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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17918, 24 October 1932, Page 6

The Hawke’s Bay Education Board has decided to repaint the Waerenga-a-hika School. In order to remedy trouble caused in wet weather, the Hawke s Bay Education Board has decided to extend the stormwater drain at the Awapuni School. All grocers’ shops in Gisborne will he closed throughout Wednesday, People’s Day at the Show, according to advice received from the Gisborne Master Grocers’ Association. During last Week 116 meals were served at St. Francis House, and 38 beds were provided for transient, unemployed. The total number of meals provided since the opening of the institution on June 4 is 2126, and the number of beds occupied during the same period is 576.

Minor injuries were received by a cyclist, Mr. Leonard McKinley, of Makauri, as a result of a collision with a car on Saturday evening. The cyclist was riding along Cook street when lie collided with a car driven by Mr. J. P. Clare, of Cook street. Mr. McKinley was removed to the Cook Hospital.

An application for a further grant, towards the cost- of concreting an area of 54 square yards at the Manutuko School was made to the Hawke’s Bay Education Board at, its meeting in Napier on Friday, and the board resolved that a_ grant ii approximately half the cost should be made. The committee stated that the labor would be supplied free.

Successful results, have attended the Agricultural Department's research into •‘Lush sickness” in the Rotorua district. A Tokoroa farmer has written to say that since his cows have been using a “lick” his milk yield has increased by one-third and his test lias gone up from 14.58 to 19.41, which shows a. substantial increase per cow.

The observance of Labor Day caused some alteration in the hours of attendance at the Gisborne l’ost and Telegraphic office to-day. The telephone exchange was open continuously as usual, but the telegraphic office was open only from 9 a.m, to noon, and will be opened again from 7 p.m to midnight. The postal counter was closed, and tlicro were no postmen's deliveries to day. AH outward mails closed at 7 a.m., though the mail truck for the south will not leave until the usual hour this evening, as it is not convenient for it to bo dispatched during the day.

Advice of the Government’s decisions in connection with training colleges was received iiy the Hawke’s Bay Education Board at its meeting in Napier on Friday from the Education Department. The department's letter stated : —(a) The annual allowance paid to training college students will be £2O, plus a. boarding allowance of £4O if required, plus university fees up to £lO. The £4O is to be repaid to the Government by instalments when the student secures a teaching position. (b) One return fare each year will la, paid to students (ravelling to and from the training colleges and thenhomes. (e) In view of the altered conditions and the fact that there is no guarantee of employment at the conclusion of the period of training, the bond system will he abandoned.” The board lesolved to protest against the Government’s decisions.

The meeting held in Manutuke during the week-end to discuss the dispute over tlu> question of shearing rates was largely attended, and after a lengthy discussion it was agreed that in the event of shearers being offered contract work at. £2 per 100 where six or more men arc engaged, or at £2 5s per .100 where less than six are employed, work should proceed at those rates. The meeting .fully endorsed the demand for a minimum individual payment to shearers of 20s per 100 shoe]), with rations, and corresponding rates for others engaged in the industry. Speakers contended strongly that the present dispute did not constitute a strike, as the men were prepared to work on .rates slightly lower than those which operated last year, and were prepared .as an alternative to submit their case to the Arbitration Court with an assurance that they would abide by the decision of that tribunal.

' bicycle thefts are becoming epidemic at New PlyinonUi.

.Revoline collected by the Post, and Telegraph .Department during the year ended March 1)1 last exceeded that for the previous year by £7BIO.

An endeavor is to be made by the Hastings Chamber ot Commerce to secure exemption from the payment ot income tax, of the cost of temporary buildings erected after the earthquake. After being under construction for the past two years, a 26ft. cruising launch lin.s been completed bv Mr. J. Page, oi Lake road, Dcvonport, and his 15-year-old son.

Misfortune seems to dog the Autridgo I'amilv, who reside at Ivopu, Thames. Recently two sons were injured. Now the youngest son, Charles, 17, while fishing for eels from the Ivopu wharf, nearly tost tin 1 sight of one eye through a hook Hying up and catching in an eyelid.

“I have not very much confidence in the development of a market for our primary industries in the East, at least for a good many years,’' declared Mr. F. L. Hutchinson, speaking at a luncheon of the Christchurch Businessmen’s Club. “The people there are so poor that 1 am convinced they cannot afford to buy our products. We cannot look to them to increase our trade to any great extent.” Mr. R. Beveridge, who proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Hutchinson, disagreed with him on this point. A spectacular feature of the second dav of the Show. Wednesday, is to be a class for mounted rifles, who are to compete in uniform for tho selection of the best troop horse. This is to bo staged immediately after tho sheep dog trial, which is to commence at 1.15 p.m.. and the mounted rifles class is to he completed before the commencement of the, parade. Thirty entries have been received, and one of the spectators is expected to he Major-General Sinclair Burgess, of Wellington, who is visiting Gisborne mainly for the purpose of attending the R.S.A. reunion to-morrow night. Further charges preferred in Opotiki against William Wright, who was recently committed for trial on n charge of obtaining goods by false pretences, lie was charged with obtaining pork to the value of £.') 18s from T. Palmer by alleged false pretences and was committed for trial at Gisborne. Wright was also charged with assaulting Sergeant Millar while in the execution of his duty. The evidence of the sergeant showed that when he look accusedfs breakfast to liis cell accused struck the sergeant on the head with his list. Forms had to be used to subdue accused amt lock hint in the cell. The magistrate sentenced accused to three months’ imprisonment.

Residents in Redding and district who are at all interested in the history of the East Coast of this island and other folks who are keen on the history of New Zealand’s settlement will be glad to know that the articles which ran through a number of recent issues of the Poverty Bay Herald have been issued in pamphlet form, under the title, “East Coast (N.I.J Historical Records.” These records were left in typescript by the late Bishop W. L. Williams and contain a mass of interesting details regarding the struggles, difficulties and lightings of the pioneers of the coast. The Williams family and the Gisborne Herald have done good service in thus nutting such data for the future historian into permanent form. —Refilling Star.

The centenary of the arrival of the first missionary pioneer, the Rev. Joseph Matthews, in Kaitaia, occurs on November 11. The missionary arrived on foot, accompanied by a native guide. He returned to the Bay of Islands, and later went hack to Kaitaia with an official party, which left there on November 2d. The party consisted of the Rev. William Williams, afterwards Bishop of Waiapu, Joseph Matthews, William George Puckey, Charles Baker and James Hamlin. The party established a mission station at Kaitaia and started back for Kerikeri, reaching Mangamuka cn route on December 7. The Mangonui County Council has unanimously decided to give a lead in celebrating this historic event in the history of New Zealand.

'The New Plymouth Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has decided to cancel a letter forwarded to the Manchester Guardian for publicu.t.ion emphasising alleged cruelties in .the hobby calf industry in New Zealand. The object of the letter, it was stated, was to draw the attention of Home consumers to the cruelties of the industry and so discourage the trade in bobby calf products, with the ultimate aim of wiping out the industry :imi so stopping the alleged cruelties. At n ,recent meeting of the North Taranaki Farmers’ Union exception was taken to the action of the society, and the president of the union, Air 11. E. Blyile, was appointed to confer with the society in tin endeavor to have the publication of the letter, which had .already been sent, suppressed.

“Individually, you could not meet nicer people than the men and women of Sydney, but publicly they are selfish, and that was a thing 1 did not like,” said Dr. A. B. O’Brien, of Christchurch, on returning from u holiday visit to Australia. “Nobody stands up in the trains to give a seat to a woman, not even to an old woman, and it you waited to allow a woman to get into a tram or a lift first you would lie pushed aside by men. Nobody seems to observe restrictions in smoking, and though T am a smoker myself, I do think there should be some places free from smoke. The whole attitude over there, (‘specially as tar as it concerns an apparent lack of chivalry, seems to have come as the natural result of tin* way in which women have pushed themselves forward, claiming equality with men. Now they have it.”

In dealing in a reserved judgment in Wellington with the question of whether a husband and Ins children had sphered pecuniary loss liy the death of his wile as a result of a motor accident. Mr. Justice Blair pointed out that a daughter working gratuitously would be irreplaceable, except, perhaps, il like services on like terms by some other relative were obtainable. A deceased wife was replaceable, and cases were not unknown where replacement had taken place within remarkably short periods. The clement of anguish for loss of a loved one being absent, the jmy would be entitled to adopt the view that the husband could easily rep’nue. bis wife with another, and the jury were equally entitled to adopt the view that as far as the children were concerned whatever care and attention had been bestowed mi them by their mother could he provided bv a stepmother. Ibis latter view might be unusual, but His Honor said it appeared to him in the ease with which lie was dealing that the jury was entitled on the evidence to take it. and it was not for him to usurp the functions of the jury, even if, had lie, been trying the case himself, he would have adopted some other view. It was a matter peculiarly' for the jury the reduce into money the pecuniary loss which the children had individuallv suffered bv their mothers death, and the jury, to his mind, was entitled to say no pecuniary loss had been proved.