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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14882, 9 April 1919, Page 2

The Nuhaka native, named Wi Kai,puke, who was -knocked down by a motor [vehicle "at tiiehui gates yesterclav afterInoon, is still in a critical' stft'te* at the hospital, and ' there has not been much infprovement in his condition since he was admitted. On his return from the hui grounds yesterday, the Hon. Sir Jas, Allen paid a visit to the Gisborne hospital, where lie was met by the. superintendent and matron, and shown oyer the institution. The Mimsjtei' subsequently staged that the soldier patients appeared to be very comfortable and cheery, whilst, as to the. hospital itself, it wa s a very fine institution. The sites of the Gisborne and Napier hospitals were ainequalled in the Dominion. An accident occurred late yesterday afternoon, in Gladstone road, at the intersection of Peel street, when, a Maori returned soldier named Paul Kingi, was knocked down by a passing car. Fortunately he was not seriously injured beyond an abrasion on his forehead, a.«d was able to leave the scene of the accident unassisted. Another accident, fortunately i>ot attended with serious results, occurred later in the afternoon, on the coxner of Grey street and Gladstone road, when a boy of seven, years was struck v by a car" "proceeding into Gladstone joad from Grey street. The lad received a shock, but" was uninjured. j "If is 38 years since I was in gisborne ast," remarked Mr Elsdon. B^st, ethnographer of the Dominion museum, Welingten, who ,js afc present visiting Gissorne^iri connection with the securing )f- i<ec"di % ds connected with the hui'. Mr Best came to Gisborne in. the early leyenties, and was setted here for some fearß. He acquired th^ Bukepapa )ock, near. Te and built the )riginal homestead at Lorne, aubae- , iuent.lv demolished by the present -owler, the Hon. W, D, Q, MacDonald. \x\ old slab whare or two were the only European buildings in that locality in hose early days, and the visitor states* hat he is amazed a the remarkably tvyo,. fress . that has since .been,^ nj&.ds. . ' '

Adjutant Biadin, of tJic Salvation Army, was farewelled by the Salvation Army Band at tine wharf last evening. A voting boy named Wilson was admitted to the" hospital yesterday from Matawai, suffereing from the painful cil'ects of a crushed hand, caused by being caught in some machinery. A "lecture under the auspices of the Poverty Bay Institute is to be delivered • on Monday evening next in Holy Trinity Church schoolroom by Mr Elsdon ( Best, one of the , highest authorities on i the subject of Maori lore. ( 1 The Rev. H. T. Rawnsley, vicar of ' Patutahi parish, is at present in hospital, seriously ill with bronchitis. He spent a good night last night, and is improving steadily. It will be some . time before he will be well enough to resume his duties. ,' As soon as the. tender returned from the Mapourika yesterday morning with the returned soldiers on board, one of them, named Hakawai, \ras immediately conveyed to the hospital, having suffered an injury to his face and eye on board the vessel just prior to disembarkation. At the Police. Court yesterday before Major A. J. Beere and J. Wachsmann, Js.P., Joseph Sumser pleaded guilty to a charge of forging his alien's registration card by altering • the word "Germany" to read "Sweden." Accused^ vrho pleaded that it was on the grounds of being unable to secure sufficient work that the card, was altered, was committed -for- sentence at the forthcoming session of the , Supreme. Court. Bail was granted in his own recognisance in ihe sum of £100. The Licensed Victuallers' Association has made arrangements to convey Bay of Plenty electors to the Okit.u polling booth to-morrow. Passengers leaving for ~ Auckland by the" Arahura at 10 "a.m. are requested to record their votes before embarking,, and this may bo done at any of the booths, which will be opened at 9 a.m. Special motor, car , arrangements have been made to convey Bay of Plenty electors Ivho may be leaving for Auckland to vote at /Okitu polling booth and ■■■'be';' returned U?. the wharf in thn e .tp connect witli. -the steamer. ' Ladies of Gisborne, under the fci-gan- "' isation of Mrs R. N. Jones, are s .conducting a stall at the hui grounds on behalf of the Returned Maori Soldiers' Fund. A marquee was being erected, for its accommodation to-day, and includes work, jam. jumble, and sweet stalls. These "are being conducted by Misses Smith and Jones, Mesdames McKeey Edwards, ami Jones, many contributions having been received. This gracious act on the part of the "pakeha" ladies has been much appreciated, and is stated to be the first time pakehas haVe come forward to' assist the Natives in this , particular way. "The romance oP rustless ateel, ond of the most recent, metallurgical triumphs, is given increased; prominence with th«. removal of control," says theDaily. Mail. "The new metal, • with ..a bright surface and ! able to resist the corroding effect of air], water and acid* \ without staining, was discovered just prioiv to the outbreak of war, and was immediately commandeered -by Iho Government for use in aeroplane construction and for purposes where strengths and durability- combined with rust-resisting qualities, were invaluable. The steel, is a Sheffield invention, and . was chanced upon largely by accident, a local metallurgist, Mr Harry'* Brearley, author of numerous standard works was experimenting* in the armament shops of Thomas Firth and Sons to find'a means of preventing erosion- in gun tubes. After some of his experiments he noticed that certain pieces of chrome steel had not suffered corrosive influences which * would- have* rusted ordinary steel. , He followed up this clue, and what is known as Firth-Brearley-stainless steel wife' eventually worked out and added to Sheffield'a metallurgical triumphs."i ■■:■■; '■•J-7y ,■' Prior to his departure for South l»st evening, Messrs T. Donovan and' W. A. Robertson, on 'behalf of the Giaborhe City Band, waited upon Sir .Tames 'Allen, acting/ Prime ■"■•■in fconV - nection with the , "rebate of duty ; jipon their new instruments, ' now; on' order. The deputationists, who were introduced by Sir James Carroll, explained thai the Band had been associated with, the old J Battery, the' East Coast -Htreaars, - and the territorial force, attending "their parades, and having even .. fiott£ intrt camp with them in < the earlier days. They had practically done the' woVk' of a garrison band, but. had not been re-' cognised as such by the military authpri- 1 ties. They also explained the organisation of the Queen Carnival, and wten having about £2600 ■cash in band hatf foregone, all claim in the carnival in the interests of the Patriotio fund; which ' had benefitted thereby to #h,e extent ©£ about £30,000. The bandsmen .Were working men, and the band was Cors ducted purely in the interests.: of the J public. They felt/ that if Uie idanW was ' refunded they -would be able to carr* ; on. In January. J9lO, the Government had recognised! their military work;' arid had allowed them to get . their ' instruments in free. The Minister 1 said, that* if there was- a precedent,- he '^ouldii 1 be • gladr to accede to the request. It^was a matter for the "Minister of Customs and he would hand on, the refjuest after ' making enquiries from his own depart. '/ ment. ; x . . '

Mr. Fred Gray, announces a furr-atm-a sale at No. 4 : Ballance street, Wiiataupoko, next Friday, commencing at 2 s Mrr Fred Gray conyuct&>^ B ale of motor cju-s nest Saturday at, Allan Bros' and Johnstone s garage,, Bi3ight> street, starting at 11 n.m.^,- ' ' ' u the stock sale to <V be held at Whiroa next Friday v .' 11th ' x? 8 Vjr^^y be mentionfed that Mr v A. McKmnon has entered ,292 clean bred Hereford, cattle, comprising 78 ■■ 3-year-61d bullocks, 114 4-year-Qld bul- j Jocks,- and 100 20-month mixed^ sexes / Ihese lines are by;. stud bulls purchased •' trom the best -breeders of itiis' class of . oattle Mr McKinnon's Herefords have topped .the market at Stortford Lodfee > and other market. ' places in past>>* seasons.* ■' ' r ' •' :

The public have had the pleasurr A 4>f . hearing addresses on Prohibition vTrom f quite a number of joints of view^the . man who advocates it, the man. who , opposes it Both have made the% voices. t heard m our town. The /woman's point ■ of view has been? set before' us. To- . night we are to ( hear the seft i of the. Native vacevf ; ' -ft] 16 °£ era House to-night are two' i ; r! 4 ?P o ata ' ?^. F.A. Bennett, and ' f m. Wi Repa. And to-morrow is polling, f Attention i s . directed to the auction, j sale that is announced in connect™* ■ with the estate of the late Mr George Bruce of Ormond. In order to liqrir- : date the,, trust estate the N.Z. Loan and j Mercantile Agency Co. has been instruct. ! ett .by the trustees to submit the several' J valuable freehold properies, including- fthe well-known "Yarrow Braes/' at" Ort ■■*'.' mond,- for many years the home-of this ' o d-estabhshed family. The property jak includes^ 800 acres of Ngakaroa (block, near Ormond, arid the opportunity is thus afforded of securing some" of the choicest property in the district. The sale will take plaee at the Opera House at 11.30 a.m v on Saturday, 26tb ! ""S Meanwhile full particulars may be* .obtained from the auctioneers, j What ia you favorite musical insfcre-. raent* Hear it on the New ©Jisow M^f Sh «° Amberola at Tho londtWrt « X ou u c f n hant . the Wltire 3Pihwiograili held, but you will never ifind an ihstau- ; ment for its price that wiU give you th» f constaait satisfaction and pleasure thaft you will ? et from a New Edison Dia- : ™>naAmberola. Hear it at The Wn>, don, Musio Shop.*, ■ u "I say, Jac^ if you want a real good boot, go to \andrew, as I get my boote from, b'jn; they are cheap and good, ' We^r well, and are ■comfoi^bie. He gete his boot3 direct from the makers, so can sell cheap f QT cash." To be had from , lv. J. Andrew, Ormond Road.* .- . : liftdi'ea, do not wear out your olotihes o» old-fashioned washboarda Let "No Kubbinpr" Laundry Help do the work for you.— Williams and Kettle, XiW.— 3.

One of the old wooden cells at-the-police station is being padded and fatted up as a provision in connection with the temporary confinement of mental oases. Before Major Beere, J.P., in the Police Court this morning, three nrst offenders for drunkenness were respectively fined 10s with 2s costs, 8s with. 2s costs and 5s with 2s costs. One of the three, who had been remande for medical treatment, was ordered to pay the expenses of same, amounting to £1 18s Bd.

Members of the Gisborne City Band are having an unusually strenuous time at present. Apart from playing at the hui on Sunday, the band participated in the reception to the Pioneer Battalion yesterday, and was on the hui grounds all the afternoon. They turned out again this afternoon for the unveiling of the Wi Pere memorial, and arc engaged to play at the hui again to-mor-row afternoon.

The chairman of Gisborne West .school district has received the following nominations of candidates for election to the committee on Monday next : O. Carmichael, H. Fredericks, H. Horkinson, W. A. Priestley, A. Hepburn, G. K. Pasley, J. A. Sceats, T. Wilson. As nine members are to be elected, the Board will be required to appoint another resident householder to make up the members of the committee to the number required. ' _ In a letter, to the Borough Council, which was discussed last night, the Hastings Borough Council forwarded a copy of a resolution, that the time had ©ome when the Governor of the Dominion should be selected from the people of the Dominon, and "that this Council, in appreciation of the great and noble work done by General Sir Andrew Russell in assisting to save the Empire, lorward his name to the proper authorities, recommending his appointment." — Cr Wauchop: I move the letter be received. The appointment of a Governor is beyond this Council. — The motion was carried.

Official records of Maori customs, dances games, songs and music are De " ing collected at the Hui by the government officials of the Dominion Museum, comprising Messrs Elsdon Best (ethnographer), J. M. McDonald (assistant director), and J. C.. Anderson (Turnbull Library). Photographic records are also being obtained 1 ; also dictaphone (phonographic) records, which will doubtless* become in time valuable mementoes of the Maori race. The photos will include the many types of Natives. These records will be kept for official purposes and some of^ them will be utilised in connection withv the compiling of the departmental, bulletins.