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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 18991, 16 April 1936, Page 4

Arising out, of a collision on the Te Teko-Kdgcumbe main highway, David A. Caldwell appeared recently before the Whakatane Police Court, on a charge of negligent driving. He was convicted and fined £1 and costs 10s. Appearing before Justices of the Peace at the Whakatane, Police Court last week, Rikiriki Mehaka was charged with being in a state, of intoxication while in charge of a motor-truck. Mehaka was convicted and fined £lO and costs £1 6s, his drivers' license cancelled and he was prohibited from renewing it for 12 months. In endeavouring to pass a motor-car on the h>ll leading from Faihia a motortruck driven by Mr. George McAinch, of Kafkohe, went over a steep bank, somersaulting three times and coming to rest in a deep gully. The driver jumped out of the vehicle after the first somersault and escaped with a severe cut on his neck. The truck was not seriously damaged. The combined parade of the B Company and Headquarters Wing of the Ist Hawke's Bay Regiment last night, at the Drill Ha'll was well attended. After a route march the parade was dismissed and the prizes won at, the musketry shoot held on March 15 were presented. The winners of the cups and shell cases during the year will receive their trophies at a parade shortly after the camp which is to be held at the end of this month. A light supper was dig. pensed after the pritze-giving last night. A danger in the building of motortrailers by amateurs was emphasised by Mr. H. E. Edmunds at a meeting of the executive of the Automobile Association (Manawatu). He said that the wheels were sometimes placed so that, unknown to the builder, they were running incorrectly, with the result that they would sooner or later screw up tight, when something would have to give. The meeting, decided to draw the attention of tho Transport Department to the matter.

The 20 per cent decline in the population of the Waikohu County, referred to in yesterday's Herald, is not so alarming as the actual figures suggest. The closing down of the Waipaoa freezing works accounted for a large proportion of the decline of 573 in the county population, while the gradual slackening of the sawmilling operations also has been a factor, as it was in the reduction of 303 at the previous census, making a total fall in 15 years of 876. A very cogent reason for anticipating more liberal treatment from the Government for returned soldiers was given by Mr. S. P. Day, president of the Franklin Returned Soldiers' Association, when speaking at the annual meeting of (he Pukekohe branch. Before the election there were only four returned soldiers in Parliament, he said, but ;now there were, 20. Ho thought it probable that the aspirations of ex-servicemen's organisations would now receive more favourable consideration.

Four charges were preferred against James Patrick O'Brien, one of false pretences and three of theft, when he appeared recently before the Whakatane Police Court. Oh the first charge he was convicted and fined £3 and ordered to make restitution of the money to Ernest Isaac Cartier. On the charges, of stealing a rug and trousers, boots and socks. and an attache case, O'Brien was convicted and fined £5 on each of the, firsttwo and convicted and fined £1 for the theft, of the attache case. He was also ordered to return the stolen property to the respective owners. Trustees in the estate of the late Mr. Ernest Edward Chapman, of Opotiki, have announced that the following bequests are provided for in the will of the deceased :—£loo to the trustees of the Anglican Church, Opotiki; £IOO to the general diocesan fund of the diocese of Waiapu; £IOO to the Opotiki Club, Inc.; and £SO to Dr. Rarnado Homes, London. The deceased, who appointed Mr. F. J. Short, a well-known Opotiki professional man, and tho Guardian Trust and Executors Company, Limited, as trustees of the estate, was long resident in the distinct, and was a brother of Major Frank Chapman, who was killed in action during the Gallipol" campaign.

The car involved in the collision with Mr. R. Robb's car in the Waioeka Valley late on Tuesday afternoon was driven by Mr. Robert Hudson, a carpenter, of Opotiki. The Opotiki car contained a party of Maoris returning home.

At the Piopio sports on Easter Monday Miss Tui Menzies added to her already large, list of successes, securing two wins and a third in four dances. She was placed first in the Irish Jig and Highland Fling and third in the sword dance. There were 22 entries in tho Irish Jig section.

A cable message and a telegram were received from "two prominent. Savages, who are now away from Gisborne, at the fust korero of the Gisborne Savage Club's 1936 season, held last night. One was from Savage Rees Allan and the other from Savage A. J. Zachariah. The cable message read: "Kapai te korero. Greetings to rangatira for successful year. With you in spirit. Am missing your fellowship. Kia Ora.—Zak."

Passenger traffic between New Zealand and Australia continues to 'be. very busy. Over 500 people will travel from Auckland to Australia this week and a large number will leave from Wellington. The Royal Mail liner Aorangi left for Sydney on Tuesday night with 340 passengers from Auckland. Another 225 passengers have booked at Auckland to travel by the Mariposa, which will leave lor Sydney and Melbourne to-morrow night. The' Monowai will sail from Wellington for Sydney to-morrow afternoon and she is heavily booked.

The danger of wool being displaced by artificial substitutes was stressed by'the directors of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Association at a. meeting. Mr. D. Marshall said that a levy for propaganda purposes should be imposed on all wool exported from the Dominion. Dr. A. F. Ritchie Crawford said that the channels in which the money should be expended were research and propaganda. If a committee were to be set up in New Zealand to consider the matter, he considered that Mr. Marshall should represent the association on it. The chairman, Mr. John Macdonald, suggested that a meeting of all interested bodies should be called to consider the whole matter.

Cabled advice that it had accepted Lady Kingsford Smith's otter to piace the medals and trophies of the late Sir Charles Kingsford Smith for display at Canberra for 20 years, was received in Wellington from the Australian Government by Mr. B. T. Shiel, formerly personal assistant to Sir Charles and a director of bis Trans-Tasman Airway Company. The offer embraces a fairly big collection of medals, trophies and awards from practically every country inthe world, and these will be specialty accommodated at Parliament House in Canberra. At the completion of the 20 years they will be banded to his son, Charles Arthur Kingsford Smith, in accordance with bis mother's wishes.

The danger of throwing missiles, even in isolated places where there does not seem to be any sign of life, is illustrated in a Strang coincidence related by a Gisborne resident, following an Easter holiday 'visit to Waikaremoana. At Christmas when he was camping at the cove below the hostel a person threw a bottle from the road down on - to the camping site, narrowly missing a party of which the resident mentioned was a member. During Easter he was fishing in a pool near Mokau Falls, and some men upon an overhanging bluff began throwing stones into the pool, the missiles narrowly missing the angler below. Ho was confident that the stones were not thrown with any mischievous intent, but remarked on the lack of care or the lack of thought given to the actions of some people. New light is thrown on the tidal wave which struck the Nairana at Port Phillip Heads, Melbourne, by Mr. I>. N. Mac Diarmid, Napier, writing to the Telegraph. He states that he experienced a similar experience in a large cargo steamer, the Tomoana, travelling from Melbourne to London many years ago. The vessel was struck bow on by a sudden, wave, which smashed in Bulkheads, stove in boats and lifted the fcr'ard look-out bridge. "We spoke of it," the writer added, "as Melbourne's Tide Rip,' and that particular tide rip is well known in tho shipping world. It the old sailing days I have known a vessel to be turned right round by the rip. and it is not at all an uncommon thing for a vessel, sail or steam, to be temporarily out of control, as far as the. helmsman is concerned, while passing through Port Phillip Heads."

The great improvements in education during the last 50 years were mentioned by Mr. Stanley Smith, a member of the Canterbury Education Board, at the Hampstead School jubilee at Ashburton. "The education of a child is looked upon in quite a different light to-day," said Mr. Smith, "The child of to-day is taught to understand problems which come before him, and he is taught to use his own intelligence." Mr. Smith said he believed that the time would come when children would be trained individually and that the intelligence and character of each child would be developed to the utmost. He said that most of the boys and girls of about 30 years ago longed to leave school and had no desire for a secondary or university education. Everything possible was done nowadays to encourage school children who showed their desire for knowledge by looking forward to a secondary education.

"We closed.with 1055. What are your figures?" was the text.of a telegram received to-day by the Gisborne Returned Soldiers' Association from the sister-body at lnvercargill. The message referred to the membership challenge issued by Gisborne ex-servicemen to their comrades of the Southland city, who last year displaced Gisborne from its customary position in the roster of branches of the New Zealand organisation. Much satisfaction will be felt among members of the district organisation, concerning the turning of the tables on lnvercargill, the Gisborne membership at the close of the financial year having reached a total of 1150. leaving a margin of 95 over the southern town. Another challenge in which Gisborne is interested is that issued by South Canterbury, and though the figures from that district are not yet available, it is believed that Gisborne will he well ahead of the challengers in this instance.

Tribute to the memory of a most popular citizen in the person of the late Mr. David Ralph De Costa was paid by a large gathering at the funeral this morning, the business, sporting, and social circles of Gisborne being strongly represented, while Masonic Lodge, members also attended in strong force. Tho funeral procession was preceded by a short service at the residence of Mr. H. H. De Costa, a brother of the deceased, conducted by the, Rev. Mr. Astor, of Auckland, who recited the passages of the service in Hebrew and in. English alternately. A total of 41 cars followed the hearse to the. Makaraka cemetery, where another large gathering took place, and members of the Masonic craft tendered funeral honours to their late brother after the completion of the Jewish service. In the graveside gathering were represented all the interests to which the late Mr. De, Costa devoted attention during his long residence in Gisborne, and the service there was a fitting memorial of one who commanded the respect of his townsmen, and the close regard of all who knew him intimately. Tho pallbearers were Messrs, C. Matthews, G. T. Bull, A. Williamson, L. J. Smaill, F. Tolerton and E, Lewis.