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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17174, 3 February 1930, Page 6

yesterday afternoon the Gisborne Sal ration Army Band rendered a pro gYamme of music at Waikanae beach, the selections being greatly appreciated. Through falling from the top of a house which is being built at Hikurangi, Mr. Donald Finlayson, 21, of Whakapnau, a carpenter, suffered severe injuries. These include a fracture, of the skull.

During the past six weeks 72 vessel; have worked the port of Gisborne, the net tonnage being 53,849. Fine weathei and smooth seas have been experienced lor the, greater part of the period, stated the. acting-harbormaster, Captah J. W. H. Holmes, in his report to the Harbor Board to-day. Mr. William-Lewin, of Ruatangata, is experiencing a run of ill-fortune, remarks a Whangarei , correspondent. Some months ago a leg was broken by a kick from a horse. Now he is hack in hospital with a fractured right wrist. He was working on a farm, and slipped over, putting out his hand to break the fall.

"I cannot understand why vegetables in New Zealand are so high in price," an English visitor, Mr. E. H. Blakesley, said to a Southland Times reporter. "They are extremely good, but they cost almost three times as much here as in England. Moreover, from what I have seen of the Dominion, there certainly appears ample space for market gardens."

The work of widening and improving the grade and surface of the road between Opotiki and Oponac is now in full swing. The number of men employed is TSO, many are relief workers, who arc in camp on the roadside with their families. A considerable number of the roadmen are Maoris, some of whom have large families in camp with them.—Opotiki Guardian. The average ibutterfat production from 1674 cows tested in January by the Wairoa County Herd Testing Association, was 31.031b5., Messrs. Shaw Bros.' herd of 37 cows and Mr. Tohi Taitu's lor six cows each averaged 40.831b5.. with Mr. H. V. Watt's third with an average of 40.031h5. The lowest herd averaged 24.121 lis. The highest cow was owned by Messrs. .Shaw Bros, and produced 721b5., whilst the lowest gave •mis.

"I have recently inspected the Alder ton group settlement at Keri Keri, Bay of Islands," says Mr. W. E. Barnard, M.P., in a message to the Napier Telegraph from Helensville, "and found astonishing growth of passion fruit, oranges and lemons. A Chinese tung oil plant is also doing well. I am convinced," concludes Mr. Barnard, "that vigorous land settlement promises the best way out of unemployment troubles." Lake Rotomahana has risen Bft in the last five years, according to the chief drainage engineer of the Lands Department, Mr. G. MacMorran, of Auckland. '"Hie lowest saddle between the two lakes, 1133 ft. above sea-level, is 30ft. above the present level of Rotomahana, and the width of the solid ground above the level of Lake Rotomahana at that point is about 11 chains. An inspection of the locality is to Jbe made at the end of February.

Competing in the polo vault event at the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay sub-cen-tre championships at the reserve on Saturday afternoon, R. Amundsen, ot Napier, narrowly escaped serious injury. Failing to clear the cross-bar, ho fell' on to the obsacle, breaking it, and splitting the pole al so - $ 0Y ~ tunale'v He fell clear of the broken pieces of pole, one of which assiimed a perpendicular angle in the soft earth ol the jumping pit. The contest was held up till another pole and cross-bar were procured. Beforo wo arrived at Yokohama, said Dr. Marshall, at the teachers' summer school, at New Plymouth, "wo had'a beautiful view of Fujiyama, a mountain which is considered by some people to rival in beauty, symmetry and distinction that mountain which wo gaze upon, through the clouds, in New Plymouth. Personally, I think Mount Kgmont is more beautiful than Fujiyama. Fujiyama has not the magnificent sweep from the sea, level that Mount Egmont has, but starts from elevated ground. Its slopes end almost as abruptly as those of Ngauruhoo." "Slight shoaling has'taken place ii> several places," reported the acting liar bormaster, Captain «). W. 11. Holmes in his report to to-day's meeting of the Gisborne Harbor Board on the state ot the port facilities. "I would suggest that the Korua deepen the narrows, where the minimum draft has been reduced to 7ft.9in with zero on the guuge, before leaving foi Ancklnd. Vessels ot the Waipahi class require sufficient water under them to manoeuvre freely in. a congested space." The deepeuin of the "narrows" referred to by Capt. Holmes was also the subject of a recommendation from the resident engineer, dealt with by the board in connection with the engineer's report. Disappointment, was expressed by spectators at the non-appearance of Miss Mavis Lean, champion lady sprinter of Hawke's Bay. in the final of Hie 100yds ladies' championship at the Hawke's RayrPoyetly Bay sub-centre meeting at the Reserve on Saturday afternoon. Miss Lean, who finished second in the first heat, ruptured a muscle in her thigh, and it is thought that "•" injury will keep ber off the track for the remainder of the season. Supporters of the Napier girl anticipated streoss for her awinst M'rs Novum Wi'"on, e v Zealand lady sprint champion, on Saturday, but on form it Wis considered line (bit Miss Lean would be no match f <>r Miss Wilson, who equalled the New Zealand record, 11 3-ssec, in her heat of the 100yds ladies' handicap.

The sailor lost overboard from the terry steamer Makora at Auckland on Friday night was Sylvartus John Pengel ly, leading stoker of HM..S. Laburnum. No trace of him' has yet been tound.

Advice has been received by the Publicity Department from its agent in Johannesburg, South Africa, that a scyes of New Zealand films which was forwarded by the Department for exhibition on' South African circuits proved extremely popular.

The body of Karl Richardson, a Government electric .linesman, of Christchurch, who was drowned in the Waitaki River while wading out to the central tower of tho transmission line on January 24, was found on the beach near Glenavy on Saturday morning and formally identified at the inquest which, later, was adjourned. Hardwood is being grown as shelter trees in the North Auckland district, and some only three years "old had attained a height of 12ft. The Hon. E. A. Ransom stated there is a great future as these trees could be sold to the Government for electric, light poles in connection with tho development of hydroelectricity in tho Dominion.

Wet weather in the growing seasor. has deprived tomato-growers of much ot their crop and. it is stated that this has been the worst season for 10 yeans oi so. writes a Christohureh correspondent. Crops have been partially drowned out through heavy rain in the valleys of the Cashmere Hills, the loss in some case? amounting to nearly half the total crop. Among the passengers to San Francisco by the Makura this week was a party of scientists from Santa Barbara, California, who have been collecting specimens of reptiles in the East, for the Field Museum, Chicago They picked up in Wellington several stuffed specimens of the tuatara lizard, which they obtained in New Zealand on their way to the East.

A miraculous escape was experienced by Mr. R.' Higginson, carpenter, of Hamilton, the owner and driver of a four-seater car which crashed into a mixed train from Rotorua at the Victoria street level crossing. Mr. Higginson jumped out before the crash and sustained only a cut finger. The car was earned several yards into the cattle stops and .was badly wrecked.

"Sharks from Australian waters are coming over to the New Zealand coast," said Mr. A. Taylor, a New Plymouth resident, when describing the capture of a grey nurse shark from a launch 1 off Moturoa. Tho shark weighed between 6COlb and 7001 b, measured 9ft., and lias teeth protruding from its jaws about three-quarters of an inch long. There have been several of these sharks about lately," said Mr. Taylor. The need for creating in New Zealand the "forest sense" was stressed during a discussion at New Plymouth on the appointment of a member of the committee to the Egmont National Park Board. In the past tho New Zca lnndor lias been so bent on tho destruction of tho forest, with the object of bringing the land into cultivation, that the forest sense had been forgotten, one member said. After a visit to Europe and other parts one could appreciate what a great asset forests-are. At a meeting' of the Harbors Association at Wellington this week consideration was given to the question oi harbors legislation, no harbor bill having been introduced for some years. The Minister of Marine has promised tho association that a bill dealing with approved conference resolutions would be introduced during the coming session. Some comment was made on the fact that the general consolidated harbors regulations had not yet been for. ■varded to the board.—Post.

la the early hours of the morning of January 19, William Charles Lidgelt,- 30, walked into the Ohristehurch police station, and announced that he uad committed four offences, involving theft, lie appeared in the. Magistrate s Court, before Mr. L\ D. Mosley, S.M., and pleaded guilty to two charges ot theft, and also two charges of breaking and entering and theft. Sentence was suspended on the two former charges, and accused was committed to the Supremo Court for sentence on Che two latter charges.

"In a general way I have come to the conclusion that the Empire will have to concentrate on an Imperial preference policy," was the observation made by Mr. R. \V. Dean, a Syduey merchant, on his arrival at Auckland. "The trouble is," said Mr. Dean, "that America is shutting us out from her markets by using high tariffs, while Great Britain is permitting this to go on. I made it my business while in England to look 'round and see other lines on the market. It was obvious with respect to canned goods that America had all the running, and there was very little stuff from Australia and New Zealand. A surprising fact is that despite tbo army of unemployed in the Homeland, a great dcaL-of raw materials are sent to Germany for manufacture, and Britons are buying back the finished product. I could not help gaining the impression that Americans and Germans are working harder and for longer hours than British people, and that, I suppose', is another reason why they are competing so well with us. '—Star.

Two types of school desk were submitted for the approval of the Wellington,. Education Board this week. One, made almost entirely of wood, was supplied by tho Education Department. The other had iron legs, a hinged top which lifts up, and tho seats also have iron hinges. It was said that dirt accumulated under the wooden legs, and the top of the departmental desk,was not hinged. On tho other hand, it was contended that the noiso caused by the dropping of the lid and moving the seats up and down would be considerable, and would have a disturbing effect on discipline. "Some of tho pupils," said Senior' Inspector Dr. J. Mcllraith, "would enjoy letting the tops drop." It. was decided to ask tho opinion of headmasters on the matter. A suggestion to allow school committees to have a say received a quiet smilo of disapproval. The wooden one cost £2, the iron-framed ono £2 7s. The board makes most of its own desks, and as tho wooden one can bo made for £2, this is the maximum which tho Department will contribute towards' the cost.

A close study is being made by the Chinese Government of the status of Chinese people overseas, and New Zealand, of course', is receiving its share or attention. It is one result of the National movement which began in China in 1924. Three-quarters of a century ago China had ber doors barred and bolted against foreigners, then they were prised open a little, Vrhen a few treaty . ports were defined along tho coast", and now they have been practically thrown wide open. Possibly with the object of .securing something (tn trot urn for her change of attitude, China is to-day looking for better conditions for her own people in other countries. Many countries have dealt with Chinese immigration on a purely domestic basis, without the conclusion of definite treaties and agreements, said Mr. F. T. Sung,' ConsulGeneral for the Republic of China in Australia, during a reception in Auckland. With the new policy of seeking equality in all matters, the Chinese Government expected to secure concessions in the direction of more favorable treatment of Chinese overseas.— Star.

A motor car in which Mr. Herring, of Auckland, was driving with his- wife to Rotorua, went over an embankment on the Waikato River, near the Horahora turn off, and after falling about 10ft. was held up by trees. Mr. Herring was not injured, but his wife was severely cut on her head and legs. With the Arapuni hydro-electric works now in their advanced stage of completion it is only natural that they should become one of the principal attractions of the province for tourists. During the last year Arapuni's fame has gone abroad, and despite unfavorable weather conditions this summer a record number of visitors has been attracted.

Recently a korora, or small blue penguin, was found dying on the beach at St. Helier's Bay, Auckland. Its breast, instead of being partly white in color, was stained brown, and upon examination being made it was found that the stain was due to oil. On the English the menace of floating oil to sea birds became so serious that steps had to be. taken to prevent vessels discharging oil when in coastal waters.

Intense cold and the loneliness of being lost on Mount Egmont for several Hours was the experience of Mr. Joseph Shaw, a young inembei of a theatrical company "which is touring Taranaki. Missing the track down Fantham's Peak he wandered into the Kapuni Gorge, which is a death trap at night. Searchers from Dawson's Falls found the young man there and helped him to the hostel

A W r aipukurau resideriY had the misfortune recently while sea-bathing, to lose his teeth in the sea. A rake (states an exchange) was secured in tho hope:of recovering the teeth. While engaged in the task a shark was observed, and without hesitation the Waipukurau settler plunged the rake prongs into the shark's head. So effective was the stroke that the shark was dragged up to the beach, despite a great struggle on its part. The shark was sft 6in long.

When a report on Tongariro National Park came before the board of.the New Zealand Institute at Wellington, Dr. Cockayne said ha would like to point out that Tongariro was not the only National Park in New Zealand, 1 for there were Egmont, Waimakariri, and other smaller ones, and upon the controlling bodies of some of these he thought the institute should be represented. He suggested that the Government be approached to that end. . / • '

Scholars who gained their free place certificates at. the December examinations are . enrolling at the Seddon Memorial College, Auckland, at such a rate that the authorities are in a quandary to know how to accommodate them all. An effort will ba made to attend to the scholastic requirements of everybody, but- it is possible that the procedure adopted last year *Of diverting pupils to other secondary departments in the city will have to be again followed.

An invention that seems certain te produce a revolution in the gramophone, world has now reached final. shape . in the hands of a group of Christchurch investigators. Their aim has been to eliminate wear on gramophone records and to give better reproductions. They .claim to have achieved it; and not only will this .device prolong to an incalculable length the life of the records played on it, but it will also play and produce good music from records so worn and damaged as to be useless on the .conventional type of gramophone.

"Ota. my first visit to what has been known as the gumfields areas, I must say I have been intensely interested—particularly as a southerner," said the Hon. W. B. Taverner, Minister of Railways, on his return to Auckland from the Far North. "That there is a future before that country there is no doubt, and the land up through the Manganiuka and Victoria Valley, as well as in and around Kaitaia particularly impressed me. The country in the areas mentioned is the best in the North."

A cave has been discovered o*n the banks of the Waikato, below the Aratiatia rapids. The native *rho accidently found it by aid of his dog, explored it, and discovered remains of ketes of better design than the Maoris make now. There were some markings . on the walls, which he could not make out. It is proposed to keep the locality secret until the visit of Mr. Henry Hill, of Napier, who knows every acre of the district from a geological point of' view. The native did not disturb the floor, which % may possibly yield some remains of interest.

An Auckland bank manager has secured possession .of a clock made in England in 1640, and for the past few mornings has been waking up to the bell-like ring of the chimes (states the Star). The clock was unearthed about 70 years ago in an old farmhouse in the suburbs of Birmingham, and was brought out to New Zealand 25 years ago. It was set going again last month by an Auckland jeweller, after having been silent for three-quarters of - a century. Originally the clock had only one hand. The dial is divided into 48, instead of the 60-minuto divisions of the'ordinary clock. It x has a heavy chain and weight drive.