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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 17157, 6 October 1926, Page 6

A HUTU of £IOO lias been lodged at: the Supreme Court office at Christchurch in connection with an application for an injunction to restrain the New Brighton Borough Council from proceeding with I the erection of a new bridge over the i Avon river at Seaview rood, the in- 1 junction is sought on the grounds that the proposed level of the bridge will restrict development, preventing pleasure boats and other craft passing underueat,h.

Among the talented performers appearing ,n the Optimists at, the Opera House is Miss Peggy Peat, whose vocal contributions arc exceedingly popular. Miss Peat will be remembered by many Gisborne theatre-goers by (be successes she previously scored as a member of Miss Ada Returns’ company, and subsequently with Mr. Wilkie Bard. An interesting shooting match lias been arranged to take place during the visit of H..YI.S. Dunedin next week. The Gisborne Rille Club communicated with tho Commodore of the Dunedin in an endeavor to secure a shooting match with the “cracks” of the warship, and a reply has now been received that a team of six men from the Dunedin will be very pleased to meet a team representing Die ' club.

The fact, that arrangements had not been finalised in connection with the visit of the school children to the 11.M.5. Dunedin ■ was mentioned by the Mayor. Mr. G. Wildish, last evening. Mr. Wildish said that they had made application to tin? Marine Department for per mission to take Die children out on the barges. There was no life-saving apparatus on these, but it was proposed to place six men on each barge. .A reply had not been received, hut they were hoping that- their application would be granted. The daylight. Limited, when it resumes running in December, will slop at Tongariro National Park railway station. according to a. statement made by the chairman of the Park Board, Mr. <l. B Thompson. L’nder the new arrangements tourists will alight at the park station in the afternoon and have their camps pitched before nightfall. The stoppage of the daylight- Limited at the station, added Mr. Thompson, will provide increased facilities for tourists making the through trip from Rotorua:

An extraordinary mishap occurred at Christchurch when workmen were replacing a large plate glass window in Heath and Co.’s premises. The door admitting to the window had been left open, and a boy, mistaking tiiis for the exit, walked up against the glass, which lie hit with his head. The big window, valued at ilcO, fell noisily, the top portion crashing on the pavement, on which no one was standing at the time. Fortunate the boy did not fall into the street over the jagged lower portion of the window, which remained in position. He received head and hand cuts, which required the attention of an adjacent chemist.

Finding no immediate market for the carburettor patent with which he invaded the huh of the motor industry at Detroit, U.8.A., “Mr. Harold Renner, ii native of Gisborne, turned Iris inventive faculties in another direction, and evolved a patent rivet for steel-plate work. The rivet is being taken up in many quarters in Detroit, and before lie left that citv recently on a holiday trip home, Mr. Renner had seen the five millionth rivet- produced. The invention b a simple thing, states Mr. Renner, but its ease of production gives it, an appeal to those whose work it is designed to assist, and he is confident that if will to a large extent supplant the older types which have been in use for years. “Missionary work is not an extra but a normal part of the church's activities. We are not Christians mr our own selfish salvation,” said the Right Rev. Dr. Kempthonie, Bishop of Polynesia, when speaking at St. Peter’s Anglican Church, Hamilton, on mjecionary work in his diocese. He expected that the parishioners would hear shortly the “world call of the church” put forward in England, where the conclusion had been reached that the Church of England was not- adequately fulfilling its obligations in respect of work in the mission fields. The call would come for the ’congregations to accept the responsibilities given them. The speaker felt assured that his listeners would be much further enlightened on the subject before another year had passed. “Jn cities where the motor traffic simply looms, as it does in the great American cities, it is almost impossible to avoid some broaches of the rules of traffic, and this is recognised by the municipal authorities.” remarked Mr. Harold Renner to a reporter to-day. Mr. Renner is spending a holiday with his people in Gisborne, after an absence of some years in Die United States. “To bring all Die offenders before the court would mean frightful congestion, and in order to avoid it. they maintain a Traffic Violation Bureau, which can deal with the motorists conveniently and cheaply. The thousands of dollars taken daily in the big cities by way of penalties for traffic slips is almost all pure profit for the municipality.'-’ Describing to a reporter the 3100 miles trip by car across the American Continent, which preceded his embarkation for New Zealand, Mr. if. Renner, just returned from the United Slates, said that in one state, Montana, lie might have fancied himself at home already. The roads for something like 700 miles were unmetalled, and in places, very humpy, their general diaracteristics being the same as many .'Poverty Bay highways. The journey from Detroit to Vancouver traversed some .1000 miles of concrete road, .1000 of gravel, and 1000 of dirt, roads, and for the most port was highly interesting. The most uninteresting port was through the wheat states, where one passed between wheat crops for day after day. Speaking of tinroads, Mr. Renner took occasion to comment on Die vast- improvement in the G’isborne-Napier route, over which he travelled on his way to Gisborne.

Tiie question as to whether or not there is sufficient stone available at the Bepongaere quarry is one that, has given the Borough Council some cause for consideration and recently the engineer was instructed to make an inspection and give his opinion as to whether sufficient stone was available for the forthcoming road construction programme. At the meeting last evening the engineer said that tiie stone that was visible was sufficient for this year’s programme. Further than that lie could not say, hut lie thought it would be advisable; to go into other sources of stone for future works.—Mr Coleman : Wiiareongaonga. (Laughter).—The Mayor said that it was necessary to go into the question of a future supply of stone for Gisborne. A committee had been set up to go into tiie question, and he thought they should leave the matter in its hands. It was decided that, full investigation should be made.

A traveller relates the following incident, A resident of Moernki, a small Maori settlement iu the South Island, told him that, a Maori from the North Island had come to reside at Mueiaki He was not accepted as a friend by the local natives, but merely tolerated. He recently died, and the local Maoris took no steps to have him buried. 'When urgfcd by the pakelia residents to cairv out the proper burial rites, the local Maoris replied: “Oh, no. He is only a North Islander; we won’t hothei with him.” After considerable pressure was exercised the dead native was eventu

ally buried. The refusal of the South Islanders to worry about the northerner was probably caused by the memory of the fact that the northern tribes, when wanting a little gentle exercise and a change of diet, journeyed across the Strait and slew many of the less warlike southerners, and gobbled up the primest samples encountered. The Rauparalia it was who travelled as far as Kaiapohia, or the present Kaiapoi, and practically slew the whole settlement.

Mr. James I,ilieo, AVinron, Southland, has, since January, 1025, spent over £IOOO importing clogs into New Zealand from .the Mother Country. One of his recent purchases was • Mr. M. llayton’s Kep, sent out to him by Mr. John Fenwick, Kirkhaugh.

The orthodox black and white number plate of n car seen in Wanganui had attached to it another plate, bearing the. word “Honolulu.” If it served no other purpose, it attracted attention. Every American State has its distinctive automobile classification thus marked. The New Zealand number-plate colors incidentally are next year to be orange, and blue. The vivid hues will cause tribulation to sticklers for harmony in color schemes.

Business at the Borough Council meeting last evening was handled in a. most expeditious manner, and as soon as the reports were adopted the Mayor asked whether there was any general business. For a moment none of Die councillors rose, and the Mayor proceeded to declare the meeting closed. Five councillors. each of whom had been cogitating on some point which they had wished to bring before the meeting hurriedly rose and explained that they had something to say, the remaining ones present being much amused at the Mayor’s effort to hurry things along.

That- a rumor had got around the town that, there would be a reduction in the. price charged the trams for thenpower. was a statement made by Cr. t). W. C oleman at lasi evening’s meeting ol the Borough Council, who asked whether the rumor was correct.. The Mayor said that although there had been a reduction to power users it- would notaffect the borough trams. They had a special rate. Cr. L. T. Barnard : Something less than cost. (Laughter.)—-Cr. Coleman said that it was just, as well to clear Die point up one way or the other, and that- was why lie, had broughtthe matter forward.

It is not only in Sydney that the razor is used as a handy weapon of attack (writes the N T .Z. Herald’s Suva correspondent). Some months ago an Indian was seen walking down the main road in Suva, when lie turned upon one of two women who were walking with him. He pulled out- a razor and in a most inatler-of-fnct way commenced to cut off the lady’s nose* She screamed, and a European rushed to her assistance. She was then in a semi-conscious condition. Her assailant- walked calmly towards the town. Later he was sentenced to eighteen months’ imprisonment with hard labor.

An unusual accident happened at Mangatainoka, near Pahiatua, a, few days" ago. A well-known farmer, Mr Bradley, and ail employee, Daniel’ Bradley, were fencing. The. former was engaged in vigorously driving a post home when tho iron head of the sledge-hammer lie was using flew off the handle and hit his assistant, who was cm the other side of the fence, a violent blow on the top of the head, felling the unfortunate man and rendering him unconscious. Before assistance arrived; however, the man had recovered, and beyond the loss of blood and a small cut on the head he seemed little the. worse for the strange mishap.

Harry Brown, a farmer, of Kai Iwi, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court at AVangamii with feeding meat or offal to swine without first boiling it. Inspector Monroe, of the Stock Department, said that when he visited defendant’s property he saw the earcase of one cow and four calves which had been thrown into a pen where pigs were kept. The flesh had not been boiled. Defendant said that a portion of the cow had been boiled for the pigs and the remainder left for the dogs. The Magistrate said that the Act was designed (o protect public health. A fine of £lO with costs was inflicted.

The tremendous volume of motor traffic carried by the streets of American cities is staggering to the new arrival._ and even miles beyond the confines of the cities, on a Sunday afternoon, there is simply a continuous stream of ears on the roads. So dense is the traffic that a mishap to one car will hold up the stream for a great distance to the rear, and the motorist may sometimes be compelled to crawl along for an hour while the congestion is in process of dissipation. Under the circumstances, and particularly in the cities, an involuntary stoppage js a source of much embarrassment to the driver of a car, remarked Mr. Harold Benner, of Gisborne, speaking of his American impressions, gained during a prolonged stay in the States.

When a man leaves his car' standing over long on a parking space in the big American cities, he is not- necessarily haled before a. magistrate. He finds attached to his steering-wheel a ticket indicating his offence, and has merely to drive down to the Traffic Violations Bureau, have his misdemeanor assessed according to a defined scale, and then take his' choice between paying the line imposed by the schedule or going before a judge. Most motorists prefer to pay through the Traffic Bureaus for their slips, which may include anything from a neglected light to mild speeding. Going before a judge means time wasted, and it is not worth while, remarked Mr. Renner, of Gisborne, who is at present visiting his home town after some years spent in the States.

At least one school bell which is in no danger of being superseded by teachers’ whistles is that which hangs in the belfry of the Central School at Palmerston North. Presented to the old Central School, which was situated in Princess .street, near the Empire Hotel, by a gentleman named Mills, the bell was used to call the first scholars in Palmerston North to their studies. It has the distinction of having been Die first church he’d in the town also, as in those days services were held in the school. In the case of fires also it was the practice of the citizens to run to the school and arouse the neighborhood by ringing tho bell, so that- it was really tho first fire-bell used in Palmerston North. The hell was removed to Camplie'':! Street School and later to its present location, where its 'clanging now is heard, in many cases, by sons and daughters of old pupils. A certain sentiment is attached to the hell, and the school is naturally proud to possess it,

In 1 lio course of a few remarks on immigration', at Blenheim, the GovernorGeneral, Sir Charles Fergusson, said that a. good deal of criticism was aoniotiii'ii'-, directed against certain classes of immigrants, who, it was .stated, would* not make good colonists. But in actual practice they often turned out well. Jfe retailed that about 70 years ago a large body of his brother Scots had come to New Zealand. These were by trade, hand-weavers who had been thrown out of employment by tlie introduction of machinery in the West, of Scotland. They uerc not welcomed in New Zealand, as it was held that weavers were not likely to mike good colonists, but it was not long lie fore it was admitted that no hetior class of settlers was to be found. He admitted that- the Ijest type of settler should be aimed at, and that New Zealand should he careful in this respect, bat we should not allow ourselves to be prejudiced, and should remember that you-ng people, with special training, could be made into good colonists. In this connection the instructional farms offered great opportunities, and he hoped that their use would be developed, for he believed that people coming to Now Zealand to go on the land should go through a training period before taking up land themselves.

Mr. Snowball, of tho Agricultural Department, has been in North OtagoV ami South Canterbury recently puiff chasing horses for fire Permanent Artillery' at Wellington, The horses required for tho purpose are light draughts, similar to those used in lorries.

An unfortunate loss sustained by Messrs. .James Lindsay and Co., produce merchants and commission agents, Dunedin, as a Tesult of a lire in their office on Monday night, was the distraction of sales records since September 15. Previous records were unscathed, haviug been locked in tho safe. It was very fortunate that the tire was prevented from spreading beyond the offiees. as about- £7OO worth of straw, hay, chaff, oats, wheat, and seeds, etc., were in the store, and £IO,OOO worth of motor-ears are housed next door.

A proposal to form a Wanganui Maori benevolent and friendly society is now under consideration. Those behind the movement believe that the time has arrived when Maoris should do something to help themselves in matters appertaining to the. welfare of their health. It is suggested that the medical officer to be attached! to the society shall be a doctor from the nearest hospital. Another important- proposal relates to arrausing financial allotments for aged Maoris without means. Widows and children left, destitute are also to receive a prominent position in the scheme. The? society, when established, "ill assist all institutions concerned in health matters among Maoris. Ihe initial meeting to organise a committee to support and develop the candidature of tho Maori queen was held ' at the residence of Lady Carroll last evening, when the accommodation of the largo drawing-room and hall was fully taxed, representative ladies and gentlemen of both races being present. Members of the general executive of the Macrae baths fund attended and advised on different points, and much confidence was shown in the anticipated result. Miss Pare Carroll, Die candidate, attended in Maori costume, and later in the evening, when the general business was over, charmed all with some musical numbers. A strong general committee was formed, with Mr J. R. Kirk as chairman, Captain W. T. Pitt and Mr. A. W. Mason as joint honorary secretaries, and Mr. j. A. Eaton as hon. treasurer. A ladies’ committee was also organised, and the campaign colors were selected as those of the kowhai (gold). Many striking schemes were indicated, and 'these will be considered at a meeting of the committed to l>e held this evening at Mr. Ernest Adair’s office. The first shot in the campaign for funds will be fired on Euuday, when a big night will be held at the merry-go-round, the proprietors of which are generously giving half the proceeds of this, the closing night of their season, to the fund. Gooff Wishes for success were expressed by Sir James and Lady Carroll, who entertained the large gathering to supper in their usual hospitable manner. The Children’s Creche Aas not heen forgotten, Lady Carroll having generously donated a largo roll of tickets to the children to enjoy rides on the merry-go-round.