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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19132, 29 September 1936, Page 4

Two hoys aged 14 were charged beTore the Children’s Court in Hamilton with throwing eggs at a passenger train at Frankton. No damage was done and no passenger was hit. The. boys were admonished. Quadruplet lambs horn on Mr. W. D. Cook’s Mast wood hill station, Ngatapa, about six weeks ago are thriving well. They are Romneys. In addition, three sets of triplets were born on the property, as well as numerous twins. Tho weather at Motu last week-end was exceedingly boisterous, and in the early hours of yesterday morning the wind reached gale force, with thunder and torrential rain. The rainfall for the 12 hours from 9 p.m. on Sunday to 9 a.in. on Monday was 2.37 in. Heavy showers of hail fell during Monday afternoon. —Special. Parties of golfers from Gisborne visited Whakatane and Wairoa respectively during tlie week-end, to take part in the two clubs' open tournaments. Both at Whakatane and Wairoa the visitors found the home golfers anxious t:o make a success of their fixtures, and their keenness was demonstrated by the condition of the links. Players’ who had previously enjoyed rounds on either links considered that, they had not seen them in better preparation for play. The hospitality of both clubs to the visitors was exceptionally warm. Suffering from extensive abrasions and shock, a young man, Robert Deal, employed by Mr. 11. B. Bull, Patutalii, was admitted to the Cook Hospital last night. His injuries; resulted from a collision between the motor-cycle Mr. Deal was riding oil the Gisborne-Patutahi road at a late hour last evening and a horse straying on the highway. For some time the motor-cyclist lay on the roadside, unable to help himself, but he was discovered by a passing motorist, and was brought into town later by (lie St. John Ambulance, the full extent of his injuries being then unknown. To-day’s report from tho, hospital indicated that Mr. Deal was progressing well. This was the second accident in which he had been involved requiring hospital treatment, liis earlier injuries resulting from a fall from a haystack, in which he fractured his thigh'. A family gathering organised by the social committee of the Gisborne R.S.A. drew a large attendance of children and adults to the Selvyn Hall on Saturday evening. Under the direction of Messrs. H. Hunter and I). McLeod as M.C.s, a, well-balanced programme of old and new dance numbers, interspersed with musical and elocutionary items, proved one ol the most enjoyable presented during the season's series of socials. The various items were received with enthusiastic appreciation, the performers in every instance responding to encores. A bracket ol solo step dances executed by Miss Annetta Shields, a pupil of Miss Sharpies, proved highly popular among the concert items, and rounds of applause were also accorded mandolin trios contributed by Messrs P. Gordon, A. Hughes and ll.' Hughes with Mr. ,1. Nelson at the piano, songs by Miss 11. Moore and Mr. Ray Nicholson, whistling solos bv Mrs. A. Coleman and recitations by Mr. J. Lyle and Master L. Hughes.

Reports received by the Stock Department from farmers in the Rotorua district indicate that.-.the lambing percentage. will be at. least 100 per cent and possibly more. The number of men employed on railway works between Gisborne and Waikokopu increased last week to 830, the populations of the more northerly camps rising a little further above those of t tie Kopuawharn Valley and Vaikokopu settlements.

Several pounds were stolen by a thief who broke into the petrol depot of Mr. W. I!. Patterson, launch-owner, at Whangarei, hut the intruder overlooked an unlocked drawer, which contained a substantial sum. The money which he secured was obtained by breaking open a smoking cabinet. A few- weeks ago Mr. H. M. Campbell, if Hawke’s Bay, brought, from England a Jachshund, a breed of dog rarely seen in New Zealand. Three more of these dogs irrived hy the Rotorua from England last week. Of the long-haired Austrian variety, they were brought out for Lady i-Vavei-tree, who arrived some months ago mil is at present in Rotorua. 'There is exceptional activity at. Calliope Dock, Auckland, where repair work is being continually' carried out on vessels in dock. Owing to the number of ships at present hooked the activity will continue for the next six months and will provide 'almost constant work for hundreds of mechanics, painters and shipwrights. Piled high with over 60 beehives as freight a lorry passed through Napier last week-end on its way to Palmerston North. The beehives, which were consigned from Nuhaka, required careful handling and had to be transported at night, while the occupants of the hives were resting. In order Lo prepare the 60 hives for transport, the consignors had to encase the frames in gauze and seal the exits.

As an alternative to the installation >f a filtration plant to ensure the purity ,if its water supply, the Haweva Borough Council recently gave consideration to \ proposal for the construction of a new intake at the edge of the mountain re--erve and the laying of a pipe line to the present intake- at a cost of EM.857 .-is against the initial cost of filter plant 85284. The council viewed with favour the provision ot the- new weir and pipe ime ns outlined, hut deemed an inspection advisable before reaching anv decision.

. Utc flying of kites near electric-powoi 'ines has been causing the Waitnair: bounty Council much concern, and at ■i mooting a fortnight ago it issued a warning to school children of the dan ger of this practice. At a subsequent Meeting the'council decided to obtain a lender for the supply of 20CO ruler: on which warnings are printed, for issm o school children in the country. The council decided, however, to ascertain how much 2COO rulers would cost, will i view to supplying them to school children in the country. Sentences for disobedience of inainten mrp orders were imposed by Mr. EL. Walton. S.M., in the Magistrate's i.Wurt to-dav. Proceeded against by tin ooliep. George Richard Blade was sen tenced to six days’ imprisonment, tin warrant to he suspended so long as tin lefendanl pays current maintenance ant 1 0s a week off arrears. H. A. 1). Ben nington, proceeded against by the main lennucc officer, Mr. Charles Fogden, war sentenced to 25 days in prison, the warrant to he suspended on payment o! £2 a week.

Representatives: of the Wairoa District High School visited To Karaka on Saturday to play football and basketball against the, local school. The Wairoa girls were too good for the Te Karaka team, winning the basketball by 15 goals to 15 after a fast and exciting game. The boys amply avenged this defeat by beating the visitors by 33 points to nil at football, Te Karaka having it decided advantage, in weight, besides having better combination. The visitors were entertained at lunch and afternoon tea by the staff and pupils of the Te Karaka District High School.

Within the next five or six weeks foul’ lew service- cars for the Du on Motor Service, Limited, will he brought into use in this district. Two 14-passenger Reo cars are expected to arrive shortly for .he Gisborne-Wairoa route. This is an experiment on that run as previously inlv eight-passenger cars have been used, l’he other two ears, on 12-passenger White chaoses, the. bodies of which are being built in Christchurch, will be placed on the Gisborne-Opotiki route, where there is already one 12-passenger car operating. All four will be of streamline design and will provide passengers with the maximum of comfort. I.iine In the extent of 31 tons is being spread on the Groyinouth aerodrome, whilst six tons of superphosphate, it. 4cwt. to the acre, will also be placed ,m the area. The work of rolling tinground will be commenced within a few days, 'and this work will be carried out with a new tractor pulling a special tamping roller, which will Intel lie put. on the Hokitika aerodrome, re ports the Grey River Argus. The trimtor will litter go to South West-land te be used with the excavation plants oi be Ihuist and Mussel Point aerodromes. The Grevmouth aerodrome will eveutu ally be sown with a mixture of eight "Tassos, to the extent of 551 b. to the acre.

“Although the consumption of butter hi New Zealand is high in comparison .vith other communities, the consumption ,f milk is extremely low,” said Mr. H. K. Worsp, chairman of directors of the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company, Limited, at the recent annual meeting. ‘Statistics show that the annual average consumption in some countries is double that of New Zealand. As liquid milk is required for a number of domestic purposes, this condition would go to show that milk is not used to any extent, in New Zealand as a, beverage. A ‘drink more milk’ campaign is highly necessary. If successful, : t would be of material assistance to the dairy farmers and beneficial to the health of the community.”

An animated conversation on the damage done to bird life by opossums was carried on in the Magistrate’s Court: in Invercargill between Mr. Eustace Russell and the magistrate, .Mr. W. If. Freeman. The conversation arose during the hearing of a case between the Southland Acclimatisation Society and William Murrell, of Mannpouri, who was charged with illegally trapping opossums. The magistrate suggested that it wits time the restrictions on the trapping of opossums were, lifted, as he was told that they were fastbecoming a pest, and injured bird life. Mr. Russell said that experts had examined the stomach contents of hundreds of opossums and it had been found that birds did not form part: of their diet. Moreover, trapping provided employment for a large number of men and was an important industry.