Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 4477, 19 February 1917, Page 4

Local and General.

A Press Association telegram fio-n Dunedin announces the death of Sir George McLean, AI.L.C. The Wainui Committee will have charge of the Red Cross shop on Saturday next., the 24th inst. Complaints, are being made again of petty pilfering at the men's bathing shed on the AA'aikanae beach. Judging by the result of his operations yesterday, the sneak: thief has providing himself with a wardrobe at the expense of the bathers.

Mr Baghurst's store, widen was destroyed by fire at Ormond on Friday morning, was insured for £3OO. stock £350. furniture £SO all in the \o'.» Zealand office. Messrs Teat and Friar’s bulk store was insured in the Pboen'X office, the building for £IOO, and the contents for £2OO.

Sheep fa niters are evidently not good unionists, for on Saturday afternoon for the second time in succession, the annual meeting of the P.B. nnu F.C. Sheepowners' Union lapsed tor the want of a quorum, only a vicepresident putting in an appearance. A third effort to hold the meeting will be made in March.

At Mohaka on Tuesday last the ceremony of unveiling the tomb stone to the memory of Rebecca and Mary Huata and M i Te Tan was performed bv the Rev. AY. J. Simkin, vicar of St Paul's Church. AY a iron, assisted by the Rev. Hemi There was a very large gathering of Maoris, and many pakehas were present. _ The ceremony was concluded by a feastfor which the edibles had been cooked in the real native manner.

C'r Mayo and Air 0. C! Omond have been appointed by the AYairoa Borough Council as delegates to the Gisborne Citizens' Defence Committee. In discussing the Deience Commit* tee's letter, the Mayor and Cr Mayo pointed out that AYairoa was included in the Poverty Bay district and it was most unfortunate that the Borough s patriotic funds had been sent down to Hawke’s Bay. It was a grave mistake.

Notice of motion lias been given bv Air. F. J. *Lysnar that he will move, at the next meeting of _ the Harbor Board, on the 26th mst., that: “Dr. Collins’ motion asking for an apologv from Captain Probert/be rescinded”'; (2) “that Hie special committee’s report be formally adopted, and that no further action shall he taken in the matter of Captain Probert’s letter.”

On Saturday morning, at the Magistrate's Court, Roy James'Lambess was charged that on February 6. at Gisborne, lie committed forgery by abetting Arthur Frederick Neale m making a false document, to wit. sinning the name of A. Adams to a receipt in the police bail tor money deposited by A. Adams as bail lor Lambess. knowing the same to be false Accused was arrested at \Y hakatane. and was remanded to Gisborne. Senior-Sergeant Murray applied for a remand until Tuesday next when the case against Neale will ‘be heard. The Magistrate, Mr. AY A. Barton, granted the application, also bail, which he fixed at -accused £IOO and two sureties of £oo each.

British pianos deserve your support apart from the patriotic aspect. In their scientific construction is embodied a quality not equalled by the foreign instruments. Farr and Hull have a splendid range of the best of British piglios, and anyone contemplating purchasing should visit Farr and Hall’s showroom and hear these beautiful instruments, and learn on what easy terms they can be placed'in thft home. —Farr and Hall, Pianoforte Specialists. Gladstone Road, Gisborne. ’Phone 857 J

Mr E P- Mountfort acknowledges the following subscriptions to the Y M.C. A. Trench Comforts * and Previously acknowledged, £IO4O l_s lid. J. K. M. os, Hangaroa Dog Trial Club, per Mr John Orr, £o 10sTotal £1046 7s lid.

Mr. W. A. Barton, 53!., presides, over ’ the monthly' sitting or the Magistrate’s Court at Te Karaka today. A fair number of general cases have been set down for hearing. Messrs. Btrrnard and »* “lock v. ill also visit Te Earaka to-daj-Gisborne women whose time is not already fully occupied m Patriotic work ‘and who wish. to give tomr md in helping the Empire m oer Patentdesperate need should nlaae a pm?* of attending a meeting. >f the women’s National Reserve m the Women’s Club rooms to-ingot at ' ‘ , c ‘. when a circular rrom Headquarter* will be read and discussed sti.-uent enrolled for the various da-o-vs and an introductory lecture ->n -air... nursing delivered. I . ! One ox the many tilings nr bv Germanv before the - 1 war was the rnail-Ug seal. When the | Government lan short of the seals 'advertised for tenders j them. The tender ot a Christcbnrcn company was accepted, and now I firm is"busily engaged in making them The company had no data to go ! upon, s o it had to . design tne scab ■ The result is that it ls now _tum.n„ ' them out at the rate oi a million a ! month-

The--' Hud d a rt-P arke r Co. advise that the - Westralia. which was due as Svdnev vesterdav trom Auckland. is to lav ur> at the New South Wales port. * Toe Vvirarnera will take up the Westralia’s running, and will sail from Sydney next Wednesday tor Auckland, Gisborne, Napier, \\ eilington - Lvttelton, and Dunedin. In the meanwhile no arrangements nave been made tor a substitute tor the Wimmera in the Melbourne-\V eLiing-ton-Bluff-via ports-Melboume viceOn her last trip from Gisborne to Wellington the Union Co.’s cargosteamer Kov.-hal had a tempestuous passage that occupied 36 nours longer than usual. The vessel sailed irom 1 Gisborne on Tuesday morning and en- : countered heavy weather at the outset. After passing Castlepoint on Wednesdav the Uowhai was compel.dS iut turn back until conditions ims enough to enable tr;e vessel to e&®B|aue on her way. A heavy sea. swept aboard, slightly injured of the seamen, but otherwise no- . thing of event happened during the gale. Tiie fishing operations carried on by the State officials at-Lake Tauno •‘•n year are not so successful a„ usu-U. The trout are not as large ts Tormv-y though on the average the—are in good condition Oiic- remarkable featme is the large percentage of crown tr« nt caught- where formerly practically nothing but rainbow trout were to be seen. It was thought at on i fine that- the rainbow would completely supersede the brown trout in >i c-e fine waters, but if takings by the State’s nets are a guide, it- is evck nt that the brown trout is aon- than holding its own. I The walnut crop on Banks Peninsula has suffered from blight for a number of years now, and. according

to the Mail, this year appears to be no exception, except that in some favored localities there are well-marar-ed nuts quite free from the scourge. This year there is a remarkably heavy crop of nuts, and even now. when the shell Is just forming, there are layers of fruit under the trees as the result of the blight. The Slight appears in the first instance as a black spick when the nut first forms, and this extends as the nut matures, eating through the shell, and the exposure to the air of the half-formed kernel does the rest. There are. however, nuts attacked by blight that fully mature. but in this case the blight has not eaten its way through the shell to the kernel.

It is very difficult to convince some people. They seem to think it is impossible to sell a good article cheap. Yardley’s Tooth Paste is Yard ley's Tooth Paste, even N our price js lOd, while others charge is. Colgate - Cashmere Bouquet Soap is Colgate's Cashmere Bouquet Soap, even if our price is only 9d. Johnston’s Dessert Knives are Johnston’s Dessert Knives, even if we charge you only 7s 6d per half-dozen. Blue Seal Vaseline is Blue Seal A*a«eline. even If our price is only sd. while others charge from 6d to 9d. Royal Damton AA'are is Royal Daulton AYare. even if our prices are much lower than those of cur competitors. YYe c-ould go or. enumerating hues that should convince the most sceptical, but if a person refuses to be convinced they deserve to pay the highest prices for the same articles that can be purchased at- The People's Emporium at a much lower figure-*

A few days ago a cable message was received, stating that a "Mr Pluck-' the father of an executed Irish rebel, had been returned as a me ul-u- of the House of Commons for Ro-v rare on North. From Australian newspaper's it is learned that the new member is Count George Noble Plnnket, whose son. Joseph M. Plunket. was one of the leaders of the Sinn Fein rebellion, and was executed in May last. Count Plunket \whose title, a Papal one. is hereditary >. is a mat. ct great culture, and holds ugh office in many learned societies. His son was also a brilliant scholar, and was regarded as one of the most urou ising of the young Irish lyric meets A fug- hours before he was shot in- was nrarried to Grace Giffard. a sister ot the widow of the rebel Thomas M" Donagh, who was also shot.

Interesting medical testimony as to the danger of lying with the head exposed' to the strong rays of the sun was given by Dr C. E. A. Goldtcutr at the Supreme Court at Auckland, in the course of the hearing of a charge of attempted murder. It was stated by various witnesses that the accused person had boon lying in the sun on the dock of a launch, and it was inferred by medical witnesses that as a result he was suffering from pan tial sunstroke. The effect of sun stroke was described by Dr Coidien-i. He said that constant exposure of the head to the strong sun’s rays produced congestion of the cerebral ce. t-oc —the outward part of the brain. Congestion like that described was known to produce an epileptic form and xi;dition during the period of which the subject was liable to commit a purposeful act unconsciously, and ‘ xve no subsequent knowledge of the act During the noriod of tips form ■ t insanity'; it frequently happened th*t the person affected would ' attack those near and dear to him, Wl.cn congestion of the cerebral contex set in one glass of beer or intoxicant g liquor was sufficient to aggravate stK; intensify the congestion.

Mr. A'ald Hansen has been appointed agent for Poverty Bay tor the Studebaker car. An advertisement appearing in this issue shows cleariy iho construction of these famous cars. Models of a S and 5-seater Studebaker are on view, at Air Hansen’s new garage, Peel Street. The representative, Mr. G. H. Annetts, will be nleased to give and full particulars to intending purchasers.*

There is no article in the world that is depended on so largely as your watch. See that it is dependable. Grieve, jeweller, sells only reliable watches. Read genuine testimonial on Page 4.*