THIRD EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16921, 30 December 1925, Page 11

THIRD EDITION.

Tho Main Highways Board recently held examinations for foremen and overseers on road construction. Twentysix candidates sat. The full examination was passed by Mr F. Wlielan (Gisborne). In the New Zealand University examinations in medicine and dentistry, held in November, a Gisborne candidate, (1. R. Stonehnm, succeeded in passing in biology, physics and! chemistry, I'm- the med'icnl intermediate. A large mooting of Greek residents of. Wellington was held to make a presentation to their Consul. Mr Frank Dyer, who has just completed twenty years' sen-ice as Consul tor Greece fur the Dominion. A motor accident of an unusual nature is reported to have occurred about threequarters of a mile, south of Te Poi, on the U'koroire road, telegraphs a Matamata correspondent. While a Alatarnaia parly of four were motoring home their ear dashed into a road! roller, which is alleged to have been standing anl'ighted in tho middle of the roAdi. No one was injured. Mr. 11. Buckfeton, general, manager of the Hank of New Zealand, returned from a trip abroad by the Maunganui. Ho proceeded via Panama, and his tour embraced England, the Continent., and the DuMi West Indies. "The trip was ,a most enjoyable one," MY. Buokjoton informed a Dominion reporter on his arrival in Wellington, "but I am very pleased to be back again in New Zealand." The reason for the change in the spelling of Ruatorea to Ruatoria, it transpires, lies in the objection taken by the Ngatiporou tribe of Maoris to the perpetuation of the mis-spelling of\ the name of one of its ancestral chiefs. Toria. from whom the settlement derives its name, is buried in that vicinity, ana I lie veneration of the natives for the mana. of their common ancestor was be. hind tho long-standing grievance. Despite the obvious virtues of bituminous pavement, as shown in the Hutt road, Wellington, numerous faults have appeared in areas paved this season and last. When the matter was brought to the attention of the City Engineer, states the N.Z. Times, he gave bis opinion that a proportion of failures must, be expected in any class of construction, and that the proportion in this case was below one per cent. The first batch of members of the Oratory of the Good Shepherd! to come to Australia arrived, in Brisbane by th<? Commonwealth liner Moreton Bay recently. The party consisted of 11 young men," who were selected by the Bishop of Bockhampton (Dr. Crick) during itis visit to England. They will live together in a community house at Roekhampton, and! will form an order which Will carry out, educational work in the Central district. Mr. Alfred Hill, of the staff of the New South Wales Conserva tori urn of Music, visited Wellington last week, en route from Sydney to America. Mr. Hill has been granted nine months' leave of absence to visit the .United States, where he will be given tho opportunity by Mr. Henri Verbrugghen (conductor of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra) and others of jntroducing hie own compositions, a number of which are based on Maori themes. Two four-oar racing boats were landed to-day from the Waiuui, consigned to the Gisborne Rowing Club. The boats were built by Edwards'. Ihe well-known Melbourne firm, and are intended to be used for club racing. The cutlay upon the boats totals approximately £l2o,'and but for the suspension of the tariff owing- to the impossibility of securing; racing craft in New Zealand, the club would have been liable for an additional sum of about £2i) for duty. The Fire Brigade received .two alarms of fire this afternoon. The first was at 3.10 p.m., and was believed, to be a grass tiro at Hcxton. It, was extinguished in a few momenta and the brigade returned to town, only to find 'that another call was already awaiting them. The second, lire occurred in one of the cottages at the abattoirs, oeeunied by Mr J. Walsh. The'house was completely destroyed in a short time. The building contained four rooms.

An interesting visitor to Gisborne during the past, two days was Mr. .I'. M. Howse, manager of Dalgety and Co.'s Condon wool department. Mr. Howse has just completed a comprehensive tour of Australia, and now intends travelling throughout New Zealand. Mr. llowse, whilst in Gisborne, took the opportunity of visiting all phic.es of interest appertaining to his connection with tin firm, ami the methods and information gathered at first-hand will be of the greatest value to a person controlling the company's main products in London. Hr. Howse is enthusiastic regarding the scenery on the Rotorua-Gisborne road, comparing it more than favorably with any he had seen in his world travels.

The following giffs for the Children's Ore-he haw been thankfully received: Methodist Church (per Mrs. Frost), clothes and odds and ends; MlB. JI. C. Williams, clothes and toys; Mr. Brodie, case of apples; Mr. Findlay, Christmas cake and puddings: Mr. F. Sherratt, toys; Mr. T.H. (Herald office), toys; Mrs. liro-s-nahan, clothes; Mrs. Vincent, sweets; Nelson Bros., lamb; Mr. Holdon, lamb, potatoes, and <vpp!es; Guthrie and Maddock, toys; Master Chas. Webster, tov.s. games, and book; Mr. Ifardie, case of" apples; Mr. and Mrs. McKnight (Pioneer Kit/jhenetle), Christmas cake; Airs. Munro, Christniiir, puddings; Miss Marjorie Hewitt, papers; Mrs. Sheets, case of apples; Mrs. McCoy, ice-cream; Irrisifitible, buna; Mr. Collin, meat: Fisken and Ludwig, meat.

Lieut.-Colonel A. C. Parker, .1 nephew of the late Lord Kitchener, arrived at Sydney bv the Grmuz on December 12, en "route for New Zealand. Lieut.-Colonel Parker recently resigned from the Egyptian Frontiers' Administration Department, under the- scheme agreed upon between the British and Egyptian Governments. He evinced considerable sympathy for the Egyptiaiis. and stateVl) that the reports concerning the corruptness and inefficiency of Egyptians who have superseded British officials in the various State Departments were much exaggerated. Sir fleorge Lloyd, the new High Commtssioner for Egypt, he was sure would be appreciated by the Egyptians tor his manly character and administrative abilities." The departure of Viscount Allenbv had been universally regretted. Lieut.-'Colonel Parker said that the majority of Egyptians had never seriously thought of governing the Sudan. The cry of' "Sudan for the Egyptians" was raised by Zaghlul Pasha at one time as a convenient .stick with which to beat the British ; but when ho wished to discard! it lie was not allowed to do so by hi* supporters. The Hon in the Sililnh -'if Hie time of the Sirdar's murder had necessitated, he said, the dismissal of many Egyptian oflicials who filled minor appointments in the Sudan Civil Service. These oflicials, he stated, had always fulfilled their tasks well, and it was unfortunate for Egypt. The Commission which was studying the 'dispute about the distribution of the Nile waters was making good progress. He had confidence in the future of Egypt.