Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4458, 27 January 1917, Page 4

Local and General

The annua] sale of the Gleiuoy Ewes will be held to-day at the Waimata yards, by Williams and Kettle, Ltd., at 11 a.m.

Tiie annual training camp of “C” Company Territorials will be held locally. the main camp from March 21 to March 29, and the casual camp irom March 30 to April i.

The Westralia will arrive in Gisborne about 6 a.m. on Sunday. There will be two launches, one at 6 a.m. and one at 9 a.m. The Huddart-Par-ker ‘ office will bo open for passages trom S till 9 o’clock on Sunday raorning.

At the Police Court before Mr W. A. Barton. S.M., Mary Herbert Cameron proceeded against her husband for a separation order. After the hearing of evidence in support of the application, her husband was ordered to pay £1 10s per week, and to pay the costs of the proceedings.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that ifue Arbitration Court election resulted in the return of the following employers' representative: Mr. W. Scott; deputy. Mr. W. Pryor. Workers’ representative: Mr. J. A. McCullough ; deputy, Mr. M. J. Reardon.

Mr. E. P. Mountfort supplies tile following particulars regarding the Y.M-C.A. Trench Comforts Fund:— Previously acknowledged £936 12s lid, W T . Atkins £l, E.H. £IOO. “E.H” writes: “My best wishes go with it and a great hope that you may get plenty more. Words cannot express the admiration we all feel for tCe splendid work the society is doing for our country’s sons.”

That well-known portion of the Hexton Estate owned by' 51 r S. Liddell is to be offered for sale by Messrs Williams and Ivettle, Limited, on Friday next at 11.30 a.m. Comprising about 29 acres of first-class land well laid out in plantations, with a large residence, . stables and orchard, this property would suit either a business man or slieepfarmer desiring a town house, being situated within four miles of Gisborne. The property is also an ideal one for a stud farm. Twentyfive per cent, cash is all that is required and the balance may remain on mortgage for three or five years.

Everything had gone off splendidly at the" christening-, and the small iniant had been given proud possession of the name of “Reginald Homer.’' The family party had retired to the vestry, aiid the "clergyman was making out the usual certificate. When writing down fine second . name he paused in wonder. “Strange,” he thought, “to find this name given to the son of a- navvy.” Aloud he said to the father, “Your favorite poet, I suppose ?’ “Poet!” repeated the man, with a surprised look on his homely features. "Poet, sir? Lor’, no, sir; I keep pigeons.”

Here is a new story, told by Miss Agnes Repplier in her new book, “Counter-Currents,” which bears upon the immigration problem in the United States:—A visitor of an investigating turn of mind asked the pupils of various nationalities —Germans, Polacks, Russian, Jews, Italians Armenians. and Greeks —to stand up in turn. When the long list was seemingly exhausted, he bethought himself of a nation he had overlooked, and said: “Now, let the American children arise!’’ Thereupon one lone, lorn, little black boy stood up to represent- the native born.

No gift to v otir family will be more useful, more appreciated; or more economical than a Collard and Collard piano. You can buy this charming instrument on very easy terms. ‘Write or' pall at Farr and Hall’s for illustrated booklets and particulars. Telephone 857.* N

Men of Gisborne I—This means you ! News of great advantage! Clarltson, Coronation Buildings, Gladstone Rd., is holding a stupendous sale. The vfaole - stock of men’s hats, mercery, and clothing at a gigantic sacrifice! Come! See for yourself I “Meet-Me-Face-to-Faco” and save money-.*

’ Some quick shearing has keen done at Huiarua station lately by Mr. \\ ei Henare (says our Warpiro Bay correspondent)/ With ewes and lambs m nine and a-half hours he shore 304. His taliv for a week of 48 hours was 1800 sheep- As the rate of pay is 2\.s per hundred, a very decent cheque is rreing worked out.

The list of succesful candidates at 1 the recent matriculation examination (says the New Zealand Herald) in (hi- £ the mum of Mr. X W. Sudor,,, student of the Jublee Institute for tne Blind, Auckland. Though not quite | blind Mr. Sinclair is so far deprived 1 of his sight as to be unable to study at •an ordinary school. During tUe past * three years he has studied at Ji" Instatute under two blind teachers, Mr. i Doric L. Algie and Mr David Outraw. I His subjects were English, mathemai tics Latin, English history, and geography. Tlds is believed to be toe first occasion, m New Zealand at least, in which such a success e. n gained by a pupil of a blind teacuc!.

| The Military Board, while in Dan- ' nevirke, says a local paper, properly dealt with some of those families whose sons, through parental and | o ther influences, have denied then abe-bodied services to their country, but we are astounded to find that the card has gone out of the town without dealing with the . most glaring cases of family shirking. Inert* are well-to-do families in this district -ifi+Vi fivp and seven sons oniicli- * ng themselves while men with not a i inth of their property at stake sacrifice all their private prospects ' and life itself. These shirking larrn- • fie= were the bugbear of voluntary recruiting, and each successive casualty I Hst intensifies the feeling against ' them.

A Carlton (Melbourne) footwear retailer was much annoyed by tne persistency of a Chinaman a week or two back The shop was pretty lulllane the attendants very busy, when the Heathen Chinee, holding a boot m each hi and, walked up to an attendant: “Too littee, too littee :no Stem. ;Ad ri<rht. Johnny,” said the shopman "ye -irdi attend to you in a minute " Jonn moved round from one to another t;d he struck the boss, who was just then on eased with a very stylish voting ladv and did not want to Ik- bothered. “'Here,' 7 he called to the nearest shopman. “change these boots for tne Chinaman and let him go.'' The boots were changed. Hah an nour aft-r----wards when the rush was over the ouestion was asked as to who hao served the paragon m the first place. 1-or it was discovered that John -«<» brought in a pair of boots wmch i.ao been hanging outside, got. them d..anged for a larger pair, and even nad them wrapped up in a neat parcel—all for nothing.

Durinor the heat of last summer, the Wellington City Engineer (Mr W. H. Morton) tried an experiment m citv road surfacing m Mercer street, ov giving', the surface oi.that rainy busv thoroughfare a coat of bitumenThe' idea followed was one which "> as thought to provide a good wearing surface, on such •. treats, wiiere tr.e traffic was not of the- heaviest or very continuous. The" experiment proved quite a success. \he coatinremains almost intact alter a year s wear. So satisfied is the City Engineer with the test made tna, mat part of Mercer Street, between t mtoria and Willis Streets and the whole of Harbor Street is hem--ilarlv treated, and just now a of the Hurt Road, at the Ivaraarra end. is being coated on tne same in-m to ascertain if the surrace ••jo the heaw traffic that passes over tout road. The work of laying the bitumen is not an easy one. Ine road ; > first swept clean and dry. xsien it given a coating or tar with the am a sprinkler. That is allowed to -y

in. and then the molten minmeip “ poured on. of a consistency to the whole surface a fairly thick sp 1 "”- The tarring of the road in the nrst instance is essential, otherwise the bitumen would roll up like a carpet.