SECOND EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16210, 7 December 1926, Page 6

SECOND EDITION.

Auckland: Arrived, 10,30 a.m., 11..M.5. Dunctliii from Wellington. Auckland: Arrived at 1.10 a.m., Marama from Sydney

At noon to-dny the temperature read ing in (Ji.sborne was 89 degrees in lie' shade.

At the inquest in Christ-church on. Hugh Cameron. 34, married, who was run over and killed by a railway waggon on November 27, evidence was given that Cameron, who was an experienced shunter, failed in an attempt to jump across the front, of the waggon. A verdict was returned that death was duo to a fracture of the skull received while engaged in shunting operations.

Notwithstanding the strong comments made by the coroner, Mr. .1. S. Barton, 8.M., at the inquest on the late Third Officer Batty, who lost his life in the unfortunate boating accident, at Castleeliir last January, when his life must have been saved if a lifebuoy had not been stolen from' the north mole, then l have been stolen from the city wharf three lifebuoys which had been placed there by the Wanganui Harbor Board a few weeks ago.

The valuable collection of insects resulting- from the lifetime hobby of tlie Jate Mr. O. C. Fenwick, of Anderson's Hay, Dunedin, is to ba presented to the Dominion, where it can be suitably housed. The collection, which is estimated to' contain quite 4000 separate specimens, possesses a peculiar scientific value from the fact that it has been gathered, for the most pari, in Otago and Southland, and represents phases of insect life characteristic of these parts. The collection should constitute a- valuable addition to tiro entomological exhibits in the Dominion Museum.

The purchasing power of the shilling has sadly diminished since the day when recipients of relief from the Auckland Hospital Board received that, amount to enable them to buy some, extra- little thing for Christmas lime. It has been decided by the board to make the- allowance this year the same as last year, which is 2s 6d for every person receiving relief. Thus the mother with four children, whose husband is in the hospital, will get an allowance of IDs to purchase something extra for Christmas dinner.

The. three Poverty Bay freezing works arc now having a busy time, and the killings are increasing every day. Fifty unionists applied for employment at the Taruheru works yesterday, and 24 were taken on. Of those who applied, eight were slaughtermen, but only five hooks were available, while 19 of the general hands out of the 42l who wanted work were given positions. More men will be needed later in the week, and! gradually the majority of the unionists will be employed. It is expected that the applications made by the volunteers for union membership will be granted within the next few days, and! it is pleasing to record that all hands are working well together, there being no friction apparent.

In an address at Timaru on " The Progress of tiro Maori," the Rev. F. A. Bennett saidi it was regrettable that many Maoris in the district had broken away from the Church, and had thrown in their lot with Ratana, who had possessed wonderful influence at the commencement of his campaign. Ratana.'a teachings were now on the downward grade, however, and in it religion had been .superseded by a material and political organisation. The teachings were. commenced on good lines, but unfortunately the religion had gone off. Ratana said the spiritual side was now over, but in the speaker's opinion that was just an excuse to go over to materialism. Many of the Church's former congregation had returned, but there were many who were to ashamed of going away, and did not like to come back.

At a meeting of the South Island Motor Union the chairman deprecated the erection of boardings all over the country, and moved: (1) That the South Island Union should co-operato with the North Island Union in aii endeavor to have legislation introduced which will abolish the existing objectionable method of "advertising on or adjacent to rural highways; (2) that the union should express ils displeasure- at the manner in which petrol and motor tyre companies disfigure scenic beauties of the Dominion by (he erection of hoardings, and that all such companies should be written to requesting that this objectionable method of advertising be abandoned, and that copies of the replies to this protest should be circulated to all motor associations in the South Island. Several delegates strongly criticised the Railway Department for permitting the of hoardings on departmental property, and the remits met with the unanimous approval of those, present. ,

Although it cannot yet be run on full load owing to the work that is being carried out in the new tunnel the No. ft generator at the Lake Coleridge power station, which completes the capacity of the plant, has been fully tested out and proved satisfactory in every respect (reports the Lyttelton Time's). The grouting of the tunnel will be completed about the middle, of December, and it will then be possible to turn the water in from the lake and put the new generator on full load. Up to the present all that it has been possible to do has been to turn in a small quantity of water from the original pipe lines by means of a bus pipe. This has enabled the turbine to be driven sufficiently to put the generator into action without, however, generating any power. The tests have been particularly good, and the generator is fully ready to be put on load as soon as the water is available to drive the turbine. A few adjustments to the bearings which were found to be; necessary were made during fhe tests. Except for the work being carried out in the tunnel the whole of the installation at Lake Coleridge is now finished.