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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14983, 9 August 1919, Page 3

There *re over 2CO municipal leaseholds m Invernargili, 12 "b*ixig iv. Yarrow street.

The Gisborne Labor party at. a special meeting' had tlie decision of the Napier Waterside Union not to load butter and bacon from Napier while the present unduly high ■ prices for primary produce continue, under review, and expressed tlie opinion that the present extortionate profiteering must cease.— Contributed.

In recognition of the voluntary services' rendered by the Waipaoa orchestra m supplying music for several, of the local- functions, the residents of Kaitaratahi are holding a social and dance on Friday evening, the 15th inst., at- the Kaitaratahi school hall, and it is anticipated that there will be a record at tendance, of all those who wish to show their appreciation of the good work that has been done by this organisation m the entertainment of the residents.

A further addition has been made to the competitions schedule, viz., children's aong m. costume, for boy or girl under 16. This should prove a very popular class, as 1 there have been a. large number of children recently trained m- this olasa of song. A boy or girl dressed m Highland garb could sing a Scotch song ; a hoy dressed as a sailor, a sailor song, and so on ; the item may be serious o#. humorous. Mr. L. T. Burnard has kindly offered a first prize of one guinea and second of 10s 6d, so it is hoped that this class will be well contested. Another alteration, is m connection with the cornet solo ; this has now been made own selection, m the hope of inducing a larger number of entries. All entries must be m» the hands of the. secretary not later than- Tuesday.

The scramble for second-hand oars (says a writer m a London paper) ;V daily growing more acute by reason oi the fact that new ones are not materialising according to promise, but it has. at least, one useful side. To a degree which never before has been so emphatic it illuetrates the indispensability of tlie motor vehicle-. Of course, it is a truism to say that the motor-car is an immense convenience, and any comment to that effect would, m the ordinary wav, W superfluous ; but really, the fact that ._ ear is all but priceless, under present e-onditione, is brought home to one with insistent force almost- every hour. For example, I have just come across a case erf a doctor who bought a second-hand car, at the beginning oi the war, when there was a temporary but pretty general slump, for -8200, the price o"f that particular vehicle, when new, being ■£&50._ He has used it every day m his practice for nearly five years, and has now received a pressing request to sell it at £5?5!

ITie Christchurch Press of Monday states that elaborate precautions were taken. on Saturday to guard the points of. ingress to Christchurch railway station and to prevent people " -travel ling who were not on urgent business. Consequently the South-bound train was the smallest on record, consisting of only fbur cars with 140 passengers, practically all men, instead of the usual complement of twelve cars. The "express," however, stops at every station/. Therefore, was there anything to prevent an astute person proceeding to Addington or. some flag station without a permit? The pressmaji was informed that there was nothing to prevent a person doing this, and that, m fact, it was being done. "What happens to such a person found on the tram without a permit?" next asked the pressman. "Is he put off at the next station the train reaches ?" "Not at all," was the reply. "The guard on the train simply gives him a permit. Everybody discovered on the train without a permit is given one." The reporter was also informed that the Department is allowing passengers from Wellington by the ferry to bortrd the express without a permit, it accepting their steamship ticket as a proof of their bonafides. The Union Steam Ship Company is placing no restrictions upon persons travelling on the "ferries," who may be doing so on account of business or, again, may be purely on a holiday jaunt.

An anomalous position that has arisen m consequence of the alteration of the electoral boundaries was brought under the notice of a Herald representative today by Mr. D. J. Barry. With the re-a-Tangeinent of the electoral boundaries,- 1 a> new electorate (Rotorua) has be'en J .created', whilst the Bay of Plenty eleci&rate has been lopped back as far as Qpotiki, extending southwards nearer Gisborne, and taking m, as previously fcdinted out, practically the- whole of the Gisborne flats, Which' formerly constituted; the hinterland of tho Gisborne elec\twwe. With the coming into operation. <j#. the new boundaries, the whole of the .^-pie-Is of the East Coast (excluding pra-e---tically only those within the Gisborne Borough) will be administered from Ro&jrua, whilst the annual meeting, a.t wliich these hotel licenses are reviewed .and granted, will take place at Opotiki. lie position, Mr. Barry pointed out, was -most unsatisfactory. The Magistrate, -..who was chairman of the Licensing Committee, and the clerk were both - -psident at Rotorua, and any applications iter, transfer, etc., had to be sent right through to Rotorua. , This necessitated the employment of a solicitor at Rotorua, and sometimes at Opotiki also (for the annual, meeting), thereby entailing a good deal of expense, not to mention fAe delay and inconvenience. Mr. Barry contends that the Gisborne Magistrate should be chairman of the Bay of Plenty Licensing Committee, which/ he tu-ges; should sit at Te Karaka. Opotiki, he joints out, while still the largest centre ia the Bay of Plenty electorate, is right Nat the extreme northern end. There am ou'y three hotels at Opotiki, whereas all the other hotels of the district arc on the Gisborne side of the range, extending as they do from Te Araroa rigid xo Tiniroto. Under these circumstances, st was most unfair that they had to be governed from Rotorua and Opotiki, when they could be much more converfienfcly' administered from Gisborne, where both the police, authorities and the Magistrate were acquainted with the local conditions.

Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. notify that Mr T. Baty's sale, which was to have been held on the 11th inst., has been postponed.

The service t the Te Hapara Methodist Church will be conducted to-mor-row night by the Rev. W!'H. S. Abbey. An address on Foreign Missions will be given., and suitable hymns will be sung.

■ The Assembly Hall should be crowded io-riight, when the popular Elite Assembiy Dance Committee continue their series of weekly assemblies. Dancing is from 8 to c midnight. JHfrs. Heeney will Bupply the music.

Mr. Alfred Mace, who for the* past #ye weeks has been, conducting meetings m Grey street hall, has been delayed by stress of weather interfering with shipping arrangements. He is advertised to address meetings on Sunday at 3 and 7 p.m. j also on, Tuesday at 7.30 p.m. All are invited.

Arrangements are (advanced for the Catholio social and dance to be held m the Waerenga-a-hika Hall to-night, and a. large attendance of townsfolk is expected. The floor is m excellent order, and the music will be of the best. An -exhibition of the "fox trot" will be «wen.

_The Peace Ball, to he held m Tolaga Bay oils, August 28, promises to be one of the most attractive features held m the district for a long time. The Gisborne Farmers' Co-operative Company lhave kindly lent their big wool store a* the wharf for the occasion. A large and enthusiastic committee has been set up with Mr J". B. Morris and Mr Arthur Donald as joint secretaries. *The catering is m the hands of a Gisfoorne firm and judging by the number ©f settlers who are offering turkeys and young pigs the supper should be one to be remembered. '

Ask the man who has worn an Omega watch for years. There are hundreds srorn m Gisborne. Grieve, Jeweller, has a large, stock of Omega Watches * My Bangs m quality #nd design are well selected. Yon can always rely on the settings. — T. R. Gordon, Ar*, Jewel Jer. oppowte Bank N.Z.*

A suitable preaen* at all times — a Music Case. We have * large assort-fi-eat just opened up; psiaw range from J/6 to S7/6. Your inspection ie cordially JBTited «t the London Mv§i* Stop.*