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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15575, 19 July 1921, Page 2

Lie.ut. Burge, M.C., has received two applications from Gisborhe boys anxious toXjoin ; the ranks of the New. Zealand, navy... "if they fulfil the necessary requirements they will join H.M.S. Philomel, " . ' „ ''''■■'".■ "' Questioned to-day regarding the future trend of prices, a local retailer statedthat after of this month warehouses were slopping' the: sales, of job; lots." In several towns it was proposed amongst the retailers that from Augnst--20 next no sales should be- held until the end of,the year, so as to give prices an opportunity of stabilising. • Rumors are current (says a southern exchange) that one of the express trains is to be discontinued .for li time-j but there is as yet no official information. Should the department take the course rumored, the through train from Invcrcargill to Christchurch and Christchurch to Invercargill will be the que that- will be discontinued. 1■',..•-. ■

In conversation with a reportei»' to-day, Mr. W. D. liysnar, M.P., mentioned'that he would have to. leave for south oil Thursday next-, in order to reach Wellington in time for the' annual'"conference of delegates of the New Zealand Farmers 1 Union, which he would attend as the delegate of the Poverty Bay Provincial District. The conference would be held on the 261 h instant, and would probably occupy some time, as there were on the agendy paper some 177 remits for open discussionvshd eleven matters for discussion in committee. The subjects of these remits included the' land legislation, taxation, finance, Customs tariff, politics, trade and commerce, dairying, A. and P.. roads and railways, defence, P. and T., hydro-electricity, local government, and industrial conditions.

A welcome social was tendered to the Rev. A. W. and Mrs Stuart/ last evening in honor"' of then: recent," marriage. Addresses! of welcome to Mrs Stuart were, made by representatives from the Baptist. Sunday School, Young People's flbrietv, and the To Hapara."congregation. Mr. T. EL Toneycliffe, in a few I (well.chosen wordg, made the presentation !of two upholstered chairs and a couch from the members and adherents 1 of the church;: The Rev. Mr. Stuart, thanked the members, for their expressions of srbodwill, and said that the young people would always find Mrs Stuart w litre "• to arlvipe them to the best of her ability. ■ During the course of the evening several enjoyable musical items Were, rendered by a quartette. Misses .N. McMurray, Miller, McHute'hon", and Keflj' hey, solos bv Mrs Sutherland and Messrs Glover and Davis; a duct, by Misses M/ ftiitchon and Kearney. -,After n, tafteful supper had been partaken of the gathering disnersed with the singing of the doxology, , * .

; Another boxing tournament for ,„ petition for senior cadets will probably ■• >J be held in abour, tnree months' time. ;

Lieut. Barge, M.C., Area Officer. has;••,> during the past few weeks, transferred-.?' i number of 'territorials, who have rendered' satisfactory military service, to v the reserve of the regiment, _ -.' .^>;-'. : ! it is notified in another, column that; owing to the .splendid response-'"of the investing public the directors of the ois-' borne Sbeepfarmers 1 Co. have decided: tocloso the- issue on or before Saturday!; next. „ •, .-. :>•. ■'

"In Auckland they pool everything," remarked Mr. J; M. at ,'rho Patriotic Society meeting at: Wellington. "They even pool their politics there," he said, amid laughter. Mt, f}. W. Davies: "i T es, they had a--Poole at Ponsonhy once." (Laughter.)

Petone's town clock has frequently" stopped altogether. At present it is un lighted after dark, owing to the electric current being- cut out. Jt. was decided- to endeavor to obtain the ..report of an expertj,upon it. This, is altogether easy matter, as the clock, which is known an an electric clock, is practically unique in'the .Dominion. ''■ ' ',; ... K •' f: >; *< .

The musical treat which was .to have been given hy■ the musical circle ■to all .members of lhe ? Women's Cflub on Monday evening next has, owing to sickness; among- so many of-the circle, been -post-

poned until a future date, which will be advertised later. The cjcrle exceedingly regrets' the: necessity, for a postpon.ement, but. it has been found .•■■■'quite unavoidable. , - > "

~ Next month there .is to ho a public meeting in Wellington, of tho friends and supporters of the National. Party—the first of its public meetings—and the oc-

casion is to be regarded'as the-official launching of the party. A private, assemblage called for this month is but a ,preliminary, but it will probably he attended by many members'from* ail districts of the Dominion.—Duneflin star;

Work has not yet been resumed in the Wairaki and Linton coal.; in hies.-(says Southland Times),; both ..sides refusing to yield, - and from present,-appearances a, settlement is not near at hand.. iThe ; meiv refuse, to use forks instead of shovels'in. the "boxing" of coal, which is 1 the cause, of the dispute. The other il£ work as usual. In these the ne\v method of handling the coal has not been introduced. " ,-'•' -. "'" "" •- : 4 " -.: Table-rapping .and spiritualism v.have, says , a German telegram, ' completely driven oiit. of "their wits.' a \i amily"■'.of' eleven people-in the village of :KTiokteh<- : hofeu. . The father .arid mother,/witiv their nine children, burned all the farm-; tore, broke the chinas,,and all the electric Tampa and then decided to "offer ,up, -a. burnt, sacrifice.' to' v the spirit,, of;,"pure . love." They chose the youngest /child, ila baby of three months, for tins■ sacri|;jice, but were stopped by the neighbors, liwhq called ,in the police. The? whble family: has been'token away to- -"an, asylum.' *• : t ; '<■

The level of T*ake Coleridge has.been steadily rising of late, states-a.. Southern exchange, It is stated'to be'ndw'-'about" 2ft 6in above what it,was. v on 3rd March. The previous < report, showed a- riso of 20ih. up to June .27. The i position is regarded as satisfactory; as the ■ worst,' period of the year is thought to be'past, and the lake is expected to have a'; good supply of, water s from" now oh,, especially if the granges receive good coatings of snow. However, it Canriof; be stated that the* danger of a. shortage of power a% ihe lake is past, as ad ry spell could' soon reduce the safety margin. •;■ >»■- ■ :"I always think it better,"- said-Mr. Vfyvern Wilson. 5.M.,, at the Magistrate's Court at Christchnrch, .to p' constable who produced a written statement signed by an accused "person. "It is beiter, for the "police to allow an accused person to write ; a declaration ■ himself—providing, of course}' that die is literate. Itiis better fo'r the words to come, as iit were, from his own mouth. It'-so Often happens that a statement is couched tin words which the accused cohld not hare iised to himself. It gives one the impression of a person answering, 'in-the' %fnrmative a > series of leading questions!" .'■,'.■■ '- 1 ' " • V ".. .-

at the football dinner - at Wanganui,.Mr T. P. Pienaar, eaptain*ot the- Springboks, .paid high, tribute to "ther splendid sporting spirit displayed bv the crowd, during .the game,'? JEje said Oie ■ had/ been greatly [impressed hy the 're--' markably' .fine reception accorded his ; team as they entered the; grounds and' the way the people cheered the Visitora' 'When they dirt anything. of note. f He .saidrthe sporting spirit, displayed was wonderful, not; only during We? eame but afterwards, when ' fchep Springboks .were driving through the'- "streets, -the ' cheering with which'they were greeted being remarkable. . - .:.•= -

.In the third round of.,the Soldiers' Club, snooker tournamentvD. Williams (20 points orr) defeated,B. Johnstone \a One), by 74—46; Jorie's '(sck). defeated H. Davy (5 on), and ''P.* Muldoon jscr.) defeated. Q. Paltridge. (10 on), 46. The semi-final round was played between D. Williams and Jones, and'lesujted in favor of the handicapped man, Williams, : by 88—53, substantial am* deserved victory. Mtddcon ha'd a, bye in tho semi-final, and; met•'' Williams in the final, when the. latter,-was again successful,- putting up a.corwsfeteht 90 points against his opponents' 59.. Williams thus won the tournament, P. Muldoon being the runnetf-upi - "- /■. ,■ S '."•

The Hutt Council is squaring its yards to meet the financial gale : ; in 1 other words, it is retrenching. Decisions made at-, the, last'meeting include the reduction of £he wages of permanent" hands ay Is per day, jind a 50. per cent., reduction m the travelling allowance's* of the chairman and ; members of the Council, AUcasuai labor has been dispensed with* as well as all horsesjind 'carts.,-, Thfeseivic_es of the ranger will-he/ho' longer rejquired, and considerable .reduction is be;mg jiiade in respect- to', clerical• expenditure., The stone-cr#shing" machinery and m «or i waggon >re.-vto be laid up unless profitable outside employment can be iound for them. If this does not effect air that the Council de%ires :the-a'ates may-be increased.]' "*' - . "" ,

At yesterday's meeting -of-., the* Roard jof Directors ofl the P.B. Farmers' Meat Co., it was decided to appoint Mr. 4; y jH.- Biggar to the supervision of the j slaughtering department of "the "works. !Mr. Biggar has, during the past' sea-" ison, been employed by the company in the picking of fat stock, and lias been indirectly connected with the" slaughtering department. Apart from this 1 , how--ever, he had served his time in the ' butchering trade in Victoria, and subsequently held the position of live stock superintendent for the Dookje Agricultural. College, Victoria, for a period: of' three and a-hnlf years. He had there the opportunity of acquiring a full Icopwledge ot (ho slaughtei-ing business m j&a detailed form. '""',', ' • " ''".

Mi- Glasgow (a member of the original All Blacks), who was an interested spectator, of the Wanganui* game,-iSf-the bourse of a brief, chat, expressed the opinion after the game that the' Springboks lacked initiative in attack, vfchafctho backs showed, a. tendency to crowd out on the -line" in attack, and have I not. the individuality -which the ! backs of the> original All Blacks possessed. He believes that in the test matches the New Zealand forwards will, run 4he Springboks off their feet. He, says he saw the inter-Island and the Probable v. Possible matches, and these*

games satisfied Shim that New Zealand will put a splendid team'in'the field. Ho was greatly impressed with the form shown by the forwards in those games, and those chosen for the test games, he considers, will be well up to the best New Zealand standard. / '

As a mark of L sympathy;-witit; Ae family of the late Eugene Doheriy, who died on Sunday night from injuries received in a motor accident, if. has, been decided to postpone till ' further notice the concert, and recital of Captain Allen, which was to, have taken place; to-raor-ow at Patutahi. ;.'. '■ '.-••>-.*

Photographers find that , housewives, take best photos on washingldavs owhW to the oheering and refreshing influence of "No Rubbing'* Laundry H«l>* ' -':

The Bluff Harbor Board's lower lightship broke from its moorings and on being discovered had drifted into the harbor, where it grjunded on one ■ of the sand banks. It was recovered later apparently undamaged. It was a fortunate circumstance that it did not get loose when the tide was ebbing, as it would then have been carried out to sea.

The "C".' Company of Territorials will hold a plain and fancy dress ball on August 18. Last night a meeting was held, when several committees were set up to carry out the arrangements connected with the function. 'these balls were Very popular in Gisborne a few years* ago, but were discontinued owing to the war. The inquest touching the death of the vouth Etuzen© Doherty, of Patutahi, who died on Sunday night as the result of being run over by a motor Car. was formally opened this afternoon in the Magistrate's Court. The Acting-Coroner, Mr H, E. Hill, J.P., presided over a jury comprising Messrs. Geo. Mtinns, Arthur Stubbing*, Allan Sutton, Boy Johnston, and Chas. Ferris.

The "ruling passion" manifests inself in unexpected quarters and in all sorts of circumstances, as was exemplified in the case of the chairman of a concert entertainment in Christchurch recently, who, after announcing the last singer, remarked: "And then we will sing the Grand National!" It was not till the burst of laughter that followed hot. on his remark that he recognised that he had made a slip of the tongue.

About midday on Friday, when the Government steamer Hinemoa had half an hour to spare, she picked up a huge hump-back whale, 60ft. or 70ft. in length, which a whaling launch was holding on to in rough wtather outside Tory Channel. The steamer towed the whale into the channel up to the works of the Perano Company, whose party had harpooned the monster. Two other launches had endeavored to tow the whale in, but no progress could be. made owing to bad weather, so they left the carcase to the third launch to hold it inshore till conditions improved.

During the hearing at Te Kuiti, of a charge against an Indian of! keeping liquor for sale, Sergeant Lopdell stated that ho and Constable Sheahon, on learning that defendant had purchased 18 bottles of whisky, went to Aria and found that a number of Indians had crossed the Mokau, which was then iit flood, and were living in a hut a few chains from the bank. He could not cross, but Constable Sheahon volunteered to swim across and search tho hut. ne did this, carrying tho warrant in his hat, and returned with a bottle and nhalf of whisky. It has been decided by the Salvation Array, Y.M.C.A. and Bed Cross organisations continuing hospitals- and homes for sick soldiers to discontinue the supply of cigarettes Ho patients, aim" to substitute a double supply of pipe tobacco. This decision was arrived at in the.course of a recent conference of the controlling authorities, in consequence of reports from medical officers respecting the effect of cigarette smoking on the health of flio patients, and the decision received the approval of General Sir Donald MeGayin, Director of Medical Services, before it was confirmed.

Whether the formation of a farmers' political party is necessary in the interests of the primary producers of the Dominion is a subject that has been much discussed by the New Zealand Farmers' Union at its annual conferences. Up to the present the idea has failed to receive a great deal of support, except by Auckland. Nelson and South land intend to urge thatthe union's, rules should be altered to allow of it taking an a?tive part in politics, llawke's Bay, Marlborough, gWellington, YVairarapa and Poverty Bay provincial ,: Unions are not in favor of the formation of a farmers' party.'

A touching instance of the poor helping the poor has come under the notice ol the Cbristchurch Sun in relation to hn appeal for a woman left destitute with four children. The inmates of the Jubilee Home, old folk, who are in receipt only of their old age pension money—some of whom, in fact, aje unable to leave their.beds—read Of the plight of the widow, and Tun; children, and resolved to send their mite towards a fund for her relief. An .old lady of 90 years, accompanied by an old man, went the rounds of the wards and collected altogether the surprising sum of £4 2s. It was reported at Dcvonport Borough Council by the Mayor that Mr. James Dunning, of Bemuera, an ex-councillor and former resident of Devonport, had expressed a wish to present the borough ■with a collection of specimens of wild animals shot by him in Alaska and other countries. The Mayor explained that Mr. Dunn was seriously ill, and hia desire was that the district with which he had been so long associated should become the possessors of a collection that was unique in New Zealand, and would form the nucleus of a local museum. The offer was gratefully accepted.

• At a meeting 6f the New Plymouth Borough Council the Mayor (Mr F. E. Wilson) made the very pleasing announcement that the council's hydroelectric loan of £60,0C0 had been floated at 7 per cent, with the A.M.P. So ciety. The Mayor said the flotation of the "loan, would enable the council to con tinue for another twelve monthsi and. with the arrangements made with the bank in respect to the £72,000 loan would, ho thought, see the completion of the modified scheme which would give them 3000 h.p. The society had also agreed to accept the sinking fund yearly, in other .words, the sinking fund would be invested with the society at 7 per cent.

Two youngsters, aged nine and twelve years, sons of Mr. James Hallinan, oi Brunnerton, armed with bows and ai> rows, recently went on the hills for a day's sport. As they did not *nV*ve home fry evening, their parents became uneasy, and the father organised a small search party, who, taking torches, went into the bush in search of the missing hoys, returning at midnight without finding any sign of them. At 6 o'clock next morning a large search party* set out again. A diligent search was maintained until,, 10 o'clock, when a pre-viously-arranged signal was forthcoming, and the party returned to learn that the missing boys Had come back safely. "When the youngsters reached the shooting ground game was scarce, or the arrows would not hit the right object, «o thev decided to journey nrita miles to Greymouth wharf to fish. They put in the afternoon fishing, returning .by rail next day. They remained overnight at a friend's house. The father of the hoys met with an accident during the night search, through falling down a deep shaft, suffering a broken rib.

The erection of the military chapel as part of'the Gothic Cathedral which is to be erected on the site of St. Mark's Church. Wellington, and which is de signed to be a National War Memorial, will be commenced shortly. On the walls of the chapel will be recorded the names of all New Zealaudeis, irrespective of creed or color, who died in the service of the Empire. It is estimated that the cost of the memorial chapel will be about £IOO,OOO. There will be small chapels commemorating the Maori and South African Wars, while the chapel itself will commemorate the great war. The windows will be worked out in religious symbols, and will record the various spheres of action where the New Zealanders took part in the opera tions during the war. Old colors will. it is hoped, be deposited in this natural resting place for them, together with trophies given by famous soldiers and sailors directly connected with the New Zealand troops, as a symbol of unity of aim and action. Already the anpeal for trophies has met with a gratifying response, flags and other emblems of historic value having been received from leaders of the French, Italian. American, and Belgian armies, as well as from British generals aqd admirals. Tbe Wedding and Birthday Present* yon intend buying this week be spre U tvtirehnse fror* flordon th» r*Habl» ?*r«llfr, opp. B»ak ¥.».•

The Te Kuiti Magistrate's Court had an unusually prosperous session recently, £l5O being realised in fines. The Lands and Survey Department is preparing a map of Canterbury, and the Canterbury Automobile Association has been asked to mark the motoring roads. At the meeting of the Tima'ru Borough Council, a councillor said that there were, many people to-day in Timarn paying as much as 15s to £1 per week for the rent of a room.

One is struck by the extraordinarily large number of dogs of the small nonutility variety doing the sights of Christchnreh from the seats of motor-cars (observes the Sun). Dogs don't look as attractive to the pedestrian as the curly mop of a child's head, hut fashion must have its swav.

At the conference regarding electric supply for the Bay of Plenty held at Whakatane, speakers strongly urged that something tangible should result __ from the meeting. One speaker prophesied that there would sopn be five or six new dairy factories on the Rangitaiki. and thev would all require electric power.

"It is staggering to sec the number of Hindus who are coming into this country." remarked Mr. A. G. Toddy, when speaking for a deputation to (lie PalmerstOn North Borough Council. Mr Foddy especially mentioned the' large numbers to be seen on the streets of Auckland and in the small towns of the Main Tr.ink. A great many were findin<r their way to the limber mills, -one mill near Ohokunc being full of them.

The precocious small boy can usually tie relied on to "'raise the wind," when times are hard. Recently two hoys, aged 10 and 12. were noticed "spearing" tho Avon with long sticks. Asked what their game Was, the elder boy explained that they were bottle gathering, and he proudly "showed his "catch." It contained' five bottles, and ho anticipated .they would receive 9d.

That the votaries of Rugby football in Waihi show keen iuteiest in the. game was strongly emphasised by the fact that just upon '3OO left Waihi by train on Saturday to witness the Auckland-Gold-fields match at Paeroa. In addition to these a large number went by car, the services of every available taxi and motor-bus in the town being requisitioned. The gate receipts totalled £3l, the largest amount ever taken at a football match in Paeroa.