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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19134, 1 October 1936, Page 4

Mails for the United Kingdom and Europe, which left Wellington on September 1, per It.M.s. Makttra, via San Francisco, arrived in London on September 28.

The East Coast Guardian, Opotiki, appeared yesterday for the last time as i separate newspaper, an amalgamation with the Bay of Plenty Press, Whaka,uno. having boon arranged to take eftect is from to-day. The Guardian was minded in February, 1900. It was rumoured some days, ago that a strike was imminent among the workers at- the Mohaka viaduct, on the railway route from Gisborne to Napier, the object being to secure what is known as “height money.” However, better counsels prevailed and the men decided to await, the forthcoming visit o! the .Minister of Public Works, the lion. R. Semple.—Special.

“One of the things which is calculated most to impress the visitor to the Far East,” said Mr. G. E. Young, who lias returned to Whakatane after an extensile tour, “is the density of population. The cities seem to be seething with countless thousands of people. The streets are simply crammed with traffic of all kinds. When I got back to Sydney the streets looked quite empty, and the Auckland streets appeared like a country town in comparison. The East is simply seething with millions."

The annual excursion to the estate oi the Hon. Mir 11. Heaton Rhodes, M.L.C., at “(Kahuna,” near Christchurch, to see tlie glorious- display of daffodils was held ,ast Saturday under ideal conditions. The wfather was beautiful, and more than i7CO people, a record number, took the opportunity of a day’s outing. Thtee iiiiscs and 550 cars carried them to OtaImna,” where a very enjoyable time was (pent. The trip was. arranged by the Canterbury Horticultural Society m conjunction with the Justices of the Peace Association.

The fact- that ins daughter, Miss Gwen Stevens, was to be married within a few months was announced in happy fashion by the Premier of New South Wales, Mr. B. S'. B. Stevens, when •peaking in Auckland at reception in his honour. Referring to the fact that he had been travelling abroad for seven months, Mr. Stevens, said lie knew that one member of his family at least was glad to ,ic on the way home. “When we arrived here, we found that an aggressive youilg man had come across from Sydney to -laim her,” lie said smilingly.

A satisfactorily large and undeniably appreciative audience witnessed the presentation at the City Hall last evening of a, special programme contributed by the Gisborne Savage Club. The performance was in aid of the funds of the W.E.O.M.R. Band, and that organisation should benefit substantially from the proceeds. The uSavage t’lub orclicstia ol more than 50 pieces was in excellent form, and was warmly encored for every selection it played, while individual members of the club, and the casts oi short sketches and scenes also scored marked successes. The programme as a whole was practically identical with that given at the recent ladies night koret-o, and the nigger minstrel show, which occupied the whole of the second half, was a revelation to many who had not had a previous opportunity of seeing this old-time form of entertainment. The Sydney welterweight boxer, Bill Onto, also contributed to the programme, being introduced by-Savage G. V. Havre, ami giving a demonstration of skipping a.s developed for'training purposes. At an interval in the proceedings Mr. Hunter Witters expressed the thanks oi the W.E.0.M.R.. Band for the aid given by the club, and for the public support accorded to the entertainment.