Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11130, 13 February 1930, Page 4

Local and General

. #The Dannevirke A. and P. Show Jtmoluded yesterday in glorious wearther and in the presence of a record crowd. The Minister, of Public Works was present, and at a lunchr ooji congratulated the Association 'upon having attained its majority and upon its continued success—P.A. . During the absence of the Hon. J. G. Cobbe in Western Samoa, the pojffolio of .'Defence will be administqfed by j the Hon. do la Perelle and atgiat oi Marine by the Hon. J. A. wFeitch. Mr. Cobbe left by the Maui Demure from Auckland yesterday and expects to be absent about six weeks.—P.A. Traffic license's issudd in the borough during the fortnight ended February b wero as follows: 16 ear drivers certificates (new)..4 car drivers’ certificates (renewals), 1 car Jfriver’s certificate (renewals previously issued by other focal bodies), > 15 heavy traffic licenses. The erection of a hangar at Dunlop Field, the Hawera Aero Club’s landing ground, was completed yesterday. The work was performed principally by volunteer labor. The hangar has a floor space of 24U0 square feet, providing accommodation for eight Moths with folded wings.—P.A. Ten notifications of zymotic disoasejT were received in the borough durnug the fortnight ended Febr.uu#.], these being of the following: * sgfirlet fever 3, pneumonia 1, Diphtheria 1, tuberculosis 1 2 3 and para typhoid 3. The para, typhoid eases all occurred in the one family, the patients being the father and two suns. Actuated by humanitarian motives. since defendant was continually in a state of drunkenness and treated his 80-year-old wile very cruelly, tlie police sought an issue of n prohibition order against Patrick Cron an Morris in the Magistrate’s Court, before Air. P. H. Harper, S.M., yesterday. Defendant refused to take out such an. order, but, after heaving the evidence, tlie magistrate ordered one to he issued. “As tlie surface water drainage in the vicinity of Craig road is not satisfactory,” reported the engineer (Air. A. Young) to the Borough Council on Tuesday evening, “owing to the long detour of tin* existing roadside drain, I, propose to put in a. direct outlet to lvaiti Creek across W’ainni Road and through private property Lot 23. The cost of the work which includes ,'0 feet of 21 inch diameter pipes and 1.55 feet of 18 inch diameter pipes is estimated 'at £210.” The work, as proposed, was approved by the council.

Stormwater drainage loan works wore dealt with by the engineer (Air. A. Young), in his report to the Borough Council on Tuesday evening as follows: “Ballance Street: The laying of the Ballance Street stormwater drain is proceeding satisfactorily and Iras been completed as far as Whitaker Street, lvaiti esplanade: All kerb arid channel work and all stormwater work in connection with this road have been completed and everything is now ready for the hotmix paving. Butene Road: The 15 inch stormwater drain opposite the lvaiti tennis courts has been extended for a- distance ot 96 feet. This vail give more space for parking cars on this frontage.”

The lieu, secretary of the Xavy League, Mr. R. Darroek, Wellington. received the following letter Irom Government House, dated February S: —‘The Governor-Genera! has received your letter of February 7, and desires me to thank you most isineeroly for the kind message you have sent on boliali oi the Xavy League in Xow Zealand and as a farewell to Their Excellencies in their departure from the Dominion. They both appreciate the message very much. His Excellency wishes me to add that it has been a pleasure to him during his stay in Xew Zealand to have had the opportunity of seeing something oi the work oi the League in educating the children and young people to reverence and uphold tlie traditions of their country and their race. it- is work which naturally has all his sympathy.—Yours faithfully. A. G. Day, Oliicial Secretary.’’

Appearing before Air. P. H. Harper. S. AL. in the Alagistrato s Court yesterday, Da rid Noises, 53, was charged with, on .February 6. being found illegally on premises belonging to Basil Lc Comple and also with wilfully damaging a bieyele tyre belonging to Le Comple. On the application of Senior-Ser-geant Wade, a remand tor seven days was granted, Air. S. A'. Beaufov applied for bail, but the st niorsergeant opposed this on the ground that, if accused went irfre, 1 <* might do serious injury to other parties—the police had a written statement that ho had threatened violence to a woman. He was “foot-loose” and on each of the five occasions when he was convicted of other offences he had appeared under" different names. Bail was granted in accused’s own recognisance oi £25, with one surety of £SO.

Medical evidence was taken before the Coroner, Mr. I’. 11. Harper, S.M., yesterday, when the inquest on Peter Wilson Muir was resumed. Sergeant Mclntyre represented the police. Dr. Howie, who had conducted a post-mortem examination, stated that the ,ungs contained water and death was caused by drowning. The heart and other organs were all healthy. Had lie fallen accidentally niro the water, it would have oee r „ the natuial inclination to clutch at something, hut his anus were by his side, and lie had climbed a leuce to reach the water. Witness had burned over the property and it -appearo.! to him that tne fence aas >jll one winch Mr. Muir won hi i.-ave occasion to climb over in the ordinary course ot making a round ol nis uk.j city. The fence ran para).cl with ami close to i tie ci c'sv. t here was no track across the creek. Tho water was more or less stagnant and there was duckweed growing m if, soukbeing found in deceasel's lungs. M his heart had failed before he fell into the water, lie would not have breathed and consequently there would have been no water in the lungs. The iiiquest was then adjourned.

There is still hot summer weather to .come. February and March can be swelteriugly oppressive, then summer clothes are a .great boon. Mathewsoh's Ltd. are still reducing their stocks of Fashionable Summer Wear at their Sale, and Special Bargains this week .are the printed crepe de chine and foulard frocks in black and white, and colors; priced 25/-. Most-seasonable wear are the Maccesfield Silk Frocks, a few of ivliicli aro left arid are now marked 69/-. — Mathewson’s Ltd., Where Quality Costs No More;*.;* ' J

A cure for a penny. Tes. 1611 per cent. ,of . cures , giffiroiiteed. Fluke affects sheep srDeKsstftber, January : and Febru»ry»uid onjj? dose of Carbon ietrachUfidJi i%#psuH form is sufficient for NmjjSoasuring guessing or waste method. The sheep show imppiremenj; at once, they. fatten quicMf' and : are worth shillings mqrtLiffer head.- Fluke capsules not. (jgffy cure, fluke hut- eradicate worms and intestinal parasites. Price 8s 6d per hundred, Special quotations, for quantity.y-A. W._J., Mann, Agent, Chonvint, Box 210 Gisborne-® ' T-

Fares collected mi borough buses during the fortnight ended February 3 totalled £451 2s 3d, 68bV wiles wore covered in the same pci io , fares per mile averaged out at 15.77 d and 30,731. passengers were carried.

One of the Manuka’s l.lel.oats has been found at sea and towed by h*herinen into Tautuku Bay, states a P.A. massage from Dunedin. Ini a ns the boat that was crushed and cut adrift after the transfer or passengers. This is of some importance, l or this boat was fitted with a wireless set, the replica of the Manuka’s main set. Stock slaughtered at the bm' u L4 l abbatoirs during January tntalled 2041 head, these comprising: Liitu 29H, sheep 1416, lambs 303, calves 17, and pigs 257. Of the above the following were condemned: —cattle 2 bodies totally, sheep, o carcases totally and 4 partly, jugs, 2 caieases totally, and 19 partly, lambs, 1 carcase partly. The secretary of the local branch of tlie Xavy League lias received a calendar for 1930 Dorn Alms Alary Monteith, of Florence Italy. Miss Monteith is a very enthusiastic Irtish subject ami is honorary sqcretai of the Xavv League. Hie calendar is in the form oi an artistic booklet, charmingly arranged, a separate page being giver/ to each month. Under the will of the late Air. William Gibson, of Upper Okoke road, who died at New Plymouth on Februarv 1. bequests are made as follow : £SOO to the Salvation Army, LSOQ to the Jubilee Institute lor the Blind, £SOO to the !bm.e of Compassion, Island Bay; £ooo to Raster Muller’s .Orphanage. Bristol, or failing that, to Dr. Barnado s homes.-—I*. A.

Excavating the walls of Jericho, gjr Charles Warstou's expedition has partly cleared the citadel „ tower which was built with walls oi brick 12ft thick ami ‘27ft high. Professor John Garstang, of Liverpool Lnivexsitv. believes that the tower was built in 2000 8.C., and destroyed in 1000 1!C. He hopes to disentangle tlie whole history of the mound.— P.A. copyright. The Minister of Railways expresses himself as satisfied with the results of railway traffic over the holiday period. From December 13 to January 11 13,343 more passengers wore carried, and revenue increased by £9237. A circumstance favorable to the results was the fact that change was made in the length or time during which excursion ticket - , could he obtained from three to f, ;IM - weeks. The iota! bookings in the Christmas and Xew A ear holiday excursion period were 61 < .631, and the revenue £241,94a. —P/A.

The following remit was approved at the Xew Zealand Plumbers’ Conference at Christchurch yesterday: “(a') That the Government be asked to make provision in the Plumbers Registration Act for the registration ;,f master plumbers: (b) that persons presenting themselves for registration as .journeymen plumber- be required to pass an examination m pratcical work only : (cl that retristered .journeymen piumbers subsequently presenting themselves for registration as master plumbers be required to pass a further examination in theory.”—P.A. Pleading guilty to a charge of dis-

orderly behaviour in Lowe Street on January 25. a young man, Thomas Bennett, appeared before Air. P. H. Harper. S.AI., in the Magistrate's Court yesterday.—Senior - Sergeant Wade stated that defendant was mixed up in a- brawl with some other men. one of whom had already been convicted. Defendant, while admitting that lie had been involved in a fight tin private property, denied that he had K-en mixed up in the affrav in the street. —The Afugis-

t-rate imposed a fine of 10s. Tlie Sub-committee of the Special Select Committee which is investigating tlie education system in Xew Zealand met the Minister of Education (th(> Hon. H. Atmore) in Wellington yesterday and discussed with him tlie draft of tlie report they are preparing. When completed, the report. before being passed, will be submitted to the full committee, which will rc-assemble at the end of the month. “Many, important recommendations have been reached, said tlie Minister, "and 1 am very pleased with the whole-hearted way m which so many of those engaged in educational work came .forward to tender very valuable evidence. '

Trains running on the Gisborne section of the railways for the four weekly period ended January 4 resulted in total earnings of £2698, a decrease of £BB4 when compared with the revenue for the corresponding period last year. The decrease in the revenue was made up chiefly by £521 less for passengers and £352 less for goods. The expenditure for the period totalled £3233. compared with £3224 last year. The traffic returns for the four weeks ended January 4, will) the figures for the corresponding period last year shown in puienGeses, wer Passengers, 6965 0)746): stock, 6740 head (2916); goods, 3i19 tons (3867 tons). Prominence was given last w _ eek to a statement that the Bluff-Mel-bourne service was disappointing in s regard to the cargo carried. The present trip of the Ataheno. making Bluff the last port of call, disproves the contention, .states an Invercargill message. It is not known definitely what quantity of cargo was shut out of the steamer when she left Bluff at midnight, but it is known that a number of trucks ot timber were left on the wharf, while cue firm alone was disappointed at being unable to ship 200 bales ot flax. The five holds of the Alaheno

were filled to capacity. Tho altered itinerary making Bluff the first and last port of call is considered a step in tho right direction. The large number of passengers arriving by the special train connecting with the north express is also tangible proof of the increasing popularity of the route, which would he an assured success if Milford or other AVest Coast Sounds were included in the itinerary. The Canadian howlers were among the passengers.—P.A.

Appearing before Mr. P. H. Harper. S.M., in the Magistrate s Court yesterday, two Maoris, a girl, Wiki Thomas,* and a young man, Pauinea McKay, wore charged with various breaches of the Licensing Act. McKay pleaded not guilty to a charge of supplying intoxicating liquor to a female Native, while the girl also dcuiotl auluijx and atcttiugi t-iia same offence. McKay pleaded guilty to a further, charge,' that of aiding and abetting some person unknown in the commission of the offence, of supplying liquor to a Native lor consumption off licensed premises. Constable Gatehouse gave evidence that he found the two accused and another MAori in Childers road at 3.30 o'clock in the morning. Ihe girl wasjsitting in a car with an opened botflo of whisky in her hand. Both a#used were sober, though McKay jjypeaml to have luid a drink or two, jfufc the other Native was under the influence of'liquor.—Asked if lie had anything to say, McKay , explained that lie had obtained the liquor tor a sick friend and neither he nor the <drl had a drink from tho bottle. The bottle Was in a side-pocket of the car and, the stopper falling out. the liquor was spilling, so- he asked the girl to hold it.—Semor-Sergt. Wade commented that the story about the girl might be true, for he had i;,known of her in Wairoa and she was a , well-behaved girl.—Commenting that the evidence was not strong enough against either the girl or McKay, the; Magistrate dismissed the informations. On the second charge against, McKay, a fine of £2 was imposed.

V Svdnev cablegram Mates that • ian at Newtown station. 1- - 1 ISsbsSgil it jHSs • Tiie police are investigating. ?.-• - i j r‘-int T D. Hewett was. his*'machine ‘will take some time to repair.—.A. Tho New South Wales railways .osc £BOO,OOO for the first. menD of the current financial yeai. Treasurer expects the '4ehmt to } - £l.-500,000 at Die end of J me, ■ is £500,000 more than the prtviouyear.—P.A. copyright. " ’Hie annual conference of Hie New Zealand Gas Institute, pier yesterday morning. delegate* being present .from many part Followin'' a civic reception, - Presidential address was 'icbccre Mr J/. Pickering (Napier;. Inc c ference continues to-day.—J..-*-An amusing incident took pmee during the afternoon at n. f‘Opotiki Annua blion. On- ex - - tor in the cattle classes wen, to tbe secretary's tent and enquired A he Irid anv spare first-prize ribbons, as the one lie had put on . Ins winning, boast had been completely chewed j y a calf in the same pen Forcunate]v the secretary was able -o uakj good the lost ribboj..— Special. A report from Montreal states that Government subsidies for aeroplanes are likely. This was intimated bv General J. AV. Alacßncn, Director of Government Air ~evvices, who said grants would enable fares to be on par with me rail wavs, instead of three times as large, ‘ as at . present. —P.A. rightThe bush caught alight yesterday afternoon at Alabina Bay near Dav’s Bav reserve and, after^ ■threaten in*' tin/ residences of Dr. hell end Mr. C. J. McKinnon, completely destroyed an old residence of Air. J. V Blundell. About two hundred people held the flames in check ofr other properties. The origin of the fire is a mystery and no details ox insurance are available. I.A.

Frequent questions in the House of Commons on the McKenna duties and safeguarding, shen apprehension in regard to Air. Snowden’s Budget. It is understood that strong pressure is being exerted on Air. Snowden from his own side not to jettison Empire preferences tin ti.e Imperial Economic Conference is consulted in October. —P.A. copyright-. Referring to tlie correspondence wbools of the Education Departmen-. the Minister of Education (the Hon H. At more) stated at AV eiiingLon yesterday that ‘the secondary oouise* established some mouths ago weie now in operation. Tlie idea ot this departure was to enable boys an<» girls living m rural areas, where it was impossible for them to attend secondary schools, io obtain their tuition through correspondence. Ibe courses were up to. and ine'uding, matriculation standard. —P.A.

*•£ will order the issuing of a prohibition order. J don t know that it. will stop you drinking, but it will certainh make it more difficult for vou to obtain 'liquor. stated Air. P H. Harper. S.M.. in the Al agist rate's Court yesterday, Defendant: "It won't stop mo, four Worship." Turning and making his may rapidly out of the court, he muttered: "Well. I li go aud have a drink now.”

With the object of enabling the public to procure fruit direct from the grower, Mr. Percy Bell, of Bell's Orchard, ha? purchased a shop on tin; corner ot Boebuek Road and C-iadstone Bond, and will open the premises io-day. The building has been thoroughly renovated throughout. and is laid out ou modern lines. Tlie excellence of the fruit- from Bell’s Orchard has long been known in Poverty Bay, and the public now have an opportunity of obtaining it direct.*

According to a Wellington P.A. were Air. Chichester gave his longest speech to date the Aero Club dinner there last night. He acknowledged the liela given him by the Air Ministry, declaring that- it had attended to him well as to social arrangements as well as to businc-s-s matters. The Wellington Aero Club presented him with a medu’ inscribed, “Francis Chichester, fjom the. Wellington Aero Club, in recognition of his solo flight from England to Australia. 1929-30."—P.A.

At an enthusiastic and well-atten-ded meeting of the Poverty Bay A. and P. Association Carnival Committee last night, Air. P. G. T. Peaedeko was elected chairman. Tho question of the Queen Carnival was thoroughly discussed and it was decided to drop the suggestion. It was resolved to form competitive districts by donation of goods of all descriptions, which will be disposed of by sale and raffles. Various committees were set up to go into the details and report to a future meeting. In view of the amount of business to bo transacted, it was decided to hold woeklv meetings on Wednesday evenings.

Four hundred cases of bananas from Norfolk Island, delivery of which was refused by the merchants to whom they were consigned, were dumped in the sea beyond Kangitoto reef hv the Harbor Board launch yesterday., states an Auckland Press Association message. The merchants alleged that the fruit had been ruined on the journey from Norfolk Island on tho Alaui Pomare. The Health Department served notice on the Harbor Board to remove the bananas from the whart slum and the Board complied. It intends to Send a, bill to wimover the Court finds responsible in the civil case pending.— Press Assn.

Wheu the schools reopened after the Christinas holidays last* year there was considerable confusion owing to the fact that several of the new text hooks ordered by teachers had not even been printed. T , week, however, the position is very different, for all books ou the syllabus, together with the various exercises, etc., are now in stock and may be procured at Eastwood’s Book Store, corner of Gladstone- Road and Derby street. Country . school committees and private . schools are specially catered for in tho '.way of cheap quantityt rates. Inquiries through phones 12 or 1200 or to. tho shop will he promptly attended to.

The game was long, the man was olh, The foozler had an awful cold, • A hewer of the divot, he, his lisindi-

cap was twenty-three. i l Said Plus-four Percy: “Mark this well, I cure my colds with M.L.L.” Lung Jinctus forthwith he. procured, and freedom from-air colds'ensured. • He now plays scratch, ,and. glad to .tell, he holds the Captain’s prize - as well. . —McDonald’s Lung Linetus, .for Coughs, Colds, ’Flu. J 2/6, Chemists and Stores, or .direct, from'McDonald, Chemist, I‘rtkomani Hay,* a *