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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14710, 16 September 1918, Page 4

A sharp shock of earthquake was experienced at 1 a.m. on Sunday, the tremor lasting fully 15 seconds. The -new deviation of the Coast road is. at present m fairly good order, a. buggy getting tlirough to Tolaga Bay m six hours a few, days ago. . The C 2 Re-examining Board arrives m Gisborne by the Arahura to r moiTow. . They re-'exaittiiie men classed! previously as C2, -about 250 men m number. The Board leaves on Saturday. It is understood that the Tokomaru Bay freezing works has decided not to erect additional storage m view of the high expense these additions " would involve: "This is my first appearance m the Supremo Court, and J. have not altogether got "my thoughts collected," explained a native witness during to-day's proceedings. . The Bishop of Waiapu returned to Napier .by the Arahura last evening. rHis Ixyi*dship conducted a Confirmation service -at Manutnke yesterday, and 'discussed church matters with the natives .;. during the day. . Tlie "im of £153 9s 8d was taken at the' Red Cross shop on Saturday, iiioludihg donations to the amount of £10, a.m.l £37 6s from competitions. The winaier of the large cake- was Mr. Maekdo. M r ho retui*ned. it for tlie benefit iPf the Red Cross. - "If you succeed m getting any definite statemo— t of dates or -time;you'wili^ suc^ ceed m getting something ' more' tlfah"< usual," remarked his Honor at the Supreme Court torday, . when counsel . ;was pressing a native ..girl m cross-ex- , aminfttion. "I am satisfied that boys and girls have littlo idea of time and dates, and with Maoris it is especially more ' so." ' " ■ . . "'■' • Two jurors whose names appeared ;s jn ( the new panel of common jurbrs siun- * moned for the Supreme Court to-day, viz., Messrs. Frank 8., Barker, . and •Alfred Blackburn, failed ito appear. 'After hearing the . evidence of the constalSle as to the jurors m question having* 'been duly served, his Honor- imposed a : fine of £2 2s for nori-attendance> unless cause was shown to the contrary. The Native Land Court is continuing ,its, sitting to deal with the application of thja Ngatapaura tribe to bq inidluded m the Mangatu Block. A reporter was 'informed that the case, is likely to; continue for another fortnigjit at' least. The 'rs.H'tinig of the court' feefbtre Judge Rawsdn r is now ibeing conducted m the court 1 room m the Government Buijdin'gs, the > proceedings having" been .opeiied' dn the , Masonic Hall, Childers road. . -. ; \ The Mayor (Mr W. G. Sherratt), : m the' course of a conversation, with, a re- ' porter, said the road, from Motu,, ( to * '.Opotiki was m really good order when > he went tlirough recently. From;. Whakar :- ftalie to Rotorua was, also' m good prdefi ii ibuth.with the roacls ; the difficulty m" sumf mertime was the sand blowing away, ,-leavirig "pot holes." Accompanied 'by J .Mrs Sherratt, he' went to Rotorua by r ' ; cki'„- an4| thence to Auckland,'. ultimately I going to Wellington by the Main Ti*unk s: lihe' m time for the investiture cereal mo'riy!. The visit so far ' as ihe Mayor .: was concerned -, as purely a holiday, * Respecting the rank of territorial bfli- ' f . ';cers" : Tt-ho proceed to, camp; a matter » l whiph has caused „much discussion and ■'• vrM recently the subject of litigatiolT, - 'the-: local Defence Office has received [' orders that all territorial officers will L proceed to camp as temporary sergeants. p A previous order /stated the officers ; would go as n.c.o.'s, territorial captains being given the rank as'isergeantsy Under ' .the latest orderi.it is , not oloar ir difi II ferehtiation will' be made between cap- * tains and lieutenants, but apparently it : seems they will all take the rank of tem--1 'porary sergeant. ; ; T_e finding of the Court' pf- Inquiry i iinto the collision betweeiij the Richard-; son^steamer Mako and aLeyland-O'Brien scow m the Auckland, harbor on July 1 12 th was that the master and first officer :;o**f the Mako were negligent m not see:ing ; the scow's lights sooner,, fiai&d tth£y ■ were ordered 1 to pay • th^*.obs^ : ;o 6 f,',^ite inquiry. As -the court considered that - rthe defence tha>t the scow's lights -.were 1 obscured by a smoke" screen was riot a bona fide defence, tlie company, wliieh supported the defence, was also ordered to pay costs. Li view of the certincarted offioers' certificates not being suspended the question, as to the apportionment of , 'costs was deferred.- ■ <\ ; ,-■ iVir., Oswald Prince, who takes over the management of the Gisborne Gas Works, is expected to arrive at Gisborne to-morrow from Wellington, where he has been engaged m commercial pursuits for the last 18 months a** g&s engineer. He originally came' from England, being at one time assistantmanager at Taunton gas works. He comes from a well-established 'family of gas engineers, as his father is. .manager at the present time of the .Tipton works, of the Midlands, England. Mr. H. Hoare, the engineer and jni^hager at present, i a shortly leaving ior America, wheTe he has a soh m 4 the' medical profession. _ An interesting exhibit produced during the Supreme Count proceedings today was a native genealogy book. Its production was for- the purpose of proving the age. of the < owner's? i daugnter. "•His 'Honor asked T*?_y" tHe^Jmge'" giving the entry m question had been torn* from the book. The witness said it had been torn out. by the constable, as she objected to parting* with "her genealogic Record. His Honor^said the sheet should 'not have been itorn out. Examining the •book, his Honor remarked it had been very Well kept, the witness explaining that it had been handed down by her 'father and grandfather. His Honor, m passing the book over to the) jury for examination,- added that, he'kneW these -'books were of great value to the natives especially -m proving the ownership 01 native titles, and it was evident this 'record had not been "got up" for 'the otfedsion. ' V Lieutenant Te Awarau, one of the , Mabiri recruiting officers, for the North Tfelaiid, mentioned to a • reporter this .inorning . that Rua, the so-called 'propheb," of the Urewera country, has heen brought round . t*> the right way Of ..tihinikdiig, and is now proving of yaluable assistance m recruiting. I<ieut,. Te Awarau ha* only recently; returned' from tliis country, having taken a draft bf 50 ratiye recruits from that; district to' the training camp at Narrow. Neck, Auckland. "The fact of ec^oription coming into volgue," he' said, ''hasr reheyed us of recruiting duties m the Waikato distriot." He said he had spent fully a month m the Urewera ; before concerting Rua to his view of the subject. Prior to > that it Ava_ , ar^matter of sheer impossibility to enlist, recruita; but illustrating the 'power helds by the "prbphet',' m that corfhtry-^-whert' his .approval was obtained,, no lese than 80 recruits came forward, but 30 were not •up to §ie medical standard required.Generally speakirti^ he considered the nia'tives were enlisting mi a proper manner m the areas where the Conscription 'Act (was not iii force, and all 'drafts had been filled without undue difficulty; FOjT 'a considerable time Riia could riot be 'persuaded of the advantages of voltfnwy enlistment, and until his saiietion 'w_s obtained haa'dly one recruit oaane forward, ,*— * Orpheus Society members" are notified tthat the weekly practice will be held ithis evening instead of Tuesday, on ac- 1 -count of the Church Army lecture taking, place on Tuesday, evening. . The members of the Holy Trinity "Girls' Club are having a sweet stall m 'aid of funds for the Church Army campaign, at the Opera House to-morrow evening. Tho committee of the Girls' Club will be at the Opera House to-moi-Vow '" afternoop between the : hour's* of 4 and 5 o'clock to receive donations oi sweets, ■which will be most gratefully -accepted. yiotoria League members are iremihded of mjx^d et{VU : to he; held at. the Salvation Army sale of work, to-anorrow "nighty and aire asked to send 4heii* oontributione of meatt ■'• smail goods', cakes, sweete, flowers, e*tp„ , to thevMaaoiiia Hall, Childers yoady to-morrow aft«rnoo_ or eyroinf,

I As a result of the basket social and .'.dja_.ce,- held at Waihuluv on Thtwad&y ..- tlije sium of £114 6s 6d will bo ;. r"sß<ded to the authorities as a contnibuV tion by the Waikohu-Puha andl surrounding districts to the Special Day Effort of the Red Cross*: i The ca&e*' of Louisi Gousmett y. Ef. J* Righton, an action for alleged Hhel, will not come on? at the- present sitti_g of the Supreme Court. An action for ' damages brought by John. Sheppard and his ra-ife against the Motuhora St»tte*> Quarries Co., has been settled" out of i court. .:,'.'* "I am pleading not guilty, sir," det clared a native from the dbcl£. to-day . when asked through the medium of ' a,,. Maori interpreter how he pleaded to.thft' i charge. The registrar, following, the » usual custom, added : "_fisten v . tb r y6ur \ » plea as recorded. YbU plead VJO&' • guilty." Accused • "I plead ribtvgullty, ,sir." The emphatic declaration' f rom _ the prisoner m the" dock and,' his fwfe*. command of the King's English caused general aimisement. . " ' The ReV. Val. Trigge commenced his ten days' mission" last evening at ,the > Methodist Church, Bright street. The missioner. spoke on 1 Joljriy LI, and his l address was marked by "much earnestness and feeling. The meetings^. con-* . tiiTue each evening, and should" "prove very helpful. (Prayer- meeting ih class* room at 7, song service at 7.30 and serV ' vide proper at 7.45). Members, of others '. churches and choirs are heartily invited to attend and to assist with' the sing*"" >"&, ....... .. ■.. :...v ; , v ,,.^,., , Mr Tom Sullivah, the former s(mffl%*" champion, was rather badly injured m a .tlnmdei*storm v m- England m July^. , .-Jftf r > Sulliyant recently returned from "i^wfrjiM ■; ment m Riihieben Camp, , Germany^ ;..«lUH has taken over the Suffolk hpt*vH# Bflry -St. Edmunds. During, a yiol^j> thu^4«'^^i n \ he V** looking on^^iJP u^p^er storey' window, trying to- disoOw^fi the' cause of an. overflow of water', ivr%i^ ,. vhe |wa6' struck violently on the ba^^gf... -ihe "neck by lightning, and fell ;to''ij«£ ground. He soon recovered (*onsoios*'* 1 .rcessy * but suffered from pain and gß^*k:VS We have received an urgent appeal- pm. • behalf of Dr. Bwnardo's Homes f6rsw^/ annual collection of half-crowns fpr.;'me food bill fund.' The provision iof wdd for the largest family m the world*- (0^P > ',7(K)0 children) is a serious problem^ m, 'these- times of high prices. LastVyeSr 232,304 half-crowns were raised for this fund as birthday gifts m memory Of the. r f ; late Dr. Barnardo, and the homes $*(>& 1 looking to the generous public ,in. oj^. • parts of the British Empire .Jto-'j{-raisj£-. 5 mora this year, because 'the .need^ilg:^ " greater. .Six* thousand and seventy^se^OTp 3 children have been admitted sihc# irar. 1 broke out. : Two last year 'came*-' .ftfiftH b Singapore. Eighty -six thousand chil^ i vdren have been rescued by these ntftiotl&l r ihomes irt 60' years and reared and traihgd ;andplaced< bWin life as useful citizens. 1 The Admiralty instruction requjrlljg ",' i-the 1 navigation, of Cook Strait in^pl^ • sdaytime' v ' is causing Very, serious mco^'v 1 venience to shipping, and to biismesftf; T in .small;. ports which are; dependent' otjr*r ' ,^l*p , ping.__inyi of these ports are tidal^ ** Va'nd there ie 'no possibility of the trad^V • with, these places being carried On aiifa 1 formerly, so long as the rule is m forceiv .. A ©dnf erence; is to be held on Tuesday 1 next to. corisiiier- the matter with '-the : object of making an appeal to the Gov-' "; err.'ment to take such measures as m&y L * relieve the ships of the necessity" of •.working the Strait m daylight. To the . '• conference are being, called •• from the Ship Owners' Federation V(the, ; I owners , of the small coastal fleet), 1 the f - , Chambei's of Commerce hi the places* L affected, and 'harbor,, boards. • ".' ■ I A narrow escape from death, was-ex- ■ perienced by a- party of motorists a few i days ago about twelve miles from Kail ( koura. On rounding a .point • the, 'car ? .had to be 1 brought to fc^ftari^tfl^ •W~ • to some rodks fiavihg ialleh ,Irpm • the cliffs to the roadway. One. -of the 6 party. got out of the car to. remove the • obstruction, and had walked;ohly a feW feet . when suddenly, with a tremendous r roar, a great quq,ntit^v of. rock^ hurtled : jdownwards. Those m i.tli^ oar had' no j time to anything before a great riiass* r fell behind the car. missihg it by a few , feelk,. while a smaller qnaritity of rbck ; shot m front, some of the pieces strik- ', ing the* bo_net of the , cai*, one larg_ piece shotttinjl]^^ figh^tlirouilrt the *a* . within ft few" ineßfe-'ot the a _river's fac4 I The htmps of the car were smashed, . the./gear-box "was severely damaged^! ' and tlie mitd-guards" a'hft- chajjsis were, 1 bent. ' ' , l' ;■ ■■. . ■■• >■{>„• „■ a t.i^, [ Abbht 10" a.m: off Saturday one of [ the Gishqrne Sheepfarmers' Fropten Meat Company's lighters, Good TejKpjar; ( was discovered, to be iii' » ;sinld„g. eon!." ditioii alongside "the* whtiirf by No. S ■ shed. The night- watchmah (Mr. Malor ! ney) fohnd the water gaining, on } his pumping ore Saturday night, and he - pulled the hull further along so {hat :. the .bow. 'could rest upon a, mud bank. S .*% previous night the Vessel struck 1 -ground, at the entrdnce to the harbor ;, while coming m with a load of coal, I but the leak i 8 not attributed to that [ occurrence. When the lighter^ grounded the wheel was sent spinning, and ! Captain Crocker sustained .slight m. Junes to his face. The tug KaVdro--ur2l' der the command of Capt. Hadwin,' was ,to\ying the lighter, which contauMnlabout 60 tons of coal. The lighter is now lying on the bottom. : A,tlow water: to-day watersiders were 'disehargirig the cargo, which comprised coal only. In connection with two sounds which, disturbed the slumbers of a good Many people,shortly> after 2 a.mi L „on Thursday of last week, says the Bay of Plenty Timed-, Tauranga, on September 4; it is noticeable that White Island has shown a great deal of spaamodib activity The sounds resembled distant heavy explosions, and produced a jarrnngt effeofc on many dwellings like heavy thttnder. Investigation, however, showed the nfght to be absolutely cleai-. and , cloudless neither was there any oscillatory movement of hanging articles such as usually accompanies earth tremors, Shortly after 2 o'olock tliis '^iemooij • K&r-* ever, after a sudden aW rapid' riseVof steam from Wliite Island, there roa_ more slowly a fine, pale, grey veil , from tho same spot, which spread to mwh^ greater width than the steam ckatd*' and gradually rose till it. .almostblooKed'' it from view, to a height approximately of five or six thousand feet. From .'its appearance it must undoubtedly, hare , been fine volcanic dust or ash, such Uaa the island threw out m tine disturhanca of September, 1914, after the mud' It is significant that on ther oeoaeion of that /previous disa^troits ethMio^-iipio. mve sounds like th«& : „e_r# hlfe on Thureday, were heard" not,, oijlyj i-flown the coast, but everi. here „ikl)\aF Katfc kati. '.• ••;!'■ "C." ; '. •