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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16186, 24 July 1923, Page 2

There was a very heavy • fall of snow at Rakauroa last night. The sitting of the Native Land Court on the Patutahi compensation case was adjourned to-day, in recognition of the passing of Mrs Pimia Mills, an aged native chieftainess. who was one of the principal claimants. The proposed visit of members of the Harbor Board, accompanied by Mr Campbell, resident engineer, to inspect the possible sources of' stone supplies for harbor construction works,, has now been postponed indefinitely.£ The postponement had been decided upon, it is stated, on account of the state df the roads and the unfavorable weather.' > Constable Malouey, who is on transfer from Patutahi to' "fakapau, was today met by his fellow-members of the Gisborne police force, and., presented with a handsome leather suitcase. The presentation was made by Detective McLeod, who spoke of Constable Mabney's popularity, and wished him every success in the future. Constable Maloney leaves to-morrow night, by the Arahura. A report from Motuhora states that a valuable reef of good'blue lias stone has been discovered on Mr. F. W. Peddle's property at Motuhc-ra; •'■' This find should be of interest to local bodies at) the present time, more particularly the Gisborne Harbor Board, which is in search of good. stone for harbor works. It is understood the reef is about 50 feet wide, commencing about 10 or 12 chains from the present railway line, and running; back into a lax*ge hill. It is believed there is an unlimited supply of good 'stone and very accessible. Notwithstanding the recent fatality, the Kaitaratahi railway bridge continues to.be used for pedestrian traffic. ' The railway authorities have issued instructions that tins practice .is to stopped, and a prosecution was. taken by the police against a man* at the Te Karaka Court to-day, by way of a warning. The defendant, 3. White, was charged with trespassing in the Kaitaratahi railway bridge on May 15. It was stated by Constable Leck'ie that the man had been previously warned. The Bench imposed a fine of 10s, with costs 12s. It was intimated that'the_ Department would press for the maximum penalty with any further cases. Mr. F. Goodman has presented a silver cup to the Poverty Bay Horticultural Society to be competed for at the chrysanthemum show and awarded to the exhibitor gaining most points in classes 34 to 43 (fruit section). This cup has to be won three times before becoming the absolute property of the winner; also Mi\ Goodman is donating to the winner of the cup this year £1 cash prize. This cup and the*casli prize should be very keenly contested for, as much interest centres in these classes in this district. Mr. R. W; Cook is presenting one dozen carnation plants to the winner of class 104 (novice) at the rose show.

Several relics of considerable interest to the Dominion are said to be still in existence in tho Bay of Islands, and it is to be regretted'if some effort is not made to acquire them on behalf of the State, as they are intimately associated with tho early history of New Zealand. A visitor to'Wellington, who was recently in tho north, informed a reporter that among them is a'chair in which the first white woman' to • set foot in this country was lowered over the side from the missionary ship. There is also said to bo a powder horn and a.folding fork in the possession of residents, which also arrived with the Rev. Samuel Marsden, and form interesting' links with the pioneer band who laid tho foundation of the church in New Zealand.

The sand that has heen used for the concrete work in connection with the erection of the Peel street bridge has been procured from Whakatane. The question as to whether the removal of sand from the spit at tho Heads was detrimental to the' harbor was discussed at a meeting of the Whakatane Harbor Board. In reply to the chairman, Mr. J. W. Sumner, the engineer, stated that the' removal of sand from the sandspit was in no way detrimental to the harbor. Ho was quite satisfied that tho removal of sand from the; spit'was not doing any harm whatever. On . the ; contrary he considered that it was dojug good, provided that it was taken . between the points indicated by the engineer. The sand was washed in from outside arid did not come down the river. v

Alterations and additions are being effected to the Tokomaru Bay post office.

Amateur wireless is becoming a very popular hold in Wanganui, and listen: iug-in ia becoming quite an ordinaxy part of daily life. , The threu Poverty Bay ladies choseni to play in the North. Island team in the; North'v. South hockey match, leave GiSr borne to-morrow evening by the Arahura. Mr. C. J. W. Barton,r of Hamilton, holds the singular distinction of having attended the first municipal conference held in New Zealand as Hamilton's representative 29 years ago.

Land agents in Whanganrei report a .decided improvement locally in the demand for house and business property, while some farms have also recently changed hands in the district. As an indication of the mildness of the season in Hawke's Bay, it is interesting to' note that in some localities there the willows are bursting into leaf. Branches cut from willow trees are also sending out shoots. - '-' '

Improvements to Awapuni course,are being carried out by the Manawatu Racing Club. These include - a new stand for outsido patrons, and the laying down, of a seven furiong .course with' two straights and only one bend.

Advice was received' to-day that the price of Wilson's malt extract in 21 h jars had been - advanced 4s per dozen,, and Wilson's malt extract and oil, in 21b. jars, had gone up 2s per dozetn, while both products in 71b. tins had increased Id per lb.

The recent sale by the Commonwealth to.the Queensland pool of its stocks of sugar, amounting to 59,00 U tons, is noteworthy as one of the biggest single transactions in the history of the Comnfonwealth, the amount involved being £2,150,000.

Captain C. McDonald, who recently retired from the position of Marine Superintendent for the Union Steam Ship Company after 31 years' service, was presented with a silver meat cover? and a gold carriage' clock for Mrs McDonald, by the head office and Wellington staffs.

Nearlv all the men who were killed! in the "Main Trunk accident had a large quantity of money in their possession one man having as much, as £7O, but in'all case's! everything was intact. The only complaint received was from a boy, who reported the loss of a pocket book. Feed has gone off considerably' on farms along the coast between Wanganui and Patea but therelis still plenty io> carry stock over- comfortably.-till the spring growth appears. On som© farms hay and ensilage are being carted, out to beef cattle and the last of the tuanp crops are being cleaned up, by sheep. Captain Gordon; who retired fioma months ago from the position of piermaster of the Otfig'd Harbor Board, was entertained in Dunedin by representatives of the shipping Customs officials, and others. .The Mayor (Mr. Tapley), presided and presented Captain Gordon with two books of special interest, also a tobacco pouch containing 100 guineas. A lady who was not present at the function, sent a case of "pines i for Captain Gordon. The'keen competition which might bff expected when German goods were admitted to New Zealand was the subject* of comment at a meeting of the Canterbury Industrial Association. A member said: he had received a price list of German washerless' taps, which could be supplied at 25s a dozen, less 5 p»r cent., and less 2| per cent: If not less than, two gross lots were* bought, the price would be reduced to 22s 6d and for larger quantities it would be still further reduced, The taps .were really worth 7s to 8s each... The first hundred >totries for tho forthcoming- competitions festival have been received ' by' the secretary, I 'and iresk entries are coming in .daily. It rs expected'there will be the uisuaLj-ush. t owards'the-end M -the -week, as Saturday, the 28th, is'the last .day for lodging entries. Dancing promises to bo mi exceptionally big section this year, und will fully justify the expense incurred by the society in bringing- Mr. Alex. Sutherland, of InvercargilL\ijO* judge. ' .v- .. ; • One of the most remarkable achievements in the history of dairying in ' New Zealand was.performed at the New Zealand Co-operative Daily Company's No. 1 factory during the season just closed. A total.of 2400 tons, or 96,000 boxes,.of butter was manufactured, and the'av*r/ age grade for the output■> ' was 93.93 points, a record for the company, and probably a record for New Zealand. For six months during the flush of the season the company made only! 63 boxes of firstgrade butter. All the rest was super-; fine- The. manager, Mr. C. Parlane, said the improved quality, of-the output was largely due to the increased care taken by farmers, th©;'work q| lhe.compauy's iristrnctibrs, and; the rigid'grading system that has been' enforcedl' > <

Mr. F. J. Haynes, an .expert of < onsiderable standing in the American automobile industry, makes {an/' interesting statementT"-about the present policy of many of -the.'.English7&>fK-.tn^£te l in concentrating on small car, manufacturing. Mr. Haynes positively. expresses his belief that, having regard to the situation generally, English manufacturers aire working, along the right linea in concentrating: upon the sjhftflef cars. He* even goes farther; than and gives it as his opinion that many of the cars now built in America are too' big; and that, before long, there would be a movement in America in favor of smaller vehicles. Thus tho possibility that the British small car, far from being the "back number" that some suggest, may yet: prove to set the! etandajt} type that will ultimately be recognised as the most useful vehicle for universal '.use,.; , ~'.,." , ■ i. ■..'■

.The Ghristchurch, firemen found, themselves faced wjth a big , proposition to subdue an outbreak in the heart of su<S» a large establishment, and one carrying a highly inflammable stock, remarks the Press in reference to last week's outbreak in. Messrs. Wh'itcombe and Tombs' large book and statibqesy estahMshment. The fire, however, was quickly, got under control. The firemen's wOrk,,was made more than ordinarily dangerous by the breaking of the plate-glass ceiling. The heat from the flames caused the glass to splinter and fall, and the first work the men were called upon * to perform was to chop out , the glass ceiling. Motor-mechanic' Lbwluida narrow es- i cape from.serious injury. A sheet of falling plate-glass cut his/helmet as if it were made of cardboard, but fortunately did not penetrate to his head! He received a nasty gasli on the hand, and was sent to the stitches inserted.

The season just closed at: the Makarowa and Mataiua freezing works has, considering all things,;been a good one' for the Southland Fros Sen Meat Company (says the Invercargill Times). The season last year was a phenomenally good one for tho frozen meat industry, and it was anticipated that the season just closed would show a decrease in the number of animals deait with. < This has been borne out by the figures for this season, which shows that the numbers dealt with at the Makerewa works wer ? sheep and 915 cattle While iL «««• arcwa Wo V ks - tne figures were • 149,000 and 101 respectively.., Compared with the last year this year's figures show decreases of 24,000 sheep and 348 cattle. The principle factor accounting tor the decrease this,year,was.the" continued wet weather and also' that the past season was much shorter id I ', duration, it haying commenced on January 18 and finished at the end of Juno.

10-morrow, .at'2* p.m., Mr. Fred. Gray will conduct an auction sale of furniture and Kirchner piano, on account of Mrs A. Cormlius, No. 30 Albert street.- Everything is clean and in good order. A dance will be held in the Poverty Buy Rowing Club hall "10-morrow night. Ati this '.is' tho first "of'a, series of Wednesday night dances, and ■ the prices being popular, a large crowd is assured of a good night's enjoyment. Slumps; come and go, but the enormous sale of "No-Rubbing" Laundry Help goes on; year in, year out.—Gisbame. Merchants.—B.