Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4460, 30 January 1917, Page 4

Local and General

Mr. C. J. East notifies that he resumes music tuition on Monday, February 5. -

At the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. IV. A'. Barton. S.M., one first offender for drunkenness was fined 10s (the amount of his bail).

Messrs. F. S. Malcolm and Co. will sell at their auction mart to-day at--11 a.m. 24 cases of Auckland tomatoes.

At the Harbor Board meeting yesterday the Harbor " Master reported that during the month 68 vessels worked the port, tlie gross tonnage being 86.421 tons, the net tonnage 49.396. Three overseas and 29 coastal steamers and one sailer worked the roadstead, and 28 steamers and -7 sailers had worked the inner harbor.

Mr. J. A. McDonald. engineer-sec-retary to the Harbor Board, reported at yesterday’s meeting of the Boad that the new acetone automatic lightfor the rear leading beacon ordered in September, 191-5, had been received. The expert from Xapier examined, adjusted and tested the light on the 25th inst. The drawings had been put in hand.

A meeting of motorists and all interested in the Automobile Association is to be held in Redstone’s Hall. Lowe Street, at 2.30 p.m. on Friday next. Automobile Associations have been formed in all the important towns of the Dominion, and by their efforts have secured many benefits from local bodies, and it is trusted that this meeting will be well attended.

Tito drawing of the art union for the Ple.yel grand piano took place at the Soldiers’ Club. Auckland, on the 25th inst., before Chief Detective Me- , Mahon. The winning ticket was ‘ No. 17038, held by Mr. J. P. Letlieacl, 1 drawn by Mr. J. Cook, of Sydney, 1 112 Grey Street. Auckland. The value of the piano was £750, and was donated by the makers, Messrs. Pley- ! el Ltd., of Paris, and tlie E. and F. ' Piano Agency, Auckland. j

A thirteen-year-old boy came before . Mr. AV. A. Barton. S.AI. at the Juv-j enile Court yesterday morning, cliarg-} ed with stealing 9cl and Is worth of I chocolates from the Marble Bar. The ' father of the lad entered a plea of j not guilty. Detective AlcLcod said that the bov had run away from home < about a fortnight ago. * Since that ! time he had been sleeping out at i night and roaming round the town ■ under no control whatever. On Jan- j nary 15 he became possessed of the J key of the Marble Bar. which was j hung up.at night for the convenience I of the caretaker, with whom the boy ' was friendly. He unlocked the door | and took Is worth of chocolates and 9d in money/ Accused had never I been in trouble before. His parents were respectable people with a good home. They had had a good deal o* trouble with him, and it was not the first time he had run away from home. The father of the lad said he had tried to find the boy after he ran away, but was unable to do so. He had been getting into bad company, which was at the bottom of the trouble. He would like the boy to be. given another chance. Upon the boy promising not to stay away from home at, night, to attend school regularly, and to stop away from picture houses, he was discharged. The father was ordered to pay the cost of the stolen goods

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

One of the -wonders of the age is the Luminous Dial Wristlet Watch. Grieve, jeweller, has a huge selection of these from 2os. Wristlet protector given with each watch, and name engraved free.*

Owing to pressure on space a num>er of local reports are unavoidanly leld over.

The Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon passed a resolution affirming that the time had arrived when the Government should consider, the re-organisation of labor for w»» purposes.

A special meeting of the Harbor Board was held yesterday to consider applications for enrolment from payers of dues, for the forthcoming elections, and a number of applicants, about 100, were added to the roll.

Owing to the district scheme noU being quite in working order, the IUJm Cross shop committee has decided SK close the shop during the month of February. The shop will re-open on March 3.

At a result of the injuries which he

sustained through a fall from the window at- the Royal Hotel, Hr. Thomas Jones died at 4 o’clock yesterday morning. An inquest will be held this afternoon before Mr. W. A. Barton. District Coroner.

Advice was received by Mr. W. A. Barton. S.M., yesterday, that the !kklv of Mr. and Mrs. Hanlon's 18-months-oid child, who was drowned at Tokomaru Bay during the recent flood, had been recovered at the mouth of the creek. An inquest on the body was held before Mr. Dawson. J.P., yesterday.

It is understood that a case under the Anti-Shouting Regulations wid be heard at Waipiro Bay on .Thursday next. The incident is alleged to have occurred at the Te Puka Hotel. Both the licensee find the barman have been called upon for an explanation of the affair, the charge being one of permitting an instance of shouting to take place by two thirsty patrons.

Mi-. D. J. Barry, speaking at the annual meeting of the Chamber oi .(Commerce yesterday (afternoon. referred fo the batten road laid down by the Cook County Council on the beac-h towards Tatapouri. He said that it was a simple, cheap, and effective method and answered the purpose very well. He suggested that the Chamber write to the Cook County Council commending it upon its work and asking it to extend it. He considered that it would be a great convenience to the settlers and business people. It was decided to adopt Mr. Barry’s suggestion.

A report recently gained currency amongst returned soldiers in Gisborne that in Canterbury every returned man was made a present of £ls as soon as he came back. In replv to an inquiry. Mr. F. R. Bah. secretary of the Citizens’ Defence Committee, is informed that such is not the position in Canterbury at all. If a returned man there requires aid he may make application to any member of a special relief committee, who may advance up to £'2. or in exceptional cases up to £5. The returned soldier must then make an application on the usual form if he desires further help, and his case is dealt with on its merits by the general committee.

A letter was received from the Napier Chamber of Commerce at yesterday’s annua] meeting of the Chamber of Commerce asking the Chamber’s

support in a movement to get the Territorial camps suspended for the war period, or at least from March 20 or April 20. The suggestion was .supported by several business men, who said that the holding of the camp at Easter' time would cause much inconvenience, as in addition to the already short supplv of labor, the taking away to Territorial camps would interfere with the stocktaking of many firms. It was decided to support the request.

During the special meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday to consider applications for additions to be made to the roll of the pavers of dues, some discussion took place as to the compilation of the rolls, two solicitors' 1 opinions being read. In reply to Mr. Preston, the Board's officials stated that no ledger account of the payers of dues were kept, and names were added to the roll at the request of the firms. Mr. Preston remarked that tlie rolls could not be accurate under the present, method. Other speakers pointed out that the payers of dues who were not on the roll had themselves to blame if thev were not on the roll, as the applications had been called for additions.

| Mention was made by Mr. Mac-hell at the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce vesterday afternoon of the of the Government to establish a Government meat shop here. . He pointed out that the price of stock had increased 1-50 per cent., and the retail price of meat 98 per cent, since | 1913. The price given by the Govj ernment for meat- was 115 per cent--1 higher. He said that the retailers j were not making much of a profit out | of the business, and thought that before the Government establishes shops the Board of Trade should hold an inquiry here. Mr. Bright pointed out- that if the producers were malting bigger profits thev also had to pay huge ta\es. Mr. Machell referred to ; the Government shops at Auckland, j and held that the Government should j wait and see whether they could be run at a profit before extending its operations to Gisborne. Mr Lawless said that the Mayor (Mr. Sherratt) was making .overtures to the Minister for Agriculture, the Hon. Mr. McDonald, in connection with the price of meat here, and the Minister had expressed the intention of doing all he could to reduce the price of meat. The master butchers were meeting, lie understood, to-day to decide upon the prices of meat. ■ Ihe Government was proposing to sell the nieat to the butchers at the prices at which it purchased. The Government was .levelling a pistol at the heads of the butchers, and if fGey did not accept its terms it would establish a shop and sell meat whether it made a profit or not. He objected to the Government using-fiublic money to start business in an industry about- which it knew nothing, before it found out whether it would be profitable or not. He moved a motion asking for a Board of Trade inquiry before the Government established the shop. The expression of opinion by Mr. Machell was supported by Mr. Long. Mr. Dean also supported this view. He added that if Mr Sliorratt- could get the prices of meat reduced Government action would not lie needed. Upon the advice of the Chairman, Mr. Machell agreed to withdraw his motion.

j Dear Julia, —You will be interested to | hear that we have just got back after a most enjoyable holiday. We found holi-day-making fairly expensive, and towards the end found our cash running short. This was rather awkward for me, as I had made np my mind rt» replace my old saucepans, and also to purchase a few new table knives and forks, as well as a few other lines in crockery and kitohen utensils. We had only a few pounds left when we started on my buying expedition, and didn't I get a shock. I went into one store and priced a few articles, and the prices were so frightfully high that I came out again without, purchasing. I had fully made up my mind vo do without the goods when I happened to call in at “The People’o Emporium." I was Quite surprised at the t difference in price. The result was that -I got my • saucepans, and knives and forks and all the other goods I wanted, and picked up quite a lot of other things besides. I am bo pleased that I called in there; if I had not done so I would have been compelled to come home without the goods I required so badly. I will write more fully next week. Love to all. from yoore affectionately,; Auntie.* -

Tickets in connection with the local patriotic art union are not going off as numerously as would he liked. • It is proposed to have the car at both of the forthcoming race meetings. The Committee would be-pleased to receive the names of citizens who are willing to assist in the sale of these tickets. "

Mr. Vald Hansen has bseii appointed agent for Poverty Bay for the Btudebaker car. . Atf advertisement appearing in this issue shows clearly tne construction of these famous cars. Models of a 3 and 5-seater Studebaker are on view at Mr. Hansen’s new garage, Peel street. The representative, Mr. G. H. Aimetts, will be pleased to give •demonstrations and fun particulars to intending purchasers.*'

It is understood, says the Wanganui Herald, tnat some prosecutions are to follow in tiie case of men who at the time of enlistment make a false declaration of age. It appears that in the Manawatu district a number of cases had come under the notice of the military authorities where men under and over age had volunteered for ser- \ ice with Expeditionary Force, and had been accepted by making false declarations regarding their ages. As recruits are attested when passing the doctor, and are given a day’s pay, the Department intends to stop the practice by instituting Police Court proceedings against such offenders on. the charge of making false declaration and obtaininxr awaev under false pretences.

Although the due date for the payment of income-tax is past, the official notices or forms for the supply of the required information from taxpayers have not, in a large number of cases, been issued yet by the Department. The Commissioner of Taxes stated yesterday that the delay is due in part to the reduced strength of the staff, but still more to the inaction of taxpayers in regard to supplying data required for the assessment of war profits. A surprisingly large proportion have failed to comply with this require meat, and serious delays have been occasioned. It is, however, expected that all notices will be issued by the end of this month or soon afterwards. The Commissioner stated that in all cases the full statutory time allowance would he given to all who receive their notices later.

At least- one investor at Tentliam yesterday might be veil advised—to use the formula so often indulged in—to ‘‘take a ticket in Tatt’s.” It was the last race of the day, and the fancy of the person in question fell on the rank outsider. He accordingly purchased a- ticket ancli had tine supreme satisfaction of seeing the colours he was relying upon flash first past the winning post. He immediately thrust iris hand in his pocket for his ticket, 'but- to his utter* disgust the essential piece of pastboard was missing. A thorough, search failed to reveal the valuable little article, and tine only tiling left to do was to proceed to the railway station. With that hope that springs eternal, however, the disappointed investor decided to (-eturn to the course and, though it reads more like fiction than reality, he actually found the missing ticket lying face upwards near the totalisator house. It nestled among thousands of discarded tickets and bore unmistakable signs of leaving been severely used by passing feet.

The trustees under the will of Lord Kitchener have deposited on loan two valuable examples of tlie armourer’s craft. The first of these in a pair of saddle steels, richly embrossed, engraved, silvered and gilt, in the third and last style of Lieio Piccinino the ce»e-lu-ated* Italian armourer, at the end ot the sixteenth Jcentury. They formi part of the equipment of Philip 111 of Spain, and are of similar design to pieces of the same nature m the Peal Armaria, made by the master Masamutsu about the year 1390. The other exhibit is a Japanese sword blade. The metal is, after over 000 years m precisely tlhe same state of perfection as it- came from the maker s hands, and like the modern infantry sword recently given to the Armories by the Japanese Government, is a notable example of the reverential care bestowed in Japan on the sword from the eai 1est times.

•‘We have got quite a decent dugout here, nice and deep, writes a cheerful soldier on tkie Somme front to his brother in Wellington. -Ihere is a dead Fritz covered with earth a few ens down from where we sleep, but he dosen’t- stink much. I have pinched a pair of gum boots which I found loitering and am also swanking about a H?e warm sheepskin coat which was of no further use to a dead man, so I’m as right as rain. We are well looked after for rations, and live lAe lords- During our first tin ee day.. Kere all the mud was hard with host, then snow followed and a old thaw In our trench here the mud is knee deep, tata ch.P to t»» that with thigh boots. 1 nope l haven’t conveyed the impression that v.-e'rc undergoing fearful hardships tor we’re not. We eat and sleep well, and I never felt better m all my boi days.”

Thp nlans for the proposed bridge at Derby Street were referred to by Mr J A 7 McDonald, engineer and secretary to the Harbor Board at tho meeting of the Board yoMerday. H said that the Council had a nencil sketch of the proposeu bridge, showing a. central span of 80 feet with a headway of 15i feet clear above hio-h water level. He said tna tins might be considered satisfactory Sr present requirements, but he drew ’t - r sr gSt “1 subject a *** S’ Sltgd'aSf "Seti„rof % StiXSioAof the Harbor« In a reasonable period «f 'v ® called-upon to do so. The engmeei recommendation was adoptech^