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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16705, 24 July 1928, Page 6

A terrific rainstorm swept Tasmania last week. Shipping was severely buffeted. The Mersey river overflowed and the town of Burnie was in darkness.

It is 10 years since the United States established its first air mails. The venture failed at first, but is now so firmly established that 22,000 miles are flown daily in commercial services. Air travel over short and long distances gains in popularity.

Judgment for plaintiffs by default was given by Messrs H. Kenway and Ghas. Matthews, J's.P., in the Magistrate's Court this morning in the following undefended civil actions: John Cornelius Hutchins v. Herbert Smith, £1 2s 3d, and costs 8s; same v. Robert John Clark, £2 2s 7d, and costs £1 3s (id; the Gisborno Borough Council v. Margaret M. Perver, £5 5s !>d, and costs £1 12s Od.

A well-appointed ball i.s to be erected on a site adjoining St. John's Church, Te Karaka, and will be used for social functions and meetings. The building will he constructed of rimu on a concrete foundation, with an iron roof, the dimensions being length £Cft. and breadth 2711. The interior of the hall will be well appointed, being fitted with a generous-sized stage, ami spacious dancing Hoov constructed of matai. The usual cloak rooms and an up-to-date kitchen complete the appointments. A (lis-Jbomo resident thought that he had suffered the loss of his bicycle by theft on Saturday night, but in fact it had merely been "borrowed." The owner of the bicycle left it outside a shop at about 8.45 on Saturday evening, but when he returned for it at 9 o'clock he found it was missing. He also made another search in the locality at about 10 o'clock, but he could find no trace of the machin° He informed the police. However, next morning when he was passing the place where he left the bicycle he saw it leaning against a post, and > he. promptly took possession again. ~ '

Mails which left Wellington on June 20, per the "s.s. Maunganui, via San Francisco,'"arrived in~Loridon on July 22. K Itfs borne ."gYo'cers state thai .biVihg to the lecent mild weather there is no change,in the egg The retail price is 2s per dozen. Additional results in the Saturday section of the basketball competition were: St. Mary's Old Girls 0 4 beat Triangle 6

The Napier Chamber of Commerce favors the promotion of legislation fixing a universal half-holiday for the Dominion, preferably Saturday. Arrested last evening by Detective McLeod and Plain-clothes Constable King, Michael Ward, 27, appeared before .Messrs. H. Kemvay and Chas. Matthews, J.'P., in the Police Court this morning on a charge of stealing £2O from the shep oft Charles Samuel BuJlock on June 23. Intimating that the police wished to make further inquiries about, the accused, Detective McLeod asked for a remand until August 2. The remand was granted, no application being made lor bail.

In view of the. fact that there are nine races to be run on Thursday at the Park, in consequence of the dividing of the fields in two of the scheduled events, the Gisborne Racing Club has taken the step of advancing the time o ( the start of the first race. Instead of 11.30 a.m., the race will now start at 11.20 a.m., and this alteration in the programme should be noted closely by the race-going pu'bli'2. The divided races are the Maiden race and the Hac! Flat Handicap, both of which have more acceptors than the coarse cai accommodate in a single field. The member for Gisborne, Mr. W. D. Lysnar, is a.strong opponent of preference, to unionists, and he loses, no opportunity of airing his views ori the subject, (remarks the Wellington Post!. During the discussion on the Unemployed Workers Bill in the House of Representatives he expressed the view that preference to unionists was doing moje to injure the workmen of New Zealand than anything else. Mr. P. Fraser (Wellington Central): " How about the Law Society? Don't you believe in preference there?" Mr. Lysnar (after a pause): " I don't think that the Law Society has any bearing on the subject at all." (Laughter.) Near the children's playground on the Moera Settlement in the Hutt Valley is an aged and gnarled holly tree, which lias an interesting historv. In the early 'forties a workshop stood near this spot, and was owned by a man named Cook. In this workshop in the days of the pioneers was held the first, meeting in New Zealand to discuss and advocate the eight-hour day, and the holly tree was planted to commemorate that occasion. There it has remained without interference for about 80 years, but owing to tlie growth of the settlement and the possibility of the tree being destroyed one. day by someone who is not aware of its * hitoric and sentimental value, some of the residents of Lower Hutt are taking steps to have the tree enclosed and a suitable inscription placed on the site.

When the Poverty Bay Rugby Union decided some weeKs ago to procure a special trophy for the third round of tne senior competition, in order to stimulate interest in the club games, an offer was received for the provision of a suitable trophy, and Mr. A. J. Prim, rose was deputed to meet, the enthusiast from whom the offer was received. At last night's meeting of the Union Mr. Primrose produced a handsome cup,which had been entrusted to him by Mr. T. Leslie, the trophy being one which had been won in a local competition some 30 years ago, and held meantime by Mr. Leslie as captain of the old-time club. Members of the union were much impressed with the value of the • cup, which was in design and finish eminently suitable for competition on a wider scale than that suggested by the donor, and Mr. Primrose was asked to meet the donor again and discuss further the disposal of the cup. "It is time our newspapers and public men tried to inculcate a more optimistic spirit into things in general, said a Wellington stockbroker. "There is far too much pessimism about trade and finance. There is no siump now, and has not been for the past 12 months, good prues are being realised for produce, and early in the New Year several millions of money will come to New Zealand for investment. One of the leading men in the woollen industry agreed that the present state of things justified a more optimistic outlook, although, he said, farmers would say they were not getting the benefit of the increased prices; the banks were getting it." The stockbroker replied that deposits in the banks were abnormally high, interest charges had been reduced, and while the farmer may have had to pay out to the banks from the payments he had received so far, when the next payment was made the farmers would be m quite a good position.

Although there was a noticeable improvement in his condition, .Robert Jfa-r----ian, 64, had lost little of the eloquence which amused the Police Court yesterday, when he again stepped into the dock this morning on a cnarge of being diunk for the third time in six months. Yesterday morning Parian was charged with drunkenness, and in view of ins condition then he was placed in the cells again immediately after he had been dealt with by the bench.- This morning, without giving Senior-Sergeant Mac Lean any opportunity to explain the circumstances of his arrest, the old man commenced to plead with 'Messrs. 11. Kenway and Chas. Matthews, J's.P., to allow him to go back to his job in the country, stating that if he were let off with a fine he would go back at once, and that if he were locked up he would lose his employment, which was hard to find in these hard times. " I'm sorry to bo in this position," he added, " with my age I can't stand any liquor —any hard stuff." The bench entered a conviction, and ordered the accused to leave the town at once. " Oh, I'm going to leave," said Parian, with evident relief; " that'll be all right "

An interesting document has come into the hands of a (Jisborne resident, in the form of a pamphlet, bearing the title " Trade Unions' Information," and issued by "the Informations Department of the Red International of Labor Unions," which has for its address Fin her- Verlag, Berlin. The pamphlet, winch is No. 5 of the. third annual set, is full of evidence of the antagonism which the Red International bears towards the constitutional forms of trades organisations, its principal article being entitled: "Industrial Peace—A Futile Attempt, to Save the Bourgeoisie," and covering the various steps taken by Kuropean countries to effect organisations through which industrial conciliation may operate. M. Albert Thomas, the Social Democrat Director of the International Labor Office, is sarcastically described in another article as one who " has always been a very smart gentleman," the* text of the article hinting that Mr. Thomas, to put it vulgarly, knows on which side his bread is buttered. M. Sassenbach, secretary of the Amsterdam Trade Union International, finds mention as "the last hope of the Bourgeoisie," and the result of one of bis pilgrimages as " increased persecution of the class-conscious trade-union movement." The whole pamphlet appears to be representative of a class of literature which enjoys its circulation among disaffected members of the Labor movement, and.one of its naivest appeals ,is that, displayed on its title-page: I" Please reprint!"

The departure of the stow Ngahaa for Auckland has been delayed by the easterly weather. . The scow will not leave Gisborne until more favorable \veather conditions prevail on the coast. The new Kaiti Esplanade road is in an execrable condition, as a result of the recent rains, and yesterday it was & so,i of puddles, among which pedestrians could not find any semblance of a path> wav. *.

Among the trainers visiting Gisbonfjj for the week's race meeting, to be held on the Park course on Thursday and Saturdav is George New, whose position at the head of the list of New Zealand trainers for the season is unchallenged. His stable has provided»37 winners during the season, and the nearest among the other successful trainers of winners is C. Geissler, whose stable has trained 29 winners. G. New has two acceptors among the runners for Thursday, and may extend his list of successes before returning south.

Two gentlemen closely associated with the Rugby code in 'Poverty Bay have suffered bereavements within,the past week, Mrs. M. J. Kyne's father having collapsed and died in Wellington, and Mr. A. H. Lange's sister having passed away on Saturday. At the weekly meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union, held last evening, deep sympathy with the relatives of the deceased was expressed, and a motion of condolence was honored. A letter was received from Mr. A. H. Lange," in which! he gratefully acknowledged the sympathy shown by members of the Poverty Bay junior representative team, who on Saturday took the field for the game with tyairoa juniors with black armbands, in token of the death of the selector's sister. Mrs. Goodall. ' . * :

A shooting accident occurred at Thomson's Ford recently, as a result of which • a youth, Walter Daniels, of Greytowh,

will bo a patient in the Wairau Hospital for a few days. Daniels, accompanied by a companion, Fred. had been shooting on the riverbed, anljjjfj' they were returning home when they hajp a fall from their motor-cycle. Apparently the muzzle of the gun, a singlebarrelled shot gun, stuck into the ground j and became choked with dirt. It seems ■ that Daniels poked a finger down the muzzle and, believing he had cleared the obstruction, fired a shot. The result i was a back-fire which completely wrecked the gun, blowing the barrel off the j stock. The trigger guard apparently 1 flew back and inflicted a bad gash in Daniels' left wrist, whilst burned powder sprayed his face but fortunately did not affect his eyes.

The definition of a dairy cow was keenly debated at the meeting of the Waimairi County Council, when the ] question of stock routes was discussed. When Mr. W. J. Walter asked (that the term "local cattitt" be inserted instead of "dairy cattle," Mr. G: T. Ajulcocfc | said that the latter term was sufficient, as it included store cattle' (reports the 1 Ilyttelton Times). Mr. Walter: "Oh, no. A store cow is a dry one." Mr. I Mulcock, who claimed that he "knew as much about it as the next man," - maintained that a dairy cow was one 1 used for dairying' purposes, and that a 9 store cow came within that definition. " Mr. W. P. Spender; "A dairy cow is one that'is in milk or springing." Mr. I Walter's motion was lost, and the council confirmed the decision of the recent 1 conference of representatives of the city, ij regarding routes for cattle, sheepi etc. !

"There was*a time when, if I wished,. I could take my wife and child to the, kainga, and by digging from the kumara * patch and the plpi bed, get all the food we required f o live comfortably with the tribe, but now those times have g on k," said Mr. J. Rukutai, president/ ,af jfte Akarana Maori,Association, iii intrjaducini a deputation to the AucUand TJospt<. ; tal and Charitable Aid Board to offer the assistance Of the association in dealing with cases of distress amon* a sec- | tion of the Maori people. The chairman of the board, Mr. W. Wallace, said that members appreciated the spirit in which the deputation had come; to the board, and he assured them that when cases of I genuine distress came • forward relief | would be granted to Maoris ami Euro- m peans alike. The board teould bi grate- 1 ful for the co-operation of the jjkarana | Association. An experiment which should throw i light on a much debated subject iiihong 9 those interested in the 'rife and habits (if i the eel was made in InvercargilL ; |t has been discussed for years whetiier eels , spawn or not. Some, have held the theory that they breed in and go in shoals up the fresh ;water rivers when yoflng. Others edbtend j that'they spawn in lagoons or Yet another theory is that, they bear young. The Chief Inspector of Fisheries Mr. A. E. Heffoi-d, with Mr. D. Cutb. : bertson and Mr. Stock, of the Acclit | matisation Society, secured a large eel about 121 b in weight, dissected it ana | removed the inner parts of the body; Mr. Herlord examined it thoroughly an A I was quite convinced that it contained ' some 21b of spawn. Thus,, it seems that the question as to the method Ol t. breeding has been answered, but the I problem of where the spawning is done j, remains, to lie solved.

. Very far from honeyed phrases made I up a letter from the National Beekeepers' Association which was read t 3 I members of the council of the Auckland 1 Chamber of Cpmmerce. The Setter, the i text of which had been approved by the | beekeepers' conference at Hawera on | June 30, protested against the eham-'f ber's action in urging the,. Government | to initiate an inquiry into the opera- 1 tious of the Honey Board. The eepieil, after making some caustic comnjftpts, | resolved that the communication "l* ll 1 re-eived. A portion of the lettej||«d: . s "The National Beekeepers' Association | of New Zealand wishes to intimate to i your chamber that your unwelcome and uninvited interference in the domestic I affairs of those engaged in the honey 1 industry, is widely resented, and has 1 created an impression that the body of 1 sane opinion in your •'hamber is in the g habit of being stampeded by vested ijt- 1 terests whose* desire is to secure disunion 1 and weakness among producers for reasons very well known to all business g men." The president of the chamber, | Mr. Merritt, said the letter was perfectly silly. The decision not fo accept it was carried unanimously. . '. > "The Maoris are n proud people, and it is humiliating for us to know ;; that even a few members of our race feel at times that their last resource 3 is to apply for charitable aid/' said a member of a deputation from the Ak»» j rana Maori Association, which waited | on the Auckland Hospital and Charita 4 hb Aid Board to offer to co-opcrata ; in dealing with cases of distress. Ho added that hard times in the country anc; a migration of Maori people to the city, coupled with the difficulty of obtaining employment, had unfortunately produced distress 'among a section of the people. "But,M said tho speaker, '' we always remind th*ta of the pride of bur race, and of ihjifnct that since the coming of the piPph&s our people .have often been starving, but have boon too proud to acknowledge the fact. We continue to remind our people of the tradition of pride in our race, and often those who have ; been reduced to poverty in the city go away to seek food in the country without applying for assistance." Members of the board expressed admira- ; tion for the high-minded attitude adopted by tho leaders of the Maori. people.—Auckland Star.