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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17132, 7 September 1926, Page 8

\ meeting of considerable interest to ratepayers is being held in the City Hall tins evening, Mr. W. IT Ly&nar, M.P., having come from Wellington to speak in favor of continuing the present tramway service. As Mr. Lvsiiar was responsible for tin' trains in the first place, his address should he of great interest.

A very successful debate between members of the Patutnlii Debating Society and St. Andrew’s Debating Society, was held lasi evening, the Rev d. A.itkcn, M.A., presiding over an attendance of about thirty. The subject of the debate was: “Which is of greater educational value, travel or hooks?”

The Pntutahi speakers dealing with books and the town speakers with travel. The speakers were: Pntutahi, A. W. Williams. I). ITiaut. D. IT Adair and W. Pieken : St. Andrew's: P. Iliishnell, W. Fades, (hittrh and Clark. After hearing the various speeches, the judge, Mr. K. IT Pall congratulated the Pntutahi members on their performance, and awarded them (lie verdict liv a narrow margin.

The Poverty Bav Rugby represent jatives who defeated Auckland on Satuvi day, were resting to-day at Rotorua, in : preparation for ff” l match with the Ray of Plenty, at Wliakatniie 10-niorrow. I Two men were burned in the Auckland 'game, theso being Harrison ami Tasker. .In a- telephone conversation with the manager of the team, Mr A. S. Parker, the secretary of the union learned that Harrison would probable be playing tomorrow. His injury had resulted from a fall, in which he pitched o:t to his shoulder when a foot or two from the Auckland line. He was unable to rise, and appeared to suffer temporary paralysis, which, however, passed off wit It treatment. The nature of Tasker’s ininjury is not known but it is not serious.