liiV resignation m the hands of the Bishop. Tlie reV. gentleman has been'"v3car of the parish. of St. Andrew, Port Ahuriri, for ,the past 27 yeaifs. _ Mr F; R. Ball represented the Citizens' Defence Committee at the wharf this morning, when three returned .invalided soldiers -were expected-to arrive. However, only one man • turned. #up*» in Private A, North, Who left' Gisborne with the 6th Reinforcements, and was invalided home on account of an injured knee. On Saturday -next Lady "Carroll is giving an afternoon to the mothers of soldiers, »m her grounds, Ohilders road. Tbei^er are aboujt fifty badges to be presented, bringing^tJie- 'number ap? plied for to-one^hundredand fifty. The < invitation in'clude , s ; the- conimittee of the Women's National -Reserve,; Who are. re-i guested to\wfear.; the/ "Reserve badges. .-.} ' The engagement is announced (says; the : Hawke'- Bay Herald) of Miss Ritai Jenkins, daughter of the late Dr. -Ely-: 3tan Jenkins of London,. and Mrs. Ghut imore Jom%v6f >Sydney, aiid. Sapper C.\ Jj. Williams, A.1.F., son of the late' -T. C. Williams, Prince Edward Island,; and Mrs. Williams, of. Gisborne,yNew; Zealand. , . . • . . i ■ y Sinee 1 the big fire on Monday last there has been a big influx of visitors' to Dannevirke— keen commercials, architects, fire/insurance agents, ifire adjusters, and many others out for business, and they ,had to; make the beH'iairrapgements they could m the matter of* accommodation. Owing -to *the destruction of two hotels, boarding-houses are benefiting largely. ,-For failing to keep a wages and time book as requested by the Act, Mr J. Jiast was fined £2, with 7s costs, by Mr W. A. Barton,' S.M.,- at the -Court this" morning. He was also fined ss, with\l7s 6d for allowing his horse to •wander on public 'thoroughfares. Oh/ a charge of .allowing :h_s horse>to wander Francis Stafford was fined 10s with "17s 6d costs. Section 43 of the Washing-up Bill provides for v the cancellation 'of the reservation over section .2, block; 2, Whangara (timber reserve) declaring the land ..available ,for disposal. .Seotion 47 pi :. -thei ' v ßjll 5 ahthori_eS the Closing' of certain portions. of the Motu Valley and Mbanui roads (such roads being in'excess of offe chain m width), /the closed portions being declared available for. disposal. . - . y V*: --,i - ■•■■'•■ >t :- / . ■■■'AIn' coiiuection with 'the amVsement^ax to come into operation on Thursday next, November" 1, it is^fbaounced m the &d---vfertisihg columhsi-Hhat under 1 the r 'provisions of the Act ,a"dmißsioh ,tickets. exceeding sixpence l ahd. hot exceeding Zs{6d will be; required to play: one .penny tax. Admissions- 1 -to the "Si^pWihy parts of the theatres will not be* affected, 'but patrons of the shilling seais will pay the penny tax*, required by the Government. The following list of .'-Woollen goods has been received from . .various donors and purchased fom ca^bi donations by Mrs J. East, on behalf of the W.C.T."D\ for the North Sea mine sweepers :—7V pairs sticks, 8 pairs mittens, .9 starves, 15 Balaclavas," 35 jerseysy 2 cardigans; 1 pilot suit, 24 woollen trousers, 38 shirts*. 1 pair gloves. These have all been well packed, yin two cases .ready for the first steam^ -and .constitute .a splendid subscription from ' Gisborne's sympathisers. "While recognising that there may be special cases of "ha-fjbhip among soldiers and' therWjdependantsj the Ad^Pory Boai-d desfl^to congratulate the Government upon ,the amended Scale of separation . r allowances^ and. .expresses the opinion that the scale is , as liberal as the circumstances oi^the Dominion will permit." • Such was the, toit of the resolution adopted by the Advisory Board of Patriotic Societies' Federation at Wellington last week. The first wool valuation this year takes place m , Gishorhe from the 13th to the 15th inst., when the new seasons clip and the , balance Vof last sea*, sons will be dealt, with. The catalogue ha s not yet closed. Wool is coming m steadily, and a repoi-ter was informed/ that at the present rate of entries it will be ..one^of th 6 largest held m Gisborne since the inception l of this systoia. The recent shortage of wool-packs had some*" effept also on the "coming m" of the wool, but now the transhipments from oyergeas are to hand a great; stimulus will be noticed. Ideal weather conditions have latterly, been experienced so tar, and af this jcontinn.^ tfor la • month or two much good work ! -will be done oy the farmers and shearers. Tlie fitting up of tlie dredge Maui is progressing satisfactorily, and the very large, amount oft detail/ worth i s neaxung completion Yesterday afternoon, m order, to jtest the fittings and junctions ol the pipes and- pumping gear, a preluninaiy run ,on \ 9W Rower was ma(fe J-lns; incidentally demonstrated that the" lifting capacity of the pumps' for silt discharge over the breakwater has come up .to the. indications,. of the consultine; S B^**." ***&** Tlie renuund& ol the .fitting is being pushed on an&' it is hoped to get an early start'with the work of clearing- the river bj^pumpmg the^silt flyer 4he , breakwater. The cradle foi; ; use with the Maui; is* com- : pJete, having been ready for sbthe time. No avoidable delay ha* y been allowed since the'-SetUm of 'the Vdiedgo froni Auckland, and every effort has been, made to/ accelerate the detail fitting up of the ..GVlaui' for her .-new work. ' The erection of the groynes authorised by the: Board) at the meeting yesterday "-.is': a complement , of .the pumping over the breakwater,* and is intended 'to give; depth of water at the wharves at all •times, even during , floods, ; as the . scour' is to be directed to forcing 1 tju» sift; down for tho purpose of pumping oiit to sea. -,- Circumstances connected with the. death of Private S." Cleary, who left . .Gisborno with the 14th Reinforcements, are relatcdyin a' letter has been received by Mr. *J. Clearv from the Rev.' G. Kennedy; *a\icker,}wii'iUen from the 2nd Australian Casualty .Clearing Station, France, and m which-he says : "If is with -deepest sorrow ,I - have to inform you of .the- : sad: though glorious' death of your son, Private S. Cleary, Please accept my ; . very sincere eym*- . pathy to you in ,your great,' beieaVemenL He was brought, .into the h#pitaT\oh [the ?ath of last ;^pin^r ;■ .]|ttii__rtas •* . firioih ' woundg, m ..the leg recjeiv^d m action/ .and. .alUiough every thing " s^possible, was* P^.° f? v J""«. -he paspe^T away the f oJ- ! "lowing day. I saw him, and did wh# I could t 0 comfort him. You wfi.l be "klad..-t6 know. that he died fluite peacefully, and I laid him to rest "__• the liltW cemetery neai'by. . A ci-oss w"!! be eiW^ ed over the gravq.. Tt'u can Jbte ■ cheered by the .thought that;' your son did * his; duty and did it well: Htf Jb'as^ given his: life it is "''true, but only to'; gaih. a higher one which will last for' evej;.y His sacrifice hjiis been great, but; you^may /be assordd'f that *hife J rcwa yd ' will bo greater." Another son. Private ,E. , J, Cleary, left with the 7th Reinforcenie|its,- and according to latest advice is at present m hospital m Wal-, ton,. England. The third son m the 1 family goes into camp* op January Bth.

The Gisborne Follies will repeat their excellent entertainment m His Majesty's Theatre to*rtight. Nine sections m Patutahi township have been vested m the Patutahi Town Board. The 'Poverty Bay .Stockbrokers' Association holds its summer Cattle Fair at Matawhero on Thursday, and Friday, the Ist and 2nd November. The sale commences each day at 10.30 a.m. on fat stock. The special sale , of Mr. Elisor's stock to have been held by \Messrs Dalgety and Co. m theysecond week m November has <now jbeen 'fixed -Jor.. December SO.thj anda2lst. , ,An advertisement hi reference to the sale appears m another column. One Of the elapses pf the Native Land, Bill by ,-the 'Lemslative Council onS^turday authorise^, vie appointment of the East Coast Commissioner to . administer the MangatU Blocks Nos. 1, 3, and 4, and the setting up of a commission of inquiry to -inquir^ into the past administration of the' blocks. " -?''•.:.- For the quarter ended September 30, 1917, the excess Of withdrawals over deposits m Gisborne was £22,504 8s 2d^: as compared with ah excess oveV deposits of £3712 * 15s sd. for the same period last year. This state of affairs is attributed ; to the action . p£ .., depositors withdrawing from their accounts to invest m the war lban. Provision is contained m «this year 's Reserves ; and Other Lands Disposal and Public/ Bodies. Empowering- -Bill; authorising the Wairoa County Council to raise a loan_for the .purchase jof .the G.oy r eminent "line Mohaka and Tpahgoib..^ Another clause au^ thorises the Wairoa. Harbor Board to purchase a site .for pfficje purposes. v . ! ; Th.e-', f amb'ys collection , of -- piptur es, to-! gethe^vwith i ; two.. magnificent* suits i dfi an^,ythe- prop^t-J'^bf*': the Earl of Penjhirdke -ahfi JS^ontgoiniery, w.ereysnbmitfed 'to.-vauctibriv^in -London -rebehtly. The'Cbrisent of Hhe Cpourt* Was to the sale of th'e: -armor ahd 4 tWo splendid -pjctmres.' .. pne, of .>^hjß flatter be"foreit^'aiujtioh 'at;:ajp«iqe not /.disclosed, but stated , itoj . exceed „the , reserve approved by the Coux£" and «to run into •five! -.. figures. The other, a Rembrant { portrait, was bought m at £11,500.1 it*he two suits of armor did not reach the reserve settled by the Court, but were bought m at the following_. l veryi high prices: Suit of Constable of Fiance £14.500, suit of the Due de* Mont Pensier at £10,500. " '- N On Thursday commencing at 2 p.m., "Mr. G. K. Miller holds a clearing sale of furniture at the, residence;.^- ; Mrs. Hepburn, Fox street, Whataupoto. : .^K^yy^yy^^y