Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 11 February 1930, Page 4

Local and General

A Victoria (DC) cablegram states hat Percy Scott who left Victoria (BO) for New Zealand in 922, lias been declared legally lead.—P.A. Copyright.

The Federal Director of Tropical

Hygiene states that- New South Wales has made excellent progress in abating the hookworm disease.— P.A. Copyright.

The public service classification list will bo, published at the end of this week. This document will contain the results of the quinquennial re-grading of the service. —-P.A. Copyright.

Deferring at Dunedin yesterday to the distressing circumstances surrounding the drowning of a little boy, William Robert. Kerr, at St. Kildn. on February 6, the 1 coroner, Mr. Bartholomew; specially commended the act of Arthur Moore and Rangi Wooiton in swimming out for the body without a lifeline.— P.A.

Basing his case upon the Ministry of Health’s reports* to the effect that common colds and influenza cost Britain 7,000,0iX> working days per annum, eight leading industrialists and businessmen, headed by Lord Bl.vth and Lord Wakefield, issued a statement urging employers to spread knowledge of preventives, and to ensure medical supervision of their workers. P.A. Copyright.

Sir Thomas Lipton is determined to win the America Cup this time and the conditions of the race will he more favorable to him, said Col. Duncan Neill, sailing adviser to Sir Thomas Lipton. who arrived hv the Niagara a.t Auckland yesterday Sir Thomas Upton's fifth attempt to win the cup will be made in September.—P. A. Copyright.

At a meeting of the Dominion ex. eentive of the Boy 'Scout movement hold in Christchurch, it was decided, “That New Zealand Roy Scouts shall in future work tinder the rules, with such alterations as are deemed necessary by the executive to suit local conditions in New Zealand. - ’ The districts will he organised and controlled by district commissioners, with district committees. Where large centres have 20 or more groups the oommi.sioncr in charge will be designated Metro, politan Commissioner.—P.A. Copy, right.

According to advice received by ill’. J. C. Hardy, secretary oi' the Poverty Bay Fruitgrowers’ Association, local orchardists. by their postal vote, have resolved on the adoption of tht' pooling scheme .in connection with apple exports this season. -Mr. E. H. Napier, manager for the New Zealand Fruitgrowers' Federation, is expected to visit Gisborne shortly to explain the system to local growers. The first of this season's poverty Bay apples for export, a small quantity of Cox's Grange Pippins. should he ready lor shipment this week, hut the season will not commence in earnest until well into next month.

Recently a settler on Moera estate, Hurt Valley, while digging in his garden came upon the hull of an old Maori canoe at a depth of 6ft below (ho surface. It proved to ho 60i't long and Oft wide, but had never been finished. The authorities of the Dominion Museum had been negotiating for its purchase, but on a more complete investigation being made the relic was discovered to be in such a decayed condition that it would not he worth removal. Interesting speculations have arisen as Jo how such a large canoe came to ho loft on what is now part of the Moera settlement. None of the present-day Maori inhabitants of the Hull- Valiev can remember a canoe being buried there, nor can they shod any light on ihe mystery.—P. A. Copyright.

Speaking at the opening of a new dairy factory at Kiritaki. the lion. E. A. Hansom, Minister ol Public Works briefly relent'd to the sub. ject of unemployment, lie said that as lie travelled round the Dominion and bad seen large, tracts ol . country unproductive. He was convinced that, hero was the solution ol the problem if the people desired work’. There were large tracts of country not properly developed which eoukl be brought into profit. They had to make their land produce more, and this could only be done by intensive cultivation. He was pleased to sav that the Maoris in the Nortu Auckland district realised this and were carrying it out to advantage. P.A. Copyright.

There is 'still hot summer weather to .conic. February anil March cam be "swelteringly oppressive, then summer clothes are a great boon. Mathewson's Ltd. arc stall 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 whito and colors; priced 25/-. Most seasonable wear arc the Maccesfield Silk Frocks, a few of which are toft and are now marked 69/-. Mathewsdn’s Ltd., Where Quality Costs No More.*..*

A cure for a penny. Yes, 100 pe: cent, of cures guaranteed. Fluke affects, sheep r -iTS>Di4ember, January and February and lone dose of Gar| bon Tetrachlsrj]Je ill cups/po form is sufficient for jarcurG.^gptfc. measuring guessing, this method. The sheep. show improvement at once, thev fatten jgwckly and are worth shillings per head, bluke. capsules not only euro fluke but eradicate ,worms ,and intestinal .parasites. Price 8s 6d, per,, .hundred. Special quotations „ forquantity .-—A. < W.. J. Mann, Agent, Chemist, 240 Gisborne.

For hi" find lj» hv"Vr' P H Harper, S.M-, in Magistrate’s Court yesterday.

A meeting of creito'e Ibe,rnr., So^SOrlvei.^vho^es^en tSSv. Fotemf 20, at 2,30 p.m.

Butter exports from Gisborne to as follow: August m Vovernternher, nil; Octofu-r her. 10.596; Decembei, 2H4/ , ary, 8588.

Charged with being drunk while in charge of a motor-car. a Maori, the Te Awnmutii Pobcc C-otn torclav, was fiiKJcl -Co 9 "-1 license cancelled, am! prohibiting the issue ol > Kfn ' next year.—P.A.

Box plans for the Gisborne fixing Association’s tournament, - held in the Opera House on I n ay night, when tlio principal attraction will he the meeting of Morgan and Trowern, opened at Miller’s Cornei yesterday morning. There was a very solid demand for tickets and a noth ei record crowd appears probable, gan is expected to reach G-ishorne late to-morrow night.

The Rotorua bowling tournament was opened yesterday morning by tho president, Mr. R. A Gardner, m •glorious weather. l'ilt\-fi\e 11 - are engaged. There, was a record attendance. Sir Joseph \\ ard. aho apnoars much improved in nejilin, j c an interested spectator. Section play advanced to the third round. —I -A.

According to notice given by Mi. H Watkinson. District Engineer at Tauranga, the Waioeka Road between Oponao and Opotiki, will be closed between 7 a.rn. on Monday to ■5 p.m. on Friday each week until further notice. About 120 men are working between these points and the interference caused by travellers and stock has necessitated this step.

A very brilliant meteor was observed at 1.12 p.m. on Sunday at Thames in the southern sky. The day was fine, with no clouds. The meteor was first observed almost due south, about half-wav between the horizon and the zenith. It was brilliant blue, falling towards south-south-east. When it nearly reached the horizon it apparently burst, with incandescent white fire. Spectators were amazed at it being so visible in broad daylight.—P.A.

Twisting round suddenly to turn off an alarm clock which had disturbed his slumbers. Victor Tvoss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Chos. Ivess, dislocated his nec-k'. This extraordinary accident occurred while the lad was camping with a companion 'lastweek. Throughout the morning after ii occurred, the lad was in great pain and unable to move his head. He came in to attend a doctor and was immediately sent to hospital, where the trouble was rectified. 14 will be some time, however, before, the effect of the peculiar mishap has completely disappeared.

An unfortunate incident occurred during the journey of the Pakura to Napier on Friday night, one of the territorials aboard, by the name of Edwards, became suddenly seriously ill with appendicitis. A wireless message was sent to Napier requesting an ambulance and a doctor to be present upon the arrival of the boat, and this was readily complied with! the sufferer being immediately removed to hospital. It is understood (says the H.B. Herald) that an operation was performed later in the morning, and that the patient is making satisfactory progress.

Arrested by Detective McLeod yesterday. a middle-aged Maori woman appeared before Air. George Smith, J.P., in the Magistrate’s Court, charged with the theft, at Manutuke on February 0, of the sum of £6 lGs in money, the property of Diana Xepia Eparaima. Detective McLeod, in applying lor a remand, explained that it was a case for the MacrJstrate to deal with. Air. :R. G.°G. Bain applied for suppression of the name and also for bail. The Bench ordered a remand until this morning, granted an order for suppression of accused’s name, and allowed bail in a bond of self £2O and one surety ot a simile-- amount.

Little change .is shown in the enrolments at suburban schools this year as compared witli last. At Haiti there lias been the biggest advance. the total on the roll this year being 366 a.- ngaiimt 364 tie first week of 1929. " Awapuni has increased by. 164 against 16-3, Te Kanaka remains the some, about 440, Mangapapa has decreased bv two. 663 against 666 and Gisborne by three. 710 against 74-3. Summarised, the increase m pupils at these schools this rear is seven, the total being 2202 as against 2°.6,6 in 1929.

Operations by the Poverty Bay Fruitgrowers' Association during the year ended December Hi proved verv successful and the balance sheet, for the period reflects that satisfactorv stare of affairs. The trading account shows a gross profit of £62 B)s 7d alter allowing for the payment of £2260 for spraying and packing material and sundrv stores in addition to £lO7 carried forward under this bead for the previous year; freighi and cartage cost £2O. The sales of spraying material. parking and stores brought in £2193. leaving stocks on hand valued at £279. The profit and loss account showed a net profit of £7l. which included the gross profit from the trading account. discounts amounting to £44 and payments from the New Zealand Federation totalling £67. Expenditure m this account . totalled £'S3 'fhe net profit, together with £2O m subscriptions, was placed to the reserve account, which now stands at £378.

Summertime, with its bathing and its picnics, is always a period of tielight with young and old, but the fleeting impressions of ihe 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 child soon becomes an expert photographer. Mr. Ivan D. Bramwell, of Bramwell’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 Mr. 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 tho prices are so reasonable that it does not. even pay to waste tune on the work. This new plant is so efficient and so quick that films left at tto Pharmacy at ten o’clock in tho .morning are printed and return. odJßy five o’clock in the evening, ajJn best of all, satisfaction is guaijkteed.- Mail orders receive, particular notice, and are printed and returned in a few hours.*

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