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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18529, 16 October 1934, Page 6

When the Duke of Gloucester lays the foundation stone of the new Dunedin Post Office his Trowel will rest on a block of Bluff granite, a stone which is being freely used in the construction of the imposing building. After being nearly five days unconscious as the result of a fall from a horse on Thursday evening last, Mr. Jack Latchford’s condition was reported from fiie (took Hospital this morning to be unchanged. A wireless message lias been received m Drilled in from the steamer Wyatt Earp, Mr. Lincoln Ellsworth’s expedition ship, now well on her way to Deception Island, in the Antarctic, The message states that all are well on board. Three cases of infectious diseaso were reported from the East Cape health district to headquarters at Gisborne for t-Tie week ended at noon yesterday. They comprised two of puerperal septicaemia and one of diphtheria. No deaths wore reported during the week from notifiable diseases.

In a report of the formation of a new Retailers’ Association in Gisborne, published last week, the third Monday in December was referred to as the date ■hosen by the retailers present at the meeting for the celebration of Labor Day. The day actually chosen was the third Monday in November. The prediction that action will probably he taken by the Government within the next year to restrict the variety of apples for export from New Zealand was made to a Christchurch Sun reporter by Mr. F. W. Sisson, chairman of the Canterbury Fruitgrowers’ Association.

In a recent reference to the reduction of passenger fares on the GisborneNapier highway, ratified by' the No. 4 District Transport Licensing Authority last week on the application of the passenger service proprietors, the date from which the reduction becomes effective was misstated. The new scale of fares will operate as from November 1.

No nominations having been received for the vacancies on the board of directors of the Kia Ora Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, caused by the retirement in rotation of Messrs. G. R. Moore, M. Doyle, and E. McDowell, these three directors will resume their respective seats for the ensuing year. The annual meeting of shareholders in the company will be held this week.

Three boys whose ages were 14, 9 and 8, appeared before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Child Welfare Court yesterday afternoon charged with breaking and entering business premises and stealing a sum of money. The eldest, who had been'in, trouble previously, was placed under the care of the superintendent of Child Welfare Department and the other two were admonished and discharged. Six tenders* ranging from .C 6374 to €9295, were received by the Waikato Winter Show Association for the erection of an exhibition hall. The lowest tender, that of Mr. \V. B. Young, Hamilton, was accepted. The plans provide for the. construction of a- building 224 ft. long and 83ft. wide, with a gallery ]sft. wide. The total floor space, including the gallery, will be 26,850 square feet. For the frame-work of tho building 78 tons of structural steel will bo used, with a further 28 tons for reinforcement.

The Douglas Social Credit Movement hold another dance iii Le Grand Cafe on Saturday. A varied programme of dances w,as much enjoyed by all present, Messrs. Nicholson and G. Forster sang. During a short interval Iho Rev. 11. Daniel appealed to all present, to make themselves conversant with the principles of the movement, which, ho believed, offered the only way that would ultimately lead to the prosperity and pence of aM nations. Mr Sharpies’ orchestra supplied the music.

A denial that the Farmers’ Union is in favor of tho live stock embargo being lifted is given by Mr. 11. O. Mellsop, Auckland provincial president, whe states that at the Dominion executive meeting in Wellington the following resolution moved by him was carried almost unanimously:—“That we endorse the decision of last Dominion conference emphatically protesting against any lifting of the embargo against the importation of stock from countries infested by foot-and-mouth disease, and ask for redoubled efforts to prevent any possible importation of Hie disease through garbage or packing.”

A social and dance to celebrate the conclusion of this year’s work of the Gisborne Choral Society was held last night in tho Parish Hall. A large number of members and their friends attended, and a thoroughly enjoyable night resulted. Focal numbers by Miss Lois fiavys, Mr. A. Ansell and Mr. Corbett, and a quartet consisting of Mrs. Olsen, Miss Olsen, Messrs. Ansell and Hockley were greatly appreciated, as also was a humorous recitation by Miss Joy Sealoy. Three humorous sketches by Mrs. Coleman, Misses Wall, Robinson and Garland added further interest to tho programme. Mrs. Coleman and Messrs. Corbett and Hockley supplied the music for the dances, which were greatly appreciated by the younger members, wmlsfc card games proved popular with others. A daintily served supper was supplied by the ladies, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening was brought to a close with the singing of “Anid i.ang Syne.”

A country correspondent writes complaining about tho lack of privacy in some country branch post offices,*and suggests that as a considerable amount of private business is done over the telephones from these offices, some steps should be taken to prevent loungers from hearing conversations thus carried on. The correspondent’s letter has been referred to Hie chief postmaster at Gisborne, Mr. G. Nelson, who states in reply that (he department, is cognisant of the difficulties encountered in nonprnnnnent branch offices in some parts of the country districts, hut that an effort is made to furnish a reasonable degiec of privacy to users of the telephone system. In the case of the nonpermanent branch referred to in the letter, the public telephone was removed last year from the store office to an adjacent building for the, express purpose of improving conditions for telephone users, and ho previous complaint has b 'en received . since tho removal. To furnish sound-proof boxes for the Country telephone offices would involve an outlay which the department is .unable to face, but every effort is made to ‘ve a reasonable degree of privacy to those who use. tho service.