Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3977, 9 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

We understand that a meeting of the P.B. Fruitgrowers’ Association will be held on Saturday, July 17, when important and urgent business is to come forward.

To-morrow- afternoon, at 2 o’clock at To wo ley’s Hall, Mr Lloyd Williams, Government Orchard Instructor, will read a paper entitled ‘‘A Spraying Calendar.” This is being given in .response to numerous requests for information regarding the times when the different sprays should bo applied to fruit trees. The paper uvl include a simple summary of, spraying operations for • each month in the year. ~ As this is the first lecture of its . kind yet delivered in this »’ strict, it is hoped that all those -who are interested will attend.

Tlu> sixth episode of “Adventures of Kathlyn” attracted another largo audience at the Opera House last evening. This magnificent picture will be finally screened this evening.

Mr Androw Brodio, the popular manager of the Albion Hotel, is severing his long connection with this well-known house in order to take over the Royal Oak Hotel at Matawhero. A coinplimotary social will he tendered to Mr Brodie by his friends in Gisborne at Findlay’s Rooms to-night.

“Ho Never Knew,” a touching story of a beautiful Parisian actress, will be screened by Bathe Pictures for the last time at His Majestey’s Theatre to-night.

It has been decided for the futuro to hold the Matawhero stock sales on Wednesdays instead of Thursdays as at present so as to enable southern buyers to attend the sale by coming up by the boat in the morning and returning in the evening. This will, no doubt, bo a great advantage both to local sellers and outside buyers.

A most enjoyable evening was spent at the-Ormond Hall last night when a ball organised by the spinsters’ committee was..held. Messrs A. McKenzie and Bartlett rendered songs during the evening and the ladies supplied a most appetising supper. _ Copicy’s Orchestra supplied the music and dancing was indulged in until the small hours of this morning.

Seine of the big British drapery linns are facing an extrordinaiy position at the present^time. Messrs CJKosie and Co. received a cable yost«rday from one of the leading AlanJuester linns stating that certain lines rwere sold clean.out and they could not be repeated. Sale time at C. Rosie’s and Co.’s offers a special opportunity of buying new drapery at a very big discount. We have received from Messrs Whitcombe and Tombs, Ltd., a review copy of a new addition of V\ illiams Dictionary of the N.Z. Language. ’Phis valuable work had been for some time out of print and the present reprint of the Maori-Knglish portion in which the addenda liavo been incorporated and necessary correctness made. 'flu; original work was by Bishop Williams, D.C.L. of AYaiapu, and this, the fourth editions, is edited by Archdeacon Williams, B.A. It is certain that it will nrove acceptable to students of the Maori language as a stop-gap until the much larger edition has for some time been in preparation shall have been published. The price is ss.

Chas. Chaplin. the world-famous comedian, is now employed by the Krsanav Film Company at a salary of C2GO a week, and with this company's enormous facilities, lias greater scope for his wonderful originality. _ Gishornites will be enabled t-o see his first production under the new conditions, “Charlie’s New .fob,” at the World’s .Pictures, commencing this .afternoon and evening. This popular proprietary having secured solo rights for Chaplin’s production from May 20 last till three years hence.

Messrs-Samson Bros., auctioneers, notify the public that they will submit !>v auction at their mart on Saturday afternoon at 2 n.m. that choice residential property lately occupied ' y Mr Fred Eure. The section, winch is over half-ati-aere, contains a well built modern house with every convenience, motor shed, stables, fowlrun. and one of the best gardens in Gisborne. A very low reserve has been fixed, and as the terms arc exceptionally easy, anyone requiring an up-to-date residence should avail themselves of this opportunity. Full particulars appear in another column.

The Gisborne Women's Patriotic Committee wish to acknowledge witn thanks the further following gifts :- Balaclava caps from Miss Kitty Williams, Mesdames AY. A. Martin. J. W'. Williams. C. P. Davies. Dodgshun, Palairet, Foster, Campbell, AloLeod (Otolco). Blackburn, Yates, Kells and Loisel, Misses Hutchinson, d’Arcy, Campbell and Yates; bed socks from Mrs Hockley; pyjamas, socks and old linen. Mrs Gaddum: mufflers, Mangapapa School; four pairs slippers and two scarves, Miss McLeod ; collected from Waipaoa station by Clorinc and Rita Steggall, £7 for wounded soldiers.

“Alangapapa grows more like a city every day,” declared an old resident recently with vivid memories in his mind of the old days when there was nothing but scrub and a bush track where- now stands Gisborne’s mostprogressive, suburb. Alangapapa will be a little way further towards its ultimate development shortly, when the first street lights are lit. The chairman of the Town Board (Air. At . J. AlcCliskie) yesterday had a- conference with the'G-as Company on the subject of street lighting, with the result that satisfactory arrangements were arrived at, andi the company will proceed immediately to erect six gas lamps on the main road, as a first instalment towards the complete lighting of the popular suburb. Select building sites handy to town arc every venr getting mo:: difficult to obtain. ‘ Practically the only sections fully answering this desci'i.pv.on are now being placed on the market. Situated away from the dust of the main roads and almost right in the town, this is an ideal spot for the business man to acquire a section for residential purposes. The class of houses surrounding this locality aiso adds great prospective value to the sections which offer an excellent investment to the speculator. The terms of sale must be considered very reasonable, viz., 10 per cent cash, 5 per cent in 6 months.and 12 months, and tlio balance at the low rate of 5 per cent. With a small cash outlay sections can bo secured which should materially increase in value in the near future. The sections referred to adjoin the handsome new residence of the Hon Sir J. Carroll and are being offered on Saturday next at Miller’s ausetion mart by Alessrs Wilburns and Kettle, Ltd., in conjunction with Mr E. M. Cuthbert. Anyone who contemplates building should make a point of inspecting the locality before that date.*