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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18255, 25 November 1933, Page 4

Lust night or early this morning Mr. I! Fredericks’ store tit the corner oi Gladstone road and Roebuck road was broken into, and cigarettes and tobacco to tlie approximate value of £5 stolen, ppfry was effected, through the front door,' which was found to lie open when Mr. Fredericks arrived at the store this morning', though there were no marks on the door to show how it, had been opened. Apart from the cigarettes and tobacco nothing bad been stolen, and the contents of the store were not disarranged.

That lucerne, on the right class of land, will oust a plague of Californian thistles has been proved by Mr. J- inlanders, president of the New Zealand Milking Shorthorn Association, on his farm at Grcendale. Included in the area sown down in lucerne is a 50-acre paddock. which a few years agio was a mass of thistles. Even last year, while a wealth of excellent feed was available, the issue was still in doubt; but the few remaining thistles showing at the present time are weak, and in all probability the pest will be eradicated in this paddock in the course of another season. The area adjoins the Hororata River. A minor misfortune, which could do little more than delay him a few hours, befell Mr. H. Parker, of Hastings, on the first stage of his cruise in the yacht Magnet from Napier to Auckland. On reaching) a point near Whnkaari, Mr. Parker decided to go ashore and boil a billy. Unfortunately, the yacht was caught in a wave and washed high up the beach, from where, owing to the fact that the tide was out, he found il impossible to move her. In view of the fact that the weather lias remained calm since, it was expected that lie would have little 'didietiUy in getting the stranded vessel into the water when the tide returned.—Napier Telegraph. ‘ The attendance at the Opera House I last evening for Iho Gisborne Boxing Association’s carnival, which included the featherweight championship match , between Percy Hawes and Joe Franklin, was indicative of the great interest aroused by the appearance of the champion, and the prospect of seeing Franklin in his first serious contest fought here for some time. This was the fourth meeting between Hawes and Franklin, and It marked Hawes’ f oij rlh success. The arrangements for the tourliament were excellent, and delays in the staging of limits were cut down to a minimum. Mr (!. 11. Scents acted as announcer, and with

other officials of the association carried. out the duties of his post with credit. The audience was entertained with selections hv'Mr Wreford Wade’s orchestra, during brief periods of inactivity in the ring, and gave adequate proof of its satisfaction with the fare,

A iotal of '>oo applications have boon received by the secretary of the Franklin Racing Club, Mr. W. .1. .Short, lor the position of caretaker ol the clubs course. The applicants jive in towns ranging from Palmerston North to Kaitaia

No fewer than 81 new homes are under construction in and near Napier, including -the block of 38 residences' for the Napier village settlement on the Richmond block. During the next few weeks the construction of £0 more homes will he commenced. The crash on the West ('oast is the first fatal accident in which the Canterbury Aero Club has been concerned, although the club’s aeroplanes, since May, 1929. when it began operations, have spent more than 5000 hours in the air.

“Most people do not use their lips enough," said Mr. J. F. Montague when addressing members of the League for the Hard of Hearing at Auckland. As a result of this defect, he said, much of what people said was lost to the listener. Especially was this noticeable on the gramophone and on the stage.

The Christchurch Returned Soldiers Association has decided to invite Mr. C. T. L’. I’lm to a social function to be arranged by the executive after he makes his flight across the Tasman Sea in the Faith in Australia. It was also decided to add a gold bar marking the track of the 'plane to the greenstone and gold memento given Mr. Ulm when he last crossed the Tasman Sea with Sir Charles Kingston! Smith.

Mans for large new premises for Roach's, Limited, in Hastings, have been drawn up and the work of erecting the building will be put in hand shortly after Christinas. Air. Gordon Roach outlined one of the largest building! schemes undertaken in Hastings since the earthquake. The new store will he exactly half as large again as the existing building. and will cover an area rather larger than a third of an acre.

Britain's export trade is rising. We sold £6,0C0.C00 worth more of goods abroad last month than in September of last year, reports the Daily Express of Octolier 13. The Hoard of Trade to-day reports an increased export of all the British goods it lists. Within lhe sixmonth period January to June, British exports to the Empire countries rose from 36.5 per cent-, of our total outgoing trade to 39 per cent. Empire goods coming in rose from 32.2 per cent, to 35.3.

At a meeting of the Opotiki and District Progress League a letter was received from Mr. J. Carrington Well by, Gisborne, advising that lie would lie donating to the league half the net proceeds of (lie Bohemians’ concert, which will be held in Opotiki on Boxing Night. Mr. JL ,|. Kenidge, of Gisborne. wrote ollering to assist the league by giving free screen advertising at the nine picture theatres under his control. The league decided to accept Mr. Kerridge’s generous offer, and the. secretary was instructed to’ secure quotations for slides.

Judgment for plaintiff for .£692 16s 9d. being .£4OO general damages and £292 16s 9d special damages, was given by the Chief Justice, Sir Michael Myers, in the Wellington Supreme Court against Wood Bros., 126-8 Cuba street, butchers. The claim arose from an accident which occurred while plaintiff, Richard Weavers, butcher, was emplovul by Wood Bros., and in which lie fell down a lift-well find -broke his right leg and both wrists. A second defendant. C. 11. Oxley and Company, 18 Adelaide road, electrical engineers, who had been added to the action, received judgment in its favor.

Presenting an apology for non-attend-ance mi behalf of Mr. Francis Stafford, at to-day’s annual meeting of the Gisborne SheepFarmers’ Frozen Meat arid Mercantile Company, Ltd., Mr. W. G. Sherratt moved, at the request of Mr. Stafford, the following motion:—“That (his meeting respectfully requests the Govenuiment to give effect to the recommendation of the Parliament at v petitions committee to make inquiries into the question of currency, etc.” The motion, was seconded pro forma, by Mr. R. Barker, and carried without opposition, though one or two of the shareholders commented that the “etcetera” was an unknown quantity.

Various details in connection with the plans for the entertainment of the officers ami men of H.M.S. Diomede next week were dealt with at a further meeting of the committee of the Gisborne P hlLitv League held last evening, attended hv the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson, as chairman. Mrs. A. (’. Terry, and Messrs. E. W. Forrest, T. G. Johns, J. O. Musgrave, J. Kane, V. E. Sanders, H. F. Forster, and G. J. Jeune. -Amongst other things, it was agreed that the committee should proceed with the arrangements for the proposed art union, ••'lvi e having been received from the Department of Internal Affairs of the conditions under which (lie art union could he held. Programmes for the aquatic carnival and concert submitted by Mr. Forster were approved. It was agreed that following the official welcome after the Diomede’s arrival, one representative of each local body should meet Captain Cosmo Graham and the officers on board ship to arrange matters in connection with the sports gatherings and oilier entertainments.