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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14689, 22 August 1918, Page 4

The names m the ballot list yesterday included that of Henry Joseph Mullooly, shepherd, of Te Araroa. He volunteered two months ago, the day before he camo of age. Mr Frank Levy, advance manager for i the Allan Doone, Company, arrived this morning to prepare' for the company's season, opening' oh Thursday next, when the plays "Lucky 'O'Shea," l "Tom Moore" aiid "Molly ' Bawn" will .! be produced. -The list presented to tho Military ! Board to-day contained about 52 appeals, the majority of which were '] revision cases. After the sitting the. 1 Board will proceed* to* Wairo'a by the overland route on the way to Napier, where a. sitting Avill be held. ■ '< Thp barquentine lima" arrived at Napier from -San Francisco yesterday with a consignment of gasoline, after a j smart passage of 61 days. Tliis vessel . originally did service between Australia. ', and New Zealand and was subsequently j converted into a coal hulk at Wellington. Since the war she was refitted 'by the Union Steam Ship Co. for trade ( m the Pacific. ! . The following nominations have been 1 received for the two vacancies on the ' Borough Council : D. W. Coleman, i nominated by W. E>. Hays and W. C. i Nesbitt ; H. *H. deCosta, nominated by < W. Tucker and J. B. Leydon ; T. G. < Lawless, nominated by G. C. Munns and F. Harris; W. J. Sinclair, nominated by J. H. Ormond and A. J. Cox ; ; Israel "Mirfleld. nominated by W. Webb J and J. B. Oman. ' * ' All the picture houses m Gisborne have generously agreed to give an en- , tcrtainment each month, 40 per cent. ' of the gross takings at the door to be j devoted to the Citizens' Defence funds, , and to place good pictures ' on the { screens, beginning with His Majesty's ] on, August 30th, Everybody's on Sep- ( tember 28th, the Palace on October 25, ■; and every month thereafter m the same ; rotation. Tliis offer is much appreciated ( by the "Citizens'' Defence Committee, T | and 1 they feel assured that the general ] public will liberally respond. i I' At 'tbe Magistrate's Court this '"morn- ' 's ing, before Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., « judgment Was given for plaintiff m the ' case Florence Davy' (Mr. Bull) v. Whare * Carroll, claim 13s 9d, and costs ' ss. ' Charles Westrup (Mr. T. A. Coleman) ,< Avas ordered (by consent) 1 to pay Ken- 1 neth Murray McGregor ' (Mr. Bull) the Bum of £23*'2s 6d, m default 24 days' - i imprisonment, execution td be' stayed < 1 provided lv 'stipulated"- instalments are ] paid. In* the case' of J. Boucher' and ' Co., WeUington (Mr. E; W, Mahn) V. ] T. Laihbert,' insUrahoe agent, ah appli-"' cation, for an order to be made on a 1 judgment summons, evidence was lizard, ' after which the Court was satisfied that 1 no order could be made. "•• i

I 'Hit; mails for (lie United Kingdom, j which left Now Zealand on ihe 4th'July, arrived at their destination safely. A concert is to be held m the hall at ' Matawai to-morrow evening (not at j Matawhero, as appeared by error yester- l day). < Advice received to-day from the Rev. L. Dawson Thomas, vicar of Tenterfieid. ] N.S.W., mentioned the recent- death of his father, aged 90 years. 1 Owing,, to the absence of Dr. Reeve ] there will not be a meeting of the ' ambulance section of the National Re- '■ serve this evening. ' J "All sine die appeals will be review-. ed 'by the Board m January next," was the remark of Mr. ji W. Poynton, n chairman of the Military Appeal Board, : this moravg. Apples are advertised m Napier at 10s 6d the 401 b case and m Palmerston retail at 3d jjer lb. In Gisborne the re- -i tail price for some time past has been 6cl per lb. ■-.-•. The feasibility of building concrete vessels m Otago harbor is under consideration of the Trades and Industries Committee of the Otago Expansion League. The secretary has been m- , structed to procure the latest information on the question of building concrete vessels m England and America. A meteorolite that fell on the hills Berhampore, Wellington, was shown at a- meeting of the Philosophical Institute. It is an egg-shaped mass weighing just under 21b, black m color and crystalline m formation. A man who saw the fall about 10 o'clock one night marked the spot and dug the meteorolite out' the next day. Lightning struck a house during the height of a thunderstorm at Inglewood , recently. The chimney was levelled , at tlie roof, whilst the top of the stove and cooking utensils were scattered on the floor. A woman wbo was in 'the | kitchen was hit on the back ' by the t metal covering of the switch of an elecs trie iron. Pieces Of the slab of the ; switch were found several yards outside r tlie liouse. |. Messrs. Adair Bros.' staff held tho [ closing social and dance of the season ;. last evening, when 50 couples enjoyed dancing till 1.30 a.m. Musical items • and recitations wera given by Mrs. Adair, Mrs. Warren, Miss Lily White, ' and the Rev. Tamati Te Kanapu, J and were much appreciated. Mr. Dod- ' drell was an efficient M.C., and during j the course of the evening congratulat- . Ed ther staff,' saying how pleased he was to help and further their social efforts. \ Mr. Lynerc, as secretary, with a good committee of the staff, helped to make the | evening a decided success. Music was 1 'again m tho capable hands 6'f Mrs. * Tljpmpson (piano) and Mr. J. Uridge ■ (violin). ' < s The Minister fov Defence has issued r a warning to the public that the short--1 age of shipping space is a factor tliat a has to bo considered m sending parcels s to soldiers overseas. Personally, isir i James Allen stated, 'he would like* to 1 encourage the despatch of gifts, I '' but, i unfortunately, the shipping difficulty i put a limitation, upon tlie quantity' that . could be carried. Relatives and friends i of soldiers were advised, therefore, to 1 refrain f rom'Vsendihg large parcels ; ' f or,' , unless tlie pfople followed the 1 warning - and sent the 'small parcels, the authon-' a- ties might not be Able to find the' - accommodation desired. Recently, after s long correspondence, the Defence De- - partment managed to clear the parcels V accumulated at ,X shed, Wellington, k About 500 tons went* m .this"- eleanr sweep, but they Minister said - that this * was more or less a lucky accident, the 6 clearance being only possible because r certain cargo had not come forward to '• time. 0 A severe indisposition overtook-- Mr. y Doone, >,the Irish actor, at Auckland, on p. Saturday, and it was only with difficulty r and great perseverance that he appeared - at the final performance at His Majesty's r Theatre m the evening. On account of s acute dental trouble, Mr. Doone under - f went an operation m the afternoon, and c it was obvious to the" audience that he i was suffering throughout the performi- ahce. He was unable to make a fare•r- well speech, and this was undertaken d for him ay Mr. M. Sheahan. linmedi- ? atoly after the fall of the curtain, Mr. y Doone, who had had to be supported - during the speechmaking by other memn bers of the company, completely cola lapsed. A very large crowd waited outt side the stage entrance to cheer Mr. <f Doone, but he left by a side entrance, -, being taken to his hotel m a cab. Mr. r Doone was operated on again on Sunr clay, but, although still ill, he left 6 Auckland that evening with the other c members of his company. Before the Military Service Board at 1 Dunedin yesterday, the Hawke's ' Bay '._ Hospital Board appealed for Dr. 1 Thomas Gilray. medical superintendent _ .of-. -the Napier hospital. It was pointed c out that Dr. Gilray had 190 patients' to' a attend' to at the hospital, 11 ' at the s Maternity Home. 80 at Parke Island, 65 soldiers, and 145 Out-door patients. -The a board considered him absolutely"'lridisr pensable and that he could not be rel placed. Dr. Henley stated that the & question had been discussed by the local 3 branch of the British Medical Association, ' whioii decided that the work at , the hospital could be dori© by the two , juniors at the hospital and the honorary j staff Of six. It was stated that Dr. Gilray was no party to the appeal. The Board decided that it" was aware. of the demand for doctors at- the front, h,ut . at the same time the board had to cdn- . sider the people here. The appeal would . be' adjourned till the next sitting (m ' September) to give the Hospital Board a chance of ascertaining if the doctor's work: could be done by . the honorary • staff.- --! Before the Military Appeal Board this afternoon, the appeal of Ihigald F. Fer--1 guson, storeman, Gisborne (Mr. Stock), came up for consideration. Captain Thomson, of the Fir© Brigade, saia ap- • pellaiit was a member o.f tbe force. The r strength of the brigade had been re- . duced from 11 to 6 members, and m its . present condition the 'brigade was ' un- >" doubtedly undermanned. Last year 2& . fires ' occurred m Gisborne ; the value of stock affected was £35,375, and the actual loss £7526. Appellant had beeii with the brigade for 10 years. There ' were! no First Division men on the br-i-, gade, two only recently enlisting on at- ' tabling their twentieth birthday. If ; appellant was sent the brigade would be j / seriously affected. There were only six : first-class firemen at present* ig the brigade. The fire brigade district had re- : cently been extended fully three miles j on one side of the station, and included j 2680. acres. In addition tbere ,weve. large ' benzine, and wool to be protected, j The 'cliairman said the board; was satis- • fied that, the enemy' were capable of ] any felony m the. way of- starting fires, i etc. The appeal was adjoui'ned sine 1 die. V, ' . : ( A , pretty wedding took place at St, , Andrew's Church this pfterhoon, when Miss Minnie Isabella. Mitchell (tine only daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Mitchell, of Emerald Hills, Waingakie) w«s 'qna-rried to Mr George Havrod Burgess, ascond son 'of Mr George Bitrgeas, Pahiatua-. The ceremony was conducted "by tbe Rev. j\£r Aitkon, The -bride, who was a giveA away by hex; father, wore a dress t of white orepe-deil!Jiine, with silk shadow t lace and court train, and the customary £ embroidered veil and orange blossoms, s The bridesmaids, Miss Barron, and Miss i J. s Ferguson, were attired m white silk I dresses, one having blue trimmings and' t the other pink. The.tbeat man Was Mr 1 IT. Hollier, while Mr Leslie Mitch-ell 1 ivras groomsman. The bridegroom's pre- r 'sent to the bride was a very nice banjrie, 1 and gold bangles to the bridesmaids, j , The bride's gift to the bridegroom was « . a dressing-case.^ Tlie young coupW le-'e chived l over ''sixty presents, anamd'ilng • t cheques. The wedding breakfast took ! \ . 'place at Ftindlay's tea-rooms, Mr end 1 i Mrs Burgess leayy© for Rotorua and t Auckland on their honeymoon, su&se-i c qisently leturning to their* home at Wax- j i ngake. The bride's travelling dress isi . a fawn gabardine 'costume, with hat to match, 1 A 1/3 packet of the famous "No Rub- * . bing" Laundry Help is sufficient for seven . l weekly family wasnings ; truly a wonder- j i f ul boon to thrifty housewives.— Comman, Shelton and 00., Lt4.— 4 4 ' (

Duniptlin hospital is overcrowded. An maiiv ap 300 returned soldiers have been uiult'i' treatment- at one lime, either aa. , iv or out patients. The Wellington City Council is dividing the city into blocks for the delivery . of milk, each block being allotted to one, vendor. Coupons, will be used for paymien t on delivery. Following upon the alleged rupturo between Turkey and Germany, it is reported by a Wairarapa lady that her son cabled from Palestine : "Leaving for England ; hostilities suspended." ; It is, to say the least, curious that the censor passed this, says a Wellington paper. Schnapper are bought by the Auckland City Council from fishermen at 2d. per lb. In answer to the Minister of Marine, Mr. E. J. Carr, chairman Of the City Markets- Committee, said the price paid for this fish by the public was 3£d. per lb. The cost of handling it by the council was l^d. per lb., irrespective c)i office expenses. , Tho Church of England Military Affairs Committee has just cabled Home the- sum of £4400 "for Church Army ' war work, including the erection of eight new huts at the battlef ronts, viz : "Manawatu," "Eltham County," "Te Aroha-Piako," "Taranaki," "Auckland. . No. 1," "Wairarapa." " Wanganui Jockey Club,", and "Levin" Church Army buts. The fact that m New Zealand war loans were free of income tax was'-com'* '' mented on by Mr. A. Leigh Hunt, who presided at a meeting of the council of the Wellington' Central Chamber of Commerce. Mr,* Hunt said that this arrangement had given rise to a good deal of misapprehension. Other •countries--had tried it and given it best. There was a possibility, .it seemed to him, that future Now Zealand Governments would repudiate this little bargain, ;, The Minister of Lands hasprepaled a return of properties ; purchased for soldier settlements showing that' ihe total cost was , £280,493. The Hon. D. Guthrie considers the result goodi It. has exceeded expectations, but many sol- > diers desired to form settlements oil their own and riot to merge m the' general community. He regretted their un> willingness to undergo preliminary training. A farm of 1300 acres was set aside m,, Canterbury and the Patriotic 'Association undertook the expense of management, but the men would not 'go there and learn under a good manager. Clothing is now so scarce m Germany that a schema is projected for confiscated to the State all the wearing apparel left behind by the dead. A Berlin -lawyer, Councillor of Justice- Otto Feig, writing m the Lokal An'zeiger. says: "YVhy commanded the clothing of the living, who m these sad times need every stitch they own? The dead., on the other hand, no longer needitbeir--clothing. At a time when the, 'Grim; ; Reaper is gathering, such, a terrible crop—when the blood of .the nation, is not only being lavishly spilled m the field, but_ also when death is overtaking ns so rapidly at home, owing to the effects of the war— numerous wardrobes become useless. Instead of allowing relatives • to\ * divide them up, let ns hope that a law., .willj.soon bo enacted making itCcdm-V jpujspry for administrators of estates, to > -harid in.iit once .all clothing left by tho' dead." v v ..- . - v .' —■—-—-—-_■