LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10741, 12 November 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The mails which left Wellington on October 9 per the Maunganui, via San Francisco, arrived in London on November 7.

“The United Party don’t want the State to undertake any work which could be left to private interests, so that the latter can fleece the public.”—Mr. Coleman at Kaiti.

The matter of the dismantling of the Te Araroa jetty and shed was introduced at the recent meeting of the Hick’s Buy Harbor Board, arid deferred for subsequent discussion.— Special.

Our readers are reminded that Mr. W. D. Lysnar will address the electors at the Gaiety Theatre, Wairoa, this evening, and will give his final address at the Opera House. Gisborne, to-morrow (Tuesday) evening.

The Cook County Women’s Guild acknowledges receipt of the following gifts to tire Children’s Creche: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, per Rev. -Jas. Aitken, £3 3s; Mrs. McCarthy, milk; Mr. Hardy, apples; Mr. Atkins, eggs; Mrs. Seaver, clothes.

The Foxton police have arrested a youth suspected of unlawfully convolving a car which had been taken from outside the Catholic Church, Palmerston North, yesterday morning. The car was found blogged in flood waters and abandoned between Levin and Foxton.—Press Assn.

Last evening Holy Trinity Church was filled to capacity on the occasion of the annual confirmation by the Bishop of Waiapu, Dr. Sedgwick. Fifty-six girls and youths were presented, and at the conclusion of the ceremony his Lordship delivered a special address to the candidates.

The survey of the inland route or the Gisborne-Wairoa railway is now nearing completion. Parties were working from either end, and one has now reached' Spence’s, and the other is at the river on the adjoining station. It is thought that the work will be completed before the end of the rear.

For his third offence of drunkenness in the past six months, John Joseph Lardner appeared before Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M. in the Police Court on Saturday. As he had spent the night in gaol, he was convicted and discharged, being warned by the Bench that he would be imprisoned if lie offended again.

“To hear Mr. K. S'. Williams S]ieak and some of tire editors write,” stated Mr. D. W. Coleman at his Kaiti. m reting, “you would think that it was the shareholders who had to put their hands in -their pockets to find money when the associated banks need assistance. It- is the public who take the responsibility and the private shareholders the dividends.”

Numerous applications have been received lately by the C.D.C. for assistance from a number of men who have come into the district lately to await the opening of the freezing works. There is no money available from the C.D.C, funds^for,.unemployment relief, however, the disbursal's being limited to the assistance of sick and wounded ex-service men.

‘‘As fai' as the .Reform Government's land policy is concerned.'' said Air. D. W. Coleman- at his Kaiti meeting:, “it is not one of freehold, hilt it is niortgngeliold. and a pretty hip; stranglehold, too. Reform satin*}- have given more security of land tenure, yet farmers to the number of nearly 1000 vent bankrupt last year and many more walked off their farms.”

The prospects of the Poverty Bar ahocation at the first Napier wool sale being . filled were not bright a fortnight ago, but the spell of fine weather has allowed shearing to proceed uninterruptedly,, and the wool is now coming into the stores rapidly, and during the next three or four days three shipments will leave for this wool selling centre. There is still a week before the catalogue closes.

In moving a vote of thanks and confidence to Mr. D. W. Coleman at his Kaiti meeting. Mr. O. K. Bickford remarked on the contrast to Air. W. ]). Lysnar’s meeting the previous evening. “Then,” he said, “we had to sit through the efforts of a thirdclass comedian and a fifth-rate politician. 1 feel sure that the pleasant contrast will carry its weight with the electors,” he added.

Some excitement was caused near the William Pettie bridge over the Waimata'river about 7 p.in. on Saturday when a man, who was running an out-board motor boat, was seen to fall overboard. He swam ashore and appeared in such a dazed condition that medical aid was summoned, but the man soon recovered, and returned home'. Rumors about town that two friends, who had been aboard with, him, were missing, are unfounded, as theße friends had left the boat earlier in the evening.

“I could not take up the position of a pacifist*,” declared the Rev. Jas. Aitken at the peace ■ demonstration at the City Hall yesterday. He declared it was ly no means right to say that there never had been, and never would be, an occasion when a nation had to go to war. It seemed that in 1914 Britain had. nothing but to take up the' challenge. It was impossible' to say that people pud nations were not responsible for safeguarding each other. He had no sympathy with the pacifists’ position, though they might have don© good in other ways.

“What right has the secretary of. the P. and T. Officers’ Union to say I’m not worthy to represent the district ?” asked Mr. Lysnar of electors at* his Te Hapara meeting, referring to the letter from that official published in the Press in reply to the candidate’s views on the question or arbitration ' as .the basis- of fixing P. and TV officers’ salaries. “He muist laicjlv you!” interjected' one of the croffi, amidst laughter. “No, he doesn’t j lie hasn’t seen me,” ‘replied Mr. Lysnar: “Ho must have read about you t then,” remarked anothor

A convention hat set tween. Germany , Press Assn.

The open-air concert by _he & lagt Band at the Botamca gathernight attracted a S^enfovable ini, and P*W * There programme for a tong .about a will another concert in abour fortnight.

“Why I have left Labor alone it .taomsiall c*rr, ss their «d corn Hall on Saturday evening.

and fast, but a high Find games to some extent dur ng earlier part of the; afternoon, dainty afternoon tea was by lady members during the after noon.

“How would you bke your ter to be paid 10/6 a-week wkeashe started work,” asked an mteri . nf Mr W. D. Lysnar at his Je iw para meeting when the candidate vas advocating classification of .labor and payment according to expenen.ee, not based on age as in some awards. Mr. Lysnar replied that it was mrs unfair upon employers to have w pay wages according to the age the employee, irrespective of whether he or she had experience or not.

A gathering of about 70 attended a concert- in the Church of Christ. Sunday school on Friday evening. The programme was as follows: instrumental solo, Mr. E. Allot; pianoforte duet, Misses Hardy and prundy; pianoforte solos. Misses D. Boud and N. Hankey; vocal solo, Mr. C. Edwards; recitation, Miss Findlay ; dialogue, Messrs. Crothers. At the conclusion of the concert -an interesting address was given by Mr. Milner.

The committee of the P.B. Poultry Association was in a very happy frame of mind at the last committee meeting, when it was reported that the Licensed Victuallers’ Association had donated a cup exceeding in value anything previously possessed by the association. The cup has been allocated to the best bird in the show, the winner receiving a replica of the cup, which is to be known as the “Continuance Cup.’’ The material help that has always Been, accorded sport hy the Licensed Victuallers’ was favorably commented upon.

Three or four bays of the new seawall. which is to enclose the wavetrap at the harbor entrance, have been constructed, and the contractor has his pile frames mounted on the ramps. Preparations are almost complete for the continuation of piledriving with these frames, the xnitial work in this direction having been carried cut by the use of the Harbor Board’s spud pontoon. During recent weeks the weather has been subject to sudden changes, and has hampered the contractor te some extent, Hut settled conditions should permit of rapid progress.

Is it necessary for a motorist, who has also a- motor-cycle to have a separate license for each machine? This question, asked by the_ Gisborne branch of the A.A.A., has just been answered by headquarters, who state that if an owner of a motor-ear who lias already taken out a driver’s license subsequently purchases a motor cycle, he has to undergo a fresh test and pay an additional os for a motor cycle driving license, but when the licenses are issued in the following year, both licenses will be put on the one ticket and only one fee charged. 'This is the practice adopted hy the Auckland Citv Council.

Two-way communication of 10rnetre wave length was carried on by Mr. Ivan O’Meara on Friday with two American station, 6UF, California. and oAOT,' El Paso. Texas, the former Being worked for an hour and a-half, during which the former tests were abandoned and long messages sent to the headquarters of the American Radio League. Mr. R>. J. Patty also has met with a large measure of success, his signals haring been picked up hy the Californian station, while he has had no difficulty in.-receiving . the—experimental. mes=. sages transmitted from Massachusetts.

A complaint concerning the imrortation of crushed maize in New Zealand duty free was received hy the Poverty Bay executive of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday from a number of growers. The president (Mr. F. S. Bowen) pointed out that nothing could be done until the new Parliament met. A meeting of maize growers should then he called to ventilate their grievances with a view to securing a revision of the Customs tariff. Mr. J. E. Benson remarked that it wais the only crop that could be grown in Poverty Bay, and the duty represented the difference between a profit and a loss.

Capt. Bolt met with a slight mishap yesterday morning with the (jcodwm-Chiehester Aviation Co’s Avro-Avian biplane. When landing oil the ground on the outskirts of Ampler, the machine struck a rather swampy patch. 'Tlie pilot endeavored to rise again to recover, and the machine left the ground safely hut unfortunately the top wires ‘of a fence caught the undercarriage and throw the head of the machine towards tlie ground, with the result t/lmfc botli blades <yf "to propollor snapped off short. The undercarriage was badly damaged and one wing slightly affected. Capt. Bolt* and his one passenger fortunately were uninjured.—Press Assn.

Prior to his public meeting at Master ton on Saturday evening, Mr Coates was entertained at dinner by a gathering of returned soldiers, over which the Mayor presided. The chairman welcomed as “chief Digger” tho Prime Minister, who had a most enthusiastic reception from the returned men. Air. Coates’ health, which was proposed by Brigadier-General Hart, who commanded the New Zeaat the capture of Le. Quesnoy, was drunk with musical honors. Mr. Coates referred to the men suffering from disability’, of which it was difficult for medical men or others to say whether it was or was not due to ’ war service. He asked the people of this country to see to it .that none of the boys who “cracked up” were allowed to suffer. The Government would see that these men’s wives and families in deserving cases did not suffer. The same thing ought to apply, to South African veterans. Air. Coates said that some home for these men. would have to be found. So long as no raid was made on the Treasury, he was perfectly certain that the country would stand behind them Press Assn.

At this mason of the year each new shipment from English and Continental Houses is a source of keenest interest. We have just opened a fascinating lot of new goods which we take pride in displaying. They comprise Ensemble: Suits, Juniper Suits, Formal Gowns, and the latest Millinery. As usual, our imports portray th*. leading authentic styles for: the sea, son.—Muihew soil V Glade ton*