LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10710, 6 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The collector of ■Customs at Gisborne has received advice that the oyster season is expected to close about October 17.

On Thursday, 11th October-, at 1 p.iu., Messrs. Common, Shelton and Co. Ltd., will hold >a clearing sale of dairy cows and pigs on behalf of Mr. I). Mills, at the farm, Makauri.

Thomas Lowry, an escapee from Wi Tako prison at Trentham on v H ■ clay morning, was recaptured yesterday on the edge of the bush a mile away, states a Wellington P.A. telegram.

For being £lO in arrears of a maintenance order against him Joseph Wareham was sentenced by Mr E. C. Levvey S.M., in the Police Court yesterday to one month's imprisonment with jkard labor, warrant to be discharged upon payment of all arrears.

After a thousand years, the Cornish Corsedd, a notable Druidic ceremony, was revived on a hillside near Penzance, with the initiation of twelve bards,, including Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. The Welsh ArchDruid, Rev. J. Williams, wearing a crown of copper oak leaves, and surrounded by the Mayors of Cornwall and other, functionaries in flowing robes, performed the ceremony within a stone circle which is older than Stonehenge.

■ Parents with large families often find it difficult to find names for them, and it is said that' one family had to resort to numbers^*.Another ’'family had triplets. jAr girls, and thevSjwero named Kate, Duplicate, and TTMicate. ./Twin hoys were named “Thingamic-Bob.” If you the possessor of a large i'iumJy, all to Clayton’s fj&de Store foHjdieir footwear, whern/thc and small.*,,*

England’s largest house is believed to be Lord Fitzwilliam’s Yorkshire seat, Wentworth Woodliouse. It is said that the three principal entrances are so far distant from each other that visitors arc advised to take with them three' hats, one to be kept at each point of egress. The house, which is 600 ft long, has. a hall in which two average suburban villas coukl comfortably be placed and it boasts of a 1-oom for every two days of the year.

To be able to die in two countries would seem to be a most difficult accomplishment, but a Polish merchant Pinkus Gewel. lias accompi'shcd the ■feat. Attempting to slip across the Poland-Russia- border, lie was shot by Customs officers of tb- c oviet. Down lie fell, Ris head ’ f''lynd. and his feet in Russia. His widow claimed the body, and declared that lie had some hundreds of pounds in Ins boots. The Russians thereupon confiscated the monev and refused to hand over the,body.

“There seems to bo no finality about the present-dav legislation,'’ said Mr. H. G, R. Mason, when the Main Highways Amendment Bill, providing for more, liberal subsidies, was before the House. “It does not add to the dignity of the Government,” continued Mr. Mason, “for it to he incessantly tinkering with l ire legislation. lV would be better if the Government took more pride in its work and made a clean, job at the start, instead of being slovenly. ’ The Hon. K-. ?. Williams. Minister of Public Works, in answer, said that it paid to learn to walk before one tried to run.

Two of the largest bird-eating spiders ever seen at the London Zoo have just arrived from Brazil. NearIv a foot in expanse, with poison fangs fin. long, and huge hairy bodies. they are probably the most repulsive creatures imaginable. One of them is quite docile, but the other will unhesitatingly attack. Its method is to rear itself on the hinder legs holding the front pair in the air ready to get a grip of the hand that seeks it and plunge its fangs into the flesh. Another tactic is to brush its fur with its hind legs, causing stinging hairs to float a round, and \f these settle on the human skm the effects are very painful.

The body of a man was seen floating down the Waianakariri river at White’s Bridge between d and 6 o’clock on Thursday evening by a contractor, Mr. H. Farrier, who followed it down the river hank for over a mile trying tc recover it, hilt darkness set in. The body, states a Christchurch message, was that of a fairly big man. It was dressed in a. white singlet, cardigan jacket and dark trousers. The police are searching the lower reaches of the river and tlie adjacent foreshores, as the body was probably carried out to sea bv a heavy flood' in the river lust night.—Press Assn.

Every American mail .brings nows to the Dunedm agents regarding the Byrd Antarctic expedition. .Large shipments of foodstuffs and equipment now en route to Port Chalmers include six cases of tractors, live cases of tractor parts, 3bo steel barrels of petrol, 841 cases of petrol, aeroplanes, 80 dogs, pomes, two Eskimos, 10,000 cigars, 100011, of chew incr tobacco, 12,0001 b of .granulated sugar, 41 cases of cigarettes. oases of tobacco, 42 boxes of fowls, while 3200 chickens have yet to he shipped. These form but a tithe ot the lists supplied. Thousands ot dozen eggs are being purchased m New Zealand) and are now being put through the Kassel process of sterilisation.—P.A.

On a charge of being m arrears ot maintenance in respect of a child in a State Home, a man appeared before Mr E. C. Levvey S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Senior-Sergeant McLean explained that some time ago defendant had undertaken to pay Os a week,, out had not carried out this obligation and furthermore had ignored all requests by the police for payments. Giving evidence defendant said his average weekly earnings were £2 los Oil which lie had to support .12 children at home, the oldest ot whom was 20, the others ranging from 14 downwards. Tie admitted two girls were working but added that they were not at home. Me was paying no rent. When he consented to pay os weekly to support the child 'in the home, he believed In* could nay but found he was unable to do so and was absolutely down in his luck. The Magistrate: t should say so too! I had bettor remit all the arrears. Senior Sergeant McLean 'Said the arrears totalled £6 ss. Defendant wo,lid not pay anything, not even Is per week. “Sometimes we go pretty hungry, said defendant. “If that’s so I’d rather not take any tiling,” said the Senior Sergeant. The Magistrate made an order remitting all arrears and suspended payments for months.

At this season of the year each new shipmout from English and Continental Houses is a source of keenest interest. We have just opened a fascinating lot of new goods winch we take pride in displaying. They comprise Ensemble Suits, Jumper Suits, Formal Gowns, and the latest Millinery. As usual, our imports portray the leading authentic styles for the season, —Mathewson’s Ltd., Gladstone Road;***

The Malieno left Sydney at 3.40 p.m yesterday for Wellington, an the* Maraina: at 4.16. for Auckland.Aust. Pirns Assn.

' In the House last night, the Hon. K S AVilliams moved the second reading of the .Electric Power Bort Amendment Bill, which was a£m*t to. Later the Bill was reported from committee without amendroen Press Assn.

At the Majestic Theatre to-monow evening, commencing at 8,4-0, «ie Rev. It. J. Patterson,. 8.A., L.L.8., of Belfast, Ireland, originator of the ‘•'Catch My Pal” temperance campaign, will give an address under the auspices of the New Zealand A Inane .

The trawlers Star HI. and Muriel, which were manned with fresh crews recently after the regular ciews hatrefused to continue, returned to Lyttelton on Thursday. Yesterday the Star 111. wa.s declared “black” by the waterside workers, who refused to bunker her. —Press ‘Assn.

The managers on the subject of the Canterbury Provincial Council Buddings Erecting Bill reported to Jim House of Representatives last night that they had agreed to the inclusion of the Canterbury members of the Legislative Council on the Board or Management, and the report was adopted.—'Press ;Assn.

It is now known. definitely that Miss Norma Wilson will arrive . m Wellington on - Wednesday morning from England. Further advice received by Mrs. Wilson states that Miss Wilson also won a ICO yards handicap while training, at Stamford Bridge, from some English men athletes- dff a handicap of five yards.

Yesterday morning detectives raided a hazard school in progress on Glasgow wharf, Wellington, and arrested eight men, Joseph Josephs (23), Henry Joseph Richards (41), Charles Munn (40), Hilton William Thomas (26), John Knight (40), "William McMurcuie (40). AHicrt James Murray (45), William Ernest Crossman (38). In the" afternoon fines of £3 each were imposed.—Press Assn.

A legal point raised by Mr. Pariy, that small shopkeepers observing Friday as the half-holiday are not bound to observe the regulation closing hours, was not upheld by Mr. E. Page. S.M., in Wellington yesterday. Counsel thereupon pleaded guilty oil behalf of various defendants. Mr. Page considered separately each case of the 38, mostly against Chinese, and imposed fines varying from 10s to £7.—Press Assn.

Exceptionally large gold exports u ere arranged in London on Thursday. Bar gold to a total value of about £3,000,000 is being bought for shipment to the Continent and the United States. Of the total amount-, £1 953.000 was taken out of the Bank of England, ■ while £1,000,000. which was bought m the open maiket, represented the weekly arru al of gold from Transvaal mines.—British Official Wireless.

The whole of the export butter output for September, totalling 3,000 boxes, has been disposed o* by the Kia Ora Dairy Coy at 186 s per ewt. The pay-outs" for July and August were 1/4 per lb., and there >s every likelihood of September returns equalling that .figure. The tots..- increase in the output this. season, compared* with the same period last year, is 43.45 per cent. Last month 182,OOOlbs of butter was manufactured compared with 144,000 in September, 1927.

Witty dialogue and splendid costuming" combined to make the second and final staging of “Robin Goodfellow.” by the pupils of Miss Enid Hooper, at the Opera House last evening, a striking success. The children gave an excellent interpretation, and the whole function deserved far greater public support than it has deceived. Last evening’s attendance, was an improvement on the first night. 'At the close a great array of bouquets and'boxes of chocolates were handed up to the performers from the appreciative audience.

In the Legislative Council yesterday. Sir R. Stout moved that the Council express its regret that the Public Trustee had become a brewer and a vendor of intoxicating liquors, had bv advertisement sought to encourage their use, and had debarred officers of his Department from taking a prominent part in associations formed to prevent the use of intoxicants. After some discussion, in the course of which the Leader of the Council. Sir F. Bell, pointed out that tlie Public Trustee was obliged bv statute to carry out all duties entrusted to him as trustee, the motion was defeated by 24 votes to 5. Press Assn.

Tlie Archbishop ' or Canterbury’s right to grant musical degrees, seldom exercised, has been forgotten. His Grace has allowed one of the duties laid upon hearers of his great office by Henry VIII. to lapse entirely. This is the breeding __ of “great horses,” of which the King decreed that he should keep a stud of 16, writes' tlie “Looker-on,” in tlie “Daily Chronicle.” It would cause a little flutter in the Shire .".Torse Society if the next archbishop decided to carry out this duty, foi they could hardly do less than make him tlieir president, though his shovel hat and gaiters , would be quite in keeping with his status.

To-morrow (Sunday) at 3 p.nn, it is proposed to celebrate the loOth. anniversary of the landing of Cap-t. Cook at Poverty Bay by ,1 ceremony® at the Cook Memorial on the lvaiti Beach. All local bodies and public and patriotic organisations are assisting, and the Gisborne City Band, and Salvation Army Band will discourse music. Tlie function is organised annually by the Royal Colonial Institute, a feature of the proceedings being tlie laying ot. wreaths or other floral emblems in memory and honor of the great soaman. The principal speaker this year will ho Dr. J. AY. Mellraith, M.A., L.L.8., Litt. D._, of JNaprpr, and His AVorslnp the Mayor (Air. 3>. AV. Coleman) will speak on behalf of the Borough, while there will he other short speeches by other representatives of public bodies. The Ministers or religion have organised a short service of thanksgiving for the occasion. ’Flags will be flown an the water-front, and a flag will mark the spot, where tlie British flag was first unfurled in New Zealand. In another column, the Royal Colonial Institute issues a cordial invitation to all citizens to'participate.

London lias a butler who is addressed as “Sir” in the most respectful way by a guest at the house where he officiates, writes a London “Evening News” correspondent. This is explained very simplyj by tlie fact that during the war he was a major, in the_ army and the guest served under him in the same regiment as, a private. The situation has arisen at a house in Bays water, W., the occupier of which is a brother of the gudst. When the Latter first arrived and the door was opened by a dignified figure in a butler’s sombre dress he ejaculated in surprise, “Good heaven 1 Major How are you, sir?” From that moment he has always called the butler “Sir.” Hig old awe of his former major, like an “old boy’s” awe of his former headmaster, has been undiminished by the passage of years. The butler, upholding the traditions of his new position, calls his former private “Sir” also, and the two men, who are on excellent terms. “Sir” .each, other alternately, ’ .