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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16376, 25 June 1927, Page 4

A Hamilton wireless enthusiast, Mr George Archer, heard programmes of music transmitted from Dutch, German, and English stations at an early hour yesterday. The reception was good, "and the music was listened to with interest. —Special. The serious effect of the non-pay-ment, of rates on native lands in the King Country was emphasised at a meeting of the To Kniti Chamber of Commerce this week. Tho total loss to the Waitomo County to date is stated to be in the vicinity of £20,-000.-—Special. "Wellington fruiterers are in the habit of wrapping New Zealand lemons ill papers taken off Californian fruit and selling them as. Californian fruit. At least that is what some leading distributing firms told me when I was there recently," said Mr. S. W. House, president of the Auckland Citrus Growers' Association, yesterday. —Special. A meeting of the Gisborno branch of the New Zealand Forestry League was held last evening, Archdeacon Williams presiding. There were also present: Canon H. Packe, Mesdames W. E. Goffe, E. J. Smith, and Messrs. C. E. Armstrong,, H. F. Forster, and A. Blackburn, lion, secretary. The following working committee was appointed: Archdeacon Williams (president), Mesdames Smith and Goffe, and Messrs. G. Mclndoe. C. H. Williams, S. V. Beaufoy, E. M. Monckton, C. E. Armstrong, E* M. Hutchinson, and H. Kenway.

A vivid sidelight on the relations between Italy and Jugo-Slavia was thrown by Prof. H. Belshaw in his address to the League of Nations Union at Auckland yesterday. He said that when he was in Italy last year the Italians were actually conducting manoeuvres right on the Jugoslavian frontier, and the sound of the firing of cannon could be distinctly heard. "That kind of thins is, of* course, not likely to make for harmony," he said. —Special. With an attendance of about 150 couples, and a. large and varied assortment of fancy costumes, the Gisborno Scottish Society's annual plain and fancy dress ball held in tho City Hall last evening was a success. The hall was tastefully decorated with draping.-; from the Avails, and flags were stretched above tho floor, interspersed with gaily colored lanterns, while colored lights arranged around the stage helped to make a very pleasing scene. The supper room was also pleasingly decorated, and a tasty supper was served. Mcnzies' orchestra rendered the music,, while a good floor combined to make dancing enjoyable. The following prizes wore awarded for the fancy costumes: Ladies, best fancy dress, Miss Munns (French Girl); gentlemen, best fancy dress, Mr. J. Turbitt (Chef); most original lady's dress, Miss Witty I (Unemplovod); most original gcntleIbwb's dross, Mr. Witty (Unemployed).

"Times are hard we know, but prosperity was never founded on gloom. Energy, work and co-opera-tion is the key not.- for the successful running of our show. Give us these and we will still prosper," — Mr. R. W. Coop, president of the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association,, at the annual |meeting to-day. At the annual meeting of the Cook County Women's Guild yesterday the following officers were elected: President, Mrs Cecil Lyndon; minute secretary, Mrs S. Williams; hon. secretary,' Mrs A. Scott; treasurer, Mrs Smith; vice-president, Mrs J. Lyndon; committee. Mesdamcs Church, Randall, Newton, Munroe and Rothwell. Anxiety written large upon every feature, a student rose to question Dr. R. Milligan, at the close of the hitter's address on cancer at Canterbury College, Christchurch, yesterday. "Do tobacco and alcohol lay one open to cancer?" he asked. Even the most staid members ot the audience .smiled at his audible sigh of relief when the doctor assured him that they did not. —Special.

The advisability of having a doctor on the show ground during the progross of the show, was discussed at the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association to-day, when Ihe president and vice-president were deputed to approach the Gisborne branch of the Medical Association With a view to having a doctor in attendance on each show day. It was explained that the assistance asked for was purely honorary. Winter is levying, its toll on the old people. It is always thus, but the sudden change this month, from a survey of the published death announcements, seems to be very severe in it.s effect. So far this month "in the Christchurch district there have been 94 deaths. Three were of people over 90, one being 94 years. On one day the ages of the people whose deaths were registered were 63, 77, 30. 80, and 78. C*l another day there were two deaths, 78 unci 79 years. On another typical <lay selected haphazardly the ages" were 76. 77, ond 83.—Special. "Perhaps it will surprise you to know that over 13,000 different species of plants have been imported into New Zealand," said Air. (LA. Green at a meeting of the Auckland Citrus Growers' Association yesterday, when the re-naming of the poorman orange was being discussed. He stated that tTie nomenclature of the imported plants, had become badly mixed, and it was thus every difficult to decide how to name the poorman orange correctly. Scientific information upon the question was being sought.—Special.

Drunkenness and procuring liquor while prohibited, were the charges preferred against a middle-aged man, Richard Phillips, in the Police Court this morning before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M. Senior-Sergeant Fitzpatrkk explained that defendant had been before the court a week ago, and was remanded for curative treatment, having previously been on a drinking bout. It was his first breach of the order. The defendant, who pleaded guilty, was ordered to pay expenses £2 Is 6d on the first charge, and was convicted and discharged on the second, being given a month's time in which to pay. With the object of encouraging schoolchildren in the study of forestry, the Gisborne branch of the New Zealand Forestry League intends to approach the Poverty .Ray A. and P. Association with a request.that a class be inserted in the schedule of the forthcoming show. The nature of the class has not yet been decided upon, but it will probably be in the nature of a competition for the best collection of leaves or woods of native trees, and tho league is also endeavoring to secure exhibits-of some kind to display at the show. At a meeting of the Gisborne branch of the league last evening a committee was appointed to decide upon and arrange for the school-, children's class'.

Advice has been received by the Poverty Bay Rugby Union to the effect that the East Coast Union had accepted the proposed adjustment of the date for the Coronation Cup match at- Ruatoria, agreeing that the gamo bo played on July 9, instead of-July 10. The latter date is that selected for the visits of the Canadian soccer team and the Maori Rugby team to Gisborne, and tho acceptance of the new date by the East Coast Union clears the way for the submission of an outstanding "double .bill" at tho Oval, when the Maori fifteen will meet the P.B. Rugby representatives, and tho Canadian tourists will be engaged against the P.B. Association representatives.

The service ear which was stuck in a creek on the Coast road past Tokomaru Bay on Monday afternoon was extricated only yesterday. Tho vehicle suffered extensive damage as the result of its immersion, and will have to be dismantled completely, and the silt and water removed from all parts of the. machinery before it- can again be placed in commission. When the chain by which a team of bullocks was pulling it out of the creek broke, the car ran back into the middle of the stream, and the water, rising at the rate of a foot an hour, was running over the top of the hood on Monday night. The wash of the water round the wheels resulted in tlie car sinking into the silt forming the bed of the creek, and the vehicle sank still deeper when the torrent commenced* to subside. When renewed efforts were made to remove it on Thursday it was found to have sunk so deeply in the silt that the wheels were completely covered, and the bed of the creek had to be scooped out before it could be hauled on to the road again. Two other service cars were affected in a like manner in creeks further north, but the difficulty experienced in extricating them was not so great. Despite the unusually heavy rain and the flooded nature of the creeks, there was only one day this week that- the mail cars did not. run right through to Te Araroa.

The Crossley Radio Corporation's station WtAV was heard in Gisborne last evening from 7.30 to 8.25 o'clock broadcastiner a test programme on 52 meters for New Zealand and Australian listeners. Reception was moderately strong, and compared very favorably with the short-wave broadcasts from KDKA (on 63 metres) and 2XAF (on .12.7 f metres), which are frequently received in Gisborne. Two organ pieces, "At Sundown" and "Falling in Love," came through particularly well, also songs entitled "Me and "My Shadow," "Lullaby," "We're Both Happy," and three other popular airs. In all there were about 14 vocal and organ items. At the opening the announcer said that the concert was a short test programme, and they were particularly anxious to receive reports on their 52 meter wave at 7.45 p.m. He stated it was then 3.16 a.m., eastern standard time. At 5.17 p.m. (N.Z. time) he said he hoped their friends in "Noo" Zealand and Australia were enjoying their programme, and he later announced that, on June 26 WLW would broadcast orchestral and solo numbers for two hours, commencing at 8 p.m. New Zealand time. In conclusion, he wished his American friends "The top of the morning," and New Zealand and Australian listeners. "Good-night.','