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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19622, 3 May 1938, Page 4

A recent Gazette announced that several additional sections ol land, totalling 353 acres, had been included in the Tuparoa native development scheme.

For the week ended at noon to-day four cases of notifiable disease, two of diptheria and one each of dysentery and typhoid fever, were reported in the East Cape health district. One death was reported from pulmonary tuberculosis.

April is hardly the month for spring lambs, but a ewe on a farm at Pukeatua, near Te Awamutu, gave birth to a fine healthy lamb recently, and at latest advices it is thriving and the owner anticipates that it will survive the coming winter. “There arc r 3 Labour candidates for the local body elections,” said Mr. J. H. Hall, the chairman, at a meeting addressed in Mangapapa last night by Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P. “I do not want to be superstitious,” Mr. Hall added, “so I shall put it in another way. There are 12 candidates in addition to Mr. Coleman, who is again contesting the Mayoralty.”

The Gisborne Thirty-Thousand Club was given authority to dispose of the football autographed by the Springboks’ Rugby team to their best advantage when the question was discussed last evening at the weekly meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union. The ball was to have been auctioned a fortnight ago at the seven-a-side Rugby tournament, which was postponed.

“I am very glad we got Mr. Vickerman to visit Gisborne to consult with us on water problems,” said Mr. Noel H. Bull, in his Mayoral campaign address in the City Hall last evening. The engineer had collated all the old reports, and had placed the whole position before the council in a report which was easily understood by the average citizen—“and by the average borough councillor,” Mr. Bull added. Unfavourable weather conditions on Saturday prevented the birds in the Makaraka Racing Pigeon Club’s Palmerston North race arriving home oi. ihe day and the event was declared no race. Prizes in the club’s best velocity competition were won as follows:—Any distance as far as Woodville: W. Marshall’s Major Boy B.C.C 1326yds. per min., 1. Any distance pas! Woodville: R. Brookings’ Gasman 8.C.C., 1450yds. per min., 1. The story of a young man’s midnight wandering and his entry into a nurse’s bedroom at the Northern Wairoa Hospital at Te Kopuru was unfolded in the Dargaville Magistrate’s Court. The man was Owen Anthony Stanaway, who pleaded guilty through his counsel, Mr. F. C. Gould, to a charge of being found without lawful excuse in the nurses’ home building at the Kaipara Hospital at Te Kopuru. He was fined £5, with 10s costs, and was allowed one month in which to pay.

In order to improve the tackling of Rugby players in Gisborne, Mr. D. N. McLeod said last evening at the meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay 'Rugby Union that he had made a dummy for practice purposes. His model had been of sacking and Mr. J. E. Mercer had taken particulars and was having one made of canvas in place of the sacking, which was thought to be unsuitable, as it readily absorbed moisture. After the model was complete he was going to suggest that the union should have others built for the use of the clubs on practice nights. "The candidate has accomplished many things, and recently has added to his exploits a considerable pedestrian feat,” said Mr. 11. Holmes, Deputy-Mayor, presiding at the meeting of Mr. Noel H. Bull’s supporters in the City Hall last night.

"Mr. Bull is said to have been so keen to get his nomination paper in, in connection with the Mayoral contest, that he walked all the way from Waikaremoana to Wairoa,” added Mr. Holmes, amidst laughter. “I am not quite prepared to accept the claim that he walked all the way, but he undoubtedly got to his goal.’

Dr. W. J. Wiley, of the Australian Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, who has been attached to the staff of the New Zealand Dairy Research Institute for some time under it reciprocal arrangement, left for Australia last week to attend two important conferences. He will return to New Zealand in June. “When 1 brought up the question of finance in the Borough Council, shortly after my election to the council, the present Mayor called me a 'Jeremiah',” said Mr. Noel 11. Bull, in his address in the City Hall last •night. “I looked up Jeremiah in the good Book after that, and .1 found that most of what Jeremiah said unfortunately had conic to pass!’

The conditions during the first few days of the shooting season have favoured the ducks more than the sportsmen, according to reports received this morning from the Repongaere and Tiniroto districts. Two parties were successful in getting over 20 ducks in their bags at Repongaere, the parties being led by Dr. F. Kahlenberg and Mr. J. M. Mackie and of two guns each. Another party of three guns secured only four ducks and others were similarly unsuccessful. On one lake at Tiniroto a party of five returned with six ducks, and two on another lake shot 10. A party of three guns led by Mr. H. Harris shot the limit on Avondale station, and at Pehiri Mr. Alan Steele’s party of three took 23 ducks and Mr. W. Veitch’s party of two bagged 21. “We are looked upon as small fry by the Hawke's Bay Union and they are looking for engagements with larger unions," said the chairman, Mr. G. H. Sceats, last evening at the weekly meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Jnion. He said that they had about 10 representative matches last season and could not send their A team to Gisborne. A special effort was suggested by Mr. D. N. McLeod to commemorate the long series of matches between the two provincial teams and he thought that the southern union might be persuaded to send up its best fifteen. A reunion could be held of all past and present Rugby players and a feature could be made of that function. Mr. G. J. Jeune said that the first game between the unions was an unofficial one played in 1874. Mr. T. French referred to the beatings that the B team had had in the past twb seasons.

“All young players should receive .systematic instruction in physicial training,” said Mr. D. N. McLeod last evening at the meeting of the management committee of the Poverty Bay Rugby Union when the advisory committee was reporting its preliminary findings. The chairman of the sub-committee, Mr. J. E. Mercer, stressed the importance of the physical training side of Rugby and suggested either that the union should rent a hall and sub-let it to the clubs or that the union should make an arrangement with the Y.M.C.A. for the use of their facilities on the nights required from 5.30 to (5.30 o'clock. He suggested also that players should be lectured on the basic principles of physical fitness in relation to Rugby. In support, Mr. McLeod said that the playors .could give nfore attention to their physical fitness and muscle control, and he was keen to see that aspect fostered, particularly among the younger players. On his motion, seconded by Mr. T. French, the finance committee and Mr. Mercer were instructed to interview Messrs. H. F. Forster and L. W. Anderson concerning the matter of co-operating with the Y.M.C.A. authorities.