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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16114, 1 May 1923, Page 2

Mr. Erie R. Hogg, of Gisborne'-, has received notice of his s.uceess in his final law examination.

The shooting season oj)eiied; la-day. Cock pheasants and California!! quail may be shot until July 31st. Grey duck and black teal will enjoy immunity after June 30th.

Some idea of tiie large quantities of benzina and motor spirit consumed is gained from the fact that during the last three years one Gisborne garage had pumped 30,000 gallons of the fuel out of its Bowser tank. Yesterday the plant was examined by the Government inspector, the test showing that it was measuring the spirit accurately. "It is good to have a wife's O.K. on your religion," remarked) Dr. French E. Oliver last night, as ho related an amusing incident of a man who rose in a revival meetinc and thanked God he had not sinned for twelve months. Rising from the audience his spouse remarked!: "John, I'm here." John collapsed'. "She had the information," added Dr. Oliver as the laughter subsided. Speaking on the question of hydroelectric power at the meeting of the Masterton Chamber of Commerce, Mr. J. C. Cooper said that power would be available next spring. There were two factors of uncertainty, viz., poles and turbines. The poles were two months behind time, and only 7000 had so far arrived, but were not all one size, so as to allow a straight-forward job.

An election will be held on Monday, May 28, at the District Lands and Survey Office, Gisborne, of a member of the Land Board 1 of the Land District of Gisborne. The following candidates have been nominated l : George Oswald Donovan, of Motm; Richard Fearon Jackson, of Motui; James Benjamin Poynter, i.f Te Karaka ; and Margrave Thomas Trafford, of Waiohika. Voting papers are being posted to each elector. The election is for the representation of the Grown tenants on the Land Beard:.

Judgment' for plaintiff ,by default with costs was given by Mr.. E. C. Levvey, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court) this morning in tho following civil cases: Gisborne Wino and Spirit Co. V. Nathaniel HaJo, £5 10s, costs £1 10s 6s; East Coast Rabbit Board, v. Apiranu Ngata, £2O 13s 3d, costs £3 10s. An order for payment forthwith was made in judgment summons case W. McKinnon and (Jo. v. James Ferris, £34 10s, in default 30 days' imprisonment/; Kate Hickson v. James Perry, £3 4s, in default 3 days' imprisonment. Owing to a recent bereavement in his family Mr. T. Russell Cameron, field organiser of the New Zealand Evangelisation Society, who was to have accompanied Dr. French E. Oliver on his "Back to the Bible" campaign, has been compelled to cancel his visit to Gisborne. Mr. Cameron, however, has undertaken to relieve tho Rev. A. A. Murray of his duties in connection with the services at the Tivoli Theatre at Auckland, and the latter is Coming to Gisborne in his stead for Die balance of tho campaign.- The Rev. Mr. Murray arrives by the Arahura to-morrow. What to do with a man, with a wife and five children, and! 18 months arrears of rent at 9s a week was tho puzzle before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., in tho Magistrate's Court this morning. The case Avas one in which Frederick Hall (Mr. G. Bradley Smith) proceeded! against Henry Thackwell, claiming pussessioni of the dwelling occupied by defendant, and! also the rent due. Mr. Smith explained l that possession of. the house was what was principally wanted!. Thackwell stated! that he had dona his best tfo get another upuw* but everyone turned him down when they learned that ho had' a family and was not in steady employment. He had no job, no trade, and his earnings had not averaged 25s a week. His Worship was obviously puzzled: "I can't put tho maw and! his family out in the street!, Mr. Smith," he said. Ho asked! whether Mr. Smith would allow the case to be adjourned;, if defendant paid! 9s a week, and looked l round in the meantime for another house. ■Mr. Smith agreed to this, and the case wag adjourned sinei die on that! understanding, defendiant to make every effort to get another place.

"There are 600 men wanted in Christchurch for wife desertion," said Mrs. A. E. Herbert at a meeting in that. city. Considerable doubt exists as to the success of this season's clover crops so far as seed is concerned in the' Ashburton County (says the Guardian.). "Some day I may come back to Gisborne," announced Dr. French E. Oliver' amidst great applause last evening. When then hand 1 clapping had ceased the doctor added, With U smile, "But I suggest you improve your boat service before 1 do," (Laughle<r.) lieociitly a Papdtoetoe farmer tent 7471 b. c(f boneless beef to the Londbn marked.-, It fetched 5d per lb. making ±3ll Is 3d, Freight, landing, storage, commission, etc., amounted' to £6 17b Id, leaving a balance of £ti 14s 2d. In addition, the man had:,to pay charges at this end amounting to £5 18s 7d, leaving him with a return of £2 15s 7d. That, sveh a position is serious for the farmer will ho appreciated' whem it is remembered 1 that we can only consume 60 per cent, of the beef produced in the Dominion.

An amusing incident occurred at a Farmers' Union meeting not a hundred miles from Wangaehu (says the Wanganui Chronicle). A member of the audience who did not happen to be a member of the union rose to air a grievance, but was ordered by the chairman to s 't down. He got on his feet a. few minutes later, but again was ruled out of order. Then a brilliant idea struck him. "How much is it to join?"' he asked, waving a pound note. The necessary information having been given, he duly signed up as a member of the union, and then gave full vent to his feelings.

Passengers by train from beyond Lower Hutt met with considerable delay recently. The guard's van of the train from-Wellington, due at Lower Hutt at about- 6 o'clock, was derailed through jumping the points. All efforts to lift it back on the line and so permit both the up and the down train a clear passage were found unavailing. In the end it was found necessary to push it clear of the line with the help of an engine. It was not until after 10 o'clock that the passengers of that train were able, to reach Wellington, nor could the other trains, between the time of the derailment of the van and its removal clear of the line, get to town.

The senior scholars of St. Winifred's school received a. very interesting lecture this morning on the occasion of the inauguration of the School Camera Club. The lecture was given by Mr. C. Troughton Clark, who treated the difficult subject of the camera and amateur photography in a most illuminating manner. He completed the delight of his enthusiastic hearers by examining the camera of each would-be photographer and helping her by explanation and advice. The staff and children of St. Winifred's are most grateful to Mr. Clark for thus opening with his expert advice the first of the school clubs, through winch Miss Webb hopes that each child will leave the school with a real hobby, in addition* to their equipment for the more serious side of life. "What is a balloon dance?" asked Mr. Justice Stringer, in the Hamilton Supreme Court in the case in which a Rotorua boarding house keeper sought an injunction against the owner of a' hall to restrict dancing, skating, and Maori concerts in the building. The annoyance complained of was caused by hakas, jazz bands, and balloon dances and other noise-provoking amusements. Counsel for plaintiff said a balloon dance was one where the ladies tied toy balloons to their ankles, and the object of the men being to stamp on and burst the balloons, the result was . a general tangle, men an'd women getting tied up in the balloon strings. General laughter, squealing, and noise usually followed. His Honor reserved decision in. connection with the case.

-Mr W. A. Low, the- well-known theatrical manager, who has piloted many theatrical companies through the Dominion, has arrived in Gisborne with the object of unearthing dormant talent for various theatrical enterprises in New Zealand and Australia. Ho has taken the Opera House for Saturday 12th and Monday 14th of May, and will conduct amateur vaudeville trials on the same complete scale as were recently held in Auckland and Wellington. Mr Low explains that there is a lack of vaudeville talent thorughout Australasia, and he has been commissioned by leading theatrical proprietors to explore New Zealand for talent to fill this gap in vaudeville. His commission has "been very successful, and a number of aspirants for the stage have been recommended for positions. 'i ■■<■ • »/ :

The contracting parties at a recent wedding festivity in Feilding, anxious to escape the attacks of .battalions of friends armed with confetti, arranged with the chauffeur to have the engine of the bridal car running, so that by a sudden dash from a side door, they could escape. The engine was purring expectantly when the bride dashed through the crowd into the car, and slammed the door. The chauffeur, imaging "all aboard' was _ sounded, made a record in acceleration, and away ? But the bridegroom! If ever a man was filled with confetti, it was he! Hemmed in on all sides, he was given his and the bride's share also. He managed finally, to break the cordon , and the last the crowd saw was a distracted husband sprinting up the street after his bride.

The rowing season having concluded, the members of the respective clubs will eoon be engaged in a friendly rivalry in connection with the overhaul of plant. Racing craft need a good deal of attention, particularly at the close of a hard season. Varnish has .to be renewed, out-riggers dismantled, "trued up," and greased for the winter, slides and seats want. attention, rivets and bolts are working loose, and canvas must be renewed, apart from the work entailed in "tingling" cracks in the hulls. Only the utmost are will nurse n. light boat through successive seasons of work, and credit is reflected upon the management of the local rowing clubs by the fact that many of the boats now giving sterling service have seen ten and twelve, and in same cases thirteen, years of wear.

"War is inevitable, and must always bo so,' declared Lieut.-Colonel R. St. J. Beere, D. 5.0., at the Eastbourne Anzac celebration. Continuing, he said that the Great War would not be the final war, for there were nations with great populations; who were seeking fresh lands for their , rapidly-increasing surplus people. Germany -had been compelled to fight in order that she might find room for expansion, and had victory followed her armies New Zealand would not have been in the satisfactory position it was to-day. Japan was one of the most thickly populated lands in tho world, and was already looking round for a. place on which to put her surplus population. "We must bo prepared," he said, when concluding his speech, "and when the time comes must prove that we are better than our enemies, if wo wish to retain the land wo now hold as part of the Empire."

Apropos of the West Coast pig derailing a train, it is interesting to learn from a correspondent that pigs have a place in the hearts of the farmers of thoso regions (states tho Ashburton Guardian). For some months the Rotomanu Farmers' Union has been striving to have pigs'for the Addington market sent through the Otira tunnel, and the first truck went through on Tuesday last. This facility will probably be regular from now on, and must prove of great value for those combining breeding and dairying. When cows go dry it is difficult to keep pigs in condition without considerable expenditure on meal and grain, especially as the season is coincident with a period when the local market is glutted with pork, and tlie weather is still too warm for bacon-curing. Reference to tunnel and temperature makes is opportune to note that the official records show the maximum readings *in the tunnel during the hottest month of tho year (February) was but 48 degrees, a testimony to the Coolness of the structure,

The contracts for wiring let so far by the Wairarapa Power Board average 3'Ss a point.

A euchre party and dance will be held in the Masonic liall to-night. Sis good prize* ace to be competed lor by the*. eachre players. A dau.pe will be fadd after the pictures.

Notice has been given by the officer" in charge of the Labor Ofhce at Durifeciin of his intertion to institute legal proceedings against the City Council in regard to "the payment of the men employed at the -Southern Eeservoir of the travelling allowance to those employees not living within the one and a half mile radius of the work, as provided in the country clause of the general laborers' award, '■••', A statement that quails were becoming a menace to farmers owing to the damages they did in the fields by eating grass and,clover seeds, was made at the* meeting of the Waikato executive of the Farmers' Union, by Mr. S. W. lies, of the Matahura- branch. The meeting resolved to urge the Dominion executive to agitate for the removal of the protection placed on quails by the Govemiment. . '

The Stratford Borough Council wrote asking the co-operation of the Hamilton Council in protesting to> the Government against speeding and the breaking of records by motor-cars. The, Council decided to give the movement its hearty support. Cr. Barton mentioned that "unless firm steps were taken in this matter pedestrians would soon, require to go about with lights front and rear in order to protect their human machines. (Laughter).

Discussing the market for heavy horses with a leading authority a Waikato Times representative was informed that purchasers were prepared to pay big prices for animals of the right stamp. Unfortunately these were .very scarce. The cessation of production that had occurred during the war period was the direct cause of the scarcity of the right stamp of horses. There were any number of worn animals about, which accounted for the lack of competition at many of the sales.

Some interesting work was carried out by the wireless section of the New Zealand Signal Corps (central depot), at a field day parade. Several squads of men were given practical instruction in the setting up and operation of 30-watfc continuous wave field sets. Messages were exchanged between temporarily erected stations and headquarters. During the afternoon the station at general headquarters was in constant commimi- I cation with a similar station at Fort 1 Cautley, Auckland. Messages between Fort Cautley and another small fieldset were also read with ease in Wellington.

When Labor comes into its own municipal councillors may be able to enjoy "buckshee" trips round the world (states the Wellington Post). The desirability of sending City Councillors on world tours was suggested by Mr. H. E. Combs when speaking at the Labor Party's municipal meeting in Welling- , tion. "It would pay us well to select from our council two or three members and send them round the world," said Mr. Combs. "If this were done they would get an idea of what municipal enterprise should be. They would get hold of the latest ideas, and could show what could be done in a .city like this."

"There are neither cliffs noi> castles, unless the latter are the board's castles in the air," said a recent letter to the Wsnganui Harbor Board in advocacy of changing the name Castlecliff to something e15e..... The chairman said that there was a strain of commonsense in the letter, but he thought tliat all they could do would be to speak of is at the Port of Wanganui. A'.member: "Call it 'The Outer Harbor.'" The chairman: "But it isn't an outer harbor," Several- member's suggested that "Port of Watiganui" should apply to the whole of the waterfront, including the town wharf.- '■ The chairman invited members to think over the question of a suitable name; ... , '

During the flood at Dunedin two small Boy Scouts performed a prompt and plucky deed which has earned the highest praise from Vail who witnessed the incident. An old lady between seventy and eighty years of age, was trying to negotiate the footpath in M'Bride street, South Dunedin, when the flood was at its height about 10 a.m. She was seen struggling, through: tho water, which was knee deep, and, becoming exhausted, collapsed ' and disappeared in the water. She was unable to rise, and the two Scouts, rushed .to her assistance. Her weight was too jmuch for the little fellows to carry, kuU they held her up by the shoulders; and this saved her from a situation which,- in view of her age and exhaustion, might have cost her life. <••.>: ,

News of the discovery, by an English survey ship of a Tost island in the far South Pacific, whose population of several hundred natives is ruled.by a.white woman, was taken to San Francisco by Miss Ella who is the daughter of Mr. W. Brown, of the Otago'Farmers' Co-operative Association, and. is herself the buyer for an Australian firm (says the Ottago Times). A Mrs. Zahel, widow, of an Australian said Miss Brownwent to the island, whiqh is called Bardoo, years ago, in the hope Mat missionary ,work, would"assuage hcr;s;rie£ over the loss of her husband, and now she is recognised as the high priestess and supremo ruler of the island. The only other white inhabitants of the island, according to Miss Brown, who is now in London, are. H. Banpeld, an English author, his wife, and an* Irish servant woman.

A slip in Wilkio*road at 5 o'clock on Sunday night caused the collapse of a five-roomed \. housed occupied by Mr. S. Forrester (stated the Dunedin Star, in reporting the recent flood.) • The house slipped fully 30ft, and is now resting on the footpath. One chimney top has fallen across the roof, and the other has crumpled on to the roof. Mr. J. Scott and his two children were in the house at the time, but fortunately Mr. Scott took alarm at the. prerno/iitory shaking and he and his family got out without injury. . They,must have had a really remarkable escape. The. house swung to one side when it slipped'and bulged in the 'wall of the adjacent house, occupied by a widow, Mrs Forrester, which has: also been moved forward by the slip. The lean-to of Mr. Scott's 'house broke clear, and crashed into the back of Mrs Forrester's house. At a first glance it would'seem as if the lean-to had originally been part of.. Mrs Forrester's house. lbe',.hill at the back has a big gap in it, and the houses on the top do not look Lou jLt.:.-e. Mr: Arthur Harper, of 'Wellington, a recent arrival in London (says the Post's correspondent), has been concerned in scientific research at the Imperial Institute, and in- tho course, of- his visits ;■ there he was asked to look at the Dominion's exhibit in the. permanent Exhibition section. The 1 exhibits'have, he was told, been collected,at great trouble by the institute authorities, and repeated requests to the New.Zealand:Government for more up-to-date exhibits have been ignored. . One thing struck -him very forcibly at the Imperial Institute —tho New Zealand court has four photographs of Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland. All of these must have been taken many years ago, ■■ ■ and are ridiculously primitive. "Far'better," said Mr. Harper to-me,- "to have none at all than out-of-date pictures." Ho suggests that if the Government;will not supply spine of the many fine panoramic views of these towns it would pay the citizens themselves. to supply same. The Southern Alps in the possession of tho Imperial Institute are misnamed, and the directors have asked Mr. Harper- to give them the proper descriptions. To-night, at tho House," Dr. French E. Oliver will' continue his fa.rewell addresses of,the campaign. He' 1 speaks on "The Black Horse." Hti will discuss the question as to how many people in Gisborne are riding this celebrated horse. Tho pungent, refreshing arorri* arising from "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help suds only further confirms its great scientific sanitary value. J. Sealy, Agent for "No-Rubbing."—7.

A new by-law forbidding "doublebanking" on push-cycles has been intro dueed at Hamilton.

The Matawai Dog Trial Club's trials were judged by Mr. George Hawkins, of Opotiki. Mr. Chris. Kortc was timekeeper. A ease of honey-poisoning occurred in Whakatane last week, two young men becoming soriously ill after having partaken of somo'honey.

The Royal wedding was the occasion of H.M.S. Laburnum being "dressed at Auckland. The ship made a striking display of bunting.

'A man named John Strangways was severely injured at Omana (states a Dargaville message), while riding on a iig.rer, used on a Public Works contract. fife -was removed to the hospital. It is feared that his leg will ha\;o to be amputated. White Island! was -unusually active last Tuesday, this being probably due to the heavy downpour of rain dining the week-end. All day the steam rosd to a great height against a background) of clear sky. The. volume* of vapour presented a beautiful spectacle towards evening with the- colors of a gorgeous sunset reflected' upon it. The great pillar of steam was like; a. lofty opalescent vase standing' out of the sea. At Messrs. Paterson and Ban's Yogel street warehouse, Ihinedin, the cellar was flooded 4ft. 6in. deep, largo stocks of wire nails, paints, and various other lines being under water. A powerful pump, lifting 850 gallons a minute, was soon got to work, and at about 5 p.m. only an inch or two remained to be lifted. The company will sustain a very heavy loss, and will get off lightly at from £IOOO to £ISOO.

"I come from Moonlight, sir," said a defendant at the S.M. Court, states the Wanganui Herald, charged with haying failed to register as a territorial. "Where is Moonlight?" queried the Magistrate. He was then informed that it was in Otago. and a long way from the vail. Tho defendant said no one in Moonlight drilled, and there were plenty of young men there who had not registered. information is useful to pass on, ' remarked Captain Wales, "and I bet they won't pass him a vote of thanks for disclosing it." The Magistrate said this moonlighting would have to be stopped, and be could not understand how the lads in this locality managed to escape thafc obligations of registering. He pofMed out to defendant that ignorance of the law was no excuse, and he would be fined £2 10s, with costs.

'One old couple, who lived in a small house in the vicinity of St. Andrew street, were awakened from their early sleep during the flood at Dunedin, by the gurgling rush of water through the room. They rose, and found that the street was flooded over doorstep level. But they did nothing except place a few of 'their poor belongings on the table. Still the water rose, and still they trusted to a subsidence coming at any moment. It didn't come, however, until the old couple, now hopelessly trapped, were hard put to it to keep their heads above water. When at last rescuers arrived the old man was up to his elbows in the water, while his aged partner found a precarious foothold on the window sill, and clung to the window frame. The old dog shared this island of refuge, and sat shivering and melancholy. An exciting experience befel a Helensbrook citizen, Mr. John Moore, during the height of the flood in Otago. He was proceeding with his horse and cart on his daily trip to the Milton dairy factory, and while driving along the road between the bridge and the factory the horso and vehicle were swept away 'by tho strong current and washed over the vacant flooded section. The horse swam strongly, but the cart disappeared from view on approaching Mr Jas. Nelson's property. Mr. Moore fortunately managed to grasp hold of the branches on a high macrocarpa fence and remained there, leaving the horse and vehicle to their fate. The position was precarious with tho flooded waters rushing below, but Mr. Moore held on tenaciously until a boat could bo secured, when ho was rescued from his .predicament.