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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18258, 29 November 1933, Page 6

Westshove, in the vicinity of the hulk Trusty and the cabaret building, lias now Heroine one of tlm most popular summer picnic resorts in Hawke s Bay. An additional improvement to Ibis beach is the erection of a band- lot undo.

It is possible that the murderer ol Mr. Donald Eraser, licensee of the Itiecartoil Kacecourse Hotel, used :i ear to effect bis escape, and there are reports that a. car was heard going down Riceartoii road at :i time just after that at which the iniir der was committed.

A photograph depicting a figure entitled “Reverie,"’ taken by Mr. 11. IF Gaze, of Hamilton, lias been accepted by the Salon Internationa] D’Art I’lwtographique de Paris. Mr. Gaze lias bad several pictures accepted arid published bv Ibis French salon.

Appearing before Messrs. \\. Hamilton Irvine and Rbil l’ike, J.P.s.. in toe Police Court this morning, Trevor Louis Atkinson was fined 10s and costs lOs on each of two charges, one of driving a car without a driver’s license, and the other of driving the ear alter dark without u tail-light.

A prelude to a meeting of relief workers in Hamilton was the recital ot tin impromptu prayer, tin* singing ot the National Anthem and the old Russian National Anthem. The policy of sending married men into camps in the counfry was discussed, and a resolution was carried asking Bishop Averill to call the nation to a day of prayer.

A marked improvement in the propert v market during November is reported by Messrs. Rail and Grawshnw. Several sales of small houses and sections have bet'ii effected by this firm, and also one sale of suburban land nr. over .£2OOO cash. The total business transacted for the month is ahead of that of any previous month during 1903. A fine of 10s and costs 10s was imposed by Messrs. W. Hamilton Irvine and Phil Pike. J.P.s.. in the Police Court this morning on Norman McKenzie who admitted a charge of parking a van within 20ft. of the corner of Wainm road and Harris street. The borough traffic inspector, Mr. G. G. Winter, stated that the van was parked right on the corner, and obstructed the view of other motorists at the corner.

As ,a result of the New Zealand conference of unemployed organisations, which is at. present- sitting in Wellington, it is anticipated that the hunger march in the autumn, which was first projected by the Canterbury Unemployed Workers’ Association, will be taken up on a. national basis, and that marches will take place in tiie principal cities" on the same date, a Christchurch Sun reporter was told.

Seized with cramp while swimming after a meal, Mr. Sidney James Stephen Tings, 21, single, .was drowned in sft-. of water in a dam f on the property of Mr. G. M. Currie, Wanganui. Mr. L'ings was accompanied by Mr. Kenneth Fitzherbert, both being employees of Mr. Currie. On entering the water Mr. Fings got into difficulties, and his companion, who is not a strong swimmer, was unable to assist him. Mr. Fitzherhert made for the shore and set off for lhe homestead. Mr. Currie and several farm hands made a search of the dam, but*they were unalile to locate the body, which was found later bv the police.

A remand until Monday nexl was granted by Messrs. W. Hamilton Irvine arid Phil Pike, J.P.s., in the I’oliee Court this morning when William Thomas Undcrdown was charged with aiding and allotting Dan Tankman in thi> theft at Mnnutuke on November .1 of three bottles of wine, the property of William Glove, and alternatively with receiving the wine. Senior-Sergeant Wade applied for the remand to enable the accused to be dealt with by the magistrate. Mr R. A'. Beaufoy appeared for the accused.

There was a large til tendance at the Marist Tennis Club’s courts on Saturday afternoon, when some excellent sets wen* enjoyed in ideal weather. Tea was daintily served in the pavilion, bright Iceland poppies adorning Ihe tables. The hostesses were Mosdnnies J. L. Brown ami M. Elliott and Miss K. Whiting. Amongst those present were Mesdames W. 1J all, 11. Airey, and J. Birch; Misses Morrigan, M. Farr, E. CronUbie, I. Foss, P. White, M. Ala Icon, K. Doyle, F. Owen, E. Evans, Peterson (J), P. Keane, B. Burt, R. Honan, A, Walker, B. Walker, E. Candy, E. Choveaux, E. Brown, J. Parker, P. Brookcr, E. McCarthy, and J. Dvor.

An unusual charge under the borough by-laws was heard by Messrs. W. 1 Jamil ton Irvine and Phil Pike, J.P.s., in the Police Court this morning. The defendant was Walter Joseph Caseley-, who was charged by the borough traffic inspector, Mr. G. G. Winter, with wilfully encumbering the footpath ill Hall street, by unlawfully parking a car thereon. The inspector stated that he found the car parked across the footpath pointing towards the defendant's car shed door, and completely obstructing the footpath. The defendant admitted that the ear had been there for an hour and a-half. The inspector said that the practice was a very common and dangerout one, and the ease had been brought as a warning. The defendant was convicted and ordered to pay costs lUn.

During to-morrow’s river carnival in honor of the visit of IHM.S. Diomede, two new single-sculling hosts will make their first public appearance. The craft were built by H. Ik Sharpe, of Wanganui, for the Gisborne Rowing Club, and were delivered by Mr. Sharp yesterday, the builder coming to Gisborne in charge of the boats and adding the final touches of paint and varnish in the chin house. Members of the club have shown much interest in the latest addition to the plant, and the possession of the boats should do much to encourage single-sculling, which in recent years has flagged to some extent. This section of oarsmanship is not at all favored hv the. conditions of the Taruheru and Waimata rivers, and among the general members of the clubs in this part of the Mast Coast, Rowing Association's district the constant necessity for keeping an eye on the course takes a good deal of the sport from single-sculling. Mr. Sharp’s boats are regarded as excellent craft for club practice work, being built on speedy lines and embodying first-class materials and workmanship, and at the same time having a sturdiness which should give them long life under local conditions.

Mr. Robert Shersoti, aged 60, of Mount Eden, who received injuries to the head as the result of a fall while attempting to board the steamer Duchess at Auckland, died in the Auckland Hospital on Sunday.

Charged by the police with riding a bicycle on the footpath. James Berry Moore was fined 10s and costs 10s by Messrs. \V. Hamilton Irvine and Phil l’ike, J.P.’s, in the Police Court this morning, and oil a further charge of riding the machine unlighted after dark was convicted and discharged. Kenneth Harris, charged by the borough inspector. Mr. f!. 11. Winter, with riding his bicycle after dark without a light, was lined- 10s and costs-10s.

“This is a most dangerous practice,” said the borough' traffic inspector, Mr. G. CJ. Winter, in the. Police Court this morning, when Thomas Mtinro pleaded guilty before Messrs. W. Hamilton Irvine and Phil Pike, J.P.’s, to a charge that as the driver of a van. he failed to keep to the left of the middle line of the road when turning from Waiinu road into Kaiti esplanade. The inspector stated that the defendant drove down Wainui road, and when turning into the esplanade failed to go round the traffic studs, and then pulled up on the wrong side of the road. The defendant said it was a very common practice for delivery vans to pull up on tin: wrong side of the road. Tile bench imposed a line of lOs and costs lOs

It was unfortunate that the weather was unfavorable last night, but never tlieless there was ipiite a large attendance. at the. welcome dance arranged by' the Gisborne Publicity League. The attendance numbered about 330, and in addition about 40 members of the crew of tlig Diomede spent a very jolly evening at the dance. The attractive permanent decorations in the City Hall required no improvement, but above the stage was a card bearing the words, “Welcome to ILM.S. Diomede,” outlined with scintillating colored lights. Mr. George Clirisp’s orchestra provided the dance music, and during an interval a tap dance was given by Miss Joan I/od. A buffet supper was served bj Messrs. Findlay, Limited.

When the Shaw, Savill and Albion motor-ship Kanunea was crossing the Atlantic, cn route from Liverpool to Auckland, where she arrived on Sunday, a number of starlings flow oil board, and remained for over a week, being provided with food and water by members of the crow. A strong north-west wind blew for a few hours one night, and next morning the starlings were missing. When the Karamea was nearing the Caribbean Sea a number of migrating swallows came on board, and they were given food and water. They remained on the vessel until she reached Colon. The swallows became very tame and at night most of the birds made their roosting places in the officers’ quarters. It was stated at Panama that swallows arc to be found there all the year round, but at the beginning of the dry season their numbers are increased to a great extent bv swallows migrating to South America from other parts of the world.