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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18760, 17 July 1935, Page 4

Five degrees of frost was registered in Gisborne this morning.

Mr C. L. Ferguson's gelding Good Hunting returned by the s.s. YVainui to-day from Wellington after competing in the Trentham races. The Main Highways Board's representative at Gisborne, -Mr O. Ci. Thornton, advised the Cook County Council at to-dav's meeting that the board had authorised for subsidy purposes an increase of 5 per cent in the salary oi the main highways inspector, Mr W. 11. Scott.

Conditions were perfect for the viewing of the eclipse of the moon in Gisborne last night. When the moon rose it was totally eclipsed and appeared as a dull reddish disc during this period. A Press Association report from Auckland states that the eclipse was witnessed under almost perfect conditions. A clear skv, and the visibility of the phenomenon shortly after sunset, made it of widespread interest.

The recent change in the weekly halida v in Gisborne was referred to in a letter received by the Chamber of Commerce yesterday" from, the chief postmaster "at Gisborne, Mr. G. Neisou, The letter indicated that, in order to meet the new conditions arising from the change of the half-day, the savings bank branch of the Post Office will be opened in future between 7 and 8 p.m. on Fridays, instead of on Saturdays, as in the past, for the purpose of receiving deposits.

The induction of the Rev. A. J. HDow into the charge of. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church will take place tomorrow evening, followed by. a social gathering. The Revs. D. Shaw, Hutchinson "and Kedgeley, all of Hawke s Bay, will participate in the induction, and opportunity will be taken during the evening to make a presentation to Mr. Hutchinson in appreciation of his work as moderator of the presbytery. Mr. Dow arrived in Gisborne last, evonng from Tjimafißft

Urging that the Chamber of Commerce should do its utmost to help the Gisborne Harbor Board in its examination of trade promotion, Mr. F. E. Witson, at yesterday's meeting of the chamber, pointed out that the development of harbor transport would help the whole district, and need not be achieved at the cost of land transport. Mr. Wilson suggested that members of the chamber, and business men generally, should study the question with the object of securing additional circulation of business in tho community.

A generous contribution of £IOO to research at Auckland University College has been made by the Auckland Hebrew Congregation as a sequel to the stay in Auckland of Dr Kurt Ereielsheimer, the Jewish scientist who, after his expulsion from Germany by the Hitler Government, was sent to New Zealand bv the Academic Assietance Council in England, with the co-operation of the Auckland Jewish community. Dr. K'reielshcimcr spent a year as the guest of Auckland University College, pursuing research in radio transmission. He left at the end of May to take up a commercial research position in Australia.

Already a large pile of scrap metal has been collected near the stock wharf in preparation for the visit of the s.s., Kaitoke in the second week in August. The metal, along with the Kaitoke, is being shipped to Japan. Motor trucks are engaged in bringing in metal from different parts of the town, but the greater part of the. collection is comiiu from the freezing works dump and Harbor Board yards. The Kaitoke. which is a ship' of 3167 tons gross, is to be lightered "in the roadstead. The double handling of the cargo will provide additional employment for a considerable number of waterside workers.

About lialf-an-hour was spent by the Governor-General and Lady Galway in the air yesterday afternoon. Their Excellencies reached Darton Field shortly after 3.30 p.m. and found a large crowd awaiting. East Coast Airways' two De Havilland Dragons took members of the party up, making a short trip along the coastal strip, and then turning inland to view the northern end of the Poverty Bay flats and some of the hinterland. On reaching ground again Their Excellencies congratulated the pilots, Squaclron-Leader T. W. White and Flying Officer Kirkup, on the excellent trip. Oti reaching his car, Viscount Qalway was oesieged by boys and girls who were autograph hunting, and His Excellency had a busy few minutes signing his name.

Further reference to the delay experienced in securing itn automatic telephone service in (lisborne was made by Mr. R. W. J. Ed wards, at yesterday's meeting of t!io Chamber of Commerce. The manual system was entirely out-of-date, Mr. Edwards added, and "while he did not wish to criticise the . staff of the exchange, the service was quite inadequate. The chamber should press for an early installation of the automatic system. Mr. T. E>, Toneycliffc commented that the present equipment, ho understood, was so far worn that (lie would not stay in the slots. Other members mentioned that Whangarej and Marion had had their exchange equip ped for automatic service, and that similar improvements for Gishornn were long overdue. The secretary, Mr. W. Hamilton Irvine, undertook to bring the matter before the Postmaster-General as forcefully as passible,'"" ,

Nine miles of tar sealing- have been approved and will be carried out by the Hnwke's Bay County Council during the coming season. The council desires to extend this work, how : ever.

Heavy frosts were experienced throughout the Auckland province last week-end. At Taupo 14 degrees was ree.ordcd, the lowest temperature recorded since the commencement of the keeping of records in .1020.

The search for Michael Carter, 13, son of Mr G. Carter, of Calliope road, Devonport, was continued last weekend. No trace was found of the boy, who is believed to have been drowned in the harbour. In these days when there arc so many varieties of travel ir. remained for two youths to blaze the trail between Gore and Matfiura per medium of roller skates. According to one the distance of eight miles was accomplished' in 35 minutes. The Taurnnga County Council has decided to advise the Department of Internal Affairs that it does not favor the liberation of more quail in the district. ' Members referred to the losses caused by quail in consuming clover and turnip seed. That the Hawke's Bay County Council has no* legal authority to prosecute a person for shooting from the public road was revealed in an opinion received by the council from its solicitors. It was decided to bring the position before the next, conference of the Counties' Association.

The Okitu Co-operative Dairy Company proposes to commence carrying cream from the Coast to Gishorne in August, starting from To Araroa in the evening' and arriving at Gisborne in the carlv morning. 'The company had intended' establishing a receiving depot at Tokomo.ru Bay, but the arrangement of a through night service will obviate this. —Special. The afternoon tea partaken of by the Viceregal party at the Cook Hospital yesterday afternoon was delight fully informal. The refreshments were served on the front porch of the nurses' home, and Their Excellencies enjoyed the warm sunshine oi the late afternoon. Before departing, Their Excellencies had their photographs taken with members of the nursing staff, and as the Viceregal ear was departing the nurses gave three cheers for the visitors. On her first cruise to the South Sea Islands H.M.S. Wellington, commanded by Commander .1. B. K. Hall, left Auckland oh Monday. The warship will be absent for over two months and during that period she will visit Vila. Hog Harbor, Nauru Island, Ocean Island, Tarawa, Gardner Island, Hull Island, Sydney Island, Funafuti, Rotumah, Laiitoka and Suva in that order. She is scheduled to return to Auckland on September 21. The development of the public service as a recognised profession and the promotion of the study of public admin istration were stated as the objects ol the New Zealand Instil no of Public Administration in a draft constitution approved by the executive of the Auckland branch at its initial meeting, Mr W, IV Millier, assistant district publictrustee, presided over a representative. attendance of officers of all branches of the service.

A large underground rock cavern was discovered by workmen excavating for a sewer at Shackleton road. Mount Eden, Auckland. The cavern, which appears to have no natural outlet, is about 200 ft long and the floor of it is about 25ft below the ground surface. ' For u ' great deal of it.:length the roof is from ]oft to 12ft above the floor. , At its widest point the chamber measures 20ft or more across.

A new pet was presented in Auckland to the children of the GovernorGeneral, Viscount Galway, and Viscountess Galway. The children, with Lady Gahvay, visited' the Auckland Canary and Cage Bird Club's annual show and they were present for about half ail hour inspecting the exhibits and wen; particularly interested in the budgerigars. The children accepted one of tliese small birds from the club as a pet.

Killing operations at the two Hastings freezing w.orks are continuing later into the winter this season than has been the ease i'or some years. Up to Saturday last a large nunvour o.' men were still employed at both works. The last of the sheep to be killed i'or export were put through at the Whakatu works on Friday, and consequently a fairly large number of men will not be called up this week. The late season is attributable to the break in February and March, when drought conditions obtained. A long-standing feud betiween th" rVruwa and Mnniapoto tribes has ended. Mention of this fact was made by Mr H. Tai Mitchell in a telegram express' ing, on behalf of the Arawa tribe, condolence with the relatives of the Maniapoto chief Tuwhakaririka Potatau, who died at Te Kuiti on Monday. It was stated that in commemoration of the reconciliation a carved flagstaff (puru houtaiki) had been erected adjacent to the Queen Victoria statue on the mavne ut Ohinemutu, while the Maniapotos, on their part, had erected a memorial pun; o-hoema at Te Kuiti.

At least ,one. Hawke's Bay (ramp appreciates the thoroughness of the. police "comb", for the perpetrator ol the Karamu murder, and of the fair and kindly treatment accorded by the. members of the police force in the course of their investigations. He was first interrogated at V'aipukurau, and was subsesuently taken to Hastings and given lodgings for the night in a hotel. Closely questioned next day he was able to give satisfactory answers to questions as to his movements on the day of the murder. On ascertaining that the tramp wished to get; to Danhovirke the police handed him a free railway ticket for his destination and also arranged i'or him to be supplied with a meal. Art amusing account of his first and only attempt at farming was recounted by Mr ,). H. Boed, reports the Southland News. When he was living at Bluff he and some other young men wore presented with the remainder of the lease of Spencer Island in Blull Harbor by an Englishman who had been living there but who left for the Old Country. The livestock consisted of some pigs, said Mr Reed, and' he and his friends thought it. w.ouhl be a good idea to fatten the pigs for sale. A whale had been killed by whalers and lifter the blubber had been extracted, the carease was towe-ci n.it te sea.-Unfortunately it had drifted ,ba?k to the< harbor and had' grounded on Spencer Island unknown to its n»w lessees. A day or two later (key docided to kill the. first..of the pigs and r-old it to a man in Bluff. The quality of the meat was questioned as -t seemed'a trifle strong. The suspicions were later verified and it was dis covered that "whale" was not. a lie; suitable for pigs. The rest of the livestock had to be destroyed' and what bad appeared to be a profitable venture was nipped in the bud.