Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 4900, 20 June 1918, Page 4

Local and General.

' For the month of May, 102 horses I and 20 head of cattle were impounded in Gisborne. The fees collected toj tailed £24 15s.

.Ten ewes given by Mr Grail] for a patriotic sheep drive were sold at the Matawifero yards yesterday and realised 23s each..

The Government has notified the Cook County Council of its approval of the proposed loan of £BOO to erect a bridge and form half a mile of road at Wainui beach.

Mr Peter Dawson, the well known baritone, who enlisted in Queensland a few months ago, has completed his training and leave* for the front shortly. &

The special order in connection with the TCaiti drainage scheme matures op Saturday next, and if no objections are received in the meant.me the Council will proceed to raise the £4OOO Joan to carry out the work.

A trade mark is a guarantee. “Maclogn.” for instance, on a boy’s suit is a sure sign of quality, and quick a! mothers know this sign the quicker they’ll put their lads into “Maclogn” suits.*

! Work in. connection with the Derby : Street bridge is still help up owing to j the lack ol piles. Some of the latter have come to hand but not sufficient , to justify the contractor (Mr J. A. | Kicol) in re-commencing operations.

An exhibit of cocksfoot grass measuring 7ft Gin in length attracted considerable attention from farmers at the late Dunedin Show. The grass was grown at St. Leonard’s, near Dunedin.

A choice lot of ladies’ new neckwear, direct from London-, consisting of the latest shapes and styles, has just been opened up by Messrs Rosie and Co- These are just the thing for present wear and the prices will be found to be very moderate.

A supplementary report prepared by the Borough engineer giving par- ■ tic-alar-; of work necessary, ; mate of cost for supplying the Man- ! gapapa Town Board with electricity, ! came before the Council on.’luesuay. • The total cost was set down at £371 ! 12s.

j There promises to be a keen Gej mand among farmers for locally pro* ! duced lime. The secretary of the j Fat ■mens' Union, who has been endeai vouring to obtain some idea of the : quantity likely to be used, has so far i received orders for over 300 tons.

Reporting to the Borough Council on Tuesday, the engineer gave estimates or the cost of reticulation required in several streets which at present have an inadequate supply- of water a 5 follows; Fox Street £'l:29, Lvndhurst Street £'2-57 and Grafton Road £125.

j The dec-line of the Coast ! Four ho- ; iels in the Westland district did not ' appl v for a renewal of their licenses | at the annual meeting of the Licen- | sing Committee. Two of the hotels 1 concerned are in Hokititka. one at ! Ktimara. and the other at Dilmairs, the two last-named districts being I among the most flourishing mining ; centres in the golden days of the i Coast. • A painful accident betel Ur A. E. | Ashdown, of Jlatawai, a day or two • ago. He was thrown by a young I horse which he was riding and an i auger which lie was carrying in his i coat pocket entered his eye and i causey a nasty wound in the cheek, i He is being attended to by Dr Bowie j and is making satisfactory progress. ! but it is feared that .tho injury to. the ; eye may affect bib sightj Messrs Common. Shelton and Co., i trill sell at Mabaraka to-day. comj rnencing at. 1 p.m.. on behalf of jtles--1 srs Beattie. Beattie and Sou. the con- ! tents of a shop with all the plant and utensils Used in connection with their bakery business. The offerings will include, not only the stock in trade but a number of horses, vehicles. etc Pull particulars are advertised

! A report of the Electric Committee j placed before the Borough Council on i Tuesday evening stated that Mr de- ■ Lautour had waited on the Committee lin respect to his electrical supply ! scheme, and discussed question of | rates for electricity to be charged to j the Council, and the quantity likely jto be consumed. The committee dei ferred consideration* until a report ha r l been received from the Borough engineer.

In a well known restaurant in New York City’s Chinatown tea is served at various prices, from 10 to offiu a r-up. The 50c. ten is called “Yqs Ban Yen." A Chinese waiter in this restaurant. On being asked the reason for the high price of this Dariteulnr brand, said. “Him high up on rocks. Have get monkey pick him.’* It would seem that the high cost of living must have affected even the monkeys’ rate of wages m China to warrant this price for a single cup of tea.

With reference to the delav that ha? arisen in connection 'with (the tramway negotiations between Mr. Lysnar and the Borough Council, Mi. Lysnar informed a Times reporter last night that he preferred not to make any comments m toe meantime, excepting to say that- he did not wish to withdraw from any of the conditions which he had submitted. and that he was meeting the difficulties raised by the Council as far as tie could legitimately do so.

; ; The •'fortnightly Catholic euchre • ; party and dance held in the Masonic I Hall last night- mas another great j success. the hall being (Packed. | Forty tables were in use for the card j tournament. The winner of the i ladies’ prize was Mrs. Bryant, and ! the gentlemen’s prize was won by j Mi\ Cox. after an exciting ph. v-off. j Tlie committee desires to thank Mr. ! D. J. Barry for donating the prizes j and the officials who worked 1 hard to i make the evening the success it was. i The Gisborne Ladies' Patriotic l Committee has received no less than I eight letters from soldiers either on i their way to Emialnd or after arrival j thanking them for the books., papers j and periodicals supplied h r use on j the voyage. The public have been i very thoughtful in placing reading I matter in the boxes placed by the J committee in tile streets for its recepj tion. but it is stated that all the ' books, ere., so received, have'jbeen sent on their mission and that the supplies are now exhausted. Th* requirements of the committee are as great as ever in this respect and as it is desirable that the good work taken in hand shall be carried on without, interruption" further donations of literature are'invited from all thoke interested in the welfare of the boys.

Those who sell dress goods are often asked! when displaying materials whether they will fade, and the usual answer now is: “We cannot guarantee them. Goods that will not fade are hardly procurable now.” A cable message stated a day or two ago that the,. British hope by" the end of the war to be quite independent of German dyes. If go it will be a good thing, but it may lie a- far cry to the end of the war, and the purpose of this paragraph is to draw attention to the fact that Miss M. Neil] has a large number of black and navy ladies’ skirts made from materials purchased before the war, and is selling them at prices that make them doubly inviting—at the Old Corner • and at Everybody’s Buildings.* %

JJJ? . Boroiigh Council’s District j und Account now shows a debit balance of £25,921 13b 3d. 1 During the past fortnight' the Borough has issued permits for »t ul isf s is.“ <!d “ ,o,is ot a totai Captain'J. B. Hine, M.P. for Stratford, who returned to the Dominion fo, Ce &ro»t r ° Ugh - 188 th^msehfesTo'ftf Meffica! C‘U Masterton this week, 78 were passed as fit for active service. Lambing has commenced on Mr J. Collins’ farm, at Kairanga, and several early lambs have already nut in an appearance J 1 ectric CommittS L^ eni - ng the Elthe tender of Messrs Garrick“nd^Co® ®r of Messrs and in the latter, £lB7 5s 6d £661 ’

. It was in a churchvarrl mu s s&u ßh r t h“ . srm on the grass au . | lns ip“ th «mSk«l ” a‘paiei n |

Dogs and other animals are wonM^i, mmd .rf ders r says Heu cv c. lenun. I have known three cases m which some discussion about the necessity of killing an old do" htld in Ins presence, was quickly followed by the sudden; unaccountable disappearance of the animal. . . Horsed Saeitv f^ n °TVr ° Dly 1° dogs in: this «a----w Akl 7 Men + i "* 0 rK ] e racehorses ha\ e .told me that a sudden conviction m their own minds in the course of a race that they could not win has passed immediately to the horse, and caused him to slacken his speed, although they had nor ceased to ium. “

Jhe stutterer has added to 'the worlds, tun since time began. So nas the Irishman. Sisson's was before the court. “What is your name. ’ asked the magistrate. ‘‘Sss-ss-sss-ss—began the man of many ss. “Stop that noise and tell me your name!” exclaimed the madstrate, testilv. ’’ ££ lhat will do,” growled the magistrate. ‘-Constable, what is this' man charged with?” “Begorra, yer worship, I think he’s charged wid sodywather!” replied the court’s Irish assistant, earnestly.”

According to the Rev. Dr Sidney L. Guiick, who has lived long in the Far East, suicides among Japanese students are probably more prevalent than' among any other students in the world The causes he mentions arc, first, the high-strung nerves and exceptional sensitiveness to anything that may be regarded as a pe’rernment schools. Dr. Guiick. also extraordinary competition among students to secure places in the Govsonal humiliation, and, second, the notes the three causes given hy the Christian Literature Society, of which he is a member, namely, the struggle for existence, the handicap of"poor nhysique, and the absence of .'an enlightened faith.

At Stamford University Drs. Celia D. Mosher and E. G. Martin have been studying the relative muscular strength of college women. They come to: the conclusion that there is no differnce due to sex as such. The difference commonly found the attributable to differences in the use of the muscles brought about by the conventional limitations of activity or by dress. Drs. Mosher and Martin say that a high degree of muscular pow r er in no way lessens her racial efficiency, though lack of muscular power —in the pectoral muscles, for example—may be a distinct racial disability.

Just when explorers were beginning to think .that everything had been discovered and that there were no more worlds to conquer, the announcement comes that one of the greatest natural wonders ever seen has been found in Alaksa. It is called the “Valley of Ten r Thousand Smokes,” and presents an astonishing scene of volcanic activity. Mr Robert F. Griggs, leader of the exploring party, says, “If one could pick up all the other volcanoes m the whole world and set them down together, they would present much less of a spectacle; always excepting a period of dangerous eruption than does the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes every day in the year. Adjoining the valley is the Katmai volcano, called hy Mr Griggs the greatest active crater in the world,” not excepting gigantic Kilauea in the Hawaiian- Islands.

The quarterly sessions of the Supreme Court will be opened at the -Courthouse this morning before His Honor, Mr Justice Hoskrng. There are no criminal cases on the calendar and His Honor will be made the recipient of a pair of white gloves in recognition of that fact. It is expected that the first case to be called will be that of H. E. Hill v. L. TV. Balkind. a claim for £IOOO for alleged slander and £177 l's 6d alleged to be share of profits due to plaintiff. Mr Burnard appears for the plaintilt and Mr T. A. Coleman for the-defen-dant. It is not expected that the session'will last more than four or five days and there is a-possibility that the business will be disposed ox bv Saturday evening. Witnesses and jurors are reminded to be m attendance at 11 o’clock tins morning.

The P B. Poultry, Pigconand Cage Bird Association’s annual show is to he held at the Garrison Hall on July 26 and 27. The -Ladies Patriotic Committee will co-operate with the Association in the show with a. mcw to furthering the patriotic funds. The North Island Championships m Black Minorcas and Hamburgs (any variety) have been awarded to tne Association for decision at the show and it is anticipated that they \>ul provoke keen competition by outside exhibitors as well as Gisborneites. A patriotic art union with prizes to the total value of £oo will be d - cided in connection with the- show, the price of admission entitling one to a chance in the draw- The fol■ oting iudges have been l appointed in connection with .the show: Messrs F. Dacre, Christchurch. F. Brown, chief Government poultry expert; H Ho - Mam by, Mangapapa; and J. Broun, “Auckland.

The annual report of the Poverty Bav Turf Club has been issued. It states; committee wish to congratulate members on the satisfactory position attained, and also the access of the two meetings held doling , racing year, consisting of th 7® A'f, instead of four as formerly tl - having lost one day. of £IOOO has been invested m this yea £ "War Loan, making . the total bain overdraft as shown in the b< . sheet £1.545 14s 9d, w agst. £lOl7 15s 3d last' vear. Pho stakes paid for the three days’ racing tota - led £3725. and the totalizator, d,vide nd and amusement taxes paid amounted to £2627 21s Id. ■ Hm total subscribed to patriotic funds.-to date amounts to £906 10s 6d: three members of the committee - , n retire by rotation, but are digiblofor re-election,' .are .Messrs W. G- ■ Shefratt, A. H.. Wallis. - andlK. GHallarnorc. The thanks of the ciommitt.ee are-due to Mr F. W. Nolan for his services,as hon. treasurer, v Broncho Breeches at W. H. Campbest quality, -57 s Gd.

When the storming parties re>turned from the Zeebrugge Mole they left a Union Jack flying there.

The suction dredge Eileen Ward up at Westport a fish weighing 2cwt, having the tail of a stingy, Ibe body of a skate, and a bullhead.* j

The Petit Parisian says that Lieut. xsemard has carried out a daring raid with a squadron in Southern Algeria, flying 800 miles to : bomb cantonments of hostile Touaregs.

-Th® Christchurch Press states that MrF. A. Frostick, Efliciency Board Uomnnssioner, Is arranging for a tour of the Ashburton County for the purpose of addressing farmers in connection with various matters for the advancement of national efficiency.

A man standing for Parliament must not behave in this way,” said the Woolwich magistrate in impoising a fine of £2 on Arthur Hunnable, fifty-five, of Bexley Heath, who was alleged to have interfered with a Socialist speaker, and to have said, “I am prepared to put £5 down; come somewhere where we can have a good scrap.”

Professor Young, of the Royal Military Academy at Woolwich, speaking at the Royal Society of Arts, said that lyddite, the most powerful shellfilling explosive, had gone completely out of fashion. He could not understand why, because he had never yet met an artilleryman who was not satisfied with it. The shattering power of T.N.T. was ten as compared' with lyddite’s eleven. Sir Abe Bailey, South Africa’s richest millionaire, and a 'son-in-law of Lord and Lady Rossmore, to encourage recruiting in South Africa, has offered his services to the War Office. He wants to serve in Flanders, and his offer has been accepted. Sir Abe who is fifty-three, is a great financier, farmer, mine-owner, and racehorse proprietor. He formed the “York and Lancaster Roses,” which fought in the Natal rebellion, and was a major on Botha’s staff in South-West Africa.

A period of two years and eight months has been occupied by the Defence Department in winding up the affairs of a deceased Feilding soldier (says the Star). The lad had been invalided) home early in the war, and had, since died, and representations Were then made to the Department to arrange his pension and other financial matters. The father has just received the papers—after an interval of two years and eight months.

Mr F. Pirani’s second son (Fred), who returned from Gallipoli wounded, and was discharged from the. New Zealand Forces as medically unfit, with a pension of £26 a year, returned to England* nearly two years ago and enlisted in the Imperial Forces there. He afterwards transferred to the New Zealand Engineers, and has been at the front in France over 12 months, doing well, and two months ago was still enjoying the experience.

Mr John Edward Redmond, the Irish leader, who died on March 6, has left estate of the value of which £1,877 is in England. The will is headed, “House of Commons, Jan. 22. 1913. He gives property in Wexford, the shooting-lodge at Aughavanagh, £2,000, and all his political papers and addresses, family pictures and plate, dogs and horses'. to his son, Captain William Archer Redmond. Subject to bequests to his daughters, Mrs T. W. Power and Mrs Max Green, the residue of the property is left to the widow.

Negotiations are still proceeding between the Commonwealth and Queensland Governments for the purchase of the Queensland sugar crops of this and next season. The Minister controlling the Commonwealth sugar purchase scheme (Mr Greene) stated that it would he premature to make any announcement on the subject at present. The price to, he paid growers has been definitely fixed at £2l a ton. But the signing of the agreement is delayed, it is understood, because of the Queensland Government’s hesitancy in giving the required undertaking that it will not, during the currency of the proposed agreement, introduce new legislation affecting the sugar industry. The Hon. W. D. S, MacDonald, Acting-Postmaster General, has received notification that the. following are information bureaux in regard to prisoners of war: Germany: 1. Bavaria: Zentralkomitee vom Roten Kreuz, Abteilung fur Ivriegegefangene in Muncen, Breinnerstrase 53. 2. Abteilung VII.a of Wurttemberg :• Landesvereins vom Roten Kreuz fur Ivriegsgefefangenenfursorge in -Stuttgart, Neuer Schloseplatz 1, Akademie. Spain: Head office of the Spanish Red Cross, 6-5" Rue Atocha a Madrid (Asamblea supremo de la ■ Cruz. Roia espanola, Calle de Atocha 65, Madrid). Turkey : Commission of prisoners of war of the Turkish Red Crescent Society.

Speaking on the good value of honev at the annua] conference of the National Beekeepc s’ Association. Mr R. W. Brickell sn’ 1 that the most interesting and sig lificant article he had read on this matter was recently published in a physical culture journal. Tile significant statement was made that in treating the. spread of diabetes throughout United States that refined sugar and refined starch have been “U-boating” the stamina of America, and that there was good reason to believe that lioney does not have the same ill-effect upon the human system that sugar does, and there is very good reason to believe that diabetic patients to whom sugar in any other form is poison can consume honey.

As hearing upon the cost of living problem, it is interesting to compare wages and prices paid fifty years ago with those of to-day (says the Taranaki Herald). In the Herald of June 6. 1868, in the report of the monthly meeting of the New Plymouth Town Board, it was recorded that Mi-l-looker. in moving that the Town Board laborer’s wages he 5s per day, said not a mechanic in the town was able to earn as a constancy 6s per dav.‘ The wage was fixed at ss. In another column of the same paper "is a list of the prices of provisions, from which it is gathered that bread cost 6d the 21b loaf, flour from 20s to 26s per 1001bs, according to quality, oatmeal 5d per lb, milk 6d per quart butter Is per lb, cheese Is 3d to Is.-ad per lb. ——