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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17081, 14 October 1929, Page 6

Yesterday afternoon an enjoyable con cert was given by the Gisborne City Band at the Trafalgar rotunda, the music being listened to with appreciation by a good audience.. The programme included the march, "Wellington"'; hymn, "Judge Me, () Cod"; selection.

"Belle of New York" ; cornet solo, Mr. 11. .Murphy, "Lost, Chord"; fantasia, "Ding Bong Bell"; intormez/.0, "A Russian Village": march, "Elephant'; "God Save the King." Charged with leaving his car stationary in Gladstone road other than at the extreme left-hand edge of the road, a motorist, Harold Beauchamp Low, appeared before Mr. P. H. Harper, S.M., m the Police Court this morning. SeniorSergeant Wade explained that defendant left his ear ft. from the kerbing. Uemarking that the case had evidently been brought as a warning, the magistrate convicted and discharged the defendant.

Judging from the amount of work done at the Childers road reserve during the week-end, the Gisborne Amateur Athle tic and Harrier Club is making every endeavor to retain its reputation in this respect. There was a 'big improvement shown in the appearance of the track after some 20 members of the executive and competitors had completed their toil, and the enthusiasm displayed by all hands gave a certain degree of encourage meat to the prospects for the opening sports meetings. The work consisted °' surveying, measuring and mowing the 440yds circular track, while the adjoining'grounds were put into order for final preparation. Those who rely on their knowledge of the wool market to add to their incomes do not always come out on top, remarks the Napier Telegraph. This year, with the fall in the values from sale to sale, at least some of the speculators have lost money on deals they have made. The case, is quoted of one man who bought woo! at the January Napier sale, and re-sold it in London in July after holding it for an improvement in values. The anticipated rise in the market did not come, however, and the price he received' in London was from id to -J,d lower than what he paid in Napier, while lie also had to bear the cost of transport and re-sale Much interest attaches to the prospect of a visit to Gisborne of the new president of the Auckland Automobile Asso ciation, Mr. A. Grayson, who will be present at the annual meeting of the Gisborne branch of the association, to ho held to-morrow evening. Toe Auckland president and Mr. It. E. Chauiptaloup, servfee officer of the. association, were in the Wairoa district to-day, and proposed to signpost the Wairoa-Wai-karemoana road before coming on to Gisborne to-morrow. The officers of the Association should be able to afford much interesting information to locai motorists, and it is expected that the meeting to-morrow evening will be an unusually large one.

One of the effects of the advancement, of the official time yesterday was the temporary derangement of the town clock's chiming. All through the day the chimes were half-an-liour behind the dial indication of the time, and while the detail escaped the notice of many people in town, it was forced upon the attention of those residents who, seeking to keep appointments on time, trusted the chimes. There was Ihe usual number of trifling incidents occasioned by the rorgctfulncss of some householders, during the day, but by this morning the adjustment had become almost complete, and very few businesses sull'cred inconvenience through the change-over to summertime.

News of the recent earthquake in New Zealand reached Mr M. Marks when ho was in Brisbane. Mr. Marks, who has returned to Wellington,-said that he had been able to assure the public of Queensland through the press that the area most seriously affected was one of the most sparsely settled in the Dominion, and that the disturbance should not deter anyone from visiting New Zealand. The knowledgo that there had been a big shake here made him all the more observant during his stay in Japan, where he found that Yokohama and Tokio had been practically re-built in reinforced concrete on a scalo that would do credit to any city in the world, and from all accounts it would take an exceptional earthquake to cause as much havoc, in those cities as (he last one did.

The circumstances in which the Health Department in New Zealand was created were the subject of an amusing anecdote by Rotarian R. W. I). Robertson at the hist weekly luncheon of the New Plymouth Rotary Club («ays a Taranaki paper), when he was moving a resolution of thanks to Dr. R. J. Mccredy, the speaker of the day. The Health Department was founded as a result of the discovery by Dr. Gilruth of the first plague rat.in Auckland, said Mr. Robertson. Mr. Soddon was Prime Minister at the time, and he became much alarmed at the discovery of the rat. "You will get your Hcaleth Department," he said to Dr. Gilruth, who had been agitating for thi! establishment- of this depart•mont, and thereupon the Prime Minister departed hastily for Roforua. "I think that even if Dr. Gilruth had not found a plague rat, ho would have manufactured one," added Mr. Robertson,

Cracksmen broke open the Temple roilwav station. Sydney, and stole .1125 in cash.

"I am firmly convinced that this town owes its popularity to the Wednesday half-holiday and the retention of .Saturday as a shopping day," commented Mr. M. H. Oram, the chairman of the Palmerston North Chamber of Commerce. Senator Guthrie, of Melbourne, telegraphing from Killaker, Western Australia, states that Pilot Pratt and Mr. .lames Guthrie, who crashed in the EastWest air race, are both comfortable in hospital, where, they will be for another month. They talk of Hying back home. Four cyclists who were caught riding their machines after dark without lights appeared before Mr. i\ H. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court this morning, and were each lined 10s. The defendants welfe Joseph Shields, Ralph deLatour, Adam Francis, and Paul Bock.

Arrested in Christ-church, James Douglas Park appeared before Mr. P. 11. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court this morning charged with failing to maintain his wife. The maintenance officer, Mr. Charles Fogden, appeared for the complainant, and on his application the defendant was remanded until Wednesday.

The Poverty Bay Golf Club's 1920 season will be brought .to a close on Saturday next, when a mixed Canadian foursome medal match will be played. As on previous occasions, this competition should create a good deal of interest among members, and will provide a fitting conclusion to one of the most successful seasons in the history of the club. Ministers attending the Baptist Union Assembly in Auckland were addressed on Saturday morning by the Rev. Thomas Weston on the subject, "The 'Minister's Aim." A visit, was paid in the afternoon to the Manurewa Children's Home and in the evening the Tabernacle choir gave a musical festival. A united Bible class rally was held yesterday afternoon and the visiting ministers preached yesterday in the city and suburban churches.

Three contracts at present in hand in the business area of the Square, Palmerston North, or immediately adjacent are estimated to have a building value of £-55,600. .Work on one of these promises at. a cost of £25.0C0. has reached an advanced stage, but in the other two instances it, is just beginning. All the structures are of concrete design and will greatly enhance the appearance ol the town.

As the outcome of the recent stranding of the steamer Ngatoro in the Inner Harbor, the harbormaster, Captain IT. White Parsons, informed the Napier Harbor Board this week that for vessels of that type there was at present very little room to spare, and be requested that sufficient dredging be carried out to enable the berth to Ce navigated with safety. The board authorised the earn ing out of the dredging.

)K One of the Lyell families who left that ' mountain hamlet on the occasion of the earthquake in June,, Mr. and Mrs. C. Mangos and children, returned to Lyell last week. Mis. Mangos and family have, been residing at Greymouth since the earthquake, and they had to journey some three miles on foot to reach their home, an arduous task for little children. They propose to continue their residence at Lyell.

The great whaling; factory ship Kosmos and her chasers, which arrived in New Zealand recently, are wholly products of British shipyards. The* latter are part, of a, fleet of 35 chasers, built this year by one firm at Middlesborongh. The Kosmos is under the command of Captain Hans Andersen. If she meets with the success anticipated she should return to Wellington some time in March with about £SCO.OCO worth of whale oil aboard.

While preparing a meal at her home at Opouriao one day recently a resident received a very severe electric shock, reports the Whakatane Press. Hie ladv was holding an electric kettle in one hand and attempting to lift a frying pan from an electric ring with the other hand when she got so severe a shock that she was unable to let go either utensils for a few moments. Although she was not incapacitated by the shock she felt the effects for several' days afterwards. The fault was found to be a loose connection in the wiring of the kettle

The Gisborne City Band, accompanied by a party of local artists, will journey to Wairoa next Sunday in order to give two concerts, one of the rotunda in the afternoon and the other in the theatre in the evening. Items will be contributed by the Wairoa Band during the afternoon entertainment, while the evening programme will be supplied by the visitors. The party of performers will include Mesdames Phil. Barry and Dyer, Misses Bradfield and R. Sexton, Messrs. W. Lighten and Bignell, and Master Lyer.

Is this Napier?" asked a woman as she descended from a service car in Wanganui the other day. "No, it is Wanganui," replied the driver. The woman was journeying to the Hawke's Bay town, but, bv some chance, instead of joining the car at Palmersten for that destination, she got into the Wanganui car and made the trip blissfully unconscious of her mistake. She was not a whit disc-oncerted when she discovered where she was, ihit decided to stav a day or two in Wanganui, being one of those fortunate persons to whom time and money is a matter of little concern.

Four transformers, each weighing 25 tons, were brought to Auckland from England by the steamer Piako, which is now discharging at the Central Wharf, Auckland. The transformers are for the Auckland Electric-Power Board and are to reinforce the equipment at Otahuhti £?«!£ th( l ' )o ' vcr is ste l'P«d down from W.OOO volts to 11.0 TO volts for the reticulation of the southern area of the board's district.. The, Auckland Harbor beard s floating crane was used to lift the transformers from the Piako's hold to he Quay -Street breastwork and they will bo moved to Otahuiro bv road on special conveyors.

With pelts valued at millions of dollars on sale arid buyers flocking, from all parts of the world to select costly furs vvith critical discrimination. Seattle in 'he United States, i s one of the leading fur trading centres of the globe, accordmg to statements made to a Manawatu Standard reporter bv Mr. H. Blandford ,-vlio returned to Palmerston North, after i three months' buying and inspection tbur thromdiont Canada, the United States and England. With the selection and purehnse of furs the sole -oibiect of his mission, Mr. Blandford proceeded te Canada and visited the fur-trapping district in British Columbia, meeting the trappers at Revelstoke in the musk-rat country.

An examination of the sketch plans of the new St. Paul's Presbyterian Church in Napier, states the Telegraph, shows that the new building conforms generally to the type of that which was destroyed by fire some months ago, except that it is in brick instead of wood, and the interior follows the latest principles of modern architecture. As has been stated, the cost of the building is the be in the vicinity of £12,000. but this does not include the cost of the organ, which is to be a further £3OOO, bring the total up to £15,000.

Some idea of the work done by the Palmerston North Returned Soldiers' Association towards relieving unemployment in the town during the winter months is given in the report to be presented at the annual meeting of the association. With subsidies granted the association has been the means of having distributed amongst unemployed exservice men upwards of £950 in wages. This year up to date £3OO has been paid to the Borough Council for relief of unemployment amongst ex-soldiers, and in all £393 18s Id lias been expended amongst various: public bodies for this purpose.

One of those who welcomed the delegates to the Baptist Conference in Auckland was the Rev. Evan R. Harries, a Presbyterian minister. The Baptist church, he said, was not a schism, but a part of the Church Universal, and he had not been able to discover any difference between the Baptist God and the Presbyterian God. "We must conquer sectarianism," he declared, "and cooperate in fighting the materialism Which is the spirit of the age. You are the navy and we are the armv. as one w* wag remarked, but the fight is the same. T The name 'Baptist' does not do you full credit, for you preach as well as baptise Many members of our congregations thmk the same as you do on the subiect, of fcaptism, and I myself will welcome the day when baptism shall become an optional question in the Presbyterian Church.

San Francisco went wild with excitement over the visit of the Graf Zeppelin on its way round the world from Japan, declared Mrs. Orchiston, of Whakatane, who has just returned from a visit to America. In through the-far-famed Golden Gate came the silver mrraele, the huge German dirigible, ending the greatest over-water flight of 6000 miles in 68 hours in tho history of aviation,' finishing a flight that, a few short years ago would have been looked upon as sheer madness. Every sirea shrieked, and every bell was ringing. For 40 minutes the, airship swung or,, sailed majestically over the city. AVc on Twin Peaks got a glorious view of it especially coming back when as it seemed she swung down to just above us. More than 50 aeroplanes soared around her looking like dragon flies in comparison to this mighty leviathan of the air.—Press.

The time-honored method of the cot-ton-wool sandwich for removing a fish bone stuck in the throat was used with success in a Napier home a few nights ago. The lady of the. house had the misfortune to have a bone stick in her throat, and all efforts to remove it, even the old dodge of eating a' hard crust, were unavailing. The lady was in much physical and mental pain, when relief came in the form of a neighbor who had been treated for the same thing in the Sydney Hospital. He explained that he was made to eat a sandwich of cotton wool between two slices of bread. This method was tried on the lady in this case, with instant relief.

After having undergone repairs, the second of the two guns flanking the Ballance Statue in Moutoa Gardens has been put back into position, savs the Wanganui Chronicle. A very interesting history is wrapped up in this old gun. It was landed from H.M.S. Hazard in the North Auckland in the 'forties, and is probably the first rifled field gun ever used. It was used at the Ruapekepeke siege and at the attack on the Ohaeawae Pa. Reference to the latter fact is made by Judge Manning, author of "Old New Zealand." The gun remained in the Bay of Islands district? until the end of the war in that locality. It was then sent to Wanganui, and "was part of the defence of the stockade. It was deemed so important that a sentry was always guarding it night and day." Later it was used in almost every engagement, on the West Coast between Raleigh (Waitara) and Waitara. Throughout its career the gun did not do much harm. Tt is recorded that on one occasion a Maori woman, carrying a baby, was killed by it, but the infant escaped.

Mr R. J. Thayer, of Napier, is an assiduous collector of used stamps, which he sends every year to Dr. Barnardo's Home, where they are sold by the home authorities, and the proceeds used in the cause of the orphan children there. Mr Thayer recently despatched a consignment of 71,700 stamps., which brings his total for the past 22 years of collection to 3,500,875. An immense amount of time and trouble is involved in collecting and sorting the stamps, and Mr Thayer has received a special letter from the home authorities warmly thanking him for his labor of love over such a long period of years. Mr Thayer holds the record for the contribution of used stamps to the home.

A flagpole 25ft. in height, with the Australian ensign flying day and night, has been erected over the grave of the late Flight-lieutenant Keith Anderson in Sydney. The grave, which is on the beautiful Georges Heights, the gateway to Sydney harbor, is on a site that affords an unsurpassed view of Sydney. This unusual and beautiful tribute has been erected until "the memorial from the people of Australia" is placed there to his gallant memory (even then the flag will still be flown). Keith Anderson's grave, which is still visited by hundreds weekly, is constantly replenished with beautiful flowers. Thus the people of Australia pay homage to one whose unselfish and heroic deed is recognised as one of the saddest happenings in the history of Australian aviation.

"National Park is one of the most beautiful places I have seen," said a man with a wide knowledge of the United States, who has motored extensively through both islands of New Zealand, to the Taranaki News, "but it is a great pfty that they have made the chateau just what the Americans are used to in their own country. They come away to see something new, and it would have been quite possible to have included all modern comforts in a more rustic and original type of building. It would have been infinitely more picturesque, and, after all, what they are after is something new, something they cannot see in the United States."

"I was one of those who worked be- The visitor, who has clone some 30,000 tween the four posts of misery in con- miles awheel here, says that he would nection witfj the woollen industry/' < rather travel the New Zealand country said Mr. J. W. McEwan, in reply to I roads than those of any other country a toast at the manufacturers' gathering jho has been to. Australian country at Wellington as the Harbor Board re- j roads are not so good. Tasmanian are preservative. He was referring to the j good but fewer. England has the finest old looms which were in use when lie j country roads of all, "but that is qrtite was a young man, and which had since; natural, because the towns and villages gone out of date. He used to start at! almost overlap. _lt is quite true to say 6 o'clock in the morning and worked j that England will have the largest city a 56-hour week. Thev worked on piece- iin the world, because it will soon be all work, and some of the old men who had j one city." Some of the most pleasant come from England used to get beriind [ riding roads he found here (without any at the beginning of the week and would j reference to maintenance) were the frework until 9 and 10 o'clock on the Fri-i quently graded gravel roads, which were tlav night to make up their wages. The i freer of bumps than some of the bituindustry developed so fast that they j men. The twistiness of some of the : were thrown out of work by the uitro- J more hilly roads, with sharp hairpi* duction of machinery, through which i bends, he found trying on the longer girls could turn out as much work in ' trips. "They made my arms sore," a day as they did in * jwis, • .]&• Wipplw*^.