Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10318, 29 January 1927, Page 6

Local and General.

Suffering from injuries to his chest sustained in a fall from a bridge, Mr. Andrew' Michie, of Boot Street, was admitted to Cook Hospital yesterday Me is not in a serious condition. Six hundred and fifteen immigrants arrived, by the Pakeha at Auckland yesterday morning. The southern .passengers left by special train last night.—P.A.

The Auckland unemployment committee, appointed last winter, is being cafled P together on Monday owing to tjje serious state of unemployment in the city.-—P.A.

Mr. C. F. Spooner, of Palmerston North, will give a “Dry Bones and Live Wires to-.nor-ro/ (Sunday) at 7 p.m. in the union s/am Ship Co.’s Chambers, Childers load. Tlie public are invited. f Ratepayers in the Gisborne borough are reminded that Monday next, January 31, is the last day. for payment of rates for the year ending March 31, and that all rates unpaid after that day will incur a statutory penalty of 10 per cent.

JrLt was mentioned by the chairman m the Wanganui County Council at (the last meeting that advice had been 'received from Wellington that ail councillors who met the Duke and Duchess of York would require to wear .morning dress and top hats. The chairman then eased the minds of the councillors by stating that all they would be required to wear would be a dark suit and bowler hat.

Persistency does not always bring the desired results, even in the case of a counsel cross-examining a witness. Yesterday counsel was persistently heckling a witness m regard to past book-making episodes. Several protests were made but they had n© effect till the witness retorted: i don’t know why you keep touching on that. You got well paid for defending me one time!” Counsel sat down.

Th sight of, three weasels attacking two rabbits was witnessed by a Te Awamutu resident while motoring along the Horahora-Cam-bridge road a few days ago. Hie rabbits were sitting out in a paddock and were cut off from their burrow’s. The weasels were circling about the bewildered animals and gradually closin" in on them. But for tlie timely* arrival of the motorist the rabbits would have been killed.

The fact that improvements to the Morere baths were going to make the spot one of the most attractive resorts in the North Island was mentioned by Mr. H. H. DeCosta at the annual meeting of the Chamber or Commerce last evening. The lighting had been greatly improved at the resort, and the baths were becoming increasingly popular, as was undeniably proved since 200 cars were to be counted drawn up in front of the hostel on Sunday last. On the speaker’s motion it was decided that the Chamber should w’rite to the Tourist Department thanking them for the improvements.

By an advertisement in this issue the Gisborne Borough Council notify that the main list of the municipal electors’ roll has been compiled and electors are advised to inspect same in order that their names may be inserted in the supplementary list if omitted. All persons of the age of 21 who have icsided 12 months in New Zealand and three months in Gisborne are eligible for enrolment and every burgess concerned is requested to call at the Borough Council office and make sure that his or her name is recorded.

Attention is drawn to the advertisement appearing in another column of a clearing sale of stock, plant, etc., at the Te Vera station. Matawai. The stock to be offered comprises some splendid lines of sheep and cattle as well as a large number of broken and unbroken horses. The young horses are by the noted sire “ltingwood,”" and are an exceptionally fine lot and have been carefully broken to lead. The sheep and cattle will be drafted into ages, and the opportunity should be a good one for those wishing to improve their flock or herds. The sale takes place on Monday next, commencing at 10 a.m., and arrangements have been made with the De Luxe Motor Service for cars to leave Gisborne if sufficient inducement offers.

In the opinion of Charles Burdon Buxton, farmer, of Wellington, explaining to his creditors yesterday the cause of his bankruptcy, there is no reasonable possibility of country land values for many years getting back to the point where properties in the estate would realise any more than the outstanding liabilities. It was useless, he said, to shut one’s eyes to facts, and it is a fact that these securities, in common with many hundreds of farm properties today, were not worth the amoirnt of a first mortgage lent 10 or 12 years ago and which at that time showed at least 40 per cent, margin on valuations made by the most prudent trustee available, and 90 per cent, of the farmers in the Dominion were bankrupt if they only knew it.—P.A.

In appealing for the construe Aon of the Gisborne-Wairoa railway on the inland route, Mr. C. G. Bloore, speaking at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting last evening, stated that the Chamber had a dofinite promise by the Hon. J. G. Coates to investigate all possible routes before arriving at a .decision. He pointed out that it would be to the advantage of the Harbor Board to support the Chamber’s policy as the diversion of the line to link up with Waikokopu would mean the loss of thousands of pounds of produce from the hinterland of Poverty Bay which would not pass through this port, but which would bo diverted to Waikokopu. The Chamber should persist in its representations to secure the construction of the lino on the inland route, he said. It was decided on the motion of Mr. Bloore to request the Harbor Board to support the Chamber’s policy in advocating thf construction of the lino on the inland route. The protest of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce against the irregularity of the U.S.S. Co.’s steamers in their calls between East Coast and South Island ports, was replied to by the manager of the company in Wellington in a letter received by the Chamber at the annual meeting last evening. The manager declared that trade between southern and east coast ports was ordinarily maintained by two steamers of the Kamo anu Kahika type sailing at ten-day intervals. In view of the number of ports oF call and possibilities of delay especially in the Gisborne and Napier roadsteads, it was hardly practicable to run to fixed dates. Owing to the sub-normal position of the coastal produce trade last season cargoes offering at Napier and Gisborne were insufficient to maintain two steamers, and while the Ivnjuo was being overhauled certain of the company’s Auckland steamers called at »Gisborne. The Kamo had resumed service from southern ports to Napier and Gisborne where she will be joined next month-by the Kahika. It was realised that it was inadvisable to alter ports of call already announced but it happened on occasions that the quantity offering at certain ports was insufficient to warrant a call by that particular vessel.

According to the catalogue for the yearling sale at Welling l ' New Zealand-bred horses havo U>G ’ over £30,000 in stakes in Ausw 11 ~ this season. Stral «i It is the intention of the \Y a : r Fire Brigade to entertain ap inateiy 50 delegates who will beWT * ing through Wairoa, en route to Uk borne for the annual conference the evening of February 2d. Seere tary V. Fraser was appointed the local delegate and will proceed to Gisborne with the visitors on Februan 26.

A writ was issued to-day on behalf of Cyrus Williams, engineer to the Lyttelton Harbor Board against the Christchurch Press Company, claiming £7OCG damages for alleged libel. It is alleged that seven libels were published in the Press, and £IOOO is claimed in respect of each. The alleged libels were contained in letters.— P.A.

The oldest pit in operation in Europe* perhaps in the world, the Deseh salt mine in Transylvania, has caved in. Its first shaft was sunk by the Romans in pre-Christian days and the mine has been operated off and on for more than 2,U00 years, lhrough constant exploitation the labyrinthine galleries had under-tunnelled the whole town of Deseh, and eventually the main shaft collapsed. I ortunately the accident occurred at night time, when nobody was working underground. Only minor materia! damage was done to some of the houses near the pithead.

Why one hundred should be the coveted figure in cricket no one knows, states a London writer. In bowling, of course, tlie numerical triumph is three, the coveted “hat-trick.” There, again, it is asked why should it be three, and not a brace, such as is the recognised unit in shooting circles ? If the eightball over i.s brought into prominence it will mean a new number in sporting terms. Already we have six halts as a base in cricket, while tennis favours powers of 15 for its scoring. The rugby code also subscribes to the “five” principle by the grouping of two and three, but, says a writer, golf can claim no special sporting numbers of its own.

A Masterton P.A. message states that Harold James Crewe, of Kaituna, about 20 years of age, has been missing since Thursday afternoon. and his absence is causing considerable anxiety. He was last seen at Crewe’s woolshed about 2 o’clock TJaursdav afternoon, but was not seen leaving. As he did not return home as usual his absence was reported to the Masterton police. Search parties were organised and the farm and neighboring country and river were searched, but without result. Crewe had been shooting during the morning with a pea ‘rifle, which he brought back with him. The pea-rifie is now missing, so, it seems probable that he took it with him. The search is being continued.—P.A.

A Christchurch family claims to be interested in valuable estates in Lancashire, estimated to be worth £20,000,000. The following are the parties interested: -John Tabley. civil servant, Linwood; Henry Tabley civil servant, Linwood; James Tabley, farmer, Linwood ;Mrs. 31. Shaw, Linv.ood. The members of the Tabley family stated that information concerning the estate reached them indirectly. They learned that one or the Horroeks in Australia had gone to England, making claim to a share in the estate, the income from which was about £1,000,000 a year. The estates being claimed were known as the Tabley estates. The only-other Tableys known were in Australia, and were related to claimants. Horroeks had collected much dotumentary evidence, but had been advised by his solicitors to abandon his own claim, and spend his money establishing the Tableys’ claim. The Tabley family in Christchurch are endeavoring to get into touch with Horroeks. Two members of the family will go to-England to act in conjunction with Horroeks. The facts on which the claim is bas'd make a long story, but the Tabley family base their claim on their descent from one John Tabley. who was forcibly and, it is alleged, illegally dispossessed of property in 180/. — P.A.

Numerous rumors have been in circulation in Wanganui regarding an episode which occurred at the December matriculation examination :n Wanganui, when a pupil of the TV anganui Collegiate School attacked another boy, an arrival from Auckland, knocking him about considerably. As a disciplinary measure the Kev. C..F. Pierce, headmaster of the Collegiate School, cancelled- the annual boat rac;, with Christ’s College, at the same time making a statement to the Press regarding the occurrence. In spite of the statement made by Mr. Pierce, rumors have since been circulated which reflect on the character of all the parties concerned. In order to dispose of these rumors Mr. Pierce last night made the following additional statement: “The charge against the boys concerned was that being prefects, they had been aggressors in unseemly conduct in a public place, and that the whole matter was premeditated. I looked upon it as involving the honor of the school and punished them accordingly. I nonhave reason to believe that the attack was not premeditated, hut was the outcome of boyish animosity and that each assailant thought he had provocation. Punishment was inflicted on the boys,for their conduct in connection with this episode only, and for nothing else. They were not guilty of any other offence."—P.A.

A homily on the manner in which many sections of the people of the Dominion appeal to the Government for concessions on various 'materials was delivered by Mr. L. T. Barnard at the Chamber of Commerce annual meeting last night, when a circular letter from the Kaipara Chamber, * which had been sent to the Minister of Lands appealing for a subsidy on manures to assist primary production, was under consideration. “I think,” said Mr. Barnard, ‘that in New Zealand we depend so much upon the Government for subsidies and concessions in this commodity and that, soon, the country will reach a position where State interference will be evident in practically every industry.” He pointed out that the condition of the farming industry in New Zealand was not attributable to matters such ns the price of manures and other temporary measures. It was far more deep-rooted, and resembled very much tlie position of the farmer in the United States, where, despite the exceptional prosperity of the country, this industry was •in exceptionally poor circumstances. This' was due to the fact that the. farmers had to buy their requirements in a restricted area, the prices of which depended largely upon the wages of that country, whereas their produce, which was sold at world’s market parity, did uot recoup them.

Temperature readings in the shade --yfr :i + Gisborne yesterday were: 8 a.m., -J 70 degrees; noon, 78; 4 p.m., 76. .At Invercargill yesterday, Cecil Johnson, a young man, was convicted of the theft of a pocket-book containing JJ9 in cash and a cheque for £24 the property of Roderick JBissett. Sentence was deferred. It was reported in Wellington yesterday that an American syndicate is endeavoring to acquire an extensive area of land in the Lower Hutt Valley with a view to erecting manufacturing works. The price is £ol>,1)00 cash.—P.A. The inquest at Invercargill yesterdav concerning the death of Horatio Hall, dispenser at the Public Hospitnl. who was found dead in an outhouse on Saturday, was opened before Mr. Cruickshank- S.M., and adjourned to permit of an examination of the stomach contents by the Public Analyst.—»P.A. Colors of the flags representing the different “queen” candidates in the Macrae bath fund carnival are as follows; Kaiti, red; Town, blue; Vhataupoko, black and white. Flags showing the positions of the candidates are being flown from the Townlev building. At present the order h»; Rod, blue, black and white. An ex-constable who went on tour with tht party escorting the Prince of Wales through the Dominion-, states that while travelling through the Wnirarapa the constables had to be content with black tea with no milk, while in another compartment of the train Government officials sat enjoying pineapple cubes to the an companiment of the best cream in

the Wairarapa. The climax, h6w- '■ tier, was reached when in Dunedin. —fAPour Henry B'ubbs, who had been subject to inspections at about halfhour intervals in order to see whether his boot laces matched those of the other fellow, was invited to sleep in the police cells. That was the breaking point, and a constables’ strike wa? very nearly precipitated. An exciting incident occurred near the Waiareka railway crossing, near On mam, ’the other clay. Air. George Bruce. of Totara, was driving in a friend's gig, behind a mob of lambs, and his own horse, attached to his gig was being led from the back. The slow train from Dunedin came the scene and frightened the horse in tlie rear gig. It pulled its winkers off, became free, and bolted through the sheep, killing three and injtu ug a number of others. The excited animal then careered to Oantaru along Chalmer street when it encountered a passing lorry. The force of the impact drove tluTshaft of the gig through the neck of the horse, and into its head, inflcting such injnrie.s that it had to be shot by a constable. At the Invercargill Alagistrate’s Court yesterday before Air G. Cruickshank, S.AI., Josiali Lines, aged tr-y-ears, was charged with on January U stealing £SO in silver, the property' of the National Dank. Accused’s wife was employed as a charwoman and Lines was relieving temporarily. On the date in question accused informed a bank official that the door was left open. Investigation showed that a bag containing £•SO. which was not put in the safe, was missing. Accused, during the next two days spent £6 on drink from breweries, and was arrested. The bag was subsequently found on the bank premises with £43 still untouched. Accused was convicted, sentence being deferred.—P.A. 'Pile hope that the visit of Air. I’odio. commercial manager of the Railways Department, to this district in his investigation of the commercial possibilities of the inland railway route, would bear fruit, was expressed by the president of the Chamber of Commerce (Mr. H. F. Forster) at the annual meeting last evening. The thanks of the Chamber were due to Air. C. E. ‘Armstrong for his assist-

ant nee and guidance of Air. Rodie over prospective route, which the ' speaker contended would- be much more revenue producing than the coastal route.. The Chamber held high hopes of Air. Rodie’s report as a metor to induce the Alinister to adopte the inland scheme. On the motion of Air. Armstrong it was decided to write a letter to the Department, thanking it for allowing Mr. Rodie to make a lengthy investigation and its courtesy in allowing the Chamber to discuss the matter .with Air. Rodie

It is significant that the special services in connection with the opening o; the new Seventh Day Adventist Church synchronise with the anniversary of the Auckland province. For a considerable time the people oi this district have been interested in the gospel mission led by Evangelist Anderson. The Reel Street tent, so familiar a landmark during last year, has now given place to the commodious and well equipped church building in Palmerston Road. Pastor A. A. Anderson, father of Evangelist Anderson. who conies to Gisborne from Sydney for the opening of the church, is a speaker of world-wide experience, having lectured through America and Europe. His subject on Sunday night dealing with the present unrest in China and the world movement toward internationalism should prove of great interest. He will also he th-.'. chief speaker at the dedica*on service on Sunday morning. The music is to be a prominent featuvo during the week-end services