Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXV, Issue 10316, 27 January 1927, Page 4

Local and General.

A Suva message states that there were two deaths and one fresh case of smallpox at the quarantine station on Monday.—U.P.A.

Within a. few' days it is expected the High School Baths will he ready for use. The concrete portion has been completed some time now anti the fence and buildings are almost finished.

There is a large number of-Campers at Morere just now. On Saturday the hot springs were well.patronside aud it was very noticeable that for every, one from Wairoa there were at least two from Gisborne. Morere is a most popular resort for Gisborne people now that the'’, good road brings this pretty spot .within two hour?’ car ■ —• e '’—> •northern - centre.—Star.

A Fremantle cable records the arrival of the Orveto from Londbn.yo.i". A. y '>>*

Commencing to-day flags will be flown from Townley’s buildings, corner jM Peel Street and Gladstone Ronio denoting the position of candidates in the Queen contest lor frnids to build a public batli for GisIprne. * * ' Traffic license fees amounting to £240 11s 8d were collected in the Cook County during the month, according to a report submitted to the monthly meeting of the Council yesterday. The fees included 12 drivers’ > licenses and 20 heavy traffic licenses.

The contractor for the Mangahuku stream bridge at Wairnata has now completed the erection of the structure .and is now engaged in the formatyn of tv e approaches. The bridge ivil#be available for traffic'early in F'dpruary.’ Jf Advice was received in Pahiatua ■fast evening that a body had been seen in the Mangahao river at Nilson in the vicinity of a settler’s property about twelve miles from Pahiatua. It is believed to be that of Wm. T. Boyd, a stcek dealer, whose car was found near the river a fortnight ago at Marima. The police are proceeding to the locality.—P.A.

An inaugural sports meeting under tlie auspices of the Taranaki Caledonian Societies was held at Hawera yesterday afternoon. Lamo, the Australian cyclist, competed and won the invitation mile, and was third in the three miles. Rose also competed and won the mile. Interest was attached to the meeting > n. account of the fact that tinea British Empire champions took part, Lamb, Rose and Lay.—P.A.

A meeting of the Faram Memorial Committee was held in the Te Hapara school on Wednesday evening for the purpose of finaniising matters in connection with the erection of the gates . Tenders were considered, and that of Mr. A. Surman for £24 was accepted. The work is to be proceeded with as soon as word is received from Dunedin of the shipment of the gates and memorial tablets.

The Gisborne Post and Telegraph combined staffs’ will hold their annual picnic on January 30. Patutalii Domain is the spot chosen this year, and with its luxurious shade and fine appointments, should be an ideal picnic ground. As usual, special attention will be paid to the children, and everything will be done to give them a good time, while races and novelty eyents should keep the older ones interested. Coliam’s fleet of ’buses will leave P.O. at 9 a.in. Hot water and milk will be supplied.

Six thousand pounds will be spent on formation work on the Haugaroa main highway in the coming winter, and as the Cook County Engineer has a big programme of works in hand, Cr. T. B. Hall suggested to the Cook Cbupty Council yesterday that as the work “would require a good deal of supervision, that the P.W\D. should be asked to expend the money. The engineer stated he would submit the proposition to the P.W.D. Resident Engineer who would probably undertake some of the work, but lie (Mr. Keane) desired that some of the contracts should be reserved tor their own staff.

The financial affairs of Charles Ernest Owen, farmer, of Whatatutu, was investigated by the Deputy Official Assignee (Mr. C. Blackburn) a meeting of creditors yesterday. Mr T. H- Shields was the only creditor present. Questioned by the Assignee, bankrupt stated that lie was earning £2 16s per week and was found in meat and butter, and lived rent free, these items being worth 30s a week to him. His bankruptcy had been due to one or two creditors pressing limim, and as soon as he could he would pay' them 20s in the £. His wife was now waiting to undergo a serious operation and lie himself should be in hospital. The meeting was adjourned sine die.

There were no creditors present at a meeting convened yesterday to discuss the bankrupt affairs of George Hugh Alex Humphries, painter, of Gisborne. The Deputy Official Assignee (Mr. C. Blackburn) presided. Under examination, bankrupt stated that of late his wages had been considerably less than £4 10s weekly on account of holidays and other lost time. He admitted that he had not considered it" necessary to file in Te Puke where he formerly resided, thinking that he would be able to battle through. He was now living in a rented house in .Stout Street, paying £l per week for rooms, and financially he was just holding his own. Most of the debts were for materials for his work, and said that he owed very little for clothing and groceries/ He could not make any offer to his creditors as his work was- not permanent and he might be discharged an time. The meeting was adjourned sine die.

While nearly all the industries in New Zealand are claiming records, the tctalisator being a possible exception, the busy bee, until the advent of the present spell of hot weather had. had anything but a profitable time. Up to the New Year most of the apiarists in the Auckland province have been compelled to feed their bees on one bee farm on tlie Rotorua line. Several tons of sugar were fed out to the bees before Christmas, and this was not an isolated case, as owing to there being so much water in the flowers and the clover, the bees were not able to get the substance they needed. However, the heart of the bee family now rejoices, aud the hoes are buzzing merrily and working energetically in an endeavor to make up for lost time. From what can he gathered at the moment there appears every prospect of the honey sea sou being below normal, and the possibility of an increased price to consumers.— Special.

An Indian fruiterer, Lala Parchotam, was fined £ls in the Auckland Police Court yesterday for being intoxicated whilst in charge of a motor truck and his driving license was cancelled until the end of March. Sergt. Flanagan said he was riding on a tram-car when he saw the Indian at the wheel of a light motor truck # which was zig-zagging down Quecn'Street towards Phoenix Chambers, where the city , fire brigade was extinguishing an outbreak. There was a crowd of onlookers gathered in the street and, realising that the Indian was driving in a dangerous manner lie (the sergeant) jumped from the tram and arrested him as the motor truck slowed down. When it was pointed out that the Indian earned his living by-using the motor truck, and that the deprivation of right to drive would handicap him severely, Magistrate Hunt said something drastic had to he done to put down drunkenness among motorists. “Tf a man touches liquor,” he said, ‘■'he should keep out of his car and go home. Drunken motorists could uot be tolerated on the streets. Usually he fined offenders £25, hut in view of the circumstances, he had decided to cut it down by £lo.” P.A.

Mr. D. O. (Dave) Hawkins, late of the Opotilci Hotel, has taken over the Lake House Hotel at Rotorua, where he will be pleased to meet old friends from Gisborne. A moderate tariff and every comfort for patrons lias resulted in the Lake House Hotel being one of the most popular accommodation houses in Rotorua. *

A Paris cable states: ‘’The Inter-national-League of Aviators elected Doisy as the world’s champion aviator after twb ballots. Sir A Cobhamss was second choice.” -

A proposal of the New Plymouth Borough to rais» 'a loan of £186,000 to extend the water and electric power services,, was submitted to a poll of ratepayers yesterday, and defeated by 733 to 627.—P.A.

The Tokomaru Boxing Association has been fortunate in securing for it& star bout on Friday evening a six two-minute in/itch between W. Robertson (Gisborne) and Eddie Wilson, of Hastings.

A request for the extension of the limit of 20,000 bales for the second Auckland wool sale on February 21 to 26‘,000 bales lias been refused by the New Zealand Woolbrokers’ Association.—P.A.

The Gisborne Scottisli Society wish to remind members and friends that, the Burns Anniversary celebrations will be held in the City Hall tomorrow evening at 8 o’clock. Tickets may be obtained at tho door.

A Wellington P.A. wire states: On Monday afternoon, Harold Walter Reid, 31, Australian born, escaped from Etako prison (near Trentliam) unnoticed until rounding up time. He was seen at Upper Hutt in the evening, but bolted through the scrub and gorse towards the river and hills. He was recaptured by warders.

• As a result of bis studies in Europe and America, Dr. Tillyard reports to the Government a definitely good prospect of either partial or complete control of a number of pest weeds in New Zealand without ex- . posing the country to any serious j damage in other directions. His .method of control is by the. introduction from abroad of parasitic insects t-o attack blackberry, gorse, ragwort, con vol ulus, earwig and horntail. — P.A

The Waitemata Power Board has appointed Francis J. H. Wilson as resident engineer. There were forty applicants. Mr. Wilson has been employed by the consulting engineers, to the Board for the past eighteen months, and was in charge of the engineering work in connection with* the reticulation of the Board’s area. —P.A.

The Minister of Railways opened an important railway conference at Wellington yesterday to consider zhe re-grading of positions, following on the Re-grading Committee’s :opart. Representatives of the Board, leading officers, and district traffic managers were also present. —P.A.

Replying to a deputation from the Wellington Education Board yesterday re the surplus of teachers, the Hon. R. A. Wright affirmed that steps must be taken to see it did not recur by providing that no more students weie trained than could be absorbed. —P.A.

Liability in respect to Mr. L. J. Coham’s claim for the Borough Council to purchase Ins motor bus business .under the terms ox The Motor Omnibus Traffic Act is denied by the Council. A report to this effect was received from the borough solicitors at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Council.

The train services are oeing altered on Anniversary Day to fit in with the sports at Te Karaka and the trotting meeting at Park racecourse. Particulars are advertised in this issue. Special excursion tickets will be issued from Gisborne, Stanley Road. Wadi here and Ormond to Te Karaka. Race train leaves Gisborne--11.30 a.in., returning from course at 5.45 and 6.10 p.m.

That people who desired to spend a little time at the seaside* on \\ainui beach have been recently exhibiting a tendency to erect- nondescript buddings there, was complained bv the County Engineer (.Mr. J. J. Keane) to the Cook County Council yesterday. On his recommendation that the by-law governing the erection of dwellings there be strictly adhered to, the Council unanimously decided to instruct him to enforceits provisions.

At a recent meeting of ’ the Gisborne Borough Council Mrs. Pyke. of .Waingake. denied, through -her solicitors, liability for ordinary water rates, contending that she had entered into a special agreement with the Council several years ago. _ The question was referred to the Marks Committee and, at Tuesday evening’s meeting of the Council, a report was received from the borough solicitors, stating that Mrs. Pyke could claim treatment only similar to that of other persons outside the borougn.

Although lie suffered from a fracture of the spine, through being gored by a bull at the Metropolitan Show in November hist. \\ illiam Templeton, an elderly man, to-day can walk about and is oil the high road to recovery. Dr. Fox. superintendent of Christchurch hospital, where Templeton was treated, states that* although his recovery may seem remarkable to the general public, the facts of the case were that the fracture was not bad and so the nerves were not greatly damaged. Had they been so. the tale would have been different. —P.A. The Hon. McLeod, Minister or Industries and Commerce, yesterday stated that a tribunal had been set up under section 13 of the Bearn or Trade Act to enquire into the_ proposed operations of the Proprietary •Articles Trade Association, lull opportunity for all evidence ter s'w against the Association would ■ 0 given. The following have been aypointed to take evidence: Mc.-s:*s. W. B. Montgomery, ex-Com pt ro ..er of Customs; W. B. II ay ward manufacturer, Dunedin; M. J. Heirdom ex-workers’ representative _ on t: ’-e Arbitration Court, and J A- C b-u--secretary to the Department et_ industries and Commerce. Ceunr. emulsive powers of investigation been conferred on the tribunal will commence its sittings pro l ’: , nt> on February 14 at Wellington and •later at other places.— P.A.

Waikanae Beach should prove n popular rendezvous on Saiuraay, when a gala will he conducted in aid of funds for the Mcßae hath. Mnn> new and novel attractions have been arranged by the organiser, Mr. r • Reade Wauchop, including sandbuilding on an ambitious scale, while a feature will be made of races for children of all ages. Attractive programmes will be given by the “Breezy Buskers,” consisting o’ some of the best talent in Gisborndand comprising, in addition to Mr. Wauchop, Mrs. Mainland Foster. Misses Nina Murphy, Nancy Parker. Dorothy Pearson. Clare, Ross. Sherriff (2), Brown, Baiu (2). and Howlands (2), and Messrs. W. Bigncll. H. Johns. Ross, H. and L. Cato, and Stewart. Numerous side-shows will he in evidence while the popular punch and judy show should he a centre of attraction all the afternoon and evening. From 8 p.ni. the Gisborne City Band will play selections. Race Frocks and Millinery.—A wonderful selection of Continental Goods, including exquisite Gowns for Race and Reception wear. These are till New Season’s Goods. You will be delighted with the new Millinery featuring the new high crown.. A special display is now being made in our showroom .—Mathewson’s, Ltd. **