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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18503, 15 September 1934, Page 4

Three motor cars were involved in a collision which occurred, on the Clive traffic bridge, Napier, on Tuesday, but, while each of the vehicles was damaged, the occupants were fortunate enough to escape injury.

Proposals for illuminating Dawson Falls under the flow of water to secure a rainbow effect have been under discussion by the south committee ot the Eg moot National I’ark Board, and the matter is now in the bands of a subcommittee.

At the monthly meeting ol the Cook County Women's Guild a vote of condolence, oil the n otion of the president. Miss Tucker, was passed to the relatives of the late Mrs. C. P. Browne. The deceased had been a member of the guild for many years, and out of respect for her those present stood in silence.

Moiorists in Christchurch scorn to be of the opinion that the new City Council by-law providing that aiiv motor-vehicle left unattended over a time limit may he removed by a traffic inspector or a policeman, is a little too drastic; though it was pointed out that it would be almost impossible to carry the fiy-law into effect with most modern cars, which can ho locked by the driver.

Salvation Army meetings in Gisborne to-morrow will be conducted by an officer from national headquarters, Envoy Bridge. This officer is the possessor of a fine baritone voice, and is occasionally beard with much pleasure by listeners on the YA broadcasting circuit. He will sing at to-morrow’s evening service, the “King Ever Glorious” selection from Staines’ "Crucifixion.”

To-morrow will see the climax of the "Youth for Christ” crusade, which has been in progress in Gisborne for Hie past fortnight. A thanksgiving service will be held at 3 p.m. to-morrow, preceded by a procession of witness from Holy Trinity Church at 2.30 p.m. The promoters invite all who wish to show their gratitude by joining the procession, and hope that people of all ages will take part.

On Lis recent flight from Perth to Adelaide in the Lady Southern Cross, Sir Charles Kingston! Smith averaged 233 miles per hour. At this speed lie could fly from Auckland to Rotorua, an air distance of 110 miles, in the amazing time of 28 minutes. One thinks of the train that takes almost six hours. Then between Auckland and Wellington, a journey that takes our fastest trains well over 14 hours of bard going, is an air distance of 385 miles that Sir Charles would cover in exactly 99 minutes.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club has received from tile proprietors of the wellknown Black and While whisky an offer of a trophy for the spring meeting, to take place next month. The trophy, which tho club has accepted gratefully, is a canteen of cutlery, valued at £25, and will be added to „the stake already allocated to the Spring Handicap, the principal event on the first day of the meeting. The trophy should add considerably to the inducement to owners of good horses to nominate their runners for the Spring Handicap.

Reference to the Tolaga Bay outbreak of cerebro-spinal meningitis was made at to-day’s meeting of the Poverty Bay executive of the Farmers’ Union. The president,'Mr. ,T. E. Benson, said that Mr. O. G. James, one member of whose family had died from the disease, was a member of the union, and on his suggestion the meeting passed a resolution of condolence with Mr, James. It was also hoped that Mrs. James and the two children in hospital would soon recover. Tbo secretary, Mr. O. Blackburn, reported that ho had already written to Mr. James.

lllfficulties in connection with the dispatch of a Poverty Bay Rugby Union representative team to the Coast to-day were not finally disposed of until within a few minutes of the departure of the players. Eventually, the Poverty Bay representatives left for the Coast practically as named in yesterday’s issue ot the Herald, the only changes between yesterday afternoon and this morning being that A. Higgs was drafted into the team to replace A. Campbell, among the forwards, and K. Mclntyre took S. Moeau’s place among the backs. The principal difficulties experienced were associated with the assembly of the players, and one official of the Rugby Union made a trip last evening to Wuimata to bring a well-known player to town, while in the .early hours of this morning there was a good deal of scouting done in the suburbs and adjacent rural areas, before all the players required for the Coast trip were assembled.

In an address to the Wanganui Rotary Club, Miss Doris Symes, who returned recently from Britain after finishing her vocal studies, said that at Home there was very little differentiation between the Dominion and Australia. People in Britain really thought they were doing tho Dominion a good turn by buying Australian produce. Miss Symes told how easily tho British purchaser was misled as to what produce was being bought. She had gone into a store and asked for New Zealand butter. She was supplied from a large block of butter on the counter, As she moved away a person behind her asked for Australian blitter, and was given a cut off the same block. He appeared quite satisfied, but Miss. Symes went back and asked if there was any South African and Canadian butter in the block, whereupon the man replied that be really believed it was all New Zealand, but it was regarded as an Empire product.

Mr 8. W, Green, who lost his life gn Thursday when the Western Federated Aero Club’s Moth aeroplane crashed on Mount Egmont, was a well-known New Plymouth pilot. He had aviation experience with the Norfolk and" Norwich Clu'b in England .some years ago. On coming to the Dominion he joined the New Plymouth Aero Club at its inception, and had .done about 1.10 hours’ flying. He was the holder of a If or commercial license, and was also a member of No. 2 Squadron, New Zealand Territorial Air Force. Mr ,J. A. Austin, who acconi; .panied Mr Green, was a son of Mr and Mrs James Austin, of Mangorei road, New Plymouth. He carried on business as a photographic specialist in New Plymouth, where he was well .known. He had made many aerial trips over the mountain in quest of novel subjects. He had arranged with ,Mr Green to make the trip over the .mountain to obtain photographs with new infra red plates used in distance photography.