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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19314, 3 May 1937, Page 4

I'sing aprons and butter to deaden the sound of the explosion, thieves who forced their way into the Taupiri Dairy Company's factory at about. 2.30 a.m. on Friday blew the bottom oft a large safe and'stole about £2O in cash.

Tolaga May's rainfall for April was 4.65 in.. recorded on 16 days, with a maximum fall of 1.38 in. on April 20, compared with 3.56 in. for April last year. The total for the year to date is 16.55in.—.Special.

April rainfall for the Hangaroa district totalled 2.14 in., rain falling on 14 days. On April 30 the aggregate rainfall for the year was 11.23 in., whereas at the end of the fourth month of 1936 the aggregate had reached 24.5 in. A weather feature of the month was the appearance of the Aurora Australia on April 28, the display being particularly bright at about 10 p.m.

For the week ended-at noon to-day there were 14 cases of notifiable diseases — four of infantile paralysis, eight of typhoid fever, one of scarlet fever, and'one of diphtheria—reported in the East Capo health district. One death was reported from infantile paralysis. No fresh cases of infantile paralysis were reported over the week-end.

Un the Eastport road, eight miles from To Aroha, a ear driven by Mr. J. Mulculiy, of Hamilton, an inspector of the Public Works Department, overturned, the driver receiving a broken collarbone. There were two passengers in the car, Messrs Smith and Iluthnance, the former receiving minor injuries and the hitler concussion. Mr. Mulcaby was taken to the Waikato Hospital, and Mr. Huthnanee to the Thames Hospital.

In reply to a question asked by a correspondent in Saturday's Herald why the stickers at present being issued by traffic inspectors were not given to motorists at the time the

.ertilicates of fitness were secured from the testing garages, the town clerk, Mr. W. M. Jenkins, stated today that this could not be done under the regulations, wihich provided for the issue-of the stickers by traffic inspectors only.

A total of JO members of the Gisborne and district Association of the Wellington Regiment, N.Z.E.F., travelled to Palmerston North for the annual reunion of the regiment 's veterans, which took place on Saturday evening. The function was presided over by Lieutenant-Colonel Turnbull, Wanganui, who deputised for Col. If. K. Cambrill, who was to have been present tit the gathering but was prevented by unforeseen circumstances. Croups of Wellington Infantry voter tins from all parts of the North Island testified by their attendance the strong bonds of their old comradeship, and the party from Gisborne received special mention as having conic the longest journey, though not from the most distant point. Included in Hie Gisborne group were men from the Bast Coast who probably had travelled further than any others at the reunion to renew their old ties. The programme of the function was one of the most interesting yet submitted, and none of those who visited Palmerston North regretted the travelling involved.

After consultation with the health authorities, and to avoid any possible risk of the spreading of infantile paralysis, the. missions committee of the Presbyterian Church has decided to postpone indefinitely its annual conference of workers among the Maoris. This was to have been held at Te Whaiti, Urewera Country, from May 14 to 20. Because the crowing of roosters at night and in the early morning disturbs the sleep of guests in hotels and boarding houses, the l'otorua Borough Council has adopted a by-law prohibiting the keeping of poultry in the inner area of the town. Another new by-law provides that dogs in the streets ill the same area must be securely held by their owners on a suitable leash This was enacted owing to complaints by shopkeepers that stray dogs were an increasing nuisance as well as a danger to traffic. Confidence that the National Parly would win about six more city seats at the next general election was expressed by the leader of the party, the Hon. A. Hamilton, in an address in Christchurch. He said he could name the six seats if he wished. He also felt confident that the National Party would win back a large number of the country seats it lost at the last election. Mr. Hamilton emphasised that under the first-past-the-post system of election a well organised minority party could win a majority of scats, and that therefore it was necessary for the people opposed to the present Government to organise themselves into one party. A suggestion that preferential voting should be introduced had been made, but he considered that it was better to" cure the evil of split voting than to try to overcome it by preferential voting.