Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11127, 10 February 1930, Page 4

Local and General

gAt til*) annual meeting of tlie jfiloard of Missions-of tlio Methodist Church the treasurer reported that the objective of £20,000 had been exceeded by £B7O. It is. interesting to record that the Gisborne circuit increased its contribution from £OO in 1.028 to £IBO in 1029.

#f'he school inspector prepared to #ve the children an intelligence test. jrNow, elose your eyes, children.” The-inspector made a noise like birds twittering. “Now, opeu your eyes and tell me what I was doing.” “Kissing teacher,” came the reply in a chorus.

The bedding ram fair concluded oiW Saturday, stud and lloek Souths cjmwns and Ryelands being offered, aim highest juice for stud South'd own was T2 guineas received by A. O. Vile, and the highest juice lor Hocks was IRgns by the same vendor. Prices on the whole may he considered down 50 per cent, as comjiared with last vear.—P.A.

Following authority gneu at tlie last meeting of the Harbor Hoard tliysfcbairman, Air. J. Tomblesou, aftj# consultation with the resident engineer and the harbormaster, has nre.solved on the litfing of the old Ini.lk of the trawler Swan from its present position near the barge-gate in the diversion wall. Shipping company representatives, in a joint letter, described the hulk as a menace to navigation and sought its reinov-

i’liere was a pathetic scene at a railway station of a certain holiday, resort. A couple who had fallen violently in love were taking a painful farewell of each, other. They kissed and hugged, and finally the girl got into the train. “You’ll write to me;” she sobbed. 4 Surc,” said the young man ehokily. The train started to move oe. The young man raced after it. crying, “Darlipg, darling . . what did you say your name was?”

Ihere was ideal weather for the

Wanganui Regatta on Saturday afternoon. The maiden lours (ojten) resulted: North Shore 1. Aramoho limiting Club 2. Wanganui Rowing Club 8. Won by one and a-quarter

lengths .alter a g< od finish. Maiden Single Sculls: R. Lampitt

(Union) 1. R. Percy (Aramoho) 2. A. S. brame (Avon) 8. Won by two lengths. Frame was handicapped through having to row a strange boat.—P.A.

Maori s are so delightfully simple that everybody will smile at the case ot the Waikato laborer whose disastrous hospitality to his relatives forced him into bankruptcy. He reminds one of the case not long ago in which a .Maori applied for a prohibition order against his brother. When asked where his brother got tin 1 liquor lie replied that- he didn’t drink at all, but he wanted him prohibited from eating potatoes to excess, as it was his custom to eat so much at a sitting that he became helpless for the rest of the day.

In glorious weather and in the presence of a large assembly of the public, some of whom had journeyed from Dunedin in a special - train, a dedication ceremony oi a new threestoreyed building, an addition to tlie Christian Brothers’ St. Kevin s College at Oaniaru. was performed yesterday afternoon by Dr. Mbyte. Bishop of Dunedin, the occasional address being delivered .by Dr. Liston, Bishop oi’ Auckland. '1 he new building is a handsome edifice, comprising dormitories and refectory.— Press Assn.

A. feature of modern democracy, said the Bishop of Durham, speaking in England on' December 5, was a thirst for personal gossip. Dealing with the policy of modern newspapers. he said a murderer was as good as a monarch for the purpose, a pugilist us welcome as. a pontiff; a, film star feminist, a jockey or a judge did equally well for the personal column. He added, however, that the journalist had largely taken over the' functions of the preacher and the lecturer, and many divines had invaded the domain of journalism, seeking a wider range than the pulpit could provide.

Two new words that have been taken right out of the air, and without which no modern" vocabulary \dill be complete, are to have the authenticity of print in the forthcoming edition of the ‘'New Standard Dictionary" (says the “Christian Science Monitor'). They are “enplane" and “deplane." henceforth to be recognised in verbalism as the correct terms for passenger flying. The rating of the two words is impeccable, according to Dr. FVank H. Vizctelly, editor-in-chief of the dictionary, who said that theft* use is synoymous in air transportation with that of “entrain" and “detrain" in railway service.

A Coast resident writers a* follows : “The Waiapu County ratepayers will Shortly bc< called upon to make a decision on a proposal which has recently -au.sed some controversy. The proposal is fer a poll for power to borrow money to erect new County headquarters at To Puia. A similar poll was in December held by the llutt County Council and was turned down by an overwhelming majority, probably owing to the existing financial stringency, and it is expected that, at the forthcoming poll, the ratepayers of the "Waiapu. County will vote against the Joans and decide for the present to leave things as they are."

Interesting sidelights are often thrown in biographies on royalty, and in a recent book Airs. A. F. Aladdocks relates how Queen Victoria. made her own bed: “At the age of about fourteen, Queen Victoria wont with her mother, the Duchess of Kent, to the Royal Hotel in Weymouth for a short visit. Every morning after her breakfast she was brought into her bedroom to help shako and make lier own bed for exercise. The bed was made of goose down, and the bedstead was called a tent bed. The hangings were of green and white silk." Mrs. Aladdocks relates that her mother, who was a year older than the Queen, was serving maid at the hotel, and was chosen to help hei, and she used to say. “ ‘Bond down, little maid.’ and vlould then throw the bed right over m v mother."

There is still hot summer weather to come. February and March earn he swolte.ringly oppressive, then summer clothes are a great boon. Mathewson’s "Ltd. are still reducing their stocks of Fashionable Summer Wear at their Sale, and Special Bargains this week are the printed crepe do chine and foulard frocks in black and white and colors; priced 25/-. Most seasonable wear are the Maccesfiehl Silk Frocks, a few of which are left and ‘ are now marked 69/-. — Mathewson’s Ltd.. Where Quality Costs No More.*.*

A cure for aj)£en t ki,v- Yes, IQkFper cent, of affects sheerfnfcdeembeuJOauuary and FebruaijpvaiijjFone ddse of Carbon TetrachTorffle in cajpule form is sufficient cure. jpNo . measuring guessing or waste J&y this method. The sheep show improvement at once, they fatten quidsfy and are 'worth shillings moreyper head. Fluke capsules not .only oure 'fluke but eradicate worms and intestinal parasites, ■price Bs. 6d per -hundred. Special quotations for quantity.—A. Marin, Agent, Chemist, Box 240 Clsborne.*

At the Sydney Stadium day night, Pat Rcdmoiid kuotke out Ted Dargin m the t round. 'The weights "R 10 . 1 ., » as Redmond 1612, Dargm U.u.—l copyright.

At Dublin, Ireland bft England at Kuirbv bv 4 jioints to 3. In the Ur. „K 3 til . n.^mapoi.al tom s.ti“s. 111.. Botonii Army be* the British . Army by A goals to P.A. copyright.

A team of riflemen f'oui ‘ c . will attend the Dominion .National Rifle Association’s meeting, to o« held at Trentham on February 2/ _ • Riflemen from Wairou and NullJkU have'also signified their intention of being present.

The Federal .Minister for Defence (Mr. Green) state., that he proposes to ask Rear-Admiral Kvans to submit the full text of his recent sjieceh at Hobart, in which he is reported to have criticised the defences oi the Commonwealth as having been induced to an absurd stage, i -A. eojiyrigbt.

A 1 ore hoi j) is to be sought from the banks in an effort to solve the Commonwealth’s financial problems. Mr. Theodore stated on Saturday that representatives of all tlie banks had been invited to meet Air. Stevens, the New South Wales treasurer. and himself at Canberra. next Thursday to discuss the subject. P.A. copyright.

With the timber mouldings now stripped off the last span of the harbor railway bridge, the structure lias received a finishing coat or cement wash. Filling on the town side approaching to the bridge is proceeding ajiaee and the removal of a portion of the old goods shed has cleared the way for a further section of earthwork.

Although bad bandwriting, careless typistos. and American ignorance of New Zealand geography are responsible for some strangely-ad-ity of tlie postal officials is at most ity of the posal officials is at most times equal to the occasion. In the last American mail a letter from the Chicago University arrived with the typewritten address: “Cruckland, Stock Exchange, Cruckland, N.Z.” Insult was added to injury with the addition of the words in red ink: “Try Auckland Stock Exchange.” The destination proved a correct one (says the “New Zealand Herald"), hut members are amused that, such unwitting reflection upon their integrity should originate from Chicago.

The Canadian bowlers played a match at Invercargill on Saturday with a renresentative team. Southland winning by 143 [mints to 89. A social was held in the evening. Speaking on behalf or the visitors, Mr. ,1. A. L. AlcPlierson said: “We have had a wonderful time in New Zealand and I want to convey our thanks fur that time to you and. through you. to all bowlers in New Zealand. Right throughout your country*, wi* have been received afriends and we are going away not as strangers but as brothers and sisters.” The Canadians visited Riverton yesterday. This afternoon they plav a friendly match at Invercargill /and sail from Bluff to Melbourne lj,v tlie Alaheno at night. —Press Assn.

History tells of many men who have won large sums of money at roulette, but one, says a “Daily Clironiele” contributor, even made a small fortune wjth a butt-on as capital. This was the late Sir Frederick Johnstone, who was one day walking through the rooms when a brass button detached itself from his clothing and fell with a tinkle under the table. A croupier, thinking it was a gold louis. exclaimed: “Don’t bother to pick it up. m’lord. oil'what color shall f put it?” “Le rouge, tou.iours le rouge” (red. always red), replied Sir Frederick, and walked on without noticing that the croupier had thrown a louis on to that color. About half an hour later Sir Frederick passed the same table on his way out, and was forced to accept an enormous sum which had accumulated as a result of the red turning up a record number of times.

In the second round of the senior grade local cricket competitions completed nt the Oval on Saturday. Old Boys beat Gisborne by 108 runs, Turn uganui scored over Civil Service by 10-S runs, while School lost to City by an innings and 168 runs (C. Frazer 106 not out). In the other match a peculiar position has arisen. Completing their first innings against Poverty Buy. the score book showed Celtic's score as 196. but the individual tallies gave only 19-3. Five men short. Poverty Bay added 7o to a previous 122. Assuming that their first innings had produced 196. ‘Celtic required two runs to win. and. these, having been obtained, stumps were drawn. The decision between an outright win for Celtic or a drawn game rests on whether that team's first innings is taken as 196 or 195. No doubt the matter will be cleared up at tin's evening's meeting of tile IML Cricket Association.

Thus the X.Z. Transport Worker on the Prime Alinister’s New Year message: “Just fancy advising the average general laborer, waterside worker or other toiler wlm is on the basic wage, to be careful about ‘the way lie spends his surplus cash during the year 1930. lie should, no doubt.- be more careful than he was during the past year. Those expensive motor ears and trips to pleasure resorts will run him into the bankruptcy court if he is not more careful. His average weekly wage, a-s laid down by the Court of Arbitration, is C l Os Sd per week, and as the Courtsays it costs, at least, £4 to keep a family of four people, the worker should be most careful how he spends the extra eiglitpence. No necessity for pessimism—not at all. Just ordinary care in t-ho expenditure of that eiglitpence, and the financial position of New Zealand is safe and sound.”

Summertime, with its bathing and its picnics, is always a period of delight with young and old, but the fleeting impressions of the glorious days in the open air can never be vividly recalled except with the aid of a. camera. Cameras are now so cheap that it is little wonder they are almost universal and they are so simple that a cluld soon becomes an expert photographer. Air. Ivan J>. Bramwell, of Bramwoll’s Pharmacy, has just. landed another consignment of all the latest makes, and inspection is invited. The purchaser of a camera at this well-known establishment will. have tree tuition by Air. Bramwell. so that success is assured from the start. Developing and printing need cause no uneasiness, as Mr. Bramwell has now installed the latest plant for this work and the prices are so reasonable that it does not even pay to waste time on the work. This new plant is so efficient and so quick that films left at tlito Pharmacy at ten o’clock in tho riforuing are printed and returned 45y five o’clock .m the evening, fbest of all, satisfaction is guaijd. Alail orders receive partic. notice, and are printed and returned in a few hours.* BRINGS SPEEDY RELIEF. ]f anyone in your house is threatened with a cold, give‘Chamberlain’s' Cough Remedy at once. Not only will it bring speedy relief to the person afflicted, hut it will prevent the cold spreading to other members of your household. Chamberlain's Cough Keihedy is rapid and effective' in its fiction find perfectly safe.— Sold everywhere!