LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11011, 26 January 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

A charge of theft on January 1, of a camera valued at £ls, belonging to D. C. Clarke, was preferred against a middle-aged man, John Gaunt- alias John Langley, who appeared before Mr. E. C. 'Lcvvey, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Detective McLeod applied for a remand until Saturday, explaining that the camera had not yet been traced. This was granted accordingly. At the Harbor Board meeting last evening, the chairman stated that £IOO,OOO or the loan had been invested with, the Public Trustee and was bearing 5 per cent, interest. Now tlie Department had increased the interest rate by \ per cent., but the trustees of the new loan had invested a large sum in tlie Cook County debentures bearing of per cent., * which was a much better investment.

The recent publication in a weekly paper of photographs of the inmates of the Women’s Borstal Institute at Point Halswell, has been severely criticised, and on Saturday Sir C. J. Parr said the photographs were taken without his knowledge. Before Vacating office as Minister of Prisons, he had given instructions which would absolutely prevent the recurrence of such a thing. The Government was absolutely opposed to portraits of inmates being taken for any public purpose whatever.—P.A.

When the condition of the Pelican and Korua was mentioned at the Harbor Board last evening, the chairman stated that Air. Wallwr’s report on the condition of the Pelican and Korua had been sent to the Alinister. hut no reply had been received. The Board had not yet rcceivea the reports of Air. Park as to the repairs or the amount they .had cost, and it was r.o use discussing the question until they had the full documents. AYlien this information was received, a special meeting would he convened to discuss the question of the condition of the Ivorua and Pelican.

A sum of no less than £IO,OOO, including the gift of £IOOO from the estate of the late Air H. A. Massey of Invercargill, has been received as a result of the campaign for funds for the Jubilee Institute for the Blind. In Auckland, 140 business firms have been called upon and a sum of £4573 has been promised. Of this £1693 has been collected from employees. These figures were given by Air A. J. Hutchinson, secretary of the Auckland Rotary Club, at a luncheon. He reminded members that in order to reach the objective, £15,000. another £3003 would have to he collected by the end of next month. He appealed to me nbers to make a strong effort to achieve this goal The completion of the railway bridge was a question raised at the Harbor Board meeting last eveniug, when it was reported that the contractor (Air. Goodman) had claimed his full contingent price for the bridge, hut had not completed the span on tlie town side at the Board's request, and the Board would take over the reinforcement, sand and shingle and complete the work itself. It was stated that the span would cost about £3OO to complete, and Air. Goodman was claiming about £250 compensation for not being able to proceed with the bridge as originally planned, thus involving him in a loss of about £4oo.—After a brief discussion, it was decided to pay Air. Goodman £250 compensation.

The quarterly report showing progress of the new harbor works, submitted o the Harbor Board last evening, showed that 47 per cent, of the river diversion, including walls and cost of construction yard, had cost £42,800, and tlie estimate for this portion of the work was £46,800. 24 per cent, of the dredging haa been carried out at a cost of £11,970, the estimate for this percentage of the work totalling £14,000. Slightly over three-quarters of the new slipway—74 per cent.—had been done for £11,600, about £SOO over the "estimate for this portion of tlie undertaking. Of dredging the channel ana berthages, 32 per cent, had been carried out at a cost of £12,000, this being £628 under the estimate for this section of the work.—Tho report was adopted.

Musicians representing all parts of the Dominion will foregather at Dunedin this week when the New Zealand Society of Professional Teachers of Music will hold its third annual conference. The conference will be presided over by Mr Robert Parker, president of the Society, of Wellington, and the official delegates will be • Auckland, Miss Alice Law, Mr H Barry Coney ; Gisborne, Miss Nora Arnold, Mr Irvin Moore; Wanganui Mr T.-C. Webb, Mr C. G. Nauniann; Manawatn, Miss E. Rawlins, Mr J Holmes Runnicles; Wellington, Miss V. Corliss, Mr Robert Parker; Nelson, Mr R. S. Chmghton; Christchurch, Mr A, J. Merton, Mr Svclnev Williamson; Timaru, Mr Axel ‘Newton ; Oamaru, Mr F. O. Burry, Mr J B. Ferguson; Invercargill, Miss Linda G. Clement.. The subjects for discussion include the Registration Bill tor .teachers of music, gliding of singA ing exercises for '"all "school classes, i«.- matriculation' and similar e»mjnatious. iiiniyersab pitch: for all 1 u sxrtVnieiits ill Zealand,, all iria{> ters of gyeat interest to the profession’ and, m their efforts, to tin*, public. I here , are also A numbfer’ of papers to - be read on technical subjects.

The Hughli sailed from q> terday for Calcutta with pi? ? ? es *~ *1 repatriates.—U.P.A. * n dian Mr A severe earthounk-o Y ■ in. Sydney yesterday. \\» A originated at San CiinV m -,] I aj , lr Solomon Islands. U.P.A a ’ 111 The American star athlete*- e i J&i** and Hahn, will reach o p.m. on Wednesday, and ivil? Rl W accorded a fitting reception. h \ ' A Sydney cable states that q. llf L Johnson and Harold Fdwalds t’i' of the victims of the i> ‘ U8 > *"1 X succumbed ti a? 5 meeting was held last oven! 'ln - stead of in the morning. ' & ln ' J'he Amtmnam, Percy Grainger an! Will Murdoch, claim to have ~( . r f(ld ed an apparatus whereby t) J( . • tone of a piano can be cant,? m j gramophone records.—A arid.Vy O.A. . • The production .of passenger auto mobiles and motor true!:* j n t i.„ ed States in 1025 created :/ reecrA the former totalling 3.817 '. j ’ pared with 3.262,704 in'lD2L and the latter 486,903, compared with r ’77 c >u —A. and N.Z.C.A. ' This afternoon, about 5 oYR the lucky local Boy Scouts, who attended the jamboree at the Dunedin Exhibition, will reach Gisborne. Thcv v.Tlj he met by the local executive. Word has been received that they had a good trip across Cook Strait" and ere all well. A statement embodying th<* view* the Christchurch Trades” He Ji Wheat L-Tices Committee finds “that tlie recalled Tree market’ and me control policy’ is merely a new method of control which will he more disastrous to the consumer than the previous method and may eventually he k-. s satisfactory to wheat growers.' - P.A A Sydney cable records the arrival of tlie Maunganui from New with five Maori students fiom TJ Aute College amongst her passengers. They will enrol for a three years’ course at the Hawkesbury Agricultural College under an arrangement whereby the two colleges exchange students each year.—United Press Assn. “There are many tricks in Parliament,” said Mr. W. D. Lysnar, M.P., at the Burns dinner last evening. " “The Reform party’s big majority,” he continued, “would" give members in the coming session a rest from the need of an immediate vote, which was the great trouble during the last session. A division had been lost then by or.e member who had been four minutes late. That element would now he gone and there would be every opportunity for sound legislation to he put through the House.” “The teachings of Robert Burns all went to instil loyalty and a respect for law and order,” said Air. W. D .Lysnar, ALP., at the Barns dinner’ last evening; when replying to the toast of 'Our Legislators.’ Loyalty and good laws go for tne stability of the nation,” he continued,” and, if the country did not have both, then all will come to an end.” There were many important problems confronting the Government, and he hoped that Air. Coates, with his strong majority, would endeavor to cope with them. The annual meeting of the _ subscribers to the Turanganui Library was held last night in the library rooms. Present were Air. Pccle (in the chair) and nine subscribers. After some discussion, in which protests were made against the proposal to extend the lease of the present premises, the report and balance-sheet were adopted. The election of officers for the ensuing year resulted as follows: President Air. AI. P. Poole: vice-presidents, Airs. Walker and Air. Horne; committee. Airs. H. Townsend and Airs. AYalsh, Rev. Davies. and Alessrs W. YTestbrooke, G. Black A R. Baldrey. G. Brown. E. H. and L. T. Burnard; auditor. Air. HAI. Porter. The proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chair, the lion, auditor, the secretary and the treasurer. * In accordance with the decision of the employers, clothing factories in Auckland will work six days a ween of 44 hours from February '1 in pursuance of the clothing trade awards. During the past few years a number of factories have been working five days a week, closing from 1 riday evening until Alonday morning, as the Factories Act limits daily hours of work for female workers to 85, while weekly hours have been limited to 414. " The five day week was introduced, in the first place, a war "measure and has been continued in a number of factories fcy mutual agreement between employees and employers. Owing to the efforts ct the Employees’ Union in tlie recent Arbitration Court proceedings to have the five-day week embodied in the clothing trade awards, the employers have unanimously decided to work a six-day week of 44 hours as a counter-move. —P.A.