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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17456, 3 January 1931, Page 4

An interesting experiment in the acclimatisation of shellfish has been made hy Mr. 10. Alonckton, who when visiting Iho Bay of Plenty this week secured a number of the valuable toheroa and In ought, them across to Gisborne in cans of salt water, and transplanted them deeply in tin* sainl oil the U’aimu amt \\ aiknnau beaches.

The Desoullcr monoplane which met with a mishap at kawdiia yesterday was the machine used by Riper and Kuv ifi their Might Irr>iu England to Australia. It is not seriously damaged beyond a broken propeller and a slight injury to one ol tin* wings. All the movable gear has i cen dismantled, and the machine will be taken to Xawliia- for repairs.— Special.

With (he, continued dry weather the borough _ water supply is rapidly diminishing, and it is necessary for householders to exercise the strictest economy. Having forbidden the use of hoses some weeks ago, the Borough Council now has been compelled to reduce t lni pressure at certain hours of the day. Imt a continual watch is kept, ami tlu* full pressure will he restored immediately an alarm of lire is given.

Customs revenue collected at Gisborne during the October-December-' quarter showed a decrease of one third when compared with the figures for the corresponding period in 1929, the total amounts being £12.027 16s and £18,627 17s 3d,for 1930 and 1929 respectively. Excise duty returns also showed a substantial drop for the quarter, the .1929 figures totalling £3092 11s lOd, as against £2639 0s 9d for the three months last year. During the Octoher-Deeember quarter in 1929 only £251 2s lOd was collected in export levies, while for the corresponding period lasi year the returns amounted to £722 Is 2d. Light dues also showed an increase in 1930, the figures for the quarter being £399 17s Id and £235 7s 3d in 1939 and 1929 respectively. Eor December, with the returns for the eorresoondiiig month in 1929 given in parentheses, the figures were.—Customs : £3392 18s 7d (£6ofß 13s 3dl: excise duty, £llBO 4s Id (£1206 19s lld.l

Gifts received recently by the Cook Women's Guild fiir the Children’s Creche are given below:—-Airs. G. M. Reynolds, clothes and toys; Airs. \Y. Clark, ('hristmas pudding and gifts; Montrose Masonic Lodge, cakes and sandwiches; “Irresistible,” buns anil scones; Mr. Eisken, potatoes; To Karaka E,'lilies’ Guild, clothes; Air. Crafts, potatoes; Mrs. Stephenson, hooks; ADs. L. Evans levs; Miss Townley. books; Melbourne Cush, toys ami handkerchiefs; Mr. E. Harris, oatmeal ami sugar; Mr. Tnmblesnn. sugar; Mrs. T. Munro, Christmas puddings; Mrs. St iin |iscn, gooseberries; St, John’s Church, To Karaka, sandwiches; To Karaka Girl Guides, toys; Airs J. J. Hensley, books, sweets, and plants; Mrs. Hampton, pies; Mrs McCoy, icecream and fruit salad; Me Knight children, books and toys: Mrs. Tucker. ('li, is i mas stockings and butter; Mr. W. Fiudl.iiy, Christmas cake; Mr. W. I‘hilp, toys and hooks; Mrs. M. Cederwall, toys; Miss Heather I’irie, toys and books; Air. C. L. Davy, cutting children’s hair; Mr. T. Holden, lamb; Master 11. Tyennan, toys; Poverty Bay Refrigerating Co., lamb, weekly supply; Common, Shelton and Co., hats; “Anonymous,” £2; Betties, Ltd., per Mr. Tonoycliffo, toys and £1 Is; St. Vineent-de-Paul Society, £1 Is; -Blue and White Taxi Co., £1 Is; Rev. James Ait ken, £5; Returned Soldiers’ Association, apples.

Built on I he. most simple architectural linos, tlic first, portion of (lie now Napier Technical College buildings, const it nt i ny, oiio wing, lias almost, boon completed.

The condition of \Y. Gibbs, who dived on to a submerged ruck while bathing] at Kai Iwi, Wanganui, on Saturday, is still very serious. \ butcher, Mr. Cameron Craib, lesidmg at Cbm.-h street. Palmerston X.itlii, was found banging in ail out bouse at the iear ol Ins dwelling on Wednesday.

Skeleli plans of the new Wanganui (tills College have been prepared. Ibe lion. H. Atmore has iidvised that the Public Works Department has now been asked to prepare plans for the hostel. The bugbear of all gardeners—water restriction—is now in iorce in Wanganui and only one hour’s hosing a. day is permitted. Although the work at the Okehu dam has lonserved the water, the hot, dry weather of the past few weeks has made serious inroads on the supply.

Thu theft, iu Gisborne of a saddle valued at .118, the property of \\ illiain llonry (Jreen. way alleged against a Maori, George kairc. in the Police Court, yesterday ’before Mr. ,). 11. Ormond. .1.1*.. and on the application of Detective McLeod the accused was re muuded until Friday next.

Charged with obtaining credit by fraud to the amount- of A 3 2s 6d for board in Gisborne, a man of 60, whose name was suppressed iu Lho meantime, appeared before Mr. ,). 11. Ormond, .1.P., in the. Police Court yesterday, and on the application of Detective .McLeod was remanded until .Monday next.

A decrepid car, purchased by the [iresent owner for L2, containing live, Maori members of a shearing gang, left tinroad near Mnrtwhango. Taihape. The wheel went over the edge and t Invehicle turned three somersaults, throwing its occupants right and left,. By a miracle no one was killed, but all live were conveyed to till* Taihape Hospital.

A narrow escape from serious injury throiigli jumping from a tram in motion was experienced by Winnie Hudson, 16, a Maori, of Tahouai, near Katikati. The girl was on the outward express train which did not stop at Tahowai, but wishing to get off at that, place she jumped from the train. She suffered facial abrasions and was taken to the Tam-anga Hospital for treatment. A prompt rescue from drowning was effected in a creek at Te 1 100, .15 miles from 11 untly. on Monday, when a party of schoolgirls were bathing. Cite- sinti.fl girl got. out of her depth and was in difficulties when her plight was noticed bv Mavis Thompson, who swam tu her aid and rescued iior just in time. The smaller girl was unable to swim, and blit for tile promptness of her rescuer must have lost her life.

A strange collection of numerals was secured in Hie Poverty Bay v. Wellington cricket match, concluded at the Oval yesterday afternoon. Jn the first innings the home team knocked up 237, Wellington replying with 247. The Poverty Bay .second innings finished at 347, and when stumps were drawn Wellington had secured 237. Thus only four numerals were required to make up each of the four totals, and strangest of all the order was much the same in each case, the figure seven being the last in each instance.

Expressing the satisfaction of the Maloio tourists, and of his company, at the New Zealand portion of their trip, Mr. Louis D. Stone, of the American Express Co., who organised the tour, wrote to Mr. G, W. C'linkard, general manager of the Tourist Department, from Suva. After praising especially the overland tour from Wellington and Auckland he states that should the Maloio cruise he operated another year New Zealand would he included, although lie was not in a. position to state whether Wellington would be included in the itinerary.

“We must light against the spirit of depression and endeavor to face our difficulties with a brave if not always a smiling face,” says Archbishop Averill in a New Year message in 1 lie Church Gazette. “In times such as we are experiencing at. the present we are sometimes apt to forget the many blessings which we have experienced in the pasl, and allow present difficulties to get. us down,” adds the archbishop.

"Truly in many ways we are saved by hope, and tin* world's confidence in our country should inspire us with hope and the desire to shoe ourselves worthy ol tl at confidence.”

Tim possibility of diamonds having boon discovered in the North island is supported by Mr. It. Hill, of Napier. “From the North Cape southwards the country is volcanic,” says Mr. Ilill. “An example is the Tarawera country, where andesites or volcanic lava exist. There are intrusive rocks of greyish blue and there is no reason why diamonds should not be found, because in New Zealand we have all the forms of acidic rock in which these stones lie. There is no reason why the boiling.mud in the Waiotapu Valley should not. bring up crystals. That country has never been thoroughly geologised, and it. would pay Ihe ( lovernment. to send a man into it. to study for a while.”

Sir James Harr, formerly High Commissioner for New Zealand in London, expects to return to the Dominion next March. Writing to a friend in Auckland, Sir James says that since halving the High Commissioner’s ol'liee he has had a very busy and interesting year touring Britain and organising and delivering speeches about Empire trade generally. lie says his meetings enthusiastically condemned free trade, and he predicts that “it will be knocked out at next general election.” The change in public opinion throughout England has been most marked and the desire to do more business with the Dominions was growing every dav. —Dominion.

Members of the girl citizen movement throughout New Zealand are attending the annual conference in New Plymouth, where they are in residence at ''Scotlands." the hostel at the <Jiris’ High School. Mrs. Cole and .Miss N. Brodie arc the only Cisborne representatives, but large delegations are present irom Auckland, Whangarei, Christchurch, Timaru, and Dunedin. r l he conlerence hostess is Miss Doris Allan, lady principal of the New Plymouth Girls’ High School, while the organisation of the programme is in the hands of Miss Leila Bridgman, national chief counsellor ol the movement. Some of the principal subjects dealt with at the conference are book lore, under tlie direction of Miss A. McCVea, of Auckland; crafts, under Miss C. Ashton, of Timaru; and music, under Miss M. Fenrn.

Matters industrial were not too bright nt Home at the present time, remarked Mr. C. K. Bartholomew, 0.8. E., on Ins arrival at Wellington, lie was inclined to believe that they would be better were there not so many talkative pessimists. It might take some time to readjust matters. l>ut that would come quicker than most people thought. Conditions the world over were governed by the inexorable law of supply and demand. Production in some lines had been heavy, mid the result was that juices had decreased. Many had to suffer by that state of affairs, and it was inevitable that many would go out of production, and through that process prices would get l ack to normal. lie -could not imagine a country like New Zealand suffering very long, however as it produced steadily what the world must have, and every effort was being made to market its goods to the best advantage.