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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16202, 27 November 1926, Page 4

Saturday, December 4, will be an occasion probably unique in shipping circles in Napier, marking as it will, if present intentions are carried out, the despatch from Napier direct for Southampton of the N.Z. shipping Co. ’s Ruahine.

C ars are now regularly using the new road from the Rotokautuku bridge, at Ruatoria, to Tikitiki, on the left bank of the Waiapu. The road is formed for practically the whole distance, but a deviation has to be made at present to avoid a soft approach to a big culvert. When this hardens up the road should become popular with motorists.

The principle of supporting British industries even at a sacrifice was again endorsed yesterday by the Poverty Bay Power Board, when a number of tenders for tho supply of 1700 meters for the A.O. current supply were before the meeting. The tenders included German, Swiss, and English offers, the lowest being a Swiss tender of £1502. Another Swiss firm tendered at £1504. Two German figures were £IBSO and £1670, and the lowest English tender was £1564, with an addition of £42 10s tor tho plating of spindles to prevent rusting. Other British firms offered to supply the meters at £1751, £1790. and £1827 respectively. The tender at £1564 with the addition for plating was accepted, the successful firm being Metropolitan Tickers,’ Ltd., •

Tho schools of the Gisborne districtwill close for the summer vacation on December 17.

A passenger by the Aorangi from j Sydney was Sam Clapham, present holder of tho light heavyweight wrestling litle of tho world, Clapham is on his way to America and Europe, where lie has a number of wrestling engagements- to fulfil during the next six months.

The ten-roomed wooden homestead owned and occupied by Mr. Kenneth Stewart Brown, farmer, of “ Lanheme,” Pukekura, was recently destroyed by fire, Mr. Brown, his wife and fajnily, and! an employee making a hurried escape .in their night attire. Early in the. same evening a combined washhouse and stable was also destroyed.

A recent visit to the hot springs. at Fuketitiri showed that a semi-eruption had taken place in the vent, reports a Hawke's Bay correspondent. Previous * to this the bottom could be touched with a six-foot stick, but now it is so deep the water can hardly be fathomed. The spring seems to have obtained a bigger flow through the occurrence. One sufferer among the visitors was greatly relieved after liis bath. A petition is being prepared that improved access be given to the spot.

As the result of a fall, slight injuries to the head were sustained last evening by an employee) of Messrs. J. J. Niven and Co., Douglas ilarkie, 21, who was working on the hulk Monowai. Markin was at work on one of the decks when he lost his footing, and fell into the bilge. He was immediately brought ashore, and received medical attention on the wharf, subsequently being removed to thtf Cook Hospital'. In .addition to the wound on his head, Markie sustained superficial bruises and abrasions, which were not of a serious nature.

Though the latest typo of tramcar on the rails in Wellington presents a marlcod difference of appearance as to the motorman’s cab and the hood above, and the destination signs are differently placed, there is little variation upon the former ‘‘combination’’ type as far as passengers’ quarters are concerned (says the Post), Very soon, however, an*improved combination car will be in commission, in which the cabin seats and backs will be upholstered in moquette. Four of these new- cars are now in hand, and they may be in commission by Christmas or New Year. On returning to his home in Cass street, Kaiapoi, on November 8, after an absence of about two weeks, L. Pearce found that his dwelling had been entered and that carpenter’s tools and personal belongings to tho value of J 824 had been stolen. An attempt had also been made to set fire to the house, -is a result Rudolph Kreft and Arthur Henry Albert Gordon pleaded guilty in the Magistrate’s Court at Kaiapoi to a charge of theft. Kreft was further charged witli wilfully setting fire to a dwelling. He pleaded guilty. Both were committed Tor sentence.

.Snakes are not only very much in evidence in the country in New South Wales, but in somo centres, notably Bathurst, they are adopting a bellicose attitude towards those who cross , their path. There have been several thrilling encounters with them round Bathurst. Of stories appearing in the press of these experiences, one of the most remarkable concerns a railway employee, who, while attending to pumping operations, was confronted with an aggressive snake of unusually largo dimensions. For a time the snake had him cornered. Ho was powerless to act, until a mate came) along and helped him out of an ugly predicament. *

Through confusion of messages and misunderstanding there was delay in getting to hospital Harold Vincent Harrison, a young man who was fatally injured by being flung from his motor-, cycle at Otokia on November 16, but' ue coroner, Mr. J. R, Bartholomew^/

S.M., pointed out at the inquest that this had no bearing on the fatal result of the accident. The young man belongedl to Christchurch. The coroner said that, as it turned) out the delay' had no bearing on the result; deceased’s chances of recovery' were not affected at- all. Tho verdict- was that death was due to injury received from an accidental fall from the motor-cycle.

The Poverty- Bay cricketers who playmd Waiapu at Waipiro Bay on. Thursday and yesterday returned to Gisborne last evening, and were warm in their praise of the hospitality shown to them on the Coast. The annual match against the Waiapu Association is always looked forward to by Poverty Bay- cricketers, and the one just concluded has proved no exception. In thanking the Waipiro residents for their treatment of the visiting team, Mr. Scholium, the Poverty Bay captain, eommented that Waiapu’s representatives had had little opportunity of practising together, and that when they visited Gisborne later, they would, be in a position to do themselves justice. Mr. W. Oates, senr., expressed the hope that when tho Hawke Cup came to Poverty Bay, the Waiapu Association would be able to -put up a good effort.

An “ out-of-work,” mounted on a bicycle, called in at a farmer’s place in North Taranaki the other day and asked for a night’s lodging, as ho had no money to procure it in New Plymouth (says the Daily News). The farmer consented, and offered him temporary work on the farm in order to see him out of his difficulties. “ What ' wages do you want?” the farmer inquired. “ Been used to 14s a day," the modern swagger replied, adding: ” The cost of livifig is pretty high these days.” “ Yes, but we will board you A and I’m paying you no 14s a day, I’ll give you £2' a week and found,” said the farmer. After further argu- $ ment the terns were settled on this basis, and the man put in a good week’s work. Then he saw the farmer and asked him for an advance of his wages in order to buy a pair of boots. He got it; then jumped on his bicycle, and has not returned yet. The farmer has had his faith in helping the “ down-and-outs ” somewhat shaken by the experience, and the next looking him up for work is likely to have a hard time. Mr. Bernard Tripp, of Canterbury, who has been on a prolonged tour of several European countries, including Germany, and who returned this week, stated that, while in Germany, he noticed that the people wero forking hard, tent there seemed to be much unemployment throughout the country. The number of unemployed was estimated to be about two millions. Wages were lower than in England, and strikes were prevalent. The visitor did not notice any unusual display of wealth. All the good motor cars to be seen in the German cities and towns appeared to belong - to foreigners, chiefly Americans. Germany was gradually getting on her feet. The exchange trouble was over, the mark now approximating tho shilling in value. The paper money had disappeared, and those who had speculated in that direction at the time had suffered severe lasses. Mr. Tripp referred to 1 tho difficulty in summing the political situation in Germany?: There was a Socialistic Government in power with Hindcnburg as President. It seemed certain, however, that the majority of the German people had no wish for tho KaisSt's return. t