NEWS OF THE DAY

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19886, 13 March 1939, Page 4

NEWS OF THE DAY

Big' Consignment of Sheep Claimed to tbe the largest consignment of .sheep ever to leave Rotorua by rail. 50 wagon loads were taken out by three special trains yesterday. Hawking of Cake The Whangarci Master Baker.s' Association is seeking the co-ojjeration of local bodies in the district for the imposition of heavy license .fce.s on Auckland bakers who are hawking block cake throughout North Auckland to the detriment, it is claimed, of local firms. Slightly Intoxicated Driver "When stopped for his warrant of fitness this man was slightly under the influence of liquor," said SeniorSergeant J. F. H. Maenamara this morning in the Magistrate's Court when Maurice Parker, Ngatapa, appeared before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., for having no certificate of fitness for his car and was fined £2 and costs 12s. It was said that the defendant was driving in Wainui road at the time and was stopped because it Was thought that he might be intoxicated. Gisborne Official Formerly patron of the Gisborne Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club, Mr. H, F. Forster, who was recently transferred to Napier, has not been long in establishing himself in athletic circles in Hawke's Bay, and at the New Zealand championship meeting which concluded on Saturday he was one of the judges. It is expected that the Gisborne club will make use of the services of Mr. Forster in an executive capacity in Napier as a representative of the local club on the Hawke's Bay-Poverty Bay. centre. Procured Liquor While Prohibited For procuring liquor during the currency of a prohibition order, William Patrick Collins was fined £1 and costs 10s by Mr, E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Magistrate's Court this morning. On a second charge, of entering licensed premises during the course of the order, the defendant was fined £1 and costs 12s. Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Maenamara said that the defendant had been seen by Constable J. R. Gedye to go on to hotel premises, and the constable had smelt liquor on Collins when he interviewed him. Supplied Liquor to Natives Charged with aiding and abetting Jimmy Taua in supplying liquor to Roy Johnson, Kohi Te Hima Te Kao, Charlie Waihua and other natives at Ngatapa on January 9, a Whakatane Maori, Tommy Tuhoe, was fined £2 and costs £1 14s this morning by Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in the Police Court. Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Maenamara .said the other defendants in the case were fined on February 20. Constable L. M. Allen had been called to Ngatapa on January 9 to inquire into a complaint of drunkenness at the Maori pa. The accused had admitted the offence when interviewed by the constable. Wreck of the Tasmania An incident in connection with the wreck of the popular Huddart, Parker steamer Tasmania off the Mania Peninsula in July, 18977 was recalled by Mr. I. J. Rothschild, Wellington, on the occasion of his ninetieth birthday on Friday. Mr. Rothschild was a passenger by the Tasmania, which was proceeding from Gisborne to Napier. He carried, with him a valuable stock of jewellery, which was lost. Although Mr. Rothschild escaped from the wreck, he sustained a heavy loss as he had omitted to insure his stock, which went down with the steamer. Subsequent attempts to effect the salvage of the jewellery failed. Outsize in Punctures What must be considered an outsize in punctures was picked up by a car in which a party of Gisborne sporting enthusiasts were travelling to Napier to attend the New Zealand athletic championships on Friday. At the fool of the Tangoio Hill, with heartfelt relief that the worst of the hills was past, they were already settling back to the last portion of the long trip when the rumbling jolt of a deflated tyre warned them that their troubles were not over. On investigation the :yre was found to have been penetrated by a Jin. bolt, square headed and Bin. long. Despite this and other breaks in the journey, the actual travelling time from. Gisborne to Napier was five hours five minutes. This says much for the condition of the road. Cricket in the Rain Though Saturday's rain caused a postponement of some sporting fixtures in Gisborne, cricketers playing in the Poverty Bay Cricket Association's games turned out as usual, and the more important matches were played to a finish. The rain was not heavy at any time, but the steady drizzle was exceedingly trying to the players, and made the work of the bowlers particularly difficult. Sawdust was used on the wickets, to assist bowlers and batsmen to keep their feet, but there were many minor incidents which revealed the difficulties under which players were labouring. It was a great day for Poverty Bay cricket, nevertheless, and towards the close of the day's play the cheers of the spectators were reminiscent of the demonstrations more frequently heard during football fixtures. "Cow Cruelly Treated" "It was a cruel act, the cow suffering a great deal of pain and being put off the market as a milker," said Senior-Sergeant J. F. H. Maenamara in the Police Court this morning when Rti Tamanui, Whatntutu, pleaded guilty to a charge of wilful damage by wounding a cow, the properly of Allen Edward Russell, thus committing the offence of mischief. Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., fined the accused £2 and costs 12s. Senior-Sergeant. Maenamara said that the udder and hindquarters of the animal had been badly peppered with shot-gun pellets. The accused had admitted discharging' the gun at the cow because it had wandered into his garden. Tamanui explained that the cow was in his garden and was pulling up bis winter food. His attempts to drive the animal away were futile until he shot his gun at the cow.