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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17952, 2 December 1932, Page 4

A farrier. Mr. A. Leader, chopped dead'at the Folding racecourse on W ednesday while in the act ot shoeing Shrewd for the Feildiug Cup.

The quarterly meeting of the Gisborne Licensing Committee was to have been held at noon to-day, but as there were no applications or other business to be dealt with, the members of the com inittec were not called together. ,\ young Gisborne player, Barns(hahnm, distinguished himself by some remarkably long driving during a round i u the Arikikapnkapa golf course on Msturdav. At tho sixteenth, 269 yards in length, lie drove right through the .-reeu to ihe bunker beyond, while at the eighth, his tee shot lay tieany at tlm edge, of the temporary green, another very long shot.—Rotorua I'ost. “There are no means of ascertaining accurately- the New Zealand consumption of honey; but it is estimated to be in the .region of 2700. tons, or roughly, 41b. per •caput,’’ says Mr L. A. Pnish, His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner in New Zealand, in his animal report to the British Department of Overseas Trade. “The number of hives in the Dominion in estimated at 01,000 odd, and the average production per hive at GOlb.” A relief worker, Hugh Hughes, SB, pleaded not guilty in the. Hamilton police Court to two charges of assaulting children. Senior-Sergeant Sweeney sail that, while employed on footpath improvements at. Whitiora accused stopped a child of seven years and kissed her. The child wm unknown to accused. Constable Callaghan submitted a statement signed by accused, in which he admitted having kissed another child of H years. Accused gave evidence admitting having kissed the children, .but denying that ho had assaulted them. The magistrate, Mr YS r worn Wilson, said he regarded it as a very grave offence for anyone to interfere with the freedom and rights ot children who could not look after themselves. Passionate familiarity such as accused 'had shown would not. be tolerated. Accused was sentenced to one month’s imprisonment.

An unusual claim for damages was limrtl in Whnngnrei a lew days ago bene Air. G. N. Morris, S.M., when Lestd Sinclair, theatre manager, Whanga,.,n. claimed £23 special damages, and £',so general damages, from Morgan Laurcnson, of Tikipunga, farmer. The cl )i>n was reduced to £3OO to bring it within the magistrate’s jurisdiction. The i.-tmu arose over a collision between de.i ndant’s car and plaintiff in Whangurei. in February last, and was based' on the claim that plaintiff would most pro!) a biv develop tuberculosis as a result of the'accident. Plaintiff said lie was ad \ised there was considerable danger of Ins getting tuberculosis. He bad been entibie to increase bis life insurance sin c the accident, and had been refused insurante against contracting tuberculosis in five years. The magistrate f, .old there was negligence on defen,l.nit’s part-, with no contributory negligence on the part, of Sinclair. The case was adjourned until December 12, when the medical evidence will be heat’d.

Some IvC hikers took part in the fourth mystery train run from Invercargill Inst Sumkiy to Piko Piko. Dredging work carried out in the Westport bar lias had the effect of improving the depth of water available for shipping. .

Lupins in full bloom are always an attractive sight, more so when hundreds of acres are covered with this beautiful plant, as is at present the case with the Otago Peninsula. In an endeavor to satisfy both supporters of and objectors to the latest models in bathing costumes, adopted chiefly by sun-bathers, the Sumner Borough Council Is to go into a suggestion that a special area be set aside on the. beach for those who wish to go there solely for sun-bathing and xveai'ingi the latest in costumes.

The chairman of directors of the Mastcrton Co-operative Dairy Company, Mr. ,1. C. Ewington, has telegraphed to the Prime Minister, the Rt. Hon. G. W. Forbes, urging him to take up the matter of the discrepancy in price between New Zealand and Danish butter, as there appeared to bo something approaching a boycott of New Zealand’s superior butter.

An envelope containing six £lO notes, without a •‘-word of accompanying explanation, was included in the mail received bv a highly-placed representative of the law in Auckland. The envelope bore the postmark of an Auckland country town and it was registered. Inquiries are to be made to trace the sender, and in the meantime the money is being devoted to strengthening the funds of the Government.

While burning refuse from a package in her workroom, Miss King, a milliner, of Greymonth, had an unenviable experience. During ,the burning of the rubbish the cork flew oUt of a benzine bottle, which was stored in the room for cleaning purposes, and immediately the room was in flames. A neighbor and two men who were passing,• assisted to subdue the flames. Miss Kffig received severe burns on both arms. “The reason for the resistance of the radio trade in New Zealand to the depressing influences obtaining to-day,” says .Mr. L. A. Paisli, British Trade (Commissioner, in his annual report, “is probably tb be found in the fact that, the usual entertainments being regarded as too expensive, a wireless set provides an economical alternative form of family entertainment. The demand has also a certain natural tendency to expand, wireless sets being still more than other articles something of a novelty to the rural population.” A successful sale of work, followed by a concert in the evening, was held by the Presbyterian Church, To Ivaraka, in the Waiko.hu Hall yesterday. The sale of work and the concert were very well attended, and the promoters were congratulated on their successful work. The concert, in the evening was organised by Mr. .T. Carrington Wellby, who bad with him 30 performers, including the choir of Knox Church, Mangapapa. The various items received an enthusiastic reception from the large audience. The riartv was introduced by the Rev. W. A. Porter, who later thanked the performers and the promoter for their services and the excellence of the programme. The Rev. J. H. Boyd, of the Mangapapa and Kaiti churches, noted as chairman for the concert party.

While-hearted enthusiasm for the scenic beauties of New Zealand is voiced by Mr. E. O’Sullivan, of Melbourne, general manager of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank, who is in Auckland at the conclusion of a holiday visit to the Dominion. “I have not had a single dull moment since 1 have been here,” he said. Australians who. miss an opportunity to visit your beautiful country are simply robbing themselves of one of the most enjoyable experiences imaginable. Mr. O’Sullivan paid a hjgh tribute to the standard of hotel accommodation in the Dominion. One expected good hotels in large cities, he raid, but hotels in tile small towns of Australia simply could not compare with hotels in the country districts in New Zealand.

pishing from tho town wharf at Taurnnga, Mr. W. Waters caught a large kinglish. Ho left- it suspended fom the wharf, partly submerged in the water to keep it fresh. Shortly afterwards a large, shark appeared and swam about near where the kingfish was hanging. Mr. Waters immediately gave the alarm and a, line and hook were secured and the head of the kingfish was used as bait-. The shark took tho bait without hesitation, out- straightened out the hook and broke free. It remained in the vicinity mid another stout rope line was baited and tho shark hooked for a sec end time. It was 9ft. 6in. in length and fought desperately for about 10 minutes. The shark was one of the biggest that has beon caught at Tatiranga.

Official notice has been taken of the sen. elephant, which for the past few weeks lias been living in the Heatheote River, Christchurch. On several occasions recently the sea elephant has made its way into Monica Park through a drain leading from the park to the liver. Now Captain 0. M. Reliant, superintendent of mercantile marine at Lyttelton, has received instructions from Wellington to remove the sea elephant from Monica Park and take it to sea with as little expense as possible. There has been some speculation as to how Captain Reliant will carry out his instructions A partv of officials from the Marine Department paid a visit to the oark, only to find that the sea elephant bad o’dwittcd them bv disappearing down the drain.

There was a decrease of £403? in the customs duties collected in Auckland during November, compared with the figures for last year. The total was <- t69 970, as compared with £174,0CT in November, 1931. There was, however, an increase of ‘£1.1,107 upon the figures for October, 19‘‘2. and an increase of £373,505 for the 11 months. Wellington collected £178.928 during the past, month, a decrease of £26.033. For the 11 months of the current year the customs duties at Wellington amount to £1,893.174- as against £2,074,554 for the same period last vear. Customs revenue was lower by £9-557 at Christchurch for the past month, the amount collected -being £57,664. Dunedin also showed a decrease, the figures being £43.325, as compared with £49,191 for November of last vear.

Trade in the building industry was bad when the last award was made in March, 1930, explained Mr. W. J. Mountjoy at a 'conference in Wellington between builders and the Carpenters and Joiners’ Union. Unfortunately the expectations of better times did not materialise, and to-day the trade was facing the most desperate time in the history of the Dominion. The conditions ruling could be measured by the building permits issued. Many large contractors had to give up business, while others were banging on honing for better times. All classes bad had in comes reduced, and those wanting work lone were endeavoring to get it at the lowest possible cost. Competition was keener, and wages had had the 10 per cent, cut, but since then trade had serionslv decreased, and employers had reached the stage when further reductions in '•ages were »>i*msarv. Employers, continued Mr. Mount'"oy. bad iv> desire to rod" re 'W'-ns. but riromstiivn o'-ov wbici) bnd no control forced that ne + m« lreon them, end unless they received the co-operation of the workers many more employers would have to give' up business.