Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4767, 15 January 1918, Page 4

Local and General

The third wool valuation was completed on Saturday, and the valuers went south on Sunday night. The next valuation will be held about the end of this month.

A fire at Matawai on Sunday evenins destroved the milking shed of Mr H; E. Burgess. The building was insured for £6O and the plant._ engine, and other machinery for £225 in the Farmers’ Co-operative Insurance Co.

Air. E. P. Mountford acknowledges the following contributions to the Y.M.C.A. Trench Comforts Fund Previously acknowledged £2-504 Os (jd, Manutuke National Reserve \\omen r s Branch £2o;,total, £2024 Os 6d.

At the Courthouse this morning at 11 o’clock the Royal Commission or Inouirv into the affairs of .the Cook Hospital will resume its sitting. The Commissioner. Mr. H. W. Bishop, S.M.. arrives by the Arshine this morning, with other persons interested in the inquiry.

This evening the Arahura will take to Napier a draft of men from the Poverty Bay group for the Cl traminn- camp. The draft will compiise about 38 men and will be . under the charge of a Sergeant-Major attached to the local Defence staff. The names of the men have already been published. They will parade at the Garrison Hall at 3 o’clock for orders and amain at 6-30 p.m.. when they will he rarewelled in the usual mannei. They will afterwards be marched to the ‘Tuatea.

Men in civil life are becoming perplexed about their clothes. Time was when shabbiness .was a hall-mark of patriotism. The money ear-maih-ed in the family budget for a new suit of dittos was diverted: to war savin" certificates, and the well-wo working suit was given an extra press and an ammonia sponge down. Bnt lately this little voluntary economy seems to have lapsed, writes the Dailv Chronicle. Public opinion has not encouraged the shabby patriot to keep on with the old clothes, and so numbers of men are paying sly visits to their tailors with a plea on then lips, if not in their hearts, for the necessity of keeping up appearances.

A lamentation comes from an oldtime actress that tlie stage lover of to-day is not romantic, blie says she misses the palpitating heart-, t ie anxious look, tbe anticipated sig 1 , the side arms of the knights or old are replaced by walking canes, and the pick of the mandoline is smoked out bv cigarettes; those choice exclamations, “Gadzooks,” ‘ Oddsfish and “Hell’s bells” are replaced by “Oli. pshaw,” “Scissors” and flo” ; and tbe stage lovers don t know how to hold, a woman. Romeo m fine, is defunct. Why? Perhaps the easiest answer is, Tempora mutantur, etc. —“Times change, and we change with-them.”

The Otago Daily Times states that the Benmore soldiers’ block is now looking particularly well. The oa-t crops bear a healthy appearance, and are carrying good heads. There has been a good percentage of lambs, • and taking the holdings all round, there is every indication that before many seasons' are ' past the soldier settlers will be firmly established as successful farmers. .Two of the settlers have been married since entering into occupation of their leases, and have erected comfortable residences. The most difficult portion of _the race trom Quailburn Stream, which is to provide the settlers with a water supply, has been completed, and the remaining portion of the work ,is well under way.

In these times, when supplies ate. so very uncertain, the man who will win out is the man who is able to buy in large quantities. Stocks of goods in New Zealand are being slowly but surely depleted, and the. trader who' bu3 T s in small quantities will assuredly be loft- “Tbe People’s Emporium” are taking no chances. When we know a line of goods is likely to be short we buy, and. buy . heavily. This policy we have followed out for the past three years, and as a result we carry the best assorted stock in Gisborne. In many instances wo can sell goods at the old prices, but as we have to replace our present stocks, we find, on making inquiries, that tbe rises will be very great. Surely there should be no necessity to emphasise the fact that to buy right you should, For your own sake, buy now, anti, don’t forget when you are buying that ■you ' will “get it cheaper’? at “The People’^ -Emporiumi* r " ' - ■ : .!

Owing to the absence of several of the members, the meeting of the Mangapapa Town Board called for last evening, was postponed until Monday next.

A meeting of the Riverside fiulies interested in Red Cross work will be held at the Red Or » shop to-mor-row at 3 p.m. A large attendance is desired.

At- Mataroa on Friday last, a man named Alfred: Badcock had his face badly torn, through a savage attack from a dog. It was found necessary to insert half a dozen stitches in the wound.

Mr W. H. Rice, Government Orchard Inspector, proposes spending two or three weeks in the district, when he wilEbo available for visiting fruitgrowers who are desirous of receiving expert advice in the growing of their fruit trees.

A meeting ->f bid.es in the Makaraka, Te Hapara, \ ictom Township and the Aberdeen and Childers Roads districts will be held :n tne Red Cross shoj) on Thursday next, when it is -hoped there will be a large attendance.

It is 130 years this month since •New South Wales was founded. Ihe first fleet arrived in Botany Bay on January 18, 1788. Four days later Sydney' Cove was discovered and named, and four days after that Aew South Wales was founded.

Recent military hospital reports state that Private C: Edwards of Palmerston road. Gisborne, has been posted as seriouslv dh He is suffering from shrapnel wounds in various parts of the body bF. Baor. of Gisborne, is reported to be ill. but not seriously.

Recently, says an exchange, a deepwater steamer loaded at one of tne Australian ports. While the job was in progress an armed guard was on the pier night and day, no Britisher being allowed to come near without a permit. Now, take a long breath. The wharfinger’s name was Ke.nhamer and his assistant Bismark.

“Mv intelligence department is better than some people imagine,' remarked Lieutenant-Colonel Moir at a social at the Soldiers’ Club last evening. “Many young fellows m the back country have opened their eves in amazement when I have tola them of words they had used when chopping down trees —especially v hen they have been running down the Refence Department,” he continued.

The following is the pass list in connection with the Associated Board’s Theory examination held on November 17 (candidates are placed in order of merit in each class): Rudiments of Music-: M ilson Duncan (Miss Fisliendeu’s pupil). School Examinations. Grammar of Music: Division ll.—l. Mona Hamon (Miss N. Hamon) ; 2, Constance Muir (Miss Fishenden). Division I.—l v Pauline Hogarth: 2. George Carrutliers (M-iss Fishenden’s pupils).

One of the matters which must shortly engage the attention of the Government is that of the representation of New Zealand at the Imperial War Cabinet (says the Dominion.). It is certain that the Government will deal with the question in the course of the next week or two. It has been well understood that Mr. Massey did not intend to go to England this year but there is a possibility that be "'ill vet have to go. If he does not go, it is practicalfv certain that Sir James Allen will 'attend the meeting or the War Cabinet, to he held in April next. In that event Mr. Massey will take over the portfolio of Defence in rhe absence of-Sir James Allen.

At a certain church it is the pleasing custom at a marriage for the clergyman to kiss the bride after the ceremony. A young lady who was about to be married in the church did not relish the prospect, and instructed her prospective husband when making arrangements to tell the clergyman that she did not wish Inin to kiss her. The young bridegrocm did as directed. “Well? Georgie”. said, the young lady when he appeared, “did you -tell Mr. Blank that I did not wish him to kiss me?” “Oh. yes.” “And what did lie say?” “He said in that case lie would charge only half the usual fee.”

So far local county and town board officials have received no advice of the granting of annual subsidies by the Treasury. No reference to them appears in the Appropriation Act of last session. The deprivation of the subsidy will he a serious matter for local bodies, and particularly to tlie Cook County Council, which, reckoning bn last year’s subsidy, will lose about J £ISOO. When ail the road boards within the country were merged it was anticipated that the Council would receive the maximum subsidy (£2500), and upon the strength of this anticipation had promised to provide about £I2OO for the upkeep of by-roads in the road districts merging. Now this cannot be done except out of revenue.

Upon one of bis Antarctic journeys Sir Ernest Sbackleton was obliged to reduce bis luggage to tlie smallest possibly quantity. Up to this point the Bible given by Queen Alexandra to tlie ship’s library (provided by the British Foreign Sailors’ Society) had been carried with the Party, but it was decided with reluctance that this must now he abandoned. As the Bible contained on its fly leaf a message written by Queen Alexandra the leaf was cut out. together with the page containing the 23rd Psalm, and the chapter in the Book of Job which speaks of the sea being frozen. These pages were carried to the end of the journey. . Sir JErnest lias promised t present them to the society to he sold on behalf of the funds.

The need for economy is frequently urged upon the people by the leaders of public thought, and unquestionably what has been said and written on this subject has been productive of much good. The old saying “a penny saved is a penny gained,” however trite, is full of sound wisdom, and the discreet woman whose provident habits leads her to shop where she can get good value at a low cost is worth more than an increase in salary to the man who has the good fortune to call her his wife. The woman who earns money by saving it buys her clothing, at'Miss Neill’s, where everything in ladies’ wear of the best quality and in the latest styles, is obtainable. II you have not yet shopped at Everybody’s, start today. It means money to you.*

| A Dunedin Star’ reporter, hearing that Profssor Park had been spoh iing part of his vacation at New Caledonia. asked that gentleman how tin; war was affecting the French Settlement. - The reply was that New Caledonia was commercially having a doze. France’s action in .ceasing to send prisoners made the place somewhat slow, and now that.the Republic had withdrawn its subsidy the colony bad to live on its own resources. It was not yet prepared to kick out actively on its own account. Trade was duller.-than it otherwise would be l>v tlie withdrawal of the Mesaageiie liners, which were wanted for war purposes. Tlie only commuhication with Australia Was by a little steamer once a month. Whilst th • Professor was at Noumea there n ie a number of -New Caledonia soldiers spending their leave at cheir own homes. Under the Ijlr./nch law, every soldier is entitled ;to periodic leave to be spent in his own .aisfrict. This-, law,:no-doubt designed;, to ,suit ; y' T men residing in France; “must ..entail. ' ; some expense anditponblemvhv, Negardt- ' to the colonial contingents. '-'

Mr H. Mills, manager of the RuaKoa dairy factory, near Dannevirke, has six brothers at the front, and one in khaki on the water.

It is reported that spurious silver coins are in circulation in New Plymouth. An imitation shilling, which appeared to be made of lead, was reared by a bank there on Saturday. ' a witness giving evidence in an appeal case at Palmerston said that durj n ,r the past six months he had sent £fo 000 worth of stock and wool from his farm, near Palmerston.

Sonic amateur photographers had their cameras confiscated for taking snaps of the wharves at Lyttelton, d they will he prosecuted for breach of one of the War Regulations.

Mr. Tom Wing, M.P., has just told story of a veritable Scotch mother wlJ>. just lost four sons in the war. \sked by a- sympathising friend how dip managed to bear her sorrow, the old lady quietly replied:— “Well, I just keep on knitting socks and! jersevs I count the stitches, and I haven’t time to count my sorrows.”

•V schoolboy in the Eltham district was asked if he would deliver a newspaper each evening as lie went home from school. It was no trouble, he had to go right to the house where the newspaper was to he left. Yes, j ie would leave the paper, but wanted not less tnan lialf-a-crown a week. Ho wanted 5d per night for delivering a paper which cost only Gd a week. Fialcr the circumstances there was no business doing. —Argus.

.*l. punter at the Stratford races several tickets on different Unices starting in the hurdles, and in the rush he left one ticket just on the inside of the tote window (says the Taranaki Daily News). This happened to bo on the winning horse, which paid ;l dividend of over half a century. Imagine the man’s disgust after the race” therefore, when he discovered he had lost the ticket. Fortunately for him the voting man bn the tote who had sold'the tickets noticed that one had been overlooked, and a little Inter he found its rightful owner, who. as a practical proof of his appreciation in recovering same, presented a tenner to tlu man on the tote nnmediatclv he had cashed the ticket.

\[ Gaston de Leval, in a lecture delivered on the anniversary of Miss Caveir death, said that a message was sent from German headquarters to the prison where Edith. Cavell was confined, on October 11, that th e sentence on Nurse Cavell would be carried out at 2 o’clock in the moriung —instead of 7 a.m. as was at first intended— and Nurse Cavel] was allowed to see the English priest. Miss Co veil wrote out a cheque for her mother: “To my mother”, and signed it “Edith Cavell, she was shot. Just before the end sh e wrote in her ]3Me: “Died 7 o’clock, Octpber 12 Vnti. love to my mother. Edith Cavcll.” She died standing before her enemies, straight of carriage and straight of eye, fearless to the very last.

Time was when the people in New Zealand entertained such a strong prejudice against N.Z.-made goods that all attempts to ‘establish local industries were- doomed to- failure. But. a change has come over the spirit of the dream, and to-day New Zealand can boast of quite a number of flourishing industries. If a- case in point is wanted, look at .the success of ond tobacco industry in Hawke’s Bay. which is doing so much to advertise the Dominion. When some twelve months ago the local product made its first appearance on the market it caused almost a revolution, in the tobacco world, demonstrating clearly that we can grow a leaf which in many respects is superior to the foreign article, and to-day Gold Pouch and Three Diamonds are perhaps the most popular brands in this country. In pleasing contrast with foreign tobaccos, “Gold Pouch” and “Three DiaraiWls,” owing to their small percental of nicotine and l their better bn fning properties, are entirely free i from bite, and constitute an exceptionally mild and healthy smoke, not affecting the heart or nerves. There is nothing to equal this N.Z.-grown weed. Try it and you will be convinced.*