THIRD EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 1701, 17 April 1926, Page 15

THIRD EDITION.

At :i farewell in Auckland to Sir James Pari', Lady Parr was presented with a very line emerald and diamond ring. The newly-formed Operatic Society at New' Plymouth made a very successful commencement with the preparation of the opera. "Florodora." Although'most parts of Hawkc's Bay aie now parched ant! brown, and in tome cases quite barren, some of the holdings on the middle road boast of plenty of feed considering the dry summer experienced, remarks the Napier Tclegrapli. Stock generally seems to be in excellent condition, but here and there miserably thin sheep are to be seen. The finance committee of .the Wairarana Power Board has recommended that tin-.' board guarantee to purchase from the Public- Works Department an extVa 125 k.v.a. during the fifth year of its' agreement, providing the Department proceed immediately with the Wailcnrcmoana scheme, and that power from that source is available in three years. It is usual Unit, when a holiday falls on a Sunday, it lie observed on the following Monday,' but an exception to this is made in the case of Anzac Day. Hence this year, when, Anznc Day falls on a Sunday, it will not be observed on a Monday, and shops will be open as usual on that day.

"I am more convinced than ever that McKay crossing .(where,.the- recent .tragedy in which four persons lost,their lives; occurred) is,the.most dangerous trap .for, motorists that exists in the Wellington province,'' wrote a correspondent to the .Wellington Automobile Club. It was decided to bring.the matter under the notice of the Railway Department. With reference to: the complaint .made' at the meeting of the Hospital Board on Thursday, that a- Puha resident had not been able to obtain a motor-car in the' neighborhood for the purpose of taking a sick child to the Hospital, MrJ; E. Brosnahan stated this morning that his. car, and others, would have beeh avail-; able .had any request been made. In the .past he had assisted in this way on a number of occasions and would-always be willing to do so.

•It.-APP.WU's to be,.quite definite, states, the .secretary to.the Wainie.apa Power Board, that the Public .Works Department do not intend to duplicate .the: Bunnythorpc-Woodvillc section, but it is certainly anxious that sufficient guarantees should .be forthcoming to warrant the completion, of- Waikarempnjia and the connecting up of,that plant with Mangahao, whichwould be* far better than the duplication of, the lino from .Bunnythorpe to Woodville.'

An incident jwhjch .should prove ,aj warning to a!l ladies who are ..the, possessors of p.urses syjtylj .long handles, occurred in, Queen street, Auckland. A lady with one of these purses .hanging, from her wrist stopped, to look in a'.shop window, arid when,commencing to moVe on became conscious that her purse felt, considerably lighter. ,0n glancing down she . was , suprised to see . the straps, hanging losely from',her wrist.. .In.the course of,the few minutes she hadi parsed in her Walk someone), had with expert skill .neatly clipped the straps, of her bag. Good work.is.being done,by.the Public Works Department's dredges on the Waibou and.Ohinemuri rivers at present. The electric suction dredge and the.stcam suction dredge are engaged on.the work of raising the existing'stophanks to the pennanent level, the spoil for which is being taken from the river-bed. An improved channel for navigation is a part of the,process. It is expected that the construction of the railway line along the new embankment from Puke, road to the railway.fridge will be sufficiently far ad--yancod. to' pevmit of a single set of rails being used wjthjn the,next fortnight. The ne.w railway bridge,over,the Qhine-, is now ..receiving, t he finir.hing, touches. ,

At this time of the year swagmen may be se.en "hurnping their bluey" oh many country roads, but they appear to be mostly men who have grown tii'ecT of work and wander from farm to farm begging a meal, here and there. One "knight of the road" accosted was a most disreputable person (remarks.the H.B. Herald). His beard and hair were unkempt, arid he looked as, though soap and water were absolutely, foreign to him. With his blankets on one shqulder and a couple of juris' 'on the other, he plodded wearily, along a country road past Waiohiki. .An old hat was perched 'on his liead,'. piece of wool-bale sackirig was, tied'round, liis .waist in place of , the conventional grousers, while a torn coat' ..was worrij back to f frpnt. ;j He just trudged along, appearing to, take no interest .'"in 'jqiiy-, Mv n ?- i ;"What.a marvellous age .we are living in '.".said Mr. ■EI C. Cutten, S.M-, "at Stanley Bay, Auckland.' ,'At ; their at Milford 'they could at any. time get iri touch-with Sydney and other .distant parts of the world, and. Jiear speeches' and concerts as though the/speakers ji:.d artists were in the next robni. Soon they would be able to. see the people at a distance. It made'them realise t'.'iat they were Jiving very near .to toe supernatural, and that the spiritual sire of lives needed to be.cultivated. It was good at a, time when they were on the pve of so many miraculous developments not' to forget..tlie home,circle, and the fcpnily Jife, which had done so, much hi, the upbuilding ,of .the nation. /fhat was. why he wanted to congratulate,,them on the work of the sewing class, which brought the work,done, jn the homes into special prominence, and still gave, it ,the place it deserved to , have. Anytlnijg which drew girls' attention to home.,work was good. A pleasant surprise awaited a man who applied at the Magistrate's Court Wellington, for the .variation of a maintenance order in- respect of his child. "How.much are you in arrears?" asked Sub-Inspector Harvey. "I think about £1.00." was the applicant's, gloomy, reply. "Would you be surprised to learn that you arc in arrears to the extent of only 9a 8d!" said the u Suhj-Inspec,tpr. ','l, {would, indeed," said the man,,with -a. hopeful smile. . The smile, broadened when, he was assured ,that in reality he owed only' (is Sd. "Why, I eon pay that now," he said as he stepped jauntily out; of the box. It transpires that his son had been commit ted to a State institution some, years ago, and an order, for maintenance; had been made. In i()2i, ,fhe child .'lpftUio, homo, |ind the man was, no. longer jjpnipe-llcd to pay the,weekly.amounts. --'.Butane did not,,learn, ,tlio .good ne.ws ..until .recently, ..'is , the. letter conveying .the| information hail gone astray. j.i UWIIIIIIMMIIIIIIIII ■■■■l '