Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4183, 8 March 1916, Page 4

Local and General

A large European mail was delivered in Gisborne yesterday. Many bags of mail from the troops in' Egypt also came to hand, and letters irorn New Zealanders serving with the British Expeditionary Forces in Franc—.

The. following further subscriptions to the Y.M.C.A. National War Fund are acknowledged by .Mr. F. P. Mount-fort-. Iron, treasurer: —Mr F. J. Williams £SO. Miss M. Campbell £lO, Mr W. 1.1. "Barker £'2-3. air W. G. MncL-aurin £lO, Mrs -J 15. Kells L"2

Mr. W. A. Aim'd and party are a 5 present surveying the Kyi burn linn, which presumably is to be cut up on i..<* expiry of the lease some two years hence (says tho ‘'Mount Ida Chronlrie”). 'ljics party is camped in Spec Gully, a at! for the hist few weeks has been engaged surviving the various road lines.

Tlu> Gisborne City Hand will render a sacred concert in the Opera .House on Sunday evening next. With the assistance of several vocalists, they have arranged a high-class programme. on winch they Pave been practising during the past six weeks, and as their strength has been increased by several new members lately, an attractive performance may be looked forward to.

Jlalccmbe has little use for a cemetery', inasmuch as its folk prefer to live rather than die (says the Wanganui “Chronicle”). There arc some fairly aged residents who appear to 1.)3 quite bale and hearty. Mr. W. Hanson, now of North Auckland,- but formerly of Ma'.combe, is on a visit to 5.:-is old!' borne, and he did not fail to look up Mrs. Brat egirdle, who celebrated * her 94th birthday hast week, and Mrs. Gorsiirz, who is only one year younger. Mr Benson is B‘2 years of age, and- id not yet dependent upon .sticks, no that the ages of those three people total 209 years—a record that any district might be proud of.

The action of the local bookselh rs in sending forward regular supplies < f newspapers to the various war hospitals continue-.? to h? much appreciated. By the latest mail, Mr. Fromm received several letters in further acknowledgment of the gifts. The ar~ knowh'-Agmcnto came irorn the Military Hospital, -Devonport, tl:o Ist Western General Hospital, Fazakerley.the N.Z. F. Division of the Woodnote Park Convalescent Camp, Epsom, and Hie N.Z. Military Hospital at AValton-on-Tliames. In the case of the latter hospital the O.C. say;: “You will be pleased to hear that the N.Z. papers. are greatly appreciated and looked forward to." We are just about to open our extension, which will accommodate 200 extra patients: The addition is just what is needed to ma'ke this in every way a first-class military hGenital.”

Dr. Wallace Mackenzie, specialist on tho eye, ear, nose, and throat, will 1m .at the Gisborne Hotel, Gisborne, from Saturday morning March 11th till Wednesday, March 15th.

Advice lots been received in Ashburton (says the “Guardian”) that Engjish chocolates and certain other lines of confectionery leave advanced in price fully 50 per cent.

Members of all troops of the Poverty Bav Boy Scouts are notified that there will be no parades or meetings of any kind until after the rc-opemng of the public schools.

A mysterious play, “The Evil Eye, in which hypnotism plays a fascinating part, will be screened by Path© Pictures for a one-night season tins evening.

Two natives, first offenders, appeared before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, charged with drunkenness, and were lined the usual amount.

As there is a probability of a heavy shortage in the 14th Reinforcements, tho Wairarapa recruiting office is making a special call on about sixty recruits over and above tnoso already summoned (says tho “Age”). Jbc Wairarapa infantry quota will, therefore, be nearly doubled.

Many Hawke’s Bay farmers have received bills lor income tax, a step adopted by the Government since the war (says tbo “Hawke’s Bay Herald”). "One farmer, not in a large way, received a debit lor £l2O. Others have been rather taken aback by the amounts they are being called upon to pay.

High juices are ruling for fat stock in. Hawke’s Bay at the present time, and the problem is causing butcheis some concern in keeping up sari-fac-tory supplie; to their customers. One Napier butcher yesterday was unable u> supply his customers with mutton, owing to the prohibitive prices ml.ng for fat sheep.

A thrash: r shark was hooked on a large groper fishing line by a lidmig party on Sunday off Hokitika (says the “Guardian”). The fish j>ut up a Lug fight before being landed, anti, but for tho help of a large hook anti two strong rapes, it would have beta impossible to haul it aboard.

An appeal for a side drum to cost £6 lUs has been made by the Officer Commanding j-J Company, 13th Reinforcements, which is largely.composed of Poverty Bay men. The appeal was placed before the Gisborne Git-i----rons’ Defence Committee yesterday, but the Committee decided not to :i,cede to the reouest.

Several members of t lie Borough Council yesterday visited the powerhouse and met Mr. Boon, of Messrs. Boon and Co., Christchurch, who is visitmg Gisborne with Mr. Harris, New Zealand representative of the Edison storage battery. Mr. Boon, whose firm is constructing the body of the new tram car for Gisborne, explained the improvements that would be made.

, The Gisborne Patriotic Garden Pete and River Carnival Committee have forwarded a cheque for £lB5 2s 3d to the Citizens’ Defence Committee. with a request that £46 5s 7d should be allocated to each of the following institutions for New Zealand .soldiers: V altham-on-Thames, Mal-

ta. Egypt, Salvation Army, for use in Egypt. Mr. E. H.MVlann said lout he had received the audited.bain itcc-slieet, which lie proposed to the press to publish.

T'he return of the principal experts from Gisborne for the week ending lehruary 29 shows the following values:—Butter. £2575: cheese. £3; frozen lamb, £14,319; mutton, £30.594 : other frozen meat, £-1989: hides and skins, £6697 • fallow! £.062; wool, £163,479. Gisborne had the largest exportable value of word in the .Dominion for the week, Lyttelton coming next with £156.759. Ine Even'd piano i- incomparable for tone and sonority. Fair and Hall, sole agents.* At yor (ril'i)meeting of the ( • isborr'* t iiizens T)c'pm?o ( :rr;rr(ltoe. a tetter irom the High Commissions r was received, staring that the caso ci clinking sbinned on account •i the GNbonie Ladies' Pa trothCommittee, per s.«. (daki. had been handed- bv him for distribution io Mis> Casey, headmistress. London County Council Schools, Copenhagen I'bic-e. Lnnehcuse, for distribution amongst loose in distress in that dis:r:et. The High Commissioner forwarded liis thanks to the ladies of the committee for the gift, which had been highly appreciated. New Zealand consignees of goods in Die German steamer Boon and the Austrian steamer Orsova. interned in the Dutch East Indies, will be interested in the following cablegrams received by the secretary of the Wellington Chamber cf Commerce:—Re Boon : “Boon approximately 360 tens warehoused a waiting transhipment. Quantity insufficient induce Tasman to Tiilatjap. Now endeavoring to arrange transhipment Batavia. If sufficient further documents to hand can bring Boon alongside end March, but. considering expense difficulties, mvfer you finally collect all documents

before again commenting discharging.” Re Osova: “Orsova owner s p repai'ed del i ver cert ain goods approved by them against guarantee on Dutch banks for missing copies bills of lading. Particulars to be mailed in advance, because delivery orders prepared Buda-Pest. Now endeavoring obtain delivery 339 packages, represented by four complete documents, but will only accept handling on our usual agency terms, .1 per cent invoice value, plus 5 per cent disbursements, including freight. Do you agree:”’ Tho cablegrams are from Harrisons ami Crossfields, who are acting m -lava*for the Australasian consignees, the Java Ships Management Committee.

During the hearing of a ease in the Timaru Magistrate's Court, in which a, man was charged with riding a motor cycle at an excessive speed, the .solicitor for defendant pleaded not guilty, as the various sign posts dealing with motor speed, which were erected in the-thoroughfares, did not comply with the Motor Regulations Act (says the “Dost”). This Act provides that sign posts denoting mo speed limit for motor traffic should he erected. Sign posts had been erected in Timaru upon which the words “Drive slow” wore written, but counsel contended this direction was indefinite and did not comply with the Act. The Timaru Borough by-laws provided that the maximum snood for motors over crossings and around corners should ho written on the sign post. Counsel cited the judgment of the late Sir Josua Williams in the case Metzger v. Matheson, in which the judge remarked that- it was perfoctlv reasonable that, the sign posts should! be erected (that- is. posts showing the speed limit), because how could a strange motorist coming into town know whether he was breaking the law or not) unless the post denoted the speed limit. The Magistrate said that was a point lie would leave to he defined bv a. higher court, and convicted defendant.

Maim s Application for the Prevention of Infantile Paralvsis is provum very effectual. A little of this pleasant simple remedy applied to the tongue night and morning prevents germs entering the system by way of the mouth. Price Is 6d and 2s Gd. only from A. AY. Mann, Chemist.* Paderewski, the famous pianist, after one of his recitals, telcarranfi-ed to “ErarcM” as follows: “Onriot deny myself tho pleasure of 'telling you the new model is a marvl of beauty, fullness, grandeur, and sonority incomparable.” Call and hear these beautiful manes at tlm -Me agents’. Farr and Hall, the 1 rr> ding Piano Snecialists, Gladstone Road. ’Phone 857. Write Dept. G for Catalogues, free.*

The valuation of th e Borough of Tiraaru stands this year at £165,965. as compared with £163.324 last year.

A vacuum cleaner for tho teeth is the latest thing in dental hygiene in America.

It is estimated that the value of tho sheep disposed of at the Fei filing Sheep Fair on Friday would easily total £50.000.

Mr C. R. Shand’s paddock of wheat at Centro Bush (says the V.’inton “Record”) hn s yielded tho splendid return of 60 bushels to the, acre.

Admirers of the popular screen comedienne, Mary Pick ford, wiil appreciate her latest success in Famous Flayers’ comedy-drama, “Behind tho Scenes,” which lias boon secured by tho World’s Pictures.

With tho object of salvaging tho s.a. Squall, a syndicate is being formed, and operations to locate the sunken vessel will he commenced ahnest immediately (says the Napier "Telograjjh”).

Colonel Porter stated at a meeting of citizens in Masteiton on Thursday that 30,000 men had already joined the National Reserve, 7000 of whom belonged to the Wellington Military District.

The cj’iief attraction in the new change of programme to be i.er <med at' the Optra House this evening is "When Thieve- Kali Out.” This i.s a powerful story, vivid in execution and full of dramatic surprises.

As a result of the Napier Amateur Operatic Society’s “Blue Moon” season £3O will he available for the 'Wounded Soldiers’ Fund, to which will be handed the amount of the rent received for the four nights’ season. Charles Terr, livery stable-keeper. Tekohii-.ru Bay, has filed an application for a discharge from bankruptcy. Tile application will be heard during the present Napier sessions of We Supreme Court. There was a very satisfactory attendance at iho initial rehearsal last evening by the Amateur Operatic Society of “San Toy.” and the vocal work was entered into with great spirit under the conductorship of Mr. Mainland Foster. All tho indications point to a very successful production. “The labor laws of Now Zealand became so complicated that I didn> know whether I was on rny head or my heels. I think it was that which led me to give- up the business.” This remark was passed by a witness giving evidence in the Rakaia Court on Thursday (says the “Ashburton Guardian.”) In deciding to fall in with tho suggestion of tlie district health officer t.» see that Timaru is kept thorough : y clean as a precaution against an < u£ break of infantile paralysis, the Y!n:aru Borough Council, at its last meeting decided (says the correspondent of the Christchurch “Press’ ) to recommend that all The trains be thoroughly disinfected. It i.s not given to manv to be aide to say that they have lived under four j reigns, yet (says the pi- ton - Press'’) 1 an old resident < f Marlborough, who has been staying in Piet on for the last fortnight, remembers dirtineily as a girl at school, the death of William IV.. and also the coronation and other notable events in Victoria's beloved reign. Mrs Gifford enjoys very fair health for one so aged, and can read ordinary print- without j glasses. A trap accident, fortunately with no serious results, happened at Pakowhai on Saturday morning at i 9 o’clock. Two young men were driving to Napier. The horse stumbled ar.d fell, and one of the occupants was thrown on to the road. The other j tunned off and ran to the horse's jier.d. The animal reared and then ran along the read a tmr-uterable ; distance when k was vvuaht i-y Messrs [P. Y*"kiam« and R. Hurr:-. i’ ! - j horse received a Lad cut jm rim loivo [ ar.d ocher abrasions. 'I :m : ; ’P h.d ! a shaft broken In spite of the prevalence of pro-Germani.-m in the United States, the strong undercurrent of feeling in favor of the Allies is apparently strengthening daily. During their stay in San Francisco the officers oi tlie Mo an a observed a marked difference in the attitude of the people as compared with a few months back, and they state (says the “Pest") that the feeling against Germany is now very bitter indeed. In past years the Kaiser’s birthday has been the occasion for great public jubilation amongst a large section of the people of San Francisco, but this year the authorities intervened, with tho result that there was no outward sign of celebrations to mark the event.

American enterprise Iris been aptly demonstrated by the salving of the ex-German steamer AYalkure at- Papeete. The vessel was sunk by German cruisers at Papeete early in the war. and it was thought that she would find a permanent resting place in the Island waters. An American syndicate, however, purchased the sunken vessel, and by the employmentof up-to-date methods the AYalkure was raised and made ready for sea again. AYhen the Moana,-which arrived at AYellington from San Francisco on Thursday (says the "Post”), was at Papeete, the AYalkure (now known as the Republic) was berthed nr the wlmvf, ready to sail for SanFrancisco in two days’ time. By this time she has probably reached her destination.

Two young men were received into the camp hospital at Featherston last week (s ays the “Horowhenua Chronicle.”). One died after an operation ; the other, Cec-il Duff, was merely put. under an anaesthetic to have his teeth attended to. Their.beds were side bv side, and when a telegram was despatched announcing the death, Cecil Duir-’s name was used, in error and the message sent to Cecil Duffjs mother at Bulls. It was a great shock to her, and she at once telegraphed th * sad news to all tier friends. To the military authorities at Fear hers ton sho telegraphed, asking that the body of her son be sent to Bulls'for burial* •Brie Barratt, onee-a schoolboy at Levin (who is*, now in camp) happened to go into the hospital, and went over to see, as he expected, the dead: b xsy of young Duff, who is a cousin. To his amazement the supposed corps? put •pit. las -hand to be shaken, and then it was discovered that a mistake had been made in the identity of the d:ad man. Duff was that day granted leave of absence and ’took the first train for his home. After a little delay another telegram was sent to Airs Duff, stating that her son way well.

Air. C. Ivess. N.Z. representative for the Mcars ’Phone Instrument- for Deafness, is now in Gisborne. lie invites afflicted persons interested u> meet him by arrangement-. All correspondence' to bo addressed to <’ Ivess, Box 251. This instrument is claimed to be the most perfect instrument ever invented. A free trial given. _ If you reside in the count!y, write, for pamphlet. AYifih tho aid of this instrument it enables persons bard cf hearing to hear almost » whisper. AYliy suffer any longerp This instrument .as perfectly harmless, being used by tho representative himself. \A rite C. Ivess, Box 251, oi ring ’phone 1021, for further particulars. Do not delay, as you might never get another opportunity of testing this wonderful instrument.*

Absolutely the finest selection of Jewel Cases ever seen-in Gisborne are on view at Grieve’s, Jeweller; On account of the sun these are exhibited inside.*

I he oidinaiy parade of tlio National Reserve will be held to-morrow night.

The Prime Minister told a “New Zealand Times” reporter that he had received communications from two men, each 75 years of age, who wished I') proceed to the front. One of these would-be recruits had a personal interview w:«th Air Alassey and showed himself to be as hale and lieartv as many a man of fifty years.

1 here is be a big gathering of Maoris at Paki Paki Hastings, on March, loth, when the new mectinghunse. “Hoyngnj-e,” will be opened. I he house is being elaborately carved and will, when completed/ ho the finest of its kind in Hawke’s Bay

Alofoi-cyclists 211 Christchurch have another city by-law to respect. It provides f tliat no motor-ovclist shall carry a passenger otherwise than in ilie vde-car provided for that purpesc. thus making illegal the popular • pillion riding. The first prosecution under the new regulations took place at the Magistrate’s court last yc GOIC.