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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17454, 31 December 1930, Page 6

The Herald will not he published tomorrow, New Year’s Day.

In accordance with its usual custom the Rotary Club distributed at Christmas the proceeds of its Sunshine Box collections, enabling parcels Of food and clothing to he sent to homes where help was known to be needed. The annual collection conducted on Christmas Eve by r the (look County Women’s’Guild in aid of the Children’s Creche funds resulted in a satisfactory sum being realised. The street, collection produced fid 11s, and a further £f> was received by trciy of private donations.

The sum of £132 lias been raised bv the carolling parties in connection with the Salvation Army. The amount, which is a little better than last year, compares favorably with the results obtained in recent years. Tho band is grateful to the residents of the district for the generous support extended to them during the festive season. The main event yesterday at the Scout camp on the bank of the Waimata River near Longbush was a flag fight between the St. Oswald’s and Mangapapa troops, the object being for one troop to defend its own flag and at the same time to capture the flag of the other. After a keenly fought battle, St. Oswald s troop took their opponents’ flag, but on then return they were pounced upon from the rear by the boys of the. Mangapapa troop, who had made a long detour to effect the ambush. Mangapapa succeeded in retrieving their own flag, and narrowly missed capturing that of the other troop, which was declared the winner by a very small margin of points, lomorrow a sports gathering will he staged at the camp, and the scouts will also demonstrate some of their work.

Farmers and N gardeners_ were disappointed in last night's rain. 'I lie lowlying clouds held promise of a g° o( ‘ downpour, which would have been ot incalculable benefit to the pastures, freshened up withering plants in many of the gardens, and replenished fast diminishing water supplies in the tanks in the unreticulated suburbs. At about 9 o’clock last night a slight drizzle changed into a decided fall of rain, but it proved to be only a shower. Uho grass was wet this morning, but the rain during the night was sufficient only to damp the surface of the ground. Iho moisture was sufficient to freshen up the crass and garden plants, but beyond that it Inis done little good. In some of the country districts even less rain than that id Gisborne was experienced, and the country is still wanting rain as much as ever before. The activities of throe machines in the air last evening claimed the attention of many people in town, and keen interest was shown in one demonstration of aerobatics given by Mr. Buckeridge, flying a Spartan biplane. On several occasions the three planes were in the air at the one time, the machines being Dominion Airlines’ Dosoutter, Mr. O. A. Nieholls’ Desoutter, and the p'"ne flown by Mr. Buckeridge. Captain George Bolt, flying the Dominion Airlines’ cabin monoplane, gave a number of “joyrides” after his arrival from Hastings in connection with the daily air service between the two centres. Altogether eight passengers were taken up, and the enclosed machine, with accommodation for two passengers in addition to the pilot, proved equally suitable for that purpose as for the longer passenger flights. Weather conditions permitting, Captain Bolt will give passenger flight/ over Gisborne each evening after his arrival . front Hastings

Tho annual conference, of the New Zealand Student Christian movement opened in Fe.ilding last night, about 160 students attending from the. four university centres and other parts of the Dominion. The conference will continue for 10 days. —P.A.

Arrangements are being made to bring together the two New Zealand Bands Associations at present working separately in each island. Advantage will he taken of the presence in Wellington for (he band contest carnival, from February 23 to 28, of nqgrly all the bands for a combined meeting.

In a speech in Johannesburg the Governor-General suggested that there should bo a lightning observatory in South Africa. Mr. li. E. Wood, the Union Astl'onomer, has approved of the suggestion. It is estimated that about 100 persons are killed in a year in Souill Africa by lightning.

Two girls of the Limehills School have very creditable attendance records, writes the Win ton correspondent of the Southland News. Dolly Carter, who lives over three miles from the school, has not missed one attendance during her eight years of school life, hiirline Thomson has been absent only one day in tho same period Dr. Guy Seholefield, Parliamentary Librarian, is at work on a “Dictionary of National Biography’’ for New Zealand. New Zealand has no “Dictionary” of famous men of the past rind present, but there is a large -amount of material available in the numerous biographical and autobiographical volumes that abound. , Since the Herbert Smith Trust Fund was made available at Hamilton for tho encouragement of athletics among New Zealand children over two years ago, £3QCO has been distributed. A . further £7OOO is slill in hand. During the last year the trustees have granted 180 applications, involving an expenditure of £1520.

Close on £3OOO was left by Mr. Thomas George, 67, a retired 'dealer, who died in a Vincent street boardinghouse, Auckland. He had lived a frugal life in his room at the house. A will made out by the deceased in 1928 left money to bis sister in England, and his brother in Queensland. A New Lynn resident, the executor, was left £IOO.

"l am not questioning bankrupts statement, but my experience of the Bankruptcy Court is that a piano is a favorite wedding present,” remarked the Official Assignee, Mr. J. H. Robertson, during his .examination of a bankrupt pastrycook at Christchurch recently. Bankrupt had said that the piano in his possession was his wife’s, given to hei by him as a wedding present.

The manufacture of matches in New Zealand is to be greatly extended. Mr. C. E. Bartholomew, 0.8. E., deputychairman of Bryant and May, the English firm of matchmakers, London, who arrived at Auckland by the Niagara from Vancouver, stated that his visit was associated with plans for extending the company's present plant in Wellington. The plant was at present utilised for the manufacture of vestas, but the intention was to introduce additional machinery and engage more hands in order Ho manufacture wood matches as well. The company, said Mr. Bartholomew/, was also projecting similar extensions in ,Sydney and Melbourne, and the erection of a new factory in West, Australia.

An inquest in Thames on Christmas Day on Buster Taupaki, 7, of Tirohia, showed that the deceased returned with an aunt from Te Aroha on Christmas Eve by a bus which stopped to let passengers alight. The 'boy saw his dog crossing the road and ran out to meet it, and a lorry, travelling slowly past the bus, ran over him. He suffered a compound fracture of a leg and was taken to the Thames Hospital, where he died the next morning from shock. Medical evidence showed that amputation was ner-pssnry, but the bov was in too low a condition to permit of that course being adopted. The coroner adjourned the inquest to enable further evidence to be heard.

Dougins Colquohon, 26, who belongs to Wellington, was admitted to the Nelson Hospital on Monday in a dazed condition as a result of a motor-cycle accident at Bishopdale Ilill. The injured man was proceeding to Golden Downs on a motor-cycle with sidecar attached. A little way past the entrance to the Bishop’s residence the cycle ran to the side of the road and jumped a hedge into a paddock. This happened at il a.m., but it was not until 2 o’clock in the afternoon that he was noticed and the matter reported to the police and traffic inspector. He was then still in a dazed condition. Hundreds of people must have passed the spot without noticing the mishap.

Mr. John Gallagher, 60. was found dead in his launch at Taupo on Boxing Day. He had been out with the launch during the day and some time after lie bad returned his body was found on board. At an inquest evidence was given that death was due to heart failure. Mr. Gallagher was a mastei mariner, and for 10 years was in the employ of the Auckland Harbor Board Before that he bad been a trawler for the City Council and for Sanfords. He loft the Harbor Board to take up the running of excursion and fishing parties at Taupo. Mr. Gallagher was a vicepresident of the Auckland Rugby League, and was an umpire for the Cricket Association. He leaves six children, five boys and a girl. His wife died four years ago.

Charged with behaving in a disorderly manner in Main street, Palmerston North, with assaulting a constable in tho course of bis duty, and with wilfully damaging a pair of police trousers, James Deeming, 26, of Akitio, and Claude Ferriek, of Pnhiatua, appeared in the Palmerston North Police Court before Messrs. A. J. Graham and C. H. Whitehead, J’s.P. Both pleaded guilty, and were convicted. They were ordered to pay 16s 6d for the damage done with fines of £1 for assaulting the police, and 10s for resisting arrest. Senior-Sergeant Wliitehouse said that defendants had obviously come to Palmerston North for the holidays, and were, when arrested, very drunk. The constable found them at an hotel where they were furiously punching and kicking a door in. 'their drunken state thinking] they were knocking on it. The two men mistook the hotel where they were staying and were so muddled that, thev thought that the constable arrived in his shirt sleeves.

As a result of smart work by the Palmerston North ami Woodville police, three young men, suspected of stealing two lambs from Mr. A. McPhail’s farm at Wairnhu, were arrested on their way to Palmerston North when near the city gas works. Mr. MePhail said that he saw two men leaving one of his paddocks wiih two sacks, which they put on a motor lorry. Fueling sure that the sacks contained lambs, Mr. MePhail communicated with the police, and accordingly a constable froth Palmerston North,, mounted on a motor-cycle, was sent out to intercept them. As a- sequol to this episode 'William Barrington, 25, a motor driver, Norman Millar. 19, ft fruit hawker, of Wellington, and Claude Miles, 26, a fruit hawker, else of Wellington, appeared before Mr .T. L. Stout, S.M., charged with the theft of two lambs valued at £1 12s. On the application of Senior-Sergeant Whitehonso a remand was granted for a week to enable further inquiries to he made. Millar and Miles wore allowe3 bail gf *W.