Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 4369, 13 October 1916, Page 4

Local and General

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Tim final .screening of the great patnnt:c educational feature. "Britain I’repai-rd. takes place at His Maiesty's tliis evenine.

At -Messrs. Williams and Kettle's !l,, rse bazaar on Saturday at 2 p.in. a number of thoroughbred "horses will be '»ld ">i account of Messrs. W. Branson ami AY. !.. Rutledge.

Entries for the A-sodaied Board's >■ ceii-l I iieo.'y Examination <.f the year close to-morrow. They must be -ent n> tbe Hon. Local Representative. Mr. F. J. Row lev.

I'be mails which left New Zealand on tin* nth September arrived iti London on the 9th nist., ami those which ieii on the 17th August arrived ; ii London on September 23rd.

Picture lovers will hail with delight the first presentation of that gifted artist. Mabel Taliaferro, in Metro’s: latest uunderplay.-‘Her Great Price,” at tiie Palace Pictures next Monday.

Episode No. 15 of tbe favorite serial feature, ‘‘The Broken Coin." is living screened at the World's Pictures this afternoon and evening, with an entire change of supporting pictures, including the laughable comedy. “The Five Wishes."

Tin* Broadway star feature. "Gut, of the Big Snows,'’ will he finally screened at the Opera House this evening. To-morrow the chief attraction is a- London Film production, "Charity Ann.' - which features the beautiful actress, Elizabeth Risden.

.An error inadvertently appeared in Mr. John il. Ormond's advertisement in yesterday's issue. The ] rice rf the Hudson Super-Six was stated at £OSO. It should have read £560. Air. Oi - rtiond points out that only a limited number of these magnificent cars are available, so that intending buyers would do well to got into communication with him without delay.

Before Mr. R. S. Florance. S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, judgment wa s given for the plaintiffs in the following undefended civil cases:—•’Walter Reeve (Mr. Willock) v. Harry Field, £5 Os (id. and costs Cl 1 5s (id: 'Gertrude Wilbow (Mr. Willofik) v. If. Kemp, £lO 13s (id and costs £1 HR 6d; Nat Hooper (Mr. Willoek) v. Harold Aston. £1 18s (id and costs 5s ; Pa Euru (Air. A. T. Coleman) v. To ALini Kerekero. £(i 12s and costs £1 Ss (id- In the judgment summons ease of Arthur E. Rees (Air. Nolan) v. E. James, an order was made for the immediate payment of £l7 11s 3d, in default 18 days' imprisonment.

Failure to obtain the right to wear a military overcoat, brought one Frank Ryan into conflict with the law at Wellington. Ryan and a soldier friend went to the Soldiers' Club in Sydney Street, and the soldier was invited! inside to dance. He asked Rvan to hold his overcoat, and Ryan found it. easiest to do go by putting it on. Being unable to get in to tlhe dance, lie went to one of tile hotels, and in the course of the evening became somewhat under the influence of liquor. The police saw him and accused him not only of wearing the coat, but of stealing it. When the explanation was given in Court Ryan’s story was accepted, and he was fined 10s for insobriety and 10s for wearing the coat.

Each new customer who enters Grieve jeweller's shop is surprised at the huge stook of "Wedding Presents displayed. Goods are supplied direct from the British manufacturer to the purchaser. Inspection invited.

Then/ the inightJ wfoityr'jjfifae \fihpk t {villitfefecrecned at fijtc Opera | iou fte'sh o rt !y . * *

Work has been- commenced on the re-orection of the Patutahi Hotel by the builder, Mr. A. T. Jones.

There are between 1800 and 3000 students attending the Wellington Technical College.

Spurious money is in circulation in Thames. Several bast silver coinare in th'j hands of the police. J**

The first of the season’s crop ni strawberries (says the “New Zealand Herald”) is expected to he on the Auckland market next week.

The directors of the Feildirtg frc/.ing Company intend to increase thstorage space at the works for anothei 20,000 carcases, making 58,000 in ail.

“IE the Minister of Munitions asked for the exemption of an unmarried man of 21 we should refuse the appeal,” said Mr McLean, M.P., at the London Tribunal.

A Riverton tradesman, for a breach of the Footwear Regulations Act, was fined t] and costs for having exposed shoes for sale without having there properly sta nped.

'l'lie .Secretary General Post Office, bas been advised by the International Bureau of the Telegraph Union that Central European lime was reverted to in Italy on the Ist inst.

The sheep returns as at April 30th show that the total number of sheep in New Zealand (24,788,150) is 113.2il Jess than H t April 30th last year. The North Island shows ari increase of 504,883 shepe, but this is more than counter-balanced by a decrea.se of 078.154 in the South Island.

The “Napier Telegraph” says: The Harbor Board having under consideration the purchase of a sand pump dredging plant, the secretary and Air. Parke have been appointed to make an inspection of the plant at Suva. Mr. Parke was formerly in the service oi ilk* Gisborne Harbor Board.

The death took place in a private hospital yesterday of Mr. Archibald Brodie. an elder brother of the late Mr. Andrew Brodie. of Matawhero. Deceased, who comes from Whangarnomona, Taranaki, had been on a visit to his sisters. Sister Brodie and Miss Brodie, in Gisborne. His death came as a sa d blow, after a short illness.

Passers-by were pulled up suddenly at the Palace Theatre la.vt night bv

t.’u* immense roars or laughter emanating from the audience. The reason was the screening of that most laughabb- comedy. “A Spanish Love Romance. ’ in which Billy Merscn. the popular English comedian, plays havoc in the hull ring as a gallant matador. This is only one of the items on a rn agnificent programme."

Evidently the picture show oubuess in Auckland has been overdone. An alteration in the nature of the King s Theatre license is being sought by the management, the theatre having been leased by a dramatic company, and as the present license for moving pictures lias only three months to go. it j.s to be allowed to expire. The matter has been referred to the Town Clerk to be dealt with as the by-laws proviue.

Oji a Brooklyn tramcar recently there was no seating room for a woman who entered the car, and a man, incidentally a returned soldier, rose p/‘ give the woman his seat. He was slightly taken aback when the woman remarled, acidly‘Thant you. I don’t take seats from shirkers." The exsoldier took off tb.e overco’T he was wearing, displaying a scarlet band on his arm. and resumed his seat

marking: "I beg your pardon. I thou glit you were a laay."

Stringent regulations governing immigration into the Cook Islands are gazetted. Chinamen are to be specially dealt with —the only foreigners specifically referred to. ‘‘Chinaman’' includes half-caste Chinese or both sexes. The provisions regulating Chinamen do not. however, apply to any accredited officer of rae Chinese Government. y Vagrants” may also be refused a landing in the Cook Is-

lands, and vagrant means an v person having insufficient lawful and visible means of support, but being a native.

A rather peculiar position arose on the mail liner Aioana, which arrived at AA ellington last Friday, front San Francisco. Dr. C. H. Grimm, the surgeon, left the vessel at the Californian port, and a new surgeon signed on in his place—Dr. Alacauley. a resident of San Francisco and an American citizen. AA'hen the new doctor wished to go ashore at AA'ellington. in order to see the town, he was informed that, because being domiciled at. an American port and being a citizen of the United States, Le could not land there. The officers of the Union Company and the Collector of Customs were approached, however, and m a short time Dr. Alacauley was given a permit to come ashore."

1-iity tins (each lour gallons) of whitebait is the estimated quantity of those little fishes required to satisfy Greymouths daily .nemi (says the "Argus ). Retailed at about £1 per tin. tim is equivalent to an expenditure of £SO daily on a welcome delicacy. especially in this part of the Dominion, where fish arc none too plentiful. I'he local factories, as vet. are unable to obtain full supplies. 1 lie price offered oil Fridav for canning purposes was 12s per tin. Several lots of the "bait have been sent to Christchurch,' and a steamer, which left tin' wharf for AA'ellington direct early in the week, is reported to have had three tin s placed on board at a cost of £2 10s per tin. All that is needed to make the industry a continued success as well as considerably lessening prices, is a continuance of good weather and the absence of

Iho Women’s Patriotic Committee will hold their sewing meeting from 10.50 a.in. to 4.30 p.m. to-day, at Holy Trinity Schoolroom. They wish to thank Airs. F. B. Barker for kindly providing morning and afternoon tea last Friday. They also wish t<> acknowledge the following contributions with thanks: —0 dozen handkerehieis, Aliss D. Jamieson; fur. Airs. J. J. East. Patutahi, Airs. AY. A. Smith, Airs. East: helmets. Airs. Cole. Airs. Dodgshun. Air s . C. P. Davies. and Airs. Rex AA'illock; 2 pairs ■socks, 2 helmets, 2 suits pyjamas. Airs. K. S. Williams and Aliss AlunrO; old , s qek.s and fur, C R AY., Waikolni: 0 pairs, mittens. Air. A. AlePknil, ■ sour. ;* 10 suits pyjamas. 3 Balachjps. 1 pair socks. Miss Hutchinson and Alis s Cochrane; shirt, Airs. Rosbothant; socks, Airs. Teal; muffler, Aliss Campbell; 25 pillow cases, 15 handkerchiefs, 4 treasure bags, 25 face cloths, i muffler, 1 pair mittens and sundries horn Kaiti school; surgical shirt, Airs. D. Blair. Choice of dress necessitates a consideration of price; individual taste, and suitability. Madame Poppy’s extensive range of millinery supplies all these re- ' quirements.* . . This paragraph is a sincere endeavor to tell the person with small capital how ot lay it out to the greatest advantage. We have dug out of our own experience of many years retailing the richest nuggets in every line, and we offer them freely, knowing that they cannot be approached its price or quality. We want to give you a new idea. If you have not paid The People’s Emporium a visit we urge upon you to day aside any preconoeived prejudices, and after reading this advertisement to come yourslves with a determination to find out if we can give yon the goods you require, and these at a lower price than elsewhere. We do not press sou to buy, but are ready and anxious to attend to your waota.

‘'Cajfir^Mst' .£®O,OOQ, and two It was stated at the inquest- at Full hum on the death of Cyrus 0111011111010 Cuueo, the artist, that he had been medically treated for ten days for blood-poisoning of the face as the' result oi a seratcli from a finger-nail.

The National War Savings Committee has received by post an envelope containing £.59 and’ a half-sheet of notepaper on which were written these words: “A ladv sends her savings as a gift to the Armv.—July 25 ” • J

Recently a Pahiatna resident lost a motor cycle. The matter was placed in the- hands of the police, and the machine was discovered in Palmerston, where it was sold to a local resilient for £lo.

Lieutenant Wood, tho' military representative at the Gloucestershire County Tribunal at Cheltenham on August 3 said instructions had been issued by the War Office that men who had had any previous military training might now be enlisted between 41 and GO.

A fashion writer informs her following that “many of the new frocks have skirts that hang in absolutely straight lines.” Certain it is that many of the skirts one sees are easily “the shortest distance between two points.” Which is Euclid’s definition of a straight line.

Sir Philip Sassoan,private secretary to Sir Douglas Haig, appealed at Middlesex Tribunal for his rabbit trapper at Trent Park, Barnet. It was stated that there were thousands of rabbits on this 1,000-acre estate and that he was the only man loVt. ''The application was refused.

The lighthouse-keeper at Castiepoint reported on Saturday that a good deal of wreckage had been washed up an the coast. Some of the wreckage had a i . e*u appearance, and included boxes of chocolates, timber, railing, piano top, parcels of cigarettes, and a few electric light bulbs branded “T.S.S."—Wairarapa "Daily Times.”

All aeroplane presented by the Indian Rajahs to the British Government while journeying from the Midlands to France, was compelled to descend at Cliertsey owing to engine trouble. The wing was slightly damaged and "the propeller broken through a dog dashing at it while the machine was running along the ground at a high speed. The propeller cut the dog’s head off.

A new industry, the making of paper was mentioned at the last meeting’ of the Christchurch Board of dustries. it was stated that a .New Zealand company had been experimenting for some time, and had large leases on the West Coast. Aqu i.itity of New Zealand timber had been sent to Europe, and several rolls of paper had been produced, and they were now in Christchurch.

Lord R, Cecil, stated in Parliament that enemy ships seized in British ports numbered 144 and m Italian ports 59, all of which were employed. The French had seized 12 and Russia 80 but he had no precise information as to the numbers employed by these Governments. Portugal had seized 71 steamers and 3 sailing vessels and they would be employed as soon as repairs could be effected.

.Mr Samuel Rankin, fish salesman, of Billingsgate Market aud Woodford, Essex, who left £12 ; 6b2 . to his three sons, one of whom is a puvate in the Army, stated in h.s y . “\s certain of my'children aie Liberal in politics they shall be libeial bv nature.” and directed that betoie m iarc of the residue is paid over to them 1 they are to pay £6OO to hospitals.

For “the keep and care ’ op her pe T rinrr Prince Miss Maria Elizabeth Wilkinson 'Lee Road, Blaekheath. Son Jm,o 25, loft-by ber £°s a vear, and she also dnected the avprntor? to pav all veterinary expenses. ' She left £2O a vear for each £ 1 iL pv rvpf do°*s. To oue oi liei servants h she'left £SO and an annuity of £6O, and to another servant £oo and an annuity of £oo. He l P perty was of the value of £10,003.

Sidney Wallingford, the eighteen-vear-old son of Major .1. A■ alI "f rnrd the famous Bislej s>hot, 1 worried the MBitorr C«j» «« his work with the Aou Zealand tho Rifle Brio-ado. in which both rn.> fithcu and hil grandfather, SergeantMaior Wallingford, of Aewtnwn (Mont.),, served.

The King spent three crowded hours at Cambridge on Anjoji. He made an extended tour ox th*l".t Eastern General Hospital. nhut Hg saw wounded men nho lad been brought from the front 1 ounds ife was suffering from consumption and was clremdinghm return to^ Wmbecause he'had not got a wound.

a correspondent supplies particuSKAed [ATfim in EHssfsHS i vis . been twico woumledy-oncc at W ipoli landing and again recently n K-anee One of the sergeant’s brot - W been killed and.the threeothers are on active service., as well as the husbands of lust sisters. Such « record will bo (hard to heat.

A new port in Eoveanx shortly he opened at Al }Vf°W ( Je an (states the Bluff ‘ ‘Press, ) Australian firm proposes g 20.000. A township ol tn nt>m. houses will be built, and also ■ )-ha i. The owns two steamus, .md will take a band in the tan ’c r dustvv The country round .\l..sse Beach is heavi.lv timbered, and i<u m. one of the finest rtretcdies of mittual little-kn vn Lakes Hauroto 1 »tm teri am- Miniwai bo inland. J.nc leaders < . the new settlement were m Bluff a law days ago. War has wrought many e.ian„cs social e nventions. Things, pass _ tuinoticed now that would formerly nave #>/ provok'd amazemeitor amusement. But when a gartered dignitary oi tl diurch a dean or perhaps an arc - ;*ssj*ssßfc. - propel bis fathers asdetacbed an wlncn mo tt o bad both ~l vmP n-r such occasions. , 5 “«« »a >™n >“« done it* bcttei ♦

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