Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3990, 24 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

The Makarakn Gun Club will hold a shoot this afternoon, when Mr Wootlon’s modal v.iil ho again cornpot chl for.

Reports from too country districts si low that heavy rains are being experienced, the downpour being especially heavy in the Alangaiu district.

The Makaraka school concert arranged for last night, had to be postponed owing to a number of the performers being down with influenza.

Hie hiving of the foundation-stone for the new freezing works at VVaipaoa has Deen postponed until Thursday, August 12, in order that'the visitors may get a better idea of the scope and extent of the buildings to be irected.

The chief attraction in the new change of programme to be screened! at the Op-.ra. House to-day and this evening is •■hove, Speed, and Thrills.''’ a Kevstone star comedy.

The leading features at the World’s Pictures to-day will be "War. 1914191 b,” censored and approved by the military a utliorities; "Cards Never hie,” and several other star features. The exhibition commences at 11 a.rn.

In connection with the Shops and Offices Amendment Bill now Indore the House (says a P.A. message), l Mr. McCombs has given, notice of an amendment which, if carried, will have the cifeet of closing hotels at li li.m.

The following have been elected lor the different offices of the Gisborne Bowling Club —President, .Mr Frank Harris : - vice-president, Mr A\ . A. Smith; treasurer, Mr Thos. Corson; secretary, Mr E. a. Bullock.

From August I ail post offices in South Taranaki as far as Alokoia will he brought under tho control of the head offic.e in New Plymouth. Hitherto ft; have ba it controlled from Wanganui. It is stated on reliable authority that some Marlborough farmers are refusing an. offer by Wellington merchants of £8 lbs ini' ton for chaff in the stack (says the "'Marlborough Express"). It is their belief that prices will soon he higher than this figure. The Picton correspondent of tho ••Marlborough Express” states that the whalers secured two monster whales on Sunday afternoon, one <ff which shout'd some fight and caused anxious moments and' much excitement. This brings the total up to date to 13, against two for the same date last season.

The evidence of 1.1. Etheringt-on, solicitor, was taken at tho Alagistrate’s Court yesterday afternoon m the Auckland case of Arthur AAilliam Bator, of Auckland, builder v. AY. SHarrold. of Avondale, grocer, a claim for £ll 2s 6d. amount alleged to be due in respect of the sale of the goodwill of a grocery business.

A special general meeting of the Gisborne Citizens’ Defence Committee will be held -at- noon to-day to reconsider the advisability of sending a delegate to represent the committee at the New Zealand conference of patriotic societies in regard to administerm<r tho fund for wounded soldiers and dependents. A full attendance is requested.

Bernice Gertrude Washer (Mr Bhm’) proceeded against her luisband, \\ liain Gabriel' Washer, of Wanganui, fencer, at the Magistrate s Court yesterday morning for a maintenance order in respect of herself and youngest child. The presiding Magistrate (Mr W. A. Barton, EAI.) made an order by consent for the payment of £2 per month.

Advices received from our Motu correspondent yesterday state that the!e has heen an exceptionally heavy downpour of rain in that district during tlic past couple ol days. ! lie Motu river had burst its banks and overflowed the road to Motu. Tbe road to Sloan’s sawmill is also submerged in places. The workmen at Mr Ball’s sawmill liad to hurriedly leave their cottages on Thursday night-. It is estimated that upwards of 500 points of rain lias fallen at Motu during the past 48 hours. 1 latest advices were to the -effect that the ram was still pouring down.

An important land sale will be conducted* by Messrs. illiiims- t\iul Ivet—tie. Ltd!.: at Miller’s auction mart, at 11. k) o’clodk ibis morning, when, they will offer five sections in Te .Ban Estate. TJiese building sites are on one of the most select residential quarters of tihe town, and there should bo a keen demand for them, /the terms are exceptionally easy, while the reserves, lia-vo boon fixed at n low figuto for such valuable property. ,A buildin<r on the property will also be sold foT removal. A section having a frontage of 20ft to Childers Koad will also be submitted to auction. .Lius adjoins Mr. J. B. Cuthbort’s building, directly opposite the Gisborne Hotel. There should be keen competition loi this specially favored business site.

William Wallace Stewart. Borough drainage inspector '(Air T. Alston Uoleman) proceeded against lan Simson Siinson, of Te Arolia, sheep farmer (Mr Barnard) at the Magistrate s Court yesterday morning for failure to instnl sewerage at his premises in Clifford Street. Mr Burnard stated that a telegram had been received from defendant stating that instructions had boon given to Messrs 1’ • Hall and Sons to do the work. Mr Coleman said that a permit had been taken out bv Messrs Hall and Sons, bam the work had not yet been stained. Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., adjourned the case for a fortnight in order to give defendant an opportunity m completing the work. The question of costs was reserved.

r ~ P >, ?_ 2P ? J °Mr' William Lock who member of tho Nelson " ,‘ j aJ . Board for 23 years coutmuousb, t fc been returned unopposed fot Ward.

Employment on the Napiei , u Tl l front during June was very slack, practically no work offering to • j majority of the waterside « (says the ”J Lawlce s Bav Llei M )■

A conference between inembus the various road boardsDn- Goo * ty and the Cook County Coum l ' 1 be held at the County CouncilCha hers at noon to-day to d.su ss the a J visahility of the road boaids nit g into the county.

The Maori farm njt the River is doing splendidly unde ■- management <J Mr. ) (says the "Wanganui Chronic! )• barge drafts of slicep and; < ‘ t contirruallv being sent to ” \ markets, and as stock is now gk good prices, the farm is. hen h ttm correspondingly. •£’ }>* ,n h “, im j©r larger area into profit is aks iway. Mr. McGregor informed a importer that another GOO acres of bush is in course of being felled ready next burn. Tins added country lu pasture naturally means the [7 of more stock, and as the countrv up-river is being steadily c - veloped, the output of wool, mutton, ami beef will he increased correspondingly .

The .Maori figure which, stands as an inanimate sentinel at the top <>t - rise near Reach corner m Hagley U - must go. It has been .standing tin re for some years, and lias been < U alone more on account of hisUumal interest than artistic merit. At la - menting of the Domain Jmatd w Tuesday (says tho '‘f'V’+m i"‘rSun”) tin: chairman stated that Inhad received numerous complaints, more especially front ladies, concern in.r the: figure; which had, been erected nrj-faidev Bark to mark the site ot the Alaori jm during the time oi theExhibition. The figure was anythin hut- an ornament, and people objected to the nude figure being placed m such Sl position. The board subsequent a resolved to have the figure removed.