Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume L, Issue 5136, 31 March 1919, Page 4

Local and General.

On Saturday, Detective McLeod arrested a man named Joseph Sumster on a charge of having at Tokomaru Bay, on January 31, forged a certain document* to wit a registration of aliens’ document by altering it to the effect that lie was born in Sweden instead of in Germany.

In his report to the High School Board, the • rector stated that on Thursday next, the Napier High School eleven would arrive to play the annual match with the Gisborne High School. The match is to commence on Friday and would, it was hoped, be completed on the following day.

The Minister for Defence, when asked if an appointment had been made to the position of DirectorGeneral of Medical Services which is being vacated by Surgeon General Henderson, replied that immediately following the death of Colonel Begg, who had been appointed to the position, Colonel MeGavin had been cabled for to come out and take control, in the meantime. This was not permanent and the Minister could not say what would be done in regard to filling the post permanently.—Press Association.

A. deputation from the Old Students’ Association, consisting of Messrs. Greig, Horne, and Robb, waited on the HiJh School Board on Friday, to urge* t|fe erection of school baths *?£hooß wbjjLiyftl given their lives in the tfralf War. Mr. Greig, in introducing'the subject, produced plans and specifications of the proposed baths and made a promise on behalf of the Old Students that an endeavour should be made to raise the necessary funds and asked for the cordial co-operation and of- the Board in ifis project. Hie Board o-ave the deputation assurances ot its hearty approval and appointed Messrs Steele, Wildish, and Kinder to act with the Old Students in the matter.

Collectors of rare hooks and manuscripts are very much interested in the announcement that a first edition of Shakespeare’s works, published in I623tiwas sold at auction in Condon ovfeft- weeks ago for £llsO sterling. TheJyoUime to he in excellent conitron, thbuji tlioMjls IS.considefably wefn/ hook jhas incruasetUnpWice by blinds. (the beginning of the ldtlf *« 5 the. volume was bought fori£o i rOTll ' I bo M dealer. In 1800 it was valued SkT £SO. and in the year IS9O £-K was paid for it. This was a record price until 1899. when its value again increased. The indications are than with the years the price of £UoU will a"ain be advanced, as the i aiuo of the volume. will be more and more enhanced ob time passes.

A few years ago it was commonly thouglit. that beautiful needlework, it not altogether a thing of the past, had lost most of its votaries as an art; but times have changed again, and women in ever-increasing numbers are devoting their leisure moments to the beautification of clothing by ' adding those rich adornments which even the most unpracticed fingers can give when articles already stamped and ready for working aie obtained at thg Beehive. Attention is drawn to the crepe nightdresses m all colors, with silks and boiling cottons, which are now on sale at the Beehive; also to the great variety ot heads in all shades so popular as dress trimmings and beautiful necklets now so fashionable.***

Very special values in boys’ shirts can be obtained just now at IVlossis* C. Rosie 'and Co.’s. This firm have a splendid variety of hoys’ white, striped, or grey shirts in all sizes, ranging in price from 3s 3d to 7s ltd each.***

It’s only natural that those who are holding large stocks will tell you that prices won’t, come down for a long time, but I have already bought cheaper and am soiling accordingly. Stone, the Cash Draper.#**

“Reinforced,” the very latest in shirts. Call and have a look at thorn. Will wear twice as long as the ordinary stiirt. and the' price is 6s 9d.—R. Johnson (late Camphei >.

Supporters and sympathisers whdt are willing to assist on fcollineglßiy in giving effect to the ifecoMgffendation's of the National that the liquor traffic are reminded of called for this evening, ij/t lie looms of the No-License League, McMee’s Buildings, at 8 o’clock.*** 1 Tlie Gisborne City Ban® ig showing improvement under the conductorship of Mr. J. Davi s . and the programmes they gave at the races were greatly appreciated. The members appear to be putting plenty of enthusiasm into their work, and in a very short time the band should recover its numerical strength and its old standard of very high efficiency.

The tendering difficulties were witnessed in their worst form last night. It was arranged that there should be but one launch at 9 p.m. owing to the late arrival of the Arahura in the Bay. When the Tuatea left on her outward trip, what was feared happened—ishe grounded and had remain near the mouth of the river until the tide rose. It was close on 2 this morning when the tender brought in the inward passengers. Many passengers found that their troubles had at this stage far from come to an end for accommodation was found to he hard to procure. At one hotel about 20 of the / visitors were provided with shake-downs and almost as many had to be turned away. It seems that for tsome time past the local hotels have had their accommodation well booked up.

A returned soldier of nearly three years service, who was a defendant in a judgment summons case in the court at Hawera_. stated that he was out of work, anS was advised by his doctor not to take on any hard work for 12 months. He had not a pension because of a pre-war disability. The Magistrate remarked that evidently the authorities considered the man to be good enough to send away to fight, but after his service did not think he was worth a pension, which he deserved after his lengthy service. He desired to congratulate the man upon his service, and he thought the order would not have been asked for if the whole of the circumstance! had been known. Counsel, who appeared for the creditor, upon instructions from a New Plymouth firm, agreed with His Worship that the order would not have been asked for had the debtor’s position been fully 1 explained. No order was made.

In “The World’s Meat Future” Mr A. W. Pearse, F.R.G.S., editor of the Pastoral Review, controverts a recent statement made by Lord Harcourz that “after the war there would be a scarcity of meat—almost a war famine. Germany, Belgium, and Holand are faced with a post-war deficit of 8.000.000 head of cattle, and Denmark, Austria, Serbia, and Roumania another 8,000,000. Europe, therefore, would seek to import from 16,000,000 to 20,000,000 head of cattle.” Mr Pearse points out that granted there were the shortage of 16,000,000 head of cattle in the seven European countries named, that did not mean that a similar number or more would have to be imported to make up the shortage. There would probably be 16,000,000 to 20,000.000 adults less to eat meat, and the children, or those that were left alive, would not require much meat for a few years after the war. Probably countries like Denmark, Holland. Germany and Austria will have kept a very large proportion of breeding stock, and in three or four vears a very large increase of young cattle could be looked for. In the meantime the Argentine. Uruguav. Australia and New Zealand should have a very large beef reserve, as at the present none of these countries were shipping all their surplus.

Addressing the Nottingham Rot—- " 7 flub on the subject of coal Prof. U . McMillan stated that with the exception of agriculture, there was no group of industries? of such farrcaching importance as those connected with the production and utilisation of coal. Everything pointed to the fact that it wa s likely to re- . main the chief source of our artificial heat, light, and power for some considerable time to come, and io play a still greater part in the welfare and development of the country than in the past. For some purposes oil had some striking advantages, but statistics went to prove that if oil were used for all the purpose* for which coal was now used, the oil resources of the world would deplete at at a very much greater rate than our coal supplies. Four thousand. feet had been given as the maximum depth for procuring coal and 1 up to that level the of the United Kingdom were estimated at' 197.00' millions tons. We had still sufficient coal supplies in the country to last--700 years, hut that would of course depend upon our annual production in .future years and in turn upon the amount of the demand for nohie consumption and export. Both had been goum ud bv leaps and bounds in the last 50'years, and if they continued to advance at the same rate in the next 50. the coal resources would have been reduced to a period of 300 years, and in less than half that time we should probably feel the pineb.

Wake a note of it. How often something comes to your mind which is most important. You think you are sure to remember it. but when the time comes you invariably mid that it has' completely slipped your memory. So we say to you: Make a note"of it.” For instance, you are passim* “The People’s Emporium. You know you require something, but just when you slioulc. remember what it is, you find that you have quite forgotten it. You did not make a note of it at the time, and as a result when vou think later of the article you wished to purchase, you are compelled to buy at some other shop, where vou pay more, and The Rennie’s Emporium” liav e not had the pleasure of your patronage. If you had taken the trouble to jot the item down when it- first occurred to you. vou would have saved money by making your purchase from The People’s Emporium.” So we again eav to you: “Make a note of it.

Pyjama suits, in very neat designs and' colors, from 7s lid to 21s, at RJohnson’s (late Campbell s!.“*