TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 15774, 15 March 1922, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

Tlio Arahura arrived from Auckland via Tokomaru Bay at 3.45 p.m. to-day. During his recent tour of the Bay of Plenty the Prune Minister witnessed the process of cattle dipping to prevent tick infection. Mr. Ms.s.sey was shown the process at To Puke. Tho census of public libraries taken last year shows that there wcro 421 libraries in the Dominion, vomprising 1,132,079 volumes. The number of subscribers was 60.441. A free reading room was provided in 174 cases. The Government Biologist, Mr. A.. H. Cockayne, is to make a series of visits to the* different centres of the district, under the auspices of the Farmers' Union, lecturing upon matters of great interest to farmers. The itinerary of the tour is notified in our advertising columns.

"These £5 lines don't seem to be doing much good," said Mr F. K. Hunt, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court, Wellington, when a man was charged with failing to register a rifle, as required under the Arms Act, 1920. The magistrate decided to increase the penalty, and fined the man £lO a-nd costs.

The Packard car which was placec 3 afthe disposal of the Prime Minister *oi his recent East Coast tour by the Wilkinson Motor Co. was commissioned by Mr. Massey to take him right through to Rotorua. At the conclusion of the journey the Prime Minister said that having seen it travelling under all conditions, it was the best car he had travelled in in New Zealand. The total amount of the salary re Unctions under the recent retrench merit in the education service of Otagt is about £lo,7i>o per annum. This i: the first cut. Approximately 505 teach 'era, pupil teachers, and probations re ceive £lO less, 230 lose £l2, seventeei lose £ls, and one loses £25; whilst 27( Training Oollcfe sttidents lose £IC each. The inter-club match between tin Oisborne and Kahutia Bowling Clubs fixed for to-morrow and Saturday after noons, is creating a lot of interest, as both clubs have one .win each to thei credit, and this is the final fixture of tin season in this connection. Three game; •will be played on each green both to moirow and Saturday. On Thursday the teams skipped by Martin, Dudfield and Mason will play on the Gisborm green; and on Saturday the Kahutia teams to cross the river will be Newton, Sawyer, and Rothwell.

■-"lt's a rat!" That was tho cry raised at the meeting of the Canter bury S.P.C.A. by a lady, who immedi atcly sought the sanctuary aiforded lr\ the "top of a chair. The other ladiet retreated, and the men grasped tin weapons of offence. But the cause of the trouble was only a frog. A lad} member of tho committee explainer that she had rescued the frog from some boys who were ill-treating it. Sho had meant to place it near tin. river at the earliest opportunity. It had evidently wriggled from hei pocket.

Speaking on behalf of the Russian Famine Fund at tho Council of the Christian Congregations, at Auckland, Mr. E. C. Cutten said that the eampaigi. \va« being conducted in a very hall hearted manner, and money -was not coming in as it should." He had been hand ed £25 by one donor and £lO by anotho; lor propaganda work in connection witl. the fund, and if he could get £65 mon to make a total of £IOO, a lady lecture) who had dono great work in Australia ii ■stimulating subscriptions could be got It tour the whole longth of New Zealand, and she would, ho felt sure, be the means of collecting a large sum. "If we are to press the urgent need of continuous prohibition of the Asiatu egg," ran a paragraph in the presidenta; address to the Poultry Conference, "wc must agitate and agitate and not pu; our faith in any Government or Boart of Trade. We know our business anc what we can do as regards production ii given full opportunities and fair pro tection. We can never be satisfied witl anything less than total prohibition o; the Asiatic egg. This matter will bi fully discussed and I trust .this conference will speak with no uncertain voice The past six months' exeprience lia; proved to us that we cannot live with the Asiatic egg menace hanging over us. We should not <be placed in tin position of allowing the Board of Tiradi .to fix prices of eggs supplied by us l< the bakers and pastrycooks. We have our rights and must forever demand thai unfair competition such as the Asiatic egg be forever abolished, and under fail treatment must we be allowed to worl out our own destiny." Replying to a deputation from tin Wellington Returned Soldiers' Assoeia tion respecting unemployment, tin Mayor, Mr. R. A. Wright, M.P., toueheo on the immigration question. He saic the Chinese were undoubtedly mono polising the fruit trade, and it was wonderful how they were doing it. Tlieii prices did not appear to be low, and ye people dealt extensively with them dr. Mitchell: The more disgrace to tlv people ! Mr. Wright: I hold no brief for the Chinese, but I fear that if we coulc put them out we would not be able tc secure our vegetables. Europeans do not go in for intense cultivation. Mr. Pascoe: The trouble is that one China man buys for a ring of forty, and excludes the Europeans from competition. Cr. Thompson : Nothing of the sort! I know something of tho ring. Mr. Pascoe: One Chinaman buys for his countrymen and sells to them. Cr. L. McKenzie: The Chinaman outdoes the European in rentals. Ho can live where a white man cannot.

Cable advice was received last evening, announcing the death of Lieut.-Colonel Beckham Arthur, D. 5.0., second son of the late Mr. A. C. Arthur (one of Gisborne's pioneer settlers and ex-M.P. for Waiapu), and brother of Mr. William Arthur, of Gisborne. The late Colonel Arthur left Gisborne just 22 years ago as a member of the New Zealand Contingent for service in South Africa. Ho served .through the South African campaign, and received promotion to the rank of lieutenant. .-, He subsequently took up his residence mainly in England, and on the outbreak of the Great YV;;r once more joined the colors, on this occasion with the Imperial forced. The Gisbornite served with distinction on tho Western front, being eventually promoted to a command with the British tank division, and for his services he was awarded the D.S.O. He retired on pension, his health being broken as n result of the elfects of concussion and gas poisoning. His demise, which occurred at Paignton, South Devon, on th< 11th inst., took place at the early ag. of. 48 years. Colonel Arthur's two sisters, Mrs. Marshall and Miss Arthur, are resident at Dun formaline, Edinburgh.

The alteration of certain rules governing the membership ol" the Auckland Racing Club formed the subject of a special meeting of, the club recently. Sir Edwin Mitclielson, chairman, pointed out that the city of Auckland and suburbs had grown tremendously during the last few years, and many gentlemen were anxious to become members of the club. At the present time there were 120 names on the list. Ho thought members) should not adopt a selfish attitude, and advised ihenx to vote for the resolutions that would! be placed before them. Only six new members were elected last year, and live from July last. Mr. 0, Nicholson moved and Mill. o.,Nolan seconded: "That rule 4 of the rules of the club be repealed, and the following new rule substituted in place thereof: Tho number of members (excluding life members) shall not at any time prior to the Ist day of August, 1923, exceed 400, nor at any time subsequent to that date exceed 500." Also that the membership fee for new members shall be £lO 10s instead of £5 ss, and in the case of former members of the club wishing to renew their membership, tha fee to bo £2 2s instead of £1 Is. A ballot was taken, and resulted in all the proposals being carried.

Wilkinson's bus will leave* the Women's Club rooms, Lysnar's Buildings, on Friday afternoon, at 2.30, for the garden party at. Mrs. Pyke's residence, Wainui bench.