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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14800, 2 January 1919, Page 4

Sir James Carroll is at present on a visit to Hastings. -Mr. Noel "Nelson, who for some time past has been * manager of they Gisborne branch of the. New Zealand Insurance Company, left Wellington for -i Colombo by i. the Dorset, en xouto to Singapore, where .he is .to act as tho company's representative. Three invalided soldiers unexpectedly returned by . the Arahura this morning. Their. names were: Pte. G. ,F. Rusher> a member of the 29th Reinforcements, who was invalided home .with' sickness; Cpl. fP. E. Clark, 12th Reinforcements (trench feet);, and, Pte. W. R. Brough- j ton, ; 'l2th Reinforcements, sickness. The Hon. A. T. ' Ngata, accompanied by Mrs Ngata, who motored through to Gisborne for the holidays, returned to the Coast to-day. The member for the Eastern' MacirL. district states that they have had a good. season in 'the. Waiapu, much' drier than at Gisbornej. a fact that is evidenced by the condition of the pasture as seen when travelling towards Gisborne. Mr Ngata remarked upon the improved road facilities to the Coast, but said they found the sand on the present temporary stretches of , beach very heavy. . ; Mr. J. Ingham, of 366 Clifford street, has received advice from the Defence authorities that his son, Private J. A. Ingham, is returning on a transport, dv© about the 9th inst. Private Ingfiam was a member of the 9th Reinforcements, and was wounded m the Somme m. 1916, also sustaining shell-shock. lie rejoined his unit m December, 1917. In January, 1918, a high explosive burst on the parapet of the trenoh, resulting- m his a relapse of shell-'phock and; concussion. The young soldier is well- > known among the younger generation of this district,

11 is rumored that the Petpne^ rai : way workshops are to be removed yo the present camp site at Featherston.

Advice lias been received locally that Rifleman (now Corporal) E. E. MelleO Military Medal, who Was wounded a month ago, has now been removed from hospital to a convalescent camp m France.

It is understood that the data secured as the result of a police raid of premises m Grey street yesterday, ; ittoludetl . the names of a number of well-known residents, and that there are indications of transactions ranging from £2 to £160.

Miss Rosemary Rees, who did such excellent work for the entertainment of "woundeds" and "on leaves" for the N.Z.W.C.A. m the Old Country, v has been m Rouen for some time f in one of the Lena Ashwell companies, whMi has done so much for the entertainment of our men— l4,ooo entertainments >have been given m France alone by teij "Concerts at the front" organisatio'fr-i-abme entertainment! ,;••.;. Mr % Borneo Gardiner, an ex-resident of Gisborne, has arrived unexpectedly m Wellington from London. -A few weeks ago -his mother had » seizui'e, and on the news being cabled Home Mr. Gardiner at once made arrangements to leave,, and was fortunate m being able to secure a passage by the Ayrshire.Unfortunately Mrs. Gardiner died whilst her son was at sea. . Mr. Gardiner has, during his absence, made for himself a nicho m the vaudeville stag© m England, and after a rest m Netf Zealand he proposes to return to England.

'• In connection -with the Oddfellows' sports meeting held yesterday on the Park racecourse, . Mr. R. Eobb, m the course of a conversation with a reported this morning, said it was practically decided to register the meeting and encourage outside competitors m- the motor cycle and other events by substantially increasing the ,- prize money. The children's events . were exceedingly popular, and tho fact that several types of competitions were m operation at the same' time tended to inrrense the interest .m the sport b^t mi ted to tho "taste 1 ' of the various o^.nmunities. .

A telephone message was received by the deputy-Mayor (Mr H. EvHill) yesterday from Mr L. B. Tullock, chairman of the Waikobir County Council, on behalf of Dr. Collins, Sister Brewer, Messrs IF. J. Rowley. a.nd G. P. Foley, as -well as^ other helpers at Wairoa m connection with the epidemic, asking that arrangements bo made to relieve the Cisbornitos at present working at Wairoa. One volunteer reported himself tlias morning, and arranigemlents will be mad© when ft siifficienfc number are 'willkyj to assist. "Of course," added Mr Hill, "it is a difficult thing: for a man to have to lay aside everything 1 to go to Wairoa. to assist, m that work "which migihfc "he taken up bj T Wairoa. volunteers."

What might ]*av!e proved <i. serious ontbi'eafc was fortunately discovered, under remarkable ciroum stances?, m. Peel street early yesterday morning. Mir R/'Bobb went to the Okitu factory premises about 5.30 a.m. for the purpose of .borrowing ft can for the sports afc'tho Park. Whilei ■looking Tound the tiremasea. to dee ifl tliere was anyone about, he discovered an outbreak of fire m the coal alongside the boiler. He extinguished it with several buckets of water, andi then, rer ported the matter to the police and tele, phoned the manager. The outbreak was brought;, about by the scrapings from- the .fire igniting the coal heapi alongside/- '

The New Year celebrations passed quietly. In .view, of ,the closing of the shops comparatively few people were m town on New Year's Eye. The passing of the old year was signalised by the firing of rockets from Kaiti hill and i Whataupoko, and the blowing of the whistle from a steamer at the wharf. A typical summer morning yesterday induced many holiday-makers to spend the day out of doors, and picnic resorts along the railway (special trains being provided), at the beaches, and at the Ormond and Gentle Annie quarry reserves were well patronised. •., The. main fixtures for the. day were" sports gatherings at the Park racecourse, at : Te v Karaka, and Matawai, all of which passed off. successfully. Local Salvationists passed the ; day enjoyably at Geiftle Annie quarry. Threatening t c\o\jusb gathered towa-rdy eveigng^ idisap- V peared: after a' light shower, ahdVwftfi a ' fine evening -, the picture houses were >' well: patronised.: A further holiday was observed. - m, connection with' busjnes* premises to-day, when the local OrSngeymfeng.organis^tioii^eld a gathering at Patutahi domain. /As mentioned elsewhere, a New Year bowling tournament is being conducted 'at the Gisborne Club s green.

The Waiapu natives have been singularly fortunate m escaping the influenza epidemic, so the Hon.' A. T. Ngata, M.P., told a Herald representatives today. Except' for the ". mild i wave that passed through the districts November test they v had ; escaped - the epidemic. Ihe recent -'measures taken m , the way of prohibiting native . gatherings' during * the Christmas , holidays were adopted more as a. preventative step: than as.. a' necessity. The position m ,the Bay of Plenty was being carefully watched, but • although the epidemic had been> severe •' m that locality, it appeared to die out on -reaching Te^ Teko. a The health' irti spector ; from • the , Waiapu had . been / sent through, and; had ascertained that the epidemic was dying out at'Te Teko, but it was decided'! to exercise* precautions up to the end of. the year., As far as could be ' ascertained the epidemic had, accounted for only one death amongst the younger generation, that s of a native of 39 years of age,: and '? whilst several deaths had i occurred' amongst the elderly . people, these were probably due to natural, causes. The winter; had been a severe one for the natives on the. Coast, and m some instances ' the influenza found them m 'a low state of health. Mr. Ngata re- •' marked that but for . the assistance ' rendered" from Gisborne, it was apparent that ' great mortality would have occurred amongst the Maoris of Te Reinga, •Nuhaka, Mahia and Wairoa districts. •;• A party of local residents preparing for a holiday outing yesterday mprninfe met with misfortune resulting m the smash-up oi their buggy. The mishap occurred in* Norman road. It appears that whilst waiting for the balance of the party to come out, a rein became entangled with the tail of one of the horses, aaid a young mam to adjust it. As he did so. the pair bolted off, and the buggy, which contained a young lady, came into contact -.with the kerbmg of the footpath, • breaking off one of the wheels, -\ The startled anuiials renewed their pace, but soon encounter- > ed another obstacle m the shape' of a / telephone post, which was struck with. tremendous force. Singularly .. enough the horses parted as they approached the post, which consequently struck the buggy fair m the front. The young < lady, whose position was viewed* with, ' considerable alarm, was thrown out on "'' to .the grass, and apart from a severe' shaking was fortunately uninjured. The' vehicle was badly smashed up, tffe horses bolting off, one with the pole still attached to- it, and the contents 1 of the hamper .were scattered about the road. The back axle was broken m the smash and a second wheel, went spinning along the road. The buggy struck the flole with such force that the/ electric ? light cables which were carried }oyer.head bp.an -iron arm, were broke"n ;at .three different points, the iron arm being , bent; and the pole itself was knocked out of plumb. Onlookers declare that the young lady had a remarkable escape. A good start means everything. Start well on the matrimony road by selecting the Engagement Ring at GrieM Jeweller «.* The run is on the pure "Golden Rule" Soap, m, pretty colored cartons depicting New Zealajiders lifting the world into Jove and harmony. Price ls-V3d, ' . Wonderful value. Indispensable forXmaa use. AH stores.— 4. i Gifts for everybody. Wrist watches. signet rings, silver pencils, cameo brooches, at Gordon*, opposite Bank N.Z. If your Watch has been unsatisfactory , start the New Year well and buy a reliable Watch, . from Grieve, Jeweller anj|' Watchmaker. V AJI' rraaranteed * J*. ■' • ife. •• -V"

The prizfeg won at'- the Oddfellows' sports yesterday -will be presented to winners by the Mayoress at to-morrow evening's performance at His Majesty's Theatre. • •

Tfae principal trouble at Fiji now is a shortage of foodstuffs for Indians. Unless the Dominions come to our rescue at an early date there mil be many deaths from starvation, writes a correspondent.

Oil inquiry to-day it was uscertainled that the influenza patients at the GisMborne tfbtel are all progressing favorably, i practically all, excepting Mr. G. B. ' Oman, "having reached the convalescent staga I An unusual accident occurred last night, On the Roebuck road bridge. Mri P. Stevens was riding a motor cycle over tjhe bridge, -when he heard a sharp noise and the; machine swayed violently, almost unseating the rider. Examination showed that no less than 14 spokes had been torn out of the wheel by a- horse-shoe, and the wheel had collapsed m such a manner as to render 'it difficult to move one way or the other. Writing to a Wellington friend, Mr Hugh" J. Ward, a director of J. C. Williamson, Ltd., says: "You have had a terrible time m New Zealand. At present we are- making a great battle to, keep it out of this country — if they sucv ceed it will be a great achievement. -It will be a long time before we really know if they have been successful. If it breaks through there is only^ one thing to do, that is, to be real citizens and close tip every place m which crowds congest. I know, for my own part, I will be the first if necessary to suggest this being done. I think- the war lias taught us much. Philosophy and decency of intention regarding others -is the lesson I am sure, many of us have learned, and all businesses should recognise this and cheerfully lose, if they can save one person being infected with this terrible disease."

In tlie Manntuke Hall last evening a pleasarit and successful social and dance J was conducted by the Manntuke Tennis party m aid of the Red Cross fund. Although this was the first dance given by the party, the number present exceeded all ' expectations, about 100 couples taking the 'floor. Music was rendered by Misses Parker, Oaill (2), Hepburn (2), Dower (2), Halbert, Messrs Kirk and Taylor. Songs, which met with hearty applause, were rendered by, Misses Dunphy (3), Dower 'and Hale. ', The duties of M.O. were efficiently carried out. by Mr P. Coppin. The young tennis party is to be congratulated upon the splendid success of the first evening's entertainment and the hope was expressed by those present that other gatherings of a similar^ nature would, , be held m. the near future. . The floor was m excellent condition, and dancing was continued until the early hours of the morning. Thanks are due to all who gave their services m making the evening so enjoyable^—(Correspondent.) °\A Gisbornitts iwho has seem more than the ordinary share of active service returned home this morning, m the person of Private W. Broughton, who is wellknown locally m the country district, having been an employee for some years on the Waipaoa station. Private Brougihton, notwithstanding <his . advanced age, succeeded m. being accepted, and got away with the 12th ReinforcemientSiAfter,- about two months m Egypt, he proceeded to Marseilles, and thence to England. Only being nine days m Elngland, h|9 crossed to the Western front, where, except for leave spent m Scotland, he was continuously on service until July last, pulling 'out when the New Zealandfers . iwere m ironib of Bapaume. The Gisborriite ■ was exceedingly fortunate, and, apart from a couple of scratches, escaped being wounded, although, he states,.^ men' liad' been killed on all aides of him. He was subsequently slightly gassed, necessitating his removal to. hospital m England. Excepting for six months' service with the stretcher-bearers, he was attached to the infantry throughoutj serving at Armentieres, Messines, -" Passchendaele, and other -sectors 'of the Western front. Considerable 1 diversity, of opinion has been - expressed regarding the closing of the shops for New Year's Eve, and whilst' some business people assert that the results generally do not warrant remaining open, others again declare that the ©losing movement resulted m considerable - losai: -*>One local jeweller, for instance, states that the early closing, b&d a in'arked effect upon the jewelleryjHrad©, and he estimates his loss at fully £ICO. -Amongst a wide section, of.'tne community there was a regular custom to -give return, presents at New .Year, and frequent complaints were voiced on Tuesday, especially by coun- : try . folk, against the dosing up >on New Year's Eve. Apart from that^our informant went on to , say ;?that there was no occasion to depart' from the oldestablished custom, Shop employees being repaid by the extra holiday to-day (Thursday).. - In. :-. fact, personally, he would have been prepared to have closed up until> Monday morning rather than to have ' missed the '» New Year's Eve trade, which, . once the holidays were rover,; was aj thing of the past. Several of the shops remained open, on Tuesday evening, but comparatively few people were m town.