Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10854, 25 March 1929, Page 4

Local and General

Un a charge of keeping bees in an un registered apiary A Frederick Win. Peddle was lined 20s and costs by MV. E. C. Levvey, S.M., at tho Magistrate's Court on Saturday.

On the application of Air. L. T. Gurnard, the Magistrate. Mr. ](. C. Le.vey on Saturday granted a certilicate of fitness to hold a license for the Wairoa Hotel to John Reuben Williamson.

As the municipal elections will be held on May 1, all electors of the Gisborne Borough who have not yet on folic;! arc reminded 1 that the supplementary roll closes ajt 5 p.m. on Wednesday, April ii.

i.n reply to a deputation at Waihi on Saturday for relief ■- works for unemployed, the Minister of Public Works {the Hon. E. A. Ransom) promised to place 20 men at the earliest- possible moment.—P.A.

The committee of the Turangnnui Public Library gratefully acknowledges donations of books from the following:. Airs. Tucker, Alaster G. Townsend, Miss R.< Townkeiicl. 3-fii’S. Runic-',y, Airs. Harris, Afiss Schultz and Air. Lockett. . v - > ' L-.

While landing after a flight at Klikuhia on Saturday afternoon, states-a. Hamilton message, an AvroAvrian light aeronlane. piloted, bv Lieutenant W. H. ’Lett, of tlio Good-win-Chichesfer Aviation Company, was. damaged. -The undercarriage and propejlor were smashed, andtlio vfirigs were broken-..' Neither 'Lieut. 1 Lott , nor- a. young •man capried as, a passenger.,was‘ hurt;:. • •

: Intoxicated to the extent of t»tujv idity, .Jack ■Feter.sou was at Waerenga-a-hika ou- Friday. ' He admitted to Mr. E. C. . Bevvey; S.M. in tlie Police Court that this was his second offence in six months 'and vi'A-s"lined l 20s aiid costs.

A satisfactory* agreement regarding the cost of removal' of certain of . the dredge Maui’s deck plates Was concluded by the cha'inna's* of the Harbor Board, Mr. AV-'G. Sherratty the engineer, Mr. C. ,!F: * Marshall Smith with ; the Marine Department in Wellington. The, cost twill he .moderate and (lislj.orim’js, share is understood will not 'exceed £200..

.An alteration to tins Act. Governing contributions to bridges was urged upon .the Brenner on. Saturday bv a deputation representing the Invercargill Borough Council. It was, stated that, under present conditions, districts could he held, and were , held, to be “adjacent** when, in fact, they were a -considerable distance from a bridge. Sir Joseph Ward replied that lie would be pleased*to have the whole matter examined but it would not he, an easy, one-to deal with.— P.A.

'J'he annual St. Patrick’s Ball in the Patutahi Hall last Monday- proved one of the most successful and enjoyable, dances held in the district. Over 120 couples danced to the strains of Mrs, Thomson’s orchestra, Extras were kindly played by Miss Stella Crnill, Miss Blpmqiust. and Miss Phyllis Bai, The thanks- of the committee are due to Mr; B. Barker, who made a capable M.C. • i Monte Carlo dance was won by Miss Burrows and• McDonald. The hall was decorated bv Mr. P. Rogers and Mr. Hogan.

The earthquake alarm had been given at Arthur’s Pass and some of the people had collected on the lawn. They were talking excitedly when the clever young man came along. “Hallo!” lie said, “you people seem to he a. bit rattled, although I reallv don't sec thaL there’s been much to lie excited about. When 1 heard the first earthquake I just Id a cigarette, took my time about dressing, ail'd then wandered down ” “Fine,” remarked one of the party. “But why didn’t you put your trousers oil ” —Christchurch Star.

While at Wailii on Saturday the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. E. A. Hansom) inspected farm lands and lands booked up as forestry reserves, which a. deputation had asked should be opened for settlement. The Minister agreed that much of this was suitable for dairying and grazing • purposes, and promised to put the matter before his colleagues the Ministers of Lands and Forestry for favorable consideration. He also premised back block farmers that a vote would: he put on .the next estimates to give improved access to their holdings in the ."Wailii and \\ liangamata districts.—P.A.

The prospect oi an 'lnmediate start nt this end of the Gi«borne-Wairoa railway has greatly .stimulated registration by unemployed at the Labor Department's bureau. Just prior to the Prime Minister’s announcement there were only 37 registered as soaking work, this being tlie lowest since January but on Saturday I b* total was lib. eighty new applications being received during the week. Of the total about half are single men, the majority no doubt being now in temporary employment Imt have taken the precaution to reg 'ste:- in preparation ‘for the engagement of local men for thy railway works. Five men at Matawai and several at Tolaga Bay haye also registered

At the B'enlum motor cycle -ports u b oh were held in excellent weather • m Sa 1 urdav. D. Mnnngh (Halcombe) ivn-i the South Island middleweight -li mpionslnp in is min. 53 3-5 secs. I'm- ten in lies at a sjieed averaging (17 miles an hour. He fought a tliri:I'n - duel with C. Goodwin (Auckb''i'D. who was second and X. E. Webby .(Blenheim.'' who was tid'd. i jiici- was won by one loot. The I'roiiklands. Handicap for A class lmi'-hines over S miles resulted : J. Hut ledge (Blenheim) 221 sees. 1. A I -’.mnort (Christchurch) 30 secs. 2, Tni Morgan, Grevtown 5 secs. 3. Timn 7 niiii. 51 sees. The oon.sobit:eu (5 miles) resulted: G. Geodwin i.or 1. K. Yeats (Ami;bind') 15 2. H Rutledge (Blenheim) 7'. sees 3. P.A.

Department oi' Agriculture ‘‘red tape" received short sliilt from Llio -Mauistrate -Mr. K- C. Levvey) :n the Police Court on Saturday. A bee-keeper. Walter Hy. Smith (Mr. I. Blair.) was prosecuted lor an al- - breach of the Apiaries Act by failing to register his apiary, tie pleaded not guilty. . .Mr. K. H. La’ y. local apiary inspector. explained that defendant had registered his apiary on February ‘id. which meant that ho had registered under the old Act. Kverv apiarist had to he registered between March 1 and 31. under the- new Act. “What."'” asked the Magistrate indignantly, “1-; the Department bringing a case fjet'ore me because a man lias honestly registered bis apiary a day or two' too early?" Mr. .Harry: ‘That is so Sir." '“Well,” continued the Magistrate, “it needn’t waste its time, ’idle ease is dismissed.

With air transport now operating between New Guinea and Australia, the prospects oi gold mining in the mandated territory had' been wonderfully improved, according to Air Harry O’Meara, oi Cairns, Queensland, who is a visitor to Gisborne. 'Pb.e eountrv was very rough, and in the past ille transport oi supplies and gold bad to be done by the blacks, who Look eight days to traverse a distance of 80 miles ■' from the coast to tho goldfields at Edie Creek, in territory under British 'mandate. About is months ago, however, an, airplane service was instituted, proving very effective, and by air the journey occupied only an hour anti a half. About a dozen plants were now employed. The Hdie Creek goldfields were opened up about four years ago when mostly alluvial gold' was found, but it was apparent now that there were a number of reefs that could be profitably worked. The operations on this goldfield were .financed mostly by Australian capital, and blacks did most of the labor.

The searching, flashes of an electric torch stabbed 1 .the darkness of the Waia pu Farmers’ Co-operative Company Ruatoria store in The early hours of Tuesday, morning last. Witnessing' this spectacle through' a window'as be was-traveiling Tibnteward to Ruatoria from Tokoninru Bay,. Mr.; A. W- Brassey. bis suspicions 1 aroused .sought out Mr. J. I’epcre a member of the store staff. Alarmed however, the intruders in the store decamped from the store by the time Mr. Pepera arrived and he mid 1 'Mr. Brassey were just able to distinguish three figures fast disappearing in the darkness over a section at the rear of the' building. An exciting chase followed, tljo pursuers;' getting close to their quarry Who-were at first hampered 'by, their stolen goods but finally dTopned these to facilitate their escape. The burglars bolted down Tuparoa road and eluded their . pursuers in the short scrub along the roadside. -Mr. Brassey maintained the clias<,\ . but was handicapped by the hardness of the road; bis-horse having only-one shoe on. 1 The loss is not' expected to be liea.v.v as the men dropped a considerable -nortion of their spoil during the chase. The police are investigating .'tho- matter.