""Mr. G. Smith, builder, returned hy the Arahura last night after a visit lo
Mr. G. Smith has disposed of his mill at Motuhora to Mr. G. A. Mc- v Donald. ...... The group rifle meeting was continued, at the Maiigapapa range on Saturday,--under favorable weather conditions,, about 30 competitors being present. The>v . gathering concludes with a match for aJI .- comers 'on Saturday next. In accordance with the deputyMayor's request the local Shopkeepers'' Association has agreed to close f roiht v 10 a.m. to noon to-morrow on the occasion of the landing of the Maori sol-' diers. Local senior cadets will assemble to- . morrow to participate m tne reception- [ of the Maori Soldiers. They are noti- . [ fieri to parade at 9.30 a.m. at the Garri- ; rison Hall. They include No. .7, No. - 19 (High School); No. 65, and No, .66, - t' Waerenga-a-hika College cadets). •■,... , V _J. man named Charles vßJu'ndel"., aged 6_». _\ears, a station hand, dj-ed at Mangatu',. suddenly on March 24. Aii inquest ;^as held and a verdict of death from riafciral causes (heart trouble) wa» returned' •-, The old man had been working about \ the Poverty Bay district for many years,\ an d is believed to have relatives m Hawke's Bay and Wairarapa. Tin© detention."* of the Niagara m quar-. antintf owing to v the outbreak of influenza oil the tri_> fronn Sydney is inconveniencing quite* \»& number of people m New Zealand w]foo-\had secured berths on that liner. The VA^l "will not be per-, mitted to* procetfdfN. to sea until the authorities aire- qu.ite\ satisfied that she is a clean ship. ,' \ Before Major A, €* \ Beei'e ., and Mr. _[ J. Wachsmann, J.***_V-\ this morning, , Edward Egan was charg^ 1 , with ch*unk- ; eimess and fined £1 Bs'\wit_.** 2s costs., m. default seven days. He.'Wy *.L7oridas'' 'was similarly charged, and fined lk' s * ..With. 2s costs, m default 48 hours'* Jn-prison-ment.
The death occurred this moi'tuVg ab Hextoii of a •well-known, settler, >.Mr. Julius Bulst, at the age of 70 ye:.mrvlye '.. had been ailing only two days. , wit^' , bronchitis. Coming from Tarn*rfa_2. about 16 years ago, he settled at Mata-*^*-*^ ■whero and Hexton. He leaves a l ' wife» ? *lr and family— Misses Bulst (2), ana 'Mos 1 -- '* dames Sischbach and Korte, and Messrs-. H. Bulst and A. J.Bulst, the latter be- . ing on. his way from, the front. Much Sympathy will be felt for the bereaved ,'. relatives,- ..■-..- ■.".':-•-.;.., ■i, -, * The Auckland Herald of Saturday re*-! ports: Aii address- directed against the {irinciple of national prohibition was de-- 1 ivered by Mr. W. Douglas Lysnar, a well-known settler of. the. Gisborne district, at the Town Hall last evening. Mr. A. Hall Skelton presided. There was a large audience, few seats being unoccupied. Several sections' <6f ' thej audience were hostile to the dpirii 'JJis ex - pressed by x the speaiier. There 'f.'Wra .- many interjections, and- the chitu-.H^in ■ had ' to warn offenders m this .reSp'-ecfc * several times. ._ Vj. '.:.,'■.•*,' . 'V''V-*v **- At St. Andrew's Presbyterian Sunday*-" '' School yesterday afternoon, the children were addressed ay th*? pastor (Rev. J. Aitken) and' acting : superinte'ndent (Mr. C. Perry) on the deaffc of their Mo ** superintendent (Mr. J. Warren). Feeling reference was made by both' speakers to Wb 35 years' service 'to" the Sur*. day school. As a mark. of ; respect.-. the> children all stood m silence. - After* the singing of a hymtfthe usual, of the Sunday S'chpbl wft6 jproceedccl . with. The school was not held .tlio pre- ". vious Sunday- owing to Mr.' Warreiy*sv death. '•...'' . .The Napier High School cricket team returned to their homes- by the Aviihiira, last night. As tb© tender left >:tlro wharf cheers were e^ohanged. - Thcl:visitors were high m their praise of 'tiie "■■' hospitality of the Gisbornites. ' Oir : FrE-*.'* ■-.. day they visited the- hui by speciul 'i'ii'^ ; ■■■■' vitatioii and •^itnessed'r' the- *rehearSa__- ■•';)': going on. • On Saturday, night a gochdf was held m the school assembly '•ihaH.'iJ •<»»' and was greatly enjoyed. The ■ headmaster of the Napier B"ig_ School (Mr. W. A. Armour, M.A.)'-aTso returnod to Nnpier last night. The Gisborne Hi-zh •< School's football team visits Napier at" the end of next term. ■' -
During the week-end -.there was a, largo influx-, of. natives 'from . various parts of New Zeiland, :in ; connection with the hui. On Saturday niglit the, Tangaroa brought a large number audi left again later foi* Wairoa. - Another, largd quota also arrived by the Mako, which did v hot come inside the river, ' and the launch was required to make six trips to bring them all ashore. When a further lot arrived by the Arahura last night there was quite an animated scene on the wharf as the tender drew* up, a large number giving: .'*' a haka and other forms of welcome, .much to the amusement and entertainment ol the pakehas present. •',
In the. Police Court tliis mqrning . _- '■: youth of 16 years, named Edward^Alex^A' artder McKay, was charged that beihg«L an apprentice on the s.s. Wai? Opal, ■<*%%& Auckland on* March 12th, he did desert from the vessel. When charged with the offence the lad pleaded guilty. Sgfc. Clarkson said J the youth ;: was; appren- .'. ticed to the steam ci* iii the Old Country. When the vessel arrived,. at. AuckV land he secured leave to visit, his sister • m the Waikato district. He .returned, and later left the vessel ; pref_rring^_he ' country life to, that of the sea. vHe admitted he was articled to the steamer's crew. He appeared before .the ' Court at Auckland' and wa_ remanded to Gisborne. The steamer was due at this port to-morrow; and the boy c'buld then be- placed on the ship. An .prder was made by the Bench accordingly. ,. The patients from the Niagara liavo been housed m the hospital buddings ou the island, and the . 'contacts^'; of whb-i '*"'' there are only two, have been accommo- ' dated. in the quarantine buildings there; Major W. Petit, N.Z.M.C., who rihas s been m charge of the medical department at Mbtuihi since, October last,, 4s attending to the patients. Among,, the staff assisting him are- three nurses who . have been sent from Auckland for. that purpose. There is a -considerable, amount of room for additional ' patients, if required. When the Niagara left Sydney. . , she had 769 people on board, consisting '.'..". of 485 passengers and 284 members of"'' the crew. The health of those on bo^rd is being. cai*efully watcherl; and any' chaiKes. m their condition noted (states.. the Herald). Aji injjalation chamber has '.'„„. been installed on the' steander, wbere passengers and crow are" treated twice a, day. There are two Auckland nurseS, "-'-"' on board. The passengers on tlje. vessel do not view the conditions witW alarm, but are looking forward •to a speedy release from their detention /m quarantine. They were under the impression that the vessel was, to ha/re been released on Saturday, but the fresh ' Mses upset that arrangement, About 124 of the passengers are. „ for Auckland, and" the reßt /are r booked through to other ports. The Niagara has about 4000 ton s of cargo on'bbaidv of which lsoo tons are for * Auckland. ■The 110 bags of Australian mail for "' Auckland were taken off -the vessel biv- ■:'. Friday evening. They, were fivst fumi- J ■ ,S_ted on the steamer which took thejin . j off the Niagara, and again * fmnigafeid ' [when brought ashore. The whole of' lhe - will receive a further., fiunigatipn '. before being taken to the post office ' ' for sorting and delivery. ; ' , ' •The annual meeting of the National' Council of Women will be held'inltihibt | Masonic Hall at 2.30 p.m. to-morrow^ ,, # A very i important meet|ngy6f / |wd.kevs<i r m favor of National Prohibition I witf; be _fheld m the No-License League , _*oomsiP' ;*-rS-ni._rl»fc- al, 8 o'clock. . As the poll is'tb^*" be taken this week it is urgently, requested that all who are willing to lielp should make a point of being "'pJeSehC-.*-'"' ' The "White Man's Burden" is r - tlie liquor traffic. April 10 is .the day lie * cute it out. Vote fpr the Child and #» . Nation.* ' • '" You can hunt the on tiro Phouogranh '' held, but you will never findan instrument fpr its price that will give yon tiie . constant satisfaction and pleasure that you will K et from a New Edison Diamond Amberola. Hear it at Tlio London Music Shop.* _J "Ci'asirlanl *U7'l<. n - \. n „ :j-..il_ t
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14880, 7 April 1919, Page 2
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