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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14449, 8 November 1917, Page 2

77 A , number of men belonging to the o3rd; Roinforcements arrlyed m Gisborne this morning on ifinal leave . '■

Mr George Charteris, one of iMangatoros bewt known settlers, met with a serious accident last week by an exploWl? 6by h6 had M - left Snd

A visit to a number of local hotels was macte to-day by police officers, with a view to ascertaining if the provision ot the anti-shouting Jaw are being .ob- • served at Gisborne. Diphtheria is stated to bo again prevalent throughout the district, a numuer of cases having been reported during the past few weeks, coming from both the town and country districts. Advice has been received by the Harbor Board of the release from the loan fund of the £23,000 applied for, which has been placed to the Board's credit, lhe money is required mainly iri connection with the expenditure on harbor works. , The first wool valuation to be taken this season will commence on the 13th inst., and continue for two days. A good range of values is anticipated, and large quantities of wool are comintr to hand 1 , ready for the valuation, which will also include a quantity of kst season's clippings, which were held over. The Napier Borough Council h4 invited .the •Hawke's Bay County Council to sencLdelegates to a conference to be held at papier on December sth, wheji the Waikaremoana Hydro-electric Scheme wil!l be discussed with a view to urgin/y the Government to arrange for the pros ecution of that work. The Labor Department is taking proceedings against the employees of Messrs A and L. Seifert's flaxmills. who struck about a month ago. The flaxmills award was shortly to have expired, when a .crisis was precipitated by the men at two of the mills ceasing work when the employers refused to meet thendemands, instead of referring the matter m dispute to the Conciliation Council or the Arbitration/ Court. i JVomeft's P{it riotic Committee will hold' their sewing meeting "on Friday from 10 30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. They wish to thank Mrs A. M. Puflett for kindly providing morning and afternoon tea last Friday, They also wish to acknowledge with thanks the following dona- I Mr?!? I S 1 * gift . Parcels from Mis K. S Williams; pyjamas, Mrs A. LudSooL MrS Klng ' S ° Ck8 ' Ml ' SS

An inspection of the station buildings at Motuhora was conducted yesterday by the District Engineer, Mr Armstrong, and the work was found! satisfactory. Jfhe aYe expected^ be finally completed by the contractors. Messra tlaisman . and) Booth, this week. With the exception of one or two -minor items the line will be ready for handing over next week. . B Sitting m civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate s Court this morning Major Beere and MrJL E. Hill, the presiding justices, .gave judgment for plaintiffs m the following undefended civil actions: Common, Shelton and Co. v J P Gor don, <claim £7 Is sd, costs £1 3s 6d ■• same v. Gordon and Wilson, £7 15s 9d! limoti Afetai, £10 3s 10d, costs £Isame v. Geo.,W. Goodley,' balance of claim 6s Id. costs ss ; A. Zachariah, v A. H. Hiltfchins, £3 17s. costs £1.

Among the maaiy New Zealanders killed' on the Western front during the month ot. October. -was Obtain George Saywell, of ,the Salvation Army. &> to _ the time of his -leaving on aniliWy duty he had completed- eleven years service as an officer m. the field and social work of the Army. In August, 1916, when holding the position of assistant officer, at the Wellington People's lalace, he responded to the call of his country and proceeded to the front with the Bth Reinforcements, and on October 15th last met with. the fatal blow. j No news has been received by the ' Government to allay -the prevailing-con-cern,-about the prospects ,of shipping for "the New Zealand export ; season just opraiing: SThe indications 'are 'that there will be a grave,, .shortage of tonnage i» . the. coming seasfvn, /The freezing ssason. ' is just about to open, and there are two : million carcases m cold stores all over ! the country. The dairy season is at ; full already, and there -is still some ; cheese,, and. a good -deal'oi butter remain- j ing over., last, year to, be shipped.—(Dominion.' - .~jj.- /f^-t Mainly .through the energies of the Rev. Packp and Mr R. A: Mitchell, who started a -subscription list, and the Pat- • riotic. Society, who .also assisted, the returned soldiers' ward at the local hospi- ,' tal will soon be provided with an up-to-date piano for their sdle use. This should prove a big incentive ,tp concert parties, Whose presence \v6uld -be greatly ; appreciated by the inmates m assisting* torwile. aw;ay the" weary hours of con- i vajescence. It is understood that ar- ' rangemoiits are being made' for regular : visits to be made by the Orpheus Society, Savage Club Orchestra, -and private concert parties. The Shops and Offices Amendment Act came into force oh Monday last. The Act relates mainly to the employment of .'• women m mavble bars, tearooms-, and restaurants, and forbids the) employ- j ment of women and girls m such establishments later than 10.30 p.m., except for a limited number of liours hi the year, and under certain conditions. It ; is anticipated that rsomevof the marble ! bars will close at the hour stated; but m the case of marble bars ' whore men aro employed, or will be employed, a Counter..- ,Beryice>vaf tor the. manner of , American bars will be maintained Rafter ' 10.30 p.m. <■ •

The civij list pkiced before Major Beere and Mr H. E. Hill, J^.P., at, the Afagistrate's Court this morning contained 28 rases, including thrpe judgment ami an .application , Uf take eviilenre. . A number of the casps wove chums for amounts above £20, and had to be ncljourned I'oithe Magistrate to deal with. .However, judgment was given m five cases, the amounts totalling £29 lls Id, with costs amounting to £4 13s.

•John Eric Mattson, the amateur bomb thrower who created something of a sensation at Dannevirke recently by hurling a bomb into the house Avhere his wife was living wrth another mail' as his housekeeper, received four months from Sir Robert Stout at Wellington on Saturday, his Honor remarking that people must be brought, to realise iihat they coukl not take '-the law into their own handsi, no matter Avhat the justification

A Russian named Karil Kerilor appeared for sentence at Hastings. The chargos : to (\vhichi he pleaded -.guilty were based on collecting subscriptions for a fictitious Russian War Fmnd. . Evidence was given that accused was of good reputation, and wa« formerly aai .officer m the Salvation Army m Palmersiton North. It was kno\vn. that over £100 had been collected. Counsel. Stated that the whole amount was intact. Having received an undertaking . that the money would l»e handed over to the Public Trustee, the i Magistrate imposed a fine of £20. ,

The directors of the Motuhora Stoi)e Quarries Co.j Ltd., received! fifteen applications for . the position of manager of the quarries, the final seletcion being made between four thoroiighly capable men. Air Arnold Williamson, who was appointed, servod ; his apprenticeship at Messrs Jackson and Brother's Wharf Foundry, Bolton, Lancashire, England, remaining m their employ eight year*?. After coming out^to New Zealand Mr Williamson .was employed! by Messrs Jas. J. Niveii and. Co.. Ltd v , as mechanieiil engineer./ His duties included the erection of ypiunping ,plant, quarry crushing plant, locomotive nndl rolling stock for I transportation.' of ..roetal, electr^Q\ crane, toi', dehydrating plant, 'Edison .H3each storage battei'y ; . cars-, -and vinany : s^maller engineering units, as ..well as. mainten- ;- ance of rpad'-Hi^king .machinery^and the rCpptrohof.yiherworking^ffiKce operating all these. 'Mr Wiliiarn,scin,, t iwas ..also m charge' of lading., the T(l.,imles of tram j linas to tieritle yAnnie; qitarry. Leaving Gisborne after the Gentle Annie quarry closed, ,dawn v Mr Williamson with Mr Rogers 'own&jl a quarry, at Brooklyn, Wellington, lately selling out his interest to his partner. ; .

The secretary of Post and. Telegraph Officers' Association, Mr. A. E. Combes, having noticed that Sir Joseph Ward had been reported as stating that a circular from the association was misleading, has written a letter m reply^ He shows that a telegraph messenger starts at £40 per , annum, and, assuming he is promoted to letter-carrier after two yearSj he.gets an increase each year until m the twelfth 'year he is receiving £150. The writer then pi'oceeds : "Average 'teiilar.y, >£92 18s 4d (our circular said £99), out of which he has, to pay superannuation contributions at the rate of 5 per cent. re Sir Joseph Ward or anyone else : can pointr ,to any other calling which^ pays the male worker on as low- a basis for" working year m and i year out, come' rain, come sunshine, we have yet to hear of it. As a matter of fact, the latest classification list for the Post and Telegraph; Service shows a group of eight men at the top of the General Division, Class 12, who had their salaries, increased from £130 to £140 per annum on 1/4/17, .and who, ! on that date, had completed an average of eleven years five and a half months' service, and whose average age was one month short of twenty-six years; Our circular appealed to memhevs of Parliament to do justice to men m this position by recognising their need for a war bonus equal to that granted to railway servants." .