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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19130, 26 September 1936, Page 4

The post office in Waipiro Bay was broken into last evening, but nothing was stolen. The discovery was made by an official when he attended for duty this morning..

The Jewish Day of Atonement commenced last evening at sunset, and will conclude this evening. The Day of Atonement is the most sacred day in the Jewish religious calendar.

At the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club yesterday afternoon members tendered their condolences to the family of the late Mr. Hugh Heeney, whose death occurred yesterday morning. The president of the club, Mr. F. Tolerton, remarked that all sportsmen would regret the passing of one whose name was associated so closely with New Zealand's sporting history.

On a charge of disobedience of a maintenance order made in Christchurch, Robert Pew bury Field, aged 28, was sentenced by Mr. B. L. Walton, S.M., in the Gisborne Police Court to-day to one month's imprisonment, the warrant to be suspended so long as the defendant pays 12s 6d a week of current maintenance and 7s 6d a week off arrears, which total £95, the first payment, to be made on October 3. ■•:':. '

Anglers in the East Coast Acclimatisation Society's district are looking forward to the opening of the season on October 1, despite the fact that license fees this year will be slightly higher than previously. The reason for the increase in the fee's is that the Government is taking over the whole subject of tish research, and is levying the boards controlling the various acclimatisation districts for a proportion of the fees collected. The societies, having no other means of financing, aie obliged to pass on the additional costs in the form of an increase in the fees to license-holders.

Sheep dog trial enthusiasts in this country will be interested to learn that a New Zealand dog, Toby, recently owned by Mr. L. H. Tilson, of Parepai, near Balclutha, has won the Queensland dog trial chnmpionship against a big field representative of all parts of Australia. Mr. H. E. Ferrior, of Queensland, the present owner of Toby, some months ago made a request to the New Zealand Stud Book Association for a suitable dog to participate in dog trials, and as a result Toby was sent across the Tasman. in a letter to the president of the New Zealand Association, Mr. John Trotter, of Oamaru, Mr. Terrier stated that Toby performed splendidly in all phases of the championship trials.

The second round of the club championship series, at present being played by members of the Poverty Bay Golf Club, had to bo postponed this week-end'on account of the fact that a large number of the participants will be either at, Whakatnnc or Wairoa taking part in the inter-club match and open tournament respectively. A large amount of traffic to-day traversed the roads between Gisborne and Opotiki. The majority of the travellers, who were interested either in the Poverty Bay-Bay of Plenty inter-club golf match at Whakatane, or The funeral of the late Mr. B. Rogers, the Poverty Bay Rugby representative and Maori All Black player, will be making the return trip tomorrow and Monday, Dominion Day. The Gisborne Chamber of Commerce will not be represented at the Empire conference of the Chambers of Commerce Federation, to be opened next, week in Wellington. The local chamber is not a member of the federation, which admits individual units such as the Gisborne chamber to its membership at a small annual fee. The conference is chiefly for the discussion of major business policies, and subjects of Empire importance.

A speaker at yesterday afternoon s neeting of the Poverty Bay Turf Club, liscussing the impressions he had gathered from discussions with Hawke's Bay nvners regarding stakes, stated that he md been told that the southern owners ould not:bring' .their rhorsea. to Gisborne. mless better stakes were offered here. The president, Mr. F. Tolerton, remarked hat Hawke's Hay had no special cause to ■riticise the Poverty Bay Turf Club, fhe programme of one'meeting held reently in the southern district had been lotable for the low stakes offered. It vas agreed, however, that one moans of mproving the fields at district race meetilgs was to make it worth while for nvners domiciled in other districts to -ring their horses here. The total of subscriptions offered through the Gisborne Returned Soldiers' Association to the cost of presenting a portrait of General Sir Andrew Russell to the National Art Gallery, as the gift of the returned soldiers of the Dominion, is already highly satisfactory. The national headquarters of the association has asked that funds collected in each district should be forwarded immediately, in order that the portrait, might be commissioned, and this instruction will bo carried out on Monday. Many ex-service men have sent individual contributions to headquarters, but others who wished to subscribe to the local fund have little further time in which to carry out their intention.

A proposal that the club should make in effort to secure the allocation to Gisjorne this racing year of the Duke of Jloueester Cup was made by Mr. H. 11. Dods at yesterday afternoon's meeting of Jie Poverty Bay Turf Club. The speaker jointed out that .the trophy was one in .vhich every racing) man had an interest, uul that if it could be raced for in Poverty Bay it would attract a great deal of ittentioii, and probably some horses from ither districts. The president, Mr. F. Tolerton, agreed with Mr. Dods, and stated that the committee had received a •ircular from the Pacing Conference inciting applications for the Duke of "Uoucester s Cup race, the date for closng of applications being October 16. Ail application would be filed by the ■ommittee. Mr. Dods remarked that if might be necessary to wait some time for he opportunity to stage the race here, ut Poverty Pay'sTurn would come.

Although it smacks rather of the traditional, mutual boasting of "Pat" Hid the American, this is a true story, iccording to a Christchurch exchange. A Jay or so ago, an overseas tourist paid a .isit to the Canterbury Museum. A nember of the museum staff, resplendent n his new uniform, showed the visitor round. First, they went into the mam.mil room. "That," said the tourist •ritically, "is a, very poor crocodile—only x baby, in fret." Now, this touched the ittendant on the raw, for the crocodile it the museum is regarded as a particularly good specimen. The tour of inspection went on, but resentment seethed beneath the uniform. The last call was iaid to the shed where the skeleton of Hie mighty whale is kept. "That," renarked the tourist in awe, "is an enornous whale." With considerable satisfaction, the attendant grasped at the •hance for vengeance. "You ought to '<ave seen its mother," he said. "We 'iad no room for her here, so we just took ine of the babies."