TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15543, 11 June 1921, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

An area of 16,136 acres of land in the Auckland district has been set aside for seiection. The Sydney Referee, of June 1 ; states: ].C3 Gieescn.’vchc has been working with p.iilr Shade, is going t.o Gunnedah to-day to meet Hill lie liini on neat Saturday. At the London wool rales held on April 13 the Wnipiitiga elip realised the Pest price of any New Zealand wool, JIM per pound. This particular wool was valued in Napier at Md*

J After tin absence of two years in London, .Mr Krnest Drake, the well- ; known tenor, returned to Auckland on Monday. lie intends, to remain a few months in the Dominion.

At a conference of local bodies at ; Klthum, the following resolution was Lurried: --“That- it he a recommendation I i,, all local bodies to reduce wages- by ■ Is per day. the reductions to include L as nils, sill faeomen, and foremen, hut to !exclude blacksmiths and bridge carpen-

ters. At a meeting of the Hawke’s Hay A. and J’. Society, objection was taken j to-'tln- admission to New Zealand ol j Hindoos. It was stated that 800 wore j already here, including 42 who arrived 'last week. It was asserted that they i were of no benefit to the country. It | was decided to send the question on to i the New Zealand conference, j Quito nil optimistic feeling prevails i in Napier regarding, wool prices, and the general opinion is expressed that prices from now onward will show a. steady increase. Growers are confident the tide lias turned anil although prices are far -below the war period standard, there is a feeling that the market will riMit itself before long. The recent ! rains have also put more heart into the 1 farmer, and farming operations are proceeding with more vigor than usual. 1 At yesterday’s meet'ng of the Hawke’s Bay A. and i\ Society, it was suggested that the Government should permit some of the waste-lands being planted with trees, from which such articles as axe-handles could be made. It was pointed out that at present New Zealand had to import all its pick and shovel handles, and if large areas were planted much labor would be absorbed. It was decided to bring-the matter up at the coming conference of societies.

-Major Boose, special commissioner of the ißoyal Coloniel Institute, and Gol. Ralston, official organiser of the Rotary Clubs, one of which has been established in W ellington, were the guests of the New Zealand Club at- a luncheon in Wellington. Colonel Ralston conveys the greetings of the sister Dominion Canada and said he hoped New Zealand would take part in the encouragement of flic community spirit and in establishing branches of such an important international organisation.

C'n Saturday evening., when Mr. H. J. Macdonald and two passengers were returning from Wairoa to Marnmaru, the car they were driving in went over the side of tlie road on ttie turning just before crossing the bridge entering Frasertown (states the Guardian). Luckily the ocupunnts were thrown clear and practically got off without a scratch. The car rolled over and over and would leave gone into the river but for a willow tree which stayed it. Willing helpers on Sunday assisted in getting tlie car, which was badly knocked about, back on to the road again.

A card tournament was played last evening between members rtf the Gisborne and Kuhutiu Bowling Clubs, in jin' pavilion of the former club, this being the last of a series of tournaments between t lie three local dubs. There was a. gooVl altendaiice, and the evening [•roved a niosl enjoyable one. The conics: was highly exciting, and ren.l.l ted in

a drawn game, hut It sides storing' 42 points. At the termination of the luiKtion, reireslimenls were partaken of, and several speeches were made, all testifying to the fact that such gatherings as that held that evening would do a lot of good.

At a meeting of the directors of the Hawke's Bay Farmers’ Co-operative Association held in Napier, the position of Die binning industry in this province nn,let- | lie present linaiicial stringency

whs further considered and an important ,I.' ision a licit iiiL’ the position arrived at. I July a small percentage of last season's wool clip lias so far been realised, il was r ,t ;i ted, and a proportion oi tlie surplas live slock is Stilt hold. ('oliseipleill ly till' association finds itself in the position of havin'* to finance a. large number of its clients for a second year, lit order to strengthen the position it was decided to offer to the public £75,0C0 in bearer bonds paying interest at 8 per cent. The lionets will be repayable in five or ten years and are to be issued in denominations of £25, £SO and £IOO. The prospectus will be published immediately.

“If you are going to do anything permanent for the average man, you have got to begin before lie is a man. 'lhe chance of success lies in working with (lie boy.” Such was the opinion expressed by the late Theodore Roosevelt, and such is the motive which prompts the Young Men's Christian Association in respect of the hoys’ department that form such an important and inspiring feature, in connection with Y.M.C.A. work in the larger centres. This evening, at the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium, a gathering of lads of 13 years and upwards will he held with the object of extending tbe operations of tbe boys’ work already established ill Gisborne, (tames will be commenced at 7 p.ni. Working bees, under tbe supervision of Mr. Flewellen King, have been busymaking the gymnasium room more attractive. and in this connection the committee is indebted to Mr. G. If. Lysnor, the owner of the premises, for his sympathetic co-operation.

The Napier Telegraph states : —When shipping freights became scarce some months ago all the shipping comp.mips trading, between England and New Zea)m,hl reorganised their time-tables with the idea of saving time at this end of ihe world. To do this it was proposed to make “direct” ports and Napier was not included in the list. The Napier Chainbet- of Commerce considered the matter and took steps to persuade merchants to have all Napier, Hastings and Gisborne shipments consigned with the one company with the object of making a call at Napier to. discharge worth while to tbe com»uny ■ ’1 be proposal lias so tar worked sullicientlv well to encourge the and D. Line to put the Tort Lyttelton on the loading berth at London for Napier, and tliie vessel is now receiving cargo there for direct shipment to Napier, from whence the Gisborne caruo will lio transhipped. This decision will mean a big saving in transhipping charges at this end, and if the exnerime.nt. proves a sun ess, the ('. and 1). Line will periodically send a ship to Napier to unload Homo loadings.

The general committee meeting of the Waiknnae Beach Society was held in the Borough Council Chambers on Friday evening. Mr W, .1. Robinson presided over a good attendance of members. Apologies for absence were received from .Mesiluines Gray, Gofl'e, and Stevenson, Mis rs Ailair, Bruce, Eastwood, Mirlield, and Flip-ame, Mr. Jamison reported mi the Tost Otti:e Savings Bank uolount Icing opened with the sum of i',400, It, S, Flora nee and S. .Jamison being the trustees for same, ft was rcmlieil that I lie registered oflice be changed from that of the Waiknnae Beach lo the address of the secretary, care Messrs Wildish, Pavjs and Co,, 80 Lowe Si reel , Gisborne. I u regard to the children's paddling pool, Mr G. C. Mnuns repoj-led dn (he excellent. progress made, and made' a strong appeal for fathers of young families living near the bench lo join the working bees being formed on Thursdays and Saturdays. Twenty to thirty men are needed for two or three afternoons to finish the pool during July. Mr It. W. Cook suggested for the bigger job of swimming popl that, the trades and professions lie invilcd to organise n special afternoon on their own account. Carpenters one afternoon, shopkeepers another, wharf laborers another, banks and offices, linkers and butchers, etc. It was resolved to recommend the scheme to the executive officers.

I At Wairoa a few days ago a Maori 'woman wont- into a boot shop and demanded a pair of “slipper-boots.” The shopkeeper was nonplussed, and in an endeavor to suit the customer, took down most of his stock. After having viewed without enthusiasm practically every kind of boot and flipper, the snstomcr enlightened the by me remark that she wanted the “kind Christ wore." The shopman produced his sandals, and effected a sale.

At this afternoon's meeting of the Poverty Bay Provincial District of the New Zealand Farmers’ I'nion, a letter was read from the Conservator of Forests, .State Forest Service, Rotorua, in which lie thanked the union for the courtesy and great assistance extended to Mr. Page during his recent visit to Gisborne. Mr. Page appreciated the lie'.]) given him. It was unfortunate that the tour hail to be abondoned but (lint was unavoidable. Ihe break, however, would lie lempoiary only, as he hoped to be able to arrange tor the work to be picked up and earned on uitlun a month or two.

The lI.Pi. Tribune slates: A story is going the rounds which shows that decent, hard-working men have had quite enough of the gentry whose manual labor does not equal their oratorical energy. At a certain place where a large number of men are busy with the development of a hydroelectric power supply, two men arrived. They worked for a while, and then they preached their pet doctrine. As a result they were “fired by the overseer. In a very short t.rne they returned in a motor, accompanied by others, and demanded their reinstatement, and the dismissal of the overseer. A meeting was held to consider the matter. It was resolved to take a vote. The disturbers of the peace wanted an open vote. The meeting decided on a secret ballot. It was taken. The overseer was upheld by 282 voles to 11. The dismissed men thereupon made themselves scarce, and the three hundred decent, hard-working men are continuing their industrious methods.