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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16578, 6 November 1924, Page 4

Owing to the rgin last night, and to day all the Thursday, cricket matches, were postponed. Motoring into town along the Glad’ stone road tram track on Tuesday evening a local motorist collided with r wandering horse af, Stanley road, Considerable damage was done to the car.

From half-past-six last night, until a fairly late hour, miniature explosions could b?; heard all over Gisborne, indicating that the younger members of the community were '‘celebrating” Guy: Fnwke’s Day.,

Tlio Harbor Board has been advised by its representatives in England that the steel for reinforcing work was tested an woeks ago, and was then ready for shipment. It is .expected that the material will reach Gisborne during the present month. • A total of about 50 candidates are at present in session, for the‘accountancy, law, and degree examinations now in progress. The examinations were commenced on Tuesday, 4th ‘insit,, and will be. concluded on Tuesday, 18th. The Rev. J. Aitkiem, M.A., is acting af’' supervisor. . ’■

Owing to the inclemency of the. weather, and thei fact that the rain 'had affected the courts, the -Disborne Lawn Tennis Chib had again to postpone its opening, which was to have taken placi this afternoon. Should the weather prove fine Hie courts Will be opened or. Saturday, but if not/, (he. opening day will have to be still further postponed. ,

Mr. Bruce , Levy, pastoral export. attached’ i-o the Department of Agriculture who has been visiting th,ei Coast, accompanied by Mb. E. J.. Fawcett, fields in strucior of Hastings, left Tolaga Bay this morning, and will proceed to Wellington direct. Mr. Fawcett, will remain in Tolaga Bay for a few days to give an) advice that may La neccrearv.

Tlie Government wool instructor, Mr. J.. O. Cook, will aVrivo in.'Gisborne on Saturday next. Mr. W. M. Bayly, secret tary of the local executive of the Farmers’ Union, is arranging, an itinerary for Mr. Cook, and if’is hoped that ho wil" be able to visit as far ns Lottin Point. Ho will spend a fortnight in this district. and on the Coast., and farmers will have ample opportunity of receiving advice and instruction from him.

, Provision is made in the Native Wash-ing-up Bill for an investigation into the title of Tawapata South block, on the Maliia peninsula, This land, which is close to Portland Island, figured largely in the wirly history of New Zealand, and close handy was one of the original landing plaees-of the Maoris. The Native Land Biard will now. re-investignte the title and trace down - the long line of descendants of tlie earliest arrivals.

It is understood that the Native Affairs Cominjttee of the House of Representatives, of which Mr. K. S. Williams is tiie chairman, lias put up a record this session by clearing off all petitions outstanding in former years, with the exception of less than half a dozen. In addition all petitions lodged during the present session which the petitioners were ready to go on with have been disposed of.

When tho inquest was resumed this afternoon, outlining the death of Sander Steinberg, Dr, F. Kalilenberg gave evidence of having examined the deceased md found him to be suffering from a fractured skull, and probably from a broken neck. Bongo Hillman stated that the horse ridden bv the deceased was normally quiet., but liable to get excited if frightened. The coroner found that death resulted from a fractured skull caused through an accidental fall from a horse.

Although a little behind other New Zealand wireless amateurs, Mr. Ivan O’Meara, the Gisborne amateur who caused ! such a stir in radio circles; recently with his two-way communication with North America and Argentine stations, has now succeeded' .in working a British radio “fan.” .The station worked is G2OD, believed to be operated l by Mr. Simmonds. Mr. O’Meara also succeeded in establishing two-way-communi-cation with nine American, three ArgenUn«, and one Chilian station, as well as one station* in Uruguay. Two French stations have also been heard, but so far Mr. O’Meara's signals, have not been received in that- quarter.