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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16495, 30 July 1924, Page 6

Judge H. Carr, of the Native Land Court, Gisborne,'has been on a visit to Wellington. Judge Carr has left for Wairoa, where lie will preside over a sitting of the Native Land Court. A team of golfers will he arriving by Friday ,morning’s boat from Napier, to fry. conclusions with local players. It lias been found impossible to include any ladies in the team. A four-hall match is to le played in the morning, and a two-hall game in the afternoon. The team will return, to Napier on Friday evening. Luncheon and afternoon tea for'(lie players are being provided by Hie lady members of the local club. A surprise visit to the Old Men’s Home was paid by members of the Juvenile lleehahite 1.0.1 L, when a splendid programme of 21 items was gone through, consisting of songs, recitations, and. dances. The caretaker immedially accepted the visit onjtehalf of the old men, and the latter made, all very comfortable in a few minutes. They received with great interest the programme submitted by the boys and girls, whose ages ranged from four. A special request was made by the old men that the visit he repeated at an early date, and a hearty vote of thanks was given to the l juveniles. Mr, F. T, Lancaster spoke on behalf of the hoys and girls and said that lie would immediately make arrangements for another visit; also that t|iey would still visit them at the new home. The proceedings were closed singing the 1.0,11,. juvenile ode. *

It has been arranged that the Arnh.ira on Saturday next is to call at Tokomaru Bay going north, thereafter fortnightly.

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Barker and Miss M, Barker and .Mr. A. (1. Jeffrey, of Gisborne, were, passengers by the s.s. Bemuefa, which left Wellington for London yesterday.

, Although Hector Gray has ridden over hurdles in England, it was not until the Gisborne meeting lust week that he made his appearance iri a jumping race in New Zealand, and her steered Hyrax to victory when he won the Gisborne Hurdles on Saturday.

It is not, generally known, remarks the Wairoa Star, that- there are splendid waterfalls .on the upper reaches of the Nuhaka. river. They are in three terraces, having a- total height- of about 120 feet. Mr. Pnckwood, the Public Works engineer at Wairoa, states that the falls are picturesque and oon’.d he used for power purposes.

In response to tho telegram sent out yesterday by the Mayor, Mr. G. Widish, regarding unemployment in Gisborne, and the necessity for finding work for more men, the following reply has been received from the Minister for Public Works, Mr. J. G. Coates: “Your telegram re unemployment received, and your request will have every consideration. Mr. Lysnar, M.P., has also made similar representations to me.” One of the oldest residents of Mohaka, Atahere Hungahunga, died last week. The late Hungahunga, who was 73 years og age, took i| prominent part in the Maori engagements against Te Kooti, who gained entrance to the Te Huki pa and massacred all but two or three who escaped through secret underground passages. Onp of those plucky and fortunate ones to escape was the. late Hungahunga. Amongst those who are passengers by the s.s. Remuera for England with the All Blacks, is Mr. Bangi, of Gisborne, an old Rugby player, who was a member of the Te Auto.' College (earn which visited Sydney in ISO 4, winning twelve and losing one. of the thirteen matches played. It is Mr. Rangi’s intention to see most of the matches the All Blacks will play in Great- Britain and Europe-.

Mr. F. Trail (Riverton) recently patented a hauler which will effect a saving of hundreds of pounds to sawmills, says the Western -Star. A trial was given and the-hauler brought down iliree truck loads of logs to the mill in twenty minutes* which was formerly done by nine .horses in one and a, quarter hours. The main part of the engine is similar to a Fordson tractor; and is fitted with wheels to run on the tramway, and is geared for a certain speed. A native, Waere Teera, alias Wylie Taylor, 22 years of age, appeared before Mr. E. C. LevVey, S.M., at- the Magistrate’s Court this nyorning, charged with committing an indecent, act in a public place." Senior-sergt. Fitzpatrick said there had been several complaints of indecency in the town, and last evening the accused had been caught- by Constable Ntrawbridgc in the act'. The accused declined to give any reason for tile offence, and was fined £4, in default 14 days’ imprisonment.

A plea of guilty was entered by a young man named Bert Lequesne, wlio was charged before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M., 1 at the Magistrate’s Court this morning with failing to keep as near as possible tc the left-hand side of the road when driving a motor-ear. Senior-sergt. Fitzpatrick stated that the defendant had cut in front of other ears when approaching an intersection which was controlled by a. constable on point duty, The defendant said he was keeping pace with the other traffic? A fine of £2 was imposed.

That 75 per cent-, of the total cost of British goods imported under the preferential tariff should represent British material and labor was: affirmed, in a motion carried at a meeting of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. Mr. A> A. Martin, (president) said that the Wellington Chamber supported the Prime Minister’s suggestion that 50 per cent., instead of 25 per cent., of imported goods should consist, of British labor and material before giving them preference over foreign goods; but in the opinion of the Auckland Chamber this was not considered a wide, enough margin. At the Magistrate’s Court this morning two young men, Hilton, Alfred Manns and Archibald Neilson Brunton, were charged before ,Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M.,- with failing to register.- under the Defence: Act. Another trainee, Frederick Clias. Ma-ikie, was charged witli failing to, attend parades. In regard to Mackie, Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick said he had been transferred from Auckland,'and after a month or two had disappeared again, putting the defence authorities to a good deal of trouble. A fine of £2 and costs' was imposed. Tlie,other two defendants were convicted and ordered to pay costs 7s each.

“If,” writes Dr. Franklin H. Martin, of Chicago, who recently visited the Dominion, in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons, “a Royal Commission had been selected 200 years ago to discover somewhere on earth ideal lands, with an ideal climate, with ideal topography. and with a diversity of resources, it could not have made a better selection than Australia and New Zealand to provide for a high civilisation. The islands are large enough in area to. house an empire of people and to duplicate the wealth and culture of the United States or England ; and they are isolated enough to make it possible-to cultivate an independence that- ,will* rid them of,the undesirable and antiquated conditions and usages of the older countries.”

Further charges of riding bicycles on the footpath were heard by Mr. E. C. Levvey, 8.M., at the Magistrate’s Court this morning, a young lady, JR nth Swarbrick, and John Grant, being charged .with offences in this connection. Grant appeared and pleaded guilty, and was fined £1 and costs, with a promise that it would be doubled if lie appeared again. In regard to the second defendant, Inspector Hutton gave evidence of having caught the young laity, who had refused to give her name, and had acted most stubbornly. Ultimately he had iinpoundrj her bicycle. Senior-.Scrgt. Fitzpatrick said that the defendant was evidently a very stubborn voting lady, and she had twice previously been convicted. The Magistrate said a fine of £2 and costs should hiing the defendant to her senses. ■ At• si meeting of the Nelson City Council (lie Mayor (Mr. W. Look) referred to the death of the late Mrs. R Trask, who had boon Mayoress of Nelson for a period of ahojiit nine years. He was in the Council for a portion of (hat time and knew from personal • knowledge that Mrs. Trask was a thoughtful and kind-hearted woman, always willing to render assistance to the sick and those in need. She carried out her duties in n quiet and unostentatious manner, and was of great assistance t o her .husband in the entertainment of many distinguished guests. On the motion of the Mayor it was resolved that a letter of sympathy and condolence he forwarded to the relatives of the lat& Mrs. Trask. Councillors stood in silence while the motion was put. The late Mrs. Trask .was the mother of Mrs. Beer, of Gisborne,