LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10743, 14 November 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The stock. slaughtered at the Borough abattoirs during October totalled 1863 head.

Forty head of stock were impounded hy the Borough ranger during October, whilst he caught an additional 77 head grazing on the roads. Tlie fees collected totalled £3.

Six permits for the erection of,buildings of an aggregate value of £1036 ’ were issued by the Borough Building Inspector in the fortnight ended November 3. The- permits included five for alterations and additions to existing structures.' ’ Two cases of scarlet fever were notified in the Gisborne Borough in the fortnight ended November 3. The infectious disease, cases notified in October were diphtheria 3, scarlet fever 2, and typhoid 1, erysipilas and septicaemia one each. The new British-built ?l»us purohasJ cd by the Borough Council to augment {-the municipal ’bus service is now being painted and will bo commissioned about November 17. The tramway sendee on the Ormond Boad r.out© will then be discontinued and replaced with an:’ improved ’.bus service .serving the whole district to Mangapapa. *.:

■ tlie tramway' serThe the fortnight eluded Npvice during £ l72i ls Bd, which was vembor n ya passengers. On roestone Rob'd £l3B 8s was collect. Gladstone passengers) Ormond Road £33 13s Sd was nafd°bv°23l passengers i During \th* P , hnrinrl the ’bus service revenue was £32 2? 3d, which was collected from 13,590 passengers. ■ , - Taranaki Oif FfcMs, Ltd., report for tho week ended November 10 as Sl-aS run to. 1,834 Applications were received at The fromrtwo B to establish that the council bad no jurisdiction in, the; matter. When Arndts, Ltd., were convicted iii Wellington last week'm respect to vending cigarettes by an automatic machine after closing hours, the magisteate deferred, sentence to allow Ids decision to btf considered in view of an appeal being made. Yesterday he imposed a fine of - • I resg Extolling the work of the dental clinics to his V? the Opera House last night, Mr ,ouH not IK P k . M h 0 ,1 vpars to turn out an effici£t_ ‘‘Politician,” chipped in an kiterjeetor from the back amidst laughter. . The inspector reported to the Borough Council last n*gM that under the new regulations it is necessary at all premises from which petroleum spirits are sold from a pump or oumps l that a notice must lie placed oT ihe pump, or some conspicuous olaee approved of by inspector. The words on the notice shall consist of “No Smoking. Stop vour. Engine. 1 It was proposed to enforce this regulation.

“When I heard that so many men were being employed on - the Auckland railway, I went to Mr. Coates and said. ‘Look here, you ve got too many men on the northern JineV* remarked Mr. Lysnar at the Opera House last night.— “ Naughty boy, came a voice that brought down the house—“Oh, t ID. Coates who was the naughty toy i» was his engineers,” retorted MX. Lvsnar amidst renewed laughter.

Judgment for plaintiffs Uy default was entered by Mr. E- C. Leviey, SM. in the following civil cases yesterday—R. Johnson and Coy. v. Era Brown, £4 11s 6d. costs ~1 T--6d. On judgment summonses xhos. Ryan was ordered to pay Coiebrook and Taylor £37 9s, m default 30 days in.gaol; James Hayes to pay James Chrisp and Wm. R. Chnsp £23ids 6d, in default 21 days’ gaol; Arthur J. R'achinger to pay R. Hannah and Coy., Ltd., £7 11s 2d, in detank < days’ gaol. The Arbitration Court sat at Christchurch yesterday . to hear an application from employers to make a comprehensive award, in respect or the engineering, hbilermaking, mould.ing and metal trades. 'Hie application was opposed bv the unions. The court decided that it .would make such an award in respect cf the engineering, boilermaking and moulding branches of the industry. The award ror mean workers’ assistants would no. be interfered with and would remain as at present- —Press Assn. The erection of a tenement house, containing six concrete dwellings on his Derbv street property between. Palmerston road and Temple street, which has a frontage of 132 ft. is planned by 3D. W. Brace, or Gisborne. On the owner's bsnalr, 3D. G. W. Aieken applied to the Borough Council last night for permission to proceed with the buildings. The value of the land, and its close proximity to the business area necessitated this class of building to return an adequate rental on investments, _ 4he writer stated, and was preferable to flats or the semi-detached wooden residence. —The matter was referred to the works committee as the question. it was stated, opened up a new matter in connection -with buddings in town.

The unexpected heavy rain and tlie accompanying cold weather during the past two days, has caused considerable loss amongst shorn, sheep tn the Flats and up the Coast, many owners experiencing losses. One wellknown owner on the Flats put a flock of ewes with lambs at foot •in an unsheltered paddeck and, during the night, the rain and cold played, havoc among the sheep. In the * morning, among the sheep. In the morning the fences, while the owner was no more fortunate with the lambs. Other sheep-owners who have shorn their sheep, anticipating line summer weather, have lost numbers of sheep, ranging from 40 to 150. Hie loss will be more acute to these owners owing to the high, prices for sheep at present ruling.

. An unprovoked assault on a Chinese in a billiard room the previous evening led to Frederick Green being charged with drunkenness and assaulting Yew Luen, by striking Ibra in the face with his fist, before Mr. Is. O. Levvey, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Accused admitted the charges. Senr.-Sergt. McLean stated that about 5.46 p.m. Green had entered a billiard room anu struck the Chinese without any reason at all. When questioned by a constable he again threatened the Chinese. Drink was the cause of his trouble, but it was not a Rad cas© of assault. He was the sole support of Ins widowed mother. Defendant was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and for assault was fined £2 m default 14 days’ gaol. In the House of Commons on Monday Mr. L. C. Ameiry, Colonial Secretary, was questioned regarding the erection by Moslems in Jerusalem of constructions on th© top of the Waillng M ali. He was asked if ho would give instructions that these erections f- 1 ij is ancient wall should be forbidden. Mr, Amery replied that the matter was engaging Iris close consideration. He proposed to take the rAlrhest official advice open, to him. Within the next few days lie would Iw Y before tlie House a White Paper on the subject, dealing fully with the intervention _ of the police, the position of British government in Palestine, and the steps taken to prevent similar' occurrences.—British Official Wireless. -

Armistic Day was fittingly commemorated in Te Karaka on Sunday when special, services were held at the Anglican, and Presbyterian churches, both being filled to capacity. Representatives of the Gisborne Harbor Board, Cook Hospital Board, Electric Power Board, Walkohu County Council, Te Karaka Town Board, Ormond and Te Karaka troops of Boy Scouts, and -Puha olnd Te. Karaka companies of Girl Guides as well as many returned soldiers were present. The services were conducted by the Rev. W, S. G. Cameron, vicar, at St. John’s Anglican Church, and by the Rev. R, Scott at the Presbyterian Church.

At this season 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 iiu displaying. They compnko Ensemblo Suits, Jumper Suits,; Formal Gowns, amj. the latest'Millinery. As usual, our imports portray 1 til* leading an then lie. styles Jpr. the '«**• son.—MiUiewsuu’a Ltd.. Gluibtowi Road.*." • . .. •" • . ' • ’’ . ' ■

' “Reform’s-’ policy In boom times.” remarked Mr; Lissant Clayton, me United candidate, .at the Majestic Theatre last evening, “was' on the lines of ‘Let us eat, drink and he merry, for to-morrow we die;, 5 And to-morrow they’re" going to die, politically at anyrate.” (Applause.) “The United Party has been, twitted with being like a cow, ;which stands in the. middle of the road,” said Mr. Lassant Clayton, the United candidate, at the Majestic Theatre last evening“but it is a good cream cow, this United. Party cowh and willgive good profit to the. one who looks after it and nurtures it.”

Thus a London cable: ‘ ‘Lady, Houston has purchased Sir Ronald Ross’ documents relating to the discoveries of malaria, which have enabled him to save millions of lives,-for £2,000. The national conscience was shocked. a / month ago w hen the Daily Mail announced that Ross was impelled. to sellthe papers owing to lack of public gratitude of his work.”

An unconscious slip of the tongue on the'part'of Mr. W. D. ’Lyshar at the Opera House last night afforded the audience much amusement. He was ■ discussing the reduction in tariffs and put it thus: “This is the l first time m the history of the Dominion that you people living or dead have had British tea admitted free.”

The unfairness of reducing a man’s pension according to the value of his property over a certain figure was mentioned by Mr. Lysnar at . the Opera House last night. The candidate went on to cite an instance of an old man who had had this experience, and remarked, “The old chap was so distressed— “That- he died,*’ came a solemn, voice from the- back, amidst uproarious laughter.

The first wool of the 1928-29 season will be held at the Wellington Town Hall on Friday. Unfortunately, owing to the inclement weather preventing shearing .operations during the past week, the quantity of wool to be offered totals only 7,77(5 bales, against .9,083 bales at the November sae last year. This is believed to be the smallest catalogue offered at the first sale of the season for many years.—Press Assn. A fire which broke out in J. Waters’s chemist shop in Princess street, Dunedin, last night resulted in the whole of the stock being damaged by smoke, though the outbreak was confined to the front portion of the. basement. The flames did not reach the stock, part of which, however, was affected by water. Tho contents were covered by insurance and the building, which is owned, by theDaniel Haynes Trust, suffered no structural damage.—Press Assn. A protest against the suggested removal cf the trees growing in Derby street outside the Gisborne Central School was received from the committee by the Borough Council last night. The trees were a distinct asset to the children in hot weather, and the* small amount of damage they did to the footpath, did hot in the opinion of the committee warrant.their removal. Similar views yVere expressed by the Holy Trinity Church vestry, according to a*’ letter from the churchwarden,.. Mr. C. Blackburn. It was claimed that the frees were a particularly fine ormamentation to that part of the street, it was recalled that the trees must have been planted. 45 years ago., and if they had only caused a small amount of damage to the footpath in that period, they should be allowed to remain.—The letters were received, and it was decided that the ■trees should not- ho interfered, with.

" “Well,” said a political wag last evening, “Mr. Clayton can say what he likes about Mr. Lysnar’s financial genius, but give me ‘W.D.L.’ every time. Theories are all right, but J believe in practice, and to-night provides a practical illustration. Both candidates have been speaking at theatres to-night, and the rental of each building, I am informed on. good authoritv, was £25 in each case. .Mr. Lysnar 'had fully 1,200 at his meeting, and Mr. Clayton had about 120, that was, of course, before the people that- could not gain admission at Mr. Lysnar’s meeting at the Opera House came over to the Majestic. To out it simplv ‘W.D.L.’ educated his audience in poiitical history at fivepence a head, while it cost Mr. Clayton about two boh a nob. Finance or no finance, who gave the better value for his money ?” ,