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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19127, 23 September 1936, Page 4

Support to the same extent as last year was promised by the Gisborne Borough Council last night to the Health Stamp Fund Committee, which wrote to the council on the matter. This action included the granting a of permission for a street sale of stamps.

Possible drainage problems as a result >f the construction of the railway line through the Willows settlement were investigated by the drainage committee ot the Cook County Council yesterday, when the members paid a visit to the locality. While there, the committee also viewed [lie road deviation proposed by Mr. F, W. Peddle. The Willows settlement was visited during the afternoon following a morning spent, inspecting • College road drains at Waerenga-a-hika and a drain at Woodlands. Reports on these matters will be submitted to the next meeting of the council on October 21.

Throughout the winter keen members of the Gisborne Amateur Surf and Swimming Club who form the life-saving branch of the club have been training under the instruction of Mr. H. Le Bas. \s a result the club has three teams — two of men and one of women—schooled in to a high pitch in land drill. The members are keen to have a practice on the beach and as soon as the weather improves an opportunity will bo taken to practice with the reel. The teams, each if seven members, will be equipped with distinctive costumes and caps when the season commences and the club is now •roing into the matter of additional equipment. As the swimming! season approaches it has been noticed that the interest in the working of this branch of the club has increased and at last night's practice a large number of new members expressed their willingness to join after seeing the teams put through their drill.

The following members of the Poverty Bay Rugby Referees' Association have been appointee) for Saturday's footbn.ll match: —Old Boys v. Celtic, referee, Mr. K. F. Waite; line umpires, Messrs. L. It. Stichbury and A. El. Ingram. The danger of leaving the high bank on the river's edge near the R.S.A. building was referred to at last night's meeting of the Borough Council, when Cr. H. 11. Do Costa stated that, there- was. a possibility of children falling into the furanganui River. He suggested placing a protective railing along the bank. The matter was referred to the inspection committee.

A motorist travelling, through the streets of Waiuku on Saturday was surprised to see 13 local residents, bearing down on him, each trundling before him a, wheelbarrow with a passenger. The race ;was one of about half a mile from the post office to the football ground and was part of a campaign to assist the sports queen in a carnival now in progress in the district. The old shelter at the Mangapapa tram terminus may be removed to a different site. At last night's meeting of the Gisr borne Borough Council, Cr. D. S. Thompson stated that the shelter in its present position was of no service, and suggested that it should be moved to Mangapapa road. A councillor stated that on a previous occasion it had been decided to cut the shelter in two and to move the sections to different sites, hut nothing had been done. The matter was referred to the inspection committee.

Following a slip which temporarily blocked traffic, on the Mamaku Hill route on Sunday night, a further fall of debris early on Monday evening blocked the route for through traffic. The slips occurred at a spot, about 24 miles from Uotorua, where widening operations were being carried out by a gang of public works employees. A Gisborne motorist and several others managed to cross the obstruction with the assistance of the workmen. The road was expected to be opened again yesterday.

The construction of sufficient .bicycle racks for Gladstone road is proceeding. The works committee of the Borough Council reported to the council meeting last night that the borough engineer, Mr. K. It. Thomas, had submitted a sample design of a suitable rack to accommodate eight bicycles to be set over the water channel. The rack had been approved by the committee, which recommended that the engineer should be authorised to proceed with the construction of a sufficient number for Glads'tonc road. The report was adopted. "1 think there is room for a lot to be done in connection with boosting the attractions of the East Coast, and 1 feel that it. might be worth while if delegates from the chambers at Gisborne, Wairoa, and Hastings met in conference and discussed the whole matter," said .Mr. Gordon Roach, at this week's meeting of the Hastings Chamber of Commerce, when reporting on the efforts made in connection with the publication of an East Coast booklet, which is now under way. It was decided to defer the question of the conference until after the publication of the booklet, and in the meantime the publicity committee will endeavour to bring down concrete proposals which will also cover the centennial celebrations in 1940.

Motor lorries are. being used to transport fat cattle from the Gisborne district to the railhead at Taneatua, and largo numbers of cows have been removed in this maimer. The carrying ol fat sheep by motor truck is common in the district, but until recently it had not extended to cattle. In view of the shortage in Auckland, the VVaikato and Rotorua of beef and the extension of lite demand further afield, Gisborne has been able to participate in the trade to an extent never known before. Transport of cattle by truck is costly, for only about eight fat cows can be loaded on a truck, and the freight rate equals al out £1 5s a head. These cows, however, are worth from £9 to £l3 a head in the northern markets. In addition to the activity in fat cattle transport, between 40CO and 5000 store cattle are on their way in large mobs for the AVaikato.

The matter of making ex gratia payincuts to employees was the subject of a report placed before last night's meeting of the- Gisborne Borough Council by the, iinance committee. The report stated:—"This matter, together with replies from several other borough councils, .received the consideration of the committeo, and it was decided to recommend that where an employee, who is a contributor to the council's superannuation fund, resigns or is dismissed, no ex gratia payment be made; also where an employee, not under cover by superannuation, .resigns, having less than five years' service, no consideration be given for an ex gratia payment, the case of those employees with five years' service and over to be considered on their merits."—The .report was adopted. "The young bloods at Ginga, a place near the iiipon Falls," said Air. Justice Ostler at a gathering m Wellington, 'nave invented a new sport, 'chalking the hippo." At night tne hippos come ushoru into the long grass. Tne game is lo creep 14) to one, clialk your initials on its south end, and then get away. A young gentleman of the name of Husky Wickham, on the eve of going away for six months' leave, passed through tins place, and, after becoming 'oiled up' in the approved way, got the idea tiiat he would love to lead a chalking expedition. He actually got one initial on the hippo, placed correctly on its southern end, when it turned round and faced him. He got such a fright that he tripped and fell on his face and the hippo came after him and gave him a fearful bite. They had to put 36 stitches in him. He spent two months of his leave on his face in hospital.". Mr. A. Kinnimonf, of Gisborue, was successful with his greyhound Welcome Mews at the Wairarapa Coursing Club's meeting, held at Akura, Masterton, on Saturday, September 12, when he won the Physick Challenge cup and stake. Welcome News, who was showing great form, won' his four runs, and the fifth was a bye, and in the final he defeated Why Hurry by 12J points to 91 points after a great run. Other wins by Welcome News include' a second in the Newfields Cup at Central Park, Waipukurau, in July, and at the same club's field day on August HI, lie won the open stakes, winning his heal and the final in great style.

i Tire, one of the terrors of country dwellers who have no adequate water supply to combat an outbreak once it has secured a hold, caused many anxious moments at the Onnond Hotel on Sunday evening and again on Monday morning. On Sunday night a bed in one of the rooms at the rear of the premises caught fire, but this was quelled in its early stages. The flames, however, had attacked the wall near a chimney. The damage was .only slight. As it happened the relief of the occupants was only temporary because on the following morning a further outbreak occurred in the boiler room, directly underneath the bedroom affected (he previous evening. Fortunately again the lire was extinguished before ;i great deaf of damage was done. It is thought that a spark from the first fire dropped down between the wall lining into the boiler room and the first intimation of any trouble was when the kitchen filled with smoke.