Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3992, 27 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

Tiie Fug,!Tli mail despatched from Cisbonu* in .lime, via Suez, arrived in London on 22nd inst. “Love,. Sneed, and Thrills,” a Keystone, star comedy, is the cliiel attraction at the. Opera 1 louse, and will he finally screened this evening. A man named Win, Henry Hint's, tor drunkenness, was convicted and lined Ills and costs 2s, or 48 hours’ imprisonment, at the Magistrato’s Court y■esterday morning. A P.A. message from Dunedin states that th-e Presbyterian Church throughout .New Zealand will observe Declaration Day (August. 4) as a day of prayer. Special services will beheld in all the chief centres. A Maori named Huda Hokiki was arrested by Detective McLeod yesterday on an alleged charge of the theit of ia bullock, valued at tls, tire, property of 'fhomas Fraser, ot Poltava, on May 20 last. A most remarkable photo-play, “Any Woman's Choice,” a plot which centres around social ethics and social conventions, evolving a problem treated in the broadest possible manner, is the main feature in the current prey gramme at the World's Pictures tint afternoon and evening. The body of Charles Cate, the victim of tin.*’ bushfelling fatality which occurred at Mata vai on Saturday last, was brought to town by yesterday morning’s train, and the interment* will take nlace at, 11 o’clock this morning. at tlie Makuraka cemetery. Messrs. Samson Bros., auctioneers, have r.'eeiv. <1 inst rticMons from Mr. A. Ilrodie, who is taking over The Mata win To Hotel, to sell the whole of Ids furniture and effects next Friday afternoon, at ids residence. No. 215 Clifford Street. Full particulars aftpear in another column. ()n h. half of the Dr. Iktraardo Homes. Mrs. A. Oraham. Cisborne organise’. wishes to thank the puolic for their very ii’r ra! support on 11arliardo Satu.'dav. also all the lauie-s itt charge of collecting luxe-. with their assistant-. The Homes will benefit to the extent of ,‘JM) f.v -Saturday’s <fiort. Mr-. Akroyd. with till 4s Id, was the largest individual collector. A Dunedin P.A. message is as follows :—Two soldiers on leave jiom Trent-ham went to the public hospital to-day complaining ot sore throats. On examination, they were found to fie currying the “ciuus of eerebro spinal meningitis. It appears t-ncy are not suffering from the actual disease. Inn were d signaled as ‘"carriers.’’ being immune themselves, nut liable hi am ’el others. Every precaution lias I won taken to prevent the spread oi the disease m the disi-1 at, and liotl. men have 1). on isolated.

Tin- Council of tli" Now Zealand Foot Iml I League adopted the following resolution last evening: “That this Council is of opinion that unless challenging leagues and the Auckland holders of'tlie Cup can agree to devote the net proceeds of matches to either the Hospital Ship and Wounded Soldiers’ Fund or some other patriotic purpose, no other representative matches should he plaved this season. —• P.A.

The local booksellers are making a combined effort to send parcels oi weekly panel's to the New Zealand soldiers in hospitals abroad. The booksellers each week send off all unsold copies on hand. Owing to the increased demand for illustrated papers the stocks are often sold right out. and it is suggested that the public should assist by sending their old weeklies back to "the stationers. This would enable larger bundles to be forwarded. An anonymous donor is donating £5 towards'the postage.

The ’‘Observer” write.-.: —Highly competent and the possessor of an absolutely delight iul personality, m the description given of Captain Alex. Carson, who has been appointed to succeed Captain Benton, now in charge of the new steamer Omana, as harbormaster at Gisborne. It is not a matter of surprise to learn that no is one of the most popular masters in the service of the Union Steam Ship Co. jn going to Gisborne he will meet manv good, hearty and open souls like himself, and the famed hospitality of misnamed Povertv Bay will find a responsive echo in his heait. Captain Carson 1 has had a most .successful career since serving his time with the .Shaw. Savill and Albion Co. As an officer in the Union Company he made good progress, and for the past ten years has held the position ot contain. He had had charge of the following vessels: Ha were. ._ Rosamond, ivaituim, Kamona. Taieri, Comma, iinkunoa, Kaiapoi, W aikare, I:laui °to, Aavua, Moura, Molcoia, Maitiu, larawera, Warrimoo and Monowai. Good fortune with you, Captain:

The. situation as regards the formation of a National Cabinet is unchanged (wires our Parliamentary correspondent). The Prime .Minister stated: last evening that ho hail _ nothing whatever to say oiy the subject, and.'"that the first public statement upon it would prokably bo iiuhlc- w the House. lie was unable to say, however, whether or not that statenioiib could bo made fooii. Iho I>udget was being delayed until the conclusion of the negotiations, but_ he said that it had not been necessary to 'hold back any considerable body oi legislation on account of the proposed union. In actual fact, he said, very rapid progress had already been made with legislative business this session -—much more rapid progress than he could remember having been made in any previous session. '1 hie question of the National Cabinet will be discussed liit another caucus of the Opposition party on Wednesday morning.