Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LVI, Issue 6321, 25 February 1922, Page 4

Local and General.

The price of bread lias been increased -one lialf-nenny nor loaf in Melbourne. —U.P.A.

The Waerengu-o-lmri sports have been postponed until Saturday, March. 11. on account of the wet weather.

The Malawai stock sale to have been held on Monday the 27th, will, owing to the rivers being in flood, be now held on Monday, March fi.

To-day, at 11.30 a.m., Mr. Fred Gray, under instructions f i lift', wi 1 "" a >t a_ singfenarnoss.***

A writ has been issued by W. T. Mansfield, late town clerk ami borough engineer, against the Blenheim Borough Council, claiming £IOOO for alleged wrongful dismissal. The case is set down for hearing at Die Supremo Conti- next month. —P.A. The Wanganui peliue received news yesterday that Dio wlnire of a Maori named Hautapa, at Taringamotu, 11 miles from Taumarunui, was entered and £1.500 stolen. The money included 123 sovereigns, £lO in silver, and the balance in notes. P.A.

The jiitily disinfection of the house, the ofSicM/the iactory. the school, pd, all pl/iees/sHyre is absolute™/ji/n's* 1 ary, jmaiJeyjft EI UJ( | has for frfty ;/a rs be* 11 the best distnf 3ctai%/ Use Ml eyes' Fluid for the p »rpcse. Nothing better.*** The reads are milled to he in a vgry had Rendition on the Coast, the rifCri running .high/in parts..,-,An. Airdgc#? arriyeiFjafc7cvwi ing /#n# Tdkongaru Bay fa ust,lf&veilf tlO /’« tUk ing on its /mini ra-i i>A | 'Jjfio. /Mri d coaches have ajiin tslpm up Die regular Coast, runn^ig.*** ’Present indications are tor easterly winds strong to gale northwards *ji New Plymouth and Napier and increasing easterly to northerly "winds elsewhere. The weather will be cloudy

and unsettled with rain following generally and heavy rain in many parts. The barometer is falling.

Evidently some undesirables are taking advantage of the races and have been operating in "W anganui. During the last two days several houses have been entered and various articles stolen. On Thursday evrtiing, at a boardinghouse, a lodger lost £lO 10s, taken from his' room while he was sieepmg. —Press Assn.

Last, evening at Wellington Chief Detective Keinp, four detectives and thiee constables raided alleged pakapoo shops—one in Raining street and the others in Taranaka street, and arrested seven Chinese and three white men. During the day Sergt. Sweeney and six constables arrested twelve men on the waterfront for allegedly playing haz-ards.-—-Press Assn.

The Painters' Conference concluded yesterday. Wellington was made the headquarters of the executive for the coming year. The following officers were elected: President, G. Gapes; vice-presidents, IV. Nicnt and I. Webbs; secretary, Sydney Tingey; treasuiei. A. R. Barnes; committee, M. Standridge, B. Smith, Buckminster and Hart. The next conference is fixed for Wellington. ■—Press Assn.

For the metalling of twelve chains of the Main East Coast Road, along the Mukarori section three tenders have been received by the Cook County Council. The seciiom in question is that between last year’s metalling and the old section at the Gisborne end, and when completed, it will give a metalled road to Tatapouri. The tender of Mr. A. Ferguson has been accepted, and an immediate start is to he made, a contract; period of only three weeks having-been allowed.

To a Times reporter last night the Deputv-Mayor (Mr. 11. H. DeCos'ta) stated’ that neither he nor the Town; Clerk had received any official advice regarding the impending visit of the Prime Minister and the Hon E. 1\ Lee. Mr. DeCosta has, however, at the request of the Mangapapa school committee, despatched a telegram to the Prime Minister, extending to Mr. Massey an. invitation to perform the official ceremony in connection with the opening of the new Mangapapa infant school.

The Master Plumbers' conference at lucldand has concluded. Officers were elected as follows:— President, Mr. A. E Wells; vice-president, Mr. G. K. Key secretary, Mr, A. E. Petherick: treasurer. Mr. J. Alexander: representatives on Employers’ Federation executive, Messrs. G. Mclvor. W. Judd, and F. I. Ballinger: district .vice-presi-dents, Messrs. E. Brewer (Auckland). G Coleman (Wellington), W. C. Lange (Christchurch), J. Christie (Dunedin), A. Dix (Invercargill). The headquarters are to he in Wellington.—P.A.

The Labor party opened its election campaign at Christchurch last nndvt, when an open-air 'meeting was held in Victoria Square and addresses were given by Messrs. McCombs, Howard and Sullivan. It was stated by the chairman (Mr. H. T Aimstrong), also by Mr Howard, that the Labor party would not join m with the Liberals, and Messrs McCombs and Howard said the only effective Opposition last session was that of Labor. The speakers dealt cliieflv with taxation remissions, the Arbitration Amendment Act and Public Service retrenchment. —I -A.

The Arbitration Court proposes to make a general pronouncement on the bonus question on the receipt of certain information from the Government Statistician, which is expected to come to hand about the end of next month'. Following upon this general pronouncement, the parties will be given an opportunity of being heard before the Court m Wellington before the final order is made This liearino- will take place probably towards °the end of April and any general order made by the Court will operate as from May I.—AP.A.

Don’t go away on yom n.uiday 'Dthou t taking a bottle of Nazol. Good for coughs, colds, core throats, etc. "<#

"It may not be wise to call a single fanner a fool, but take them collectively and they are certainly fools/’ said a speaker at a Farmers’ Union meeting at Elcetaliuna. Visitors to the Hot Hakes district, says the Rotorua Chronicle, are having good times among the trout. The Hon. W. Mulholland, in 37 days, took 9771 b of fish, and his companion, Mr Ferris, who is a fishing habitue of Rotorua, caught 10731 b. All were taken on the fly, and. the greater number of them in Eotoiti Lake.

According to Mr W. J. Napier (of Auckland) who has been on a visit to the Homeland, the monarchy is stronger than, it lias been since Stuart times, and the King is personally popular. He has not been by any means a figurehead, and while never -forgetting his role as constitutional monarch, has quietly and effectively intervened on critical occasions.

“The Labor movement at Home contains dukes’ sons, cooks’ sons, sons of belted earls, as Kipling would say,” writes a Masterton student at Oxford University to a relative in Masterton. "At Oxford University there is a very strong -symathy for Labor ideals, and one is surprised to see, in such a conservative university, the sous of many of the most aristocratic families m England lending their support to me Labor movement. There is a strong Labor Club in the University.”

Among the many disadvantages attached to the present exceptionally wet season, is the fact that it has made it alinst impossible t;o get felled bush burned. There are many large areas in the cut lying districts of Poverty Bay in which several attempts have boon made to get fires through, but the unfavorable weather has prevented anything like a satisfactory burn. The unfortunate part is that when the undergrowth comes away in the spring, it will practically preclude any chance of burning without re-cutting. The prospects on the whole are that there will not be a great deal of new country sowed down this year. Bail of £IOO allowed Percy Broadhurst, who failed to appear at the Auckland criminal sessions on a charge of conspiracy to defraud an Austrian of £l3, was estreated by Mr. Justice Stringer, who said he was satisfied the surety hadn’t taken sufficient precautions to ensure the attendance of accused. He had consulted Mr. Justice Herdman and they had decided that, in future, bondsmen must understand that they would not be excused unless they could satisfy the Court that they had taken all reasonable steps to keep in touch with an accused person and acted promptly if they saw any reason to suspect that lie might not; attend. Press Assn.

The recent heavy rains and consequent fresh in the river have had the effect of depositing a considerable quantity of sift in the lower reaches. Capt. 'Oordy, assistant-harbormaster, stated last night that, as the result, of rough soundings taken during the afternoon, it was ascertained that they had lost in seme places from ISins to 2ft of water. The heaviest'silting had occurred along the wharves, while the deposit in the channel itself was only about ISins. He pointed out, however, that continued rain, would probably not aggravate the position, but tend .rather to relieve it. as if there was a good swift curren running it would have tlie effect of scouring the whole of the obstruction out.

‘ At a meeting of the Auckland City Council attended by the Hon. J. G. Coates, the Mayor (Mr. Gunson) gave an outline of the negotiations for the prosecution of the Arapuni hydro-elec-tric scheme. He hacl submitted a draft agreement for the supply of power and purchase by the Council or Power Board. It had been agreed that the Council shall purchase from the Minister the whole of its requirements in the Power Board district, and that the construction of the Arapuni scheme shall proceed forthwith with a view to ower being delivered in Auckland in April. 192 G. An outstanding point vital to" the settlement is the guarantee for which the Council is asked in respect of the quantity and price. These points are still under consideration. —P.A.

The Waikoliu County Council held a special meeting on Thursday to discuss the position oi' loan works on the Motu Falls road and in the Motu township. A deputation comprising Messrs. Tyennan, Amies, and Park, representing the ratepayers within the special loan area, waited on the Council to enquire what steps could be taken to complete the work. The County engineer submitted a statement. It was resolved by the Council to call tenders immediately for the completion of metalling on the Motu village street, for a distance of about 27 chains, and for afurther two chains between the quarry and the township. This will make the metalling work continuous, and will leave onlv a small portion' uncompleted.

“The -position cf chairman of this Board is not what it used to be, said Mr. E. 11. Mann at the meeting of the High School Board yesterday. "In the past we used to be masters of our own destinies; we controlled our own finances; and we were generally given credit for having sufficient intelligence to run the school ourselves. Now there has been centralisation, and I think that centralisation carried to the extreme, will create the danger of causing a loss of into; est in the institution. I don’t think, however, the High School will get to that stage where the public don't care what happens to it, whether it he controlled from \\ ellingten or Gisborne. There are, perhaps, rooks ahead, under the new system, but I don’t think the < school here will bump against them-’’

Despite earlier predictions to the contrary. it would appear that grass seed prices are going to be well maintained this \ear. The failure of the cocksfoot crops on Banks Peninsula is likely to create a shortage in that particular line, which can only be relieved by importations from overseas, and farmers always prefer, where possible, to get New, Zealand seed, which has the advantage of being acclimatised. As regards the local rye crop, it is stated growers have sown much less than in previous years, farmers having been advised by the mercantile firms at the beginning'of the season seed would not be worth growing. This has so far proved correct:, some growers, it is reported, having been offered ridiculous-, ly low prices, but in view of the general shortage these prices should improve before long. ' / The Provisional Committee set up some months ago, on the occasion of Professor Pringle’s lecture, to promote the formation of a branch of the League of Nations Union in Poverty Bay, has made arrangements f-or an inaugural meeting, to be held ini Holy Trinity Schoolroom on Monday eveninn- March Gth. An address will be delivered by Mr J. S. Barton, 5.M... and opportunity will be given intending members to enrol. It should be widely known that the objects cf the Union are primarily the spread of information,’ regarding the League ox Nations, and the promotion of a. strong public opinion in support of it. The Lea'uio must have the sympathy of the people if it is to accomplish the great objects for which it was constituted; and it is to be hoped that m Poveitj Bay the movement to further interest in 'its doings and to enlist opinions m its support will meet with a largo measure of success.

Create an atmosphere or Nazol about you, so that you constantly inhale it. It is undoubtedly good for coughs, colds, sore throats, etc-*** 7 . A very pleasant blood purifier Hoyle’s Effervescing F'-uit Saline Price 3/6.—A. W- J. Mann, Cash Chemist.***

No more grinding of teeth with WADE’S WORM FTGS. Price 1/6*

Maize crops have made a phenomenal growth in the Waikato during the past few wesks,: on account of the frequent showers of rain. A well-known Hautai>u dairy farmer says that he had maize 14ft high —a perfect picture. As a rule, at this time of the year his maize is only about three feet high.

Two elephants that escaped from a circus at Danncvirke caused considerable consternation, among residents. A grocer driving on his rounds met the huge beasts as they ambled unattended down the street. The horse took fright and bolted, and eventually the driver was thrown out and the cart was overturned and completely smashed. The driver sustained slight injuries to his back as a result of the accident. After doing some minor mischief the elephants were recaptured by their keepers, much to the relief of the townspeople.

At present nearly 5 per cent of the N.Z.E.F. are in receipt of permanent pensions, says the annual report of tlie Wellington War Relief Association, but—as long lists of transfers of temporary to permanent pensions are still being received from tlie Commissioner of .Pensions—it seems highly probable that in the final result there will be from GOOD to 7500 ex-members of our forces in receipt of a permanent pension . These figures do not include men suffering with tuberculosis, nearly all of whom at present are in receipt of temporary jicnsions only.

"Good Lord! What’s this?” exclaimed tlie president of the Canterbury A. and P. Association at a meeting of the general committee, when a letter from Amsterdam appeared in its turn on the agenda paper: "There’s a word here with 19 letters. I don’t tliinli I will -attempt to pronounce it. It is Dutch.” He passed it on to the secretary, who also declined the task of pronouncing the word, but explained that it meant an exhibition of foreign goods. The letter was from the director of the Bureau voor Handelsinliehtengeu (Foreign Relations Office).

Asked what he considered the position of the wool market, Mr Alfred Jl. Benjamin, meat importer, of New York, who is visiting New Zealand, said there was strong opinion in America that the future of wool depended greatly upon Germany. If Germany was given time‘••to put her house in order and to meet the reparation demands she would soon recognise her liabilities and one of the products she needed most was, and would be, wool. “1 consider that the wool business depends on the international recognition of Germany’s request for time to stabilise,” said Mr Beniamin.

"You cannot refuse a bid at auction?” was a question jiut to a witness in the D’Arcy v. Dalgety civil action; at tlie Wanganui Supreme Court. "Oh, yes, you can,” replied the witness. "You can turn your eye the ether way.” This might happen in “Wanganui, but not in some other parts of the Dominion, where the optics of some auctioneers are so keen that they can see bids never given. In fact, some of them are sc clever in this respect that they could hold their own against anything in the Southern Hemisphere for “trotting.” I hose in the know will understand the meaning of the latter term.

A gloomy view of the outlook in Scotland is contained ’in a letter recently received by a Wanganui resident. His correspondent says that some of tlie large steel works, employing tens of thousands of hands, have only been in operation three out of twelve months, and the conditions of poverty in the industrial districts is appalling- During the war period tiltmen were paid. high. wages, bur no provision was made by them for the ‘rainy day.’ Families which earned < X2O a week are now dependent on charity, and the outside world lias little conception of the real condition of the unemployed in industrial centres.

Anything in the nature of political action would be extremely foolish, said Major-General Sir Andrew Bussell, president of the N.Z.K.S.A., addressing a meeting of returned soldiers at. Christchurch. In fact, for the association it would be a short road to suicide. At the same time, returned soldiers had learned valuable lessors at the war, and those lessons should serve them now. Unity, efficiency, toleration, and care for others should all be planks in their platform, whether they were lieformers, Liberals, or Laborites. Men living in towns had great advantages over those living in the country. Better acquaintance would c-onie about if they all supported the association ai:d put their hearts into the tasks before them.

Among the final returns presented to Parliament was one, on the motion of Mr G. Mitchell (Wellington South), concerning tin; cost of erecting Parliament. Buildings. The return shows; — (1) The contract was let on 12th December, 1913, for £151.639 -Is 9d; (2) the date for completion was 12th December, 1915; 13) the contract did not include the foundations, supply of bricks, heating. elevators, electric lighting, bronze work, and interior marble, which were either let in separate contracts or carried out by the Public Works Department. The cost to date, including all charges and other contracts, is £197,881: (.j) the estimate to complete the unfinished portion is £37.000, and it is expected to be completed in June, 1922. A considerable additional sum will have to be allowed in the main contract for extra costs due to the war. A Committee has been set up to ascertain exactly what amount of additional cost of labor and material over and above the schedule price can be directly attributed to the war.

Dr. Ixbal Ali Shah, a pundit of India, states that in his country aeroplanes were familiarly known 21 centuries ago. Representation- of them, lie says, are found in. rock sculptures, dating back to 501) 8.0. in Southern India. Indeed, so he declares, "flying carriages’’ are spoken of in Brahmin books written even earlier" than that. A stirring piece of literature, written about 500 8.C., tells how Bawun. K'ng of Ceylon, flew over an enemy army and dropped bombs, causing many casualties. Eventually he was slain, and his “flying carriage” fell into Cue hands -of the Hindu chieftain, Bamcliander, who flew in it all the way from Ceylon to his capital at Ajudhia. in Northern India. In the Mahabharatta. one of the oldest of Brahmin classics, mention is made of the gift of a flyiing machine by a king to a brother monarch as a token of friendship. The bombs spoken of in the story of Bawun are called “explosive torches.” which Die tale explains, were thrown down upon the heads of the enemy. The method of making these primitive method of making this primitive bombs is described in other ancient books.

At the recent Heart - ?! Conference the same hoary old story was told and we are confident that in the interests of the town you will publish about, feeding rats on poison and the rodents thriving on the diet. May we, through the medium of your valuable paper, draw attention to the fact that Rat Nip does the trick, and if the gentleman who made the statement can provide us with live rats, Prime’s, Ltd., are only too willing to prove this. We cannot supply the rats ourselves, as we have none about the premises, but we are so confident that Rnt Nip is all we claim for it, we will forfeit £o to the local Hospital if we do not succeed in convincing him that a modest 2/6 invested in Rat Nip at Prime’s, Ltd., will make short work of these loathsome beasts. The statement has been made and published broadcast in the ‘'Times,” this rejoinder just as freely.***

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