Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3563, 1 July 1912, Page 4

Local and General.

It is expected that a Public AA erks train will be running to Raukaroa in about ten days’ time, which should be a great boon -to the people of the district. "“Safety' Valve” writes: “Could the municipal .authorities -explain why tlio septic tank at Haiti is unfenced. As horses, etc-, can walk right on to it, is it not dangerous? /Something should, be done in the matter.” At a meeting of the committee of the Poverty Bay Turf Club on-Inday afternoon the following officers were re-appointed:—Stewards: Messrs J. Maynard, R. Sherratt, J. A- Caesar, J. M. Gouldsmith, J- L. Bowen, A. Dewing and W. G- Sherratt; startei, Mr R- H. Skipwith; handicapper, Mr H. Coyle; clerk of totalisator: Mr w. o. Skeet ; Clerk of Scales: Mr M. do Costa-; clerk of course, Mr I. Walsh. - In reference to the paragraph from our Napier correspondent on Saturday regarding the transfer between the headmasters at AVaeronga-a-Hika and Waipiro, JMr-Ellis, headmaster at the first-mentioned school, states that Chief Inspector Hill, in the course of some comments on the., efficiency ot his staff, could not possibly have had in his mind liis present assistant, m regard to whom the departing master pays a very high tribute. There was a brief sitting of- the Magistrate's Court, before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., on Saturday. Charles Ellis, alias James Brown, for ms third offence for drunkenness within six months, was sentenced to 1U days imprisonment and prohibited. A first offender, who was in a shaky*. condition, was remanded to appear on Wednesday. Sergeant Hutton explained that accused had made his will and had a razor and poison on him when arrested. He had attempted to take his life, and resisted violently at the Police Station.

The Poverty Bay A. and P. Association met on Saturday to consider Mr 11. White’s notice of motion regarding the question of increasing the number of eommitteenien by six each year for the next three years. Mr G. Witters presided, and there was a large attendance. After discussion, the motion was lost. It was deciued t-o -alter the rule stating that the annual meeting of the Association should he held in June, so that the meeting could take ]>lace on July 13.

Rev. G. C. Grubb, ALA., mid party are to arrive from the North this morning. The first of the senes ot meetings will be held this evening at 7.30 in the Baptist Tabernacle. A preliminary prayer meeting will be held in Lhe infant classroom at / o’clock. To-morrow afternoon a series of women’s meetings, will be commenced bv Mrs Grubbb in the Methodist Church at 3 o’clock. Children s meetings will be conducted to-morrow and following afternoons at 3.30 in the Baptist' Tabernacle. There will he no collections at any of the meetings, hut free-will offering boxes will be placed at the doors.

The following notification comes from the Emigrants’ Information Office, 34, Broadway, Westminster: —- “In view of inquiries received as to emigration to the Argentine Republic, the Emigrants’ Information Office desire to warn intending emigrants that they will find in that country laws, language, climate, money, and conditions of life and work all differing from those to which they have been accustomed. These disadvantages are of special importance in the case of unskilled emigrants, and are a serious handicap to any emigrant going out- in search of employment.”

The Cook County AVomen’s Guild met on Friday, Airs Alaynard presiding over a large attendance of members. It was decided that the new Children’s Home should be constructed of brick, with cavity walls. The annual meeting in .connection with the Children’s Home is to he held tomorrow afternoon in Wcotton’s rooms and the admission fee will be a parcel of grocery for the new home. Afternoon tea will be provided, and a splendid musical programme has been arranged. The meeting will not be restricted to members of the Guild, and the general public are heartily invited.

Idle Paris Town Council, having at last obtained the sanction of the French Parliament to a loan of 200,000 for gas purposes, and having already expended considerable sums on the undertaking at its own risk, has now arranged t-o spend-£LSBS.OOO on the first part of the new gasworks at Cornillon, £78,000 on the second part of the by-products works there, £335,000 on the tar works there, £750.000 on the reconstruction of the works at La Villette. and £56,000 on trunk mains, as also £77,658 on sundries at the different works; and it has decided on a 250-acre plot to the southeast of the town for a new works to supply the left bank of the river, and to replace the existing works at Y:uigirard and Ivry.

The Scandinavian countries of Europe use for the heating of their rooms large tiled stoves that are built into the place. Wood is burnt in these stoves, and when reduced to glowing embers the dampers are closed so as to confine the heat. It then radiates slowly and serves to keep the room warm from 12 to 15 hours. In order to make use of power during the “off-peak” hours, the hydro-elec-tric stations of Sweden and Norway have- developed electric heating devices, adapted to be placed in the tiled stove to take the place of the wood fuel. These heating devices will generate enough heat to keep a room warm much longer than a single charge of wood fuel- The current can be -supplied at- a time that will be most convenient for the power plant, and hence it. can be furnished at a comparatively small figure. It is hoped that by introducing electricity in this Way an opening may also be furnished for the use of electric cooking appliances and other domestic la-bor-saving devices.

Which' is correct- to. say—-the biggest or-..the largest? If it refers to. bargains or sales, we would unhesitating--1 v that beyond doubt the biggest or largest bargains are to be found at Melbourne Cash Great Clearance Sale. Never mind which is correct, the great thing is to get your clothing and drapery cheap-*

Von Arx, “the man of mystery,” astounded everyone by tlio ease with which he picked half-crowns out of the atmosphere. Gislmmeitcs. by dealing at the People’s Emporium, the Hew shop next the Kimpton Cycle Co-, can pick up pennies, threepenny-bits, sixpences* shillings, half-crowns—aye, and even pounds—every day of the week. Call and see if this is not a fact.* .

Written tenders are invited for the erection of Government Departmental buildings for Gisborne.

The Poverty Bay Rowing Club will hold an assembly dance in the Clubhouse on Wednesday evening. The art needlawork classes recently formed by the Technical School are not ebing* attended anything like as well as would be expected considering the high qualifications of Mrs Walker.

Tlio Public Works Department invites tenders for the supply and delivery of Australian hardwood sleepers, including 30,413 at Gisborne. Meetings to arrange for wool-class-ing classes in connection with the Technical School will be held at the Te Arai Schoolhouse to-morrow evening at 7.30, and at Mr Hair’s shed, Patutahi, at 2.30 on Wednesday. For the quarter ending on Saturday the vital statistics were as follows ■ April: Births 46, deaths 19, marriages 17 ; May 63—12—7 ; June 51—13—19 ; totals/160—44—43. lor the same quarter last year the totals were: Births 129, deaths 32, marriages 36. A baker, who lives at Arad, Himgary, on registering the birth or ins daughter, told the registrar that lie chose the name of Titanic as she was born on the day the Into Star liner sank. The official, however, refused to accept the name, as it is not to be found in the calendar of saints’ days, and the baker had to he content with the less topical name of Rosalia.

It wns decided inter alia at a meeting of the Invercargill branch of the N Z. Railway Officers’ Institute that in view of the utter failure of Hon. Minister tor Railways to make any reasonable provision to carry out the findings of the Parliamentary Committee, this meeting suggests to the Executive Council the advisability of going into the matter or joining hands with the Unity of Labor party. I -A. message.