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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19258, 25 February 1937, Page 4

At least one woman in Gisborne must consider herself lucky, for a wristlet watch which she lost hasi been found on Wainui Beach and is now in the possession of the police, from whom the owner may claim it.

A collision occurred on the Wailcaremoana road on Sunday afternoon between a car driven by Dr. Isaacs, of Te Kuiti, and Mr. R. Rcid, of Dannevirke. The two cars met on a sharp bend, both being damaged. However, none of the occupants of the two vehicles was injured and the cars were able to proceed under their own power.

A collision occurred yesterday afternoon on the road near Mr, J. Hutchinson's residence, Otoko, between a private car, driven by Mr. L. Thompson, a commercial traveller of Auckland, and a lorry driven by Mr. Bolton, jun., Ormond. Mr. Thompson was travelling towards Gisborne and the. lorry was proceeding in the direction of Matawai. There were two lndy passengers in Mr. Thompson's car, one of whom received bruises to the face. The front of the

.:ar was extensively damaged, and a breakdown truck brought it into town. After a few minor adjustments the lorry was able to return to town under its own power. The drivers of two service ears gave valuable assistance and conveyed the two ladies to Gisborne.

An overnight telegram from Masterton intimates that the Masterton Hospital Board has decided to cany out extensive additions to its buildings, in particular to the nurses' accommodation, its attention having been called to the number of nurses who have contracted pulmonary tuberculosis in the institution during the past year. Inquiries made in Gisborne to-day indicated that the recent decision of the Cook Hospital Board to increase the nurses' accommodation at the Cook Hospital had no relation with any deterioration in health standards among the staff. The hospital had had only one case of tuberculosis in the nursing staff over a period of several years, commented Mr. M'. T. Trafford, chairman of the board, when the matter was referred to him to-day. The extension of nurses' accommodation at the institute was due merely to pressure caused by the gradual enlargement of the service given to the public through the hospital.

Happily without serious injury to the driver, a collision between his car and a straying horse on the main highway near Tc Karaka yesterday afternoon gave .Mr. ,1. .1. Haskins, a well-known commercial fruitgrower of Manutuke, a severe shock. The ajiimul, which had been noticed by other motorists previously as a possible menace, turned across the highway immediately in front of Mr Haskins' car, and piled up on the bonnet as a result of the collision. The car was extensively damaged, and the horse had to be destroyed owing to the injuries it received.

The surface of the Muriwai main road is being improved by the removal of the heavy banks of shingle which have been a feature of late. It was found that the shingle was being piled up or being scattered to the grass edge. A much better travelling surface has resulted, particularly as the grader has been used considerably of late. At present the grader is out of action. Yesterday a woman motorist while endeavouring to pass the grader, mistook the. position of the machine, and her car struck the heavy blades, buckling them. Tho ear suffered much damage in the front," but was finally removed, neither (lie driver nor the two passengers suffering any injury.—Special. During the hearing of a ease in the Supreme Court at Wanganui recently a Maori witness was asked why he told a railway surfaceman who accosted him that, he belonged to the Government. The Maori, through* an interpreter, told (Injury that he was a member of the new Government "all the same as a football club." Mr. J. Hussry: What does he mean by that? The Maori replied that he meant that he was not a representative of the Government, but he belonged to the Labour Party and that was the new Government. His, Honour Mr. Justice Smith : And the railways, being the property of the Government, lie would not hurt them; I suppose that was what he meant? The Maori's head nodded in reply.

Queer things come ashore at Mason's Bay, Stewart Island, and a record of these, would make interesting reading, states the Southland News correspondent. This week a case of fish was. cast up on the beach and the contents were unusual, as the fish did not all belong to New Zealand waters. Two layers ol a large crab with flat long nippers, were on top, and the lower layers were a mixture of soles, turbot and a fish like a sclmapper. It would be interesting to know where the ease came from, .Some years ago the late Adam Adamson picked up a pill bottle with a visiting card inside, stating that it had been cast overboard oft Rio de Janeiro two years and two months previously. The Gore Returned Soldiers' Association has received a series of regular generous donations aggregating about ££oo during the last three years from a Gore resident who refuses to allow his identity to be revealed. The donations have been for the purpose of relieving distress among the families of returned soldiers and as a result of the steady contributions at the rate of about £175 a year the association has been able to do a great deal of very useful charitable work among its members. The donor has particularly requested that the money should be spent to assist the wives, widows and families of returned men and the bulk of it has been used in this direction, a small portion being spent to subsidise labour.

The fact that war and armaments were given far more publicity and were far more widely discussed in the colonies than they were at Home was. mentioned at Christchurch by Mr. E. E. 11. Wright, a Canadian business man, who is visiting New Zealand in the course of a world tour which has already taken in a great part of Europe. .Mr. Wright said that in the English newspapers and among English people war was not discussed to any extent, and he had been surprised at the prominence that was given to it in Australia- and New Zealand and even in Canada. The same thing had been true regarding Mi's. Ernest " Simpson. He learned on his return to Canada more concerning her and the rumours about the then King's abdication than ever he heard in London.

"I venture, to predict that within the next 12 months there will be no fit men left on the association's unemployed register," said Mr. W. E. Leadley, chairman of the Christchurch Returned Soldiers' Association unemployment com niittee, in a report presented to tho quarterly meeting of the association. Mr. Leadley said that during the hist year a very large number of permanent jobs had been found for returned soldiers, and the number of registrations in the association's bureau was about 126 lower than at the corresponding! period last year. "We have definitely turned the corner," Mr. Leadley added, "and the committee feels that we are Hearing the period when the incoming executive will have to consider whether we are justified in continuing the work of the bureau."

Recently a prospective buyer of a sec-ond-hand cur strolled into a garage to inspect a wide.range of vehicles for salr., writes a Riverton correspondent. Alter he hud made his choice he bargained with the proprietor, who insisted on a sum £2O more than was offered to him. So the buyer, with a tin bearing a label which advertised a brand of dog biscuits, retired to make a deal elsewhere. The proprietor reflected a moment, finally sending the garage boy post haste alter the man with the biscuit tin. The buyer returned to be informed that his offer was accepted. Down went the tin. the lid was raised and, to the astonishment of the garage-keeper, beautifully polished pennies, threepenny pieces, Horins and half-crowns to the value of £IOO was revealed. The tin of "dog biscuits" was duly passed ovov and the sale effected.

The selection of the eight-oar crew to represent the East Coast Rowing Association at the forthcoming championships at Wellington on Easter Saturday is arousing a great deal of interest among rowing men in Gisborne. The official selection will not he made known until the week-end. The East Coast crew will bo picked from the eight best available men from the Poverty Bay and Gisborne rowing clubs. Each night now different men are stepping into the boat for a try-out and the selectors are having difficulty in deciding upon the last few men to make the trip. At least 16 men have been tried out and the official crew will start concentrated training next week. The majority of the oarsmen have been in training for regatta rowing since before Christmas and all that should be necessary will be a polishing up and the striking of combination.

A motorist who was arrested in Chililers road by Constable Thorn shortly after 3 o'clock this morning appeared before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Police. Court to-day on a charge of being in charge of a car while in a slate of intoxication. Mr. J. S. Wauchop. who appeared for the accused, said that he had not had time yet to look into the matter, and as the case might require some considerable thought he asked for a remand until Monday. Senior Sergeant J. F. 11. Macnamara raised no objection. Counsel also asked for the suppression of the accused's name. His Worship said that was usual with interim proceedings, but it might be a different matter when the caso was heard. An interim order was made for suppression of the name, and a remand granted until Mondav, bail being allowed at £lO, " .