TOWN EDITION

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16176, 12 July 1923, Page 8

TOWN EDITION

Three degrees of frost were registered in Gisborne this morning.

This year’s Presbylrian Conference will be held ."it Wtmugarei. The recount of tlie votes east in tho recent Conic County loan poll was in progress to-day.

The lopsail schooner Elsie Mary, from Auckland, arrived at Gisborne at. A p m. to day.

Experiments in England indicate, that fish dried in electrically heated air can 'ho kept in good condition for years. The construction of the Princes wharf at Auckland is being pushed forward, and 75 per cent, of the concrete decking has been completed, according to a report bv the Harbor Board’s engineer, ..Mr W. It. Hamer.

The Taurnnga clergy are taking steps to secure a religious census of too borough. The plan is to make a house to house visitation and obtain information regarding the religious life of the township. At the Church of England Diocesan Synod at Wellington, the Rev. H. G. Ulaekbourne remarked that since the war the response of candidates for the ministry in New Zealand had been veity disappointing. Mr. A. E. Porritt, who lias been picked as the Rhodes scholar, is a Wanganui boy. He is at present visiting his father. Dr. E. E. Porritt, and was entertained by the “Old Boys” of the Collegiate School on Saturday evening. George Morriss, an electric linesman, when using a saw ori a transformer, touched a “live” wire and fell about 20ft. at Mangateparu. He received a shock and injuries to the back and was removed to the hospital at Morrinsville. A lady was leaving a largo drapery shop in Auckland recently when a sharp projection, presumably ihe point of a hat pin, oh the headgear of another lady entered her eye and caused such severe injury that it is said may cause tho entire loss of eyesight.

Ten persons are still isolated at the Motuihi quarantine station. Nine .of these were passengers by the Makura when that steamer was quarantined nearly eight weeks ago. They include the patient who was sent to the station a second time, and three “contacts” subsequently also sent, hack.

A well-known Oamaru tailor recently placed' an order for about £SO worth of material with a, Home firm, and after anxiously waiting its delivery was informed that tho goods had been stolen after nfrival in New Zealand. The price of the material has since advanced by 4s 6d per yard.

A house marauder received some slight injuries recently (says the Southlalid News). * The: householders were out for tho evening and a hoy and girl ill, the middle of their “toons” who were left, in charge of the house, observed a man at one of tho windows. The buy pluckilv ventured outside, with his pea rifle and lived two shots at a, wife part of the man’s body. The delinquent departed in soie baste.

The death has occurred at Palmerston North of Mr. Patrick Scanlon, one of the earliest- of New Zealand’s settlers, at the ago of 91 years. Mr. Scanlon was born in County Kerry, Ireland, and came out to Australia about 1861. at the time of tho gold rush. After about a year in Australia, lie joined in the Gabriel’s Gullp ru.vi, and later lived in various mining centres in New Zealand. In 1075 he came to Wellington from Karamea, and resided, there until last year. When responding to the toast of the Hamilton Coursing Club at a smoke concert, both Mr Fraser Smith and Mr. J. Loughlin stated that coursing dubs had great difficulty in carrying on now bookmakers were debarred from operating. Followers of the sport had to do so at great financial loss to themselves, and it was only their lore for the pastime that kept them at it. It was strange that racing clubs should bo allowed to provide their patrons with facilities foi gambling, while coursing clubs were denied this great boon.

As soon as electrical power is available) there will bet a. keen demand throughout Taranaki for a supply, as nearly every district- is looking forward to obtaining the curcrnt. At the meeting of the Clifton County Council Mr. l’errofct stated that- the Urenui branch of the Farmers’ Union- wished to know whether the Council would consider the advisability of linking up with the Tnriki power scheme. The. chairman stated that- at present the county was an outer area of tins power district, with which it could link up at any time.

Thus tho Wanganui Herald: Mr. Barton, S.M., who was attending the sitting of the Hawera Court on Saturday, took advantage of the excursion train to get home earlier than usual. On entering a carriage he found himself tho only male occupant, the other passengers being school girls. The Magistrate smilingly remarked that “he felt very shy among so many young ladies.” He soon established himself as a general favorite. One girl, when she returned home, was tolling her parents about the fun they had on the way back, and that they had tho Magistrate with them. Then she remarked, “Dad, docs Mr. Barton really send people to gaol?” “Yes, my dear,” replied Dad. “Well, yon would never think so,” said the little girl, “because he is so jolly.”

A quiet but, pretty wedding was solemnised at St. Andrew’s Church yesterday, when Mrs. Lily Irwin Murphy, daughter of Air. C. M. Jenkins, of Wellington, was united in bonds of matrimony to Mr. JI. Bell, of Gisborno, the Bov, P. J. Wninwright officiating. The bride was given away by her brother. Sho was becomingly attired in a dress of kingfisher l blue brocaded crope do chine and georgette with touches of silver, and wore a large black picture liat. Miss Alyrtlo Adamson attended the bride, and wore lemon brocaded crepe do chine with silver tissuro hat trimmed with lemon wheat. The bride anil bridesmaid carried beautiful bouquets of spring flowers with lemon satin streamers. The duties of best man were ably carried out- by Air. C. Arthur. The reception was held at the residence of the bride’s brother, “Waitanga,” Te llapara. The happy couple left' later for the South, carrying with them the good wishes of their numerous friends.