THIRD EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16918, 24 December 1925, Page 15

THIRD EDITION.

A proposal to erect a golf house at Rotorua costing £2500 was negatived at a special meeting of the Rotorua Golf Club by 19 votes to 17. While cranking a lorry on the Devonport vehicular ferry, William Henriksen (18) was crushed against another lorry as the result of hie machine suddenly moving ahead. The opinion that the climate of Auckland was not suitable for boys and girls to be set to the year’s school work before March 1. was expressed by Mr. Noel Gibson, headmaster of the Dilworth Institute. Many young baby have been killed in Fiji recently and the supply of shells is threatened with a. decrease. There has been a close season, hut this was fixed at an unsuitable period of the yen . The Legislative Conned lias now adopted a motion that a close season lie fixed at a more favorable time when the turtles are laying. “In. success, it is said, there is one per cent, inspiration and 99 per cent, perspiration.” remarked Mr. 11. R. Rilling (chairman of the Board of Governors) amidst laughter at the breaking-up ceremotiv of the New Plymouth Roys’ n.igli School. Mr. Killing's witticism was apropos of some advice- to the, boys to take advantage of all the opportunities for studying that came their way. An interesting story about the Mas* teuton Technical School was told by Mr C. E. Daniell at a meeting of the board (states the Age). About 50 years ago, lie said, he went to Sydney and saw the Technical School there. He was so impressed that when ho came back he induced the Masterton Trust Lands Trust to grant £IOO towards the establishment- of a school here. Next year another member of the Trust visited Sydney, but was not so impressed and induced the Trust to cease the grant. Several enthusiasts kept pegging away, however, and at last the school was I well established, 'to show the advance made since then it was worthy of note that at a meeting 'of the Trust last ; week about. £BOO was passed for the school. Tn the course of his remarks to a gathering of fanners at Canterbury Agricultural College, Mr H. A. Knight, i chairman of the. Board of Governors, explained that the average fee collected f from students was £42 per year. This meant- that there was a loss of £3O a i year or a total loss of £ISOO on the , whole total of 51 students. The endowments were not sufficient to pay the salaries. The deficiencies had to be ! made up by the sale of stock and produce from the ‘farm, which bad to be worked as much on a commercial basis [ns that of any private farmer. In justifying their demands for more financial assistance Air Knight said that in travellino- about- the coutnrv they must all be struck by the necessity for better farmi ing. | The world tourists aboard the Pnriritliia may or may not have been fold !to admire Auckland harbor. However that may, they were lavish in their praises, remarks the Auckland Herald. | “Well,” said one middle-aged man. “You certainly have a fine port here. I have travelled a lot, and I surely 1 never saw a prettier approach to a harbor anywhere. Say, doesn’t, that volcano—Rangitoto, or whatever you call jt—smre you’'” He war. assured at once that Aucklanders did not mind having extinct- volcanoes at. their hack-doors — rather liked living near them, in fad. Everybody seemed well primed with facts about. Auckland. Where was the bottomless lake that, lay only a lew yards from I lie sea? Which building was the Grand Hotel? What was (lie windmill used for? Such were only a few of the questions fired at members of the shore party.

Recently a meeting of ladies interested was held at Lady Fergusson’s residence in Dunedin to consider some practical way of assisting patients at the Dunedin Hospital. This led to the formation by the Otago Women’s Club of a motor circle, the members of which assist in the conveying to/and from their homes patients to whom the service of a car might mean a great deat. Then came the suggestion that, it might be possible to extend this service in the direction of afternoon runs for patients able to participate, and from this small beginning has grown a service little known to the public at large, but one which, during the time it lias been in operation, has been of incalculable benefit to so many patients, who have bad their days of pain and suffering brightened, and their healing quickened, by this practical evidence of outside interest and thoughtfulness.

“When I wrote ‘State Experiments in Australia ami New' Zealaml' and described the scenery of New Zealand’ 1 said that she had not a. lake which was as beautiful as the Lake of Lucerne in Switzerland." said the lion. W. Pcnvbei Reeves in Christchurch. The Press in its review of the hook asked : lias Mr. Reeves ever seen Lake Manapouri; 1 had not seen the lake until my trip to Southland a few days ago. and 1 now withdraw my. statement! Lake Manapouri i.s quite as beautiful as the Lake of Lucerne, although entirely ditfemil. The New Zealand lake’s natural wild, fantastic, ever-changing beauty is the rt yst magnificent that I have ever seen. Towering cliff faces are- covered with forest to the water’s edge, and in the lake are numberless islands and pen in suhus. And at the to]) of the ravines cue sees the snow-capped mountains The slight is not to be forgotten. “Li my opinion,” Mr. Reeves added, "the Lakes Wanaka. Wa.katipu, and Maim pouri are the positive, comparative, and suuerlativc of alpine lake beauty.”

An unusual adventure is reported from the Moiyneux River, fit a go. On Saturday afternoon, the punt at Clyde vale was washed away, and stranded on an island in the Moiyneux. When the accident ccciirred Messrs. Clms. Lucas, of luapeka Mouth, and Wm. Geddes, of Clyderaje, were hedig ferried across in their motor-cars. It is summed that- the wire ■ able on which the punt swings across the river pulled out on the Greenfield side. When the rope gave way those on board managed to get- the small petrol engine on ‘lie punt-—which ■> used for, operating the paddle at- tin. s(.ern —going, and ultimately they steered the punt lido 'I reacy’s Island, about a mile below Clydevnie (slaves the Otago Daily Times). ' Hero the cars were rttr off the punt, and the parly, cars,and all. Siifelv "iiTisF.ed ovei to Green held side on Mr. ’Tivacy’s puni. th Sunday Mr. Treat-v’h punt 'va:- also washed away, and stranded in a e.tmiji el wiHow.s on f .niali island at I/irnoourne. 1 . Treacv and a Mr. Ryan were on the Mint ‘at the time, ami they wen tukmi off the island in a boat. No previous flood has washed away two punts in the. river.