LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10738, 8 November 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

In the analysis of Mir J. A, Lee, Labor candidate for Auckland East, there are “two parties and an apology” in the election field Reform, Labor—and United/ J ' ' “Under the United 'Party”, said Mr IV. O. Hewitt. at Auckland, “work will be provided for all cl arises of workers.”—A Voice: Bookhiakers?!—Mr/'Hewitt:. Yes, I suppose they will get their little bit. “Mr. IC. S Williams has criticised our policy of a State blank,” remarked Mr. L). IV. Coleman, the Labor candidate, at Te Hapara last evening, “but the other candidates are leaving that point alone. Why is it?” “Tlio farmer is a simple kind of person who believes that if he could get one member into the House lie would convinco the other 79,” said Mr A. G. Christopher, Labor candidate for Itotorua, during an address in die Putaruru Hall, Putaruru. . Owing to some confusion at Mr. Holland’s meeting at liutt on Monday night, it was /supposed that a vote of thanks only was passed. The chairman of the meeting, however, states that a vote of thanks and confidence was really passed without dissent.—Press Assn.

‘‘That is rather funny,” said Mr. Coates to a crowd at Bulls yesterday. “No one said ‘Hear, hear,’ when 1 said some people coji tended that the country was going to the dogs, and l had a reply all ready for him.” A voice : “But we are all. with you ” (Applause. ). —Special.

The institution of a system of grading maize shipments from . Gisi onu* was discussed at a recent grain merchants’ conference in Auckland at which this district was indirectly represented liy a Napier delegate. Thus tar no information has been received by local merchants concerning the plan.

“La! hr believes that land is intended to produce.” remarked Mr. W. D. Coleman at Te Hapara last .evening, ‘ and we are out for the working farmer, not the land gambler, or the man who fauns the farmer. This parasitic type of farmer deserves no consideration at all ” (Applause, 1

No dredging work is at present being done in the riyer channel owing to the John Townley undergoing annual overhaul. Meantime the filling behind the Kaiti wharf is being carried oil by the grab dredge, which is able to work closer to the wall than the John Townlev. and deposits the. silt with a minimum amount of water.

Voters away from their electoral district may record their vote at any polling booth in the town or place where they happen to lie on polling day. Valuable time will be saved if voters who know they will not he in their own electoral district on polling day would get their number on the roll before leaving and keep a note of it.

Borings along the line of the gap in the training wall are now being taken by the Harbor Board’s construction staff to substantiate the results obtained by a pievious underwater survey, m preparation for the clcsing of the gap. Thus far the ' .orings reveal that there is a heavy •ayer of stiff blue clay 20ft. below low-water mark. Tenders for closing the gap are expected to lie invited in a few da vs.

At the inquest on Christopliei Blenkliorn, aged 33. who was drowned while bathing at Takapuna, a doctor who was summoned to the beach said, lie considered deceased fell forward in the water while under the influence of a fit and was drowned. Further medical evidence showed that Blenkliorn was subject to epileptic fits. A verdict of death through drowning, hastened by an epileptic fit. was returned. —Press Assn. “What lias Mr. Lysnar ever done for tli3 workers?” asked Mr. D. IV. Coleman at Te Hapara last evening. .—“Nothing.” answered a voice. Mr. ('oleman then proceeded to attack M v . Lysnar’« stand on unemployment on lines of previous addresses. “And yet many working men vote for Mr. Lysnar,” came a voice—“ Yes, that’s the trouble.” answeied Mr. Co’eman. “We’re getting the M.’sA. ana B.’sA.. but we’re not able to get the M.U.G.’s yet.” (Much laughter.) ... During .Mr Coates’s meeting at Wanganui on Tuesday night a rowdy minority at .the. rear of the hall renewed their heckling tactics. “The Prime Minister is as much entitled to state his case as any other man is,” said the Mayor, rising to his feet. “There are only a few ‘chipping in.’ The people are assembled here to hear Mr Coates state his case Give him a fair, go.” (Loud ap-plause.)-—Special. “If Mr Sterling feels that he. is not doing the job. he will resign and leave the position open to the people of the country,” said thePrime Minister at Wanganui, on Tuesday night, when someone questioned the appointment of Mr Sterling as General Manager of Railways. “He is not a rogue ; ho is as straight as a gun barrel, (Applause) It ia just sour grapes on the part of a few politically-minded people, who want to find fault.” —Special. A large number of Lake Taupo trout have been tagged, by the Department of Internal Affairs and the co-operation of anglers is to he sought in noting particulars of those caught. The tags, which arc of metal, are a quarter of an inch long and have the letters LA. stamped on one side and a number on the. other. They are attached to the dorsal flu close to the fish’s hack. The Department is issiuing printed cards to anglers to assist them in noting the required particulars. Referring to the frequently, denied hut oft-repeated charge that . New Zealand’s taxation was the highest in the world, the Prime Minister, at Wanganui, said, ®‘Tlie critics had obtained their figures from a; speech made by tha Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr Winston 'Churchill) in his Budget speech in the last session of the British Parliament. The fiu.res quoted by Mr Churchill were entirely incorrect, and the corrections had been made. The actual position was that in 1927 Australia’s taxation was £l4 5s per head, while New Zealand’s'in 1927/28 was £ll 17s 7d.”— Special. ' , “How easy, after all, it is for Labor to talk of higher salaries for the army of public servants; better wages for workers,, increased pensions) for the old folk and invalids, allowances for children, unemployment insurance, payment for military training, ideal prosperity for small farmers, moderate borrowing, and everything that the heart of a democrat:desires: But the taxpayer must be given firm/ convincing proof that all/these delights call he given without %nashing the economic system. Such proof lias not been dis-closed.”-—Auckland Sun.

‘<l notice that Mr. Clayton lias been complaining that his _ meetings have been misfeported,” said Mr. D. W : Coleman at Te Hapar.alast evening, “but I don’t think he has anything to complain of in Shat direction. X would like to pay a tribute to the way I haye been reported. Certainly. I think that Mr. Clayton had grounds for objection to some of the 'Headings in.,the Times, ‘ The Twister’ ? .for example., and even the heading to mv own City. Hall meeting! “Pink or Red?” What, it means I, don’t know—-it* could . liavci . more dignified.. As far as the actual reporting \ is : concerned,, however, speikipg for myself. I can say that I could wish for nothing better than the reoqfts on my City Hall-, speech-

Petitions in bankruptcy weve Med yesterday by Hum a Nukunuk Mohi Rapana, both natives of Tolaga Bay. The meetings of creditors are to 'be held there on November R>“We hear a good deal from the—; er I was going to say Liberal Paity. Shat Is it*they : call themselves Oh, yes, the Unite! Party I is this year,” remarked Mr. D. WColeman, amidst great laughter, Te Hapara last evening. “The £175,000 loan I raised for the Gisborne Borough years ago is the cheapest' money that was ever borrowed for the town either 'her or since,” declared Mr. M . D. L>snar at Matawh.ero last . nightcan’t swallow that /pill. CIU, ! C laconic voice from the rear oi the hall amidst laughter.

The Prime Minister, accompanied by Mrs. Coates, attended the lading oi' the foundation stone of the Wanganui Technical College hoys host 1 yesterday morning. The Premier was presented with a trowel by J. Ker , the head prefect. Later, Mr. Coates opened the Wanganui Agricultural Show. He congratulated the district on the increased figures for the export of frozen meat and primary products generally.—Press Assn. The strike at Glen Afton colliery was the subject- of a conference at Hamilton yesterday afternoon botween the miners’ representatives and the management, the New Zealand Co-operative Dairy Co., owners of the mine No statement was obtainable, except that Mr. Dynes Fu - ton, chairman, and Mr. W- Coootellow, managing director, are to meet the miners at Glen Alton today. in the meantime, the mine i« still idle.—press Assn. The dairy division grading figures for the three months ended October show an increase for butter of 10.68 per cent, at 18,709 tons, and for cheese an increase of 28-24 per cent, at 14,107 tons, as compared with the corresponding period of the preceding season. Reduced to terms or butter-fat equivalent, the gradings or dairy produce for the three months show an increase of 14.75 per cent, over tire gradings for the _ corresponding period of the preceding season.—Press Assn. Killing of stock for export is expected to commence in Poverty Lay on November 26. when at- least one freezing works will start freezing to load meat on a Ilome-blound steamer calling here on December 3. The other works, according to present- intentions. will mot commence killing until the end ot the month, though if the stock is offering this decision may be revised. The stock offered for early killing are not expected to be in the best of condition owing to the bad weather conditions recently. A middle-aged man. John Joseph Gardner, appeared before Messrs. F. W. Riaoh and W. H. Irvine, - J.’sP., in the Police Court yesterday on charges of drunkenness and com-, mitting a grossly indecent act in a shop doorway in Peel street. Senior Sergt McLean explained that- the offence was very common in town ; e in fact, some shopkeepers had been compelled to erect false doors ’n front of their premises. On the seCr ond charge defendant was sentenced to 48 hours’ imprisonment, and on the first *-as convicted and discharged.

The rowing season this year will be officially usherea in with a combined carnival and regatta on the W adnata river, that was so prominent a feature of the commencement of the. season’s activities in former years. A series of races, _ including several novelty events, will he contested on the river by oarsmen, whilst swimming races are also to be included in the programme. The City Band has been invited to co-operate in the function, and arrangements are bemg: made to serve afternoon tea to visitors.

“I think she must be mistaken when she says the pi-ice Bought the machine at was £27. and not £37.” said Mr. E. Page. S.M., at Wellington in giving judgment yesterday for the plaintiff in a case in which the Singer Sewing Machine Co. claimed £8 10s from Mrs. M. Youne, the lady candidate for Wellington Central.' The defendant, giving evidence, said she got a second machine because she was not satisfied with the first one. and paid £4 extra, the understanding being that she paid the difference between the prices.—Press Assn. At Wellington yesterday. John Mackinder, alias John Illiite, 28 a laborer, pleaded not guilty io a charge of daylight robbery. The allegation is that he ransacked the house of Ivy Marie MacArthur and stole jewellery, a watch, m'lk, and a token, of a'total value of £57- The police gave evidence as to tne ariest and search of the; accused, when a ring was found in his overcoat pocket. and it was stated that a small piece of glass was taken from the front door with a finger print on it which an expert has no doubt corresponds exactly with the print of the accused’s forefinger. The accused was committed for trial.—Press Assn.

The theft oi two sums of £5 and one of £l2 was admitted by an ac couidaged 20, in the New Plymouth Police Court yesterday. He was admitted to two years’ probation and the magistrate suppressed his name in view of his youth and previous good character. ’ He had balanced his hooks by means of false vouchers, using the money to pay his removal expenses from Australia and for an accountancy course and hooks to continue hi« study. He' was saving up to return 'the money, and had already repaid a portion.- Another youth was given two yeans’ probation for the theft ol’ an overcoat and £.T at Gisborne His name also was suppressed by Mr R. W. Tate. S.M.— Press Assn.

The steady growth in the number of passengers carried on New Zealand passenge *' and express trains is doubtless responsible for the now almost universal practice of reserving seats for long distance journeys. The convenience of the hooking system has eliminated the old-time breathless hustle to the station long before the train was .due to depart, followed by th« inevitable exasperating quest for unoccupied seats. Until recently the reservation of seats on the principal passenger trains was restricted to journeys of not less than 100 miles. This restriction has now been removed/ and passengers by these trains can reserve their seats between any stopping stations • irrespective of distance. In the case ot the Auckland-IVellington Limited express trains, a limited number of seats is usually available between Palmerston North, and Auckland and Frankton. These may now he booked by passengers travelling Between those points.

Can a shorter route be obtained from ■ Opotiki to Hick’s Bay'by linking the existing Waikura road wit#i the Bay of Plenty coast cattle route at Orete Point ? This problem has been submitted to the Public Works Department, Gisborno. by the. Ono-. tiki Chamber of Commerce, who have asked for a report. The Chamber estimates that some 150 miles of travelling can be saved if the proposed new road is opened up, but in the opinion of men who know the country well tlie saving is. doubtful. The Raukokore River valley - offers the best means of connecting the Waikura with,the existing road from Opotiki, and it would be difficult to place a road there without some very tortuous sections, while a glance at the map indicates that there would .not bo aj considerable difference in the distance as between the proposed new-road and the previously accepted connecting link between the existing foad-heads.

„ i Vonier wool .sale .of the Tne first N 1 &fc the 'Napier season Theatre on November 20. ctocs at 9 a.m. on Novomdutch (Eng-) ~ -J ’debts avad hl, S d i‘’the "pSfe wMtavo to S s akfthfmos ™tofttae.” . - night, wh €tl. * it? Tin iliaZm JIW A landlady at Farnham (Eng) has The retrospective bridegroom, a loca. K”!n M. OgjJ* “ C r !“"h,e under sonic ' L r jv Treasury \m “T/l total,a"k nfe up” as usual, and m lady . tidied I st pa r>er includgathenng up the va- eP 1 ]t - ed the licence and the notcs-a.i which she burned. ■ . ~ , t ., Mr W. Lissanb- Uaytou’fifUrepeartd matlmroatic-al comnutation of the vote • possibilities or lm three part.es for the Gisborne b t Mr D. IV. Coleffiap; at Te i on. out Mh ways, I’m ted vote is added together aim then between the anti-United, candidates decided, as _ Sir, . Clayton treats the dnk-'Labor vote their the United candidate wiil be defeated by each of the other candidates by 2,294 votes.” -

“I have been a fanner for 40 rears and I know this Government has done more for the farmers than any other that I have had anything to do with,” Mr. Coates was informed bv Mr. Donald Ross, president o? the ‘Levin A. and P. Association, yesterday, and the tribute was endorsed by the gathering of farmers. y£r Coates quoted statistics showing how production had increased m the past few years in refutation ot suggestions -by those whom he described as Jeremiahs and croakers going about saving that the country had “gone to the dogs.”— Special.

Poverty Bay maize-growers are apparently still prepared to hold_theugrain rather than sell below os fea per bushel. Only a few sales ape now being: made, hut local merchants are not perturbed. A few weeks ago some forward buy l ng was done, and Auckland merchants booked up for delivery for November and_Deeem|>Ar at prices ranging from os to 5s 3d per bushel, f.o.h. The present, nominal price is os 3d, but.litHe or no business is being done.. With the buying that was done lecently, it is expected that good quantities will he shipped to Auckland during the present and following months. At Napier yesterday. Hunter, accountant in the Bank of New •Zealand. Napier, appeared at the Supreme Court before Judge Ostler and a jury on nine counts involving forgery', obtaining credit by fraud, false pretences, and theft, the total sum of money concerned being, about £650 Evidence was heard at length for the Crown, and in the course of' if. if was revealed that the ..amount involved had been paid into, the bank since the charges were laid. The hearing was unfinished when tne court adjourned at- 5 o’clock.—/Press Assn.

The accusation levelled against him by Mr. IV. Lissant Clayton that he was responsible for the laying of the Gentle Annie tramline, was emphatically denied by Mr. 11. D. Lysnar at Matawharo last night. “Mr. Clayton has resorted to innuendoes and the introduction of side issues. If politics are going to be dragged down in this way and votes captured thus, you had better vote for Mr. Clayton than for me. The United candidate has no policy, but has been running round conducting a campaign of personal belittlement. I do not believe the electors will countenance such tactics. Mr. Clayton lias accused the Prime Minister of a swelled head and being a larrikin, but, in my opinion, the. United Party’s local nominee is the < only person who has a swollen head.” ■Unusual circumstances surround the finding of a man. in an unconscious condition, on the road to IVaipaoa about 9.15 last night. The man left town about -7 o’-clock. dntending to walk to his hoqje at lYaipaoa, and must have been walking about an Hour before the mishap occured. According to his own statement, the pedestrian noticed a two-seater car overtaking him on the road. He remembers the being close to him, but nothing further. unconsciousness then supervening. Whether or not he was hit by the car is not known, hut, ivlien found, an examination revealed no bruise or other injury such as would lie caused by an encounter with a car. The man recovered consciousness soon after being, found, and then complained of a. pain in liis head, but appeared completely recovered aud was taken home.

The hearing of charges of breaking and entering against- John Coory and Anthony David was commenced late on Tuesday afternoon in the Dunedin Supreme Court before Mr. Justice MacGregor, and occupied the attention of, the court practically the whole of yesterday. They were jointly charged with on or about March IS last breaking and entering the shop of Messrs. Kidroy and Sutherland. Dunedin, and stealing six suitcases.. a quantity of. men’s clothing, and other goods of the value of £169 13s, with breaking and entering the premises of .T. and A. Wilkinson, Dunedin, on May 3, and stealing certain Iceys of the value of £l, and £l6 in money; and with op September 1 breaking and entering the shop of John Watson, Port Chalmers, and stealing £ll9. 5s in. money. They were also charged alternatively with l eing in possession %f goods, knowing them to have been dishonestly obtamed. Both ‘ accused were found guilty on each of three, charges, and were remanded for sentence.—Press Assn.