SECOND EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16630, 9 January 1925, Page 9

SECOND EDITION.

Mr ,1. Vogel, a grandson of Sir Julius Vogel, on© lime Prime Minister of New Zealand, arrived l from. England by the* R.M.S. Cor i'll tlric. Mr. and Mrs. W. Graham, of Ornmnd, who have been on a visit to the- Old Country, have arrived at Auckland via Australia. A girl seven years of age, Dorothy Benfield, living at the Langham hotel, Newtown (Wellington), was crossing the intersection of .Rintoul and Riddiford streets on Saturday, when she was knocked down by a motor car belonging to Mr. T. M. Burke, of Killbirnio, and driven) by his son. She was admitted to hospital at 7 o’clock and died at 9.30.

Advice has been received by the Oisborne Harbor Board 1 that the last of the three barges purchased from the Australian Government was 62 miles off the North Capo last evening, and was expected to /round the Cape to-day. The barge, which is being towed over by the steamer Inga, is due here on Monday or Tuesday next. The last of the timbering for the parapets of the new Turanganui bridge was placed in position to-day, and the latter are expected to be completed during the next few days. The tramway rails aro being got in readiness for

laying, and all that now remains to be done is Ihe surfacing of the roadway and tiie levelling amt banking up of the. approaches at either end of I lie bridge. ft is perhaps just as well that New Zealand honey has already made something of a name for itself, writes a London correspondent, for Canada, seems to have taken a, leaf out of New Zealand's book andl organised her honey industry, with the result that, whereas she wart only able to export 513,0381 b last, year, she has this year, according to the Dominion Apiarist, 6,000,0001 b for export. During the present week many Gisborne people have been returning from their holidays in outside centres, and the various motor service- companies have been kept busy on all the overland routes. There have been exceptionally good bookings tor the return journey from Auckland and Rotorua, and one of the local service companies had no less than three full ear loads down from Taurnnga last Tuesday. The Napier road! has been very busy, the afternoon service being particularly well patronised. Motor registrations in Gisborne during last year were greatly increased in number as compared with the previous year, these at the end of 1924 totalling 2105. New motor-ears, registered last year numbered 213, as compared with 147 for the previous year, while 61 secondhand cars against 31 in 1923 were also registered. .New and 1 second-hand motor-cycles numbered 4 and 16 against, 12 ami 12 respectively, and new and second-hand trucks, 25 and 5, against 11 and one. In addition 5 new motor ’busses and on® motor hears© were registered. These figures apply to the Borough alone. It is interesting to note that, taking the population of Gisborne, according to the last official •census, as 13,351, and the number of ears in the area- covered by this census is 2100, then every sixth man, woman, or child in Gisborne possesses a motorcar. cycle or lorry.

There was a large attendance-of brethren at the fortnightly meeting of the Druids.’ Lodge last evening. Bro. N. R. Moore, A.D., presided- During the meeting District- President- Bro. A. Wade installed the officers-elect into their respective chairs for the current term, the ceremony being carried out most impressively. A letter from an old- brother in Manaia. was received, thanking the members for the thoughtful act of sending him along a very acceptable Christinas box. One candidate for membership was proposed. The social, committee reported that th© New Year’s Itlve dance had turned out very successful, a fair surplus being shown in aid of the old age pension fund. It was resolved to forward an invitation to the Foresters’ Lodge for a return euchre tournament on next lodge night, at 8 o’clock. Should, same be accepted, the lodge will meet at 7 o’clock. At the conclusion of the meeting a pleasant hour was spent- in h armour.