LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10735, 5 November 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Mabeno left Sydney on Saturday For Wellington.—Aust, Press Assn.

The Seydlits. which was sunk at Scapa Flow in 1919, was refloated bottom upwards on Friday.—Aust. Press Assn.

A letter of appreciation of the efforts oi members in connection; with ids recent fire was received by the Gisborne Fire Police and Salvage Corps at the last meeting from Mr. F. J. llowley.

The new British-made 'buis ordered by the Gisborne Borough Council to augment the focal services, is now on route to Gfeljotnc. It left Auckland in Thursday, and is travelling to tins centre via Few Plymouth.

According to a, decision of the Waiapu Cricket Association at the annual meeting oil Friday. Poverty Bay is to be invited to play the eliminating match for the Hawke Cup against Waiapu at Tokoinaru Bay. on the concrete wicket, on November 29 and ft).— Special.

Five men, including club employees, were, says a Sydney cable, arrested ;it Moorefield racecourse oil a charge of conspiring to defraud tlie club Ivy manipulating a turnstile and reselling admission tickets.—Aust. Press Assn.

Bicycle riding resulted in two admissions to Cook Hospital yesterday, but neither ease is considered serious. Clive Perston, of Fox street, while cycling, lilt a stone and was thrown heavily to the ground, while Hector George Show-sill, of Waiohika, also sustained injuries when his cycle skidded.

It is announced that the new Hank of England £1 and 10-s will euine into uso in Britain from November 2‘J, gradually replacing the Treasury notes. It is understood the £J is green and the lOs note red.—Ausw Press Assn.

A large gathering of dancers attended the- combined Orange Lodges’ monthly social and dance m the Assembly Hall on Friduy evening. The music was supplied by Mrs. Menzies’ orchestra, and a dainty supper was served by a ladies-' committee. The major portion of the programme ’was ceupied by old-time dances, extras being played ‘4v Mrs. G. Ledger. Messrs.* W. Coutts and J. English were the AL’-sC

As long ago as lboG an instrument was made which was capable of automatically registering sounds, but it. was left to Edison, twenty years later, to introduce the first, complete phonograph. Ulus (consisted of a grooved metal cylinder, covered with tinfoil, on . which the sounds were registered, and afterwards reproduced. by means of a steel needle. A conical mouthpiece was attached to concentrate tile reproduced sounds

An ex-officer of the British Air Force. 27, pleaded guilty in the Hamilton Magistrate's Court on Saturday to attempting to commit suicide by poisoning. He had been injured twice in the war by crashing. He limped into court with his young wile, a New Zealander. The evidence showed that the accused, though supported by his parents in England, was greatly depressed at his inability to obtain employment as a. mechaftic. lie was convicted and discharged.— Press Assn. -»

Someone showed me a new face powder the other day. says a writer m the London “Daily Telegraph.” “it is not made of ground or sifted ‘riz,’ but of ground and silted rose petals. Somewhere down on the Cote d'Azur there is an old chateau garden where innumerable' rose trees have bloomed unheeded for many years, until someone with ideas took it into lii.s head to make a new and expensive powder from their petals. And tl>ix new powder is delightful. It has that faint and delicious perfume of faded icses which hitherto has only been found in grandmother’s pot-pourri jar. It is soft as silk to the skin and an excellent powder to use with some of the taffeta and lace evening chesses in eighteenth century style nonbeing shown by the dress artists.”

One of the first things the new Administrator of Samoa (Col. S. S. Allen) has done is to ask tor the appointment of responsible officers or the New Zealand Government to be sent down to thoroughly investigate matters in the civil service of our mandated island territory. _ In response to his request, the New Zealand Government lias appointed three experienced men who left by the Tofua on Saturday morning for Apia, where they will begin work without delay. They are Dll’. P. S. Verst-haf* felt " (Public Service Commissioner), Mr. C. Branch, of the Prime Minister’s office, and Mr. A. D: Clark (assistant Secretary to the Treasury). The Administrator asked tliat the Administration be advised on the reorganisation of the official staff and also as to the finances of the territory.—Press Assn.

In the “British Medical Journal” DiV Harvey Hilliard writes: “Some noises are enforced by law. A man may not beg quietly, lie must make a noise on some ‘musical’ instrument, or must ‘sing’ if he. is to lie permitted by the police to ask largess of His Majesty’s lieges. Further, I am told by clergy that tlie law insists upop- the ringing of a bell before service, and this is taken as an excuse for the intolerable nuisance created by the indiscriminate ringing of church fells. Again, the law demands that motor-cars ‘must give audible warning’ of their approach, although it is agreed by the vast majority of experienced drivers that about 99.9 per cent, of tlie present horn-blowing is unnecessary. An Act of Parliament. therefore, appears to be necessary before anything can be done to stop unnecessary noise. which the association has pointed out is most prejudicial to health and to the proper functioning of the. brain.”

Hie official opening of the Te Hapara Tennis Club's courts was arranged for Saturday, but the heavy rains had rendered the grounds unplayable, so the function was postponed. probably until next Thursday.

The bookmakers at Southampton greyhound racecourse struck as a protest against a portable totalisator which was introduced by a Londoner and was overwhelmed with business. Only non-striking bookmakers were inside the ring.—Aust. Press Assn.

The unsettled weather conditions ot the past few weeks have considerably delayed progress of bitumen work on the Cook County Council's roads. The staff has completed 2S chains oi sealing of the 42 chains to IV done from the junction of the roads just beyond the Bridge hotel to the Hangaroa turn-off. A fine spell now. however, should permit the reading work to develop rapidly,no damage having been done in the county during the wet spell.

Two New Zealanders. Messrs. Hector Macquavrie and R. Matthews have just- arrived at Cape York, the noruiermnost point of Australia, from Sydney in a light ear. covering 3,300 miles, of which 700 miles were roadless. states a Sydney cable. The journey occupied three months. Many unbridge-d rivers and creeks were crossed, the difficulties m some eases being accentuated , through the streams being infested with crocodiles.—Aust. Press Assn-

Judgment- for defendants'was given in the Magistrate's Court at New Plymouth on Saturday in a case in which Mrs. Snowden sued the Phoenix Assurance Co. for £147, claimed as loss through a fire on July 1. The defence was that an overdue premium was nbt paid until July 2, after the tire occurred, but before the defendant's agents were aware of it-, and that plaintiff dkl not report the fire. The plaintiff said she paid the premium and on May 8 produced a receipt dated March 15, when the premium was actuallv due.—Press Assn.

Striking in design, the new entrance gates to bo erected at the Gisborne High School by the Puhliu Works Department, will materially enhance- the appearance of the institution. The gates will be of wrought- iron on attractive lines, giving a 101't. entrance. They wili bn swung from two large concrete' pillars from which concrete wings will extend several feet, surmounted with an iron-bar on either side. The whole will be finished in plaster. The culvert is also to be widened to lßft., and the rise inside the gate is to lie eased by extending it about 1J chains, thus providing an easier grado.

Mr. H. B. Moore writes as follows from Work worth to -the Auckland ‘‘Star”:—“You may be interested to know that I had an experience here 3 years ago of flowering kumcras I 1-ought some 200 plants in the usual way of business from one of our local stores, the plants being grown as far as I know at Maliurangi Heads. They were planted out in the ordinary way and aliout fifty per cent, of the plants flowered. The flower in color was a pale heliotrope and while, just like a small convolvulus. Practically none of these flowering plants had any tubc-i.. a'l. i.‘ie roots, just a bunch of stringy roots, otherwise the plants were quite normal.”

From Braemar one hears that tho Queen was ludiant when she attended tlie recent games, says a London writer. Her frock if as of bluish grey and her toque was blue, touched with •dints of silver. She was accompanied by the Duchess of York, also in blue, but of a more pronounced shade. These Royal ladies cling to the colors aiid styles ‘which best suit them and me utterly free of tho tyranny of French fashion. Certain society women who have the reputation of dressing well are taking a leaf out of the Queen’s book and making a certain style their own, year in and year out. Lady Louis Mnuutbatteii scarcely varies her knee-length skirts an:l the severe lines which become her. On tlie other hand, Lady Cliolmondeley and Lady Davensdale prefer Oriental color effects and graceful draperies. 'Lady Ashley clings to black and white and very little ornamentation. .

An interesting address on lire insurance was delivered by Mr. 8. SId ee to members of the Gisborne Eire Police and Salvage Corps at a meeting on Friday evening. The speaker traced the history of insurance since it was first introduced, remarking that fire insurance first commenced after the great fire of London. Mr. Bree explained tjie construction of buihiings in regard to rating, and pointed out the conditions of policies, showing what the actual law was in connection with lire insurance; he mentioned also that in some cases the insurance companies in New Zealand were more generous than they were called upon by,law to be. The necessity of fire prevention was emphasised j and the various types of fire extinguishers were discussed, Mr. Bree commenting upon the need of instructing the public in the proper use of extinguishers. At the conclusion, Mr. Bree was accorded a vote of vhanks for hia interesting and instructive address.

Tlie Society for the Protection of Women and Children, in its report for the past year, raises the question of greater privacy in the Courts when cases where wqmen are concerned are being heard. “If has been ascertained.’’ says the report, “that a great deal more privacy is observed in the Sydnev courts, for no one is allowed in to ‘hear affiliation or matrimonial casas except the parties concerned, women police accompanying a party. and one or more women justices, lawyers and magistrate. A letter has been received from the chairman of the Stipendiary Magistrates’ Association in Sydney t,y the president with information on this matter, and also in regard to the position in the court of the witnesses’ box, and it is proposed to approach the Law Association in Wellington and ask its cooperating in getting the same arrangements made in New Zealand, as being more humane and beneficial to the people in .trouble”