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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18546, 5 November 1934, Page 6

Napier, Hastings, Wairoa, Ilavclqck North and Toiroana teams will participate in the district fire brigades’ competition Which the Napier Fire Brigade is to conduct in Napier on Saturday, November 17. '

,Suffering from a broken leg, a motor-cyclist, Mr. Douglas Irwin, who resides at G2 Wainui road, was admitted to the Cook Hospital shortly after 8 a.m. to-day. Mr. Irwin was thrown from his machine when it swerved in Wainui road, near T’arau street, and after receiving medical attention was taken to hospital by the St. John Ambulance.

The necessity of calling skilled medical attention in for illness before a case becomes hopeless was emphasised by the district coroner, Mr. T. E. Lang, at an inquest into the circumstances surrmtruling the death of an 11-year-old boy, Tuliinga Te Whaiti, who died at the home of his parents at Pirinoa, Featherston, on October 29. The boy was sent borne from school suffering from ear-ache. He was put to bed and remained there until lie died, four days later.

The week-end rain will do a great deal of good to Gisborne pastures and gardens, and, while the dull weather is holding up shearing operations, there are few farmers who would not wish to see further rain fall -itr order to thoroughly soak the ground before the summer sets in. During the past three days 1.06 in. of rain was recorded in Gisborne, including 39 points this morning and 221 points yesterday morning. At Te Karaka the reading was 1.03 in. for three days, this morning’s figure being 18 points and yesterday morning’s 37 points.

Exhibiting in the Hereford section at the Manawatu Show last week, Mr. T. \\. (J. Tornbleson, Nuhakn, secured a second and two third prizes. A profit expected to amount to £2lO was made at the Hastings Plunked. Society’s garden fete held at the. home of Miss Elsie Williams, “Frimley,” Hawke’s Bay, last week. The settlers of the Toatoa district have decided to build a public hall in their settlement if financial arrangements can be made. The meeting at which the matter was discussed was largely attended, and half the amount required was promised. A committee was set up to proceed with the arrangements for the erection of a hall. At the dance held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Mangapapa, on Saturday night, there were over- 60 couples present. Music was supplied by Mrs. Aitken’s orchestra, extras being played by Miss Trengrove, while Mr. T. Hill was M.C. The winners of the Monte Carlo competitions were Mr. Harris and Miss Henderson, and Mr. Eddy and Miss Parsons.

The quarterly sitting of the Supreme Court in Gisborne will open at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow. Owing to the fact that (here are no criminal cases on the list, with the result that the services of grand and common jurors have been dispensed with, (lie opening of the court will he shorn'of the’usual- ceremony, and the court will proceed without delay to hear the brief list of cases set down for the sitting. As a result of a blow-out of a tyre while driving his car in the Waimana Gorge on Friday on the way from Gisborne to Whakatane, a commercial traveller, Mr. Gibson, of Wellington, had the misfortune to badly damage a new model car. It is stated that the car was travelling at about 15 miles per hour when the blow-out occurred, and zigzagged along the road for 20yds before coming in contact with the side of the cliff.

A remand until Monday next was granted by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., when Edward Martin appeared before the Police Court this morning charged with having been found in a state of intoxication while in charge of a car in Gladstone road on October 14, with having driven in a manner dangerous to the public, and with having driven a motor vehicle the handbrake of which was not in proper working order. SeniorSergeant. Wade intimated that a number of witnesses were to be called, and Mr. E. T. Brosnahan, who appeared for the accused, consented to the remand.

The reconstruction of the old town wharf between Gladstone road bridge and the railway viaduct, adjacent to the headquarters of the Gisborne Returned Soldiers’ Association, has been practically completed, and to-day the stripping of the turf from the incline above the wharf was undertaken, in accordance with the plan for •turning this locality into one of Gisborne’s beauty spots. The Gisborne Beautifying Society has an extensive programme of work in hand, in connection with this locality, and it is hoped to make such a success of the plan that public support will be forthcoming for further work of the kind.

A presentation was made by members of the Cash Stores staff last week to Mr George File, who severed his connection with the store to commence in business on his own account. The presentation of a gold-mounted fountain pen was made on behalf of the staff by Mr 11. Gilmer, who said that with the gift went the best wishes of the staff for Mr File’s success in his new sphere. Mr C. G. Vaughan spoke of the happy relations existing between Mr File and the staff of the Cash Stores, aijd also extended his good wishes.

On condition that she remained in the Salvation Army Homo at Auckland, a woman of 40, whose name was suppressed, was convicted without penalty by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Police Court this morning. The accused was charged with being an idle and disorderly person in that she had insnilicient lawful means of support. She nad been remanded from time to time to enable the police to ascertain whether it would bo possible to have her admitted to a home, and this morning Senior-Sergeant Wade announced that the Salvation Army authorities were prepared to take her into the home at Auckland. The magistrate, therefore, convicted the accused, and ordered her to come up for sentence if called upon, on condition that she remained in the home.

“The only practical solution lo (he problem is that every ship should bo equipped with a device for separating oil from water,” remarked the president, Mr. T, R. Bairer, Wellington, when moving at the conference of the Harbors’ Association of New Zealand at Christchurch that the Government he urged to amend the Oil in Territorial Waters Act, 192 b, to extend its operations beyond the three-mile limit tn prevent the pollution of the waters of the New Zealand coastline. He said that cheap, efficient, and practically fool-proof machinery had been devised for the separation of oil from water and had been submitted to a test ’iv the British House of Commons. With the growing tonnage of oil-burning vessels, the menace to bird life and fisheries would become more and more serious. The motion was carried unanimously. Although the attendance at last night’s concert conducted by the W.E.O.M.R. Regimental Band and assisting artists in the Majestic Theatre was affected by the unfavorable weather conditions, a much appreciated programme was given. Baud numbers included the hymn “Lavinia,” the selection “Ernani,” two inarches, “March Along” and “The Conqueror,” and a morceau, “Reve D’Armour,” Songs were sung by Miss Parker, “You in a Gondola," Miss Lette, with band accompaniment, “Lead Kindly Light,” Mr. F. Neill, “She is Far From the Land,” and Mr. J. Mercer, “My Dreams.” Two items by the Cosmopolitan Club orchestra, “A Musical Switch” and “Colonel Bogey,” proved very popular. An elocutionary item was given by Mr. Stan. Vincent. Upon (lie completion of the programme a presentation of an attache case was made to Miss Reed Norton, who has filled the position of accompanist during the season. A presentation was made to Mrs. Phil Barry also for tho valuable work she has performed in assisting to organise the concerts.

Though nearly seven weeks will elapse before the Duke of Gloucester will pay his call at Gisborne, on December 20. the time will not lie too long for the perfecting of arrangements for a fitting reception and the proper celebration of the Royal visit. Tho-executive committee which, under the chairmanship of the Mayor, Mr. John Jackson, has been discussing the most desirable form of celebration, has found some difficulty in securing progress. Apart from the organisation of the public reception to tho Duke, which is to take place at the Childers road reserve, tho committee lias achieved little, owing to the pressure of other public and private affairs on those who may he expected to take leading parts in tho celebrations. Definite progress should be registered on Wednesday evening, however, for representatives of a large number of semi-public organisations have been invited to attend a meeting on that evening, prepared with suggestions as to how their respective bodies can contribute to the general success of Gisborne’s welcome to the Duke. It, is hoped that the attendance will he in keeping with the importance of the occasion for which preparations are to be mad©,. A