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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17919, 25 October 1932, Page 6

Two gangs of shearers arrived in the Gisborne district this morning from Hawke’s Bay to'assist, in operations here. These two gangs have been offered the shearing of about 100,000 sheep. According to the touring manager of the Auckland Automobile Association, Mr. R. E. Champtaloup, preparations are being made by the association for a phenomenal influx of visitors to the north this season, and inquiries have been received from all parts of the Dominion. The main channels through the Poukawa swamp drainage were badly affected by the Hawke's Bay earthquake last year. The bottom of the channels rose in places as much as 6ft. A survey ot the area conducted by the Government drainage engineer disclosed that the earthquake caused a general subsidence, but iu such a way that the fall in the valley was slightly increased. A large and representative meeting of' tennis enthusiasts from hapus along the Coast from Opotiki to Cape Runaway was held at Torero recently, when the Bay of Plenty Maori Tennis Union was formed, says'the East Coast Guardian 'J be attendance at the meeting was easily a record for the district, there being iicai !y 3CO members and friends present. Mi. Kururangi, Opotiki, presided. Owing to the reductions in the grants by the Education Department to the boards of ’ governors of secondary schools there will be an effect of (he economy measures even in the amounts set aside by the hoards for the provision of school prizes. At the Now Plymouth Boys' and Girls' High Schools special certificates are to be presented this year instead of book prizes. Four of tlio fuses on the main switchboard at the Civic Theatre, Auckland, were damaged on Friday night, apparently by some person who concealed himself in the building after the evening’s performance, and later left by a fire-exit door. Fortunately the damage was discovered by an electrician early on Saturday morning. The switchboard, which carries the fuses for the whole of the Civic Building, is at the rear of the stage. When (lie electrician in charge made his daily inspection on Saturday morning lie discovered that four of the large fuses had been broken, with the result that the lights on the four circuits might have been blown out when the current was turned on. The damage was reported to the police. The economic value of several varieties of shellfish found in New Zealand was mentioned by Mr. A. W. B. Powell, conchologist and palaeontologist to the Auckland War Memorial Museum, in the course of a recent address. He said that in .102,0 there were 5125 sacks of rock oysters gathered from the northern bods, the value being £(>2sß, while in the same period 42,744 sacks of Stewart Island oysters, valued at £20,7.15, were collected. There were 0027 sacks of Auckland mussels marketed in 1020, the price realised being £2822, while 6532 cases of toheroas were packed in 1020, representing a value of £12,442. Painful injuries were received by Mr. Dudley Drummond, 10, as the result of a motor-cycle accident last night. Mr. Drummond was a passenger on the pillion of a motor-cycle ridden by a companion, who was proceeding across the Roebuck road bridge from the town side. The machine wobbled when the front wheel struck the bump at the approach to the bridge, and the handlebar hit the side of the bridge. Mr. Drummond either put out his log to protect himself, or else jumped off the machine, for lie was picked up immediately afterwards suffering from a broken leg. He received medical attention, and was removed to the Cook Hospital. It is expected that the new issue of New Zealand postage stamps will be made early next year, according to the report of the Postmaster-General, the Hon. A. Hamilton, presented to Parliament. The designs for the stamps were selected from competitive entries. “In order that the stamps may be of a high standard of production,” states the report, “the selected designs have been forwarded to England, where tenders have been invited for the supply of the necessary printing plates. It is proposed that the stamps be produced by the photogravure process, which has been adopted with marked success in recent years by many countries. Machines for the production of stamps by this process are not at present available in New Zealand, and so that the issue of tlie new stamps may not be delayed unnecessarily, it is proposed to luive an initial supply of each denomination printed ill England. Thereafter, supplies will be printed in New Zealand with machinery that it is intended as soon as possible to provide.’’ The esteem in which flic late Mr. John Kinder was held in the community was marked by (lie largo attendance at bis funeral this morning. The legal profession to which ho belonged was represented by the stipendiary magistrate, Mr Harper, S.M., and most of the members of the ’ Law Society; the 1 tigii School Board by several of its governors; the Gisborne Bowling Club paid tribute by a large attendance of its members to the memory of its late president; the teaching profession and other bodies with which Mr. Kinder bad been associated also sent representatives, whilst many close personal friends also were present. The casket was buried in a wealth of floral emblems. The service at the residence in Stout street and at the graveside was conducted hv Canon A. F. Hall. Tho pall bearers comprised Messrs. L. T. Burnard and T‘. Todd, representing the High School Board of Governors, J. Blair and J. S. Wauchop, the Gisborne branch of the New Zealand Law Society, T Corson and W. H. Clirisp, the Gisborne Bowling Club, and Messrs. R, Cole and d. McLeod representing the teaching profession in Gisborne. The opinion that New Zealand was (lie most cultured of the countries in the British Colonial .Empire was advanced" by Mr. C. Egerlon LoWo, F.T.0.L., examiner for the Trinity College;of Music. (London), who arrived in Oliristehureli recently. Mr. Lowe’s high praise of New Zealand culture was based on Ins appreciatin' 1 of the pure speech which be had noticed in earlier visits to t.l” Lominion, when be was particularly impressed by the excellent vowel pronuncia[ion—the key to good speech. “New Zealanders pride .themselves on speaking English as it. should be spoken,” lie declared. Further praising New Zealand speech, Mr. Lowe recalled that on a previous visit to Auckland be had commended the excellent pronunciation and articulation of the elocution candidates. “I was interested and amused to notice that two days later a visiting Japanese admiral made almost exactly the same statement, saying how pleasing it was to hear New Zealanders speak,” he added. Great pains were being taken in England by the broadcasting authorities to correct vowel pronunciation and counteract the effect of some of the American talking films, Mr. Lowe said,

The annual examination in connection witli the Main Highways Board for the granting of certificates of competency for foremen and overseers will bo held at the local Government buildings on November 1. Candidates aro to report at 9 a.m. that day.

A street collection in Christchurch in connection with the Salvation Army self-denial appeal amounted to £3lO, compared with £203 last year.

According to Maori weather lore, the profusion with which kowhai and cabbage trees are flowering in the Wanganui district is a sure sign of a. long, dry summer.

Mr. A. J. McCready, of Otorolianga, has invented and provisionally patented a device for killing ragwort. . It takes the form of an iron walking stick with a hollow centre and a spring at the foot, which, on being pressed, releases a small quantity of ragwort poison. A motor car driven by Mr J. Russell, of Glen Massey, collided with a stationin'v lorry in Hamilton on Saturday evening. Two of the passengers in the car, Mr Harold Tanfield, (U, of Glen Masscv, and his granddaughter, Carol Crawford, 5, were injured.

Owing to lack of patronage, the “mystery Inkers’ train,” which was scheduled to leave Frankton and Hamilton on Sunday morning, did not run. There were about 30 passengers at Frankton and 40 at Hamilton waiting for the train, and the decision of the department caused keen disappointment.

A verdict of accidental death was returned by the coroner, Mr. J. H. Salmon. S.M., at the inquest in Wanganui into the death of Francis Henry McCann, inspector of permanent way, who was killed as a result of a collision between the iigger he was riding and a goods Lrain’betweeii Arainoho and Westmere.

The Wliakatane County Council has decided to take firm action to checkMhe spread of ragwort in the district. Hie weed is becoming a serious menace to farm lands in the Bay of Plenty. It was decided to prosecute all land owners who do not comply with the requirements of the Act in regard to destroying ragwort.

At a meeting of the Opotiki Agricultural and l’astoval Association executive, the secretary reported that lie had received a cheque for £SOO from art union No. 18. The executive decided to improve show ground accommodation by moving one of the present sheds and also t> put a floor in the dining-room. Tenders are being called for the work. To ascertain the position regarding ■sustenance of freezing works emplovees who have refused work under th<* new terms and conditions, a depution lc,l by members of the Hnemploved Workers’ Movement waited on Mr' W. H. Cadwallailer, Labor. Department inspector, in Palmerston North. The deputation was informed that the Unemployment Board had always maintained Hint any man who refused work when it was offered to him was ineligible for relief work. A charge of having pointed a gun at n woman, Mis. Milabenka (Begovich, was preferred against a Waiorongomai farmer. Henry Gray, iu ie Arolia Police Court. the woman’s story was contradicted by accused and his wife and son. Complainant said accused pointed the gun at her ami threatened to shoot her and her dog. Accused said he went out to shoot the dog, which lie had mistuken for one that had worried his stuffs. If* met Ihe woman, who called him names, and ho then walked off. I Incase was dismissed.

After 15 years, a service prismatic compass lost by a fallen New Zealand officer at l’asschendaele lias been returned to a relative. Mr. E. J. Rose, who was a second-lieutenant in the 6th Ilauraki Regiment, was killed iu action at Passchendaele on October 4, 1917. The prismatic compass he lost, inscribed with his name, was recovered on the battlefield on the day of his death by an ammunition carrier, Mr. T. 11. Pearson, now of Opotiki, and it lias been forwarded to Mr. Hr G. Rose, of Ngapuhi road, Rcmuera, a brother of the officer, by Mr. Pearson, No less than 33 associations were represented at a convention of currency and monetary reform leagues, presided over by General Sir Andrew Russell, in Wellington. It was decided to form a Federation of Monetary Reform Association, and a deputation afterwards waited on the Prime Minister with a request for a full inquiry into the existing monetary system of the Dominion and possible alternatives, by a select committee of Parliament. The Prime Minister promised to give tile request of the deputation full consideration.

A strong protest against damage to the countryside by “mystery train” Hampers was made at a meeting of the Wellington Horticultural .Society and suburban societies. It was stated that people from “mystery trains” seemed to lie unable to see any fine specimens of native flora without wanting to take them away from the bush. Members of the societies bad witnessed many instances of damage done by thoughtless Hampers. It wins decided to send a deputation to the Minister of Railways asking him to pass legislation similar to tint in operation in Australia, whereby it is ail offence for Hampers wilfully to damage native bush or flowers.

A party of horsemen who rode to the Haast Pass recently returned to Pembroke with the story of the narrow escape from death of a surfaceman named John Taylor, who lived in a but on the side of Lake Wanaka above the Neck. ’File surfaceman had returned to his hut after his day’s work and had lit a fire. He then went out to gather a supply of wood, and a little later noticed that the hut was on fire. He rushed back in an endeavor to save bis belongings, but iust reached the door when some gelignite which be had inside exploded. He was lucky to escape injury, but be lost his lint- and was left with the clothes in which be stood.

Few people in Mastodon are better known and know more about the town and its doings that Mr. Jack Wallace, the veteran “cabby/’ who still conducts a regular business with his familiar landau and pair. Air. Wallace believes ( that he is the last “cabby’’ in New J Zealand to be driving a four-wheeler. ! Veteran of two wais, the Boer and Great, Mr. Wallace first took up his • stand in Masterton when ho returned : from South Africa,'now more than 30! years ago. Mr. Wallace receives the ' big majority of his patronage from the J commercial travellers. He states that at; present he entertains no thought of j giving up business, aid ii|uated though it j iliav seem to people livim in the big; cities.

Reference is made in the annual report of tlie Lands Department to the progress at the Galatea estate. The report says that during the present season 1050 acres at Galatea will be regrassed4oo acres sown iu turnips, and 50 acres in oats. About 150 acres will be grassed with a suitable mixture for bay and ensilage. Experimental top-dressing will also be carried out, the whole work involving the ploughing of 1850 acres. The programme of work is designed to gradually test various methods of cultivation and mamirial applications with a view to determining the best way of establishing suitable dairying pasture over the bulk of the estate. In the meantime the estate is being run as a station in such a manner as to ensure a maximum return for the monev invested.

Those smart little items of feminine interest that add the finishing touches to Milady’s spring outfit are displayed in attractive variety at Pctties’. New belts and bags, novelties in neckwear (with particular emphasis on the new scarves), gloves and hosiery, etc. — Truly a fascinating display at Petties.’*