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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16424, 7 May 1924, Page 4

The death is announced from Wairoa of Mr. J. S. Black, a. resident in the colonies since 1855. Deceased, who was 91 years of age, went through all the times of hardship in the Wairoa district during the raids of Te Kooti and his Hau-Hau -.warriors, and frequently had to leave his home to seek shelter in the Blockhouse, which, was erected for safety of the European residents. The newfly-seleoted committee of the Opot'iki Boy .Scout's’ Association, has extended an invitation to local scouts to attend the annua!! camp at Chiris tin as as tlhe guests of the Opotiki scout's aind the committee. Any local 'boys who attend will only require to 'pay the train fare ns far as Mo tub ora, the rest of the journey being! made on foot. The invitation (which has been accepted) offers local scouts an opportunity of an enjoyable holiday. “It’s about time cyclists realised that they must either use the roads or else give up cycling,” said' Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick in proceeding against three cyclists before Messrs W. Hamilton Irvine and D. Bruce Watt, J.’sP., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning. The three defendants, Chas. Stewart, Arnold Dixon Ohrisp, and Jas. Stanton, all admitted having ridden along the footpath, and were each fined 10s, the Bench stating that it was unfortunate that the roads were in such a bad condition, but that if they were ton bad 1 to ride on. cyclists would 1 have no option but to walk. Rapid progress is now being made with the work on the Kaiti bridge, and the gas mains, water mains, and electric lightcables have been placed in position in the abutment on the town side. The work of filling in this abutment is now proceeding. Out in the river, the piledriver is busy, and the third pier will he completed l to-day. The construction of the abutment on tho Kaiti side is also progressing rapidly, and from the appearance of the work, and the rapidity with which the contract is being carried out. the opening date should not he very long delayed from that which was originally set down. The returns for the Kin, Ora, Dairy Co. for th© past month 1 disclose a- very satisfactory state, of affairs, and show to what- extent the, district has recovered from, the effects of the dry spell earlier in the season. During the month, the factory manufactured 155,172 lbs of butter, as against 122,920 lbs for the corresponding month last year,, this showing an increase of 32,252 lbs for the month. The pay out at Is 4d per lb will amount to £10,344 16s. The reason has vet two months to run, and if the present, increase continues, the total output. for the season will be as great as that for last year. The increase in the milk supply during the'past two months gives some indication of the capacity of, the fiats to stand up to drought, condi-' tions, and recover again when rain is experienced.

Tlhe'Cook County Women’s Guild acknowledge with thanks apples from the Anzac Ball commit-tea.

Mr and Mrs C. W. Cameron, formerly of Gisborne, were favewelled last week hv the teachers and scholars of St-. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Wairoa, and were made tho recipients of several presentations on the eve of their departure for Christchurch.

Wireless messages were received from the Arahura to-day, saying that she was meeting with heavy weather in the Bay of Plenty, and will arrive slightly later than was scheduled this evening. The tender has been fixed for 8.30 p.m. in the .meantime.

At the Mafaiwhero stock sale this mourning two sheep were auctioned on behalf of the Tepid Bath art union fund, and the sum of £2B 2s 6d realised. The sheep were sold over and over again, the buyers putting them up for re-sale. Messrs. Hine ahd Gully were the auctioneers.

It is anticipated that Kaiti hill will be much used by members of the public who desire to view the fleet as it passes on Friday evening, and for this reason the Borough Council is taking steps to have the tracks up the hill placed in good order, -y gang of men will commence to-morrow clearing and repairing the tracks.

Mr Lionel Speakman. London manager of Dalgety and Co. Ltd., accompanied by Mrs Speakman, arrived at O'potiki on Sunday, overland from Gisborne by motor car. Mr Speakman expressed his appreciation of the magnificent scenery between Motu and 1 Opotiki. The journey from Motu, however, was somewhat marred by a severe snowstorm that was encountered en route.

Those interested 1 in the Boy Scout movement will learn with much regret that Mr T. D. Baker, after eleven years’ continuous .service, has forwarded his resignation from position of Scoutmaster of St. Oswald troops. Scoutmaster Baker has taken great interest in the welfare of the boys, and parents generally have expressed a wish that lie will be induced to reconsidei' his decision.

The suggestion made at the meeting of the Tepid Bath committee last evening that a, “spotting” competition should be held to assist in augmenting the baitlh funds, was apparently brought forward without the legal consequences being firstl taken into consideration. It wais stated this morning, on the, best of authority, that the proposed competition contained a greater element of chance than of skill, and would, therefore, be illegal!, while those conducting the competition would be liable to l prosecution. With tlie advent of the wet weather there has been a slight increase in the number of applications which have been made to the Borough Council and the Mayor by men who are desirous of obtaining employment. Although the position is not, so far, in any way serious, the Council is taking steps to provide work for some of the most necessitous cases, and on Monday a. gang of ten will be engaged on work on the footpaths in various localities, the. men for the gang being selected from Borough residents with families.

There are veiy few. good crops of pumpkins to be seen in Poverty Bay this year, but at- least one outstanding may be seen in the Ngatapa district. This crop, which consists of about two acres, was grown on Mr. Marsh’s property, near Ngatapa, and the pumpkins are so thick on the ground that it is difficult to see any of the land itself. Mr. Marsh was fortunate in the weather he struck, for shortly after planting rain was experienced and the pumpkins got a good start away. Most of the pumpkins in the district suffered on account'of the dry summer. No further advice has been received locally in regard to the visit of the fleet, and in view of the uncertainty of the arrangements nothing is being done locally in connection with the visit. As far as the school children are concerned, it is pointed out that tlie ships are not due to arive until after school hours, and that special arrangements are, therefore, not necessary. In regard to the country schools it is considered that the uncertainty of the whole matter does not justify the children being brought into town. So far no action has been taken in regard to. the closing of shops. That the recent gale was felt- more severely outside the Opotiki district is apparent by the fact- that telegraphic communication between Opotijq and other parts of the North Island- was completely interrupted on Monday, reports the Guardian. The inference is that telegraph wires were down in various places. It. was found impossible to get into, communication with either Gisborne or Auckland. There is an excellent telegraphic circuit between Opotiki and Gisborne, but there was- a severe snowstorm in the Motu district- on Sunday, and apparently that had the effect of damaging the circuit to such an extent that direct telegraphic communication between these two centres was found to be impossible

The Colonial Ammunition Co. generally donates a. medal for the sportsman who makes the. best count on the first barrel with flying shots, on tlie opening day of the shooting season. It is understood Mr Norman Walker put up quite a creditable performance last week, which' his friends claim to be a Dominion record. _ Out of 20 shots, fired he secured 18 birds with the first barrel and another with the second, making 19 birds for 20 shots fired. The last-men-tioned one was considered by eye-wit-nesses to have been fired 1 fully 125 yards away. The presentation was made in the Tiniroto Hall before a large gathering, and Mr Walker was loudly applauded for his brilliant performance. The visiting shootists were right royally entertained at a social evening by the Tiniroto settlers.

Speaking at the Government luncheon to the principal officers of the Special Service Squadron in Wellington on Monday, the Governor-General referred to his acquaintance with Vice-Admii’al Sir Frederick Field' as “a, sort of family affair.” They had 1 known one another for many years, and they met now as old friends, who *had been associated with one another for a long time- an the naval service. Sir Frederick had been closely associated with his (the speaker’s) brother-in-law, Sir Charles Madden. Ibis Excellency said that he began his association with Sir Frederick during the Boxer trouble in China, when they both “managed to stop somethng." (Laughter.) During and! since the war, Sir Frederick had served' with him in the Fleet. Indeed, he led', the Fleet at the Battle of Jutland in H.M.S. King George V. “Since the war,” remarked His Excellency, “he has held what I think is perhaps one of the most responsible positions, that any naval officer can be Called upon to fill —the post of Controller.” It was a simple task when he himself occupied that position, but Sir Frederick had been asked to deal with that problem which ’was called the Washihgton Conference, which had meant scrapping good plHnt and 1 ships which would really be needed ’in the future. He did not think anyone but Admiral Field could have done it in the time allowed. But he had done it, and had excelled our American cousins in doing it. That was a feather in his cap.

Under the auspices of the Gisborne Girls’ Club a plain and fancy dress carnival wifi be held in the Garrison Hall on Thursday, July 10, the anniversary of the peace declaration.

The Dunedin streets were lighted on Thursday night from dusk to 9.30 o’clock the first time for nearly a month.

Liverpool Cathedral will be consecrated in the presence of the King and Queen on July 19. It is proposed after the consecration to begin the erection of the next portion of the cathedral, which will be the great space under- the central tower, to a! (height of 170 ft. The progress will depend on the gifts forthcoming, as this portion of the cathedral cannot be completed without a large addition to the funds now in hand.

Japanese newspapers announce that emigrants from the Flowery Empire will ho welcomed in Brazil. This seems very fitting, and if the movement should prove a success it might happen that British Colunnbia.’s problem in this matter would be settled by her Oriental population deciding to go “Rolling down to Rio, some day before they’re old,” as Kipling puts it, to join their brethren in the foundation of an occidental empire under the [Mikado 1 .

A meeting of great importance to-the future of orchestral music in the U.S.A. was held in New- York a week or! two ago, when it was disclosed that the deficit of the symphony societies amounted approximately to £250,000 per annum on an anoiueft expenditure of mot less than £1,000,000. This applies to the thirteen first-class orchestras. Though no definite statement was subsequently issued as to the future, it transpired that the idea was thoroughly discussed as to “mergers and pools”—teams which bear their meaning on their face. From St. Mark’s Church of England, Darling Point, one of Sydney’s most, aristocratic suburbs, a church service was broadcasted by wireless on Good Friday for the first time in -Australia. “Lis-teners-in” were not only able to hear with remarkable clearness Stainer's “Crucifixion” (reports a Sydney correspondent), bat they heard 1 also incidental sounds such as the rising and' re-seating of the congregation, the rustle of the programmes, and even the discordant and unseemly notes of a barking dog outside the church. To those in the church who did not know that broadcasting was being done there was nothing to indicate anythng unusual. A small area was screened off in a corner of tlie chancel, and behind' this was the apparatus. Tlie Rev- Howard' Lea, rector ,of tlie church, in an address, said that for the first time in the history of Australia the miracle of modern science was being used to send the message of God’s love. . The experiment was a most pronounced success. The president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce estimates that betweeai 10,000 and 20,000 pedple will leave New Zealand for the purpose of visiting the Empire Exhibition, and he estimates their expenditure at £SOO each. Taking the number at 15.000, this tourist traffic wall cost £7,500,(300, and, to some extent, the banks will welcome this, for it will mean making the exchange problem a little easier. Those going to London wall naturally take letters of credit. They will deposit- the money with the bankers here, and get credits in London, and thus the banks will be able to secure £7,500,000 here and get rid of a similar amount in London, quite a simple way of transferring credit. The president, however, used this as a peg for directing attention to the need for . taking steps to attract tourists to New Zealand. In the United SDa'tes there is an unlimited supply of tourists, but they need a lot of information. aind a lot of convincing reasons to induce them to visit this country.