Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10912, 1 June 1929, Page 4

Local and General

The Xavy League street collection at Wellington yesterday amounted to Cl 13 os 4d.—P.A.

The IMarama yesterday sailed from Sydney for Auckland and the Manuganui for Wellington.

Petitions in hnnkruptcv filed in Gisborne during May totalled live, as against only one for May, 1928.

Mr. H. \\ Lee, of Napier, organiser ni Dr. Barnado's homes will give a lecture in the Theosophiea 1 Society’s room. l(j Childers Road tomorrow at 7 Ids subject being “A Book Study. ” The public aro invited to a very interesting address

That Wanganui monumental masons were forbidden, through action b.v the City Council, to inscribe makers’ names on tombstones was tlm subject of a complaint made to the council last week, it was decided that the! permission asked for be granted, subject to tli.o engineer's approval, the maker’s name to bo inscribed at the- base of tho stone and to he rn letters not above a certain size.

A special effort is being put forth by the Gisborne Salvation Army Silver Band to raise funds for the purpose of replacing old instruments with new. in addition to the annual tea and festival, which will he held at the cud of July; the baud

will serenade each Sunday morning, commencing to-morrow in Bussell Street. A programme will also be given at tlm Old People’s Home, and C«ok Hospital oil .Sunday. June 9.

Consumers in the Poverty Bay Power Board district reached a total of 1000 on May 1.3. 3271 being in the borough and the remaining 729 in the country. During the month ended at that date, 23 new connections, 59 transfers, and .1.95 eiianges-over fruit? D.C. to A.C. were made, the totpSl of the last mentioned now boil#; 2Uti(i. To May 15. 299 ranges, W2 water heaters and 3 grillers had ftxx ni installed in the district.

Two Maori lads, aged about ti:frteou or fourteen, were arrested at Wopua ycstei'o.iy by Constable Allen of Patutalii, on four charges of breaking. entering and theft from dwellings in 'the neighborhood of their home. The articles alleged to have been stolen include carpenter’s tools, sewing machine fittings, a. gramophone handle and miscellaneous grocery stores. Tho hoys comp before the Children’s Court this morniug.

It is commonly rumored that a nitch of nominations to the Legislaivo Council will be made at an early late. Tho Otago Daily Times says: ‘The names of two Dunedin citizens

arc freely mentioned as those of supporters of the United Party who aro to be included in the list of appoin-

tees. One of these was associated with local politics for many years until quite recently, hut the other has not lia.d a corresponding experience, amj neither has on any occasion offered himself for a scat in Parliament, of the gentlemen concerned said Whom spoken to on the subject one there' was not tho slightest basis lot til,, report that he is being ‘called’ tu the Council.”

Formal objection to (lie inability of members of the P.B. Power Board to secure all necessary information concern ini; its financial results was lodged liy a new momlMU', Mr S. V. Beaufoy, at yesterday's meeting. "They should not he engaged in business,” he said, “when they did not know the results of the past operations.” The chairman (Mr F. R. Ball) explained that an entirely- new accounting system was Ijoing installed and this had oeeupied so much time that the staff had not been able to bring tile books: right up-to-date, permitting t-lur issue of a balance sheet for the past year and estimates for the ensuing one. “This extra work,” added the chairman', “explains why we. have made several temporary additions to t-lie clerical staff.” Some interesting facts were given at a meeting of. the "Wellington Acclimatisation Society. The president (Mr W. hi. Tripp) stated that the society had applied to the Government for .permission, to kill stoats and weasels where- there were no rabbits. Particularly in forest areas, where rabbits did not exist, they were an enemy to bird lifoi. He had been informed that 3.1,000 rats and '2OOO stoats and weasels had been caughthr trappers after opossums in the Wellington district 'last season. Tire society had a reserve of 300 acres at Parapufaunm. and was considering the advisability of putting on a man to trap sioats and weasels, subject. of course, to the Government’s permission, with a view to lessening the destruction of bird life. It bad been shown that in opossum trapping districts bird life was increasing.— Press Association.

Every normal child wants a bookshelf—a shell' of Ins or her own. books to be I a ken up and read and re-read, for nothing makes such an impression on a child as an exciting story. But. as parents know, it is often a. hard matter to get gcied, clean, health v and exciting books. With the idea of fostering in the juvenile mind a tone for books of the right kind, members of the associated booksellers of New Zealand are at- present bolding a Juvenile Book Week, making special window displays throughout the Dominion, and such a display, is at present in evidence at Eastwood’s Book ,Store. In tlie windows of this popular establishment will be seeii the best school, sport, adventure, Boy Scout, Girl Guide, sea, land, and air stories. etc., at prices ranging from one shilling and sixpence upwards, with lower prices for picture books suitable for the tinv. tots. Parents owe it to-their children to see that the.v get the right books, and, a very.large’ assortment may be seen both in the window and iiisidc Eastwood’s Book Store, corner of’ Derby Street and Gladstone Road. An inspection is invited and no one is pressed to purchase.*

Tho Minister of Agriculture, tl Hon.” G. W. Forbes, states-that piesent wheat duties will be consideied next sespion by a Select -Commit e of tho House. —Press Assn.

The following are the vital statistics for Dunedin for the month ended yesterday, the figures for the corresponding period of last'year being given jn parentheses : —-Births lit (123), deaths 851 (G-l), marriages o~ (18). —Press Assn.

Customs returns for Dunedin for the month of May aro as follow, tlie figures for tho corresponding period last year being given in parentheses. Customs £60,729 7s lOd (£63,099 Os 7d), beer £16,537 9s 2d (£1',592 14s 7d), tyre duty £704 8s (£H,ioßjjs), motor spirit £5102 9s Id (£JOo7 la 8d). —Press Assn.

While the South African Veterans aro falling in at the Sievwnght Memorial to-morrow morning, the City Band will, after the fall-in is sounded, play the “Church Call.” This is always done in garrison towns in the: Old Country, and on Sunday mornings attracts a large crowd of spectators.

In connection with the celebration of the-King’s birthday, the Xavy League is giving its school children members an afternoon at the* pictinos in the Majestic Theatre on Tuesday. The proceedings will open with a short address, which will'he followed by a programme of pictures. Xavy Leaguers who have paid their subscriptions will be admitted I rocothers will be admitted on payment of the usual matinee charge.

D.C. meters are a drug on the market, according to the experiences of the "Poverty Bay Power Board, as detailed to yesterday s meeting q. v tho consulting engineer (M r H. F. Toogood). Efforts to dispose of the meters had failed everywhere, this being due to the fact that, in most other places, A.C. was in use, this district being one of the last to change over from D.C. The motors, which were worth about £2 each, had been offered to the makers, hut their hid was only LOs each. Mr Toogood added that.’ since the meters were deteriorating all tho time, they should get rid of them at once, even if at only 5s or 10s each.

When orders adjudicating Charles Hubert William Scott, ■ of Puli a, and Hugh Telford, of Te Karaka, in bankruptcy wore made on May 21. on the petition of Samuel Kirkpatrick, of Gisborne, sheeplarmer, a meeting of creditors was fixed for yesterday. Since the adjudication, however, applications to cancel the orders have been lodged for hearing at the next session, of the Supreme Court. Yesterday’s meeting, therefore, was adjourned to July 3, at 2.31) p.m., ponding the Supreme Court’s consideration of tlio application for cancellation of the adjudication orders.

To-morrow morning the South African Veterans’ Association will celebrate the 27th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Vereeiuging, which treaty terminated the Boer War. A church parade will be hold in memory of comrades of the vc-klt who made the ultimate sacrifice, the service being at Holy Trinity ChurchThe City Band co-operates with the South African Veterans Association in this annual parade, and to-morrow morning will play the Veterans to church. The Gisborne Fire Brigade has also decided to join in. and make it an annual affair.

A suggestion was made by Mr H. 11. DeCosta at yesterday’s meeting of Lite Power Board that a, man ho stationed permanently at Te. Karaka to read meters and attend to linefaults ill that section of the district-. Hie chairman (Mr F. B. Ball) replied that the time for that step would undoubtedly come, hut. at tho moment, it. was hai'diy justified, since i 1 would cost- £3OO a year to station a man there, even though a cottage was already erected in readiness. TJic position of the country districts, however, was under consideration.

Remarkably fine weather has been experienced in Dunedin during May, the- rainfall being barely noticeable, the total fall for tho period being less than a quarter of an inch. This wa-. the lightest-rainfall recorded for any calendar month for imuiy years past. The 4 month' was notable"for the long spell of bright sunshine, there being twenty-seven sunny days. During this line spell there was an almost cut.ir,. absence of wind. The records show that- in August, 1928, the raintail was less than threequariers of an inch, and slightly over three-quarters of an inch in Alarcli. 192(5.—Press Assn.

From to-day, any motor vehicles found in use, without the hew number plates, will render the owners liable to prosecution. Yesterday was the final duo date for re-rr-gisiering vehicles, but several hundred add'" Renal registrations will probably be made during the next week or two. Approximately 2300 machines have been registered already, leaving about 703 in the district- whose owners have not yet- fulfilled their obligations. During the past week there has been a steady stream of applicants' at the Post Office, the daily total varying between 170 and 230. with tlie peak yesterday when mor 300 were registered.

Bast night a blockage occurred on the Wellington Hutt railway lino at Ngahauranga. four miles from Wellington. It was due to the points being sot to allow goods trucks on a siding to cross the up-line and take the down line to Wellington. The 0.11 train from Wellington, proceeding slowly past the danger signals, being authorised to do so by hand signals, found itself on the " siding. It roversed and one- of the carriages (eft tlie rails and canted over, snapping a signal pnfe. Many people of tlie well-filled carriage became excited and jumped out. sustaining minor injuries, but not sufficient to require medical attention. The line was blocked for some time.—l*.A.

There, has been a good deal of controversy over tho rating of farm lands in boroughs, and tlie mat-tci lias been: the subject of inquiry by commissions. The Government has decided to give effect to tho findings of the. commissions and promote legislation next-.session which will bring about a, new classification.- of farm lands at present included in boroughs. Otaki, Feilding, Mosgicl and Mat a ura boroughs are particularly affected. The decision come to by tlm Government will ease the minds ol small farmers iu boroughs who have, for years past-, bee.ni struggling under the burden of excessive rates. A statement on the position was given by the Minister of Internal Affairs to a reporter. The method of classification recommended by the commissions is iu three classes, and is as follows:—Class A: Building land, viz., land suitable for building purposes and having a frontage to a road or street: Class B: Potential building land, viz., land having a potential . building value or other than land included iu class A; Class C: Farm lands, viz., land used for farm purposes and not suitable for bnildin°purposes.—P.A.

Ideal for home wear during tlie winter months are tlie warm coat frocks, distinctive and stylish in wool moroeaine, cut from the best British fabrics, in' pretty colors' of navy, black, red, lido blue, brown, and beige, now being offered by Matbewson’s, Bid,, from

An aeroplane 'company lias ;inaugurated a new air line for the purpose of bringing the Reno closer to Hollywood. Three six-pas-senger Lockeed ’planes-will compose the “alimony specials.

Charged with allowing the chimney of his house to get into such a state as to catch on fire, Win. Plowman appeared before Mr. P- H- Harper SAL in the Magistrate s couit jesteidaj-Senior-Sergeant Wade explained that on May' 524, when the chimney'.caught alight, someone sounded the fire alarm. But for that, there would have been no prosecution, -Defendant was convicted and dischaigcd.

“I noticed that lights on a bridge were alight at 8- avim' -and again at ]] a.in'” remarked Mr o. '• Beau foy at vesterdav’s meeting of the Power Board- “Why does that hapThe chairman (Mr I*. R. Rail) stated that tests were m. progress Those! were necessary at the present sta<'e hut it was only occasionally, that the lights were on in the daytime-

for instance,” remarked Mr H. H. DeCosta, at the Power Board meeting yesterday, when interruptions to the power supply were under discussion, is another business which suiters, that operation takes three hours When the hairdressers at one establishment'were half through w ith one JadV recontly, the lights failed and They had to complete the job h.v lighting matches. A billiard saloon proprietor told me that he lost £1 the power gave out a while ago.

Members of the Real Estate Agents' Institute of Poverty Bay l,(Jd their second annual .meeting on Thursday, Mr. Goo. Crawslia'w, prest. dent, presiding over a fair attendance. Officers were elected as follow; President. Mr. Geo. Cravshaw: viee-preffidents, Messrs. < . G. Bioorc and ‘T. G. Lawless; lion, secretary. Mr. G. K. J’asley. Messrs. G S. Bruce and Jns. Lines were elected to the committoe. An outline of the vear’s work was given h.v the president, who also gave some particularly into vesting details, regarding the examinations. He also advised members to use the letters “ALICE J. after their names, as was done m the main centres. . -