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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16201, 26 November 1926, Page 6

A man who was walking up an Auckland street, yesterday with a bundle of loose looking paper under his arm was' asked by a friend whom he met if_ lie had turned a newspaper runner. "Why, no," ho replied. "That paper under my arm represents £4BOO worth of bonds, and I'm just' taking them to the bank for safety.—Special. The Mayor of Hastings, Mr. G. A. Maddison, who has returned from Gisborne and the East Coasfi country, .speaks in glowing terms regarding tho .splendid appearance of the district, tho plentitude of feed and of the general richness of the soil. He saw land about 15 miles from Waipiro Bay which was capable of! carrying a cow to the acre and! which had been sold! for £ls an wire.

The next offering of Hawke's Bay and East Coast wool to the buyers at Napier will be made on December 10. The catalogue for that sale has been limited to 25,000 bales, of which 21,000 bales will be Hawke's Bay wool and 4000 Gisbornei wool.

"It is absolute nonsaise to speak of Canada becoming Americanised," said Senator F. L. Sehaffnor, the Canadian mi'inhor of the Empire Parliamentary delegation, who is returning home on tho Aorangi. "Canada is loyal to Great Britain. I always looked upon Australia and Xew Zealand as being loyal, but yon are no morel loyal than Canada." A Cambridge message states : A motor car owned by Mr. F. E. Vickers, of Horahora, was damaged when it took fire on the Horahora Road, about three miles above the power station. The car was in motion when smoke was noticed issuing from the back. By the time a stop was rnde the vehicle was in flames, and the occupants had to leave it hurriedlv. Tho damage is estimated at £6O. A ease set down for hearing at the Auckland Magistrate's Court yesterday illustrated the peculiarities of Maori burial customs. An undertaker sougnt to recover from a native interpreter £6 Is 4d, the cost of the exhumation of a Maori chief. The defence was that the expenses were to be paid by the natives assembled for the funeral hui. and as the remains did not arrive in time they dispersed, and now refused to pay any funeral expenses. —Special.

A candid critic of modern standards of morality is Mr. Van Eyk. a Dutch evangelist at present conducting a mission in Wellington, who told a reporter that he considered the modern dancing hall and the modern picture theatre to be two of the greatest dangers that face tho young people' to-day. It is his opinion that something substantial should be givdn the people to put in the place of these attractions, and that the churches should throw aside sectarianism, and encourage the practical application of tho Word of God.

In the course of a discussion on the pi ice* to be paid for birds' eggs and heads at a meeting of the Marlborough County Council, two councillors stated thot it would be wiser to offer a higher price for heads, otherwise the small boys would make a business out of sparrows' eggs. The speakers stated thn sparrows would continue to lay eggs, although they were being robbed, and as many as 20 could be collected from one nest if tho robbing was carried out with care.

The offer of the Poverty Bay Power Board to take over the lighting of the streets from the Gisborne Borough Council on a contract basis was the subject of a reply received! t<o-d!ay by the board. The council stated.in the letter than the offer had been referred to the works committee, and Mr. Wildish supplemented the letter by a statement, in which he personally favored the acceptance of the offer. The only question in his mind' was whether the present council would deal with the offer, or refer it to the incoming council.

Tho United States of America is more prosperous to-day than at any time in its history. Whore a New Zealander would spend a shilling an American spends a dollar, and thinks nothing of it. High wages in America arc possible because, with a population of 120 millions, it is not necessary to go outside the country for a market. This is the impression gained by Mr. Ultan F. McCabe, of Wellington, during a six-months' tour of tho western portion of the United States and Mexico, from which ho returned on Monday.

A youth named Audley Lowe, son of the postmaster at Burraga, near Bathurst (N.S.W.), had a thrilling encounter with a brown snake which attacked him while he was cutting timber some miles from the township. As the youth was turning over a log the snake fastened its fangs in the calf of his right leg. Lowe displayed coolness. Though the reptile hung on savagely, ha succeeded in pulling it off. Then he showed the resource and grit of an experienced bushman in rendering first aid to himself. Lowe was taken to Bathurst after the doctor had performed an operation on the roadside. He was admitted to hospital and is recovering. "We are working hard at this end. How is the Government work getting on at Waikaremoana?" asked Mr I- Mirfield at the Poverty Bay Tower Board meeting to-day. "They are going on all right."" Mr. Toogood, the consulting engineer assured tho board. The chief electrical engineer in charge of the Waikaremoana scheme had appeared to be under tho impression that the work was going on. well up to time-table. Mr. T. Corson suggested that the board might visit the site of the Waikaremoana scheme during the summer and the acting chairman, Mr. C. 11. Williams, commented that it would be a good idea, but it was hardly necessary to make an official visit, to the lake.

The advisability Jl dealing with the question of hire purchase agreements, in cases where the board! sold electrical appliances to consumers, was discussed at the Poverty Bay Power Board 1 meetin or to-day. The question was as to whether the written agreements should he secured only in certain cases where the financial stability of the purchaser wag in doubt, or in the whole of the cases where appliances were sold on the instalment plan. It was suggested that there was plenty of time to decide a policy question of this nature, but members of the board 1 were informed that sales; would commence within a month or two. Asked for his opinion, Mr. F. Toogood, the board's consulting engineer, stated that it was usual to make the. written agreement in every case. The board accordingly decided to adoot this practice. After going fully into the details of. tho construction of the harbor bridge in Sydney in the interests of the Waitemata Bridge Committee, of which he is chairman, M. E. G. Skeates, Mayor of Birkenhead, has returned from Sydney. He stated that the Auckland project was a feasible one. "I will make a report to the bridge committee and in it I will point out the very great opposition that met the scheme of having a bridge over Sydney Harbor," Mr. Skeates said. "All this has been reversed now. Trie general feeling is that Sydney should have had a haTbor bridge 25 years a?o; in fact, they are now wondering how they managed to get along without it. I feel there is not tho slightest doubt that there should be a traffic bridge across the Waitemata linking up the north and south sides of the harbor."

The death is reported from Hongkong of Captain Hugh Hosking Williams, formerly of the Union Co. Captain Williams was well known while in the Union Co's. service, from which he resigned on June 30, 1921, and has since iieen in the East. Captain Williams was horn at Auckland on March 27, 1078. and after serving his apprenticeship with the Shaw, Savill Company, joined the Union Co. on January 8, 1902, as fourth mata.of the Monowni. His first command was the Te Anau, to which he was appointed master on August 14. 1911. Ho then commanded in turn the Flora, Komata, Moura, Kaiapoi, Atua, Navua, and was appointed to tho Monowai on August 11. 1914, shortly before that vessel was turned into a troopship. His subsequent commands were tho Wahine, Maitai, Navua and Tofua.

"Rotary to-day is doing more for international peace than any other single institution in tho world," said Rotarian A. Eames, of Chico, California, at a luncheon of'the Mnstertoij' Rotary Club.

A large exodus from Auckland to the popular holiday resorts during the Christmas season is indicated by the bookings already made at the Government tourist bureau. A busy season is anticipated. The switch-over by the Public Works Department On the main high tension line at Onga Onga sub-station, to the 110,000 volts, took place in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Practically since the inception of the Mangahao scheme in the Central Hawke's Bay area the board has been supplied from Dannevirke with only 11,000 voltage.

In refusing to rescind a maintenace order at the request of a divorced man, Mr J. H. Salmon, S.M., in the Wellington Magistrate's Court said it was a most extraordinary thing that when a man was divorced he seemed to think that all his obligations ceased! and that he could immediately forget his children and neglect any responsibility he should show toward them. Mr. F. O. York, who for the last three and a-half years has been district Inspector of Health for Nelson, and formerly of Gisborne, has been transferred to Thames, where he will take charge of the health district. Mr. York expects to leave Nelson about the second week in December. Mr. York has proved himself an efficient and courteous official and is to be. congratulated on his promotion. —Nelson Mail.

"I'm going to talk on 'Liars,' but before I do so I want all of you to read the 17th chapter of St, Mark," announced a Rotary president, at a gathering in America, according to a story told in New Plymouth by Rotarian Jackson. When the day came for the promised address the president asked all to raise their hands who had done as he had asked. Even-one did so. "Now you are the men 1 want." exclaimed the president. "There are only 16 chapters in St. Mark." Under the will oi Mrs. Barabara Beanie, late of Wanganui, but formerly of Wellington, the following bequests of a charitable nature have been made:—£SOO to the Presbyterian Orphanage, Morton street, Wellington; £SOO to the Salvation Army of New Zealand; £SOO to Dr. Barnardo's Homes, London; £SOO to the Home of Compassion, Wellington; in addition to the above legacies, each of these institutions take a share of the residue of the estate. Th« Public Trustee is executor and trustee of the will.

That a New Zealander can make good in America is proved in the case of the Rev. E. G. Guthrie, a graduate of Otago University, and' a native of New Zealand. He sailed from Sydney by the Otranto last week, en route for Chicago, where he is to direct the expenditure of £2,200,000, and determine the policy of the Congregational Church in th%t city. The money was left to the 104 Congregational churches of Chicago by the will of the late Mr Victor Lawson, editor of the Chicago Daily News. It is the largest single bequest ever made, and it has created such an impression that a Chicago banker declares that the church will receive another £2,200,000 in bequests in the next dtecade. A lorry containing a party of children and adults was capsized on the Ohakune road, near Raetihi. Tho lorry had been to fetch tho children from Pakiri to attend a children's festival being held at the Salvation Army hall at Raetihi." While on the journey a tyre burst and tho lorry capsized. Several children were thrown out on the side of the road. The lorry had its hood up, which saved all the children from being thrown out. Several received slight % injuries and a shaking, otherwise no J one was seriously injured. The lorrßf was badly damaged, the cab being smashed. Tho driver escaped unhurt.

Under the terms of settlement of the Taupo waters dispute, arrived at between the Prime Minister and the native owners concerned, the Maoris conceded their fishing rights to the Crown, which, on its part, agreed to make an annual payment of £oooo, plus half of any excess of that amount which might be received by way of fees for fishing licenses. A board, to be called* tho Tuwharetoa Trust Board, was provided for in the Act to administer the funds on behalf of the Tuwharetoa tribe. The personnel of the board was announced bv Gazette notice as follows:—Hoani To Heuheu (Tokaanu), Honi Paru Maria (Tokaanu), Kaiiu Te Kuru (Kakahi), Paora Rokino (Waipahihi), Pitiroi Moht (Taupo), Taite Te Tomo (KakarikiL Takianga Arthur Grace (Taupo), Honi Pau Mariu (Tokaanu). The members of the board are to hold office for two years from the date of their appointment, and thereafter until their successors may be appointed.

The manager of an insurance company in Dunedin explained that his firm was not very anxious to take motor-cycle risks. "In fact." he added, "I would much sooner do without this class of business at all, owing to the tremendous number of accidents." He explained that the present comprehensive policy for motor-cycles was very restricted, and also very costly. For a four-horse-power machine the premium was £5 5s for £SO, and £6 10s for £IOO. For seven horse-power it was £8 5s for £SO and £9 10s for £IOO. If a sidecar was attached or there was a pillion seat 20 per cent, was added, whilst 25 per cent, was put on in the case of a business motor-cycle and sidecar. These rates were very high compared with those ruling for motor-cars, as he cited an instance of where a fairly big car was insured for £SOO, the premium being £lO. Motor-cycle owners naturally considered that the rates charged were too high, and consequently only a small percentage insured their machines.

The growing popularity of radio broadcasting in New Zealand cannot be stated exactly in terms of those in possession of receiving sets, as it is known that many owners of sets have neglected to register, and stand in daily peril of prosecution on this account. It is true that radio* dealers are required' to report the names and addresses of all persons who purchase sets, but there are numbers of "pirates" who make up a set by purchasing the requisite parts here and there, and do so deliberately with the object of evading the 30s annual registration fee. The official view of such people is that they are clogging the wheels of progress in the matter of improving the broadcasting programmes, as obviously the more people who evade the fee, the less money is available to expend on a better class of performing artist. On the other hand, there are i hose who argue that if the programme.* were improved, the "pirates" would cease their piracy (by paying up). Only the other day a J. C. Williamson company, whilst in Auckland, was quite prepared to allow parts of its performance to be broadcasted, and named a reasonable fee for the privilege, but tho finance? of the Broadcasting Co. would not permit of an arrangement being made.

Matawai Parochial District.—Services for Advent Sunday, Xovember . 28: Matawai, Holy Communion, 7.30; Confirmation and Holy Communion. 11. Jhkauroa, Evensong, 3. Otoko, Evensong, 7.30. Addresses for the dav by the R : ght Rev. Lord Bishop of Waiapu.,— Rev, 0. G, G. Salt, View.*