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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17609, 27 October 1931, Page 6

Arrangements are being made for the Commonwealth Bank to mint gold. The London quotation for gold is £5 3s 8d per oz. Melbourne police are investigating a gun fatality, Air. A. H. KirklandSinclair, 55, having been found shot dead in Prahran. Exchange between Britain and America is improving. The rate quoted yesterday was 3.91 dollars to the £1 as compared with 3.86 last Monday. Eric Percy Mason was buried in tons of debris through the collapse of a .wall of his cottage at Sydney, but was not seriously injured. A Brisbane lady who drew £l5O from the Commonwealth Savings Bank, fearing its safety, had the bag containing the money snatched from her hand as she was entering her homo in tho Valley.

There will be an all round reduction of 10 per cent, in tho City of Sydney assessments next year. Revaluations are being pushed on, and it is hoped to have them completed by the end of the year.

The English aviator, Pilot C. A. Butter, was to leave England at 5 a.m. to-day in an attempt to break Mr. J. A. Mollison’s record flight to Australia. His machine lias a speed of 150 miles an hour.

Armed thieves entered the residence of Mr. Bruno Gardini, a Melbourne wine merchant, bound and gagged his mother and a maid, and made off with money, antique coins and clothing valued at between £IOO and £2OO.

Signs of deterioration in the imported marble forming the shrine in the Halt of Memories at the Auckland War Memorial Museum have recently been noted by the museum staff, and steps are to be taken be the Museum Council to check the decay. The Lord Mayor of Brisbane, Alderman Green, states that the negotiations with New York regarding the funding of* the council’s debt have been unsuccessful up to the present. Further communications are passing and ho has not yc-t given up hope. An unopposed application for the extension of the painters’ and decorators’ award to the Gisborne judicial district was granted at the opening of the sitting of the Arbitration Court in Gisborne this morning. Mr. I). W. Coleman appeared for the painters' union.

-All meat works in Victoria- wore reopened yesterday, the men having given an assurance that normal work would be carried on. It is estimated that the strike cost producers, the meat export companies, and the men not less than £500.000.

An unusually heavy hailstorm „ was experienced in Masterton on Saturday afternoon, during which large hailstones, some as much ns half an inch in diameter, fell. When the hailstorm had abated, heavy rain set in and continued until an early hour on Sunday morning. Owing to a further fall in the third quarter of tho year in the retail price index used by the Federal Arbitration Court, tho basic wage in Sydney and Melbourne has been reduced 2s a week, with a corresponding fall in other centres. The Federal award rate in Sydney is £4 Is, less 10 per cent, cut, and in Melbourne £3 13s, less 10 per cent/

Frank Green, a notorious gunman and regarded by tho Sydney police as one of tho most dangerous in the underworld, was found shot at the rear of St. Vincent’s Hospital, Sydney, yesterday morning. Green, though critically injured, refused to/give tho name of his assailant, whom the police believe was a woman. Three shots were fired, one of which took effect in his abdomen.

For tho first breach of his prohibition order, John McKay, who was charged with entering licensed premises, was convicted and discharged by Mr. p. H. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. Senior-Sergeant Wade mentioned that the. accused was in poor circumstances, having a wife and family to support, and the magistrate remarked that he did not want to send the accused to gaol on this occasion, but warned him to observe the order in future.

Judgment for plaintiffs by default was'gfiveil by Mr. P. 11. Harper, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court this morning in tin’ following civil actions: East Coast Rabbit Board v. John Tait, 15s tkl and costs 12s; Cook Hospital Board v. J. T. Ryan, £9 lfis and costs £1 Its (id C. Bructsch v. R. F. Von Maiern, £l2 and costs £2 His; Public Trustee v. Ernest Dunn, £2 3s 7d and costs £1 3s fid; Ruth Evans v. Ruth Clark. £3 15s and costs £1 4.s (id.

A link with the earliest days of Auckland was severed on Sunday by the death of Airs. Laura Jane Bhilcey, of 11, Ponsonby terrace, in her eightyeighth year. Airs. Blakey was the widow of the late Air. J. G. Blakey, who died 10 months ago. Airs. Blakey was born on May li, 1844, in a house which stood on the southern side of Wyndliam street, about the present position of the Observer office. She wad-christened in old St. Paul’s Church in 1844. She was married in 18fi3.

“There- have been ■ numerous complaints about this practice,’’ said SeniorSergeant Wade in the Police Court this morning when Frank Johnstone, William Riley, and Ivy Gertrude Riley were charged with riding bicycles over the Ballanco street footbridge. The seniorsergeant stated that cyclists who rode up the slope on one side of the narrow bridge and swooped down the other were a great danger to pedestrians, and there had been several narrow escapes from bodily injury and damage to garments. As the charges were the first for such an offence, the magistrate fined ouch defendant 2s 6(1, but remarked that if the prosecutions were not taken as a warning heavier penalties would be inflicted.

The Christchurch Operatic Society made a profit of £2OO from its week's season of “A Country Girl.”

The last survivor of the Eureka stockade fight in Victoria, Mr. John Litelimpro Potter, aged 98, has died at TimS.ru.

The Rotorua Borough Council has decided, to support the Whangarei Borough Council, in its present representations that advertising hoardings should be completely prohibited within boroughs. There are signs' of a revival of timbermilling in the Taupo area. Palmer’s mill, which is working one of the best totara areas left in the district, has resumed operations. The Matamata County Council has decided to call a conference of dairy companies with the object of coming to an arrangement' to prevent the overlapping of cream, carting services.

It has been found that a large number of ex-students of Te Aute College are resident in Wellington and its immediate neighborhood. This has resulted in a decision to form an Old Boys’ Association.

At a meeting of the 'Dunedin Jockey Club it was reported that the loss on the recent meeting totalled £367. It was decided to limit the number of races at the Christmas meeting to seven per day.

Mr. W. Davidson, an employee on a farm owned by Mr. D. Donagliue, near Mahocnui,,3o miles south of Te Kuiti, left the homestead on Sunday week to collect the mail and has not been, seen since. The police are searching throughout the district. The Christchurch Diocesan Synod has; decided to allow the Christchurch War Memorial Committee to erect the memorial in the Cathedral grounds, thus ending a controversy concerning the site that lias been before the public for manv years.

Tire reader who complains that “there is nothing new in the papers” has a queer conception of what constitutes news.’ Not since the war days has the press recorded a greater series of outstanding events than the sensational happenings of 'the past few weeks.--Van-couver paper. From November 1 next suitable adjustments of rates for bank advances will be made, according to the announcement made by the Associated Banks, and on that dale a minimum rate of 6g per cent will come into operation. On February 1 of this year tlie minimum rate for overdrafts was increased from to 7 per cent. Rates of interest on fixed deposits lodged on and after August 1, 1931, have already been reduced compared with the rates ruling before that date.

The New Plymouth Aero Club has completed the purchase from the Connett estate of the 60 acres of land if, is at present occupying as an aerodrome at Bell Block. The transfer carries with it the lease of Hying rights similar to those at present held by the club over the remainder of the property. Thus the aerodrome retains the No. 1 rating allotted to it by the Defence Department, having an available runway of 800yds. in all directions.

Out of Canada’s unemployment relief plan is likely to come a paved motor highway from the Atlantic to the Pacific through the co-operation of \the Dominion and the provinces in road construction. The Dominion has agreed to pay half the cost of completing links between existing east-aud-west roads and the provinces will establish camps for single men working on the project. In Ontario, alone more than 1000 miles of highway will he built under this plan and as many as 30,000 men may be employed. Before Mr. Justice Wasley in the First Civil Court, Melbourne, a witness was giving evidence in a case in which misrepresentation in the sale of an hotel was alleged. Counsel was not hearing clearly, and the shorthand writer ori the Bench frequently jerked his head up and inquired, “What’s that?” Mr. Justice vVaslev leant over toward the witness. “Are you still in the hotel business?” he asked. The witness replied that he was. “Then please realise,” said Mr. Justice Wasley, "that it is up to you to shout, and let us all be in it.” For the rest of his evidence the witness was distinctly, more audible.

The following letter from a Maori at Ahimia to the Coromandel Unemployment Committee is a sample of some’of the rather amusing cases of “English as she is wrote,” received by that body: “To the Unemployment Board, Coromandel : Gents.—Tena koutou. Previous to three weeks, I. have been, or we have been, unemploy. We now asked a civil question and except a civil answer. Are you’s going to give us work, or are you’s going to starve us. Your emmediate attention will be appreciated.—. Yours faithfully, Kia-ora! P.S.—Do not answer in this manner, we will look into the matter.”

Some of tho suggestions that have been made fox' an inscription for the clock in the Otago University tower, presented by Sir Thomas 'Sidey, were beforo the University Council' last week in a letter forwarded by Professor T. D Adams, says the Otago Daily Times. His choice- it would seem, also the choice of the donor of the clock, fell upon the Virgilian quotation, “Fugit '.rreparabile Tempos,” partly because even those who do not know Latin can understand it, and partly because of the impressive sonority of tho central word “irreparabile.” Professor Adams, however, admitted an allegiance to the greatest and most truly representative ui the Latin poets which was shaken only by the personal directness of the admonition contained in the quotation, “Vivito ait Fugio” (“Here, it says, 1 am hastening on.”) Several sundial legends were also included, and pride of place in the list was given to the Lucretian line, “Vitaque mancipio nujli datur omnibus usu” (“Life is granted foi; none for freehold, to all on lease.”) It was decided to approve the inscription recommended by Professor Adams, and to make immediate arrangements for the affixing of a suitable brass plate.

Another instance of the value and tacility of aerial commuiication between Gisborne and outside towns was provided yesterday, when this means of transit was adopted by Mr. Henry Dods, who was confronted with the difficulty of carrying out riding engagements at the Waipawa races and returning to Gisborne ui time to participate in the competitions at the Show to-day. As a solution to his problem Mr. I)ods nminml to travel to Hastings by the Air Transport Co.’s plane yesterday morning, and then went m to Waipawa by motor car, spending the day at the races. The last event in wlii li ho* was riding was timed to start at 4.10 p.m., and having won this race Mr. Dods was immediately motored hack to Hastings and embarked again on the nlane, which had been specially delayed for him until 5.15 p.m,, Gisborne being reached at 6.15 p.m., the actual travelling lime from Waipawa being one hour 15 minutes. The only alternative to air transport would have been for Mr. Dods to have proceeded to Waipawa on Sunday, and then, using a special car, spent last night on the return journey to Gisborne, The ease with which he was able to carry -out ■ his engagements has addpd Mr. Dods to the lawo number of people who in recent months linve become enthusiastic ' over the speed and comfort of travelling'by ab\

Mr. C. Birch, of Hastings, fell from his horse on Friday afternoon as the result of a fainting fit. He was drugged some distance, and had one of his legs broken.

A record killing of fat lambs for October took place at Tomoana last week, no less than 8000 being treated for shipment on the Zealandic.

A decrease of 0660 in the number of motor vehicles of all kinds imported into New Zealand during the first nine months of this- year, compared with the number imported in the corresponding period last year, is recorded.

With a view to furnishing the Napier Public Library with a more up-to-date stock of books, a Dominion-wide drive is to be instituted shortly by the chairman of the Napier Commission, Mr. J. S. Barton, S.M., In the event of duplication in the books received, it is proposed to .store all duplicate volumes in Napier and afford citizens an opportunity of making exchanges. Mr. Barton has'given an undertaking that after visiting his home in Lower Hutt this wreck, he will bring back oO volumes, which will form the nucleus of the new collection.

The dumping of Australian citrus fruit in Auckland to rf ,the detriment ol growers near the city has provoked a spirited protest from the Auckland Citrus Growers' Association, A letter received to-day by Mr. J. -C. Hardy, secretary of the PovcrtS? Bhv fruitgrowers’ Association, , pointed out that Australian Seville. oranges, which answered the same purpose, of the New Zealand grown marmalade oranges, were selling in the 'city for 2d a dozen, a price against which the local grower could not compete. A protest had beep forwarded to the Government, and this lias the Poverty Bay association’s hearty support. Gistiortie growers are not affected by the dumping, but they are anxious to do all they can to help their northern colleagues. As a result of the art union which it promoted in conjunction with the Dannovirke Association, the Rotorua A. and P. Asochtioii has now' in hand a sum of R6OOO. The disposal of this money was discussed at a meeting of the general committee. . The principal point at issue was whether or not the erection of a show building should be proceeded with immediately, and what amount of money should be allocated for the purpose: A report was received from an architect, in which he said a suitable building could be provided for between £6500 and £7OOO. The building could be rented for other than show purposes. Dr. Bertram urged that the wisest course to follow was to invest the monev for 12 months and let it earn £300.' Tt was decided to postpone decision for three months,,and the architect will submit sketch plans of. a building to cost not more than £3OOO.

Referring to an article in the latest issue of the Public Service’Journal headed “Encroachments on Salaries,” the Christchurch Press says: “Everybody recognises that the loss of 10 per cent, of their salaries was a hardship to mernoers of the Public Service, though, a hardship alleviated by the falling cost of living. Everybody, also, is sorry that the Government had to impose it, though glad that it was wise and strong enough, at last, to face the necessity. But when the Public Service raises this loud, selfish outcry, ‘public sympathy is impossible and plain speaking very necessary. Thousands of people have lon<>■ lost- such security of employment as Hie Public Service provides. Thousands of people have lost their incomes, their savings, their livelihood. I lionsands more have had their incomes reduced to half pr quarter, and have to work bitterly hard to keep that. I here are still 55,000 Public .Servants, and they have lost 10 per cent. They still divide more than thirteen million pounds of public money. And if in these circumstances they complain of not having enough food to eat or clothes to wear, the public can only, reply shortly that tfiey do not know when they are well oft', and deserve to be worse.”

Historic purivi trees, which sheltered Bishop Selwyn when he bivouacked at the foot of the Bombay Hill, Auckland, have had the tops saftra down, and now present an ugly sight in the grounds of the now St. Stephen s School for Maori bovs. The tops of three great trunks, probably hundreds of years old, have been cut off about 40ft from the ground. In explaining the action of the school authorities, the headmaster, Mr. \Y. C. Morris, said the upper part ot the trees hacl died. The only thing to do to save them from dying rightcut was to cut off the tops. Visitors to the new school inspected the cairn which had been erected 10ft high in the midst of the trees. The cairn was built with stones taken from the paved platform which fronted the oldest building of the school in Parnell, once used as a barracks by the militia during the Maori wars. A tablet, which bears the following inscription, reads: “This memorial, built of stone from the original building of St. Stephen’s, Tpucanga, is erected to mark the first resting 0 place of George Augustus Selwyn, Bishop of New Zealand. When walking on his missionary journeys here he rested at niglit, the puriri trees his only shelter. The land is the gift of the descendants of James Rutherford his friend. ‘ln journeyings oft.’ ”

Replying to criticism from the Dunedin Star on Auckland extravagance, the Auckland Star states: The old familiar charge is made that Auckland is grasping and greedy, and it comes from that half of Mew Zealand which, so long as it had tho power, furnished its own house very liberally out of public funds; and which, ever since it has been surpassed in population and wealth by the other half, has grudged every penny spent there in public development. We are charged with extravagance in respect to our railway station, Arapuni, harbor bridge, and Kirikopuni loop. We can assure Dunedin, which was handed a palatial railway station 50 years ago, that the city and province of Auokland are just as much worried about the railway station as is any other, part of the Dominion. Auckland asked merely for a new station in place of the dog kennel affair that did service, hut not for such a building as was provided. The new station, as the■ glnr could easily see for itself, lias been joked about here ever since it was opened. Nor are we responsible for Arapuni or Kirikopuni, both of which have been freely and widely criticised in Auckland. All that Auckland asked for was water-generated electricity, and it did not matter a hoot to tho people here where it came from. Arapuni is the Government’s responsibility. As to the harbor bridge, tho Star must know that it is. private capital that is sought, and that the revenue will come from tolls.