LOCAL AND GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIV, Issue 11013, 28 January 1926, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

Thus a Sydney cable: ‘'The fifteenth series of wool sales has concluded. ■' Competition was keen and for all wools showing quality the market closed very firm. Inferior quality and dusty, burry lines sold irregularly. Greasy merino sold to 333 d.” —U.P.A.

A disastrous fire, which occurred between one and two o’clock on Sunday morning, destroyed a six-roomed dwelling owned and occupied by Mr. F. C. Barclay, near Puba. The origm of the blaze is unknown, but the occupants were awakened by the noise, and found the house in flames and had to make a hurried escape from the building, and had only time to snatch a few articles of apparel in rushing outside. In a very short time the house was razed to the ground. The building was covered by a policy of £450, and the contents by a £250 policy in the company represented by the Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd. The mid-summer conference, of the New Zealand Institute of Horticulture opened at Dunedin yesterday, Mr. F. J. Nathan, of Palmerston North, presiding. The Mayor, Mr. Tapley, welcomed, the delegates. The president gave a brief review of the history of the establishment of the Institute, the object of which was to encourage every branch, of horticulture, including forestry and agriculture. He stressed the economic value of horticulture, and the need for education. The report of the executive stated that over 100 applications had been received from professional and amateur horticulturists fpr the diploma. These were from men over tiio age of 40. There would be a greatly increased number as soon as the conditions for men under 40 were announced. There would be no lack of students ns soon as the standards bad been set regarding theory and the practical pass needed.—P.A.

At the annual conference of delegates of the School Committees’ Associations of the'South Island limits were carried that it was not desirable that employment by the Department of “married women teachers” w’'ost> husbands were able to support them should ho‘ continued where or when other teachers are available for appointment ; that the Department he asked to instal, where necessary, up-to-date- heating schemes in scliuols and to pay the whole cost; that the staffing of schools .be based on the average roll number,' and not on the average attendance; that an effort be made to secure the standardisation of and cheaper school hooks; that where more than two mpplictints _-for .any, :pjnc position" are .within five marks of ca'ch. pother the names, of:all.such,.ap-plicants-bA. sent on to the committees for- selection ; that in ,appointments of probationers or student teachers the senior inspector be requested to. give consideration to .-the special requirements of the ‘staffing of individual schools in -deinding ,wiether -such appointments be male' of female.—J? A

The American athletes, Messrs Jackson Scholz and Hahn, arrived by the De Luxe Service Co., Ltd., last evening. • - . • Five foreign wireless stations were picked up on an express train fitted with loud speakers betw r een Bristol and Cardiff.—A. and N.Z.C.A. , At the Childers Road Reserve this evening, the Allies Cycle Club meeting there, is to be a special match race on bikes fitted with 35 gears between R. Dolman and E. Hamilton. A London cable states that a complete agreement has been reached regarding the funding of Italy’s debt to Britain. It will be signed to-mor-row'. —Reuter.

The London County Council has decided to include New Zealand beef in the kinds of meat purchasable for tlie Council Mcrital Hospitals. —A. and N.Z.C.A. A private nursing home in Ashburton was closed last week by order of the medical officer of health for North Canterbury. The health authorities decline to give the name of the hospital or the reason for closing.— A popular concert is to be held to-morrow night in the new Te Hapara Anglican Sunday school, Cook Street, when piano and ’cello solos, songs and elocutionary gems will be rendered by some of the best local talent. McKay’s Pantomime Company arrived from the Bay of Plenty on Monday' morning, leaving by the De Luxe Motor Service Co., 'Ltd. They play Wairoa during Carnival Meek and open tlieir Gisborne season oil Monday night next.

Eighteen hundred Christchurch people arc waiting to be connected with the telephone, and 400' of them must wait eighteen months yet. This state of affairs was disclosed by enquiry at the Telegraph Office. The Department can never catch up with the demand, they say. In the N.S.W. motor cycle tests at Maroubra speedway, Spencer Stratton, of New Zealand, rode second to Brown in the Maroubra Gold Helmet event, a ten-mile dash. The winner’s average was 91 miles an hour, the fastest lap being done at the rate of 97 miles an hour. —U.P.A.

The Woodville police returns for 1925 show no drunks for the period, which is claimed ,without fear of contradiction to he a Dominion record, if not a world record for « prosperous town containing five hotels, and also show's what can ,be done if hotels are properly supervised.— P.A 309 head of stock were impounded in the Cook County last mouth, according to a report submitted to the monthly meeting of the Council yesterday‘by Ranger G. Hall. Ranger E. Si Cameron reported impounding ; n additional 233 head of stock, and Ranger Harris reported impounding 203 head.

A young Christchurch man, wellknown in business in the city, was charged at the Magistrate’s Court with stealing a motor tyre, valued at £6 10s. He pleaded not guilty, and the case was remanded 'for a week. Counsel asked that the name be suppressed until the facts were placed before the Court. The Magistrate, Young, agreed.—P.A. Mr. Beer, a young English race-horse-owner. has achieved the greatest post-w'ar gambling coup at Cannes winning £45-000 in five days at baccarat, including £25,000 in a single day. Beer twice broke the bank. Fortunes were changing hands every few minutes. It is believed a famous Greek syndicate were the chief losers

In the Heathcote Williams Shield match, Auckland Grammar School defeated Christchurch Boys’ High School by 85 runs. Grammar made 155 in its first innings and 122 in the second (Watkins 51, Matheson 39). Christchurch made 104 in the first innings and had to make 174 to win. They were dismissed for 88 (Merritt 43).* Dowling for Auckland, Matheson took four for 20 and Kasper four for 35.—P.A. ' Complaints have been made that Canterbury students have been excluded from the Normal Training College Christchurch, while students from other districts have been admitted. The chairman of the education Board explains that this is necessary as the Board has to train 1200 teachers yearly, and must consider districts like Wanganui, Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson and Southland, which have no training colleges.— Press Assn.

Speaking at Bradford on the occasion of a royal charter being granted the Textile Institute, Lord Emmett declared that British manufacturers had been too apt to despise scientific methods. Germany led the world in dyeing. British motor-car manufacturers were mainly imitators. Britain was not included in the firstthree’ nations in the new artificial silk industry. Now Italy was pioneering artificial wool.—A. and N.Z.C.A. The Royal Lifeboat Institute is presenting letters of thanks, hound in vellum, to 35 women of Boulmer, situated in Grace Darling’s district, on the Northumberland coast, who helped to launch a lifeboat in the early hours of December 30 in the teeth of the severest blizzard known for many years. They dragged the lifeboat, weighing three and a-half tons, a distance of a mile and aquarter.—A. and N.Z.C.A.

The Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, in a letter to the Times, confirms the recent report that members of the University were endeavoring to induce Indian students to join the Communist party. Those implicated were compelled to sign an undertaking, promising in future they would not, directly or indirectly, communicate with the Communist organisation or endeavor to propagate Communist ideas. The alternative was exclusion from the University.:—A. and N.Z.C.A.

A Christchurch young lady who recently when visiting in another town contracted a debt and left with a friend the money for settlement left just one penny too. much. Later she received from the friend a letter in which was enclosed the penny change and the well known adage* That was all right, hut the recipient had to pay a fine of sixpence because the letter had not been registered, and there was a loose coin in it. She decided to post the .penny back, unregistered, and wrapped it in a note stating that she simply could • not dream of taking such a small amount of change.

The conference of the New Zealand Society of Professional Musicians opened yesterday. Mr. Roberts was re-elected president and referred to the proposed registration Bill, having for its objects the elimination of untrained musicians from the teaching ranks. To obtain a status for the professional musician was one of the objects of the Society’s formation. He was hopeful that the Bill would b© passed. The Society was anxious to secure an improvement in uie teaching of music in schools. He was pleased that a qualified teacher for the schools was coming from England thus placing music on a standardised basis.—P.A. I n ovo that he do a mile of mv ruling,” said Or. Sherratt at the monthly meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday, when a communication was received from Mr. S. \\ ootton requesting permission to tar seal an experimental section, of roan m the Cook County with his “Barter’’compound, - which, in his -opinion, would compare more than favorably •with -the''bitumen roadway, -Several other councillors appeared willing to allow Mr. Wootton to experiment on the roads m their ridings, but it was finally decided to grant Ahe desired permission,. .the. work -to* .be-carried out on the-road between Waerenoa-a-liika ahcl Kaiteratahi. ‘

The Russian Embassy states that Ivanoff has been released by tin, Cni K ese. A satisfactory agreement r e garding the transportation of Chinese military forces has been reached be- ' tween General Changstatiu and the Soviet Consul-General at Mukden -... A.N.ZALA.

“It seems far away off the track to us because there was no railway to bring ua here,” said Mr. the American athlete, when de. scribing his impressions of Gisborne lasv ‘evening. Both visitors expressed their surprise that a town of this size contained so many enthusiastic athletes.

It is announced that Professor Magennis, who seceded from the Irish Free State Government party, j 3 leader of a new political party, form--ed in Dublin and named the "People's Party,” consisting largely of the remnants of the now defunct National Party, and declaring -tself as constructive constitutional. It is stated the committee included several Republicans.—Reuter. The members and their friends ot the Gisborne Scottish Society will celebrate the anniversary of the birth of their immortal bard, Robert Burns, in the City Hall on Friday. The ceremony will commence with supper at 8 pm., when the usual toasts will he honored and a number of Burns’ numbers rendered; to be folowed by a dance. Tickets may be had from members of the committee or at the door.

Even on road works the old is giving way to the new, and horses will soon be a thing of the past, according to a statement made by the County Engineer, Mr. Keane, at the Council meeting yesterday. He stated that motor lorry owners were cutting below horseteams almost every time in submitting tenders for the various metalling jobs in the county. The successful tenderer, a motor lorry owner, on one job lately had quoted 8s while the nearest horse owner had wanted 15s per yard. All contractors were given the opportunity to tender, but the motor lorry owners had the advantage. j At the Addington stock markwkyesterday, the first consignment of local sheep were offered, these having been shipped from Poverty Bay last week, and comprised several good lines of mixed aged ewes. The bulk of the consignment comprised mostly 2, 4 and 6-th ewes, while a nice line of 4 and 5-year ewes were also shipped. The market was slack and consequently only made low prices. Good 2-th sold at 26/2, while 4 and 6-th ewes made 27/6, the older sheen making 23/- to 25/-. The prices obtained for these ewes should curtail further shipments, as the expenses ir, shipping and handling are high, while the loss in transhipping is also considerable. ... .. . - ■ Farmers and owners of stock or ail descriptions seem to consider the ranger fair game, ana any scheme ih-?v can evolve for beating him is eagerly tried out. Some keep a small boy on the road watching the cows grazing, ever ready to innocently start driving them towards the paddock immediately the ranger appears. Others get their'neighbours further on to give them a ring on the ’phone when he passes their gate. One man at Ormond, however, believes in direct action. He, it is alleged, when asked for payment of a poundage xee threatened to punch the ranger under the ear if he ever came near his place again. Another roan at Vfaerenga-a-hika is also alleged to have pugilistic tendencies. The ranger had a mob of 30 of his cows and was driving them peacefully down the road, when the owner came along and talked f.ght and finally drove the cows home v. ithou t pavment. The Magistrate will probably have the opportunity of dealing* with both these men >n the near future, for at the Cook County Council meeting yesterday, Crs. Matthews and Reynolds were deputed to investigate the complaints, and if they were found to Ire true, prosecute.