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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17346, 25 August 1930, Page 6

A warm tribute to the work of the official accompanist. Mrs. A. W. Macandrew, of Auckland, was paid by the judge of the music sections, Mr. Cyril Towsev, in his comments at the Competitions oil Saturday evening on the operatic solo section fo>< gentlemen. 'i he competitors, he said, did not realise hoW much they owed to Mrs. Macandrcw, who fulfilled her difficult, task wonderfully well, and he'doubled whether there was any other man or woman in New Zealand who could do that work so well. (Applause).

A very pleasant gathering was held a' tlm Tobiga Bay district high school las! week in honor of Mr. Hawthorne, tin acting headmaster, the stall, and the pupils entertaining the parents, beautiful sunny day added greatly I' everyone's enjoyment. I here were loo 1 , ball" and basketball matches fur lie older children and the younger one played musical games. In the between these the visitors walked !, i -,,:ig|i (he classrooms inspecting the work displayed. A bouitiful alternoon fn was served in the school, which was beautifully decorated with spring flowers. For tlie surfacing in concrete of the No. ?, wharf at the Haiti basin, four tenders were received by the Gisborne Harbor Roan!, the tenders being as under: ,1. Webb, £ 17157 firs; ,J. Colley, .€1864; A. E. Kirk. £2167 10s ; F. Goodman, £2058 15s. The works lonimittee recommended the acceptance ol Mr. <T. Webb's tender, the recommendation being accepted. In connection with the work under tender, the engineer. Mr. C. F. Marshall Smith, reported that His estimate, of tin* cost, had been £1995. The prices given were lower in two cases than lie had anticipated, and the hoard should good job done very economically. Though there arc at present more men encamped on tin l route of the GisborncWaikokopu railway line than at any previous period, the activity shown in the Kopua- neighborhood some months ago has now fallen off to a considerable degree, and il would be easy to assume that little progress was being made. The fad is, of course, that the majority of (lie men are working in the valleys hidden from the main road, and along the coastal section, where the line looks out upon the vast extent ot the Racilie. In the Wharekakaho and Tikowhala valleys. battalions of men could be bidden from view, and even the reports of their blasting operations would not reach the ears of passers -hv upon the main highwav.

Notwithstanding the fact that practically all theatres in New Zealand have increased their prices for admission, in view of the increased amusement' tax, the prices for the Regent and Majestic theatres will remain the same, with one exception. To make this possible, the price for the circle at the day sessions at the Regent will he reduced to Is p,|, to which the 3d tax will be added, ami Ihe price for the stalls will remain at 1s Cd. The booking fee eharged up to the present for 1 lie circle at the evening sessions at the Regent will he abolished, and the price, therefore, will remain at 3s. plus 4d tax, and the ,uly alteration will be the addition of the 3d tax to the 2s charged for admission to the stalls. At the Majestic the prices will remain as before: Day sessions. circle Is 9d plus od tax, stalls Is 6d: evening sessions, circle 2s bd plus 4d tax, stalls Is Cd.

The Wairoa junior Rugby footballers, who met Poverty Bay l'«r the junior Barry (.Tip .'it the Oval on Saturday, re turned homo that night.

A campaign is tit present on loot in St. Albans, Christchurch, to raise suiticieut funds for the erection of tepid baths in the district About T2SCO will be required.

Seven new cases of infectious disease were notified from the Last Cape health district for the week emlid at noon today. These comprised four ot tuber-, cuiosis, two of diphtheria, and one of pneumonia.

Mu.de. week in New Plymouth closed on Saturday night. As a movement to revive interest in good music, it v. as an outstanding success, as every night for a week the “houses” were crowded. There will be a profit ot £IOO.

Last Saturdav at the Gisborne Chess Club in the tournament Cleave. Seddon, and Ritchie beat Tiiodey, Jensen, and Somervell respectively. On the ladder ihjtehio lost to Weatherly, and the latter was beaten by Venning. Ritchie is now challenged hv Thompson. Ihe telegraphic chess match with Hamilton will hr played on September 6 and Id. Scott’s famous ship. Discovery, which was used on the recent Mawson Expedition, is by no means a fast vessel in the winds that are experienced in the "i oaring forties,” according to Mr. R. 0. Simmers, of the Mawson Expedition, who gave an address before the Wellington Philosophical Society. With wind and steam, said Mr. Simmers, the vessel reached a speed of nine knots "With steam only,” he said, “the speed is alxnit five knots, and when there's any wind, perhaps minus one or two knots—and you’re lucky you’re not going backward faster.”

An illustration of how a little scientific knowledge can be used to baffle those who possess even less was given by Professor L. R. Worley when lecturing under the auspices of the Auckland Institute. Taking two empty glass containers, he placed a drop of ammonia in one and a drop of hydrochloric acid in the other, then placed them together mouth to mouth. Dense white hones immediately began to form ami filled the vessels. Tim professor said that this was the basis of it trick which used to be popular with conjurers. A man at the bade of the hall would be told that if lie smoked a cigar the conjurer would catch the smoke on the stage. The fumes generated inside the glasses would pass as smoke.

An .appeal to the generosity of the Gisborne Harbor Board was made to-day by the Gisborne Borough Council, with tile object of securing a remission of part of the charges on shipments of gravel from Napier, and sand lrom Waikokopu, required for work in the borough. The letter pointed out that the material was expensive enough without the addition of the harbor improvement rate. The chairman, Mr. J. Tomhleson, stated that the matter had been investigated, and it had been found that the board had no power to make any concession of the nature asked, as this would not he in accordance with the provisions of the Harbors Act. The hoard could not differentiate between its customers. The secretary was directed to reply accordingly.

Gntler the unusual circumstances of having two blades on one ot her twin propellers and four blades on the other one. the steamer Cambridge steamed safely from New Zealand to England, where she ’arrived a few days ago, remarks the Otago Times. Before the ship left hero theorists speculated on the relation of one propeller to the other in regard to ’bnlairjo, ( and whether the steering would he affected. The vessel lost a. propeller blade on the. run from Panama to Auckland, and when the ship was docked at Port Chalmers it was found that the boss had been damaged and a new blade could not be fitted. Instead of making a new boss mother blade was removed, leaving only two blades instead of the original four. When the vessel left she lmd a two-bladed proueller on one side and a fonv-hladed proidler on tin' 'otlmr side. It is not exocelot! that she will lie allowed to leave England in that state.

rile need for more patronage of the Fast Const railway was stressed, on 1 lie motion of the Mayor, Mr. P>. 0. Robbins, at a special mooting of the rnnranga Chamber of Commerce. The following motion, for transmission to the. Minister of Railways, was carried: “This chamber regrets to learn that this section of the least Coast Mam Trunk railway is being run at a loss. We would point out that, this is comparatively a small section of the Main Trunk line, and such sections very s'eldom, it ever, pay at their early stages. Wo feel sure it will pay much better when the railway is extended eastward. This extension has been promised and we feel confident that the work will be put in hand at a. fairly early date.” The meeting pledged itself to use its influence to get business people and settlers to be more loyal to their railway and to urge the Government to open np Duets of idle lands for settlement at an early date.

Speaking to a railway deputation from Cantedi.ury, the Hon. W. A. Veitch, Minister df the Railways, said that, the accumulated losses of the Railway Department amounted to about £2,000,CCO. Altogether the finances were in a most unhealthy condition. Concession after concession had been granted, bin the day had now cornu when it was imperative to call a halt. Something had to he done to strengthen the finances of the department, otherwise a greater burden would fall on the general taxpayer. It had been a pleasing feature of his experience, the Minister said, I hat although very strong representations had been mu do to him not to close down certain branch lines, the settlors themselves realised and appreciated the problem facing the Government. In many eases the residents of the districts concerned had formed themselves into a vigilance committee with the idea of securiiKi sufficient business to enable their own particular line to be continued. By that method there was everything to gain.—-Dominion.

A disturbance in Gladstone road on Saturday evening had its sequel in the Poire (.'mud this morning when Dick Mataira. alias Matenga Tiikaroahe. a'las "ataira Matenga, 32. pleaded iiuilfy lie fore Mr. P. 11. Harper. S.M., to a charge of wilt'illy damaging a [date da- " window valued at £f>, flu* property of Hal lens! ein Bros Senior-Sergeant Wa t '\ nlained tha! Ihe accused had I ecu .hiving football on Saturday, and a f tcr ‘hi’ match I i consumed more lienor than vend for him. Passing a'omj the street later, he apparently had an argnnrmt, with a eoni'uimon. f<>" be '■noc'-eO Ym down, and then, picking him up.

ving Ihe man round in swh a wiv I ha * I’d smashed I lie v indow. Th ’ iceused bad been lief ire the ■ uiin't on a 'Viiiber of occasions r>r<’vio , ’ = , v. but Ip- 1 oof, been in trouble since PI?.?, and was all right when he keot so’’er. He had aureod to make eood the dninage. To the magistrate the accused explained that his companion had been vrrv drmi' - . it was while he was trviny to lead •long the street tint the neehlent ooiurred. His ('ompanirm had agreed to oav half the damage. The magistrate >da d that D'„ ne 'used had eem nitled a, very foolish act, hut he would bike into consideration the fact that he had no* been in trouble for two years, and that be would have to pay the dnnnee. Mataira was convicted and ordered to make restitution, one month being allowed for the payment of the £6.