TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15594, 10 August 1921, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

Tokomaru Hay : Sailed at 3.30 p.m Arahura tor Gisborne. Katana, his secretary says, is grntifie to find that the South Island .Maoris d not pi act ice tohungaisin, but keep u oood ancient customs and traditioi which have Keen dropped by many ( their fellows in the north. The following will represent Kia To in their hockey mutch v. High School on the I loser vc to-morrow, at 2.30 p.m. K. Morrison, I). Witters, K. Woods, M N'olan, M. I’ere, N. Fairlie, F. Solvar dor, ('. Trotter, J. Jones, K. Turnhul F. Hill. Kmergeneies: M. Watts, G \\ in,ds, M. Bull. Mr 11. F. Forster, who returned froi the Fast Coast last night, stated (lit on Saturday last Mr J. S. Barton, S.M. who is on a Magisterial visit- to the Fas Coast, together with Sergeant- Carrol df Tokomaru Fay, rode on horsebac 'from Wat pi ro Fay lo Port. Awanui, t conduct, the Court sitting there on Mor day. Mr Barton stated that the beatua.s in a rather bad state. An accident that might have had moi serious results happened at the home c Mr and 31 rs Bernard Alullan, of Wat renga-a-hika. to-day, wlien their intai; son, Daniel, aged 18 months, fell int a copper in which was a quantity e water. Jt is stated that the infant fe in while the mother was away lookin after the dinner. Luckily the oabv wii found; lint nearly drowned. 'The watt was not hot. He was later taken to tli Cook Hospital He has been brougi round' but is suffering from shock. One of (lie current stories in Dimedi is of a young man a.nd a sbopkecpci An account was owing. The debtu chanced to be passing the shop, who the creditor saw him, asked him in, an wanted to know about a squaring-iq. Debtor replied that be bad no money r!nd saw no prospects of getting any Pressed as to his expectations or sid resources, lie remarked that lie liadn' 'got anything worth sixpence, except hi •false teeth. "Well, I'll take them if yo like,” rejoined the shopkeeper, no clout reckoning that such a pledge tvouk quickly be redeemed. But this liap pe.ned* weeks aeo, and the debtor ha n<>t. yri gone hack for his ivories. Mr. IT. Tlmme, toiir'ng manager fc the Allan Wilkie Company, states lie i having a novel experience. That whir would be considered bis opposition li finds to be the most active force on hi behalf. Mr Harold Carr, manager ( the Palace Theatre, regularly distribute Mr Wilkie’s circulars to patrons car night, and lias placed some of bis nf verlising boards at (lie disposal of AI Thorne. Mr X Ifa m I ricks, manager r Fvervbody's. does the same. Mr J born stales that in other towns the tendcnc nf picture bouse managers is to rogar travelling companies with a. measure < jealousy as likely to injure the businet of the'movies, but in Cisborne quite different spirit- prevails. Air. W. .1. Morrell, rector of the Otag Buys' iligli .School, I cloning to ti national scholarslup and puolic servh examinations, said the recent tulcgrai from Wellington is obviously due to inisunderslanding of the scope of th examiners' reports, and the aeeonipan\ mg circumstances. To teachers, an especially secondary teachers, who, ( course, know what the position ii most of the phrases quoted Will come nothing very surprising or disquietim However much they show that with large number qf candidates, there room for decided improvement, they’d not in any case constitute a heavy ii dictment of the public secondary sohoo in general, ot' of the local High iSchoo in particular, whose work has been aj proved with consistency, by it reports of (lie Department's inspectors, Air H. F. Forster, manager of tl South British Insurance Company, Hi; borne branch, returned to Gisborne las night, after having been on a vbnsinei visit to 11 to Fast Coast. Air Forstt left on (Saturday week last, and journey ed as far as Te Araroa. The roads, 1 stated, from Tokomaru Bay to Jtoatorc were particularly good for this time ( tho year, and quite a. number of cai were to be observed travelling. Will in the coach on the way to Te A rare the travellers experienced the full fori of a. howling gale, which made the Hi ’ rather uninteresting. Te Araroa did nt escape the gale, for all along the roa from that township large trees were ii| rooted and strewn across the road. 0 Wednesday the sens at Te Araroa wet very heavy. On Friday last when AJ Forster was returning, lie found Ih; the Wain pit river had risen considerably and was running high, making the cross (li flier It one. The country alon the Fast Coast was looking remarkabl well after such .a mild winter. Al Forster returned from To bum Bay vi the Wnimnta Valley road, which is avai able for cars, provided clia’ns are nr used. On the way large numbers of earl lambs, in fine condition, were nolieec also large flocks of wild turkeys. . At ics fortnightly meeting, the IMI centre of tho A.X.A. and C. Union eon siuered the unfortunate ease of VV. t Gregory, who, with J. isieal, won tli ctoiiole-naiided sawing champioiismp t the world, contested at Gisborne on Dt cember 28, 1920. The chairman, All Davy, reported that lie had been ad •vised that Gregory, who, in his momeii of victory, had suffered a .severe woum in tho ankle from his falling saw, wa still in -hospital at Baetihi, where hi family of nine resided. Gregory is noi in sore straits, and the chairman ex pressed Ihe opinion that somethin •ought to he done for him if possible ■ During tbe sympathetic discussion tha followed this intimation, jt was men tioned that the Axemen’s Federatioi constitution had no provision for a be nevolent luiyd, and tiiat Gregory there Tore had no claim on the federation, o on the union, which lias assumed con I col of the federation's affairs. Th opinion was frankly expressed, howcvei that this was not a ease in which tli absence of any such provision should d« bar an injured competitor from assist au'cc, and it was eventually decided tha the case be referred to the union fo sympathetic consideration. It was nls proposed that an effort should be mad to obtain assistance for Gregory fron local sportsmen, and probably tbe pub lie of Gisborne will have an early oppor (unity of demonstrating its svmpatli; for a skilful and worthy sawyer.