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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16175, 11 July 1923, Page 2

The Borough Council last evening dodided to write a letter of thanks to the Hon. Minister of Public Works for the measures taken to relieve unemployment in this district, and to Mr W. D. Lysnar, M.P., for his efforts in the same connection.

Tliero are thirty-six men engaged Upon the Tatapouri hill deviation, and though they only started on Monday they are already making a good showing with tho preliminary work. Tho gang comprises a goc\i clafcs of laborer, and though the job is of some magnitude, it should be put through with -dispatch; At'tho New Zealand pavilion of the Empire Exhibition a women's rest room, containing the latest suggestions from the Plunket Society, will be provided. In particular, a feature of the room will be a heating arrangement for babies' bottles. It is intended in this respect to give a practical demonstration of tho principles and methods of tho PJunket system of New Zealand, which is now becoming well known in other countries. A slip came down on the Motu-Opotiki road during the week-end, necessitating passengers by the service cars changing cars at a point about 12 miles from Opotiki-. Tho obstruction has now been removed. A Gisborno service car came right through* from Opotiki yesterday. Owing to the bad condition of the road between Rotoiti and Rotorua, most of the passengers are being sent on from Rotoiti by motor launch, but Messrs. Wilkinson Bros, state that their through service is being maintained.

The Rev. A. T. Thompson has gone to Auckland, where he is to meet and arrange with tho revlsional committee for the new edition of the Old Testament in Maori. At present there are no more complete Maori Bibles -in print. A conference was held in November, when represenatives from the Church of England, Methodist, and Presbyterian Maoris Mission Committees were present, and it was agreed that the time had not yet come, to .dispense with the Maori Scriptures. Since then a warm supporter of the Bible Society (under whoso auspices the work will be carried out) has guaranteed £IOOO for this object. That Mr. J. A. McDonald should give the Council the benefit of his investigations into the problem of waterworks development prior to his departure from the Council's employ, was suggested at tho Council meeting last evening by Cr. DeCosta. The engineer declared that tho report would take three months to

compile. Cr. Mirfield with the engineer. A sharp dialogue ensued between Crs DeCosta and Mirfield.' Cr. Mirfield said he thought Cr. DeC'osta's question a ridiculous one. The Mayor held that, since tho engineer had been investigating the waterworks problem, and had the report under "weigh, the. question was a legitimate one. The engineer informed His ' Worship that ho (the Mayor) did not know the report was under weigh. He had told him some time ago that the report was in his (the engineer's) head, but had not reached paper. That was the position now. I There passed away very'suddenly at her residence, Rose Street, Wairoa,' a' very old and respected resident, m the person of Mrs. J. W. Sargisson, wife of Mr. J. W. Sargisson (reports the btar). She had been suffering for some lime from an internal complaint, which medical and surgical aid were unable to relieve. Mrs. Sargisson took a prominent part in the social and church work of the town for many years. She had Wen, president of the* St. Paul's Ladies' Guild, and at the time of her death was a member of the Mothers' Union. Deceased leaves 'her husband, two sons, two daughters, and a number of grand children to mourn her loss: Mr. Percy Sargisson (Gisberne) / Mr. C. M Sargisson, Westportj Mrs. A. W. Hague,

and Mrs.' E, J. CWn .(Wairna). "Deceased has a sister at Pcilding (Mrs. Allis) and three others residing in Ehg; land. Her two brothers are Mr. G Stubbs (Napier) and tho Rev. F. Stubls, I'.R.G.S., London. A publio meeting of the settlers and residents of the Mauutuke and To Arai districts met om Monday evening to consider the ways and means of erecting ;i ha}]. Mr. E. P. Roberts presided over

a largo attendance, and outlined the past history of the'old committee. The meeting decided to form a hall committee of eight, with power to add to its number. Th« following committee! vnxs

elected: Messrs W. Sadler, W.' W. Shanks, J. Buckley, J. Kelly, A. McDowell, W. A. Barker, R. Piercy. Mr. W. Sadler was elected chairman and Mr. R Picrey secretary. The lia.ll com mittee already possess the site.for the building:. Mrs. Preston, of the Mann-

! tulce branch of the Women's National Pcservtv, stated that she had £l5O invested, and with accrued interest it would amount to £2OO. This amount Mrs. Preston offered on behalf of the" Women's National Reserve to thd hall committee, ft, was decided that the title to the hall be "The Manutluke Memorial Hall, The meeting closed with a hearty vote of thanks to Mrs. Preston and Mrs. Buckley, on behalf of the Women's National Reserve, for the handsome offer made 1 by them, also vofos of thanks were passed to the chairman and convener of the meeting.

The discussion at last evening's meeting of the Borough Council, as the result of which, in accordance with police reports submitted, ono taxi driver's license was withheld, while another was granted a tliree months' probationary license, was referred to this morning by Inspector Hutton. Speaking to Herald representative, the Inspector referred particularly to the remarks of one councillor, who questioned whether it was a fair thing to' hold up a license on the strength of an "innuendo." The Inspector said that the question was as to whether police reports on such matters wero privileged and confidential or not. Complaints had been made to him, he added, that on former occasions certain of his officers had been held up to scorn and derision because of their reports having been circulated. He-had a duty to protect his officers from such attacks, and all other bodies, Courts, etc., had regarded these reports as confidential and privileged. It was tho duty of the police to assist local bodies, and this he had been endeavoring to do so far as ho possibly could. If it should happen that a body applied for a mandamus to compel the issue, of a license, then the police would always be ready to supnnvt. tlinin n.\\iartinr,e "T I,o™> ;« m J.,^

The Hon. A. M. Myers and family have left on the Niagara for England. Siuiday last was tho fiftieth anniversary of Hastings. ......

The Canterbury Navy League has endorsed the Government's attitude in regard to naval defence. The conference of the New Zealand Counties' Association is to open iu Wellington on August 8. v Lord Jellicoe was prevented from, attending the Wellington races on Saturday, having caught a chill, while Lady Jcllicoe was also indisposed. i It was decided at yesterday's meeting: of the Hawke's Bay County Council to support a proposal that all denominational school shondd pay rates. It was reported to the Waiptikurau County Council meeting that out of a/ thousand cucnlipli trees planted in the» ilatuma Domain from two to three hundred had not taken root, Messrs Wilkinson Bros, motor service has been advised that the Cisborne passengers who were despatched last weekend bv this firm succeeded in catching the Niagara at Auckland on Tuesday. With a view to smothering tho blackberries on a station belonging to- the Hawke's Bay County Co-uncil, that body has decided'to plant pine trees. It was said that the pinus insignus would not permit the blackberry to live. Out of £300,000 authorised by legislation, £247,100 has been raised; s» far by the Napier Harbor Board for the inner harbor scheme. This leaves- a balance of £52,900 to be raised afr >& later date. .

A few weeks) ago Mr. Frank finch, the Napier Harbor Board's engineer, torwarded his resignation to the boawfThe chairman stated that Mr. Find* intended to undertake private practice. Thcs Board unanimously decided to ask Mr. Finch to reconsider his resignation. "The blackberry pest i« worse than our national debt; It would pay us to double that debt to rid the country of

the pest. During a recent trip I went through 100 miles of country and every man I saw was slashing blackberries," said Mr. Chambers at the Hawke's Bay County Council meeting. • As a sequel to the recent municipal acetylene gas plant explosion at Queenstown, which wrecked . Mr. J. Edgar's motor garage and damaged his Buick motor car, Mr. Edgar has lodged a claim for £4OO damages against the Queenstown Borough Council. The claim came before the Council, when a resolution was passed repudiating all responsibility for the explosion and consequent damage. As an instance of the difference between the terrible havoo wroughtj in the front of the train,'in the Ongarue disaster and tho immunity even: from shock at the rear end of the train, it was mentioned that some of the first class passengers did not realise the extent of the calamity for a long while, and one woman actually slept right on to seven o'clock, although the smash occurred ten minutes before six o'clock. Four people, who were proceeding to Napier early yesterday, had an unpleasant experience! at Waitangi at about 6.30. When the car was approaching the small bridge on the Napier side of the railway crossing something' went wrong. The car dashed into the rails

of the bridge and then capsized into about six feet of water. Fortunately the hood was not up and tljp car fell on its side, thus permitting ttoe occupants to escape, after recovering: front the shock caused--by their sudden imUnersion in: the icy cold water. . : "Would you be in favor of a superannuation scheme for borough servants?" was a question addressed by Cr. Hill to the Mayor last evemng. Cr: Hill stated! ;that other horough, councils niaintained such a scheme,, and .it, was a a. pity if_a man, after giving the'hest part, of his life to the council,'should' ; haye to applytor an old age pension. Hp was in a position to place some valuable information on the* subject beforq the Council. Cr. Todd said that the matter had been considered four years ago,' Hut councillors had been informed that .very few of the Council's Wvants' would subscribe to .a superannuation scheme. It was decided to examine Cr. Hill's scheme and to "give

it another go," in the words of one member of the Council. Tho Gisbonie Sheepfarmers* Frozen Meat and Mercantile Company, Ltd., will hold an important land sale at their Board Room, Customhouse Street, on Tuesday, July 31, at noon, when they offer on behalf of Mr. J. B. Poynter, 110 acres of flat land at Kaitaratahi The M.U. Oddfellows, with their lady friends, are specially invited to meet the A. 0.0. Druids at a euchre tournament in the Masonic Hall on Thursday night at 8.30, when a very jolty evening's amusement may be expected. It is hoped tho attendance will bo, good. .-.. , To-morrow, at 1.30 p.m., Mr Fred. Gray will conduct an. auction; sale of a gopd clean lot of household furniture and a Begg and Co. piano,' at No. 204 Whitalcer street, oh account of/ Mr CM. Sargisson. • , -...., '■,. i* In this issue will be found an inset advertising the last three days of Adair Bros.' sale, which they claim to>be;the biggest in the history of the firjtn".~ j'-Tp mark the occasion "they are making'drastic reductions in all departments, and the thrifty would do well to remember t a lit the last three days of sale are Friday the 13th, Saturday 14th and Monday 16th .* • " . ■ -■ 1

To-morrow evening, as usual, the

Study and Discussion Society will hold their weekly meeting. Owing* to" Mr Bickford being called away, the Eev. Ward has kindly consented to give a special address on "The Mistakes of Labor."

This will be one of the most extraordinary subjects under debate during the session, and is sure jto draw an interested audience to argue on both sides of tho question.

i An unique display of kitchen ware is being made by Parnell's, Ltd., for a few days. The big show-window is arranged as a modern kitchen, with gasstove cooking equipment, and generous supply of all modern labor-saving devices. The dishes are neat and of the easy-cleaning variety, and no detail of the requirements of a,modern kitchen is lacking. Tho display has already attracted a considerable degree of attention. '.....:

Tho High School concert which is to held on Friday evening next promises to reach the standard of previous, performances. Among the items are action songs, solos, duets and character sketches. Tho dancing will also be a feature of the evening, and will include a ballet and a spectacular display, "The Evolution of Dancing:" depicting- the development of some of tho modern dances from the older and more stately forms. Among other features' will be included a dramatisation of TemiysOn's peoin "The Lotus-eaters"' and a Gipsy scene, with appropriate scenery': i ~

The annual entertainment of the pupils of Mr. and -Mrs May is invariably an attractive function, and to-morrow evening, in the Opera House, should be the occasion of a large attendance for tho popular fixture. Great care has been displayed in the arrangement of the programme, which will comprise a great variety of songs,- dances, recitations', ballets, etc. presented by the many capable young . performers. The.programme is lengthy and interesting, and judging from the work put into their task, tho entertainment should be a guaranteed success. Miss Maureen Koaney, who has returned overland from Napier, will be seen in several dance specialties, and her work is sure to meet with public approval. Mr. and Mrs f V?]L av , e J** assistance of Mr. A. L. Griffiths (soloist), Mr. Sharpies* orchestra; and some special lightning effects by Mr. J. Little.

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