Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10315, 26 January 1927, Page 4

Local and General.

'Four building permits were issued by the borough inspector for the fortnight ending January 15, the total value being £585, comprising three alterations £195, and a motor garage £390.

During the fortnight ended January 15 three eases of infectious diseases were notified in the Gisborne borough, comprising ono each of erysipelas, diphtheria and one suspected enteric fever casei

Mr. Charlton, Leader of the Federal Labor Party, denies that he has any intention of resigning the leadership of the party, and said at Sydney yesterday the reports in this connection was not true.—U.P.A.

A candidate for political office in the United States, while making a campaign speech, sought to discover the denominational sympathies of his audience in order that he mighi turn the information to advantage. "My great-grandfather,” he began, "was an Episcopalian (stony silence.', but my great-grandmother belonged to the Presbyterian Church; (continued silence). My grandfather was a Baptist (more silence) hut my grandmother was a Congregationalist (still frigid silence.) But I had a great-aunt who was a Vvesleyan Methodist (loud applause). And—and I have always followed my great-aunt. ” He got ini

Burglars have recently been operating on several shops in Tinakori Road, Wellington.— P.A.

Mails which left New Zealand for the United Kingdom, via Vancouver, on DeJbmber 21, arrived in Londpn on January 22. readings in Gisborne yesterday were as follows: 4 J 1 JO degrees; 8 a.m., 76; noon, 88; 4 fc.m., 76; 8 p.m., 70. For the fortnight ending January 15, 13,807 passengers travelled on the trams on the Gladstone Road route and the fares collected on tins line amounted to £136 15s On the Ormond Road -'oute 7178 passengers were carried by the sevvjce, the fares totalling £69 iss 3d.

A Brussels message states that the late princess Charlotte’s estate, valued Jrt 120,000,000 francs, is divided ainpng the heirs of Princess CEarlottdp two brothers, Leopold 11. and tjfe Duke. of Flanders. These intrude Stephanie, Countess of Lonyay |Tnd the King of the Belgians.—A. End N.Z.C.A.

The municipality of Zurich, in Switzerland,. has rejected the demand of a well-known Communist member of the State Council who wished to register his newly-born son under the name of “Lenin.” The reason given by the authorities for the refusal is that father' has no right thus to express his political opinions which may later prove prejudicial to his son’s career.

A letter was received by the Borough Council last night from Mr. Max Fry, district agent of the Golden Climax art union, applying for permission to have four table stalls selling tickets in the streets for a period of four weeks. The profits from the art union were to go towards improving the Oval. —Permission was refused.

During the yard shunting operations at Pahiatua yesterday of a goods train, a number of waggons were derailed, blocking the main line and holding up traffic for about 20 minutes. The stationinaster took very prompt steps to have the lino expeditiously cleared and normal running conditions were soon restored.—.A.

As special work claiming the attention of the local officers of the Agricultural Department x >revent:i them paying the required attention to the suppression ox noxious weeds in the Gisborne borough, it was decided at tne Council meeting last evening that tiie borough inspectors should report all offenders to the Department.

“There’s five of us living in a lockup shop. . . It’s in my v jfe’s name sin runs a second-hand huuness. . • If that’s the way we’ve got to cmi-tir-u-. 1 living in New Zealand, I'd so.uter be ueaci tUan aliv;!”—a xe.-y v tirm-d, middle-aged little man hi the Cl.<isichurch. Civil Couit when answering a lawyer ,vho sharply questioned him as to his means.

At a bankruptcy meeting held in New Plymouth some comment was made in the fact- that a j bung f.rl had been employed to assist in u.uk--IH2. the cows and in general voik on the farm. It was stated that this was quite a common practice and thatgirls and young women usually pioved superior to men as milkers, although they were not able, of cooise, ;,j do heavy work.

“I have done a great deal of travelling during the Christmas holidays, and I am quite satisfied we are working on the wrong lines in regard to our "'silent policemen,’ ” said Cr. Bullard at last .evening’s meeting of the.. Borough Council. Other large towns, he stated, hud tried the method adopted in Gisborne and lound it a failure.—The question was referred to ’he engineer for consideration.

The surface of the Gladstone Road tram track has been maintained in good order during the past year, consequent upon the Borough Council’s prohibition against its use by heavy vehicular traffic, according to the tramways manager’s report to the Borough Council last evening. On his recommendation, it was decided to enforce the by-law as there has been several breaches lately.

A Gisborne borough record lor water consumption was ' registered last week, when over 8,G00,000 gallons' passed through the Venturi meter . The question was discussed at length last evening at the fortnightly meeting of the Council, when it was stilted that unless the wastage was checked there would he a severe shortage.—-It was decided that the Council forbid the use of unattended hoses and that all offenders bo prosecuted.

A Christchurch P.A. message states that Irma Timms, aged 8, who disappeared from her home in New Brighton on Saturday has not yet been found. The child was subject to epileptic fits, having sometimes as many as nine in a day. The child was regularly 'kept under supervision to prevent lier from wandering away, and it was while the watch was relaxed for a brief period that she disappeared. It is thought the girl has wandered off and lost herself and probably had a fit. ,

Judgment for plaintiffs by default was entered by Mr. E. O. Levvey, S.M., in the following civil cases:— Dalgety and Co. v. Jens. Christian Jensen, £3 17s 6d, costs £1 8s 6d;. Clias. Hy. Bull as liquidator for Haisman and Coy. v. Walter Ashdown £1 2s, costs 13s. On judgment summonses Clarence liowie was ordered to pay L. Marquet £lB, in default 14 davs’ gaol; J. Ferris to pav H. H. Miller £l2 13s, in default 12 days’ gaol; Walter Ashdown to pay Vacuum Oil Co. £2 14s 6d, in default 2 days’ gaol; B. Pollard to pay the Vacuum Oil Co. £2 7s Bd, in default 2 days’ gaol; Fred. Hyde to pay Wm. Richard Garbott £2 11s 6d, in default 2 days’ gaol.

In order to relieve employers and officers of the Department of Labor of unnecessary work in compiling statistics of journeymen in cases where it is clear that the district quota is not nearly full, states a Wellington message, an amendment to the Apprentices Act, 1923, lias been filed in the Arbitration Court to take effect from January 25, The amendment is to the effect that no employer shall be required to furnish a return of the number of journeymen employed by him unless the District ' Registrar * (or the Court) requires him in writing so to do. It shall be the duty of the District Registrar to require employers to furnish returns if and wlien it appears to him that the number of apprentices in the districts exceed 90 per cent, of the quota permitted. The amendment also , enables returns, it required, to be called for at a date more convenient than March 31, though November 30 which approximates to the close of the school year, when a number of lads seeking apprenticeships, will be a'more suitable date at which to call for the returns—P.A.

Mr. I>. C. (Dave) Hawkins, late of the Opotiki Hotel, has taken over the Lake House Hotel at Rotorua, where ho-will be> pleased to meet old friends from Gisborne. A moderate tariff and every comfort for patrons has resulted-in the Lake House Hotel being one of the most popular accommodation houses in Rotorua. *

All annual leave for all ranks or the N.£. Police Force has been stopped, and every man must b e at his post until the Koynl Tour lias beep completed.

The action of Mr. Geo. Aitken in presenting a concrete fire-place for the Gray’s Bush Domain was the subject of eulogistic comment at last evening’s meeting of the Borough Council. A motion expressing appreciation of Mr. Aitken’s action was carried unanimously.

In connection with the coming jubilee celebrations of the Gisborne .Borough and Cook County, it, was decided on the motion of the Mayor at last evening’s meeting 0 f the Borough Council to extend an invitation to the Governor-General and Lady Fergusson to be present.

Despite many counter attractions Mr. ,Staig’s “Chairoplane,” which is in full. working order every afternoon and evening opposite the Times office, was very well patronised at its initial session last evening. A point to be remembered in this matter is that a substantial portion of the raoceeds goes towards the Mcßae bath fund.

Chatting with a Times reporter last evening on the Northumberland mishap, Mr. H. J. Clayton recalled that a liner of the same name went ashore at Napier about 1887, and in this connection a tragic affair occurred. The U.S.S. Co.’s tug, Boojum, went out to the assistance of the disabled ship, but as soon as the little vessel got into the rough sea she capsized and was lost with all hands.

A novel method of carrying the baby was seen in a closed car which a party of touring motorists drove into W anganui recently (states iff® “Herald.”) Suspended from tfrflp ceiling of the car was a canvas cradle, dangling over the knees oi the passengers in the rear sent. In this comfortable hammock the infant accompanying the party swayed happily, untroubled by bad road surfaces or the sudden Jerks of the car on corners.

“If a voung man looks upon a young lady in church with, shall we say, questioning eyes, seme people hold up their hands in horror.” said Professor J. Shelley, during tincourse of a lecture in Auckland. “But that is just what the Church is for,’’ he added; “much more so than the average dance hall or picture show. It is the duty of the Church to control those instinctive forces and

not repress them. “If.” lie said, amid laughter, “the Church gets the human race properly married off. it has done as much as it can!”

A portion of a shipment of lb.ooa eases of Fiji bananas, which arrived by the Tofua on Monday, was sold at the Auckland City markets, and realised 17s to 21s a case. This is the highest price obtained for a late January shipment of bananas for a number of years. This is due partly to the good quality of the fruit, and to the fact that- no supplies are being, received from the Cook Islands, owing to poor crops and lack of suitable shipping services. _ Re-packed bananas are not plentiful, and sold freely at 32s to 34s a case.—Special. The family is the root of any country, runs the adage, and if numbers count for anything one barber in town has a firm grip on New Zealand. He was a debtor, who stood in the box in the Magistrate's Court yesterday being cross-examined by his creditor’s solicitor. Oiunvl w;-.> apparently tinder the impression that he was getting along swimmingly, when he adduced that the- debtor was earning from £4 to £4 10s per week working on his own account as a barber. “Any family r” asked the legal luminary. Quietly, the barber dropped his bombshell. ‘‘les : 14” he replied. “The. eldest is 21. and there are 12 at home: s being of school age ” —The Magistrate gazed solemnly at the debtor. "Reorder,’ 5 he murmured. 'y At the Sanitary Inspectors' annua! conference at Auckland yesterday, the following General Council for the ensuing year was elected: Messrs. N. F. Furness, W. W. Murray (Auckland), T. Scbou. T. Tomlinson 'Canterbury), E. Sinclair (Otago). J. Huggins (Wanganui and Taranaki), CEggie, W. B. Gough (Wellington), E. Grant (Hawke's Bay). A remit was carried suggesting that the Health Act should be amended to provide that in addition to the qualifications at present prescribed, all inspectors who had held office continuously for five years prior to the operation of the Act. should be recognised as qualified. It was also decided to ask the Director-General of Health to have the Act amended to give the men appointed under the Act similar standing to that of certificated inspectors.—P.A. The following story has a special interest in view of the Royal visit : Vt hen—many years ago—the Duke of Edinburgh visited Australia he was taken to a celebrated merino sheep breeding district. A certain wealthy landowner was selected as host tor the Royal visitor, who was his guest for one day and one night. A few days before the Duke’s arrival the landowner inspected his mansion with a view of discovering a possible absence of some feature essential to a residence about to he honoured by the presence of Royalty. There were no books. Of course there should be a library. A rush order was despatched to Mullen’s in Melbourne to “forward urgently one ton ot books.” Mullen's responded promptly—perhaps with indecent haste—and the Duke enjoyed his one night's hospitality in an Australian rural homo in which a vast collection of books had boon made available for the use of His Royal Highness. Truly, a gracious thoughtful and literary act on ■e part of the Australian shcgPm breeder.