Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4158, 8 February 1916, Page 4

Local and General.

A movement is under way to form a Returned Soldiers’ Association in Gisborne.

Letters await the following at the Soldiers’ Club: Lieut. Moltzen, Pvts. Cutfield, Halloran, H. Petiha, C. Robinson, and W. H. Rangi.

The ambulance section of the National Reserve will meet to-night at 7.30 sharp. Subject, “Light.” Bandaging and stretcher drill will be held.

Four recruits presented themselves before Dr. Williams for medical examination yesterday. The following two were passed as fit-:—James McRae, schoolmaster, single, Matawai: Albert E. Bull, J a borer, single, c/o Kellingworth House, Gisborne.

A first offender for drunkenness was charged before Mr. R. S. Florance, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and pleaded guilty, being fined the usual amount. A prohibition order was issued against a man on his own application.

A warm tribute to Colonel Logan, the Administrator of Samoa, was paid yesterday by one of the returned soldiers, himself an old Imperial Army man. “Colonel Logan is doing great work,” he said, “'and he is the whitest men and the smartest officer I have ever met.”

Henry B. Walthall appears in his remarkable life portrayal, “Temper” at the World’s Pictures this afternoon and evening only. On Wednesday Mary Pickford appears in the Famous Players masterpiece, “Fanchor. the Cricket.”

Intending buyers are reminded that the sale of Messrs. Barker Bros.’ Glenroy ewes will be held at 12 o’clock to-day at the Waimanu vards. These sheep are a splendid lot and comprise 1200 two-tootks, 1300'four, six and eight-tooths, and 1500 five-year-old ewes. Full particulars appear in our advertising columns.

The star feature film The Evil Men Do,” which features Maurice Costello in a vivid and appealing story of New York business, professional and society life, was well received by a large audience at His Majesty s Theatre last evening. The film will be. screened for the last time this evening.

A meeting of the works committee of the Gisborne Harbor Board was held yesterday, to consider the matter of sending the dredger Maui to Auckland for annual overhaul. The Maui leaves at the end of this month, and will cease work a week before to make final pi epavations. It- is not intended to get special reports from the Government Meteorologist- this year but the state of the weather will be ascertained at East Cape before the Maui is allowed to depart. She will then be taken up by Captain Probert uninsured.

There returned to Gisborne by the V ictoria on Sunday evening three members of the Samoan Relief Force —Privates Campbell, Paterson, and H. G. Simeon. They form part of a contingent of 32 men sent back by the ranine on short leave, and Privates Campbell and Simeon are among 15 of theso who have applied for a transfer to the Mam Expeditionary Force L nvate Paterson, who is medically unfit, has been admitted to the hospital. Chatting to a reporter last evening. Private Simeon, who is well known m Gisborne, said thev left things very quiet in Samoa, an d the troops generally very healthy and fit Iho men had had a. trying time, hut had come through it well. Private Simeon s leave expires on the 22nd mst.

To strengthen the ' muscles and take MANN’S BEADING TONIC. It nourishes the body tissues, and its continued' use .P® 8 " 8 a complete restoration to 'health.* .... ' s'-- . '

Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., left for Wairoa yesterday to preside over the monthly sitting of the Magistrate’s Court.

Mr L. Conrad, of Auckland and Sydney, is now running a large selection of all the latest songs and dance music at Farr and Hall’s, piano specialists, Gladstone Road. Musiclovers are invited to call.

The attention of parents is directed to an advertisement in this issue, which states that the High School will not re-open until Thursday morning. The postponement is rendered necessary owing to the fact that some of the teaching staff are unable to reach Gisborne on account of the boat being a day late again this week. The Opera House was packed in all parts last evening when the tenth episode of “The Million Dollar Mystery” was screened. In this programme Arthur Johnston appears in “An Hour of Freedom,” a magnificent drama. To-night will be the final opportunity of seeing these great features.

The timber for the construction of the Poverty Bay Freezing Works was secured from the local mills as far as they could supply it, from the Kauri Timber Co., Auckland, and from the Timber Trading Co., of Grey mouth, all of whom carried out their orders to the entire satisfaction of the directors.

Further evidence was taken before Mr. R. S. Florance, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in the case of Charles Collms (Mr. L. T. Burnard) v. Walter Wilson CMr. T. A. Coleman), a claim for the possession of the racehorse The Chef, or, alternatively, £IOO compensation. Mr. G M Reynolds gave evidence" for the plaintiff. His Worship reserved judgment.

The Union Shipping Co.’s local manager (Mr v J. W. J. Preston; states that the company’s s.s.' Tarawera will shortly be withdrawn from the East Coa.pt passenger service, and fitted solely for cargo trade. The s.s. Arahura will replace the s.s. Tarawera, and this will necessitate a rearrangement of the East Coast service. It is proposed to run the s.s. Arahura to and fro between Wellington and Auckland, calling at intervening ports twice weekly. She will arrive in Gisborne from the South every Thursday and from the North every Sunday. The vessel will oine right up to the wharf.

Mr. C. Ivess, representing th« Hears phone electrical instruments for deafness, is nov. : 1 Gish me. and remains here for a short period only. A demonstration v i the appliance was given yesterday, and those present were satisfi i that the instrument magnifies sound to such an extent that a person with ordinary hearing using the Hears phone can hear four times as loud as the ordinary voice. The latest improvement on tli..: instrument is the attachment of an 8-tone hearing device, which gives the afflicted person the benefit of being enable to regulate the sound according to circumstances.

Some of the wounded soldiers at present in Gisborne resent the attitude of an unknown man who is going about the town asserting that foe b a wounded soldier who has been discharged from the forces as unfit, and alleging that other returned men are receiving preferential treatment by the Department as compared to him. The returned men, under whose notice these statements were brought yesterday, state that they do not know of the individual who is responsible for them, and they say they would like an opportunitv of inquiring into the man’s bona fides. The carelessness of pedestrians in crossing Gladstone Road at busy hours has often been commented on, but the public still continue to take risks. Yesterday afternoon, but for the promptitude of Mr. H. J. Grieve, in putting the brake on his car. a little child would have been run over at the corner of Peel Street and Gladstone Road. The child ran directly in front of Mr. Grieve’s motor, and was in imminent danger. He put the brakes on so suddenly that me car was brought to a standstill almost in its own length. Mr. Grieve was deserving of praise for this prompt action, and when he drove off again he was applauded by those who had witnessed the incident.

A novel wager was made yesterday at the auction sale of drapery which Samson Bros, are holding in Lysnar’s Buildings, Peel Street. ' -fine of the small lots put up was a bunch of safety pins, _ guaranteed to contain 100 pins, which was sold for 6d. One of the buyers offered to “bet” the auctioneer os-that the bunch did not contain 100, and the “bet” was promptly taken up. The articles were at once counted, the 100 pins were there, and the man who had been rash enough to question the auctioneer’s word lost his -ss. The auctioneer promptly offered the money back, but the loser said he was a sport, and take it. Finally a compromise was arranged by the auctioneer devoting the money to the Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, amidst applause for both parties.

Mr. C. Ivess, X.Z. representative for the Hears ’Phone Instrument for Deafness, is now in Gisborne. He invites afflicted persons interested to meet him by arrangement. All correspondence to be addressed to C. Ivess ; Box 2-51. This instrument is claimed to be the most perfect instrument- ever invented. A free trial given. If you reside in the count ia . write for pamphlet. With the aid of this instrument it enables persons hard of hearing to hear almost a Why suffer any longer? This instrument i s perfectly liarm-le-ss, -being used by the representative . Wriie 0. lvess, I>qx 201, or ring ’phono 1021. for further particulars. Do not delay, as you might never get another opportunitv of testing this wonderful instrument.*