LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10727, 26 October 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Mr. ""Anthony Fokker sold the Aeroplane Corporation for £1,000,000, states a Sun cable from New York.

As the result, of the visit of the Southern Cross to Christchurch, £7OG has been paid to the citizens’ unemployment fund, being the proceeds of tho salo of admission tickets at Sockburn.' Subsidies will bring this.up to £2,000-—Press Assn. ■ ‘ ' ". .. . | Wy" Court costs totalling £1 4s were awarded against the Commissioner of Taxes in the Magistrate's Court at Hamilton, in a case in which lie sued a settler for Jland, tax.. The Commissioner wrote asking, that the, ease, he struck out as the claim had been set.tlecJL Counsel. for the defendant stated that his. client should not have beeu sued, as'the ias \had'been. paid-

A London; calije. liiosisago states-tliat Abe Bailey has given the Royal Institute of International Affairs, which t lias a branch in Australia, £IOO,OOO. The Institute is non-political, and assists businessmen, journalists.-and politician's in Empire information.— Aust. Press Assn.

In the Gazette last night, states a Press * Assn, message from Wellington, are published the regulations with regard to cremation,- covering the use of crematoria, duties of medfi cal referees, and the disposal" of ashes of cremation elsewhere than in the crematorium “If you were employing yourself you wouldn’t j>ive yourself a job,” was the; neat way in which counsel summed up the position when defendant in a maintenance ca'se heard in Invercargill said that lie was. unfitted for manual work on account of a disability to one leg, and unable '.fo do office work as his head was not clear enough.

A special Gazette last night contained the writ’s for the elections of Parliament of both European and Native members, lists of returning officers and registrars for each electorate, and polling places. A change is made in the arrangement of the latter. Formerly they Were given in geographical order, hub now they are published alphabetically.—Press Assn. The formation of the mid-Canter-bury Aero Club was decided upon at a meeting at Ashburton on Wednesday evening the Mayor presiding. Col. J. Findlay was elected patron, Mr. E. 'B. Newton president, Mr. J'. R. Richardson captain, Mr. A. H. Haden vice-captain, and Mr. J. H. Millar secretary. Over 100 members including several experienced pilots, have been enrolled.—Press Assn.

Apparently everyone can live and learn, even the South Africans. F. M. Howard, the ‘‘Cape Times” critic, has been repeatedly urging that the South Africans should copy what considers is the main lesson taught by the All Blacks—namely, the abilty of both forwards and backs to come swinging into support of an attacking player. “It is not a thing to he learnt in a day,” Mr. Howard points out. “It has to become absolutely second nature to a player to back up persistently.” A type of sore throat, associated with influenza, is fairly prevalent in Christchurch at present, according to a doctor (says the Lyttelton Times). >t js accompanied by a severe pam at the back of the throat. There is acute inflammation of the palate, and the tonsils- are affected, but only as a secondary matter. The trouble is liable to get down to the bronchi!, and if power or resistance is lowered by previous impaired health, the affection may develop into pneumonia. The type of influenza, this doctor states, is of a somewhat severe form.

Six months’ imprisonment with hard labor, followed by 18 months’ reformatory detention, was the sentence imposed by Mr. E. €'. Levvey, S.M., in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, on Samuel Sturgess alias Walter John Best. 88, who had pleaded guilty the previous day to charges of indecent assault on a. girl, common assault and indecency. After considering the probation officer’is report, stated the magistrate, he had reached the conclusion that accused was one of the type of young wasters who needed to be dealt with severely. Convicted of being drunk in charge of a car, Norman Clifford, a farmer, was fined £2O by Mr. Platts, S.M., in the Morrinsville Court yesterday, and his license was cancelled lor two years, the magistrate rejecting counsel’s plea that a car was necessary in Lifford's business as an agent. Counso asked whether the magistrate would suspend the cancellation provided Clifford took a prohibition order. The magistrate said if this were done, and the order faithfully observed for twelve months, the cancelation might be lifted.—Press Assn.

Interesting information on the subject of Angora rabbit -wool has been received from a Home iirin 'by a Gisborne resident who has interested himself in that article. Current prices were quoted to him and a sample of the wool, showing delightful silky texture, was forwarded, hirst quality was priced at 34/- per lb., second at ‘25/-, and third and folted at 10/-. The length of staple of the first quality product was given as *2.1 to 3ins., while it was described as clear, bright, pure white wool, free from coarse hairs, stains and vegetable matter. “If we can recover five per cent, of the gross total of buttsrfat by. whey separation, what must we be losing by manufacturing cheese from milk that is too rich?” asked Mr JAndrew, manager of the Bainesse dairy factory at the conference of managers and directors at Oastlecliff. Quoting actual figures from last season’s returns of an average dairy company, Mr Andrew said that whey separation had returned the company £6OO lor an expenditure of £3OO. The loss of butterfat in whey represented seven per cent., but separation recovered five per cent.

A Sydney cable states that the five men disqualified for life at Mudgee in connection with the ringing-in of a horse named Algoa, believed to be identical with Silent Gold, are McLaclilaii, the owner, Craigi© the trainer, and his two sons, and AY lutebread the jockey. Two of the Craigies and Whitebread furnished affidavits that Silent Gold was in the Mascot stable on the day of the race. McLachlan and the horse cannot, he located. It. O. Allen, the owner, an A J.C. committeeman, is interested in the horse as mortgagee. He is in no wav implicated.—Aust. Press Assn.

A sea snake was caught off the, east coast recently about three: miles from the shore. According to: the Rotorua Chronicle, the catch was made by fishermen, on an ordin-j ary schnapper hook and line, but itj was treated with every resuect because of its formidable teeth. Ihe creature was about seven feet long, j with slender silver-brown body arid a thin ribbon-like dorsal fin that extended the whole length of the body. By good fortune Sir James, Parkinson, the eminent physician and- biologist, was in Rotorua, and lie examined the find. He pronoun-, ced 'it to be ai real sea serpent and ; justified the fisherman’s caution, as it was rhighly venomous. Sir James stated that it was out of its recog-f nised habitat, which was the coastal waters of North Australia and the • narrow seas adjacent. _He had nev-, er seen so’large a specimen, nor one, of that color. The'snake had a remarkable Head, with large eyes set well ’forward above the jaws. (-he/ teeth were numerous and sharp, being laid back at an angle that would make release from a grip almost mi--possible.- The poisonous fangs were', in the. middle of the jaw. 7 At this season of the’year each new shipment from ISngHsli and Contineiital- Houses is a source of-keenest in-: West. AVe have just opened a fascihafing lot of .new gqods which .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.—M’lUiewson’s Ltd., Glads tom Road-V :

Ifiied: 1 “fm'qmTe , to see' how easily it works. “ j cocktails in Amenca than^ve^ drink at home, and Ihey . better than those one usqalJy u. m England.”

After making a tour of undertaken in Gisborne during past winter, the Mmistei for_ Works, the Hon. K. 6.. Williams, cx presses great satisfaction with th results shown. On his inspection, the Minister was accompanied by Majo General R. Young, and both showed the greatest interest m th< L • j is done by the returned men which w partly financed by the Gisboine LI.S.A.

After 10 vears of blindness t he death occurred in the Dannevirke Public Hospital on Sunday of Mis. Annie Worsnop, aged 80 years, b had resided there for the past 18 years and is survived by two sibtei , Mrs'. Henskil of Matainau, and Mrs. Larsen, of Dannevirke, one &on (whereabouts unknown), and three daughters, Mrs. J. Dover, of Gisborne; Mrs. E. Fitzsimmons, of la±merston North; and Mrs Bakei, En 0 land.

The quality of the water supplied to the Waikato Hospital has gwen the hospital authorities some concern, The board obtains part or it supply from the river, but since the Waikato became impregnated with silt from Arapuni the town supply, which is filtered, has been used. . the board finds the cost of obtaining water from this Bourse expensive, and has decided to employ an expert to advise it on the c(uestion of installing an. independent filtration system.

Official delegates appointed .'.by the New Zealand Government, and unofficial delegates appointed by the newly-formed Aero Clubs are invited to attend the International Aeronautical Conference to be held at Washington, commencing on December 11, 1928, and lasting three weeks, states’a Wellington Press Assn message. Aero clubs iu the Dominion may nominate delegates. SquadronLeader Kingsford. Smith and Flight Lieut. Ulm are going to attend the conference which will, 'seek to uiscover the tvpes of aeroplanes most generally suitable for the general needs of the world, and will discuss aids to navigation and uniform international laws for flying, for Customs and for passports. Names of delegates are to be- sent in to M" Julian B. Foster, American Trade Commissioner for New Zealand.--Press Assn.