LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10781, 29 December 1928, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

On Tuesday next-, New' Year’s Day he Gisborne Times will not be nubshed.

Shipments of gold from New Guinea into Australia during the year totalled 90,592 . ounces, worth * approximately £216.797, states a Sydney message-—A. P.A.

The City Band will continue carolling on Sunday morning next, ono section visiting Hexton, Ormond and Te Karafea and another going to Makaraka, Patutani, Manwiuk© and Muriwfti.

Ten vessels worked Gishorne yesterday, five arriving and fire departingrf*.- ’ •■d • ' ' ’ . /Special services will be run by the Trams and buses onNewYear s.Day. Eull particulars will he found m an* other column. eighteen-year-old youth was Crested yesterday on a charge of stealing £25 from Mangapapa station. Whatatutu. He will appear before the Court on January 4. A 1 Berlin message states that the International Aeronautic Federation recoen’sed the Graf Zeppelin s return flight from New York, 3990 miles, in 7} hours as a world’s record.—A.P.A. Wool available to fill the Gisborne allotment of 8,000 hales ah the third 'Caoier sale has already reached a tl,‘tld of 6,600 bales: There is still nearly a fortnight l.efore the catalogues'close for this sale. Few stock have been on the roads over the holidays, but it is exported Hmt large mobs will te on the move shortly The inland mute between Gfctorno and Wairoa is being used hy most drovers ,en route to Hawke s Bay. An nearing before Messrs. H. M. PoSandP. Pike,-J.’sP-, in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday Tu Raroa aged 40, was convicted and discharged for drunkenness and indecency in Gladstone road on Thursdav accused consenting to take out a prohibiten order against himself. Street collections in aid of the Children’s Creche, on Monday realised a total of £22 0s Bd. Warm appreciation is expressed Hy the Creche authorities of the action of Mrs Wrey Nolan in entertaining the children so delightfully at her home in Russell street on Saturday last. While the Wellington yacht Viola was returning from Queen Charlotte Sound on Thursday morning a heavy southerly was encountered. All the sales carried away, and the yacht had to return to Picton fo r repairs. The Linnet, did not leave for Welmgton owing to the weather.—P.A.

According to a member of a party which travelled over the main. Tahunga road this week, the stretch between McGregor’s Hill and Baker’s is practically impassable owing to the recent rain. McGregor's Hill, however, following on its recent coating with metal, provides no diffieultv to travellers.

To-morrow and New Year’s Day have been set aside as visiting days io the Scout camp at Waikohu. The rain of the past two days has interfered with the programme mapped out hut the campers are making the Hvst of the unfortunate conditions. Mrs. and Miss Silverwood. the members of the nursing division of the St-. John Ambulance, present at the camp, are‘doing very useful work.

On Thursday morning a railway van at Auckland containing a parcels mail ready for a south-hound goods train was* broken into and over 30 packets ripped open. Hie interior of the van was found in confusion. The contents of the packets were gathered and taken to the parcels office, and repacked and checked. It is understood that little of value is missing. —Press Assn.

Payments for wool sold at the second Napier sale were commenced yesterday, it being estimated that a sum of over half a million sterling is involved. Calculations have settled the value of Gisborne wools at an average of about £2O 10s per bale, which would mean, in light of the Poverty Bay and East Coast offerings disposed of at the sale, a sum of approximately £IOO,OOO for distribution among growers in this district.

The Musicians’ Union, states a Sydnev cable, has declared ‘‘black’’ the Theatre Royal, where a play headed by Mtir.el Starr is running, because the management installed an automatic, gramophone in place 01 the orchestra. The theatre employees ceased work and pickets endeavored to dissuade the public from patronising the show, which, however, continues with volunteer attendants and scene shifters. The strikers are chagrined hy the public’s full-house support of tinned music.—A.P.A.

The North Island championship rifle meeting concluded at Wanganui in wet weather.. Capt. A. Neilson (Napier Club) signalised his return as competitor at shooting matches after an absence of some years by semiring the North Island.- Championship. In the final, open to the thirty highest scorers, he tied with his club mate. Deputy President R. N. Nicholson, for first place with 321. A shoot off of five rounds resulted in Nielson winning with 22 to 21. The year's aggregate was won by S. S. M. Kearney, (Napier). The champion teams match was also won by Napier.—Press ssn.

Steady soaking rain throughout the day spoilt all outdoor fixtures in Auckland yesterday. The races were held under very trying conditions with a small attendance, and another large drop in the totalisator investments. The New Zealand tennis championship tournament again had to be postponed, also the Auckland bowling tourney. Rain is still falling, and conditions are not atoll promising for to-day’s fixtures, including the second day of the Auckland trots. Cargo work on the waterfront was interfered, with \<sterday, and several vessels were' delayed including the Ulimaroa, the sailing of which for Sydney was postponed until to-morrow - morning. Nearly three inches of rain has fallen in twenty-four hours, no less than three-quarters of an inch falling in two hours.—Press Assn.

During the interval between Xmas and Xo\y Year, there are invariably many gifts forgotten, and in this connection books can be recommended. Eastwood's Book Store stock includes leather-bound copies of the classics and the poets from 5/6 upwards, > late novel s by all the leading writers _at six shillings, and up-to-date. fiction of full size at tliree and sixpence and half a crown. In this store the reader has the choice of hundreds of titles. During the holidays there are many occasions on which one feels the need of a book, not always of the expensive kind. In order to cope with this demand, leading British publishers have issued special paper-covered editions of noA'els of well-known authors, which are retailed at East-wood’s Book Store at ninepence each.. The writers include Ethel Dell, Annie Swan, Nat Gould, Sabatini. Fergus Hume, Lerouxj Cecil Adam, Olive Sandys, Garvice, etc., etc. There, is a very large assortment of detective, love. Western and mystery stories including the latest thrillers, and as the pr : co is cheaper than an ordinary magazine, ‘it is small wonder they are selling rapidly.

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 fascin-t ating lot of new goods which we tak# pride in displaying. They 1 comprise Ensemble Suits, Jumper Suits, Formal Gowns, and tiny latest Millinery, As usual, our imports portray tb* leading authentic styles for tbe »*•<* son.—M-iVhewuon’o Ltd., Gladstone Road.%* /

The Queensland bowlers for the New Zealand bowling carnival, accompanied by Mr. W. A. jolly, Mayor of Brisbane, arrived in Sydney yesterday and will embark 0 n the Marama for Wellington to-day.

Prices for fat stock for export have shown no change recently in Poverty Bay, the rates holding at lOd for test lamb, 30s a head, for wethers and 20s for ewes,.

With a full cargo of automobile parts, tractors, newsprint,, and general freight,, the Canadian National steamer Canadian Commander, sailed' from Halifax on Thursday for Australia. The vessel will he followed later by the Canadian Conqueror, with a similar cargo for New Zealand.—Aust-. Press Assn.

The Deputy Premier of Queensland instructed the police to make every effort to try to trace the offender who removed the coat of arms from the Italian, Consul office, at Innisfa.il. He points out that brass plates were removed the same night from other, premises, indicating a Christmas prank.—A.P.A.

The body of Sidney Alexander Hnrbourne, 21 years of age, who was drowned With five others on November 12 when a small yacht near Quarantine Island, Dunedin harbor,- was found washed, up on. the beach at. Macandrew Bay yesterday morning in an advanced state of decomposition. '•—Press Assn.

It is estimated that the real estate sales of city and suburban property in New South Wales this year totalled eight and n-half millions sterling, which is slightly lower than in 1927. The city property turnover shows a decrease both on account of desire to hold on and to the dearth of investors at the present high values.—A.P.A.

1 Attention is drawn to an advertisement appearing on the front page of this issue, by the principal drapers etc, of Gisborne, that their premises will close at 5.30 p.m. to-day and Monday (New Year’s EVei), and that they will remain open until 9 p.m. on Saturday January 5. Shoppers generally are asked to take a Bpecial note of these altered hours.

Yesterday it was announced that the drapery shops would be closed on New Year’s Eve, the proprietors preferring tcf remain open on the. following Saturday night. Inquiries among other traders, however, reveal that jewellers, booksellers, ’ fancy goods shops, boot retailers, grocers, tobacconists, cycle shops, hardware firms and a majority of the mercers have decided to open on Monday night until 10 o’clock, and, except for tobacconists, to close at 5.30 p.m. next Saturday night. The tobacconists, it appears, are differently situated and can observe the ordinary late Saturday night as well as the NewYear’s Eve, Chemists had not. reached a decision last night- and the same applied to, musical warehouses.