LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 10459, 14 December 1927, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Five cases of diphtheria were notified in the borough for the fortnight ending December 3, two of these subsequently proving negative.

The condition of the taxis plying for hire in Gisborne tvas referred to in a report by the - traffic inspector to the Borough Council last . evening, when he stated that, the only ear that was unsatisfactory was that of T. P. Vosper. Cr. J. Blair was appointed to inspect the vehicle.

Seven building permits were issued by the borough inspector during the past fortnight, the aggregate value being £7,450, distributed as follows: One alteration and addition. .to an existing building. £5,762 :.two dwellings £1,378; one shop, £2OO ; and three car sheds, £llO.

The revenue of the Gisborne tramway service for the fortnight ended Dee. 3 amounted to £l9l 3s 7d, for which 19.550 passengers were carried. On the Ormond road route the fares totalled £66 2s, 6,671 people travelling on the cars, whilst- on the Glarf,'stone road route £125 Is 7d warf collected in fares from 12,909 passengers. Tlie fares from the motor ’bus service aggregated £143 2s 10d; S-,938 passengers being transported.

An interesting address to land agents and others interested was given in the Sail Toy, tea- rooms on Moilclay evening by Mr. H.J. Duigari, president of the Beal Estate Institute of-New Zealand. Mr. G. CraAvsliaw. president of the: lc-cal institute, was in the chair. Mr. Duigan’s address dealt with the objects and dvoiking oi the New Zealand Institute,;-, the speaker also stressing the value of the examinations held under, its auspices. A hearty vote of thanks to the speaker concluded the function.

A handsome shield lias been presented to the Agricultural Department by Messrs. Henry A. Dane and Go-..Ltd.', London, through : : theif New Zealand representative, states a Hawera P.A. message,' Mr. G, H\'Buekei’idge, for the encouragemen tj. of dairying and agriculture among the youth of the Dominion. The shied is offered as a perpetual challenge trophy: to be awarded each . year to the pupils of the school gaining most points in various . competitions, including those of A- and F. Shows and winter shows.

A dispute between . the Waikato Cqunty Council and the Main Highways- Board reached a lionet at. . the County meeting at Hamilton yesterday. 'The difference between the two bodies occurred over'- the ilia iiitenahee of the " Ngariiwahia-Dhinewai stretch of■ the Main Sontli. Load, for which 'the County; Council demands a sfibsidy of £3 to £l, wliile tliq Highways Board will-only come to an agreement on .tho £2 for £1 basis. The county is stubbornly resisting the .Highways' Board’s demand- for a larger contribution, .and decided ' yesterday, failing further satisfaction, to ask for a commission on tho matter. -'P.-At

„ “Ho was ;so drunk he - was the drunkest ‘drunk’ I have seen this year,” remarked feenr.-Sergt. i>tcJLean amidst laughter at tje .Police -Court yesterday p when a first oflendei appeared for this offence, -bs clel , - ant had been in the lock-up all night, he was discharged.

“Has- there been a blunder, made, if so by whom, in connection with trie hob-mix paving of Palmerston roa near Common, Shelton’s store, tl a large section' of the nevw, gutter channelling had to be re-laid, asked Or. W. J, Mao Gibbon at the Borough Council, last evening. The engineer explained, that there luid been > no error; the road was naturally sort and the use of the roller on the road had forced the channelling out oi alignment through its bulging out.

To. Hapara school will hold its annual “Parents’ Day” to-morrow afternoon, when the school will be open to visits from parents who will be given an opportunity of seeing the children undo - working conditions. There will also be numerous examples of school work' on exhibition, including ordinary school work, needlework, art, cookery, garden produce, etc. Several stalls lor sale of articles vvili also he open, while a- short concert and drill display by the children should prove very popular.

At the Palmerston North Supreme, Court- yesterday after an hour’s retirement, the ‘jury, empanelled to hear the petition of Felix Stuart Hindmarsh Bolton, farmer, of Pahiatua, for a divorce from Eileen Margaret Bolton, returned a. verdict that respondent had been guilty of adultery. Asked to decide whether _ the petitioner had connived at his wile’s misconduct, tho jury returned a negative answer, but considered his careless neglectful conduct may have contributed to the same.—iP.A.

Through some unexplained, cause, a lorry driven by Mr. William Newcomb, when coming on to the bridge over the creek near the Memorial Home at Mangapapa yesterday rooming, crashed into the railing, carrying a portion of it away, ran along the edge of the bridge for a distance, and then capsized over into the creeic. Mr. F. Gribben, who witnessed the accident, rushed to the spot, and found Mr Newcomb tangled in the wreckage and badly shaken, - suffering bruises and cuts about the head anti arms. There is a possibility that stitches will be required in _ one cut on an arm.- The lorry, which was badly damaged, was later towed into town.

Considerable interest is being evinced in the Government’s issue of PostOffice investment certificates .whic-n return good interest on the money invested. The certificates are being issued in £l, £lO, and £IOO denominations repayable in one, two or five years and are obtainable at any post office money order office in New Zealand. The interest on the respective amounts works out at 4J per cent., 5 per cent, and 5J per cent, on the purchase price according to the currency desired. To young people and those with thrifty inclinations this is a unique opportunity to make small investments at good interest. Full particulars are advertised in this issue.

Representations urging the rumple lion of the Morere deviation on the main south highway, recently mane bv the Borough Council to the Minister of Public Works, were replied to by the Hon. K. S. Williams m a letter to the Council Inst evening, m which lie stated he was referring tlio request to the. Main Highways Board. He added: “My own opinion of this deviation, however, is that it is not nearly so urgent or important as manv other works about tho. country, and as 1 have already pointed out to the Cook County Council the question of subsequent maintenance of both, the deviation, should it be formed. and the present road viiich would still require to be kept open, must not be lost sight of.”—The letter was received.

Deference to the construction of the hanked cycling and running track at the Childers Boad Deserve was made hv*' Or. H. • Im. -SJaude *it tlieI'orou'di ‘Council meeting last evening He added Dint he understood that the bank.did not confirm to the usual standard banked tracks in that it eliminated runners from using it bv reason, of the‘‘sharpness of the banking. The track would need to received good deal move work before it could b« used., and be urged that it- should be made ready for athletic gatherings as soon as .possible. The Engineer (Mr. A. A ouiig) replied that-the-plan, as drafted, had been -fmthI'ullv carried out. but, no doubt any alterations which the athletic bodv desired could he made before the cinders were applied.

Judgment for plaintiffs by default were entered bv Air. E. C: Leyvey. SAI in the following undefended civil cases: J. H. Cato v. W. H. Thompson £2 10s, cos±s £2 5s 6d: Charles Dloinquist v. 'Dehai Poi Poi £4 1/s, costs £2 0s 6d: Frederick Ouseley vvWnt. Tucker £2 12s 6d. costs £1 3s Od; Coutts and Macdonald v. Herbert-]-I ’ Webb £8 2s 9d. costs £1 10s 6d. On judgment summonses James Double was ordered to pay Hillary Jasl Elley £3 11s 6d, in.default 3 days' gac-l: Charles 1' err is to pat Thos. Walter Woods £3 15s 6d. in default 3 davs’ gaol; Patu Hinaki to pay Deter Hansen and Co. £lB 2s, in default 14 daws’ gaol: H. Cnsser to pay Chris. Hille £2‘ 9s'6d. in default two days’ gaol; Te Ivam Te Da to pay AVm At-twocd £3 14s, in default four davs’ gaol; To Kani Te TJa to pay Thomas. W.. Chappell £3 Ss 2d, in default three days’ gaol. .

“This i«; a rather sad case,” remarked; Senr.-S'ergt-. AfcLoan in tlie Police Court- yesterday to Mr. E. O. Levvoy,' S-]\[., when Claude Hector Donald McDonald appeared on a charge of being idle and disorderly. The police officer added that defendant was only 20 years of age. He had visited the police station the previous night and asked to be locked up. He (the senr.-sorgt.) believed there was more in-it than met the eye. The

young man was addicted to.drink and iiad done the same thing in Hamilton on October 7. He thought.the best thing for him was a short term of imprisonment, defendant having stated that lie thought if lie could get a month in gaol it- would do him good. He had spoken to defendant straight that night, hut tho lattei? wanted the SvM. to deal with him to see if it would straighten him up. If defendant was let out that day. he would he hack that night. 'The Magistrate said that he’was trying, to work a new probation system and it might bepossible to do something for him under that. 'Later it Was announced that defendant had 'been remanded for seven days to see if work could bo provided for him.

The prize-giving sbason is now'appriaching. and the usual ■ question arises before' school committees and (lead teachers, where shall we purchase the hooks Before going 'elsewhere mav we suggest that, you see the enormous stock of these which vo have on sale. Never before have we offered such a wonderful range, and at even hotter values than prewar, davs. .Some schools in the past have found it difficult to raise sufficient funds to give '.the children worthy hooks—-tliis year, owing- _ to the increased size and reduced prices of many series,ithat'difficulty almost vanishes. " (Tho variety ' of picture storv books is simply amazing and tho' prices range from thvec-peneo each. The usual liberal discount- is allowed .on all prize orders.—Eastwood’s Book Store, direct importers, corner of Gladstone road'arid Derby street,.’"’s’ 1 '

The stock slaughtered, at the boro • 1 ohn Coirs during November totalled 2b078 heath of which eight were condemned.

The -hearing was eoritiriued in the Mnngamaire from' whom. g- S SS52d Mll^th. whole day Rather a dramatic stage was reached in the rnormfig when Hus Honor * Mr. Justice Ostler, dismissed Hu John . Edward tt former of Mangamaire, from Se'c“se on the grounds that there, was- not sufficient evidence to implicate him:—P-AV ' , " .

The provision of stormwater, drain. avo for Kaiti was mentioned by Cr. f F Maude at the Borough Council meeting last evening. He emphasised that the Council had assured tho ratepayers that some relief would be given them from the effects of the storm-water- but it now appeared that the only means By which this could be done, now that? the commission had proved abortive, was by the creation of a special rating an ~,, suggested that; early in the'rmw year the Council should discuss the position and explain its maoiuty to PR>-. seed with the scbeUm, gnd in discussion with the ratepajer« ’ascertain their feelings m. regard to raising a loan over a special: district to undertake the work. .

Complaints of damage to shrubs and trees in the Botanical were made; to the Borough Council last evening by the borough engineer, who said that Hie head gardener reported the offenders were . children Whom he had tHed to catch and frighten, but >e. had failed The datn.,r,e was going on- and*would be supe to continue during the holidays. Cr. T. Todd said that * on VVaiteata Park similar damage had. been done and children had made a practice of playing among the native, trees. A notice was. erected there appealing to citizens to protect their property and threatening prosecution of the offenders Cr -J. BUur said that the children should be kept under, better control and he advocated securing cooperation of the police to prosecute any children damaging the trees.—it was decided to erect a warning notice threatening prosecution for vandalism and to ask tho police to make, a tour of inspection of the gardens intermittently.

When a permit for a . stand in Peel street, adjoining the Seivwright Memorial. was granted by the Borough Council at the last meeting to Mr. Williams as a site for a stall from which he could selL pies and saveloys, members understood that it- was a movable stall mounted on wheels. That- misapprehension was -removed by by Cr. J. Blair last evening when he intimated that the stall was to he more of less of a permanent structure apd would not be moved from the site allotted. After a brief discussion, in which members agreed they were under a misapprehension as to the nature of the stall, it'was decided to advise Mr. Williams that the Council understood that the permit was granted for a movable stall on wheels, and that if he a stand for a fixed structure further application would have to be made to the Council.

Important change- are involved in the re-classification of the first- division of the Railway Department. Which has now been completed. All the positions have been advertised and these, it is understood, have been filled, pending confirmation by Cabinet in respect of the higher positions in rhe service. The whole of the regrading scheme comes into, operation in terms of the provisions of the Government Railways. Amendment Act passed during the session, which brought the Railway Department into line with other parts of the Government service ,w*th respect to classification. in regard the right of appeal. procedure following appeal, and constitution of appeal boards. The changes of importance made by the re-classification relate chiefly to the higher positions in the service, and are cine for announcement shortly.— I LA.

The AVright-Morgan case was continued in the Christchurch Supreme Court yesterday. The present phase concerns - the question whether the plaintiff, Eva Ethel Roberts, one of the beneficiaries^under .the will of the late E. G. Wright, was legally bound bv a deed executed on her behalf under power of attorney during her absence in England, the defendants being the other beneficiaries and. trustees. who include the: Hon. W\' Nosworthy and the Bank of New Zealand. Sir ,T. Findlay, for the.defence, moved for a non-suit and this, question Air. .Justice Adams reserved. Sir John Findlay, in opening the case tor the defence, said there had been, no misrepresentation as suggested' by nlnintiff. The evidence would show how thoroughly and successfully, the bank officials had explained the deed of compromise to Airs. Wright-, senr., and Airs. Nosworthy. The meaning of the deed was known to the Hon.AV! Nosworthy and it_ was unthinkable that a man of lu"s integrity and in his position as co-trustee, would "allow a, deed to lie executed by his mo-ther-in-law which he considered to be wrong. It was impossible to escape the conclusion..that Airs. AVright, was sufficiently seized of the purpose of deed to make, her execution of it binding anil valid. The case was part heard.— P.A. -. 1

The report- of the Works Committee presented to the Borough Council last evening stated that Air WcilloUgh-i.-y’s application for permission to run (£ merry-go-round and side shows early a January, was considered, when it was decided that .the committee could see no reason to vary their previous decision, “that •at the present time' it is inadvisable to allow additional amusements in the town.” Permission, therefore, could not be granted. When the matter!, came up for discussion, Cr. Todd explained'that ttfici committee’s reason for refusing ‘to license side-shows was that it was a form of gambling and in those times of distress'the-Committee considered Hint gambling should be diseouraged.CV. F. Collin: W T here does the gambling come in with a merry-go-round? Or. Todd: T mean in' side-showsi Cr. H. E. Maude stated- that tho committee believed the distriet was’passing through a period, of: straitened finances', . and did hot consider it wise to • encourage needless expenditure on amusements at the present- time when parents- found paving for necessities so difficult. Cr. W. Cave :~I think, it r.n absurd idea for the committee'to attempt to dictate to the people where they shall and shall not. spend their money. On his motion, ;ik. was f'eoided to allow the merry-go-round m operate-here for one month, t-hn hours to he restricted. ; -

• Included in our wonderful selection off Frocks are. Voiles hnd W’ashing B’illcs. Each design original , and correct; every garment surprisingly’different and reasonably priced. Frocks for race' wear, for day. w’eaiv,and even- • mg and dinner lyear are also "here. Millinery in/ all its alluring charm from the Chic rendy-to-wear ’to the . smartest of picture. . And ns a special Niiia.s offering we are givingp a discount of 2/- in the £ off all pufcKases for cash at. Mnthewson’s, Ltd. rHS}adstone Boad. *!.* y-.

A Wellington P. A. ' .message states ih'ats Caper papers say that the redrafted; itinerary. for the South African foot bM l toijr is not jet confirmed, X but whether, the' visitors will/ play 22 V or 21 matehesV''have"a.' jaunt to-'Vic r Y tofia Falls, and'play some matches lit ' ViMiodesia is not known/ If only’2l matches are agreed 40 -by the' .‘New Zealand Union,, the Border Union will probably lose one game.—P. A. ;

The question of obtaining, a grader for road maintenance m the, borough was discussed by the Borough Council lasteveriirig, when- the' Engineer-(Mr. A Young) recommended the purchase of a l . Western grader on-a. trial basis at. approximately . £lO5. : It-. was . a horse-drawn machine, which could be converted to a power grader if ,it was thought, desirable.—The recommendation' was adopted ;'■< - -- ; --. .. j.

The opinion that Anzac Bay was going to drop’ out because the people s%.cojlld not fill ,in the day,, was expressed: on Monday ■ evening by the Rev. Shaw, lecturer at the Auckland Training College, in. addressing members of the Council Of Christian ; Congregations Hi regard tol the modern idea- of education, t • This was a commentaay on our. education systems, he said, and not a? question of irreverence, for people did not ;know how to fill in thfiir spare time.—Special, ; ;

‘‘lt should be fi-ar to the knife on all fraudulent company prompters and swindling share salesmen,” said Mr. G, 0. iOfeagh, in his address at the annual meeting of the Auckland Stock; Exchange', i He added that, something more than a warning Was necessary for the protection of .the: public, and it was high time legisla-, fcidn /was introduced. dealing with the - question ■df share hawkers, and those who efrtploy them.—-Special. . : ■ 1 Ihe railway authorities had a busy v , time in Gisborne , yesterday, . when 1,873. head of stock, mostly lambs, were* carried from Xgatapa. to the Stanley road crossing. ..The stocky were conveyed for the .Gisborne F.M. and M. Co. and were on route to the Kaiti . works. The Hallway Department afforded every ; assistance . hi. transhipment operations at-Ngatnpa., the train being held back an hour so as to get all tne stock on board’.

There was an amusing little incident during a London traffic block recently. Major M. O. R. Seagrave, the holder of the world’s motor-car speed records, was at the head ot the block.- When the traffic was, re-i leased Seagrave did not get away instantly, because of a slipping clutch. A police officer, who did not recognise the intrepid driver, grinned at him good-humouredly and said, “Come, on, slow-coach !” . - ■

Speaking at a civic function at Bathurst, . the Bishop of Grafton (Dr. Ashton) .illustrated the, Peed for co-operation between tho different sections of the community by the story of . a farmer on the North Coast,' who in a comparatively , short time,- became, the owner, of a. magnificent homestead. When ashed how ho managed to achieve such results in a brief period the farmer pointed to two cows ;whisking the flies off each other with, their tails, and said: “There you v have the secret—cowoperation.” The-hi shop commended cow-operation as a moral for the community. -