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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16724, 16 August 1928, Page 6

Promising prospects of petroleum have keen disclosed at Kimberley, W.A. For the vacant position of film censor for itlie Commonwealth 700 applications were received.

The birthday of the late Sir James Carroll is to be celebrated by a big hui at Whakaki next Monday.—Special. An attempt to derail the FTobartLaunceston express was made last week and a boy lias been arrested for placing an obstruction on the line.

Thursday, August 30 has been approved by the Wairoa Rugby sub-Union as the date for the return match against Poverty Bay at Gisborne.—-Special. The Auckland Transport Commission’s findings have been before- the Auckland City Council and will he published shortly. ■ ,

A gathering of representatives of numerous sports bodies unanimously affirmed the desirability of inaugurating an Olympic sports club in Auckland.

Advices received by the Federal Government statistician go to show that the prospects of the wheat harvest in most of tho States of the Commonwealth are very satisfactory.

Whilst 14 prisoners in a cell at Dnrlinghurst police station, Sydney, sang lustily “Show mo the way to go home,” John Bruce Carter, an habitual criminal, succeeded in working his way through one of the bars of a- window ambescaped

The Minister of- Defence has notified tho Government’s acceptance of the Marlborough Aero Club’s offer to provide funds for the purchase of two Moth planes, the Government repaying the cost next year in accordance with official plans.

The Empire Forestry conference, which opens at Brisbane on September 17, will be the largest conference of its kind held in Australia. Fifty oversea delegates will attend and 30 delegates from the various States of the Commonwealth .

The Mangapapa Hall presented a gay scene last evening, the Occasion being one of a series of dances to raise funds to pay off the debt on the building. The inclement weather failed to lessen the usual attendance, atud some 60 couples spent a most enjoyable time. Mrs. Menzies’ orchestra supplied tho ■vie. " ! ii e extras were played by Mrs. Chiles (piano) and Mr. Hullen (violin). A statement was made at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the council of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce by Mr. H. H. DeCosta that the proposal to erect accommodation at’ Te Puja springs had lapsed, and on his motion it was decided to write to the Minister to ascertain the position, and also to inquire into the conditions of the lease. It was suggested that the conditions of the lease had been the cause of the building operations not proceeding. Mr. H. F. Forster, past president, who was in the chair, said he understood that Mr. Johnson was now prepared to go on with the work.

The Cook Hospital Board acknowledges receipt- of the following donations to the institutions under its control:—Cook Hospital: Poverty Bay Hunt Club, race tickets for nursing staff; Mr. O. Barron, illustrated papers; Mr. Murray, fruit; Miss Joan Sea-ly, books and papers; Mrs. Davies, blanket. Memorial Home: Mrs. Tankard, parcel of clothes; Mrs. Rodgers and an anonymous donor, illustrated periodicals, etc. Tolaga But Hospital: Mr. Senmmell, vegetables. The Salvation Army Band gave a per formance at the Cook Hospital during tho month. Visits were paid to the Memorial Homo by the Salvation Army Band and Christian Endeavor So.eietie-. and Miss Wilkinson and friends staged a sacred concert on Julv 24.

So great is the Cook County Council’s programme of works expected to be during the \coming summer that it is anticipated it will not be possible for the county plant to cope with tho whole of it. It has been decided, therefore, to let two of the important bitumen reading works by contract. The matter was discussed bv the council in committee yesterday afternoon, and at the conclusion it- was announced it had been decided to call tenders for three miles of the Gishorne-OpT-tiki , main highway, via Motu, and also for t hieo miles of the highway along the coast. It was decided also to increase the Patutahi quarry plant, by the installation of an extra crushing unit, crushor screens and motor,

Heavy rain was reported throughout the North Island again last, night, At Wellington no less than 231 points were registered -for the 24 hours, while over an inch was recorded at. East Cape and Wanganui, and 85 points at Gisborne. Opossum trapping on Rangitoto Island this season was not so successful as last year. Only 200 skins were secured compared with 900 skins in the previous season. The retur.n was about £7l.—Special.

A line of 5/- and costs 10/- was imposed by Mr. E. O. Lcvvcy, S.M., in the Police Court this morning on Mabel Prestwick, who admitted having ridden a bicycle oil the foot-path in Childers road.

It was reported at the Wairoa County Council meeting on Tuesday that Mr. M. J. Brownlie, captain of the All Blacks, has purchased- the lute Mr. W. Goldstone's property in tile Frasertown district, known as Pakowhai. — Special. At the monthly meeting of the Cook 1 lospital Board yesterday afternoon a donation of £SO was received from the Gisborne .Savage Club towards the rebel of distress. The donation was accepted, and it was resolved to write to the club expressing the board’s appreciation of its generosity.

“I do not know what, property my wife has, but I believe she held a mortgage,” said an Auckland bankrupt at a meeting of creditors. “Bankrupts never know anything about their wives’ property,” commented the official assignee, Mr. G. N. Norris. —Special. Between 25,000 and 30,000 “bobby” calves have already been received at Horotiu and Southdown freezing works, this season, the daily average exceeding 1500. The operations if the industry now embrace the Bay of Plenty, Thames, Rotorua, Waikato, Paparoa, and Tauniarumti. About 500 men are employed in the business. —Special. i

The fact that no provision Miad been made in tho Public Works Department’s estimates for the construction of bridges on the Waioeka road was referred to at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the council of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce by Mr. C. G. Bloore, who urged that the chamber should inquire into the position. The road, he-said, would be of little use until bridges were erected.. It was decided to inquire into 4 the position. ‘, '

The present whitebait season which opened at the beginning of the month lias proved very disappointing up to the present, 'only very small supplies having reached Auckland so far. An improvement may come at any time, but it is impossible to tell accurately when the fish will come up river. Since the beginning of the month only a few pounds daily have reached the Auckland market. There is a keen demand, and the supply is not nearly sufficient to meet the wants of fish shops and restaurateurs in the city.— Special. The position with regard to subdivision in Poverty Bay is the same as that which existed in 1926, according to a remark made at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the council of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce. The remark was provoked as the result of the reading of a letter from an Aucklander, who enclosed a newspaper clipping of the work the chamber had been doing in 1926, and he enquired regarding what had been done since. It- was stated that the position with regard to .subdivision was the same as that in 1926, with the exception of the Te Wera block, but the chamber had nothing to do with that.

“Let us'put good advertising men on at Home,'”' was the reply to comment made bv a member of the Council of tlio Gisborne Chamber of Commerce at its meeting yesterday afternoon, when it. was complained that while we in New Zealand boosted British goods, Britain favored the- Argentine for her meat supplies. “We do not know how to sell our’goods,” continued the member who made the reply, “We cannot put our goods on the market, and say ‘take them or leave them.’ A ' commercial firm which has goods to offer sends out the best of commercial travellers, and advertises its iines. Let us send our commercial travellers to England.”

A further plea for the extension of the bathing accommodation at the Morore baths received an early check when it was made at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the council of the Gisborne-Chamber of Commerce. Mr. C. G. Bloore suggested that they should support Mr. W. D. Lysnar, M.P., in iiis, advocacy that extensions should be made to*the Morere baths, but it was pointed out by the secretary, Mr. W. Hamilton Irvine, that the dimensions of the baths were as great as it was possible to make them without interfering with the temperature of the water. Heating was both expensive and inadvisable, accoirdsng to information that had been obtained from an expert who had paid a visit to the baths, and would- destroy the properties contained in the water.

A total of 5450 trees are to be plant, ed by the Cook County Council during the present planting season in various parts of tne county. This decision was reached at a meeting of the council’s tree-planting committee yesterday afternoon, when it was reported that Mr. Ralph C. Murphy had donated 2000 gums for planting at Panikau. The offer was accepted, and it was decided to forward a letter of appreciation to the donor. The planting scheme for the season was decided on as follows: 2000 trees at Panikau, Mr. . Murphy’s donation; 2000 at Ormond quarry; 800 at new Waingake stock paddock. Replacements are to, be as follow : 350 at Veitch’s, Hangaroa-Tahora road; 309 on Ilangaroa riverbank. The following varieties will be selected for the planting operations : Macrocarpa, boitroides, pilularis, muellerilln. and eugeneoides.

As the result of a collision between a motor car and a train at the intersection of Gladstone road and Grey street on the evening of July 14, a motorist, Eric Martin Harper, appeared before Mr. E. O. Levvey, S.M., in the Police Court this morning on two charges of breaches of the Motor Vehicles Act. Defendant was charged with driving a car in a manner which having regard to the circumstances might have been dangerous to the publie, and with failing to give way to a tramcar approaching the Grey street intersection. Both charges were admitted. Senior-Sergeant Mae Lean explained that on the evening in question the defendant drove his car up Grey street from the direction of the -beach, and arriving at the intersection he collided with a tram. Under the regulations tram cars had the right of way at all times. The defendant was guilty of negligence in that he failed to keep a proper look-out when coming up Grey street. To the magistrate, the defendant said he Knew he had to give way -to traffic coming from the right, and he was keeping a look out for traffic from this direction when the tram, which had been standing at the corner, moved on. “Evidently you are not. fully acquainted with the regulations,” commented the magistrate, in imposing a tine of £2 and costs, on the first, charge, the second being withdrawn by leave of the court.

Six nurses of the Cook Hospital staff Siit for the recent State examination for nurses, and all satisfied the examiners, two nurses passing with honors.

Mr. A. England, of Foxton, sustained a badly lacerated foot as the result of an axe he was using slipping from the log he .was chopping and penetrating his boot

The OouneiJ of the Gisborne Chamber ot Commerce, at its meeting afternoon, decided to make the usujJjpP donation of £2 2s to the Poverty Bdy A. and P. Association lor a prize in the root section at the forthcoming annual show. ' ’

The beef market in the Waikato is very firm, and there has been a good rise during the last fortnight, best prime ox making 4Cs per 1001 b., and prime cow and heifer up to 38s. “ With little offering we are likely to see very high prices during spring and the early summer,” reports tne Farmers” Cooperative Association. Mentioning the fact that authority had been given for a considerable amount of work to be done during the coming summer under the Public Works Department, Mr. T. G._ Lawless, at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of the council of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce, suggested that the chamber should urge for an. early start to be made with this work in order to relieve the unemployment in the district. It was decided" to approach the district engineer. Mr. G. W. Albertson, ou |he matter. .

At a recent meeting, the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce supported the Hastings chamber in an agitation for the preservation of bush- along the road

to Waikaremoana. A communication received at yesterday afternoon’s meeting of' the council of the chamber from the Hastings chamber on the same'matter indicated that 14 otTfer chambers had ■ promised support, as well as the New

Zealand Institute of Horticulture, N«w Zealand Tourist League, and the NeW Zealand Forestry League. It was noilfc suggested that the member for the dir» tricl should be approached, and asked to co-operate with other members in placing the request for the preservation before the Minister of Lands for discussion of the proposals during the present session.—lt- was decided, as suggested, to approach the member lor t-lie district.

A merry night- was spent at the monthly korero of tho Gisborne Savage Club last evening, when a party of eight Orphans from Auckland and Rotorua attended. The visitors wore welcomed by Chief Rangatira Forster and, the chairman of .the evening, Savage Howard Kcaway. PastPresident Baker, of Rotorua occupied a scat on the dais, and proved himself an excellent raconteur. He dwelt on the subject of good-fellowship between Savages and Orphans and paid a high compliment to the talent of the Savage Club orchestra, which contributed so largely to the enjoyment o-f the evening. The programme was contributed to by four of the visitors, Orphans Baker, Harvey, Dower and Hodgson, and sorti-b very fine items were contributed by the Gisborne Savages, including a selection of numbers from “The Mikado,” by orchestra and choir. The Orphans extended to the Savages a warm welcomo to rfcturn „ their call by a visit to Rotorua. It was announced that a -party of Wellington Savages would attend the v korero on September 15 and would contribute a programme at the Opera House on the 16th in aid of tho unemployed fund. Last evening’s programme was put on the air by station 2ZM under the control of Mesftj. Stevens and Patty, and word was received that it was being heard and enjoyed by Savages at Wairoa and Orphans at Rotorua.