Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LIII, Issue 5533, 15 July 1920, Page 4

Local and General.

Tim result of the entertainment given recently in the Opera House by Mr. and Mrs. V. May was the satisfactory donation of £56 9s for tlie Magistrate's Fund, Plans for the proposed new Masonic Hotel buildings were before the i Borough Council on Tuesday evening, and were approved by the Council. I By a large majority the ratepayers ;of To Awamutu borough yesterday i sanctioned a loan of £40,000 for sew- | erage. The money is available and ! the”pJans have been approved by the | health, authorities. — Press Assn, i The Borough Council on Tuesday ! evening passed a resolution supporti jng the petition of Te Hapara rate--1 payers protesting against a rate irnI posed bv the Poverty Bay River j Board. ■ In regard to a water supply for Te Hapara, the Mayor stated at | Tuesday’s meeting of the Borough ! Council that the Council would lose i no time in connection with this matter. Prices for pipes _ had already j been applied for by the' engineer. ; The special committee of the Bor- ! ough Council reported to the Borj ough Council on Tuesday night that ; it had interviewed the applicants for i the position of traffic inspector and | eventually decided to appoint Mr. \V. ;H. Scott to the position. He has j now taken up his duties, and the t committee suggested that he l>e given f authority to prosecute under the byj laws for any offences committed in | connection with motor traffic and lie—- | enses. —The report was adopted. ! A .good turn-out is expected this | afternoon on the occasion of the Por- ! eriy Bay Amateur Athletic and Ear- ’• riers’ Club’s second official run. The - members are requested to attend at i the training hall at the Childers | Road reserve at 2.30 p.zn. On Thurs- ; day. July 22, a two-mile crdss-coun-j try rac-e will be held, and should cab | for a good entry. Entries close with j the lion, secretary. Mr. C. G. Vail, ! on Monday, 19th July, j Fish were once plentiful on the : East Coast, and a probable reason for j their disappearance from these wat--1 ers was given to a resident of Gis- | borne recently by an old Xative. He * said that when fish were plentiful , the rivers of the Coast were bringing ! down vegetation, etc-., which formed i the natural food of the fish. Of late ! years, however, the rivers have been j ’heavily silt laden, and this fact, he ; said, had driven the fish away to ' other waters. J Good progress is reported in con- | nec-tion with the installation of the j new metallic circuit telephone bej tween Gisborne and Tokomaru. Other j works which the Department has in | hand are the auxiliary switchboard at the Gisborne exchange, the tele- ; phone exchange at Matawai, and the \ completion of the coastal line be- ! tween Kahukura and Te Araroa. The ! new switchboard for the Gisborne i exchange has now arrived, and when j installed those waiting for telephone 1 connections will be connected, j Miss Beeban MacDonald, who has [ just returned from Sydney, where she ! has been studying classical dancing under Miss Minnie Cooper, ballet I mistres s for J. C. Williamson, Ltd., , advertises in this issue that she is opening a dancing academy in Gisi borne and invites applications from intending pupils. Miss Beeban MacDonald will be assisted by Miss Diana Piddington. late of Sydney, who has also studied under Miss Cooper. During her sojourn in Sydney Miss MacDonald appeared in J. C. Williamson’s “Passing Show” and “The Bing Boys on Broadway.” __ The quarterly meeting of the Bright Street Methodist Church was held on Monday night. Rev. W. H. E. Abbey presided over a good attendance. :Tt was resolved to tender expressions of sympathy to Messrs. E. S. Goldsmith and Robinson on their recent bereavements, and also to send a letter of sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Goldsmith and family. After considerable discussion it was decided to close the Victoria Township church for public services. Mr. and Mrs K. Field, veteran members of the church, at present residing in Gisborne, were cordially welcomed to the meeting. The Loyal Gisborne Lodge. Xo. 6087, Manchester Unity, met on Monday evening. After the initiation ceremony the installation of officers took place, Bro. F. C. Perry. P.G.. and the secretary acting as conductors. Tlie following officers were presented: Bro.W. H. Harris 1.P.X.G.: Bro. C. G. Vail. X.G. : Bro. J. G. Bloore. Y.G.; Sister A. D. Arahridge. E.S.: Bro. G. A. Holmes. P.G.. Warden. Tlie ceremonv was carried out by Bro. H. J. Clayton, P-G. Bro. C. H. Ambridge. 1.P.G.M.. gave an interesting address to. the. newly-installed officers, after which a presentation of a P.Gcollar was made to Bro. A. P. Hailey P.G., ns a tribute of esteem from his lodge after hi s term of office.

A deputation from the Hockey Association waited upon the Borough Council on Tuesday evening in connectien Avith the forthcoming tournament. Mr. G-. Buscke asked that the council should proA-ide seiA r erage on the grounds, that a reduction be made on the charges for the ground for the tournament, and that'horses and stock be kept off the ground un-

l T u the tournament took place. Mr. •J. Jones, representing the Bugbv Tnion. pointed out that the Union had not funds to pa a* the Council charges, and that it had. been obliged to close and offer for sale the training shed on account of the order requiring the building to be connected with the sewerage. The Mayor said that he thouglit that the offer ox cJlo would be favorablv considered The committee of the Council had decided in faA'or of providing conveniences. Cr. Hill said that it Avas the duty of the Council to proA'ide the conveniences. The Mayor said i that there Avould be a conference of the onned ivitli the sports bodies. After the deputation had withdrawn j tne sole use of the Reserve AA'as jU 1 anted io the HockeA- Association lor the tournament, and £ls was agreed upon as the charge. .Referr,ll>g to the matter brought up hv the Rugby Union, the Mayor stated that the fees Avere agreed upon bv the l mon. The Union had had the ground ior three months but had not paid anything. It was decided to discuss the question of conveniences on luesdav night. Cold nights are here The TP-iticß Bf* "WW HOT WATER BOs ITH Avxll keep you sung and warm. A cheap investment. “ Obtainable everywhere. When buying make sure of brand on neck of bottle.* v ‘' lo special opportunity w .” ( eii by Messrs C. Rosie and Co.'s Winter Sale to secure attractive cash discounts oft every article in stock, in many cases SAvocping reductions are To V 0 l l ~ distance, you can save fiom to £2 10s off one of this season s stylish costumes.. No matter Aviiat you buy. it. will mean a direct saving to you during *alo time.* deader, Typiste. n Lowe sHr-et, Williams and Slierratt's Building (urn stairs). Typewriting of every description undertaken. Orders Ija* mail receive prompt and personal - attention. Str ctly confidential. Classes dailv in Ti pewriting. Shorthand and Book-keep-ing- Vacancies for two pupils.*

The Arahura sailed at 1.40 o’clock this morning for Napier.--The Borough rates struck for 192021 amounted to £3S,ooo,'of which £2390 lias been collected’ The election for the' vacancy in the Christchurch City Council result- . ed: G . C. Cooke (Labor) 886, C. E. Boon (Independent) 539 P.A. wire. Very,complete arrangements have been made for the concert to be held in the Waerenga-a-liiba Hall on Eri day evening. An excellent pro gramme has been prepared and ar enjoyable evening is assured. Private advice was received ii Christchurch last night that Sii George Clifford had arrived in Wellington that night “.safely and amid cheers/’ and will preside at the Racing Conference to-day.—P.A i wire. I j . Curing the voyage of the Ruahine Sj from Britain to Auckland Mrs.' B. I Tinker died from acute bronchitis. There were three cases of chicken po-v and some mild cases of malaria. Two births occurred at sea, one yesterday .morning.—Press Assn. Local racing enthusiasts may witness several attractive training events at the Park Racecourse this afternoon. commencing at 2.30 o'clock. A number of races will be run, including a maiden, a lialf-mile' and. several yearling sprints. Yesterday Detective McLeod and Constable Willimason arrested two men on a charge of sheep stealing, the theft being alleged to have been committed early in January. The accused will appear before the Magistrate this morning. The Tuatea returned to the town wharf from the Arahura at 1.30 o'clock this morning with inward passengers. The action of the Borough authorities in switching the street lights on at this early hour was greatly appreciated by those who landed from the vessel. The Board of Trade is in close communication with importers regarding the supply of benzine to dairy farmers. Every encouragement is being given to importers to bring in sufficient quantities to enable tlie needs of the Dominion to be met.— Special ..correspondent. As evincing the interest which is being taken in tlie Marathon event to be run under the auspices of the P.B. A. ayd M.C. Club on July 29, j it is stated that Les Gleeson, the - Australian pugilist, Tom and Jack Heeney, and a number of prominent, local boxers will participate. j In an amendment to the Social Hy- \ gietio Act. which it is proposed to in- . troduce this session, provision is ■ made for the notification of cases of ■ venereal disease, where the patient! fails to carry out tlie treatment pre-' scribed and may become, therefore, j a danger to others.—Special corres- . pondent. j

The question of the coal supplies in hand by the Railways Department, was raised in the House yesterday. Replying to Mr. Sidey Mr. Masseysaid there was no railway “cut” imminent owing to the shortage of coal At the same time he would like to point out that railway stocks of coal were at present rather below than above the average.—Special correspondent. In the House yesterday the Hon. Mr. Noswortliy said the _Government was making every provision for nominated immigrants coming to New Zealand. If trouble bad arisen in connection with assisted immigrants the fault was not at the door of the Government, a. mistake having been made at the other end.—Special correspondent. Tiie following are the amounts raised on various Borough loans as follows£7ooo loan for conveniences reserves and sea outfall. £5.200; £42,500 loan for Peel Street and street metalling, £11,509; £17,500 loan for street metalling and formation, £17,500; £IB,OOO for Te Hapara special district, £IB,OOO. On fixed deposit, £60,500. j The Minister for Internal Affairs states that as long as the passport < restrictions continue in othei coun-; tries it will be necessary for any per- ; hn leaving New Zealand to have a, ,-mssport, otherwise he would not be permitted to enter such countries. It j i s impossible at present to say now j long the restrictions are likely to . continue.— Special. 1 An invitation is issued by the Box- j in or Association to the headmasteis . schools to attend with their | upper standard pupils at the training' rooms, Harris’ Buildings, Gladstone Bead this morning between 11 and j noon, when Jimmy Clabby, tlie exmiddleweiglit champion of Australia and America, will give a demonstration of draining methods and scientific boxing, liis .sparring partners being Jack Heeney and well-knnvn locaT amateurs.

The universal rise in the price of everything has now made into matters "of consideration things winch a Few years ago wore of no account. At least one of these considerations nas shown to a Times reporter in a grocer’s shop yesterday, when it nas explained that brown paper used tor wrapping uo parcels cost the giocci lOd per lh and that, when the other dav an experiment was made to tad out the cost of paper used in doing no a narcel of groceries, it «as ascertained that the cost was twopence.

During yesterday s visit to the High School by Jimmy Glabby and a nartv an interesting bout was promised when Sub-Inspector Cassells entered the rmg against the Amen can The first round was about halt finished and the head of the local police force was warming to h » when he retired with an injuiecl thumb. Later in the day Sub-Inspec-tor Cassells visited Dr. Collins who saw that a hone in the thumb m broken, and it was immediately «iven the necessary attention.

A well-attended meeting ■ of the 'Poverty Bay Athletic and Motor Cycle Club was presided over last night by Mr. A. E. Davy Arrangements were completed for the. holding of a bicycle road race to take place in Julv 22, the course to he from Bell’s "store to Wacrenga-a-lnka and hack via Makaraka, finishing at Lvtton Hoad. Tt was decided to nyn the Marathon from the Bridge Hotel to 'Williams and Kettle’s corner, the event to take place on July 29. Entries will close with Mr. A. E. Davy on Saturday, July 24 and handicaps will he declared on July 27.

Allegations of trafficking in war. ,13 stores" in Sling Camp were made dur.ano- the hearing of a by-law case at the Christchurch Magistrate s Court yesterday against Harolcl Roy Poynter A "police witness named Henry Munro Fulton, cross-examined by counsel for defendant said he knew Poynter before and during the wai. Witness had not been concerned in anv theft of stores in London in con-noc-tiori with which Poynter, who. was in the military police, made inquiries. He did not take a part in any trafficking in motor, cars, hut bought thre cars in Ireland and sold them in -Eng land At the time of the alleged trafficking he was employed m the kit storef. The .military pohee « questioned him in regard to the dis posal of war stores.—Press Assn.

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(The cable news in this issue accredited to the London “Times’ has appeared in that Journal, but only where expressly stated is such news the editorial opinion of the Titnos. /