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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16605, 8 December 1924, Page 4

There woijf 856 candidates for (lie annual matriculation examination of tbe Auckland University College. The Dunedin Exhib’tion Choir roll now shows 162 sopranos, 96 contraltos, 55 tenois. 82 basses, total 395.

Cottage building is still going on at a rapid rate in and nboilt ’Dunedin, though the cost shows no sign of decreasing, having, indeed, an upward tendency, mainly on account of the shortage" of skilled and semi-skilled labor. The Hon. 0. J. Parr, Minister of Education, will arrive in Gisborne to-mor-row afternoon. He is coining overland, and will bo travelling in his own ear. A civic reception will be accorded him in the Borough Council chambers on Wednesday morning. Judge Carr, of the Native Land Court, returned to’ OVccrno on Friday evening from the Coast. Recently tins Court has baen engaged in hearing the case in conned,‘on with the investigation of title of the land surrounding the Te Araron township. The work lias not yet been 'completed, but will he continued when the Court resumes after the holidays. The Christchurch City Council’s proposal to raise a loan of £375,CC0 to provide for future requirements connected with the retail distribution of the bulk current from the Government 'station at- Coleridge, was submitted to a poll of ratepayers. The loan was carried by 2588 voles to 601. The voting strength was about. 25,CC0. It, is the council”s intention to raise the loan money as far as possible locally, in order to ease the exchange position.

The growing popularity of the overland routes to Gisborne and Wairoa is demonstrated by the fact that the ears of one concern alone recently took 64 passengers over the road, in cars coming and going, in one day, while the number of private automobiles using the route is now very large. The vast improvements to the road are largely responsible for its growing popularity. Although it just now is showing a tendency to be loose and very dusty, the road generally is in good condition.— Napier Telegraph. It. is calculated that wool worth £IOOO was sold every minute at the Auckland sale on Friday, reports an Auckland correspondent. Many farmers present received a return in the vicinity of £1 per sheep. During the closing stages competition was confined to about half a, dozen buyers, but these were all very keen to secure the lots offered, and bidding was merry and bright. It. was noticeable that reclaesed lots made, consistently good prices, an important indication to growers that care in the preparation of wool for marketing is essential in order to obtain the true value of every portion of a clip.

Two first statutory offenders for drunkenness were charged in the Magistrate’s Court this morning, and were fined 10s. i

Wool is now coming into the Dannevirke railway station at a very brisk rate, an average loading being 500 hales per day. .Rlowlv but surely the Napier-Wairotv section of the East Coast railway is creeping nearer its goal and the rails a iv now permanently established for a mile the other side of the Lsk Riidge. Napier 'Telegraph. Race programmes approved by the District- Racing Committee at Hastings last week included the following:— tiawa Racing O.uh’s annual meeting, Poverty Bay Turf Club’s summer meeting. ". \ - v

Miss Wiliet. who lies been post-.mis-tress at. Patutahi for some years, has bepn transferred to the Auckland district. Mips Winnie East, of Patutahi, lias been appointed to the Patutahi post office.

Mr K. .1. Tosswill’s sheep run, comprising 2800 acres, situated at 'Tort. Li gar, near the French Pass, has been sold to Mr P. T. Slmnd' as a. going concern at a price in the vicinity of £40.000.

“If ever there was a political bear garden it is .the Licensing Committee,” remarked Mr Savage, M.P., in an address at Auckland. “You hear a lot about ‘extreme Labor,’ ” he. added, “but you should hear the ‘extreme’’ l prohibitionists and. the ‘extreme’ beer people ! ’ (Laughter.) A Raetihi correspondent writes: It must havei been a shock for a King Country fanner, who this year look upon x himself the important duties of classing h's own wool (and sold it in the recent Wanganui wool sale), when it became known to him that the wool classed B realised one penny more than that classed A.

A motorist from the 'ie Karakn district had an unpleasant experience when returning home last evening. Soon after massing Ormond the left front wheel broke. The force of the smash caused the car to leave the'road, ploughing its wav for some distance along the side of the road. The front axle was badly bent and the windscreen partially broken but tbe motorist came out unscathed. ■Three men, John Cleary, A. J. Death, and John- S. Bueklund, appeared in the 1 Magistrate’s Court, .this morning, charged with being found on the premises of the Masonic Hotel after hours. Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrick said that, the three men were found inthe yard of the Masonic Hotel. BtickJand had been quite ,honest about it, and had admitted they were there for the purpose of obtaining, drink, and the others had asquiesced. The' three men were each fined 10s and costs 7s.

Something in the nature of a whirlwind was experienced recently at tjie State nursery, Hanmer Springs. Hearing a loud roaring nois.e, some men working jn a near-by shed rushed out to see lour pieces of scrim, each a chain in length, used to cover seed bed frames, being whirled violently into the air. Two pieces, assuming the shape of parachutes, floated away and gradually drifted back part of the way. The remaining two pieces went up lengthwise, and rising to a height of apparently several hundred feet, were plainly visible from the township a mile away, being ultimately picked u.p half a mile from the scene of the occurrence.

Before the New Zealand Refrigerating Company would agree to open its freezing works at Picton prior to Christmas, it required an assurance that 3000 head of fat stock would be available. The' Marlborough: executive, of the Farmers’ Union at its meeting decided that it would be quite sale to give this assurance. The secretary (Mr R. Wanden) said that as an outcome of inquiries it • was considered that, between 25C0 and 3000 fat sheep and lambs would be available before Christmas. The smallness of the number was due to various factors, chief amongst which was the dry spell. Wires had been passing between Picton and Christchurch, and Mr Haalv, Hie manager, had just, received advice ‘that the works could be opened on December 15 if 3000 head of stock could lie secured. An excited supported of cricket in. the grand stand reserve of the Melbourne Cricket. Ground recently had to pay £l l for fyis enthusiasm. -. When Roy Kilner, the, Yorkshire left-hand bowler, was settling his field preparatory to 'bowling his first over to, the Victorian captain, E. R. May.no, a shout was heard from the grand stand:’, "A quid you don't howl him.” Two balls went by harmlessly, but the third broke through Mayne’s defence ana clean bowled him, Tlij challenge of the harracker had been hoard by hundreds of people nearby, and they diced the howler, ami called to him to go to the fence and collect. For a , moment Kilner appeared,disinclined,to go, but his captain and vice-captain urged him 1o do so, and he went. As lie neared the fence there was great; excitement as the £1 note was handed over. Kilner took off his cap, and, bowing to his challenger, returned to his place in the field. Outward passengers by the Gisborne Motor Service Company, Ltd., include; Mesdames Rosemond, Smith, Morel! and child, Thompson, Jenkins and 2 children ; Misses White, McDonald, Mitche.l (2), Poulson (2), Nurse Butler; Messrs Cooper, Jessop, Dexer, Presland, F. J. Williams and boy, O’Brien, Grant, Smith (2), Ci’oker, Robinson, Wallis, Hall, Richie, Coop, J. W. Thompson, Moreil, Rodda, McGill, Fountain, How Chow, Houlihan, Douglas, Benson, Cederwall, Smaill, Nicholls, Mouett, Caldwell, C. Owens, H. Richie. Inward : Mesdames Bowen, Hartley, Jackson, Hepi, Napeni, Kahlenberg, Moreil, Rameka, Harding, Wachsmann, Fanning, Lynex, Coombe, Coop, and Josephs y Misses Jones, White, McDonald, Robb, Johnstone; Dr. Kahlonberg, Messrs Hartley, Knight, Beckford, Jacki, Bartlett, Brown, Moreil, Beatson, Bishop Sedgwick, S. Bruce, Oman, Mitchell, Roscoe, F. Harrison, Rameka., McGee (2), J. Lyons, Nossiter (3), T. Potts, Waghsmann, Rowley, Crocker, Wilson (2), Dooley, Hodden, Massey, Stock, Jennings, Coop, Bartlett, Repi, Smith (2), McLaughlin, D. Cooper, Curly, Hook, and six butchers.

The Labor Representative Committee is bolding its fortnightly euchre party and dance ’n'tfie Liberty hail to-morrow 1 (Tuesday') evening. Card players and dancers arc assured of a pleasant eylining. Mrs. Hecney will supply the music s in her usual stvlo.

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