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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16874, 11 February 1929, Page 6

Gene Tunney and his wife are in seclusion at an Ardiatic fishing village, near Pagusa, Jugo-Slavia. Heavy showers in tho city and tho vicinity interfered with sports, and little cricket was played on Saturday at Sydney.

Cardinal Bonare, according to a London cable message, is suffering from influenza and will be incapacitated for a lew days. »

Another wave of zero weather has been experienced at Chicago to establish the winter as one of the most miserable on record. Hundreds weie driven to police and welfare stations for warmth. Appearing on remand from Hastings, where he was arrested, William Alexander Robertson was charged before Messrs. H. M. Porter and 1. Miriieid, J's.P., in tho Police Court this morning, with the theft on or about June 30, 1926, of £64 18s lid, the property of the East Coast Rabbit Board, of which he was formerly secretary. Mr. E. T. Brosnahan appeared on behalf of the accused. Detective McLeod, by arrangement with accused's counsel, applied for a remand till March 4, and this was granted, accused being released on bail as before.

A holiday trip of 18 days, which included an excursion into: the Urewera Country, was made recently by a party of Auckland motorists. They camped in the bush not far from Rua's stronghold, where the road from Matahi merges into a bridle-track. Awake at, daybreak the party heard the true, rich notes of hundreds of bellbirds. "It is at tho hour of daybreak that the bellbird is heard at its best," stated Dr. Chatfietd, one of the party. "The ensemble was magnificent. The birds were all round ns, and the only description I can give is that they were like a thousand silver belts chiming. When the day has come the note changes, and it is not truly bell-like."

Six months' imprisonment with hard labor was the sentence imposed by Messrs. If. M. Porter and 1. Mirfield, J's.P., in the Police Court this morning on William John Thomas, 32. who pleaded guilty to a charge of being drunk on Saturday for the second time, in six months, and to a further charge of using obscene language at Waercnga-a hika. Scnior-Sersieant Mac Lean ex plained that accused purchased two bottles of whisky from the licensee of tho Waerenga -a-Tiika hotel at 1 p.m. on Saturday, and took one away with him. leaving the other to be called for later. At about 5.?0 he returned to the bote in a very drunken condition, and the licensee, when requested, handed over tho other bottle, not noticing the man's condition. He then saw that he was too drunk to receive it, however, and sue ceeded in getting the bottle 'back. Then the fun began. Thomas created a great, disturbance, wanting to fight everyone, and his language was bad. The wife o* the licensee, thinking her appearance might quell the disturbance, came into' the bar, and the accused then used to her the words set out in the chargo sheet.

In the. Police Court this morning he~fore Messrs. H. M. Porter and I. Mirfield. J's.P., Patrick Martin, a middleaged man. admitted having been dis orderly while drunk in Awapuni road last evening, and having committed a grossly indecent, act. Senior-Sergeant Mac Lean explained that accused, who was a butcher at one of the. freezing works, came in for the races, arid met a woman. The woman lived near the creche, and last evening the accused found his way to her house. Two little girls returning to the creche saw the man and woman, and they hurried to the creche and informed the matron. The police were informed, and when a con stable arrived he found the man and woman in a drunken condition, and they created a disturbance. Accused had previously 'been convicted of a similar offence. The bench sentenced Martin to two months' imprisonment with hard labor. The woman, Violet Sturch, alias Williams, alias Violet Mereh, 52, was charged •with disorderly conduct while drunk, with vagrancy," and with committing a crossly indecent act. . She pleaded guilty to the first charge, but when the others were read asked leave to obtain a solicitor. A remand was granted for one week, bail being allowed in the sum of AIOO in accused's own recognisance, and one surety of £IOO to be approved by the court or police. The experience of Mr. Harvey S. Bissell and his party aboard the yacht Wanderlust at the week-end was an unusual one for them, for during the past, few months they have been free from crowds, and especially from sightseers. Throughout yesterday morning and afternoon the Wanderlust was the cynosure of hundreds of pairs of eyes, and the tug Pelican, against which the yacht was moored, was crowded all day with Gisborne residents who wished to obtain a close view of the vessel in which Mr. Bissell and his party had voyaged across the Pacific. It was embarrassing for tho tourists, who were unable ,to venture-about the deck of their craft without feeling the collective effect of the sightseers' curiosity, but they realised that the interest taken in their vessel was most good-natured. Furthermore, Mr. and Mrs. Bissell received many marks of Gisborne people's hospitality, and were especially delighted with the kindness shown to their daughter and niece, who were taken on a motor drive during the morning and visited a typical Gisborne home. Returning to the Wanderlust, they expressed the keenest. admiration for the houses of this district, and of the beauty of the country roads over which they had been taken.

That there was very little possibility of Angora and Chinchilla rabbits becoming a pest in New Zealand was the opinion advanced at the annual meeting of the Manawatu Rabbit Board by Mr. A. Cook, of the stock branch of the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Cook expressed his opinion, which was backed up by the department, owing to the fact that the board had entertained some fears as to the consequences that would result from the introduction of these animals into .New Zealand. Mr. McKelvie thought that there was a possibility of the animals becoming liberated and in years to come becoming a menace like, tho ordinary rabbit which, he said, was first introduced into NewZealand tis a. pet. Inspector Cook said he thought there was little fear of this happening. . The department had been rigid over the conditions under which the, animals were to be kept and he thought the owners would not be careless enough to allow their stock which, in many cases cost up to £llO per head, to escape. Tho department, was prepared to notify tho rabbit boards of the names and addresses of aIL owners of Chinchilla and Angora rabbits in their respective areas if desired, so that careful check could be kept on them by the boards themselves. It was decided to recpxest the department to submit the names and addresses of all owners of the imported rabbits to the board.

Despite icy winds and cold water, Miss Connie Gilhead, 24, of London, is training for a Channel swim. Her trainer thinks she will break the record held by Miss Gertrude Ederle. At 4.50 a.m. yesterday the old hall at Duntroon, which had been in a dilapidated condition for a number of years, was completely destroyed by fire, together with the adjoining butcher's shop owned by Mr. Gordon Sutherland. The origin of the fire is a mystery. The insurances are not available. —P.A. An indication of the increased production in the Wairarapa this year is obtained from figures supplied by the Masterton railway station in connection with the number of sheep forwarded for the four weeks ended February 2. In 1928 the number was 23,(531, while for this year the number is 32,(if>2, an increase of 9021. The Napier Telegraph states that considerable interest has been aroused by the announcement that the twostorey brick building in/Tennyson street, Napier, which up until last year housed the warehouse of Messrs. Arch. Clark and Sons, Ltd., has •been sold by the firm to Mr C. O. Morse, of Napier, who states that he is acting on behalf of a certain firm, which intends to start business in Napier . In regard to complaints of the inadequacy of the Malte Brun Hut and the Government's desire to allocate £IOOO for the erection of a larger and more modern hut, a new site, close to the old but, has been selected, and the work for the erection is now in hand. This will greatly add to the comfort, of skiing parties at the Malte Brun ski-ing grounds (remarks the Otago Times.) Accommodation will be available for upwards of 40 people in the bait, which will be in the charge of a married couple. The Duke of Athlone, and Princess Alice received a massive Georgian tea and coffee service in silver, and a cheque for £SOO, as South Africa's gift on the occasion of their silver wedding tomorrow. The Premier, addressing a brilliant gathering at Government House paid a tribute to their courteous loveableness. They had, he said, proved it possible that ' each of the great sections of the community could cherish its own pride and remain true to itself, without hurting the other. —A. and N.Z. C.A.

"As a supporter of racing arid of all good sports, Mr. Barry deserves well of the public, and his win'in the Cup race will give pleasure to everyone. Mr. Harry is a straight-goer, and no one would be better pleased to see him win than the rival owners who competed against him," remarked Mr. K. S. Williams, M.P., at the Gisborne Racing Club's meeting on Saturday, when presenting the Gisborne Gold Cup. . The cup was Avon for Mr. Barry by Singleton, *hi a very close finish with Good Sport.

Evidencing the awakened interest of Rotorua industry and of the enterprise of its sheepmen, Messrs. Carr Bros., Oniania, have bought 15 highly-bred rams for the purpose ot infusing new blood into the district flocks (reports the Chronicle). This expenditure has been justified by the results obtained from wooi and from lambs in past seasons. As sheep country Rotorua is coming into its own and will become a great producing centre .in years to come if wise counsels and enterprise go hand in hand.

A smile as wide as his cheerful face was the most noticeable thing about B. Kowhai, the diminutive apprentice, as lie returned to the birdcage on Saturday after winning the last race or\ Good Sport. This was Kowhai's first win, though he has had a number of lides, and the event was signalled by a demonstration from the owners," trainers, and jockeys assembled for the Gisborne Racing Club's meeting. Earlier in the clay, Kowhai had come very close to riding the winner of the Gold Cup race, his mount being beaten only by a narrow margin by Singleton.

A neighboring farmer's daughter happened to observe a Waimea lucerne grower enthusiast loosening his ground with gclignito (reports the Nelson Mail). Shots were fired at short distance, antl, finding that tho free earth on top was being blown about, the- grower placed an old coat ho happened to have with him over the top. There was great concern on the part of tho young lady when the old coat was blown up into the air with sleeves empty and distended. It was thought (not unnaturally) that the lucerne grower had gone up in the air well ahead of the old coat.

In Saturday's reference to the cruise of the Wanderlust, which berthed that morning at the Kaiti basin wharf, the owner's name was mentioned as Mr. H. S. Vissell, of Los Angeles. Actually, bis name is Bissell, a name familiar to many Gisborne householders for a decade or so through its association with an efficient carpet-cleaning machine. The owner of the Wanderlust is a grandson of the inventor of the machine, and doubtless this explains to some extent his ability to conduct such a cruise as that undertaken by the Wanderlust. The" error regarding his name originated when particulars of the Wanderlust and her complement were being taken in the roadstead by the pilot staff, from the deck of the Harbor Board launch. Curiously enough, though the name was mispronounced several times by* a .press-, man in the course of an interview with Mr. Bissell, the error was not. noted by the visitor.

Two Oamaru young men—Messrs. I. Patterson and K. M'Donald—are at present developing a goldfield in the heart of New Guinea, where Europeans have never previously penetrated. Photographs that have reached Oamaru show a camp located in country that resembles a great deal the mountainous country of Otago. A stream runs down a valley, and from the banks of this large quantities of alluvial gold are being obtained. Letters received from Messrs. Patterson and M'Donald sf!ow that thev are camped at a spot several thousand feet above the sea level, where the climate is excellent, ranging from 85 to IGO degrees. The goldseekers had to proceed to the interior in an areoplane, and the whole of their supplies reach them by air. They have a number of friendly natives in their employ, and these do all the manual labor. The goldfield is expected to be one of the most important that has ever been developed in the Southern Hemisphere.— Otago Times.

Explaining tho phenomenon of last October, when quantities of d 's. from Australia fell in the South Island of New Zealand, after a journey o. r miles, Dr. Kidson. New Zealand's meteorologist, stated at the Science Congress at Auckland that the eircumsiances which contributed to the *ransport of such large quantities of dust and its liitjli concentration were, first, very dry and stormy periods in Australia, during which enormous quantities of d ist were raised into the upner levels of the air of the interior of Australia, the amount beina; increased by repeated additions day dav and bv a convergence of supplies from various parts if tho drier interior of the continent. Then at the proper time strong northwest, winds, frequently reaching gale force, arose and were practically continuous for several days, so that it was for (he dust to be transported rapidly to New Zealand, the journev probably occuoyinir between 30 and 60 hours, according to circumstances.— Star.

Ebenczer Presbyterian Church, on the Hawkesbury River, celebrated its 120th anniversary on January 27. The church is the oldest now standing in Australia.

At a meeting of the New Zealand Boxing Council Dr. P. F. ijcEvedy, who has just returned from a 12 months' tour of England and the Continent, said that lie was still convinced that if one wanted scenery it was a case of quote New Zealand; He had seen nothing to compare with the Buller and Otira Gorges, or the trip to the Franz Josef Glacier. Incidentally the doctor said that he had been lucky enough to be in England during the best summer which had 'been experienced there for 28 years.

Three Taumarunui boys, about 15 or 10 years of age, recently set out in a flat-bottomed boat to row down the river to Wanganui. Either from lack of experience, or the frality of .. the craft, the venture failed. In negotiating a rapid, the boat upset, and the lads lost all their provisions. It was useless than to proceed further, and the three adventurers took to the road, where a motorist, to whom they unfolded their tale of woe, picked them up, and gave them a "lift" back to their home town.

A lady in the Nightcaps district recently left the back door of her house open for a few minutes whilst she visited | a neighbor. On her return she missed the> horse that had been feeding in the yard, and after searching all round the property she was unable to locate it. So she made her way to the house, and was surprised when she was unable to j open the back door, and had to gain i admittance by way of a window. On entering the kitchen she was amazed to discover the horse inside and standing close up against the back do6r: He had walked in the -open doOrtfay and by some means or other closed the door.

A settler in one of the. way-back valleys in the Murchison district a few/aays ago heard a band for the first time for / over 60 years (says the Nelson Mail). The Murchison Band had been invited ! to spend a day in one of these remote regions, and amongst those who gather- ...1 ed on the occasion to hear the music was the old settler referred to. .He j became intensely excited when the band commenced its performance, and the bandsmen were greatly amused with his subsequent actions, and before tearing for home gave him hearty cheers. ■■ The ■*, last occasion on which he had heard a band was on a man-o'-war in England over 60 years ago.. i The recent sensational ambergris finds»have prompted many coasters ;to visions of easy fortunes and luxury. (says the North Auckland Times.) Even the ladies have been raised to a live interest and recently two lady campers at Maule's Gorge set out along the beach, being somewhat reluctant to impart the purpose of their mission. The nature of the quest, however, was not difficult to guess when they returned ■pe time rater bearing copious black mdges on the ends of their noses. They had applied every Jblack object seen on the sand to "the test of their nasal senses, but had returned empty handed. '' There are abundant signs of growing confidence and goodwill in the industrial world. It is sufficient to say that the gradual steps .how being taken in connection with the rationali- ' sation of. industry, the frequent and friendly conferences between the employers and employees through Trades Union Councils, thd decrease in industrial strife and strikes, and various other world-wide matters are contributing in no small degree to growing confidence in the improvement of trade generally throughout the world. " Thus Mr. F. Logan, chairman of directors, addressing shareholders at the annual meeting of the Napier Gas C 0,., Ltd., in Napier. j A constable who recently returned to m New Zealand from Samoa had an amusing experience the day he left Apia (writes the Auckland Star's correspondent). Some time bask, in the course of a raid on a native village to arrest a few .-'• transgressors, the raiding party v met a stout opposition, and the constable With the others had to grapple with the wanted men. Constable ——- unfortunately chose a Samoan who seemed.'to have cannibalistic tendencies, for the native, after a terrific struggle; suddenly sank his teeth into the constable's, arm," making them meet in a very palaful part. What happened to the native thereafter is not told, but when be received his sentence at court he showed more than obvious signs of haying attended something more emphatic than a Sunday school picnic. However he bore no illwill, apparently taking a bite and a few blo'ws as all in the day's work; for when the constable was making his way to the wharf, on the day of his departure, he passed a gang of prisoners working on the road. One of the eang suddenly caught sight of the constable. for breaking the ranks, he tore up the road aftdr the man whose arm he had bitten calling out: "Toia, Tofa. ( My % word, I hope you come back again."