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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16739, 26 May 1925, Page 4

Mrs 11. B. WiiUams, of Tureluut, liiis been elected a life member 'of.the 'P.R. Horticultural Society under rule No. 17.

The residence of Mr. O. Louvsson, Bluff Hill, Napier, was, entered on Thursday evening' Arid" money"'and other valuables stolen. . j

A wide circle of friends throughput Poverty Bay will deeply regret to hpaf of the death of Miss Lyifley Alison White, only daughter of Mr.. and Mr, si Henry White, ’of Acton.. " Misif White] who had a. yety bright ’ and ' cheerful personality, had been ailing for some time, and passed ■ away at Christchurch, yesterday. ..... . On the motion of Mr. F. W. Nolan probate was granted ,bv ,Mr. Justice. Ostler on May 20 in the estate of John Rae, of Whatatutu, to Oliver Ran/ Probate was granted by Mr, JusUefe McGregor on the 21st to Apple Sirrah Howard, in ihe estate of John Howard, of Puha, on die motion of Mr.AT. $7 Wauoh op. . . , ■ ,7

A motor accident occurred' on the Napier-Taupo road, about JO yards beyond the Tarawora hotel. Two service cars were about, to pass when the car on the lower side got on to a moss covered surface,, and being unable to hold, slipped over die, edge of. lhe ! bank pad dropped about eight - feet, turning upside down; The whole of the occupants were pinned underneath and it was some time before thfly were released. All the occupants received a severe shaking. . ,

Mr. H. Martin-Smith {formerly ofk Gisborne),-who has retired .frbia fkfe: Lands Department on superannuation; wns met by th.e of the Napier office and, asked to accept ,a travelling rug as a token of the esteem and regard in which be is.held by bis fello>v officers. Mr. J. D. Thomas, 'ComihisC Goner of Crown Lands, who made th'e ■ presentation, referred to the sterlingqualities of Mr. Mardn43riuih, both ns an officer and. a, man, and hoped that he would be long spared to enjoy Jiis well-earned retirement. Mr. MartinSmith suitably replied. Several mines of men were taken om from Opotiki. yesterday to clear the slips from the Motu-Cpoliki road. and by last evening they had succeeded in clearing aw-av ail the slips with the exception Of the big one about nine miles from.Motu, As the read is now open asfar as. the slip on each side, the service cars recommenced running again . to-clay, the passengers walking across the sup and transferring to the car on the opposite side. A big gang will get, to work -on the slip near Motu to-day. and it is considered that the road will again be 'dear ,ri a few da vs’ time.

Some of the “conductors” who appear in the Native Appellate . Court adopt ingenious means- t 6 .secure additional time for the arrangement of their cases. Une who appeared last, week in support of an appeal in the Patutahi compensation case, presented a. naive application for ati adjournment of the hearing until next day. He told the Court that, he was not feeling well, and that if the strain of following the case excited him, “ho might fall down on the floor and have to be carried out.” The possibility of such, an alarming contingency moved the Court to grant his request for an adjonrnment; The statement made recently bv a maize grower on til© flats to the effect that for the last three years he >had taken £3O an acre from maize, was questioned to-day by Mr. A. G. Turnbull,,, a well/ known - farmer, of Makauri,:, who said’that he considered it was impossible to take that amount from a maize crop. The farmer concerned had placed his expenses in growing the crop at £io an acre, but from his experience the euut of production was nearer £ls an acre. Mr. Turnbull added that some farmers were inclined to over-estimate their returns, and ho thought it was bad for the district if-things were made out to be much better than they were in i'eab by- ' • - G . iG; ;

The deatli occurred at the Cook Hospital on Handay of Mr Edward Campbell, a returned soldier who had keen in bad health for some considerable time past. The late Mr Campbell, who left New Zealand with the 6th .'Reinforcements, had. up to the time of his illness, been working in the Matawai district, where lie was well known and respected. Mr Campbell had a long and severe illness seme two years ago, rind later had to return, to the hospital. He was buried yesterday afternoon in the soldiers’ plot at the Taruheru cemetery. The deceased left no relatives m New Zealand,, his only known relative being a sister who lives in. Glasgow. Motoring on the Motu-Opotiki road on Sunday was not a very pleasant occupation, and those -who attempted the-jour-ney were provided with miner thrills on several occasions-. One of the .cars which got thfonglras far as the big slip, about, nine miles/.past. Motu', vatne to a place where the road was partially cashed out, and in order to turlf round flic wheels had to be run very close to a steep l ank Needless to, say, the ladies present were in a state of. nervousness, bat- the passengers were all taken out «»f the car, arid the male members of, the p.urtv assisted in holding back the car while the driver manipulated if round. The return journey was accomplished without- mishap, despite the-state of the road. \G".

The advantage of the overland route to Auckland, via Tti.ur.anga, has been demonstrated in a very forcible manner during the- week-end. On Sunday the Gisborne Motor Service cars were blocked between Motu and Opotiki owing to the slips‘on the. rond, arid the passengers were brought back to town. Three of them elected to go to Auckland via Napier and Palmerston North, while the remainder, decided to wait until they could go through via Opotiki. The cars left, for Opotiki again this morning, and the passengers, by catching the' boat at Tauvanga to-night, will arrive at Auckland to-morrow morning at the same time as those who left yesterday morning and travelled via Napier. The annual meeting of parishioners of Holy Trinity Church: will .be held this evening at 8 o’clock in the parish krill.

'--■.Flags wore flown on the Government offices to-day in commemoration of Queen Mary's birthday. Another ease of infantile pa-raly.sL baa been reported from Hastings, the patient ; being a infant girl of eighteen Jijonihs. : The ease, so far, is not of a Berjqnis nature. ’Mr L. E. Pole, headmaster pi the Norsewood school, has been recommended by the H.B. Education Board for appointment as headmaster of Dannevirke High School, as successor to Mr George Harvey (resigned). At the Magistrate’s Court to-day, 11 ei T.uhi was. charged with drunkenness (for which he was a statutory tirst- offender), and also with committing an indecent act-in a public place, lie pleaded guilty to both charges, and was convicted and discharged on the first offence, and fined £4;and costs 6n the second. - '('lie-Commissioner of State Forests informed a N.Z. Times reporter that he ,proposed to make arrangements for planting with trees the defence, reserve on 200 acres immediately surlbundiug the site of Mr. Massey’s grave, and extending up to the top of Mount Crawford; > In conversation with an employment qgcijt, a.Tiih’aru Herald representative lealrhed that ploughmen had been very scarce, but now that the thrashing mil'll were completing operations many bf the hands, anxious to obtain a stejicly position for the winter, had accepted ploughmen’s duties. With a season such as the past- it ■would be within the bounds of possibility to milk all the year round (says the. Waikato Times). The only question “is, would the extra cost pay, at the 1 present price of butter-fat? if, as has; been stated, the final payment will reajfch:Ts;7|d, farmers will not have any cause to grumble in this district. Tho contractor for the renovations and additions to the Courthouse building/ Mr. A. Kirk, has made a start with the work, which, it is expected, will be advanced to such a stage within the next week or two as not to affect, the sitting of-the Supreme' Court next month. The painters are already at wpjfk, and the materials for the julditiops are now being assembled. A new lino for touring Ilugby teams may-, bo followed by the Hawke’s Bay teahl to tour the West Coast and Marlborough this season, the Hawke’s Bay Kiijgby Union’s management committee deciding to obtain cpiotations, to cover the whole tour. It was pointed out that if a firm undertook the arrangements the manager of the team would be saved a, lot of work. ; Mr Arthur; Fair, LL.B., who has been appointed Solicitor-General, was born ip, Charleston in 1885 and was educated at ’Nelson College-and- later attended Victoria College, where he took his LL.B. degree in 1907. He took a scholarship in '1903, and was the Constance Barmcoat essayist in 1904. He was employed in the office of Mr C/P. Skerrett, K. 0., fill 1914, when he went, to the front, becoming a captain in the

Httffo-l-k regiment. He later acted as /'joint compiler of the “History of the : l/sth battalion, Suffolk regiment.” He was president of the Victoria College Graduates’ Society from 1921 to 1923.

The meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday was again a. protracted one, the business not being completed until 4.30 p.m. Shortly before 1 o'clock the Board went into committee, but half an hour later resumed.in open Board for the

purpose of holding the statutory meeting Vmt the election of chairman. The lunn/iteon. adjournment was taken at 1.30 - p.m/'and the meeting resumed in committee at 2.15 p.m. For over two hours the meeting discussed 1 committee matters, important decisions being -reached in several connections. Among other things it was decided that the chairman, Mr W. G. Sherratt, and Messrs G. Smith, A. 11. Wallis, C. H. Williams, T. Todd, and T. Quirk should be a committees to investigate the finances of the Board.

Despite the fact that coaches were run <>h the Whangara-Tolaga JJay soct:on.of tlie East Coast road yesterday, the Gisborne Motor Service maintained their through service to Rualoren, and in view t>f the number of passengers offering, it has been decided to run a. one-day serti:e to Ruatorea. on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, .and a one-day ser■vice from the north end on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. The conches took hours to accomplish the journey between Whangara and Tolagn Bay yesterday,'and as long as the lead between Tokomaru Bay and Ruatorea can be negotiated bv car, one day service will be maintained. Even if the crossings at the top end get bad, it may he possible to maintain the service by run- ' ping coaches between Ruatorea and Takapau, anil using ‘cars for the balance of the journey. '

Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given by Mr E. C. Levvey, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court this morning in the following undefended civil actions: Jeiwie and Co. v. Frederick Hyde, ill 12s, and costs 12s; Thomas O’Gradv v. Hairy Harris, £2 11s. and costs £1 6s 6d; Humphrey M. Bayley v. W 7 illiam J.. McKay, £3138 12s 2d, and costs £7 9s 3d; 1). S. Thompson v. Francis W.

Gough, £4 Os 9d, and costs £1 5s 6d; B. Bright v. CSaude Nepia., £l3 13s Id, uVaird costs £3 Is; Frederick Hall v. / vDavid C. Hawkins, £33 11s Bd, and isxsfa £4 Is 6d; James Brim ton v. Robert John Clark. £49 10s, and . costs £4 3s 6d; A. J. Cox and G. S. ,Stock-

dale v. Fergus Gale Dunlop, £9 6» 9d, and costs £1 13a 6d; Gisborne Motor Service Co. v. Fergus Gale Dunlop, £9 6s, and costs £1 13s 6d; James Smith Allan v. Fergus Gale Dunlop. £1 19s 6d, and costs 11s; Gisborne Motor Service Co. v. H. T. l’aipa, £l2, and ,costs ' £3 2s. Judgment summons orders were made as follows: A. 11. Kay v. W. L. Berrv. £59 6s 6d, in default two months imprisonment; Dunbar and Aston v. George Campbell. £9 Os 6d, in default 9 days’ imprisonment.