TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15222, 21 May 1920, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

J i A heavy fail of snow was experienced m. tho Motu and Matawai districts last m-rlit, extending down to the Rakauroa railway station. It is announced t-hat the directors of the Bank of New Zealand have granted a general bonus of 10 per cent, to all members of the staff, and an additional 5 per cent, to alLmarried men drawing £400 per annum and under. | Charles Robertson., 24 years of ago, a hushman employed un Arowhana station, while walking down a track, tripped over the root of a tree. Ho was admitted to the Cook Hospital this morning, suffering from an injury -to his knee. While gardeners were preparing a hole at Christchurch m which the Prince was to plant a kauri tree, they unearthed a medallion struck m 1901 to commemorate the visit to Christchurch of the present King and Queen. The medallion was handed to the Prince as found. , This week there arrived m Auckland the largest shipment of grain ever carried m a single vessel. The cargo, which is principally wheat, consisting of 111,541 sacks, or about 10,000 tons, is aboard the Orari. j The shipping problem and the necessity for some action whereby the position might be alleviated, has again been recommended for consideration m remits that have come forward for discussion at conferences of Farmers' Union .delegates. | Northern Wairoa j-awmillers deny a report that £5 was offered from bourne per 100 superficial feet of kauri timber. At the local mills they say the price to-day is 41? 6d for first-class kauri, 12in wide, per 100 superficial feet. Landed at Sydney it is 12s 6d extra. Among the papers placed before the chairman, of the meeting of shareholders of the Hydro-Electric Engineering Co. to-day was the license granted to the company, and published m the Gazette of May 13, which establishes the right of t-he company to proceed with* the necessary works. Mr Edward Itobson, a very old resident of Tauranga district, died on Wednesday of last week. The deceased came to Tauranga m 1880 as sheep- inspector, having previously been sheep farming m Poverty Bay. After living here for about ■ ten years he resided m Waihi. A few years ago he again moved to Tauranga, m where he had since resided. j The Hon. J. G. Coates, Minister for i ' Publio Works, made a flight over Chrisli church with Captain Dickson on Sunday. When over the aerodrome at the conclusion of the flight, at a height of 1500 ft, Captain Dickson asked the Minister if he would like to "stunt." •. Mr Coates agreed, and Captain Dickson did one Sloop and one roll, and then slide-slipped vertically. The team to represent Old Boys' m ;» their match against United on the Reserve at 3 p.m. to-morrow, will be picked from the following : Langlands. Morrison, Woodward, Barker,' Ross, "Hundleby, McLeod, Gordon, Priestly, Oaddum, Winter, Maclldowic, Nolan, Wr.l*ams, Langlands, Coleman, Woodward and Devery. A team to represent Pirates m their match agajnst United at 3 p.m. to-mor-row on the High School grounds will be selected from the following players : J. Murray*, (capt.), G. Alley (vice-capt.), P. H. Jones, P. Nivcn,.^T. Gambrill, R. Watts, W. iSwinnerton, A. Burt, E. Birkett, A. Clark, A. Nield, H. Renoui, S. Ho.mes, G. Stone, A. Martin, J. Mead, W. Sceats, Hay, S. Howard. At to-day's meeting of tho Cook County Council a letter was received from the Central Progress League, inviting the Council to- .co-operate m a deputation, to wait on the' Minister of Public Works, on the 27th inst., on the subject of the hydro-electric' developi ment of Mangahao and Waikaremoana. Crs. Bowen and Witters Mere appointed to represent the Council. i During the journey of the Prince of Wales from Greymouth to Otira the train pulled up for a few minutes at the small station known as Jackson's. Five or six old settlers of the hardy bush type immediately pressed closer up to the carriages for a belcr view. The Prince, though he was having lunch afc the time, never bothered about formality, but hastily left his chair and stepped off the train into • the centre of the group, conversing with them until the engine whistled. '» l^v. , manner m which a councillor has lost his seat on the Feilding Borough Council is given by an exchange as follows: In 1919 he had replaced a broken window at the ababtoir residence, and m the following year he papered the Mayor's room m the Council Chambers. Owing to delay m paying for the first work, the two accounts became entries into one financial year and as the total exceeded £10 the Auditor-General notified his automatic , loss of seat. The shortage of flour is very acute m Wanganui owing to the- dislocation of direct shipping between Dunedin and other South Island ports to Wanganui, and it is decided that unless relief is afforded shortly some bakers will either have to cease baking or else supplies of bread will have to be rationed. Consignments sent through Wellington means an addition of from £10 to £12 to the cost, and m view of the prices being fixed the enhanced prices, cannot be passed on to m the consumer; It is now suggested that ". local bakers and storekeepers run theiT own ship. There has not been a Southern vessel the-re for smnc days. The Earl of Meath, who was the original founder of the Empire Day movement, m an appeal to the Dominions " urges that as this year will be the first which has occurred since peace was signed at Versailles -on June 28, 191!), efforts be made to celebrate the occasion m a manner worthy of the great issues which were won for the world through the victory of the Allies over the German conspiracy to enslave mankind. "As deputy chairman of the Empire Movement Committee." writes Lord Meath. "I appeal to all local and educational authorities m New Zealand to consider how they t may best take the necessary action m the matter."