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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17132, 7 September 1926, Page 6

"Who would not prefer buses if they can get home for lunch five minutes earlier than with the trams?” asked f r. Todd at. the City Hall last evening. “That depends on if you can get on, came a. voice from the lur.-k of the hall, amidst laughter, “In the event, of the poll for the scrapping of the trams being lost, how do you propose to compensate Kaiiti, asked Mr. C. V. lfarre of the Mayor at the meeting in the City Hall last evening. “The same as the borough,” replied Mr. Wildish. “Whose lault is it that Kniti is not in the same position as the borough in regard to tramway services?”—“You haven’t answered my question; what are you going to give us?” continued Mr. llane. “Trams! was the Mayor’s tart rejoinder. (Ap plaase.) Farmers are at times troubled Ihrnugli losing .some of their best lambs without. apparent reason, and one such ease ibis season lias been brought under ihe notice of the Fanners’ l nion. Mr. K. Williams, at Wha.rWonne., found lira’ each week some of his best lambs were dying, and a close investigation established that iu each case the pkulls were fractured Hawks were suspected at the start, but eventually another farmer provided what appears to be tlm solution of the trouble. This farmer stated that he bad had the same trouble in frost years, and had eventually traced it to tile presence of young horses in the same paddock These young horses kicked the lambs to death. There were young horses present in Mr. Williams’ paddock, and since these have been removed the deaths have not been occurring. It is just possible that- the same cause may be giving trouble to other farmers, in which ease the remedy will now easily bo found.

Dog posioning is rue in Ashburton and some half-dozen owners report the loss of valuable animals. One dog which is believed to have thus met his death was imported from Britain at considerable expense, and it took a number of prizes at local shows. William M. Thompson, of Hawke’s Bay, is left. £2O by the will of his brother, Robert- McGregor Thomson, whose estate has just been closed in the California Courts. The sum of £20.C00 was willed to the deceased’s room-mate.

Money and possessions, to the value of £3O, were stolen from the clothes o( Rugby footballers engaged on tlio night training ground, Hagley Park, on Tuesday night. Athletes’ losses as a result of thieves going through their clothing have been heavy this winter.

Speaking at last evening’s meeting regarding the upkeep of the storage batteries of the Gisborne trams Mr. D. W. Coleman said: “Mr. Harris advised us to get an expert to look after the batteries, and we took into our employ ” A voice: Air. Todd. Mr. Coleman: I was going to say an expert. Although there does not appear to be much prospect of the .South Island Alain Trunk railway being proceeded with in the immediate future, the Prime Alinisler is looking about for some means of improving the >oiulminieations between Blenheim and Christchurch, it is proposed to place a Clayton steam rail car on the railway between Christchurch and l - ;r----iiassus, the passengers being conveyed from Parnassus to Blenheim by motor-

Some time ago a number of dances held in one of the Christchurch suburbs were disturbed by several undesirable youths, and it was decided to ask a policeman to come to the next dance and keep the youths quiet, telegraphs the Post’s Christchurch correspondent. The constable, however, was unable to attend, and sent along one of his spare helmets to the secretary, and told him to hang it in the.men’s cloak room. This was done, and, somewhat to the committee’s surprise, a very quiet dance resulted.

American newspapers are not handicapped like New Zealand journals by regulations preventing the men who write for them expressing tlieir opinions freely on forthcoming events in the turf world. Here are a few excerpts from the Chiengo American's form chart for the races the next day : “ Should be right there “ this bunch too speedy”; ‘‘may get a slice ” ; “ better let this one lay ” ; " mav bring up the reaflr ”: “why do they feed him”; give him a pass”; “ should have no trouble ” ; “ nothing doing here ” ; “ give him a pension.”

The question of the deterioration of some of the Romney wool produced in this district lias given farmers some cause for concern during the last year, since Air. Akrovd of Bradford first I iought, the matter into prominence. At .i meeting a few days ago Mr. J. C. Field announced that he and other men had been working on the problem.and they bad arrived* at certain conclusions. These bad been forwarded to Air. Akrovd and Air. Field was confident that eventually the sheepfarmers of the district would be saved at least 2d a pound on their wool.

A young man, .Tames Henderson, who only recently arrived in the Dominion, was charged before Messrs I). D. Util ton and Chas. Matthews, J.sP., with the theft at Matawai, -on September 5 of a cheque for £9, £4 in notes, and a 10s. postal note, the property of William Haves. Detective All-Food asked for a remand until September 15, indicating that as the accused was a new arrival in the country enquiries were to be made about hint. The remand was granted, no application being made for bail.

ruder the will of the late Air. John MI ill, of Port Chalmers, the following legacies, free of all duty, have been made to public instititions : — £2so to Iho Presbyterian Church of Tort Chalmers, £IOO to the Dorcas Society, connected: with the Presbyterion Church at Port. Chalmers, £IOO to the fund appropriated by the- Otago Presbyterian ( huroli for the benefit of aged and inlinns ministers, £SO to the Port Chalmers Presbyterian Sunday school library fund, £IOO to the Port Chalmers branch ot' the Salvation Army, £IOO to the cottage hospital at Port Chalmers, £SO to the Sailors' Rest at Port Chalmers. The estate was sworn at £130,000.

A Hastings ratepayer, acting on the principle of “A penny saved is a penny gained,” contrived a financial system which was designed to pay his annual rates, with the least apparent effort, on his part. His plan was the common, but usuallv difficult, one cl ‘‘saving up” and this he did by Dotting every odd copper and trifling silver coin into a secret receptacle, leaving them there until thg time was rife to collect them for the discharge of liis obligations to the borough. A couple of days ago he marched into flic municipal offices and planked down before the amazed rates clerk no less than 666 coins, representing the total of his rates, £5 13/7.

With regard to improved sheep breeding methods, Mr Sam Wood, of Napier, writes as follows in his annual report:—“With prices 10 per cent, to 15 per cent, lower than last March closing rates at Wellington, which makes it below cost of production, the growers are now realising that they must improve their flocks from a wool point of view and are culling out inferior sheep and crossing with better stock with the idea of aiming at a more even quality with less of the yjry and strong tip fibre and a staple that would bo even from root, to tip, and so im prove their clip and keep up the high standard that is recognised of New Zea 1a nd crosslireds. ’ ’

Conditions in the Wharekopae district have been exceptionally favorable this spring, and farmers are anticipating a good docking. The Hocks have not suffered from the cold snaps a.nd very few dead lambs are to be seen in the paddocks. Hocking will lie started within the next fortnight, and, as there me plenty of twin lambs in evidence, "lie prominent farmer estimates that well over 100 per cent of lambs vvi'J be ikicked. There lias been a good •jt.iv.lh of feed in tin- district during the last tew weeks, and Hie ewes are ie excellent condition. Little trouble has been experienced vvilii the ewes this 'ear. although, owing to their heavy fleeces, a fair number have been getting cast.

Mr. G. H. Mein doe. local orchard inspector, lias returned after a fortnight spent Tin the coast, where he has been giving demonstrations to orchardists. • hiring the period he has been away fi’om Gisborne, lie has been as far north as 1 .nttin Point, and a number of demonstrations were given in the Tikitiki and Te Aruroa districts. One of the I limes that impressed him most was the keenness which orchardists in those districts showed in learning how to handle their trees to the best, advantage, of 50 or more, fanners had ridden many miles to be present. Owing to the demand for advice, Mr. Mclndoe covered only the northern portion of the district, and latter will visit Tokomaru Bay and Tolnsra Bav, where verv successful demonstrations were givqp last season.