Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10855, 26 March 1929, Page 4

Local and General

The Railway Department advertises' in this issue particulars .of train arrangements in connection with the ’Easter holidays.

: ' "i/ ! , i A proclamaton in an extraordinary Gazette yesterday announced '-the-'fur-ther proroguing of Parliament til! Jufto 6 next.—Press As.sn.-

The ; mysterious,’glare reported ,to ha.yp beenseen, pit sea in the vicinity of Kapiti Inland lust week, is now i stated to hace been caused by the stated to" have .been caused ,by the island,—Press Assn.'

v f.Vo .Soott MacDonald, of Dlakp£6w,n,' went -oypr., tlie GTreymouth bar on Sunday in a 14ft. sailinn; boat without reefs or oars. Tliol wind l became calm and they were nliable to get back, .and ..drifted in a northerly di-rccDon. - A launch search proved 'fruitless,. The youths . wq-ro out all night, biit reached harbor at 7o’clock- yesterday nun ning.- P.A. ■ y y . ; •'■■v ■'. :•/■' _ ty ■ '■ ■ • y;.

Tile commission which iiiyei-itiffated the, xuffeydJ. in South, Austral hr, due to*: federation) is favorable towards tin* State receiving a special gisuit. The inoticy winch ‘South'-Australia is, seeking is £750,000.—Ail* A. ' •

On the recommendation of Mr. C.' H. WilPams, thp Harbor Board,yesterday decided to endeavor to obtain sketch plans of the stock loading facilities at Lyttelton j Wellington.' Wanganui, and other' ports with a view to ensuring the best possible provision being made in erecting cattle yards on the Kaiti side.

i As a result of swallowing a fencing staple, a two-year-old giri. Pamela Wickens, daughter of Mr. and Mrs'. F. Wickens, of Tok6ma.ru, Bay, was admitted to Cook Hospital. The condition- of the child is not e'oiGuU' ered serious, but there is a possible danger of the staple piercing tjyi intestinal organs. She is under X-ray observation.

Prisoners were sentenced by- Mr. Justice Hej-dman at Wellington yesterday as follow: Harold George William Stevenson,, forgery and uttering and false pretences, two years’ hard labor; Gordon Francis McDonald, theft. 18. months' hard labor; Percy William Solby and Frank Blackliam. forgery and uttering, each two vears’ hard labor.—Press Assn.

The Coolc County .Women’s Guild acknowledges with thanks gifts to the Creche during the month from the following: Mr. Aitken, Mrs. Paidgrain. .Mr. O. R. O’.sen, Arcs Barwick, Miss Tucker. Mr. Lvncx, Mr. Clark, Vacuum (.leaning Co.. St. Winifred’s School. Mrs. Findlay, Mrs Saunders.: Mrs. Holden, Mrs. Burr, Mrs. W. Clarke. Mrs. It. H. Shanks. Alls. W.. Dunlop. Miss Rose-, Mis.s M. G. Scott.

Making a further statement in the House of Commons on Saturday regarding the financial agreement with the Egyptian Government. Mr. Winston Churchill, Chancellor of the Exchequer, said that providing German payments continued on the scale based on the Dawes agreement, the Egyptian liability for the ISA'S loan should be fully covered by rece pts, in respect of German reparation sWBritish Official Wireless.

It is stated that there is a war on in C liristclmreh between a group of pastrycooks and some, of the larger bakers of the city. The ha kens, it is. alleged, have been cutting., into the small goods business., and the pastrycooks have retaliated by bringing down .the price of broad. They have announced that they arc prepared to sell over the counter at fid a 2-lb. loaf. <;ony>aro:l with the ordinary price of Gd.— Press Assn.

The medical super iitc-ndeiit of the Wellington Hospital Board is submitting to that body a proposal in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of cancel', or suspected cancer cases, on lines ill operation in leading general and cancer hospitals and institution's in Britain, America. France and elsewhere. A person with any suspicious symptoms would have the benefit, of the opinion of a special medicinal committee at the hospital. both as to diagnosis and the’course of treatment. —P.A.

A discovery has been made by Mr. 1 . Everett, orchard instructor tor Thames and the Bay of Plenty districts, tlnu loquat trees arc a host for the fireblight menace. He noticed some time ago dead twigs on loquat trees, and suspected that they were caused by fireblight. Specimens were sent to the Government mycologist at Palmerston North, who confirms Ids suspicions that the pest is fireblight. This is the first indication in Now Zealand that the disease attacks loq unts, of which there are u large number in the Auckland province.—Press Assn.

In rcsoonsc .to suggestions hv a large body of members oi tbe British House of Commons that a complete record should lie prepared of all past members oi that i .diamber, the Treasury has appointed a coinin't tee to report on the materials avadable for a record of the personnel and polities of past members of iho Douse of Commons from the year !(){>.") to 1822 and cn the cost and desirability of they publication, ivlii! 1 safeguarding public funds againl-' any large charge for collecting, editing, or publishing tbe mater, a Is. —British Official Wireless.

in support of the theory that eels serve as food lur. trout. Ranger Kean of the Tourist Department, informed ilm Wairoa Star, that on investigating the contents of the stomach of a four-pound rainbow front, caught • at. .Te Rcinga.- lie found (id cols (or ..elvers). Another one contained 43. and practically all. the trout caught, at To Rcinga and Omaha mi i have been living uiT 'young W's. They were in finest condition., and showed that tins food,, supply suited tlrem better than , what came till' thy land in the way of grubs and Hies. A man. working, at one of the camps near tin* T’allsJ caught a 4} 11* trout which had an eel a foot long in its stomach.

Taking advantage of the coming visit of Mr. A. E. Davy, chairman of the United Party, the Poverty Bay centre-of the N.Z.A. and C.U., wil| entertain him at a smoke concert in the City Hall to-morrow evening, commencing at 8. o’clock. Mr. : Davy’s services to sport are, too .well-known to need much repetition. /Tor years lie was president of the Poverty Bay centre of the N.Z. A. and C. 0., was. a vice-president of the N.Z. Council, and was president of. the N.Z. Auto Cycle Union. His best individual effort for Poverty Bay was undoubtedly accomplished in 1920. when lit* was lnsmnnentnl in having.the N.Z. championships allocated to .■Gisborne. During an interval. Mr. Davy will ho presented with an illuminated address. All registered athletes are Casket} to he present, and' a cordial invitation is given, to all kindred sports.

A suggestion that the formation of the. Kaiti embankment leading to the railway bridge, over the river, should be proceeded with' immediately was linide- at the' Harbor Board meeting yesterday by Mr.' A. H. Wallis, who pouted put that unless, the filling was' done . now the' earthwork would not bo consolidated by the time the bridge • was finished.' The line could thus he • extended ■ 'to the freezing works berthage in time ,for next killing season. Admitting: ■ the advisability of proceeding with the embankment as -'soon sis' pass bio' the jEiiginecr (-Mr. C. E. Marshall Smith) pointed out that the work could no'*lie done immediately-as *t would out off access to, the northern Kaiti basin' wharfage. This work would have" to He- undertaken, in,eonjunetiou .with other 1 -sections of the works. ' and, a start‘‘would probably be made feiifjy iiv September. The spoil for the filling'would he procurod from tlie hill near tlie _ Maori memorial

The exclusiveness of , our , model gowns and hats are well known .but we assert , that tlie new autumn and winter goods -which we are now showing, surpass anything we have previously stocked. The new ring velvet gowns for day and evening wear are exquisite and our model millinery is unsurpassed anywhere in - the Dominion. Call aiid inspect this wonderful- range of, English',.utid r ,CouHricntaU models ■ at Mat hew sou’s, Ltd,, (Maidstone Road.*.* ■ v r . ; ■ /

A car owned by Mr. | jlhuy "• ■ destroyed by lire _ yesterday • Runanga. No particulars are <>\a able.—Press Assn.

' The sum of £52.733 lUs.4cJ .ol the loan of -£750,G00 "as .available Un the harbor works after nil accounts for the month had been paid vesteiday.

A donation of £5 5s was made by the Harbor Board 1 yesterday towards the St.-John Ambulance Association’s fund to provide a free ambulance van

At the annual meeting of the Southland Rugby Union last night, it was resolved to ask the New /calami Union to petition the Government to exempt amateur «ports bodies from the amusement tax. Press Assn.

At. the Goulburn amateur cycling carnival. Rnv Bladwell, running 440 yards, beat Don. McGregor, a cyclist, who rode 880 yards from a flying Start in a challenge match race. Bladwell won eas Iv in 55 seconds, and appeared to be casing up at the finish.

As the result of a tyre : lowing out at the foot of the Mereinore Hill, a five-seatcr car owned and driven bv F. Parker of Gisborne received contsfderablp damage, both front vhr< Is being badly broken. obe driver arid two companions escaped with minor cuts and abrasio-s. The car had tq be brought to Opotiki on a lnrrv. —Special.

For the week ended yesterdav 17 cases of notifiable diseases were reported to the Gisborne ollicc of tlie East Cape Health Office. The list of diseases notified i- as follow: Scarlet feverG, diphtheria 3, enteric fever i, infantile paralysis I. influenza 4. erysipelas 1, puerperal fever 1- One death occurred during the week from enteric fever.

At the annual meeting of the Marton executive of the New Zealand Educational Institute, embracing the whole of the W anganui education district, the following resolution was carried: “That this meeting representing five branches covering the whole W anganui education district, (strongly endorses the resolution of the Masterton branch age-list the establishment, of more junior high schools.”—Press Assn.

From the Wall-send mine, near Greymouth, which after having been for -‘3O years flooded, has recently been unwatored, the first truck of coal was yesterday, dispatched by rail. 'The ceremony of tipping the first coal out was performed by Joseph Taylor, promoter of the new proprietary company, in the presence of the directors, officials and visitors. When in full operation the mine is expected to put out five thousand tons of coal weekly.—Press Assn.

A plant which may provide a substitute for linseed oil is being cultivated in the Governments’ vineyard at Te Tvauwhnta. It is known as the tung oil plant and comes from China. Its scientific name is Aleutries Fordii. The plants under cultivation. which are the first of their kind in New Zealand, were sown in May. and are now several fec-t high anct look very healthy. They are expected to reach 30ft. or 40ft. in height. When mature the plant annually bears nuts, which yield an oil similar to linseed oil m its properties.

Solely through lack of transport fa« ilitles Gisborne is to lose another of its loading horse-trainers, Air. Until M’orse. who will leave in about three weeks for Auckland. Air. Alorse has purchased five acres withm a quarter ot' a mile of the well-known fast Takanmi track, fifteen miles from the city, and here he plans to build an up-to-date =table. He takes with him Air. J. J. Spratt's string, and also three of his own horses, King Willonyx. a full sister to King Willenvx. and the brood mare Serbia. The two apprentices D. Uucker and E. Finley will also go north into the new stable.

Attached to the tape which stretched across the new Hutt bridge prior to the opening ceremony in Wellington was a gold padlock, suitaoly inscribed for lateT presentation to tlie Prime Minister. “As Minister for Finance,” said Sir Joseph, “1 would like to express my very deep sense of appreciation of the action of the Lower Butt Borough Council in having a gold padlock attached to this tape. Now, as a maiter of fact, whenever I see a hit of gold I grab. it.—(Laughter.) I am going io take it home with me. and f hope that very soon I will bo able to use it to lock up a little surplus of my own.”—(Laughter.)

The Director of Education. Air. T. B. Strong, who with thc.Clnel Inspector of Primary Schools (Mr. W. W. Bird), lias returned to Wellington from a three weeks’ tour of inspoctiqu of the Native schools 11T the BaC of Plenty and East Coast districts. said that notwithstanding the fact that good work is being, and has been done, in the Native schools, there is room for improvement in she direction of making the instruction more practical in character. Rlcmentarv agriculture and dairying, he said, ought to be taught in all the schools. The progress the Maoris along the East Coast had made in farming their land was most marked. There was no doubt at all that the interest and energy with which the Maoris had applied themselves to the management of their farms was largely due to Sir Aoirana Ngata. Mr. Strong said he would he submitting a full, report to the Munster of Education and through him to Sir A. Ngata Minister in Charge of Native Affairs,—P.A.

Gisborne has rapidly fallen into line with other progressive towns in the Dominion in regard to home architecture, and modern and up-to-date' bungalows on Californian lines are now to bo seen in all directions in the town and suburbs. That the bungalow lias its advantages will he generally admitted. Every corner is utilised, the wastage caused by long passages is remedied, and the rooms are low, with ample ventilation. The bride of to-day, in many eases insists on a bungalow, and , when a bride insists, there is usually no further argument. With the, low room, however, there .comes also a change in the stylo of picture for the home. The, big steel engravings, with the massive two or three inch frame, has given way to the small highly colored or tlie severely plain picture, with a very, narrow frame. Needless to say, pictures are at present Die most popular wedding present. They are always welcome, for, they combine artistic beauty with -usefulness and when on tho wall they constantly remind the young couple of the donor. Another large selection of this latest type of pictures has been received by Eastwood’s Book Store, corner of Gladstone road and Derby Street, and a very, wide selection is offered. Plain etchings, framed in gold or black moulding, some as large as 24 inches .by.; 12. inches, are on . sale at ;f.rpm Bs Gd, and hand-colored etchings, similarly framed, from 12s Gd. Gloriously colored pictures, .artistic views and garden vistas, some picked out in delicate tones, including the popular marigold series of Venetian scenes, run from 10s Gd upwards. In many cases, these pictures could not oven bo framed in the Dominion at the prices quoted. Inspection is invited, and no one is pressed to purchase.