LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10725, 24 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

-A new chaser, the Star Xi.’ arrived; at Bluff : .'from -• Oslo yesterday morning to join the’ Ross-Sea whnl-fers.—-Press' Assn.' \

At' Ever ton. .i,n.. sunny weather .and before an attendance of 25,000 England beat Ireland at Association football by two goals! to ope.—-Aust, Press Assn.

The. Port Kerribla which arrived at Auckland from' New York yesterday, brought large supplies of food ; for Cbnimander Byrd’s Antarctic expedition, which will be discharged at ’Dunedin.—-Press Assn.

, Taranaki OH Fields, ‘Ltd., report for the week ended October 20:— “Gisborne No. .1 well: Caving • still troublesome jposition unsatisfactory. Gisborne No'. 2 well: Drilled to 1,735 feet in shale: lOin. diameter .casing to 1,713 feet.”

The New Zealand Ensign sent by the Auckland branch, of th© Young Men’s Christian Association to the Sydney branch -by the Southern Cross will he officially handed over by Squadro n-Leadc r Smith and Lieut. U.lin on Armistice- Day.—. Aust. Press Assn.

At Madison Garden, Ouafi, the Arabian, king of Olympic marathon runners, covered 26 miles 500 yards in two hours 44 minutes, defeating Joi? Bay by throe laps'. It was Ray’s first professional marathon of 50 in his career. He kept on Ouafi’s.heels for 23 miles, ‘ the. other contestants being miles behind.—United Service.

The New Zealand High Commissioner’s office states that the. recent publicity campaign in Britain has removed doubts regarding the marketing of New Zealand’s heavy shipment of 12.000 tons of honey. The demand has already exceeded the packing capacity.. Day and night.shifts are working to meet the market requirements.—Aust-. Press Assn.

In a- reserved judgment in Wellington yesterday, Mr. E. Page, S.M., in the case in which B. E. Cooper, Ltd., and Levin and Co., Ltd.,, claimed from the. Wellington Harbor Board in respect of goods . stolen from a wharf shod, gave his decision for defendants. He said he had come to the conclusion that the board had exercised reasonable care and could not be held liable for the loss of the goods.—Press Assn-.

Mr. K. Williamson, the well-known local hairdresser, has acceded to numerous requests and has now opened , the Select Saloon, opposite the Free-sia Tearooms. The saloon, which is fitted out with the latest and most hygienic appliances, has a private room for ladies, and two chairs in the men’s department. Mr. Williamson has also acquired the services of an expert hairdresser from Auckland. Assiduous attention to patrons and good workmanship is his motto.

In today’s issue the Government is inviting applications for the lease by ballet of sub-divisions of the Mataikona sheep station, situated on the Kasi ConH abo.uj fifty miles ' from Mas t.at ton. The estate has been subdivided into six farms ranging in area from 1.100 to 5.000 acres, and the pastures and fencing are reported to be in splendid order. The ballot affords an opportunity to secure a first-class sheep proposition on very easy terms. For further particulars see our advertising columns.

Thieves ransacked the bottom floor of .Messrs. Sargood, Son, and Even’s factory at Auckland on Monday night,* stole £3O, and did much damage to iiie stuck. Constable Putt saw two men with largo parcels near the .premises and gave chase. One, .man struck the -constable -and rescapeed.. but- the other man, Buke Jolin Christia, 27, was taken into custody, having goods in liis possession alleged to have been stolen from the factory. He was charged with breaking and entering, and was remanded to October 28.—Press Assn.

A London trade newspaper recently published a statement that 95 per cent, of Australian apples imported into Britian,were sold privately. .The Press Association is authoritatively informed that the actual.percentages of Australian imports .iii 1928 sokl at auction at ports of,, arrival were.: Liverpool, 60 per cent. ; Hull, 65 per cent, j Glasgow,- 66 per cent, ; Manchester, 80 per ’cent.; and London 30 per. cent. A large proportion of London's imports consisted of dinect purchases, including many for transhipment to the- Continent-.—Aust. Press Assn. - •"

The discovery of a vaccine to immunise, dogs from distempter .is announced 'by the Medical Research ' Council's laboratories. Two. members of; the research staff, Messrs. P. P. Laid law and G. W. Diinkm, report the smallest- mortality where dogs ’have been immunised* 'the results proving most encouraging. Lord Mddmay describes the experiments as epoch-making. The . malignant- agency of distemper .is similar'to that of influenza in humans, which it is hoped that tho discoveries are "a great step nearer prevention.—Aust. Press Assn.

At,. Christchurch yesterday, Mr. Justice- Adams heard a case in which tlie Vacuum Oil 00. Proprietary, 'Ltd. of Wellington, sought an injunction against the National Service Stations, Ltd., of Christchurch, with the object- , of'., preventing them , mixing Plume motor, .spirit* ,with a mixture sold as Canterhury,! Automobile Association spirit. The.' plaintiff alleged that the defendant mixed the petrol, and as a result the mixture camb to be regarded as superior to Plume. The judge held-that the plaintiff had not established a right to an injunction, and dismissed the ease with costs.—Press Assn. ;

Next Sunday . a moving little ceremony will take place near Les Ilocufs, on the; Boinrne. A simple granite cross has bben erected at the head of '£hje sunken road leading to Les Boeufis, Replacing, a wooden cross which, was put up by,, the British Guards Division, in memory of their fallen comrades after the two great battles on the Somme, in 1916. One hundred and thirty officers; apd men of the present Guards Division, Grenadiers, Coldstfeajns, Scots, Irish and Welsh,; will be drawn,up around the cross to assist' in its... dedication, which will be. performed by the Eev. Pat. McCormick, rector of St. Mar-tin-in-tho-Fields. London, who was senior;'chaplain to the ■ Grifirds Division ini ;<• 1916. MajorGpneral, Geoffrey Fielding, who commanded the Guards’ Division m the Somme battles, Will be present.—Aust. Press AAsti.cv

Of nine tenders received fer the lease, of Waikanae Beach tea-rooms, that of Mr. John Mackie, the highest. .has bfcen accepted.

\ Continuing his campaign as Labor Candidate for tho Bay of Plenty seat, Mr. A. F. Moncnr will address a meeting of electors at Ormond this evening.

In tne billiards match McConachy Vesterday' reached 18,0C<>, beating Lindrum 17,222. Tho best breaks ivere. McConachy 432 , 261, 181, 164, 120, 110, 118 and 108, and Lindrum 076 and 346.—Press Assn.

[■' In the Manawatu golf .. championship, second round, A. E. Ekstedt beat H. Hutchison 4 and 3; R. Wagg beat H. G. Moser 8 and 6; D. Collins beat E." Carr 2 up; W. A. Kellog beat A. Seifert 1 up at the 21st hole. I—Press Assn.

On judgment summons orders made by Mr. E. C. LevveV, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, P. B. Prestand was ordered to pay MeGruer. and Co. .-£4 4s 6d, in default four days’ gaol; C. P. Baker to pay J. D. Clark £1 0s 6d. in default- 24 hours’ gaol.

i To • June 30 the Sydney harbor bridge expenditure amounted to £3,.500,000. Another three arid a-half millions wffl be absorbed by 1931. The current year’s expenditure will ■be uearlv one and a-half millions.— Aust, Press Assn.

Appearing before Mr. C. Steven?*, J.P., of Napier, in the Gisborne Magistrate's Court yesterday, Douglas George McPherson, a middle-aged man, was charged with vagrancy. On the application of the police defendant was remanded in custody to November 31.

At Napier last night, Mr. John Mason, the official Reform candidate, addressed -a large gathering of electors" in the Municipal Theatre. Ho criticised the Labor manifesto and gave, a resume of the Reform Government’s achievements, receiving an attentive hearing throughout. He received a, vote of thanks at- the conclusion.—Press Assn.

At Masterton last night, Mr. M. Thomson, tho_ United Party candidate, had a friendly hearing and was frequently applauded. The burden of Jiis talk was that voting for the Reform Party meant soup kitchens and that votmg for the United Party would bring untold prosperity. A motion of thanks to ill - . Thomson and of confidence in him as the United Party candidate and in Sir Joseph Ward, was carried with only one or two dissentient- votes.—Press Assn.

To-day will he observed as a holiday in town from eleven o’clock this morning on the. occasion of People’s Day at the A. and P. Show, and with fine weather a- record attendance is expected at the Park. Special trains will leave Gisborne for the show ground at 11.1-5 a.m. and 1.30 p.m., returning at 4 p.m. and 4.50 p.m., and in addition a large fleet of taxis and motor ’buses will be in readiness to. convey crowds' from town. During the afternoon selections will be placed by the Gisborne City Band. The principal attractions during the afternoon will be the. open jumping competition, in which there are 24 entries, commencing at 2.30, followed by tho ladies’ leaping match with 28 entries.

Prof. Malladra, diretor of Vesuvius Observatory, emphasises the unique character of the latest eruption of the volcano. - The eruption increases ono day and diminishes the next, only to increase again in volume. For the first time since records have been kept there were no tremors, hue merely oscillations of the summit of the mountain. There has been no rain of cinders and pebbles. The flow of lava has been considerable and millions of cubic metres of material have issued from the crater. Moreover the lava has never been less vicious .than now, proving that it emanates from the depths of the volcano. It is possible that its constitution -is different from previous emissions, but that can only be definitely ascertained when it has cooled. The absence of tremors and showers of ashes has reassured the population on tho slopes. There has 'been no panic and no evacuation.