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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16606, 9 December 1924, Page 6

The framework for the final span of the n?w Gladstone road bridge has now been placed! in position, the timber for the purpose being removed from the first span on the Kaiti side, thus leaving only cue span unstripped. The second to last span lias been completed', and with the concrotincr of the Atrial/span, which will commence to-morrow, the whole of the roadway of the bridge will be complete.

Sixty-three mortgages, having a total amo.in't of £103,541, were registered in Poverty Bay during the month of October of this year, while 46, representing a total oi £9a.H2, were discharged.

The Motu branch of the Bank of Australia will be. closed at the end of the vnar, and a receiving office opened week. ly on, Mondays at Motu and on Tuesdays aY Matawai. '

The Hon. 0. J. Parr, Minister of Education, arrives overland from South this evening, on a brief visit to Gi«borne. Ho leaves on Friday for the Bay of Plenty, Via Motu.

Eighteen birds owned by members of the Poverty Bay Hom.ng Pigeon Society were released at Ohristcli'urch on Saturday. The first of tba birds to reach home covered the 500-miles journey in a little over 10 hours, which i\s regarded as particularly good time. During the month of October last 07 artisans and 462 laborers were employed «m the (iisborne-Napier railway. Of ihese. 36 artisans and laborers were employed on the Gisborne'Waivoa section. 62b on the Wairoa-Napier section, ami 197 on the Wa,ikokopu branch. Seven artisans and 63 ia borers were employed on the roads in this district during that period. '.-•''..

An experience of a most unusual nature betel a Gisborne motorist while returning home the other afternoon. The day was fairly calm, but now and again (hero was a slight breeze. Suddenly the. car ran into a small whirlwind and the hood' was torn right off the car. By the time the surprised driver had pulled up, the hood had been completely smashed and the whirlwind had passed over. A. great improvement has been made, in the surface of Rutene road' during the past week, it having received a coat of restar. It will -be remembered. that tho road was metalled a few months ago, but that the surface became very rough. In order to avoid further deterioration, the B.irpugh engineer recommended that immediate steps be taken, to improve the .surface; In a few months' time the roadl will be still further improved by the application of a coat of bitumen. The prospect of securing a pair of rhinuceroses lor the Auckland Zoological Gardens is mentioned in a cablegram from the curator, who is at present in South Africa. Air. Grinin also recommends the acquisition of animals in addition to the valuable collection he has; already secured in South Africa. Advice has also been received that the pair of cgers, four polar bears, two apes and "ther animals shipped on the Tekoa from London will arrive in Auckland on December • >

Farmers on the flats are now actively engaged in haymaking, and it is apparent that the pastures, have done exceedingly well during the present season. The oat crops are coming along nicely, and from Paha up to Whatatutu some very fine crops are to be seen. Particularly good u'ops can be seen on land which has never previously been ploughed, the oats in these cases showing excellent heads. Lucerne appears to be. doing well, arid larmerg have already had several cuts during the present season; His Lordship the Bishop of Waiapu, who has been on his annual pastoral visit to the Gisborne district, left by car this morning for Napier. Yesterday afternoon Bishop Stdgwick, accompanied by Miss Newman, of the Maori mission, and the Rev. E. Ward, of Matawai, and the Rev. W, T. Priha, of Manutuke, pad a visit to tlwi Gisborne hospital. They visited the men's ward, where a service of confirmation was conducted by his Lordship, a Maori boy being presented for confirmation. He also visited other' patients in the wards. Bishop Sedgwick has made a most extensive tour of H the diocese, .having- .proceeded as^far- -sis'. Whakatane. ,

Professor G. S. Peren, who was recently appointed to the newly-consti-tuted Chair of Agriculture at Victori* College, Wellington, is at present visiting Gisborne and gaining an insight into conditions in Poverty Bay. This morning Professor Percn, accompanied by Mr. W. M. Bayly, secretary oif the iocal branch of tho N.Z. Farmers' Union, went out into the country. A. visit was first paid to .Mr. A. J. Faulkner's at Muriwai, after ■which several other farms on tho flats were visited. Professor Peren expressed admiration of the quality of the land iic saw,during the run. ,

The month of November was a record one as far as the output from the; Kia Ora, Dairy Co.'s factory is no less than 248,1211bs of batter baring manufactured during the month. This quantity is 21,6891bs in excess of the jottt put from November last year, when 226,421bs were made. The season so far has proved a record one; and tip to date 21| tons more butter has been made than diining the corresponding period . last year. The total pay-out for the. month. of November was £17,616. The company is once again adopting the policy of a uniform pay-out for the season, and suppliers receive an advance pay-out of lj. 4d per lb each month. Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given by Mr. E. C. Lovvcy, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court this morning in the following undefended civil actions: Hustler Bros. v. Victor King. £2O 14s 4(1, costs £4 4s; Frederick Miller v. T. Sheen, £7, and costs £1 10s b\.!. Judgment summons orders were made in the following cases:— Leonard F. Richardson v. Robert Nelson, £2 4s Cd, in default 48 hours! imprisonment; Horace Bimoana Baker v. Joe Beale, £8 9s M, in default seven days' imprisonment; Henrv Wilson v. Chas M. Taylor, £36 16s fid, in default 31 days; W. Courtis v. J, W. McKnighr, £7.145, in default seven. days; William D. Fox v. Wi Hauapai, £67 ss, in default two months; Dunbar and Aston v. James P. Gordon, £ll, in default 11 da vs.

The address ;by the Rev. A. J, Sea'nifr and his party of Maori missionaries on the matter of homo missions, delivered at the Methodist. Church Ja'st evening, were pleasantly interspersed with very attractive items by the Maori party—Meim Ngawhni, To Atnarnngi Wnafri, Buini Runmctniintia, Rev. Eruorn 1e Tuki and Te-Ahoo-lcßnngi Pihnmn. Theso included sacred hymns and waintns, seldom heard by Europeans. The voices, which were unaccompanied by nny instrument, blended finely and the harmony was beautiful. Sacred poi action songs and folk songs were also given. A most interesting and popular item was a representation of a Maori welcome with two of the party acting as tho visitors to the tribe, in addition a double poi dance was given by Buini Ruametahnna.

There is a great charm in good furniture. We select our timbers with expe-t care; they are well-seasoned before use, and each article we manufacture bears the unmistakable impress of "Craftsmanship." In design, construction, quality, and value our Furniture is the best, and we sell only the best. A walk through our spacious showrooms upstairs will convince you.—Humphrey's Furniture Warehouse. The Vocalian records are the beat gramophone records on the market today for quality of tone production. Stradiphones are undoubtedly the finest machines on the market for reproducing these records. Oome to our Showroom and judge', for yourself. Vocalian records play' on any machine. Stradiphones play any record. Palace Picture Theatre Bindings. Tel. lj.il

A road roller geared in order to facilitate extricating itself from soft ground is the latest, addition to the Wellington City Council's plant. Within eighteen months there have heen added to the council's plant two waggons, three steam rollers, a steam shovel, two road trenchers, and two hot-mix plants. An old iron surf boat, which, for forty years has rendered valuable service at. Timaru. first, in the roadstead and later in the harbor as anchor pnnl for the Harbor Board's dredge, has heen eolidelimed. It lias been decided lo dispose of tlie old craft, by towing it <>ut lo the Ninety Mile Beach when tne wind is favorable, and allowing it to beach. The Hawke's Bay County Council provide, free of charge, holding paddocks all over the county for the accommodation of travelling stock. As is very often the case, in circumstances of this; kind,, this privilege is being greatly ab .Bed, and many complaints are being received by the Council as to tlie state in which these paddocks are beiiijr lefl by careless and negligent, drovers. What would appear to be a serious case of cargo pilfering has come to light at Palmerston North. The Hopwood Hardware Co. recently received a case originally containing a consignment of guns. The weight of the goods did not give rise to any suspicion, and ,it was not until the case was opened that the discovery of a serious theft was made. On being unpacked it. was found that the case, while containing several guns, also held a quantity of bricks; which had I*en thrown in as ft make-weight in place of a number of guns that wero missing. Further particulars respecting the drowning fatality at Napier on Saturday disclose that the deceased, Mrs Alice Windsor, a widow, aged 65 years, who lived in Dickens street, was in the habit of taking an early morning bathe. She was apparently carried out to sea. There was a fairly strong undertow, and the deceased was unable to swim. The finding of her clothing on the beach and the fact that there were footprints entering the water, but none returning up the beach, led to a search being carried out by motor launch, which resulted in the finding of the body about a mile and a half out to sea. The deceased was an oJd identity in the town and was present ftfc the luncheon held in connection with the borough jubilee. The Coroner returned a verdict of accidental death by drowning. "Nine; thousand crates of onions and ; ten thousand cases of apples left Van-; couver in one week, for New Zealand" | (writes the Star's Canadian correspondent). Every liner sailing from this port for the last lew months which has re-' frigerated space and' bound for the Antipodes, has carried British Columbia onions. This has come about through the embargo in New Zealand against the Californian product, and it is understood that the Canadian article has been so favorably "received, that its market can now be said to be permanent. The fact that Vancouver has captured the Antipodean onion market has caused considerable chagrin among the Californian producers, and to make matters worse, there is now raging another terrible outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease, although on this occasion it is confined to Texas State." Probate has been granted by His' Honor Mr Justice Reed in the following estates :—Ann McKay, widow, of Or- ! mond, to Gilbert S. McKay and Davidl McKay, on the motion of Mr It. i E. Bright; George Matthewson, retired merchant, of Gisborne, to David KirK- ! Patrick and Mary L. Matthewson, on ] the motion of Mir F. W. Nolan ; George | Bates, carrier, of Gisborne, to Benjamin j Sutton, on the motion of Mr E. H. I Mann; Hugh A. Hamilton, settlor, of Mangapapa, to Margaret H. P. Hamilton, on the motion of Mr J. Kinder; Emma E. Bosie, of Gisborne, to Chas. T). M. Ro.sie, on the motion of Mr H. D. Ohrisp; Frank Tait, farmer, d! Gisfoorne, to Ada Tait, on the motion of Mr L. T. Burnard; James East, of Gisborne, to Chas. J. East, Sydney R. East,

•and Alfred F. D. East, on the motion of Mr L. T. Burnard. Letters of ad- ' ministration in the. estate of Helen Minnls were granted to George Minnis on the motion of Mr C. E. Lees.