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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17498, 19 June 1931, Page 6

The Railways Board has held ils first meeting at Wellington, Colonel Essou presiding. There was no formal opening and no statement of the business done. The hoard will closely investigate the finances of the department with the view to framing lines of policy for iho future.

'Painful eye injuries were suffered by Douglas Sweeney, the 10-year-old son of Air. and Airs. Sweeney, of Norlhcote road. The lad was playing hockey with some companions of his own age. their sticks being the usual type of Crudely-fashioned ones, and ill a collision with a playmate, he was struck in lhr eye. He was removed to Cook Hospital,' where efforts are being made to prevent the threatened loss of the eyo.

Whether the new Napier Hospital, to be built on the bill to replace the one destroyed by tin* earthquake, is to be constructed of wood or ferroconcrete, was discussed at a meeting of ilie Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board on Wednesday. Although most of the members of the board favored wood, it was finally decided to call in expert opinion to report on the matter, and also on the buildings proposed to be reinstated.

A special test transmission made by station K.F.L, Los Angies, on a wavelength of 610 kilocycles, was heard in Gisborne on Tuesday night with remarkable Volume and clarity; between 9.30 o’clock and 10 o’clock tlie reception was so loud and clear as io be almost equal to that from the usual New Zealand stations. The gramophone selections wliiih were broadcast and the announcer’s voice giving the call of the station could be heard plainly all over th(> house in Gisborne.

After seeing the place one realises where the U38.0C0.C00 it cost lo build went to,” remarked Air l’raer, an Auckland solicitor, who recently paid a visit to Canberra. “Its five hotels cost £30,CCO each, and three of them are closed. The fact cannot be denied that there are class distinctions in Canberra. The heads of Government departments, and such people, are situated at one end of the city, and the other Government workers at the oilier. Half the shops are closed, and business is praciHally at a. standstill.”

There were lively scenes at Auckland yesterday, when the lion. W. A. Veitch, Minister of Railways, was interviewed hy a deputation of 1000 unemployed, who marched with banners flying to the Central Hotel, where he was staying. The. .Minister decided to address the men from the steps of the hotel, lie was greeted with derisive cheers and many pointed interjections. Mr. Veitch staled he would telegraph the Prime Minister pointing out the serious state of unemployment in Auckland, and urging immediate action

Mispressing the hope that the Clover nor-Ueneral and Lady Bledisloe would enjoy, on the termination of their visit to Gisborne, a safe and comfortable journey southwards, the Mayor, Mr. I). \V. Coleman, at yesterday’s function in the Opera House, roused some laughter by remarking that if the Prime Minister were visiting this district they would not la* so solicitous for his comfort. on the road or for his enjoyment of an uninterrupted journey. It was felt in this district, added Mr. Coleman, that if the Prime Minister experienced some of the handicaps of travel on roads connecting this district with the outside centres, sin h as for instance a complete Imld-up for a tune, there would he less Iron'di' in convincin'' the nowers that he of the necessity of a railway for Gis borne. (.Applause.)

Wound advice wars given to all who contemplate building- in dislilds likely to he aflfeided hy eartliquukes by the tiovernor-Cenerri 1 in his reply to the

speeches of welcome tendered him yesterday in the Opera House. Lord Hledishie congratulated the Poverty Bay district upon having ‘been spared the worst horrors of the disaster of early Pebrnary, and commented that while there had been many shakes of greater nr lesser degree felt in (lii-diorne, there fortunately had been no loss of life here. The obvious lesson to he drawn from the disaster that had overtaken Hawke’s Bay was to minimise as far as possible, bv careful attention to the choice of building materials ami design, the poswbility of danger to the public in 1 lie streefs' Especially must this observation apply to the elimination of heavy cornices and other decorative work overhanging the footways of streets,

Tin; lot,'il export of apples from Now Zealand during tho whole of last season was ] .331,854 oases, while the total exports for the present season are expected to he 1,384,000 eases. The distress which prevails in Auckland is indicated bv the fact that during the 41 days from -May 1 to June 10 6767 bods and 17,826 meals were provided at the Auckland Ciiy -Mission’s night shelter. Provided satisfactory financial arrangements can be made, a new ferro-concrete bridge, costing over £3OOO, will lie built by the Hawke’s Ray County Council over the Tutaekuri ltiver at Meeanee to replace the .structure destroyed on February 3.

The Hon. A’. A. Veiteli is visiting North Auckland. At Okaihau lie received a deputation in regard to the. completion of the railway to llokianga and went over the sect on of the line from Okaihau to Hungiuluiu, on winch work has been suspended. Feeling in Wellington suburbs in favor of an early utilisation of the Mount Victoria tunnel is growing. The work of draining the tunnel is still in progress, and decision as to whether trains should run through the tunnel has not yet been arrived at. If so considerable dclav would hu involved.

An interesting comment on the shoplifting cases which have been so prevalent of lute was made recently by an Auckland social worker constantly in tomb with the courts. “I have never vet known one destitute person engaging in shop-lifting,” she said. '\So it is not necessity that makes them take to it.” Half a century of service, without a single accident is the proud record of tin; Devonpoit, Steam Ferry Co., Auckland, which is celebrating its jubilee this week. The company is still guided by the man who saw the necessity for an adequate ferry service across the harbor, the lion. If. W. Alison.

Fniingi yesterday’s public welcome to the Governor-General and Lady Bledisloe, Miss lJeltv Beaufoy, a daughter of Mr. ami Mrs. S. V. Beaufoy, presented a handsome bouquet- to Lady Bledisloe. investing tiie little ceremony with a grate and charm that was noted with pleasure by those, who witnessed the incident . The loss of Lord Bledisloe's camera,

reported yesterday, was only temporary, and it was delivered to him last night. The loss was discovered when Ii is Excellency arrived at To Karaka, and subsequently searches wore made in all likely places. It was eventually found in the railway carriage occupied by Their Kxcellencies oil their journey from Motuhora to l’ulia.

Estimates differing only slightly from those drawn up by tile previous council have been adopted by the Invercargill City Council. These estimates provide for a 20 per cent, reduction in rates amounting to £16.194, as against the £17,135 reduction proposed by the outgoing council. A proposal to raise a short-dated £5090 Joan for the relief of unemployment has been agreed to. ‘‘Tim Maori chiefs of Tnupo cannot he said to he wanting in gratitude,” states an extract from the Auckland Herald, which that journal publishes from its iiles of 50 years ago. “A few months ago. they were starving for want of food. They were given supplies.by Mr. Robert (Iralmin, and, in return, they gave him a block of land at Wairnkei, including some hot-springs.” It is interesting to recall that this gift by Ihe Maoris led to the existence of the popular tourist resort- at Wairakei. Hi connection with the proposed schemes for the relief of the needy at Wanganui it was decided at a meeting of the Wanganui branch of the Farmers’ Union that a stock drive be made among the fanners of the district through the union with the object of providing meat for relief. It was thought that if meat were provided free the Government should pay for railage charges. The president, Mr. T. Currie, said that if the farmers did not contribute they would he called upon to pay increased rates for charitable aid. it was stated that there were people in the city who would not he able to obtain enough to eat, and it was these people who would have to bo assisted by the organisation. A word of the value of the ability to say “no” to ''temptation was addressed by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, to the children among bis bearers at the public welcome function yesterday. ‘‘When you say ’no’ to temptation, you begin to conquer that particular temptation; so that when it conies again, you have less difficulty in denying il once more. By repeated efforts, it- is thus possible to become completely master of the temptation, and by that means, you build character, the great force which other people recognise as one of the supreme qualities of our race,” remarked His Excellency, whose speech was followed with the keenest interest by the juvenile portion of bis audience, as bv his adult hearers.

Referring to lhe fact that lho visit to Gisborne had been twice postponed, first owing to the earthquake disaster and Jat.er owing to the holding of a. special session of Parliament, Lord Bledisloe yesterday explained to his audience in the Opera House that while Parliament was in session, the Governor-General was expected to be in Wellington. lie and Lady Bledisloe were anxious to see a great deal more of the various portions of the country, but their opportunities were limited to some degree hy the activities of the Parliamentarians. If the people of the country wished to see Lady Bledisloe and himself more often, in the districts remote from Wellington, they must try to do something to curtail the activities of the members of Parliament. The sally was keenly relished by J.ord lllcdisloe’s audience, and hy none more than hy Messrs. W. 1). Lysnnr and K. S. Williams, M’s.P.

Lady Bledisloe was entertained last evening by the committee and members of the Gisborne Women’s Club at a function to which ollicials of women’s organisations in Poverty Bay were invited. Her Excellency, on arrival, was greeted by the patron, Mrs. T. A. Crawford, and the president. Mrs, C. 11. Seymour, while .afterwards members of the club were presented to her. During the evening, Lady Bledisloe received the introduction of hnlics representing the following organisations: The National Council of Women. Mothers’ Union, Victoria League. Women’s National Reserve, League of Mothers, Poverty Ray Women's Institute, W.C.T.H.. Girl Guides, S.P.C.A., Trained Nurses’ Association, R.B.AV.T. Association, Cook County Guild, and the Blanket Soviet v.

When, owing to the misinterpretation if a telegram from the Governor-Gen-

eral's aide de camp, the Gisborne borough authorities assumed that Lord and I ady-Bledisloe would lie unable to meet the natives, of the district- to-day, a telegram was sent to His Excellency intimating that deep regret would be felt by the natives concerning his and Lady I’ledisloes inability to attend the projected function at Poho-o-Rawiri. Referring to the unfortunate bet happily brief misunderstanding, Ris Excellency at yesterday afternoon's gathering in the Opera House slated that when the tele-

gram was received hy him, from the Gisborne Borough Council, it had been taken as an intimation that some local development, such as a langi; had interfered with the arrangements which he had already ratified. It was not until later that the true import of (lie Gisborne telegram was explained, and ho had then made haste to dear up the matter.