LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10456, 10 December 1927, Page 8

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Uiiinaroa left Sydney at 1 p.m. yesterday for New Zealand.—U.P.A.

All the unemployed relief works in Wellington will lx> wound up by Xmas.—P.A.

Alails which left Gisborne on November 5 for the United Kingdom, arrived in London ou December 7.

A boy, aged 1(3. Frank Talbot, was skinning a sheep at Wliatatutu yesterday when the knife slipped and Tic received an injury which necessitated his admission to Cook Hospital. His condition is not serous. With a carnival in full swing unu athletic sports in addition, Waikanue beach should prove a popular rendezvous on Thursday afternoon next, when the proceeds of tin- day will be devoted to a fund to send a team ot girl runners to uphold the challenge tor tin', Eteveneaux Cup, issued by the Wellington Athletic Glub, and which was won by the Gisborne girls last season. Various stalls and sideshows will be' in full swing, and should the weather be fine, a very large attendance is expected. . A liquor booth will be conducted for tile first time at the next Wniroa A. and R. Show, to be held on January IS, 1928. Application for a temporary license for the booth at ihe gathering was made to the Gis borne Licensing Committee, comprising .Messrs. E. C. Levvey, S.AI.. H. H. DeCosta, and A. M. Coleman, by John Edwin Svenson (Mr. 8. ( V■ Beau toy), licensee of the Clyde Hotel. The application was granted, subject, to the police report oil the conduct of tile booth being satisiac lory. The chairman of the commit-, tec added that the license for the booth for the races was granted on tho usual terms. The electrical cooking demonstrations being given by Mrs. Barrington at the Rower Board’s show-rooms, will be continued to-day at 10 a.in. and 2 p.m. These will be the last demonstrations in the meantime, as Mrs. Barrington has to return to Wellington at the beginning of the week. Gratifying results have attended the demonstrations and the stimulated demand for electric stoves will make the securing of sufficient quantities a difficult matter until the Board’s shipment arrives early in the new ladies interested in cooking are invited to attend to-day s demonstrations. *„* Ail interesting incident took place during the recent visit of the s.s. Remuera to this port, when Captain Cameron, of the visiting steamer, and Captain Hawke, of Gisborne, met and renetVod an old friendship oi many years’ standing. Both men had sailed under the same flag years ago and knew the ocean the world ovw in its best and worst moods. Needless to say, many hours were spent in the Captain’s cabin on the Remuera m reininiscinees. Prior to the vessel s departure from Gisborne, Captain Cameron presented Captain Hawke with a valuable relic- to commeuorate their meeting and of their life together. The gift took the form of a beautifully wrought walking stick from Pitcairn Island. The handle is of coconut and is carved in tho form of a hand. v During the Xmas and New Yoni holidays an alteration in the train service to Auckland will ho of particu--lar interest to Gisborne holidaymakers. At present ears leave here at 5 a.m., connecting with the 4.5/ train at Rotorua, and on to the Daylight Limited-at Frank ton, arriving in Auckland at 11 p.m. On December 23, 24. and 31 the Rotorua train will leave ut 4 p.m.. instead oi 4.57. and will connect with a special express at Frunkton, running ahead of the Daylight Limited. This change is made because past experience has show that the accommodation oil the Limited from towns down the lrno. will be lilled to cupucity, und us tlio Limited acts up to its name and no additional carriages will be put on, tile only solution of the difficulty is the extra express, Gisborne passengers thus reaching Auckland nearly an hour earlier on those t three nights than at present. V Claims by an old man, Peter Gallowav. against his three sons, Peter. Thomas and Robert for contributions' towards his maintenance, were mentioned to Air E. C. Levvey, ,S.AL, in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. An order for £1 Is per ween was recently made against another son, Noil, and the father sought to compel the other ‘three sons to contribute. Air. G. deV. Robinson, for the complainant, said that his client wanted another 9s a week to brine fiis allowance to 30s a week. Air. Li. 'l'. I’rosnalian. oil helia.ll ot the son Peter, applied for an adjournment, stating that he expected him to have been in attendance-that day but, apparently, lie was unaware the case was proceeding. The case was adjourned until the lollow ing day. lor being in arrears to the extent of £8 7s <Jd on „the maintenance order ug J ainst him, Neil Galloway was sentenced to seven day’s gaol, warrant to be discharged on payment or the arrears. The quarterly meeting of the South Island Motor Union was held at Invercargill vesterday. Delegates irom ail the affiliated associations were present, and a heavy afternoon’s business was transacted. Many matters important to South Island motorists were discussed, including tho allocation of the petrol tax, concerning which the following resolution was unanimously* carried: “That this representative meeting of South Islam motoring bodies protests most < l ’’ lliaticallv against the refusal or the Government to recognise the principle af allocation between tho .two Islands of the proceeds of the petro’ tax on the same basis as is provided i>. the Alain Highways Act. for th division of the revenue derived iron' I!ie tvre tax and registration fees, nnd pledges itself to maintain the agitation until its just claims are satisfied.” Last evening the visiting delegates were taken to Orrii beaoh. the finest for racing purposes in the Dominion, and to-day they go to Stewart island. —P.A. The prize-giving season is now appriaching. and the usual question arises before school committees and head teachers, where shall we purchase the books Before going elsev here may we suggest that you see the enormous stock of these which we have on sale-. Never before have we offered such a wonderful range, and at even better values than prewar days. Some schools in the past have found it difficult to raise sufficient funds to give,, the children worthy books—this year, owing to the increased size and reduced prices of many series, that difficulty almost vanishes. The variety of * picture story books is simply amazing and the' prices range from- three-pence each. Tile usual liberal discount is allowed on all prize orders.—Eastwood’s Book Store, direct importers, corner of Gladstone road and Derby street, “A

The lasi of the £20,009 worth of debentures sold by the Cook County Council tliis year under the county loan of £153,(100, was disposed of on Thursday, less than six weeks from the time tho debentures were placed on the market. The majority of the debentures were disposed of in Napier, £II,OOO, being taken by investors from that centre, £I,OOO was bought in 'Wellington, and £7,700 was sold in Gisborne.

A new fishing . bank lias recently beeu discovered about half-way between Mann Island and Tore- .Channel, states a Wellington R.A. message. It is comparatively shallow, two miles by one, and is so crowded with liapuka that the' catches have glutted the market, and reduced prices to such an extent that they did net pay the fishermen, who have refused lo 'fish any longer, and have laid tlieir launches up for several days.—-R.A. AVaikanae beach presented an animated scene yesterday on the occasion of the visit of the Motu school children and friends, the party numbering 130. A most enjoyable time was spent- in sports and games, ana numerous little bands visited tho town to the benefit of shopkeepers. On December 19 the Matawiii school children will pay a visit to the beach, and December 21 will see another large party from tlio Anglican parochial district of Alatawai, comprising the Alatawai, Rrtkauroa and Otoko schools. ■