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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 19700, 4 August 1938, Page 6

Palmerston North’s newest park, that at Terrace End, was opened officially yesterday (Arbor Day), exactly a year after the first trees were planted there. The park was once a railway metal pit. A contract was signed this week with Mr. George Smith, contractor, for the erection of modern office accommodation in portion of the Times buildings, Peel street, Gisborne. The contract provides for the erection of 10 modern offices on the first floor.

From to-morrow air mails will close in Gisborne at 1.30 p.m. daily, including Sundays, and they will be dispatched by the Union Airways’ plane leaving at 2.30 p.m., according to advice received this morning from the Gisborne Post Office. Inward air mails would be available to privatebox holders at 3.30 p.m. each day. "All letters for foreign countries will be dispatched by surface craft unless paid at the air mail rate, which is considerably in excess of that for the letters addressed to the offices on the Empire route,” said the chief postmaster, Mr. A. M. Robertson, today. The Empire air mail rate was ]Jd for the first ounce and the foreign mail that was sent overseas by slower transport cost 2Jd for the first ounce. There was no direct air mail route to America from New Zealand and the internal express delivery rates varied. For air mail rates in foreign countries, correspondents were advised to make inquiries at the post office.

A light calendar will be dealt with by Mr. Justice Quilliam when the quarterly Supreme Court sessions opens in Napier next week. There is only one criminal trial and one prisoner for sentence.

A prize of the value of £5 for the winding rider in the Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap at the Hunt Club races on Saturday has been donated by Mr. R. M. Scelly, Auckland, owner of the horse Professional.

The Christchurch Tramway Board’s new scale of concession fares came into operation on Monday, and officials of the board report that as far as can be seen there has been no diminution in the numbers of passengers using concession cards. By deciding to confer with the conservator of forests at Palmerston North, with a view to establishing a nursery io raise the necessary trees, the Foxton Harbour Board has advanced its plans to plant 1,000,000 trees on the sand dunes at Manawatu Heads a further stage.

A rough balance-sheet of the Waikato Winter Show Association shows that the gate takings at the last show totalled £3580, and that after £I2OO had been allowed for depreciation, the receipts exceeded expenditure by £1509. The year’s turnover totalled £21,354.

On account of adverse trawling weather, the- supply of fish at present is barely sufficient to fill the Auckland demand. The steam trawlers operating in the Bay of Plenty have been sheltering at Whakatane. The smaller boats have not been operating successfully for weeks. Several Opotiki motorists returning from Gisborne on Sunday had unenviable experiences as a result of the greasy conditions of the main road. Skidding proved so dangerous on the bends on TrafTord’s Hill (about 28 miles from Opotiki), that it was found advisable to stop and rope cars around each corner.

“Great social revolutions are severe tests of religion,” said Dr. W. Horton, a United States theologian, who gave an address in Auckland. He cited various national upheavals in the world and said that undoubtedly they had brought with them severe crises in the churches. At present the Protestant churches were greatly concerned with the outlook of their faith in the future, just as the Catholic Church in France was at the time of the revolution. A bedroom on the top floor of the Prince Arthur Hotel, Auckland, was completely burnt out and only the prompt action of the Central Fire Brigade saved the flames from spreading when fire broke out in the bedroom at about 10.35 o’clock the other night. A man who was occupying the room was aroused from sleep by the roar of flames sweeping out of the window near his head. He rushed out of the room in his pyjamas and gave the alarm. Provisions benefiting the Auckland branch of the St. John Ambulance Association and the Auckland branch of the Plunket Society are contained in the will of Mr. Henry Rushton Hyatt, of Remuera, retired schoolmaster, whose death occurred on July 15. The whole estate has been valued for purposes of probate at under £10,000; and after various private bequests, involving some thousands of pounds, have been satisfied, the remainder of the estate is to be divided equally between the two philanthropic organisations mentioned.

Two cases of negligent driving were -dealt with by Mr. E. L. Walton. S.M., while in Opotiki on Tuesday. In the first case William John Caves was fined 10s and costs 10s on a charge that arose out of a collision he had with a motor-cyclist, Jason Knight, while the two vehicles were passing a stationary car at Waiotahi on July 9. Caves was also fined 10s and costs 10s for having no warrant of fitness. In the second case Edward Delamere was fined £2 and costs £l. Delamere collided with a mob of cattle on July 16 and was charged with dangerous driving. Thirty members of the Gisborne Rotary Club were present lasi evening at the fortnightly tea held by the Gisborne Young Businessmen’s Club. There were over 90 members and visitors present and the chairman, Mr. Les W. Anderson, extended a welcome to the Rotarians. The thanks of the club were due to the Rotary Club for the presentation of a gong and the chairman took the opportunity of thanking the visitors personally. The president of the Rotary Club, Mr. J. O. Musgrave, replied on behalf of the visitors. The speaker for the evening was Mr. J. S. Muir and at the conclusion of his address a vote of thanks was accorded him, on the motion of Mr. Stan Eastham.