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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17950, 30 November 1932, Page 6

“1 do not see how the offer of the Hank of New Zealand to advance the Government money wit'll which to pay rates to local bodies is going to help the farmers very materially,’’ sard Mr W. Newell, chairman of tho Waikato County Council. “The money would have to be repaid sooner or Inter.”

The foundation stone of the new St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church, Remuera. Auckland, was laid and blessed by Bishop Liston, yesterday. Designed in Ihe Honianesque style, the building will accommodate about 600 persons. It is expected to cost about ns.oco.

Light min fell throughout the district last night, but in the town the fall was insufficient to benefit pastures, gardens or tanks; only four points were registered on the Gisborne gauge. At Te Karaka a few light showers were experienced last night, while this morn ing the rain set in iairly heavily foi a short time, and 25 points wire registered for the 24 hours ended at 9 a.in. to-day.

Slaughtering operations commence tomorrow at the 4 okomaru Hay freezing works, for which good bookings have been received. The prospects are for a good season, although it is not e.v peeled that the total killings .will he sc. great as last season, which was a record one for the works while under the control of the Gisborne Shecpfariners’ Frozen Meat and Mercantile Comply, bast season’s killings totalled 160,582 carcases in sheep equivalent, an increase of 61.668 on the previous period. A good tvpe of fat lamb is reported to be available for at least the early part ot the present season. “ You deserve to be sent to gaol; the language vou used was particularly disgusting,*’’ said Mr D. 11. Ilai’per, R.M., in the Police Court this morning, when John Percy Holland, 5(1, pleaded guiltv to a charge of using obscene I, m-nage in (lludstone mad last evenin„” Senior-Sergeant Wade mentioned 1 1, 1 a constable heard the language HlOvds. away. The accused explained that he had been working in the country add on coming to town he had had . ‘few drinks, with the result that lie made a fool of himself. Remarking ihat the accused was a man who should not touch liquor, the magistrate said he would give him another chance, unit a -fine of £l, in default seven days imprisonment, was imposed.

(.’vim in Ihe da vs of the Maori Wars generals and men moved according to plan. Attacks were directed with a basis of military precision which has been retained through the years. As evidence of this there lias been placed in the hands of the Alexander Museum at Wanganui a plan of the village of Nukumaru (Te Xgutu o te Mam), which was used by Colonel McDonnell in bis first attack'on that centre. The sketch was drawn by Captain Blake. In the, second buttle' a fence erected by the natives mo hindered the military at lark that it proved disastrous. What the Maori resorted to was really the establishment. of a hindrance .similar to the barbed wire entanglements of modern waviaie. The sketch forms an interesting link with Wanganui’s historical past.

'Probably for more than n week the main -highway between Tuuiimrunui and’ Knotihi. will be closed to traffic from. 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during working days, according to advice received by the Gisborne agents of the Auckland Automobile Association. A bridge over a gorge 14 miles north of Raot/lii is under repair, and it has been -found necessary to close the road during working hours. This affects traffic from both Tanpo and Taumarunui, but in fine weather Tanpo traffic could proceed down the custom side of National Dark direct for Taihape. The road was first closed on Monday, and it is announced that the repairs will occupy 10 days, although it is hoped to complete the work within u week, if fine weather prevails. Signs have been erected at, the northern approaches.

Freezing methods recommended b\ Dr. XV. A. Bowie, Gisborne, have been adopted at- the Westfield and Tomoana freezing works. This is the result of experiments carried out at Kniti last season in regard to killing and freezing and which were fully reported in the Herald some months ago. One of (he points includes lengthy pre-cooling. of the carcases, and in this Dr. Howie’s findings were endorsed by the English scientists’ report, which was made available shortly after the publication of Dr. Bowie’s recommendations. West field and Tomoana have adopted Dr. Bowie’s methods in their entirety, and tbev are under consideration in regard to''the Kniti works. One of the features that has attracted much attention leceiitlv is the chain system of treating the carcases, on which the work is done as the carcases pass along a conveyor, this greatly improving the standard of work and making it easier for the men engaged.

The tliniier and dance hold last evening in the Freesia Lounge by the Poverty l!av Professional Athletic and Cycling Club proved an un(|ualilied success, about 100 couples partaking of a sumptuous dinner and later enjoying an evening’s dancing to the strains of iStuart Sheet’s Rhythm Hoys. The gathering was one of the largest yet catered for in the lounge, and much satisfaction was expressed as to the arrangements. During the evening the president of the Poverty Hay centre of the Athletic and Cycling fnion, Air. T. Ci. Lawless, carried out the presentation of his trophy to N. Beale, the winner of an aggregate points cycling competition held during the winter road racing season. A miniature cup was presented to ]]. S. Davis, last year’s holder oi the Lawless Cup, and the championship blue ribbon, won by Harry Davis in tbc 25-mile event held bv the club at tbe close of the winter season, also was presented. Mr. IC. Sharpies, president of flic cliib. making an appropriate reference to Davis’ performances and general support of tbc club. The recipient of the championship honor made a brief but suitable response. The duties of M.C. were carried out by Air. G. Hewson.

Two bankruptcy.-petitions were filed in Gisborne during the month ending to-day. No petitions were filed in November of fast year.

Concession bus tickets valued at £lO and sixpence in cash were stolen by a burglar who entered the Palmerston North City Council’s traffic department office.

Charged with being found on the licensed premises of the Albion Hotel after hours on November 19, a young man, .lack .McKay, was lined 10s by Mr P. 11. .Harper', S.M.. in Iho Police Court this morning.

Some days ago bees were noticed coming from one of the petrol bowsers outside the R.M. Garage in Opotiki. They gradually became su thick that it was impossible to use the pump, finally a vacuum cleaner was procured and the heps were sucked up into the machine. When conveying a. full load of old .Maori carvings from Kuatalnina to Rotorua for railage to the Dominion Museum in 'Wellington, a heavy motor lorrv owned by Mr 11. McPherson, left" the road near To W'haiti and dropped down a 20ft. hank. Consult*]aide damage was caused to the truck and the carvings wore scattered in all directions.

plans are being considered by St. Peter's Cathedral Chapter for the reconstruction of the west wall .of _ Ihc Hamilton Cathedral, which is in a dangerous condition. It is expected that when work commences shortly the baptistry and a. small memorial chapel will he. added to the building. The Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company has donated .£IOO to the chapter towards the cost of a memorial font to the late Mr. J. Jtanigh, who was for many wars a warden.

A start lias been made oil taking to the site the. material for the 12-bmiked hut which the Christchurch Ski Club is to build oil till) Temple Spur, near a favorite Arthur's Pass ski-ing ground. Tiie two tons of sheet-iron and wood for the hut. can he taken by road to the head of the pass, but alter that members of tho club will have to bend their hacks to shift the gear up 1500 ft. of hillside. Parties have lately been going to t.hc Temple Spur whenever possible to take the iron niece by piece to tile site, but the wood will not be carted until next Easter, when the but will be erected.

A Taranaki farmer who owns a ferocious bull bad an exciting experience recently. Tin* animal broke its tethering chain and defied all attempts at capture, charging hoi semen and others and uniting them out of the paddock, lankily, the bull had been dehorned and so did not gore or toss anyone. To net flic animal tinder control two other bulls from a different part of the farm were brought up. The heavier of these, a four-year-old with horns, was turned into the bull paddock. A sharp contest ensued, in which the hornless bull won. the defeated animal receiving a broken hoi'll. Another four-year-old was inimodiafelv turned into the paddock and after a stiff tight was able to conquei (he savage hull and eventually drove d through the stockyard gate. Here it was imprisoned and subdued.

“I think there are few more distressing tilings to have to do than to reduce Jic wages of employees or dispense with their services, hut'what has impressed me in connection with all the relief work 1 see going on in the city, and what has struck me in connection with the great body of men. nearly 4000 employed on that work, is their extraordinary courage,” said the Mayor of Wellington, Mr T. C. A. Hislop, at the annual meeting of the Presbyterian Orphanage. ‘‘One might have thought that in tins difficult time, when so many drastic steps have to be taken In save the situation, that one would be met very often with unreason and with difficult opposition, but with such very few exceptions as to be negligible, T can say that all the people who have suffered by the requirements of to-day fill me with pride that I am tlie.ir fellowcitizen.”