Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIII, Issue 10064, 31 July 1925, Page 4

Local and General

A tt(Sqti6n is drawn to tlinJwwfP'Tliat to-day alftklaatu rdalast two days of the the cent SM"T&»jju nt ulkrtfticl at Allan Sutton’s. The Minister of Agriculture told Sir G. Hunter that the report of the Agricultural Board on agricultural education had been received by bun, but he had not so far had the opportunity of considering it.—P.A. The Minister of Agriculture, in tke House yesterday, replying to Mr. Sullivan, said it was not proposed to remove the embargo on Californian oranges and lemons oh account of the prevalence of foot and mouth disease in that State. —P.a.

The opening of the cabaret season will take place at Le Grand tc-mur-row evening, and it is anticipated there will lie a very large attendance. The full Le Grand orchestra will supply the music, and there will ue abundant supplies of twirlers, squeakers, confetti, balloons, etc. Intending patrons are requested to reserve their tabies early.

The Electrical Department carried out the following works during the past fortnight, according to a report by the Electrical Engineer (Mr. W. H. Buswelb to the Borough Council last evening:—New connections, o; total, 2610; extensions. 9; sundry, 6; transfers, 31; wiring permits issued for new work, 6; wiring permits for extensions, 12; wiring permits for sundray, 3.

Replying in the House yesterday to Hr. Nash, the Minister of Defence said it wou d not he possible to send back to New Zealand all the wooden ciosses which had been replaced on soldiers’ graves by more substantial material, as many of them bad fallen into a state of decay, and had been burned . If individual crosses could be obtained he would be pleased «o have them seat to the friends of the deceased.—P.A.

The Finance Committee reported to the Borough Council on Tuesday evening that the question of contributing towards the work of the Blanket Society was under discussion, when |t was pointed out that the clause auupowering the Council to contribute 'under the Act of 1918 had not been embodied in the new Public Health Act of 1920. It was therefore dosided that the matter stand over for a fortnight and in the meantime Or. Blair undertook to find the authority for such expenditure.—The report was adopted.

Reporting to the Borough Council, the' Electrical Engineer (Mir. W. H. Buswell) stated: “Have been experiencing considerable difficulty with the hist shipment of crude fuel oil owing to some fore’gn matter being present, detrimental to its proper working, but have caused the suppliers to provide a dehydrating plant to treat same at their cost, with the result that it is now usable. Supplies of fuel oil are coming forward slowly, but until next sliipnu nt arrives in Napier at the last week in August, we will he operating on bare requirements only,”

Members 'of the Gisborne Women’s Club bp Friday next, August 7, at 2.30., ata invited to a. “Homely Afteriioon”\ They are asked to bring their worlX sewing, darnijtfg, etc., and to enjoy an old-fas&toned teapnrty. Members are aajred to each bring a, speciniWi of everyday baking such to be plain's, sWeggless cakes, scones, nut brea(T\Jnscuits. etc. The names of the edffifias to bo written on one side of aycaroVnd the recipes on tho other sidfi and tntese recipes to he copied as /desired. Arfcer tho exhibition of tine baking, afsfernoon tea will be pac/aken of from entries. The Arts/and. Crafts C-ircletpf the Club vdfl make a display of their work /finished up to date and the worj/inow in progress.

Hi the House yesterday, Air R. p. Hudson fM>i+uoka) drew the attention of the Minister of Internal Affairs to an announcement in the Press Hv’ii wood pigeons were being introduced into tins country. If there wj>.s truth in the statement, and the birds were introduced, they would he a sevous menace to agriculture as was the case : n the O'd Country. The Hon. Mr Bollard replied that the first intimation he lmd received about the imports*t : on of these birds was from his colleague, the Mimstor of Defence. who had been informed that tliov had been liberated at Hawea. He would have immediate innuiries made as to who had imported the birds. If such birds Lad been liberated, thd norson who had fiboraW them would be summarily dealt with. —Special.

dysentery. Dysentery or infiammat’on of the bowel or intestine is of more frequent Recurrence during; .the;. ..summer months. It can be eliPcked’ :f Chamherla’ns’ Ccl-'e end D'arrhoea Remedy is taken according to the prmted directions on ercli hott’e. Chamberlain’s Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy is inyaluable in ViL' medicine chests. Get a liottlo to-day—it. will save much suffering.^—For sale by E. D. Smith. Clie mist, Gisborne,

The new gear wheels for the dredge Korua. arrived from Auckland by the Wainui .yesterday, and the fitting up of the new machinery is being immediately undertaken, so that it is hoped that the vessel will again be oomm’ssioned next week.

Mr. J. S. Barton. S.M.. has given his decision in an application for the apportionment of heavv traffic license fees in heavy traffic district No. ,8. The Magistrate has adopted the basis <»f capital value and the mileage of metalled roads.—P.A.

An adjourned conference of boroughs and counties in No. 9 Highways Group decided to-day that fees from heavv motor traffic should be distributed among local bodies on the basis of a mean struck lie tween the mileage of metal on roads and the capital value, with a special proviso to be enforced till March 31, 1926. in the case of Foxton borough.—P.A.

Tlie u-aters.de deadlock at Wanganui continues. No work was done at -the wharves yesterday, though the usual calls were made. It is understood the Federation advised the men to accent the terms offered by the employers, but the men declined to do so. Late last night there was no .indication of a settlement of the trouble.—P.A.

Eleven building permits, were issued by the Borough Building Inspector during the past fortnight for buildings, of an aggregate value m £l7 187, including six alterat’ons and additions, to. cost £15,660, a dwe.iing £572, and a bakery £640.

“If a member lias something to say that lie does not want put in the papers then lie shouldn’t say it,” said Mr J. Vigor Brown at the last meeting of the Napier Ha*Lor Board (reports the Daily Telegraph). He was referring to a" request by a member who had asked “the gentlemen in the corner” to drop their pencils, for a moment while he said something he did not want in print.

An amendment of tiie National Provident Fund Act of 1810 pas introduced in the House yesterday. Sir Heaton Rhodes said it provides that Hospital Boards shall become contributors to the fund, so that hospital employees’ shall receive the benefits of the fund. The Bill is to be referred to the Public Health Committee. Mr P. Fraser asked if the Minister would consider an amendment that an adopted child should l come within the benefits.—Special.

A reduction of £383 is shown in the traffic returns for the Gisborne railway for tho four weeks’ period ending Jane 20 of this year in comparison with the same period last year. The respective figures are £2,257 and £2,640. There was a fairly large decrease in the number of' passengers carried, 4.506 being conveyed ' this year, compared with 5,363 last year. The stock carried for the period this year numbered 7.660 head, compared with 6.753 for the same time last year, wh'le the respective figures for 1924 and 1925 in the amount of timber and other goods were 2.881 and 3,660.

Tho occasion of the retirement of Miss Ivy Lowndes from the posit’on of postmistress at Otoko, prior to her marriage, was marked by a farewell dance at Otoko recently .when there nTs a record gathering of residents. Mr W. Bruce, on behalf of the residents, presented Miss Lowndes with a solid silver tea and cogee sei and salver suitably inscribed and also a cheque. Many eulogistic remarks were made by the sett’ers present regarding the way in which Miss Lowndes had always carried out her duties. Dancing was indulged in until the earlv hours.

The Hon. Sir Thomas Mackenzie declined to commit himself in the Legislative Council to an admission that lie took mucli notice of the fair sex—at any rate of their lower 1 mbs. Replying to Sir Francis Bell, Sir Thomas said that- expert opinion in England was that artificial silk v»as not likely to interfere witli wool to any considerable extent. “What about silk stockings as against wool?" asked the Hon. Mark Cohen. Sir Thomas: “I never look at silk stockings.’’ “Women patronise artificial silk ; that’s the worst of it,” remarked Mr-Cohen. “Well, you know better than I do.” was the retort.

Ratana. accompanied by his secretary, Mr Peter Moko. some members of the executive, and about twenty of tho party of yonng meu and women who recently returned from a world tour, will leave New Zealand on Aug. 4 for a visit to America, and will probably visit the Pacific Islands on the return trip. The tour is stated to have spiritual significance in connection with a new Church which is now taking concrete form, wherein various denominations are being welded together. The clerics wore the non r<|bc> of the Church for the first t'me s'• the funeral of Samuel Woon, the last chief of the Ngatipa tribe. Deceased was one of the executive of the Ratana movement and had made arrangements to go on tour with the party.

A Waganui resident .valked into his study the other morning, and upon entering was surprised to feel a cold draught blowing on his face. This fact was surprising for the reason that all the windows in the room remained closed, and there was no other means of ventilation. This led to an investigation which resulted in the discovery of a hole cut in an ornamental lead fight window. Another discovery made shortly afterwards was more alarming. The head of the house became anxious for the safety of a large sum of money which was to be paid that day as wages to his cmp’ovecs, and found that it had disappeared. Finger-prints were subsequently found, and the clue is being followed.

The Holy Trinity Girls’ Club held a very successful sale of work in aid of their funds in the Parish Hall yesterday afternoon, when a fine selection of goods were offered. There was a large attendance of the public nnu business was fairly brisk nil day. The function was opened by Canon Pa eke. The various stalls and stall-holders wc-ro as, follows: Sweet stall. Misses Horne. M. Roddick, Ludwig (2), ancl Gdlmau: cake stall. -Misses Colley (3), Wheeler. Woodward. T. Harper, G. Gray, Hcnshaw (2), Khnll. Duncomho (2) and N. Wilson ; small goods and produce, Misses Crawford, Allwood, Lette, Davies. Baty. Fairlie, and Mrs Wilcox: novelty stafi, Misses M. Harris, and Beddow; jumble stall, Mrs. Beddow; tea rooms. Misses Simpson. J. Gray, and Mesdaifies Rarribnll and Robinson.

As predicted, the ’possum hunters at Waikaremoana are not having a good time of it, what with tho wet weather and the scarcity of the little marsupials. Some are giving it up in disgust, not lioving caught enough to pay for' their traps, let . alone make any wages. One. or two parties are doing better, hut they are well back in the hush, : i'Jongside of virgin country. The skins hire very good this year, he'ng mostly young and wellfurred. tho older bucks being pretty well-killed out in the previous year. One thing very noticeable is the large quantities of rats being taken in the traps. These are mainly the native blue rat, which * was" thought to be extinct. Though the skins are small, of course, they are beautifully furred and should make lovelv trimmings for ladies’ jackets, etc.—Star. WADE’S WORM FIGS eradicate worms of all descriptions. Pleasant sure and certain. :