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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16122, 10 May 1923, Page 2

Mr. J. W. Poison, president of Uie New Zealand Fanners' Union, is expected to arrive by Saturday's boat from .Napier. Intending passengers for Napier by the Arabura to-night should note that they are now to leave the wharf at 10 o'clock. They ore to be taken clown the river on the Harbor Board launch, and transferred in the bay on to the tender, which will take them out "to the Arabura; Advice was receivod last evening that Dr. French E. Oliver and Mr. Anton Cedarholm, who left by special car dispatched by Messrs. F. iuid A. Wilkinson, arrived at Napier shortly before 8 o'clock last, evening. They experienced comparatively little rain on the coach journey beyond Wharcratfi. Dr. Oliver declared it was the worst; rond he had ever been over in his life.

Three copies of thei gramophone record carrying. the> Royal .vocal message .to. thecbild'ren of (lie Empire, have been ordered! by Mr; J. R. Kirk, for presentation to the Glsboi'lie High School, the primary schools oh tihe Gisborne-Motu-hoi'a line; and the eoflsial schools respectively, Owing to the fact that Mis* Ellon Millar, in conjunction with Miss Gftllichaiij is producing the play for juveniles called! "Snow White," from Grimm's Fairy Tales, in June, she is unable to accede Id the request of the Napier Opetatic .Society to play her part of "Nan" id their production of "A CoUntry Girl.'* Mr. A. Cbrkill, who has been chairman of the Ingtewdod County Council since its inception three years ago, haa been compelled to resign his seat on that body owing to a technical breach of the law by having held office while being l a director of a certain concern which supplied goods to the council valued at £l6 4s 6d.

A compromise has been effected in connection with the Reserve grounds, dispute. The Borough Council Reserve Committee yesterday inspected the reserve, and concluded there was room to lay our another ground near the Childers-Roebtiek road corner. This ground will be put in order by the Council, with the aid of the sports bodies concerned, and when ready will be allotted to the Soccer game. In the meantime, Soccer will use the No. 2 football ground, and Rugby will confine itself to the No. 1. His expected that the football Association will be able to take over its new ground by Saturday week.

The enthusiasm of some Blenheim devotees of the sporting gun is deeply resented by pigeon fanciers, two or three of whom have recently lost valuable birds, as the result of wanton shots (reports the Marlborough Express.) The latest case occurred ort a recent morning. A lad living in the south etid of BlenKpjin let his pigeons out for a fly, and shortly afterwards heard a shot fired. When the birds returned home, the most valuable of the lot fell in a desperate coti.ii!,on at the foot of the loft, having laeti shot through the wing and breast.

"I have no desire to create a panic, but, speaking as a layman, I would liko to tell the association members that it is my opinion that in the coming winter there. may .be work for them as a result of the recent flood," said the Rev. Hector Maclean at a meeting of tho Dunedin centre of the St. John Ambulance Association. Already he had heard of cases of people being stricken with pneumonia as a consequence of the flood. It might be as well for the association to prepare for an emergency during the winter. Some months' ago the Minister for Public Works, tho Hon. J. G. Coates, infejrmedi a prominent! member of the Tauranga branch of the Auckland! Railway League, that ho hoped to have the Waihi-Katikati section of the East Coast main trunk railway line completed 1 and ready for traffic about the end: of 1923. The prcsenti rate of progress, however, suggests that it will bo well into 1924 before* the. line is available between the pointg mentioned) unless the speeding-up process is introduced very shortly (telegraphs a Waihi correspondent).

A rumor was circulated in New Plymouth to the effect that the passengers on the island steamer which left New Zealand last week, among whom were a number of New Plymouth residents, had been prevented from landing at ono of the islands in the itinerary through quarantine regulations (states the Taranaki Herald). Anxiety was expressed as to the health of those on board, but the rumor suggested that the trouble was due to an epidemic on the island. Inquiry at the Union Company's office failed to elicit any Confirmation of the rumor, and the officials stated that if there had been any such occurrence they would have been immediately advised of the same.

Referring to Australia's dry periods, the Rev. Frederick, of the Brisbane Methodist Church, who is at present in Palmerston North, told a Standard reporter that, in order to overcome the shortage of water which prevailed in those times, artesian bores were often sunk to great depths and at great cost. This water was, however, not always cold. He told how in one small township the bore (often there was only one to supply the whole township) sent up a big stream of water actually only three degrees below boiling point. Hence, as no cold water was available that had to he allowed to stand for some hours to cool before being used for drinking or bathing. The surplus flows ran down the street channels, and the weather being often intensely hot, no steam was to be observed rising from the clear crystal water. Often it happened that a. strange dog, hot and thirsty, and not realising that the water was anything but cold, would throw itself into one of the pools adjacent to the bore and be at once scalded to death. viU

The Rev. A. A. Murray, of Auckland, who has been in Gisborne in connection with Dr. French E. Oliver's back to the Bible campaign and the establishment of a local branch of the New Zealand Evangelisation Society, proceeds South by the Arahura this evening. Already a large number of applicants' for membership to the Society have been received, _ and it is proposed that the organisation,' which is undenominational, will stand for active evangelistic work throughout the district. Despito the wet night there was a fair attendance at the Methodist Church last evening, when Mr. Murray, who is an able exponent of the Scriptures, gave a helpful address upon "What every believer should know." Advice has been received that Mr. W. Mains, of Auckland, will arrive in Gisborne on Wednesday next for a ten days' campaign. Mr. Mains is regarded as one of the most popular evangelistic workers in' the Presbyterian Church, and his time is fully occupied in campaign work throughout the North Island.

Though cattlo tick and tick regulations have been the subject of much publicity, the Inspector of Stock (Mr. 1). M. Koss) informed a Herald reporter to-day that quite a number who should be well informed on the subject are under the impression that the B, or buffer area boundary, hall been pushed back across the Motu river. Such is not the case. The crossings gazetted originally at Eakauroa and Rangiriri (Whakarau) remain so gazetted, and anyone passing cattle from the B area into clean country at any other point is liable to prosecution. Questioned as to whether thore was any trouble in enforcing the regulations. Mr. Ross remarked that thore appeared to be an inclination on the part of some persons to introduce "Rafl'erty rules," but they would find that very costly, as the minimum fine for disregarding the regulations was £:*>. It is highly desirable that there should bo no movement of stock except under strict supervision, if Poverty Bay is to remain free for any length of time front infestation. It is, therefore, expected that all who are interested in stock and land—and the whole community is so interested—will assist the inspector in a strict administration of the Act, and give as much publicity as possible, to the fact that there are but two gazetted crossings in the Waikohu County, and that permits must be obtained for stock using them, and handed to the keepers. A suggestion has been made that warning notices should bo erected, and probably the local authority will arrange this, as a measure of self-pro-tection.

In another column appears an announcement stating that the prices of Ford cars have been again reduced. It is understood that this has been made possible on account of the great volume of sales during recent months—the result of the drastic price inductions that have been announced from time to time by the Ford Company. The Ford motor vehicles are now priced much lower than ever before in their history, and values are far greater, owing tor improvements in design and manufacture.

■Speaking at his installation, the Mayor • of • .Woodvillp said- the slow- -progress of the town was due to the pessimistic attitude of some of the residents.

A motor car owned by Mr. T. S. Botlomley was destroyed b\' fire at Palmerston North. The owner was cranking the car when it burst into flumes.

In the Arbitration Court at Dunedin Mr. Justice Fraser said that the cost of living was 56 per cent, above tho pre-war figures, and he thought wages had been increased more than that.

A supply of ironbark electric poles grown at Ngaruawahia is to be procured by the Central Electric Power Board (reports the Waikato Times). The price compares very favorably with that paid for the imported , article. Ckptain Edwin T. Pollock, Governor of American Samoa, and party, when at Rotorita, were tendered receptions by the Maoris at Whakarewarewa. Captain Pollock made presents to the Maoris from the chiefs in .Samoa.

Complaints have been made of the excessive speed of motorists using the Napier-Wairoa road. It is understood that the Hawke's Bay County Council is invoking the aid 1 of the Magistrate to put a stop to this dangerous practice. "I did not see an egg for five .years. The nearest cow was 2000 iniles away and the nearest horse still .further." —The Rev. Tremaine in 'Me" 'course" of a lecture at Palmerston North on the North American Indians and the blonde Eskimos.

A trial survey in readiness for the building of the main high tension electric lines for the conveyance of the Mangahao current to Hawke's Bay is being made by the Government engineers. The survey has been made, so for, to the north of Norsewood, and steady progress is being made.