TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15466, 10 March 1921, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

A considerable number of swaggers have passed through Maslerton of laic. The value of the wool destroyed in the recent fire at Patea is estimated at £IO,OOO. Palmerston North butchers have decided to make a further reduction in the price of meat,- ranging from Id to 3d per pound. Hunger and sickness are reported to be afflicting 24,000 men of General Wrangel’s former anti-Bolshevist army stationed at Gallipoli, i The receipts for this season from the bathing facilities at Caroline Bay were £583, and from the tennis courts and car stand £154 11s 2d. j Scenario writing for the film and the J study of the cinematograph will be in- | augurated as a course of study at Tem- ' pie University, Pennsylvania, j London street hawkers made a good ; harvest at Christmas by selling German ■ fireworks. They were principally table fireworks, and were sold at twelve for sixpence. j j Contracts for new ships have been cancelled at Barrow, on the Tyne, and on the Clyde. The Fairfield Shipbuild- j ing Company, Govan, have lost contracts for two large ships owing to the I heavy costs of production. Butchers competing for a prize Soutli- | down lamb shorn at the Royal Agriculi tural Hall, Islington, sent the price up to 6s 2d a pound. About 30s a pair was ■ paid for ducks exhibited, while £5 10s j was the average price paid for each' pair i of prize turkey cocks. ! In the course of its operations the , Southland Electric Power Board will j have in service a licet of motor ears and trucks, in addition to a large motor earth boring and pole-erecting plant. I 1 or the purpose of keeping these in repair the board, has established an up-to-date garage and workshop. The lato Mr Frederick Lloyd, who died yesterday at the Gisborne Hospital at the age of 85, was the father of Mr Albert Lloyd, of Pulia, and came to New Zealand from Melbourne prior to the Maori war, serving with the British forces through that trouble. His wife predeceased him. , An accident betel a young man named i Langley Bradley last evening, avhilo cycling with two companions oil Ormond road, near Jlomebush. A collision-with one of his friends resulted in Mr. Bradley falling heavily, and sustaining a severe shock. Mr. IT. do Lautour, who was motoring past shortly afterwards, : drove the young man to the Hospital, where he was progressing satisfactorily this afternoon, lie is on the staff of the National Bank. , A number of claims from the owners of overcoats lost at the last raco meeting came Lio.ore the Egmont Ilaaing Club. The club bad a cloak tent, and owing to the crush and impatience of the crowd many coats were taken in the confusion. As the club made a charge for taking care of the coats, the question of their responsibility arises, it is probable that one ease will be taken before the magistrate as a test, and the club will be governed in its action in dealing with other claims by the decision given. The value of swimming from a physical aspect was stressed oy Mr. V. A. | Veitcli, M.P., at the Wanganui centre [ swimming gala. He stated that Wanganui cituens who admired the line physique of Miss Bleiotrey, the world’s champion swimmer, on the occasion of her recent visit here, would be interested to learn that she owed her great physical , development to the exercise of swimming. She had been a sufferer from.curvaturo of the spine, and medical authority advised her parents to allow her to fo in for swimming, otherwise she would ecome a confirmed invalid. The advice was acted upon with such marvellous results that to-day she can outclass all other lady champions in the world of swimming. Mr Veitcli could also have added that boys suffering from infantile paralysis in the South island are also having the same treatment. One boy with this trouble caused quite a. lot of interest Dunedin carnival recently, as a result of the wonderful prowess ho is showing in the water. * The District Engineer of the Public Works Department (Mr. C. E. Armstrong) returned from Wellington, via W airoa, last evening, after attending a conference of the Department’s engineers. Questioned by a Jerald reporter on the matter of results, Sir. Armstrong was able to state that undoubted benefits would accrue froip the discussions at the conference, while /matters of much importance would also be placed on an improved footing. The con- • ferenco lasted three days and a night. It resulted’ in a considerable exchange of ideas and experience between the various engineers, thus greatly enhancing the value of knowledge with methods of dealing with the many works under their charge. While fu Wairoa Sir. Armstrong visited the Waikaremoana hydro-electric works with Mr. “Kissel 1, one of’ the Department’s electrical experts. Ho slated that the roads to the intake are being completed, and , the access ryad to the power-house is i well in hand, being already formed to the river crossing, over which the eon- , tractor has placed a small suspension , 'fridge for tho workmen. | The annual meeting of the Gisborne I Orpheus Society was held last ovenitig, ! there being a fair attendance of mem- I bers. Mr. J. A. Albrecht presided. The report and balance-sheet were of a satisfactory nature. The election of otli- < eers resulted: President, Mr. F. W. 1 Nolan; vice-presidents, the Rev. H. 1 Paeke and Mr. J. M. Alexander; lion. 1 secretary, Mr. F. H. Lawton; librarian, <■ Mr. Wyatt; auditor, Mr. I*. Hockley; * pianist, the Rev. 11. Paeke; conductor, ( Mr. Geo. CYawshaw; committee, Messrs. 1 Hueston, Albrecht, llarrc, Grieve, and Williams. It was decided to commence 1 practice on Wednesday evening next, i the earlier start this season being due 1 to tho fact that tho society has engaged 1 the services of Miss Rosa Alba, an Aus- c tralian singer, who is touring New < Zealand under tho auspices of the kin- ) died societies of the Dominion. It was i agreed to engage the Holy Trinity kali c for practices. The chairman reported that Mr. Mainland Foster, who had t been president and conductor since the 1 inception of the society in 1910, had 1 retired during the year owing to pressure of business. On his retirement, < Mr. Foster has been elected a life mem- I her of the society in appreciation of his r valuable services. Votes of thanks were d accorded to the retiring officers, particularly the/Rev. IT. Paeke (pianist), o Mr. E. S. Goldsmith (retiring librarian), 1 and Mr. G. Crawshaw (conductor), also u to Messrs. Chrisp and Son for the use j 1 of their premises. f: