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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16200, 25 November 1926, Page 6

Owing to the continued slackness of orders, it is reported that live West Coast mills, which have been cutting white pine, will close down. A meeting of West Coast sawmillers is being held to consider the posilion.

Nothing official has yet been announced concerning the site for the iiC\v source of electric current to supplement that from Coleridge (reports the Timaru Herald), but there are persistent rumors that Lake Tekapo finds most -favor in the eves of the engineers of the Public Works Department.

The public is showing a gradual appreciation of the benefits of anti-diph-theria inoculation, and arrangements have been made by Dr. Mercer with the Cook Hospital Board for the treatment of children who have not vet been included in the number inoculated at the schools. This week the original groups of school-pupils have received their second injection of the toxin antbtosin.

A movement is on foot to form a dairy association, embracing the factories operating in the Eketahuna, Woodville, and Pahialua districts. The first wool sale of the season in Auckland has attracted a record entry for a first sale from growers. The number of bales toll and totals approximately 17,900 bales. The sale opens to-night. Relief crews for the warships Veronica and Laburnum are expected to arrive early in January, by which time the present crews will have completed nearly three years’ service on the New Zealand station. They will return lo England by the S.S. and A liner Matalea later in January.—Special. It is reported that steps are being taken to form a new political party in New Zealand. The platform that is discussed has negative, rather than positive planks, for the party is said to owe its origin to the antipathy of its promoters and friends to “control” legislation, government by CAders-in-Council, and the continuance in force of certain of the war regulations. “ This county is right up against it, having just come through one of tho worst droughts in it.s history,” remark-, ed Mr If. M. Campbell, chairman of the Hawke’s Ray County Council, at the Napier conference between members o! that body and the Main Highways Board. This had depleted the stock, and reduced the wool clip. “As a result of this, I think the council will have to cut its rates next Year,” he said.

The town queen candidate in the Macrae baths fund campaign, Miss li. Morse, conducted a. flannel dance at the City Hall last evening, the function proving a success. A feature of the entertainment was the music, supplied by an orchestra under the leadership of Mr. T. W. Lighten, who Lad to respond with several encores to every number. Extras were play- 1 ed by Miss Wilson, of Wairoa, and Miss H. Morse. Mesdames Morse, Parkman, and Eltringham presided over the supper arrangements. The dredge Korua has been inspected by the Marine Board’s representative, Mr. Whiting, and has been pronounced to be in very good order. Some small renewals are being made to the deck gear, but so far as the hull, engine-room, and dredging gear are concerned, the money expended on the vessel last year at Auckland appears to have been well invested. The whole of the Harbor Board’s floating plant has been undergoing its annual overhaul, and in the meantime the work on the protection wall at the beach behind which the dredge will operate is being pushed ahead as rapidly as possible.

At least on e Gisborne wireless enthusiast succeeded in picking up the special radio programme broadcast last night by KTAB, Oakland, California, for Australian and New Zealand listeners. At 8.30 o’clock last night Mr Norman Bull picked up the American station, the time in Oakland then being 1 a.m., November 24, and he spent an enjoyable evening listening to a good programme. The concert opened with the British National Anthem, “God Save the King,” and of the 30 items transmitted, Mr Bull heard 25 with excellent volume and modulation, all the items being received with a loud speaker. The wave-length of KTAB was 302.5 metres.

“ It was said that the strike would be controlled by tactics never used before in' a New Zealand dispute,” a member of the Hawke’s Bay Freezers’ Union is reported to have commented' at Tuesday’s stormy meeting. “ I’ve seen no tactics yet,” ho added, amid laughter. Several members of the union are understood to have taken part in a hostile cross-examination of the Alliance of Labor representative, • Mr. J. Roberts, hut the demonstration had no definite result upon the attitude of the union towards accepting employment. The Hawke's Bay men are reported! to be dissatisfied with the conduct of their side of tho dispute, but loyal nevertheIcss to their organisation.

The Under-Secretary of Internal Affairs, Mr. .T. Hislop, and other departmental officials, have been at Tokaamii for the last two days making arrangements for the camp at the Tonga* riro river, two miles from Tokaanu, for the Duke and Duchess of York. The situation is ideal. It is surrounded by beautiful waters and native bush, and most of the best- angling is within easy reach. Good access also is provided by water and motor boat. If the weather conditions are unfavorable during tlie visit, the Royal party will be accommodated at the Tokaanu hotel, where it has already been arranged that- the Ministerial party and other officials will be accommodated. —Special.

Easily the worst part of the Highways Board tour through the East Coast and Poverty Bay district was over the foundation course of metalling on the TolagaWhnngara. section of the Coast road. Not far behind, in the degree of discomfort caused to the travellers, was that portion of the Otoko-Mjitawai road, on the main north route, which still remains to be metalled. At one stage fn the passage over this section a halt was called to repair a slight mishap to one car, and tire Highways Board! members descended with alacrity to stretch their logs. “ The road’s not as bad as 1 expected to find it.” remarked one of Ibe visitors. “If you took the bumps out of it,” be added, there’d be nothing to worry about.’’ Despite this jocular treatment of the settlers’ troubles, the board member later showed a sincere appreciation of them, and should prove •in the board a good friend of the district.

Deep-sea fishermen with elaborate tackle and powerful launches might not be disposed to regard as anything out of tho way the capture of a 9ft. shark, but when it U added that the feat was accomplished off Rangitoto from an Bft. dinghy by two campers who were fishing for schnapper it takes on a somewhat different aspect. The experience befell Messrs. E. Green and A. Hart, who were out fishing a few yards off shore. The fish broke water rigid, alongside the dinghy, and Mr. Green jabbed a fishing spear into its body with all his strength. The little dinghy was half full of water when the two campers reached shore with thou- capture in tow. Just as they uere pulling the shark in another big fiMi. no doubt attracted by the smell of blood, rushed in and buried 1 bis teeth in the dead shark's tail, but finding himself in shallow wafer, did not renew his attentions.

Particulars of the loan ;ran,?acrions of the Public Trust Office and n» \v business reported during the month ended October 01, 1926. have been supplied by the Minister in Charge of the Public J I'tist Office, Mr. YV. Nosworthy. The amount paid out in settlement o' 1 new loans was £267.170, making a total of £1,754.975 since -the beginning of the present financial year on April 1, 1926. Further new loans were granted to the amount of £108,670, making the total of loans granted but not yet paid out £755,591. Tn addition, offers luvo been made of loans less than the r u'l am* nuts applied for, and these total £l4B 59£—a grand total of £882,186. Applications are on hand for loans amounting to £519,777. The value of new es’ates accepted for administration curing the month was £434,488. The niimnir of new wills deposited for safe custody by living testators was 439, liviki'g the total number held as at the end t f the month 51,732.

Over 500 passengers, including a large batch of Government-assisted immigrants, are on board the S.S. and A. steamer Arawa, whieh reached! Auckland to-day from Liverpool. Miss Lottie Sehoemmell, New York’s only woman lifeguard, is stated to have swum 40 miles around Manhattan Island in 14h 21min, thus beating Mrs. Corson’s record by 36min. “The Californian Exclusion Act was looked upon as a direct slap in tho face by the Japanese, ” said Dr. Watt, Assistant Director-General of Health, during an address at Wanganui. “The Japanese are very sore over the matter and have little to say in favor of the Americans.”

The Rangitikei Dairy Co. (Bulls) manufactured 20 per cent more butter during October than during the same month last year. It is paying out Is Id per lb., the total sum paid to suppliers for the month being £5400. Rangitikei butter is now being graded at 96, which is higher than it has ever been at this period of the year. A eloudburst was experienced in Sumner, Christchurch, between 6.30 and 8.30 p.m. on Saturday. In some of the streets the flood waters spread right acress the roads, and passengers off the tfams who had left the city in fine weather stepped into water over their boot tops. The Richmond Hill gauge registered a total fall of ,95in.

Mr R. B. Tennent, of the Agricultural Department, who was judge of agricultural produce at the Oamnru show, stated it was significant that the only two samples of potatoes on exhibition were both affected with powdery scab, the disease that has prevented New Zealand potatoes from being exported to Victoria.

The horse Rat ana, a well-known winner at Tauranga shows when owned by Mr. S. Darragh, was sold some time ago to a Poverty Bay resident, who disposed of the horse, a few weeks back for 200 guineas to a Christchurch man. Ratana was bought for use as a hunter, and the prico goes to show that good hunters are worth big money.

The Port Chalmers councillors and their Mayor are still at loggerheads over the alteration of a minute. The councillors say' the alteration was unauthorised, and the Mayor states that they were all agreeable to it excepting one councillor, who was not present. There was another exciting council meeting on Tuesday' nignt, when the eight councilors who had voted against the May'or at a previous meeting were present. The two councillors who had previously supported hint were absent and consequently the Mayor was singlehanded in a clash of assertions which clearly showed that the councillors considered his position was weaker than Peace is said to be still far off—as far as the next municipal elections perhaps.

The greenness of distant fields tempts many a man to his own injury'. Some fruiterers in Dunedin axe now learning that lesson. They contracted a while ago to buy Canadian apples from Auckland agents at a price which, plus charges, means 20s per case in Dunedin, and now have to compete with other retailers who preferred to buy in Dunedin, and were able to get their apples at 15s. For two or three weeks Canadian and American apples have gone back in price, the reason being that New Zealand 1 apples this season have lasted longer than usual, and are still coming out of cool store in good condition. Nelson is sending lots of Stunners and some Democrats and Doughterty’s to the Dunedin market, and the Central Otago apples are also obtainable. Other importation is leading also to an easing of the price of onions.

There are fighters and fighters, remarks the Lyttelton Times. The visit---;, ing evangelist, Mr. Gipsy Smith, decided to see how work was progressing in King Edward 1 Barracks in preparation for the mission. As he speeded across the spacious interior, he saw a group of workmen erecting a central structure. “ How do you do, my friends?” said the missioner. “ I see you are building my tabernacle.” “ Not too much of the tabernacle,” was the reply, when the hearty handshakes were just about over. “ This ’ere stand is for the boxing tournament to-night and tomorrow night.” The Romany rye en- l joyed the joke immensely, and turned the occasion to good account by telling his newly-found friends that they must certainly come and see what use he would make of the other stand being erected a few vards further on.

A novel but. highly successful method of launching a yacht was employed atStanley Bay, Auckland, on the occasion of the launching of Winstone Bros.’ new keel yacht Ngatoa. Although there was a spring tide there was not sufficient water over the’ cradle to float the vessel, and the highly spectacular expedient of allowing her to fall over sideways to clear the cradle was adopted. The Ngatoa is a large craft of handsome appearance. She has a total length of 56ft. Bin.; her beam is 9ft. Tin. and her draught is 6ft 2in. A most striking feature about the boat is the height of her mast, which is 69ft. high, enabling it to carry a Marconi rig, a distinct departure for so large a yacht as this. The lower part of the mast is made from a solid spar, but the topmast is hollow and extremely light. Two spreaders, well spaced, give the necessary stability to the mast.