TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 14450, 9 November 1917, Page 4

TOWN EDITION.

The dredge John Townley waa floated off the slip to-day, and berthed at the. town wharf near tho big crane, iv readiness for dismantling and installation of thc new boiler, which work will be proceeded with by Messrs Cable and Co., of Wellington.

Tho 35A Reinforcements leavo Gisborno on the 13th inst, and the Cl special camp draft leaves on the 20th. The next sitting of the Military Service Medical Board takes place about the 29th inst., and the Appeal Board about the 22nd inst.

It is stated that within the last three weeks over 800 yearling cattle have heen sent from Taranaki to various parts of the North Island. The majority were heifers, one line of over 100 Jersey heifers being sent north to start a dairy herd.

Blight has already commenced to make itself m evidence among the potato crops of some Kaiti residents. One enthusiast cut off thie tops of some of the crops, but failed to prevent the blight spreading. The potatoes were almost ready for digging ; otherwise he would have lost the benefit of his labors m that direction.

It does not require much stretch of imagination for "anyone to realise the energy required to walk np the hill to the hospital m the intense heat of summer, even for a man m the best of health. Returned soldiers receiving outdoor treatment are expected to do so, m addition to having to pay their own fare each way, when making their triweekly or bi-weekly visits, as the case might be. The Returned Soldiers' Association would greatly appreciate any arrangements to help which might be made by some willing band of the motoring* community, and at the same time not taking an undue amount of time to carry out.

After spending about a ydar m Great Britain, Mr Uttan F. M-'Oabe, of the firm of Messrs_Richardson, M'Cabe, and Co., has returned to Wellington. "Very good work," states Mir M'Cabe, "is being done by the New Zealand Club, run by Mr "Robert Nolan, of Hawera, and Mr James Burnett, of Wellington, assisted by many voluntary workers, all New Zealanders. The function of the club is to look after our fellows coming from the front. They aTe taken to the club, provided with a change of underclothiing, hot baths, sleeping accommodation, and the very best food at a minimum cost. In the first five months of the club's life 32,000 bed tickets were issued. I was attached to the club, and my business was to <go down to meet the trains and welcome the soldiers. One cannot speak too highly of the manner m whioh the New Zealanders m England are received by the British people, nor of the* exemplary way in' which the troops of the Dominion conduct themselves."

What undoubtedly can be regarded as a record trip to Wellington and back has jlust been -completed by Messrs Holnfes and Bignall, of Gisborne. Leaving here with a two-seater Ford on Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock, they travelled to Wharerata, where a stay was made of three-quarters of an hour for dinner, thence to Titiokini, where a f urtber stop of half an hour was made. The next stop was at Wairoa, where a bridge was being repaired. After some delay they managed to get some men to put planks across and after 1% hours' 1 stop they proceeded on the journey. A further stay was made at Dannevirke of li hours, making a total stoppage of 4£ hours. Wellington was reach ed v at 4 o'clock, on Wednesday, the total travelling time thus being 18| hours. A great portion of the road was very rough, which impeded the progress of travelling at night time. On the return the nest day, Wellinscton was left at 12.50 on • Thursday. Rain was encountered from Palmerston North to Morere^ and m the former district portions of the road .were under s water. Thtey went off tlye road at Takapau for 40 "miles, and reached Gisborne at 2 o'clock.

"Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co. are selling 50 purebred white Leghorns tomorrow morning, Mumby-Ledger strain (pullets and hens), on account of Mr Sid. Jones.