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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17030, 15 August 1929, Page 6

Six degrees of frost were registered in Gisbortfe this morning. A resolution strongly deprecating the holding of tournaments, games, and sports meetings on Good Friday was passed at a meeting of the Auckland Clergy Association. Gratification was expressed at the action taken by various todies in opposing the holding of sports on Good Friday.—Special. “I issued a warning yesterday that I would increase the line to 10s until these offences sliiowed a marked decrease,” said Mr. P. H. Harper, S.M., in tho Police Court this morning, when Marshall Alexander was charged with riding a bicycle after dark without a light on Tuesday. As the offence had been committer! before the warning was issued, the defendant was fined ss.

At the Christchurch Winter Show this week Mrs. 8. V. Tate, of Gisborne, secured first and second prizes out of 33 entries for the best embroidered apron, first out of 10 entries for brass covered box, and highly commended for best worked supper cloth; Mrs. G. Lvnskey obtained third prize for child’s knitted jacket; and Miss D. Greaves first prize in tho junior coction for the best worked nightdress.

A new dam is being constructed in the Mangomahoe valley in connection with the New Plymouth hydro-electric works. A deviation tunnel has been pierced, the cut being about 400 ft. long. This tunnel will carry the water of (ho Mangamahoe River while the main dam is being built. The latter will be 90ft. high, and 75ft. above the present level of the stream. When completed a lake of over 60 acres in area will be formed, stretching about, a mile up the valley. The bulk of the work is expected to bo completed this summer.

“If we had not advertised and i? a few members had not worked wit a the effect of the advertising behind them, where would wa have been?” Tin's question was put to last night's general meeting of committees arranging the Dominion championship tournament to commence in Gisborne at the end of the month. The matter of keeping down the expenses was mentioned, and while Mr. Cassin agreed that expenses must be cnrtriled as fur as possible, he commented that it was onlv bv a vigorous advertising campaign and the energy of members of the billeting committee that it bad been possible to secure the amount of accomnodation for visiting players that had been already arranged.

Household goods to the value of approximately £IOO were stolen from the residence of Mr. A. J. Wood, of Palmerston North, one night last week. The occupants of the house had been out of town and Mr. Wood discovered when h® returned that it had been thoroughly ransacked. The Daily News’ correspondent at New York says Mr. John Gates, of New York, has worn the same collar stud for 61 years, and has never once lost it tinder a chest of drawers. He has been declared the champion collarstud wearer of the Unite States. He is now 84 years of age and has worn tlie stud 44,530 times.

At the sixty-sixth annual British Pharmaceutical Conference in Dublin, it was stated that a child born today has a chance of living at least a decade longer than its grandparents. This improvement of public health, we arc told, is due to advances in hygiene and preventive medicine.

In connection with the death of Mr. E. D. Smith, it should be mentioned that the deceased gentleman and his wife were members of Holy Trinity Church choir for many years, and in respect to his memory there was a large attendance of the choir at the funeral service in the church yesterday afternoon, the choral part of the service being very effectively rendered.

A remand tor one week was granted in the Police Court this morning when William Henry Gleye, 53, appeared before Mr. P. 11. Harper, S.M., on two charges of a serious nature in respect of a Maori gill between 12 and 13 years of age at Mnnutuke on August 9 and 12. In applying for the remand, SeniorSergeant Wade explained that the acetified had been arrested only yesterday.

The Railways, Department will take over the permanent way of the Westheld deviation on September 2. For practical purposes the date will mark the completion of a work which has taken over four years and an expenditure of £500,000 to construct. During the first few months it is hoped to run about 30 trains a day on the new line. Only a single track will be used, plate laying being still in progress on the other, and no passenger trains will use the line until the new Auckland railway statioii is completed.

Representations were recently made to the Minister of Railways by Mr. C. E. Macmillan, M.P., regarding the similarity in the names of the Otumoetai and Otaimatua railway stations, in the neighborhood of Tauranga. Mr. Macmillan has received a reply from the Minister, who states that a perusal of reports goes to show that it would be advantageous to change the name of Otaimatua station. It is considered that Koromai 'is the most suitable name, but before placing the matter before the Geographic Hoard for consideration, the Minister wishes to know whether the proposal has the concurrence of the persons interested. *

Only one association that competed in past ladies’ hockey tournaments in Gisborne will not be represented at this year’s Dominion championships to be held here at the end of this month. This fact was commented upon by the tournament organise!’, Mr. A. Gassin, at a general meeting of committees last evening. He said that all of the teams participating in 1925 would be here again, while there was only one exception, Manawatu, in respect of the 1920 event. This fact, he said, was a great compliment to the organisation of the past tournaments here, especially as a number of the teams were travelling long distances. It was mentioned by Mr. E. Fox that the tournament would commence on exactly the same date, August 29, as on the last occasion it was held here.

A Gisborne motorist experienced some difficulty in crossing one of the four creeks between Mahaki and Motu at the beginning of the week. The first and second creeks were negotiated without mishap, and it was at the third crossing that the trouble occurred. The car was proceeding slowly across the creek when one of the front wheels suddenly sank into a large hole, resulting in the ‘vehicle stopping in midstream. With his boots and socks removed and iris trousers rolled above his knees, the driver waded knee-deep into the cold water in order, to find some way of shifting the car from its unsafe position. Within a few minutes a service car arrived on the scene* and with the aid of a rope the stranded vehicle was towed to the bank. The engine was soon started, and the motorist continued his journey. Speaking today, the motorist said he considered that the hole had been caused through a portion of the shelving rock, which forms, the bed of the stream, having been washed away.

Music, motion pictures, photographs, and broadcasts were discussed with a great deal of enthusiasm at last evening’s meeting of the tournament committees arranging details in connection with the New Zealand ladies’ hockey championships to be held in Gisborne from August 29 to September 7. A spectacular opening was arranged for the first day, the teams to parade in their colors before the grandstand, and it was suggested that the Mayor should be asked to say a few words. It was considered that this would make a fine picture for the photographer, who was to be granted sole rights for the tourr.a ment. It was suggested that a bard should be in attendance at the ipeu'ng, and that the event might be filmed, although the general opinion aipcarea to be that' it was hardly likely that a motion picture camera would Le present. Ft was suggested that the Broadcast Co. should be asked if it wished to issue the results each evening, while die final between section winners night le described over the air, as well a* the North v. South Island match. It vas decided to communicate with Mr. P R. Stevens on the latter point, Mr. Cassin commenting that the local jr.ple had supported the tournament ro well that he did not wish to see any of its benefits or any money that should lie spent here go outside the district.

One would never imagine that there was very much to be made out of the sale of meat pies. A young Wellington man, Richard George Noon, has nevertheless proved that there is more in them than meets the eye, so to speak, for every second restaurant and refreshment place in Melbourne exhibits the sign “Noon’s Pies,’’ and their popularity is only bounded by (lie ability to produce them. It seems that when in Wellington thoro was a pie shop near his home the wares of which used to fascinate the

voung man, who conceived the idea Dint. pies made the right way and of the right, ingredients would command r ready sale. Young Noon became obsessed with the idea of doing things in a big way and decided that Wellington was too small a city for 1 his expanding ideas in the matter of nies, Ro he went to Melbourne, and there commenced business in a humble way, found the road to good pic protection strewn with temporary diffi-

culties, but at last struck the right balance’ His pies began to become popular, he shifted to larger premises, and nou T is established in populous Fitzrov, where his big staff turns out 700 dozen pies per diem, and “Noon’s Pies’’ form one of the standard foods of a great city.

Advice has been received that in the inter-college competitions lona won the drill shield, defeating Woodford House by 81 to 75 points. Tlie Whangarei State primary school has experienced a very distressing week from the point of view of attendances. Out of 516 pupils the following absences have been recorded ; Monday 110, Tuesday 149, Wednesday 394, Thursday 220, Friday 222. The remarkable period of building activity which has recently been experienced in Hastings continued during last month, when no less than 34 building permits, valued at £14,527, were issued, as against 15 permits, valued at £5239, issued in June, 1928. Tlie Waikato River at Hamilton has been particularly dirty in the past fortnight and several complaints have been made concerning the condition of the drinking water. The sediment of pumice has been due to a heavy slip, but the effects of this have practically disappeared. “If 1 had my way, I would make it compulsory for every Australian politician to trace! over tlie world and broaden his views before he sat in Parliament,” declared Mr, Stuart Doyle, managing director of Union Theatres, speaking at a luncheon of the Travel Promotion League in Sydney.

The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Union has appointed a committee to meet representatives of the Hawke’s Bay A. and P. Society and of the Hastings High School Board of Governors in conference, with the object of assisting the High School Board in devising a scheme whefebv wool-classing instruction can be carried out at the school in conjunction with the agricultural course, and to organise classes for farmers and others desirous of receiving such instruction.

An anti-noise by-law is about' to be adopted by the Melbourne City Council. The by-law aims at the suppression of unnecessary street noise, and provides that for any person to sing or harangue, to sound or play upon any musical or noisy instrument, or to make a violent outcry, shall constitute an offence. Wireless sets, gramophones and piano-players are mentioned as instruments which shall not be allowed to create offensive noise calculated to “cause annoyance to any such other person as aforesaid.” The Lower Hutt Borough Council has had another argument on the subject of hoardings. There was a. repetition this week of the “Do not spoil a beauty spot” v. the “Better a decent hoarding than a delapidated fence” discussion that took place at the preceding meeting, and after councillors had again given their views on the subject, the matter was put to the vote- Those in favor of hoardings won, as a result of which permission will be granted to an advertising firm to erect a hoarding facing main street. A suggestion that the Manawatu Gorge \be planted with trees was made by Mr. H. Cottrell, of Napier, when speaking at the Palmerston North Rotary Clu'b luncheon. “Each time I come over (the Manawatu Gorge road I am impressed with tile 'beauty of the gorge,” said Mr. Cottrell. “However, it needs the hand of a scenic artist, and trees could be planted on the hill spurs with advantage. With a little careful handling and planting, the gorge could be made a splendid scenic attraction. One can easily visualise its beauty before it was swept by fire.”

Two Wanganui Council employees had a startling experience at the rubbish tip. They were burning rubbish when two loud explosions occurred in a fire some distance from where they were working. Debris was shot up in all directions, but fortunately neither of the men sustained any injuries. A suburban resident who was working in his garden about a quarter of a mile from the tip heard tlie reports and was amazed to see a gas container whizz through the air and partially bury itself in the ground. It was very jagged in appearance. It is believed that two of these containers were embedded in some rubbish that had been carted to the tip, thus accounting for the two explosions. This incident shows the great danger of putting explosive materials in rubbish tins.

The opinion that the culling of deer in the Mangatihi district should be suspended was expressed by Mr. L. Simnionds at a meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Acclimatisation Society. Mr. Simmonds stated that the numbers of deer in the area had decreased considerably, and station owners had difficulty nowadays in shooting one for dog tucker. Mr. J. N. Lowry stated that shooters who had no right to do so were representing themselves as holding culling licenses issued by the society, and as a result of their activities station owners were subject to a great deal of annoyance. Feeling was very high on the subject in this particular area. The secretary stated that only five culling licenses had actually been issued, and on Mr. Lowry’s motion, it was decided that this number be not increased.

“It seems to me to be high time that the Napier Borough Council brought its by-laws up-to-date. For the past nine years no attempt, has been made to bring them to a standard in accordance with modern motor traffic. It does appear unfair to visiting motorists who are allowed to travel 15 miles an hour in their own cities that in Napier they have to travel at 10 miles an hour. I am not prepared to say that the by-law is reasonable, but in this case there is not sufficient evidence to warrant my saying that it is unreasonable,” declared Mr. \. M. Mowlem, S.M., at the Napier Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when a motorist was charged with two breaches of the by-laws in that he travelled at too great a speed across an intersection and that he travelled at a speed greater than 10 miles an hour within the borough.—Telegraph. “A door bangs. The king, with blanched face, jumps to his feet and, crying to his courtiers to protect him, demands to know what the noise was. Somebody tells him that it was only a door slamming. ‘Oh! I thought it was the thud of an executioner's axe ’ ” Thus did the Rev. J. R. Grave, in his gospel address at the Baptist Church last night, picture the agony and unrest of mind Herod must have suffered subsequent to the execution of John the Baptist at his hands. Speaking on “The Troubled Conscience,” the evangelist said that the conscience never forgets, and when it arouses itself then peace of mind is impossible. He warned against attempting to stifle the memory of wrongdoing, and pointed out that before one could secure peace with God, one must be right and at peace with one’s fellow man. The service was concluded with a solo by Mr. R. Kemp. At the inquest in Rotorua concerning the death of a Maori child, Polly Taitini, 18 months, the child’s mother said she and five other Maoris were walking along the road at Mourea when she was struck by a car, and she fell with the child still on her back. The jury returned the following verdict: “The death of Polly Taitini was caused by a car driven by Clifford Horton Pattie striking the child’s mother, thereby knocking her down, the child, from medical evidence, apparently striking her head on the read, causing concussion, from which the child died three days later. We think the car driver, Pattie, displayed an error of judgment due to want of experience as a driver, in being too close to the lorry and in attempting to pass at the time, there being insufficient room. We recommend, in a similar case where Maori parents persist in removing a child in such a dangerous state, the police lie communicated with before granting permission, so that they may prevent such removal"