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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18263, 5 December 1933, Page 4

Tim question of Sunday funerals was discussed at. a meeting of the Invercargill Ministers' Association. _ The frequency of Sunday afternoon funerals was commented on, and several speakers expressed (lie opinion that, a. habit was growing upon tlve community of leaving funerals over until Sunday wherever possible. It was agreed that while every consideration and sympathy must be shown for those in trouble, and no absolute refusal to take Sunday funerals could bo entertained, still the practice should ho rigorously discouraged. Accompanied hy Guides I’.owie and Souter. Miss Lilian Familton, o! Oamaru, made a transverse of the three peaks of Mount Look in 17 hours. Good weather was experienced. According to a prominent member ot the Alpine Sports Club, the first woman to make this tiaverse was Miss Freda Do I'anr. m company with Guides Peter Graham and Darby Thomson, on January 3. Dio. Another similar traverse was mmlc_ by Mrs Thomson with Guide Conrad Kam on Januarv 21. 1916. This would make Miss Familtcn's the third traverse ol the til roe peaks from the west. Charged with having been found in a state of helpless drunkenness on November 27, Patrick llourke was convicted and ordered to pay gaol costs, Cl 15s. by Mr. E. L. Walton. S.M.. in the Police Court this morning. Senior-Ser geanl Wade explained that the accused hud been arrested a week ago. He had been suffering from delusions, and had been remanded in custody tor seven davs for treatment. The accused had now been examined at the. gaol, and had been certified as lit to be discharged. Boorke was allowed tun months in which to pay the costs. The annual meeting ol the Gishorne branch of the Women’s ( hristiau Icm perance Union was held recently. Alter reading the report ol the past years at tivit ies. the retiring president thanked all the officers and members for their continued support. 4he election ol officers for the forthcoming year resulted • President, Mrs W. E. Guile; secretary. Mrs. E. G. A. Reynolds: treasurer.' Mrs. Morris- cradle roll sunertn lendent, Mrs. Stockman. While a dainty afternoon tea was served the opportunity was taken to discuss the New /calami jubilee celebrations of the union. The hope was expressed by those present that the Gishorne brunch would he represented at the combined rally.

A collision occurred on Sunday near Te A roll a between a large ear. being driven toward Hamilton bv Mr. N. It. Watson, of Te Aroha, and another vehicle, which came out from a side road between YVaitoayind Tatuanui. '1 he driver of the second ear was Mr. Smith, a Walton farmer. Mr. Watson's car was struck on the rear wheel and rolled, skidded and somersaulted until it came to rest against a power pole, finally bursting into flames. Mr, Watson was extricated from the flaming wreckage by a passer-by, who levered up the rear door. Mr. Watson escaped with a few bruises, although notes worth over .(.16 were lnt rued.

As a measure to secure a reduction in tariffs, Mr. I!. 11. Feisst. suggested at a meeting of the Waikato sub-provin-cial executive of the Farmers’ Union that the Auckland executive should he asked to consider the feasibility ot a boycott against goods made by protected New Zealand secondary industries. Mr. Feisst said he doubted if New Zealand could be placed on a sound basis until there was a closer relationship between internal costs and external prices. Other speakers pointed out that while they favored a reduction in tarills against British goods they did not think a boycott would receive mm h support Mr. Feisst’s suggestion was adopted, one delegate dissenting.

Judgment for plaintiffs by dehmlt was given bv Mr. E. E. Walton. S.M.. in the Magistrate's Court tiiis morning in the following eivd actions.--Te Ban Press, I,limited, v. J l . Forbes, £8 1 7s and costs ill 11s 6(1 : F. K. Me.Nee v. Horace Baker. £3 11s 11.1 and costs Cl 6s id: John Harrison v. Puriri Erealara. £3 Is lOd. costs £1 19s 6d. Judgment summons orders were made as follow.—Harry Cooper v. S. G. Harris. £8 18s ,s<!. in default eight days’ imprisonment: Barnard and Bull v. I’angi Halbert. L'3 3s. in default three days’ imprisonment. In a tenancy ease, the State Advances Superintendent v. G. Clarke, an or.lei for possession within one month was made, and judgment was given for the plaintiff for rent, £42, and costs £4 12s. Very rarely does Mr. YV. Downie Stewart make a speech without introducing some humorous aspect of the subject he is discussing. In the course ol his remarks at the annual meeting ol the Dunedin Manufacturers’ Association ho made reference to the increase in the price of wool at tho Auckland sale, and said that it was a gratifying sign of recovery, hut he had no doubt that certain manufacturers would find (lit fieulty even in that. He remembered once congratulating a farmer on the splendid crop of wheat he bail produced, and receiving the reply that it had “taken a terrible, lot out of the ground. Manufacturers might sav that the price of raw materials would go up when wool went up. There was a new movement starting in Dunedin called nudism, and, if it developed, he did not know what the outcome might he for the manufacturer, who might not he able, to gel a sale for the clothing he made out of the highpricod wool. (Laughter.)

The cruiser Diomede sailed this morning for Auckland, after a stay in the Gisborne roadstead which will he memorable for hundreds of Gisborne people, and doubtless for many of the ship’s ((implement. Though weather conditions were unfavorable during several days of the cruiser's visit, it was found possible to convey many hundreds of school-children to the Diomede, and to give most of them their lirst opportunity m seeing at close quart-res a modern British cruiser. The officers and crew of tho ship made a host of friends in tin 1 district, and last night’s concert at, the Opera House, to which the naval men contributed the majority of the items, was in the nature of a ‘‘gettogether” episode, almost, without parallel in Gisborne’s history, 'The natural interest of New Zealanders in the N'a\y and its men must gain strength from such friendly encounters, and future visits of naval units to Gisborne will he brightened by the recollection of the incidents of the past week.

An arresting statement regarding the aggregate weight of the telephone directories distributed in Auckland was made by the chief postmaster, Mr. S. M. Harrison, in a letter received by the Auckland Chamber of (Ymiineive. Mr. Damson said the whole issue weighed ]2\ tons. A suggestion I’unii the nurses and ex-nurses of the Wellington Hospital regarding the building of a chapel in the hospital grounds was Pivotably received by the board. The proposal is that the nurses and ex-nurses will work for the erection of the chapel as a memorial. It. will he undenominational and the site will he decided upon iater. The lirst successful attempt to establish in the Southern Hemisphere a parasite which will attack the white tty, a tomato pest, has been carried out hy the Government Plant Research Station at Palmerston North. The parasite used was impoited from England, and is known as eneasia formosa. It is considered to have tropical origin. A simple ami brief ceremony was held at the iveivin Grove cemeiery, Palmerston North. on Sunday, when the newtyerecied s .Ithers’ mcmoiial was handed over to tlie Mayor. Mr. A. E. Man.d'urd,

mi i.eiiali oi citizens, ior keeping, by the. Palmerston Ninth branch of the Returned Soldiers’ Association. The principal feature of the memorial is the two iiamlsome pillars marking the enhance to the soldiers' plot.

Mr. E, King, who has just returned In Waipawu from a visit to England.

staled that when he left the Homeland there were all the evidences of a widespread trade revival. Factories were being deluged with orders, and it was generally anticipated that the coming year would see the greater number of them fully employed in meeting the requirements ot home and overseas customers. Building was particularly brisk, and this was. oi course, reflected in main 1 kindred industries.

To he besieged by bees was the experience of an Auckland Harbor Board official. .Inst before lunch time on I'lmr. day, the official, who is in charge of the weighbridge office at the entrance to King's wharf, was attracted hy a persistent buzzing, and found a large number of bees swarming just outside the door. The air was thick with them and. even at the risk of spending his lunch hoin 1 in captivity the official did

it dare leave 1 1 is office for fear the warm would settle on him.

In the comparatively short space of 16 months a once barren area of land uis been t i;i usldr ill i•( I into a model farmlet, which, although as vet not entirely

self-supporting, contributed largely toward providing tin’ occupiers. Mr. and Mrs. U. Hunter and their two young daughters, with most of the necessities of life. Situated at East Taratahi. about five miles from Masterton, the farmlet of 1C acres is one of those opened up bv the Government in accordance with its small farm plan. It was presented bv Sir William Perrv.

An English cricketer who is well known in New Zealand. Mr. E. T. Benson. arrived at Auckland on Friday. He

is to he married in Wellington shortly and will spend about six weeks in New Zealand before leaving with his bride on his return to England. Mr. Benson played for Oxford and Gloucestershire

and toured New Zealand with A. 11. H. Gilligan's M.U.G. team in 1929-30. He was a good wicket-keeper and a capable batsman. Mr. Benson played in several matches against the 1931 New Zealand team in England, but. owing to pressure of business, lias lately more or less retired from first-class cricket. He hopes to see one of t his season’s Blanket Shield matches before leaving New Zealand.