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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17844, 29 July 1932, Page 4

Anticipating a change in the prohibition laws, an American merchant has purchased in France 1,000,000 gallons of wine. A medium-weight ear suffered extensive damage near Te Kamka on Wednesday, when in turning a corner it struck a telegraph pole, and skidded into the ditch. As far as caw be ascertained, no one was injured. During the 24 hours ended at 9 a.m. to-day, Gisborne experienced a full shafre of the south-easterly rain on the East Coast, 75 points being recorded. At East Cape the fall totalled 97 points.

A vote of condolence with the relatives of the late Mr. Charles Adaii, a former member of the club, who had parsed away since the previous mootin''-, was carried at the annual mooting of the Poverty Bay Bowling Club last night, members standing in sijgnee. ’ The Ninbe disaster, stater, a Sun cable from Berlin, has led to an agitation m the German press against the continued use of sailing ships for training purposes on the ground that they are too antiquated and unsafe. The Naval Minister, however, has declared that the tragedy will not hinder Germany from bringing up her youth in the true spirit of Jutland.

Through the failure of the steering mechanism, a car driven by an Auckland commercial traveller ran into the bank at the side of the road near Matawai on Wednesday night, breaking tho stub axle on one side, and bending tho front axle. Mechanics were sent out from Gisborne, and repairs were effected on the spot, the driver being able to resume liis journey yesterday. The driver was unhurt, but had bis car left, the road on the other side the consequences probably would have been more serious.

The necessity for an improved water supply for Rotorua was brought under the notice of the Hon. Adam Hamilton this week by a deputation from the Borough Council. The Mayor explained that the pressure was not sufficient to provide au adequate fire-fighting system, and that somo of the higher levels of the town were very poorly served. In reply, Mr. Hamilton* stressed the fact that money was hard to obtain for public works, but he promised to go into the question and see if it were possible to use some of the unemployed labor for the work.

A visiting racing man has expressed criticism of the means provided by the Gisborne Racing Club for attending to injured riders on the course, and suggests that better arrangements might be made for to-morrow. The correspondent points out that three riders were unseated in the steeplechase event, and that the ambulance, which was located near the, gate giving access to the course proper, was not called into commission. The letter concludes: “In view of the above affair, owners and trainers do not feel justified engaging horsemen to pilot their charges, when riders are submitted to such injustice.’’ It is obvious that tile letter is prompted by concern for the welfare of the riders, and the suggestion contained in it will doubtless be acted upon by club officials, but in justice to the ambulance men, it. must lie recognised that an attempt to follow the race yesterday with the ambulance might have involved the hogging of the vehicle. Moreover, spectators of yesterday’s race .will recollect that only one rider in the Steeplechase was hurt, and that after attention at the edge of the course he was able to walk with assistance to the jockeys’ room.

No difficulty was experienced in identifying the big lisli caught in the vicinity of the Kannkanaia bridge on Monday morning, when it was received by officials of the East Const Acclimatisation Society in Gisborne. The fish turned out to be a brown trout, of exceptional size for this district, and its ago, lias been placed at between 9 and 10 years. It is described by experts ns a “'cannibal” trout, of a type that lives long and attains unusual size. In a note describing his capture of the fish, Mr. A. J. Skilton, an employee of tho Waikohu County Council, states that he noted the swirl marie bv tho fish in shallow water near the bridge, as he was about to commence work on Monday morning. Taking a short pinch-bar for a weapon, be waded into tho river, thinking the fish was an pel. Aiming at the centre of the disturbed area of water, lie managed to strike the fish, which turned o'*er and received a second blow, which killed it,. The river was v«rv siltv at the time, and this makes the appearance there of trout an unusual circumstance. Mr. Skilton lias a previous exploit of the kind to his credit., having taken a 2911 b river eel on a trout rod and line, in September, 1910, frorothe BuUcv River.

There are many unemployed men in Napier who are unable to purchase firewood, but citizens of the town are doing much to relieve the seriousness of the position by allowing trees growing on their sections to be cut down and the wood taken, free of charge, for distribution amongst the registered unemployed. In giving a resume of the past year’s activities of the Wellington branch of the Navy League, the secretary, Mr. If. Darroch, stated at the annual meeting that over 400 ex-Nuvy and ex-merchant service men had visited the Wellington office during the last IS months appealing for warm clothing.

A proposal to increase the powers of the Local Government Loans Board so that it may not only sanction local body loans but itself raise them and levy on local bodies for payment of interest and sinking fund was placed before the Christchurch Cilv Council in a letter from the New Zealand Municipal Association. The council declined to make anv recommendations.

A young man, Air. Duncan Campbell, met with a painful accident while rabbiting on Cairnmuir run, Cromwell. He was leading his horse along a frozen face when the animal slipped and went over a face of rock and down the hill. Mr. Campbell was pulled over tho face. Ho received severe scalp wounds, one necessitating tho insertion of 22 stitches. Tho effort of the Department of Health to have the fees charged by the Hawke’s Bay Hospital Board increased from.Os per day to 12s per day was the subject of a discussion between the board and the DirectorGeneral of Health, Dr. M. H. Watt, at Napier, the hope being expressed by the department’s representative that the board would fall into line with other boards, and if not it might be necessary to pass legislation to bring this about.

Nelson’s old Cathedral, which has done service in its present form since 1880, as Mother Church of the Diocese, and Church of the Parish of Christ Church, was used for tho last time on Sunday when tho accommodation was fully taxed by the large congregations which took part in tho final appropriate services in the building. Among those present, at tho service were several who attended the first service in the reconstructed cathedral 40 years ago. The demolition of the old structure has commenced.

A Wanganui business man received a letter from an American farmer by the last mail. “Crops are good,” bo states, “especially wheat, but I won’t be able to sell much of it. In fact it is really a waste of time putting in crops these days, but one doesn’t like to see one’s land lying idle even if there is no market. Cattle are almost down to nothing and the sheepmen can't sell their wool. What little they have sold only brought six cents per pound—the cheapest it lias ever been sold at. Although this is midsummer, unemployment is worse than ever. We elect a new President this fall, but I don’t think that will make any diiference.”

Tradesmen and their prices generally present an open target for the sharpshooting comment of the purchasing public, but when the depression is over there will be many families in Dunedin who will no doubt be prepared to call down a blessing on the heads of grocers, butchers, and bakers who have kept their households going during the period of unemployment stringency. The fact is that all the depot relief work that can be organised is not sufficient to cope with the food shortage in some of the poorer areas, and if it were not for the indulgence of tradespeople Dunedin would he the scene of poverty much more far-reaching than any - conditions yet seen there..—Star.

A drop of about £560 in revenue from the sale of current was reported to the Poverty Bay Electric Power Board to-day by the manager, Mr. V. E. Sanders, in a report covering tho period of three months ended on June JO. The total units sold for the period were 5.9 per cent, in excess of the volume for tho same period last year, but the revenue had dropped by 4.8 per cent. Details of revenue items, with the figures for last year in parentheses, were given as under: Lighting, £0824 (£6968); cooking and heating, £2916 (£2976) ; water-heating, £557 (£540); power,' £1354 (£1220) ; totals, £11,151 (£11,713.)

“The board cannot frame its policy to suit wireless set owners,” said Mr. R. M. Hartley, general manager of the Auckland Electric Power Board, when the effects of alternating and direct currents on wireless sets were being discussed. One of the members said that the residents of a district complained that they were unable to use the direct current for their sots. As far as tiie direct current was concerned, added Mr. Bartley, Auckland had gone too far. He had never regarded the policy of the board as that of a change-over from direct to alternating current. “Some of the largest cities in the world have the two systems,” he said, “and that is what Auckland will have to have.” The current could he made alternating by means of a small engine costing about .4! 12.

At the last meeting of the Poverty Bay EJectric-Power Board, a request was received from the To Karaka Town Board for a reduction of the cost of street lighting. To-day the board received a report, from the engineer and manager, pointing out that To Karaka was served with 14 street lamps at an annual total'cost of £57 10s, and that the only means of reducing this outlay would be to reduce the pijwvr of lamps or to discontinue a portion of the service temporarily, Both courses would mean a loss to the Power Board, which, however, might agree to accept such n loss for the meantime, as a means of assisting the town board. The report was referred to the To Karaka Town Board for comment.

The vessels employed in the Auck-land-Bust Coast-Oisborne service experienced a good buffeting again this week, as a result of the heavy southeasterly weather that has prevailed. The ships all cleared Auckland late on Tuesday, but had not proceeded fur when they encountered heavy head-on seas. Speed had to be reduced, and although no damage was suffered by any of the ships, the passages made by all were slow ami uncomfortable. The Pukcko. which was the lirst to put in an appearance, berthed at the Gisborne wharf late yesterday afternoon ami, taking advantage of the temporary cessation of the rain, was able to discharge her Gisborne cargo and proceed to Napier last night. The Margaret W was the next to arrive, but did not commence unloading until this morning. She is set down to sail for Auckland, via Coast bays, to-night. The Waimea arrived at 10.45 o’clock last night and iw to sail at 3 p.m. today for Napier. The Koutunui arrived this morning from Napier to take a shipment of cattle to Lyttelton, but on account of the rough sea she will not take her departure before to-morrow. The Federal Line’s steamer Westmoreland arrived late this morning from Auckland to load for United Kingdom ports, and although the roadstead is workable, it way the intention of the agents not to commence operations until the weather moderated,