Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LX, Issue 9798, 7 May 1924, Page 4

Local and General

Brigadier-General Andrew’s visit to Gisborne in connection with the Boy Scout movement has been postponed indefinitely.

A launch missing from Titirangi since Sunday, was picked up yesterday in Cook Strait by the steamer Corinna and the whole party have returned safely to Titirangi.—P.A.

As to Singapore oase, our "Wellington correspondent says lie is told that some remarks made by Admiral Field at a recent public function have been misinterpreted or, perhaps, not very clearly put by the Admiral and that the latter will make a public statement making his meaning clearer. This be will probably do before leaving Wellington.—Special. . There are parts of Taranaki, says the "hlannia Witness,” where bagpipes are much in favor, yet the music produced does not seem to be always understood. At a concert held recently in a neighboring town, when the instruments were being tuned up, an elderly man was heard to say quite seriously, “Ay, it is many a day since I heard that tunn; it’s my favorite; 1 often used to hear my father playing it.” .

An application for permission to issue to all pupils covers for the “School Journal” came before last meeting or the Otago Education Board. The covers were to be issued free, the idea being chat the advertisements' printed on them would recoup the applicant. It was pointed out by the chairman and other members that the board should be chary as to what was done in this respect. For instance, the advertisements might not be of a desirable character. It was further pointed cut that a firm tog, whom the board had granted the ngjit to issue free exercise books to school children had abandoned the project. The application was declined.

A pleasing compliment has been paid to the Boy Scouts of Gisborne by the receipt of a letter from Scoutmaster Hitchens, of Opotiki. extending, on behalf of the newly-elected committee and himself an invitation to Gisborne Boy Scouts to attend the annual camp at Xmas, as the guests of the Opotiki boys and tho committee. It will be necessary for travelling expenses only to be-paid by the Gisborne lads, and it is hoped that parents will subscribe the small amount necessary for train fare ns far as Motuliora. The distance between that point and Opotiki will doubtless be covered by the lads on foot, the journey occupying two days. As delightful weather is usually experienced at Xmas time the trek should be in the nature of a picnic.

The impressions the resident of England gains or New Zealand are varied anti wandering as the following extract from tlie "Surrey Herald’’ will show, and one may expect soon to see road sweepers figure .largely in the immigrant list: ".Despite the snow there was a large audience at the Grand Theatre on the occasion, of a lecture on “Now Zealand irom a

scientific point of view,"’ by Mr J. RMcCabe, whose visits to \\ okuig under the auspices or the Sunday Lecture Society -are always locked forward to. The lecture was illustrated with a number of lantern slides on forests, mountains, rivers and stage coach tracks; scenes in Auckland, Christchurch and other towns were also depicted. Speaking of the labor conditions there, he mentioned that road sweepers were paid £'4 10s a week and they only worked three hours a day! With a view to enlightening children as to the intricacies and dangers of street traffic, the Education Department lias requested its teachers to instruct scholars on the important questions of the pieservation of life and limb, the lessons being changed every week, states the MiYlelbouinc Age.” The children are taught about danger signals on railway lines, avoidance or street cars and live wires, the perils of stepping from a moving train, of carelessly crossing crowded streets, the wickedness of throwing fruit skins on pavements, of stealing tram rides, of playing with firearms, of sneezing without a handkerchief, of climbincr on electrical equipment, of keeping late hours, of disregarding the rule of the road, of clambering over scaffolding, of sliding oowm the b.and rail of overhead bridges, of pullin o' chairs away as a practical joke, of playing with fire, of venturing into deep water "before learning to swim, and of encouraging Hies.

Several strikes of English school children are reported by. the “Daily ■Chronicle.” Forty children, who have to walk several miles to school at Guhvortliy, Devon, woi* on strike mitil provision was made for heating their mid-day meals, their action oeing supported by the parents. A short time ago parents prevented their children from attending school at ltoadsley Cross, alleging that the building, which later was iound ablaze in mysterious circunistancps, was insanitary. In a village near Fowey, Cornwall, children refused to attend school because the appointment of the new headmaster was ob--jectecl to. Tho elder children at tilt* school in Maids Moreton, near Buckingham, refused to attend lessons because they said a mistress on supply from Buckingham used the cane too freely. When she left the school, the youngsters followed her hooting and booing. When she appeared on the following morning, they were gathered near tho school. They said they would remain on ‘ ‘strike’ * unless she went back to Buckingham. But the rector appeared on the scene, and persuaded tho children to enter the ’school, he taking over the management.

There is no known remedy which is so successful as Nazol in counteracting the influence of the' germs which produce soro throats—hoarseness—sneozing- s.nd running at the no«a.

Miss Reader. Typlsre. Williams and Slaerratt’s Bdgs. (upstairs), 74 Lowe Street. Typewriting of every deseription undertaken. Prompt and persona] attention given to ail work. Orders by mail have oaro and are axeouted in quickest possible time. P.O. Box 310. Cbwwcs daily .in Shorthand, Typewriting and Book-keeping. Wastes with BweaP

Two young men, Rodney Doleman and James Eckford, who came up before Messrs I. Mirfield and D. Watt, J.’sP., in the Police Court yesterday, for riding on the footpath, wore each fined os.

Tho hill country ex termi ng[ back to the mountain sange beyond Motu had a mantle of white on Monday, snowfalling heavily on Sunday night. 1 is reported that six inches, fell at Tiniroto. Commencing from Wliarerata the snow fall extended inland, across country through Mangapoike, Parikanapa, Wharekopae, lahora, Ralcauroa, Matawai, Motu and away along the inland mountain range. Passengers by Monday’s train state that the snow extended along the lull tops from Rakauroa to Motu. dtuliant sunshine prevailed for about an hour, and the countryside presented a picturesque appearance.

A story-is going the rounds, that the Department of Agriculture m Auckland required certain information from the East Coast Rabbit Board, and, judging by the method chosen to get it } it appears that a lot of tin* necessary work was undertaken. In® superintendent wrote (or at least he may have dictated them) two letters, one to the Inspector of Stock, Rotorua, and the other to the Inspector of Stock, Opotiki, both with the same request to obtain the information desired. The inspector at Rotorua was new to the district and lie addressed two more letters, one to the Fast Coast Rabbit Board, Gisborne, and another to Napier in search of the Board. A further communication ‘was received from the Opotiki inspector. This involved the writing of five letters where one would have sufficed!