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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14447, 6 November 1917, Page 2

A light shock of earthquake was,experienced at Gisbome about 7 a.m. to day. - % - ■"'■;■■ fi-'fi fifimfi [

The annual meeting of ,the Gisborne Soldiers' Club' members was held ryesterday afternoon. 1 * The annual reports (already published) were approved.. The officers and! committee were re-elected. Votes of "thanks were accorded to the Ladfes' Kitchen Committee, < who had satisfactorily carried! on the tea rooms for the past two years, and also to the secretary, Mr F. E. Gaddum.

Wood for making packing cases is running, short in Englarid. A Dunedin firm received such an answer by the last mail.* ; The manufacturer stated that this want of wood was added to the other difficulties, and- he feared it would prevent him from supplying the goods required. As a fact, the Old Country imports practically all the timber that it uses for commercial purposes.

Voluntary -recruits in connection with tlie Second Division will in future only be doaLb with during the yi^it of the Medfcql Board,.- which is Accompanied aliso by tihe" districlt • attesting officer. Voluntary reoruits, however, will be stunimoned' for the fii«t day that suiits thejn best during (tlie Board's visit, and those volunteers who do not arrange a day for medical examination be taken ajt the end 1 of the list.

Wliilst medically treating a horse employod in the Mangapapa' sanitary service, the Board's contractor, Mr R. Merritt, mob with a. painful accident a day or two ago. He .was knocked from a box, and falling on the corner of the same, received; internal ihj-tiry-, whilst his left liand was severely' <Jut -with the bottle ho held in his hand, wliich broke' in the fall. v

Tlie sit© of the operations of the dredger Maui was altered from^ the rivei* entrance ; yesterday owing toithe conditions prevailing outside, ahd she was engaged in the removal of a bank which had formed near the end of the town wharf. The ; dredge/ was working at 'the entra,ii6e this morning and it is hoped that given favorable weather con-f ditions the vessel will have completed her v work at the entrance and will be engaged in pumping over- the. breakwater, by next. week.

At a committee meeting of the Borough Council this morning, no less than 18 applications were considered for the position of sanitary inspector ,j which was recently rendered vacant by the retirement of ill* Openshaw. The committee approved "of three applica-* tions, which will come up for final selection to-night. The consideration of reserves, which was to have been dealt with this morning, was deferred until to-night.

The annual rose and summer flower show will be held in the Scottish Hall to-morrow (Wednesday) afternoon and evening.. Record 1 , entries have. been received, arid keen competition is anticipate ed in nearly- all classes, -fi The following will act as judges : Cut flowers aiid vegetables, Messrs' F. Bull, G. T: Bull, and Rice (Goyernment "Orchard Inspector) ; decorative classes, Mrs Palgjravo. Miss Barnes and Mr Geo. E. Darton; cookery, Mr Oatridge. The indica^. tjons are for a very interesting exhibition. There uill also.be stalls, all laden avitli good things, and a Christmas ti-ee for; the children. The proceedings will bo enlivened" by musical selections by- an. effi cient orchestra, and l a. good pro4' gramme by chiljlren under 'the training of .Mrs McKehsyc- fi. ; . . .*. '..

• Al brush took -place in Willis stre'ebj Wellington, > on Saturday ? night between* a ntuhber of - civilians and iniliit^iy police, wliioh was prevented froiXi7d<>velophig into m ppls , riot by the iimely arrival . of a number of. 'civilian police/ Shortly after .Xty p.m. -..0n .Saturday four militaiy policemen were .escorting ■*, couple of Mlifcaa*y prisoi>oi*s along Willis ••bn'tihoir' i W'iy to the : Alexandra Barracks, Avhen a man in' civilian clotlies is alleged) to have' called out to the tr»ro prisoners,- "Give it a go^ don't let tihem 'take , ytou !'.' . Tt . ■is . stated Ittiab tlao civilian 1 -werit • close. ijp. to the^ prisoners ai*^. Ui© s^geant-majoa* of the military*; police. Other eiatehients assett that? blows-; were exehanged between tihe civilian.; anfi one)' of,' ; the' esccfrt. ''fi Seav geant-MajOr Oi'ow^Her, who had charge of the '"rod -caps,", "found that tho actions of tlie -civilian' were spurring ithe crowd to iwtierfere, •&> he 'decided "to take r tlie two ■•prisoners into the YiMiC. A J buildings.;,; GSyUiaai police' at: ..this ■;• juiicture Came <»i"*tho soeiie^ .- iV ilxooting: howling, jostling? mob mirTounded the \i*ed capsf" Wihop honvever, ;got' : tlieir" prisoners, 1 liuto tho '"Y^Mi.o: A. « , • Sergt. -Mlajoi** Crowither -then pointedloitfi'*a mail to'tlici civilian, police "asybieing th^jc^use of^ tjlio .disitiurVaiice. Constable Brenhan thereupon ;»ah*^ted< t|he Suspect,, wlio. ; vra& 'to be brought, befoiie the S^M! Coui'b under itwo charges of brea'ohes of the War Regulations — interfering with the military police when in the execution- of their duty, and 1 with, inciting others to interferve. Tjie accused is stated to be a returned' soldier.

A fund to build a returned soldiers' mamorial hall has been inaugurated -*at Timaru. /

The Australian Christmas mail to soldiers abroad filled 12,130 bags, which is a record. It was made up of 961 bags of letters and, packets and 11,169 parcels.

Prohibition of alienation,-- other than to the Crown, has been extended over numerous subdivisions of the Mohaka and Waihua blocks, comprising 7000 or 8000 acres.

The Wairarapa Age says'it is reported in political circles that Mr L. M. Isitt, M.P., was offered the vacant seat in' the Cabinet, but he declined to accept the honor. . Sir John Findlay is said ,to have also declined.

In connection :witn the? forthcoming election for ' the Cook ' County Council^ the nominators bf Cr. Chas. Matthew's (the sitting member, for the Patutahi rioYing) were Messrs J„ E. Hills and Thos. Craill '-.'',!

Mr Biggs, of the ?Hansard' staff, Wellington, will take up the position- of secretary of the Wellington Appeal Board next week, and) Mr A. Ei Burr, the present secretary, will take up his duties in the post office service at Gisborne. '•'-/%■■

The Uev. D. B. Malcolm; whose name appeared yesterday, in the list of appeal cases to be heard before the Military Servico' Board, an appeal having been lodged by the (Bishop of Waiapu, was recently classed C2 ; 'by the „Medical, Medical 80and.;0.;.,.r'; ' ■■ y ?'*.- ,-• ';;.■;. '/ '. ,-.

The Westport Borough Council and Buller 'County Councilyare again moving in the direction of approaching "the Union Steam Ship Company With / a view to the continuance of -the steamer Mapoufika on the. W^t» -Coast, >run k -,. • . , :

' It is, stated •by^Mr 0.-F. Bickfordy organiser y f or- the Red Cross > Society for Auckland y district?' that'--. no less than £5662,000. has been, collected in that part of ''the Dominion for' various patriotic purjpOses since the, ,war broke . out. i ";" The followhig cricket team will play High School on'High School ground next Thursday at 2.30 jaim. t T. Hogan, Harivey, Adams^ G.' H. Lockett, G* Tempevton, D. Parker, Browne, A. Swan, GDick, E. Fox (capt.), and F. Wilkinson.; y. The Bishop of Waiapu, who is visiting the. district, held services at Waef i*enga-a-hika 'on Sunday morning and at Makaraka in the . evening. . He. visited Te Karaka this afternoon, and will probably proceed to Patutahi to-morrow afternoon on a brief visit. '

Negotiations are- Aow pending betweep the Napier Mardi Gras executive and the aviation school at . Auckland to hold a regatta and seaplane demonstration ih Napier in lieii of the USiia,l ' Mardi Grai carnival. Should suitable terms be made, the attraction will prove a big draw tb j Napier at Christmas time. >

Group commanders, according to departmental „ instructions just ■ issued, have no power of granting extension of leave to any man. All .applications for extension of .-eave must be. referred! to the director of reetruiting v and*no action is to be taken by "a group commander as tb leave until approval -has been received."

Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. Stewart, D.S.C, N.Z.R.R.^has bebn appointed to command the Rifle Brigade in place o'f : Lieutenant-Colonel R. Young, G.M.C.-," D.5.0., who took over the command recently on the death of Brigadier-General F. E.. Johnstone, C.8., and, who himself was wouhded a few days later.

Under the new instructions respecting the t Second Division men called up under section 4' (after conviction ■ for failing to register) will- not receive any leave, but will be. sent -direct into camp, either for foreign or home .service,: according to medical classification.' Men .called! up under section i3s.\£ill be medically examined in the usual way. They. will be given leave without pay until date of first concentration. fifi

In the Magistrate's Court this morning, before Messrs J. Sheridan and W.' Hamilton Irvine, Js. P., Joseph' King was charged! with -refusing to quit' libepsed' premises at? Te Karaka when ordered to do so by the licensee. The prosecuting • offioer said the accused had been giving a lot of trouble out there recently. He was convicted, and fined £4. with 9s 6d costs, in default 14 days' imprisonment. On a charge of threatening behaviour in connection v -with the same moident he was fined £1, with 9s .6d costs, in default 14 days', imprisonment, sentences to bo cumulative. '.-

A Stratford correspondent writes:— The Borough (Jpuncil, . af-the result of •• visit to? Wellington by its ' engineer, has decided for concrete as material' for the roadway of Broadway and portions of the more I fi'equertted? streets. : The ratepayers will , be masked to, vofie , on v a £16,000 loan It appears to be established that, provided the wort is well done ol • the best materials, , ; the* annual charge, including interest, '? compaJres very favorably wi£h macadam, whilst for comfortable travelling and the absence of . dust it is, of course, beyond qpmpaij-ison. It is riot, unlikely that the dust -tha£ now opcasioirially makes things unpleasant in our maili' 'street ■ spoils annually as much merchandise In the shops as^ if saved, would provide interest on the loan. . . . : •y - )

Hugh Chalmers, heail of the Chalmers Motor Company, has announced his in* tention of spending 1,000,000 dollars m advertising the merits of his cars duri ing, the cqming year (says ( the "'iFourtti Estate"). Most of the appropriation will be used in newspaper space; according to Paul Smith, vice-president, who further comments as follows : — -"The local news* paper is the medium now. It is' the solar plexusyblow wliich i hits, at,; the dboi* oi each home in each dealer's town. And that means . sales , now. *. f The national weekly magazine is necessary, but the timely blow is delivered by the daily paper in each sales district. As a proof of our absolute, faith in this fact, we are using 1600 newspapers throughout th| country several times each month in the campaign we are how waging.'' ■■'

A meeting., of the Titirangi Road Board was held yesterday, when there were: (present : Messrs A. T. Oolemait (chairman), H. J& Bright, and F. Wi Nolan. It was resblved to make applij cation to the Advances Board for s loan of £300 to bonnect section 3L5 Kaiti withyijhe Wainui main $ road ■ ,bj[ way <:■ of i MUjpph'y's? road'aM'a b^idfee over the Wainui stream- A communic| ation was received from settlers, asking for Hooker's, road to be opened up, »4 that people tjould have access tov "the beach a^j Sponge Bay. MivW. Webb wi*ote ihtimating' that,. the new We ci fencing, altered repently,-, y- how ' gave! people access* to the beach.' -The- Board upheld . the. action ! putting the fence as it. 1 stood " 4 at^presqu^ because it: served to avert accident's' and at the same tim^ allowed, .people^- on 'toithe beach. -Ac| counts totalling £46 ' wtar b passed- fbtfpay*meht.; ... , ...fifi! !fi . .... ■-. '•'-... i

Stringent provision is contained in' the revised instructions issued by the Del fence authorities respecting Second Divijsion recruits who fail to . present themi selves for medical examination when or'dter.ed.V Accqrdihg fitofifi the' jnew a*egulal tioiis (referred to in another ' colutini) it has been decided! tljat where a Seooiv! Division reser^st drawn iu • tlie ballot fails to - attend > for 'medical • examifiatioii on the datb ordered, lie.v^'ill foi*f,eit- the privilege of having ' twelve "clear weeks f rpm the date ■he actually • does. . attend| Unless ■"■ he proves' fi thatv hisv-'failury ' ytq attend , on,- thend'a^e wdered ; was through causes beyond' liis' boijtrbl. ; Tfi'e- circum I stances .must be repjojteyl „ to,; £hp? .of^cpf commanding!- the district' for his . decisioii as -to; whether ;tj)e<iqan or be granted'- 12* Weeks'': leave "Mter'-tiibdical examinatiQiiiV-jWhe^^^^ie^.l^ivQ^has uo| been extended/.' the defaulting' recruit}! on being y'jpagsed! fityfqj* foreign service; will ': be^Ordered!' to*cbric'entrate on the date which would 1 h{ive been set down in accordance with the original - tiihe't'able (as if "Ihe, -had ? actually .Attended- when first oro%red).y T^iis- a defaulting recruit will be -'ordered "to camp 'as if he had presented hioisflf j for. medical examination on the proper date. ' If anv' man raises objection to this procedure the district, attesting officer is directed to "darry on," and the man will be advised to lay. his case before his group commander, who will :. report the circumstances, to the pfficei* commanding his district for orders.

The ninth of the series of Catholic euchre, 'parties* and; dawces, i? jjO hj^j^in tlie Masonic hall tb^%htj -promises to bo a greftt success. • Ihe floor "h*»s;. bcom specially prepared, and patrons ca^i rely on a, good iiaght's enjoyment,,, ,

In order to lure victims within range the Germans have devised a • method of

utilising the generous nature of seafaring men. They collect and construct large rafts, fitting up dummy figures thereon, so as to resemble brews in distress. In some -eases they have had ships' boats -with figures tied: up.Sil/them to resemble men. Then the in their submarines hauled- off to. a con-

venieht range, submerged, ahd-^With^tor-pedoes trained on 'the; dummy bqats .waited for the first • British; ship tliat. ;imipulsively rushed to succour theJapparenU ly. shipwrecked., fifi '.'.>., ■■■„ ... • ..-.„. fi At a meeting of Dunedin - masterdrapers, at which all the largest houses WerO represented, it was agreed •* to "closo the shops' 'daily between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock for-'lfinch,; and on"' Fri - . days . between . 6 /and; *; 7 o-cioek ,- for ■ teaThis course • has bbeiiyad^opted^ as -a "war measure,"f beings yer^we^.necegsfuy.Jby the shortage of male assistants. Tho object' is 'to.ca-riy>bn;nTfith; M^small a staff; as possible- in. tho.meaiitinie., Tho resolution takes , effect .a^„ fyorn* November 5. The. decided fifi. that with a view to . reducihg .the ..humber* of deliveries toAsk ciistomers'-tb cany their own. parcels whenever possible. '■■ ■■''■'-> Since the inceptioii o^ the 'Cl Cam|> at Featherston Camp * some -very satisfactory results are reported to. have been achieved : in. thb pvocess of '.; trying'put tliose men classed. CS v in tlie first medical examination and afterwards .considered

likely, to ;proyevto be- fit fpr. service. The physical exercises?aiid .routtf>m'4 i ""-*'hsd over short distances have -proved * beneficial*; in many cases ' ■ Spnie of the meii have " expressed, their appreciation of tlie system, whicli has made' them feel fitt&' than they ever were -before;" There rha»,lw n a certain number? bf -discharges,./ but the graduated. stages of training have proved , distinctly ybeneficial in ■ the fi majorityvof '*" cases, 'fififi'" fi.r ■'■"-. : :.r :■■ fififi . .-..t.:.- ,--. ■•■■■-■ ■;-,-.-.■ ..- y , ,*The members of .-the -.field ambulance '-. detachment bf the National /Reserve Will be examined on the subject df "Home Hygierte" >on Thursday* eveningy in*. iaie of the rooms in the main school ih Derjbjr " street; yind'er fithe 'supervision f 6f *Mr ,;*E.' . H."'Mann, local represehtAtiveybf ' the -St* ' John Association. .The tion will' commence- punctually- at '-.7 o'clock) and one homs,^givep*tb' , ahswer? the' six- questions'." At-*-8-- ;^blb^yriiemt bers. will pe orally examined by a local medico. It is essehtiafo date fbV'ifr'is , intended to complete- .the: :whblo examination \in tho one?; evening. ■ Tbiitighty* 1 4t*#}3Q,'\ memr bers^aremvited to attend at tfte Garrk son, Hall for . instruction, .andy'^**mo^bw' flight '. ,(,Wednesdayl:the me^c^^fnMrwiU :<fel'ita»- / his final^ le-ifciiye oii hygiene'. • '• After consulting old. collegians' ; through the?- medium of. "The Nelsbhian," the Nelson" College .Old Boys' Association has -decided .Upon ;the ? erection*; of.; wba^v :is :known''as.,a ''scriptorium" as^a ?suitasie form of t0,, 01d, , their liyes in;.the-. > pr6sen.t war/- -.Tbydaie. nearly r IOO "old boys" have^ mtfljde;t4© 'supreme-sacrifice.. The proposed buiJ^-y •ing, which will be. built in brick,Y^t\i|ai approximate cost of £2000; :will^probab]y contain the library,: a, writing-room, aiid a room foryjuiet study, in which, robitfs I it is hoped to place the varibiis War-meW-orials and mementoes of the- war.: . t-^AI-

ready two subscriptions of v. £100 each have been received, from Mr. W. Actba Adams and Mr. ; F. MUner, besides other subscriptions of IbSsbr amounts, and it is confidently hoped that old boys throughout the Empire, will respond 4d the apr/ peal

The New Zealand Times; states i'.'-MW.. that the "Parliamentary session is* over certain arrangements vrhich : have long been, in contemplation ,by^theV v Cabinet are to be cai*riedout. It has t been understood for a .^considerable* time'*' ihat Mr A. L. Herdman is to relinquish the;, At- ■'*• torney-General's portfolio," -for 4 sea)t;«n the, Supreme 'Court Bench,. 'in succession, tb Mr Justicer t)enhistbnj todr^it'Waakated in political circles yesterday that "this ohauge will certainly come .aljout within the present month. This will call for two Cabinet ap^intm^nts^;,toi-fiJL.;,.tlie fresh vacancy which will be created and the long-standing, one occasioned by tlie death of Dr McNab. „W|»y another Liberal Minister has hot. been 'selected long since to succeed the late.Diy McNab has been a matter of surprised among politicians throughout the -session.. It will be seen V .lOHgst the ? earliest political events? of the recess ywiif. be a double by-election in .the constituencies now represented by Mr Herdrnan aiidf . Mri P. a frehbfi fi- '?■£■ I:-. y

The whole of Otago, says '•£ /Dunedin paper, is more or less saturated as ia consequence of the wet *ftreathei*?rwlnbh has been experienced, and the prirftary producers are longing for a cessation -of rain and for d hot, dry spell. The Tai|eri Plain has suffered .most isevieively. . Between Otokia and Titri. tihe cbuhtry'a's one lake, dotted with ho'm&teads entirely surrounded . by? r water ; nor does -thei*© seem to be any iriimediate prb^d^ of getting rid of jth^flopd .prater.- Tlio whole , of this pprtjoh of, the plain is lost for the seasoh: Ftirthe^ south the Tokomairiro farmers complain that there has been little" ' chance to ■*■ sow i • crops. Comparatively, little wliea*., wilj be sown south of Dunedin this as it ;i« now too late to sow,.itj and the prepared ground will have '-toi, b^ put to some, other purpose^ Grass, jm growing luxuriantly, r althpughl .co^pjauitp ajje, jtipde that owing- ' to* excessive, mbitfturb there is not, .much sujistaftce in>4,t-yi l^ , he,;WlJy country * froiii which the' : surplus tp&tir runs off!-tfe^^^iooked>'better^ v . .fiififfi'' Ati "old -ahdoffiuch' •rbspißctedlattdiiprominent resident! ibf/?N!^Riei* .passed away', on Friday in the person of ; Mr. James Howard Sheath, fi ; lii* y cpnhoctioj(i >--syrf,tii public, church 'and, pducationar milters, the latojMr. Sheatli*Avas.very. prominent in Napie^i* ahd -his*' t'dciath Awli cause a bl^kin 'public^ and* social 'ranks. He was bbrn in •• Birmingfiam,' Englaijid*. 1 over sixty-nine^ years agb-' and came td New Zealand at an ,ean*ly age..,, He had a long and di'stihginsfied **r&brds of yp^ic^s'lirvice to lii^ .^re^t,, -hiayjpig; ■ entered * the - Postal DepaitnieiSt -uhaef, "the Provincial Governfneh^^' Ch^ist&uficli -Hn; 1865, owning, the post. .office, at Kaiapoi the same year. He was afterwards in charge 'bf ■ post: !q*ffices >at ptefibiam^^^i-he^'tyni Tauraiiga, Westpoit^ and • N^ieKfifiMe late. Mr., Sheatli, .yw^i. j^e^ted to the Hadke's .Bay y;Educatibh y'Bbardf in August; 1910; alio!^ #Ss apppinte^l Ohairman in Augus"t}v£®l4£idp. the; death, of Mr. Whittington.-yHe always ' ?toqk* ',; a keen .interest: ' iti 'fail^i^Htersvco^ubcted' with the •' Angliban^hurchV an'd ••had^be^h a churcjmaraep b£?tliei^^ > since .1908. !He;;>vad. ej^c.Wd' a^etybfci*J[}£ -* the .-. Diocesan \ Synod ' in? 1903 : andla^ nibm- fifi ber -of'; the Generar? Syjiibd iu.^lQf'.??]!^^ ■ Sheath jwas amembeii qf Jbhp- Napi|y;C&y' j' CodHcjl ■*■ f rom -iSpi'ili ?> 1913- •' uhtil/tb:e;ltf|t : i election w^iipii;^ >pwing \ fify> y-ill'-healtifi, 4 foe • -did^not seek .re-electi9p.' yH^-wftji^lso*^ member bf '■ tlje Bluff Hi\l 'Bbwiing^q&p;.' of wlych ihe.yAyas > gjgsicjjmt foi* s6l*lo ss£. < Mr. Sh^fiWi -v&s '$.- jna» ?qf *m%^;^ iftmglft and honorable nature,' and'* was'-Jmu^li,'' esteemed, hy -.aU -'; $ho; yknew,n Ji'im fiior fhis '• unfailing -^ with whom -heVcame iii-. contact. -He leaves .-' a widbw and!". in-own iaip .'family'. v fifisjssfi. Rawnsleyj^bf .*-. Patutahi j , jis.* a • daughter* , The took .place fioh . Sunday ! was -one of ; the largest.Xand*-' mpst*imOT«ra-t sive -that yhaspb^|i - geen? ; , in yNap.ijpt™- mr ' many years, fifi* At -the hundre^a a^en'^ed^jthe %eci|l*i and aftgr;,that a>lpSg; yrie of '^otpj's tafld traps followed 'trie Coffin -io^-the Jce^;ptejy ' - The unusual crjcnv^,, whjpjiv was^prbs^nt) testified .itb'itfie'&g&em-'' iti Vwhilch -the^'laie r Mr, Sheath. .'was -held, **' ■•■'■' - •-^