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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16406, 12 April 1924, Page 6

The launch Oceanic left at 10.30 this morning for the site of the wrecks of the Tasmania and Tongariro. The previous attempt to investigate the possibility of salvage was unsuccessful, owing to the unsuitable condition of the weather. During the coining week Mr. J. S. Allan is going to put down a number of trial boies at the High School grounds, in an endeavor to locate water for the baths. If a satisfactory artesian supply can be located, no time will be lost in proceeding- with the excavation of the baths. A fairly generous response has been received by the baths committee, but. it is hoped that many more of the school's old pupils will subscribe towards the cost.

' A number of septic poisoning cases, some of them or rather a serious nature, have been reported at Gore. "A dude has been defined as a thing yon hang clothes on and a 'flapper' may be defined in the] same way." stated Dr. J. T. Miller, at Wellington. . Judge H. Carr, who has; been appointed :i Judge of the Native Land Court for this district, will arrive overland from Botorua on Sunday. Farmers at Ashley Bank are busy harvesting linseed. The returns are generally very disappointing, averages in most cases being below scwt per acre as against 10 to 15c\vt per acre last season. A novel feature of the military pageant commencing at J-hmedin to-day was tils simultaneous releasing of 500 pigeons directly after the staging of the "Living Flag of Empire." Two Waikato residents, Captain M. E. Johnson, and Mr. G. Wratten, recently returned from a deer shooting expedition in the Taupo and Galatea districts. They shot eight bend of red deer, including one 18-pointer. and two 11-pointeirs. Bishop Oleary, who arrived from I Auckland on Thursday evening, left at 12.45 this afternoon to visit Tolaga Bay. He will proceed as far as Tokomaru Bay, where he will hold a service to-morrow morning, returning to Tolaga Bay to hold a service at 10 a.m. The Bishop will return to Gisborne to-morrow aftternoon, and will hold a Bened'iction service at St. Mary's Church that evening. .

Two young ladies at Dunedin who were/ looking out of a window saw a motor cycle, the rider of which was apparently unconscious that the machine was on' fire. They rushed to the door to inform him of the fact, and were just in time to see him dismount, tear off his coat (which then was in flames) and frantically try to smother the flames with it. ' Wi'th the help of the young ladies the fire was eventually extinguished.

The position with regard to the retailers closing on Easter Saturday was further cleared up to-day by Mr. G. R. Whiting, local inspector of factories. Mr. Whiting said that bakers, florists, confectioners, fruiterers and butchers were empowered to remain open on Easter Saturday, as these were all essential trades, and in the public interest it was necessary for them to remain open.

The Rev. A. N. Scotter (formerly of Gisborne), who has been transferred from Rangiora to the charge of the Wellington South Methodist circuit, was farewelled by a large gathering at Rangiora. The Mayor, on behalf of the borough, expressed the town's appreciation of the great assistance given by Mr. Scotter in public affairs and social work, and as a member of the school committee. Mr. Scotter was presented with a roll of banknotes. The Cook County Women's Guild thankfully acknowledge the following gifts:—-Miss M. Tucker, 561 b jam; Mrs. Friar, sen., apples; Mrs. Frederick, clothes; Mir. W. G. Sberratt, sheep; Mr. V. C. M. Mitford, lamb; Mr. Hawkins, drapery; Polo Club, clothes and cakes; Mrs. Armstrong, clothes; "Irresistible," buns; Sutton and Wootton, buns; Mr, Collin, meat; Fisken and Ludwig, meat; Mr. J. Martin, 701 b sugar; Mr. Jordan, M.P., £1 donation; R. MacDuff Birrell, load of gravel for the home. The members of the Cosmopolitan Club entertained the ladies at a euchre party in the social hall last evening. There was a, large attendance, and a most enjoyable time was spent by all. Th € first prize in the ladies' section was won by Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Martin being the runner-up. Mr. A. H. Kay won the gentlemen's prize, Mr. A. Gambrill being second. After refreshments had been partaken of, the hall was cleared and dancing indulged in. The prizes were then presented by .the president, Mr. F. Collin. O'wing to the depreciation of the franc and the adverse state of the exchange, members of the crew of the French sloop Aldebaran, will find; their way in New Zealand rather expensive (says the Lyttelton Times). Their wages work out at 60 francs a month, and as the F'l e " sent rate of exchange is 73 francs to the £1 sterling, it means that their month's wages are equal to less than £l. They admit that unless they are granted free passes on the railways many of the ratings will not be able to visit Christchurch.

The Coast roads have greatly improved since the recent rains, and it has not been necessary for the motor services to make use of their coaches on the road. For a couple of days it. was essential to use coaches on the road between Tokomaru Bay and Ruatorea owing to the flooded state of the crooks, but this, portion of the road is now in good order again, and the service cars arc getting right through.. Some idea of the number of people travelling on the Coast may bo gauged from the fact that the I service cars carried 65 passengers j backwards and forward between Gis- 1 borne and Ruatoroa yesterday.

Mr. J. A. Campbell, director of the Horticultural division, is expected to arrive overland to-day. On Monday ami'' Tuesday Mr. Campbell will inspect tbe ■ district, and all those interested wro' wish Mr. Campbell to inspect their orchards or gardens should communicate with Mr. M. Davey at the Governmerit Buildings. On Wednesday morning Ml-i Campbell will judge the fruit and flower i sections of the Chrysanthemum show, j and that evening will leave by the Ara- i hura for Wellington. While, in Gisborne ; he will address a meeting of the Fruit Growers' Association. Mr. A. J. ' Shailler, of Palmerston North _ (Chrysanthemum judge), is accompanying Mr. Campbell on his tour of the district.

Fairly steady supplies of stock are I coming forward to the local freezing j works, and it is expected that the season will be a fairly prolonged one. j The rush of lambs is now over, although small mobs arc still coming in, but beef is coming forward in greater ! quantities. The Hick's Bay works, i which were closed during a part of; the season, are now working again, * and a fair amount of stock is going : forward there. If the excellent prices:, which are now being obtained' fo'rj store sheep continue, the season may; be shortened, but present indications are that it will be well into June , before operations conclude.

A big rowing regatta will be hel.l on the Waipaoa river next week, when Uawa, CTisborne and Poverty Bay's representative oarsmen meet to decide the L.V.A., Colley and Co., and Neill Shield. Entrance to the course is by road through the "Willows Estate," by permission of Mr. J. Machell. The racing will commence on Friday, at 11.30 a.m., when the double and single sculling races will eventuate, and on Saturday the four-oar races will commence from the river mouth up. This river is an ideal course for rowing, and the grounds are ideal for picnicking, and people can take advantage of the occasion to spend a day amidst pleasant surroundings. Hot water will be obtainable on the ground. An energetic, committee have all the arrangements well in hand, and will leave no stone, unturned to make a big success of the regatta.

Brigadier-General Andrew, honorary Chief Commissioner of the Boy Scouts, nopes to visit Oisbornc next month. Mr George Easterbrook, reported missing early in the week, arrived, at Opo* tiki yesterday afternoon, and was seen tb.ere by Constable Clist. iffljpA number of Whakatane buyers are coming through by car to-morrow to at- ■ tend the cattle fair on Monday, and it is understood that another batch of buyers will also he arriving by car from Napier to-morrow. With reference to the holiday on Faster Saturday a meeting of retailers who are affected under the new Dominion Retail Shop Assistants' Award is to be held in the Borough Council chambers on Monday morning, at 10 o'clock, to consider the question of substituting another day in lieu of the Saturday. The first oil-burning vessel to visit Gisborne, the s.s. Hertford, arrived in .the roadstead this morning. The Hertford, which was a German vessel, is 10.922 tons register, and! is capable of carrying 19.0C0 tons of cargo. She is splendidly fitted out. and requires out six stokers to attend to her tires. That the delegates who have recently visited the local branch of the Fanners' Union appreciated the treatment extended to them is evident from letters received by the local secretary, Mr W. M. Bayly, from Captain Colheck and Mr F. H.' Scott. Both these gentlemen ex pressed themselves as being very much impressed with the wonderful potentialities of this district, and stated they hoped that they would be able to return at sonic future date.

Motorists arc now experiencing no difficulty in getting over the Otoko nil], and good work has been done with the metalling of portions of it. The Tauranga service to Auckland has maintained its connection regularly, and the Gisborne Motor Service Co. took 13 passengers through this morning. There is no doubt that this service is becoming increasingly popular both with the business community and the general public. The local Rugby competitions started 1 this afternoon, and a very large number of people took advantage of the pleasant weather conditions to go and watch the opposing forces at the Oval. The grandstand has not yet been completed, but should soon be ready for use. and it is expected that the attendance of ladiies will be considerably increased when seating accommodation is provided. To addition to the four junior matches, two senior matches are being played' this afternoon. The Minister of Agriculture, writing in reply to a letter from the local Fanners' Union with reference to the possibility of hares acting as a medium for the spread of the cattle tick, states that in the North Island hares were only protected in the Feilding district and part of the Wellington district. Anyone was therefore entitled to destroy hares on the tick areas. When the boundary of the tick-infested area was being drawn it was kept well outside of any tick-infested countiy. It was therefore highly improbable that hares would travel into clean districts.

The information telegraphed from Wellington regarding the itinerary of the fleet, which is dtoe at Gisborne on May 9, would appear to indicate that the request made by the Borough Council that the visit to Gisborne should be postponed from the Friday afternoon until Saturday morning has been turned down, but so far no reply has been received by the Mayor. It was pointed out that the tides at Gisborne would make it impossibly for the school children to visit the vessels if. they arrived in the afternoon, whereas their arrival in the forenoon would enable them to make an inspection.

Messrs Tapper Bros., who have been deer-stalking the last few days at Lake Waikaremoana-report that stags are very plentiful in that district, but the heads

are of poor fpality, although the animals themselves are in excellent condition.

Up-to-date Messrs Tapper have shot 16 head. With the exception of one royal and one or two ten and 11 pointers, the others were hardly worth touching. We understand that Messrs Orraond Bros., who have a big camp at the Marau-nui have had; a similar experience, getting plenty of good sport, but the heads they have secured are very inferior. There being no restriction as to the number that can be taken this season, there should be a considerable culling-oiit of the herds in the Lak<» district. —Wuiroa Star.

The annual general meeting cf parishioners of the Church of the Resurrection, To Hapara, was held on Thursday evening, Canon Packe presiding. The attendance was only fair, considering the tine night. The committee's report and statement of receipts and expenditure as printed was adopted. Last year's committee was re-elected, with the addition of Mrs. Stvmpter and Mrs. Morrison. The organist has kindly offered to be at the church half nn hour before tho service on Sunday evenings for a short practice with any of the congregation who will interest themselves in ringing. After the routine business had boon concluded the meeting closed with the pronouncement of the benediction.