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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14712, 18 September 1918, Page 2

Mr. R. D. . Kelly, . local chief postmaster, yrho. has been absent on leave m consequence of the loss of his son (killed m action) i^ expected to rei-u'rri to Gisborne tcf-mo^rcttr. -

Mr J, J. Webb, late of the. J»ui>Ho Ti-ujst Danartment, Wellington,, ha*- beau appointed 'IjiißßßCtor; of Weights; and Measures arid Custbdiai'i of tie Qoverjlmetit' Buildings, iti 'place of Mr J. Dounes, wKq ha* gorie v into <jamp.

! Lieut. E. R. Black, who is on fur-. 1 lough from Egypt, arrives m Gisborne ! to-morrow morning. i " During the entea-tainment til. Oi«j Opera I House last ni^ht members of Holy I Trinity Girls" Club sold home-made ■sweets, on behalf of the Church Army fund. The Rev. W. H. E. Abbey (who had one of his eyes severely injured by a flying piece of wood when chopping), left for Wellington by the Arahura last night, on medical advice, for further treatment m Wellington. Before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., m [ tht: Magistrate's Court this morning, Frank Seymour and John Ericksen were fined 10s, with 2s costs, m default 48 hours' imprisonment, for drunkenness. j Seymour had to pay 2s extra- for cab hire. In regard to the case Win. George All-en Reynolds, sheepi'armer, Te A-raroa (Air husk) v. Fred. Richard Allen Reynolds, sheepfarmer, Te Araroa (Mr. Burard 1 ) Mr Lusk pointed out at the Supreme Court yesterday afternoon that an agreement had been made arid signed ■by the heads, of the, decree" and he moved for judgment, to which 'Mr Barnard concurred. . The fact that- a sailing vessel brought a cargo of sulphur to Auckland aomje months a gfy (reports the Herald) was hvcnt.oned by the president of the Employer/ Association, Air A. Spencer. There weiov he pointed out, abuiKl-.int supplies of siioh material m New Zoala;id. and it seemed remarkable that foreign dealers should be able to .send it to us at a. profit to themselves. The Rev. T. R. Richards, chau-man of the Hawke's Bay Synod. (Methodist Church) arrived m Gisborne yesterday, and after dealing with certain matters m connection with the local Methodist Church' he returned to Napier last evening. It i s understood that a home missionary (Mr. White), who has been rejected as medically unfit fronj camp, will take ; charge during: -Mr. Abbey ;s absence. . .

The Rev. Val Trigge Continued his mission last evening, tue niieetiiig being i i well attended. The address Avas based on three passages of Scripture, namely, Matthew 27, verses '4 'and'. 24 and John 13, verse 30. The service was a> : most helpful one, the speakfer putting hiniself heart and soul < into his work. M&ervioes w,ill be held eachi evening, an old people's afternoon-' on Friday, and' a patriotic gathering on Sunday afternoon. •• ■ . .

Tlie .Borough Engineer (Mr Blinger) wiso was called up for- service some months ago, and was placed on the waiting list of commissioned officers to go to camp, has now received notice to. communicate with the 47th Reinforcements. . Captain ' Slinger was connected with T Squadronj Fifth Mounted Rifles, Otago, m which unit he had been a member for almost 15 years,, and goes into camp as a temporary-sergeant. He leaves Gisborne by the steamer on Sun. day night for Dunedin, when he ml! sj)end a short holiday before entering camp.

Manga papa is urgently m need of an adequate water supply, according to Mr Hall; one of the candidates at the Town Board election. A sewerage system would also have' to be installed m the interest of public health. He predicted if the Board did not face this question, the health authorities would adopt some scheme and force it upon them. The roads andi footpaths m t'he diistoifctt were •a ■■ positive disgrace. The reforms he alluded to,, he contended, were most urgent, but undier' the' present, system of rating were impracticable, as it would mean sudi a rate that workers could not afford it; so until ..they alter their system of rating they would liave to plod- along as .they were now doing.

( The assertion made by a native prisoner, m connection ..with .the: Supreme Court proceedings this week, that because he- was a member of the UreweraArawa tribes,: and because of past tribal differences, he anticipated that he would not obtain a fau v hearhig from a local Maori jury, is much resented .by the local natives. It is pointed out that the Gisborne Maoris- are on the best of terms with the "Bay of Plenty tribes, and only during the past few* weeks many" local Maoris -had attended the recent hui at Buatoki.to be present at the unveiling of a monument to *_ departed IJrewera chiefs That past tribal differences . would have affected their verdict is stoutly repudiated, s o ji Herald representative was informed today.

The annual meeting of the Matawai Dog Trial Club was held m the Matawai. Hall last Thursday night. Present: Messrs. O. V. Russell (chairman), H. JBulst, B. Fleming, . W. v .M. Cunningham, A. Ashdown. H. Melville, C. Korte ,R. G\ Beaufoy, W.; Tucker, R. J. Fleming, and W. Ji Scliollum; ' The secretary and treasurer,. W. J. Scholium, presented his balance-sheet for the year, and m order *to augment the .funds, which are getting very low,' it was decided to hold a. ball m thei Matawai Jiall on Friday, October 18th... A hearty vote of thanks was aocoVded'' MrV Ashdown for the valuable set-vices rendered to the club m the past. JVEr. R, J. Fleming commented on the* good work done by the. secretary to the .club, and m order ; to show their appreciation thereof, it was decided to present him with a trophy. Tha election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows :' President, Mr. W. M. Cunningham ; vice-president, Mr r R, .J: Fleming; auditor, R,. Fleming ; secretary and treasurer, W. J. Scholium (re-elected). A cui'ious recovery^of pre-war cargo has been experienced by a, well-known Wellington firm- of importevs "'(states the Post). A German ship,/the Alsace, arrived m Sydney a liHle while before the war broke out, ; having, .on' board seven cases consigned . to the Welling-tou-firm. Evidently knowing what 'was m the air, the captain of the ; vessel, to use the ; expression of' amariner who witnessed it, ''sneaked out of Sydney harbor, the night 'before war was declared, and went to Pago Pago, an American port, with the seven cases still on board. Thence four of the cases were forwarded to Wellington, but the othey three remained m the^ hold of the . Alsace. '' * (When- ' the United States declared war on Germany, the Alsace was taken- over . by the American authorities, and sent to Honolulu, with the ■ result ; that 1 , the thjee remaining cases have just reached their destination — four year's late. It is interesting to note tnat • one of the cases contains goods of which there is, a serious shortage among' » certain class' of traders, -.'■■• Tlie bo& plan .for th© Capelli season opens at Miller's corner. at 10 a.m. tomorrow. : ••..■••■ Mr Fred. Gray, auctioneer, conducts a furniture sale to-moi-row, nt No, 10$ Qrmond road, Wlhataupoko, coinmencins; at 1.30 p.m. Mi-s. Harris, of Kaiti, Avon the small cake m the competition m connection with- the Red Cross shop on SaUiriday. On Saturday next the Manutuke, Muriwai, Wharerato, and Waingake I districte will, bo m charge of the ' Re d' Ci-oas shop. These districts are noted ?°»" ;th«ir gqod stalls At the »hop, and Should pi-qye equally busy next Saturday. The layge oaHe v recently won by' Mi". Mackie ha g been returned by him, , and will be open for competition again on Saturday. i '^..lii our advertising columns Meaava. Pisken and! Ludwig announce their purthase of the whoio of ' Mr. Ws. • Jobson'? this season's lambs, ; and; thoy start killing same ' this; week. \, As these lambs are seaohd tf> none m the district;, n.nd' wilt ' kill out exceptionally well, ' customers : ia re advised, to get m parly and order now.* ; '.'

; ' Keep yoiir eyatem tone^ tm wltb , Ladies A.B Pills. 1/6 a hcvx.-Wrio, phemist, Gisbcwne,* " ; •' : I<ad:«a' Wand.kn.ttted sMver mfiu^tec}, only flv^ loft, 10/- * cadi.— IT.' ,J, qneve; Jewflllev and Watchmaker.* \ It is olneerihg to see so many thrifty . wives payinc spot cash for "No KubbW 1 Laundry Helpy, "Golden Pule'! SoatL' ; < Golden,Rule"Oandles, and. "Keep Srr^Y 1 i^-';. Sand Soap,— WU.Uama and. FTettld" i/imited, — 3, ■ ■ ' ' '

I A Washington, U.S.A., new sitem, wliich should be of interest to Wellington house-renters, states that m communities where war activities havtx. suddonly added thousands of workers te-the normal population 1 liere have been cases' of disproportionate rent increases. .NewLondon, Conn.. anticipating Tdht* "profiteering," organised a committee of workers, employers and public-spirited business men to investigate .complaints of renters. ; If complaints are fdlmd to be justified the landlord is, called for a conference. If he is obdurate, the- facts 1 of his unpatriotic attempt: to make war profits are published. » The committee' rehos upon the force of aroused public opinion to bring him to time. The United States Department of Lab>r officially endorsed the New London plan, and caused it to- bo published, so 'that other communities, similarly situated; might adopt it. Mi- T. Ct. Wade, of Dunedin, has^jyst 'returned to- New Zealand from a- sojourn m the East. He, spent -eight 'months m Japan. As' one who has seen service^ -'in'the present war with the Australian Forces beffcre being invalided, .thrpjiglii many wounds— he was aide : de-carap' to, Lieutenant-Genehil Sir 1 William Bircf-' wood- on Oallipolii, and held. the rank 6if captain -when he was disdharg^d-— Mr. Wade \^ha paa^ticularly '''interested m tho military life of Japan as well as m the engineering business Tnhich; took him* there. He iiofcice?l that the 1 : ti'aining'bf the Japanese Army, formerly- modelled on. / German lines, now . closely . follows' t-lie ' British, system , as improyed^by 'tl>e pfeserit -.-war, but i-t'.is'-mqve severo/trjt is, lie said, a. very rigorous': tminmg^wd til© result is a very . fine soFfiiery.X S<v far as :lie; ; could- ascertain, Japan,.s-regu-lar army stood at about I.BGO.ei(X). birtf under the present «Vvstem of, compuls*)by training foi' definite periods at short iii tervals. her available foi ; ce ; wi^s : increased to- about "8..0C0,C00.> -of- - ■ weUV? trained troops'. iTlie eqttipment of- the Japa.ne&e soldfer also followfi: the British type, and the artiilery \is of the most 'up-to-date' • models.-.., -The • • prepara/ tions 'for war are on 'a, vast scale,, "hfr stated. Munition factories and . ammuiivi tipn depots he f ound to , he '■'■ rinmot v dti3 ! and large. Other testimony ■ tb'/Japfcti.'ft -participation m -the War ■ was f 6und\ ri\ t'he sight of many wjairsMps-^being- : b,iu'ifc m new- fihipyaa'ds. ."The imoression'.fE got from what L saw," siiid.MrVW^de,, "was that the Japanese^ a.re l'w^iixng^ for , something — waiting to : : !lan'd': ; .* f a : knock-out blow, but : againsfc^'whftmr l l could not discover.. The, Japs. >?• are shrewd — very shrewd." ' i ' • '