Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 11382, 6 December 1930, Page 4

Local and General

■ .To-mOrrow evening at .Wesley Church, Bright street, the liev. AY. ,j. Elliott will preach on ‘‘From Poverty to Riches.” It will ho, a timely word fn r those perplexed times, and citizens ill general are’cordially in* vited There will be special music by the choir. .. V .'

Something definite regarding tlio Government’s intentions concerning Ara-puni. may fie expected from the Minister of Public Wpi’lcs soon. Durviur th'o negotiations' in Wellington this week 1 with the chairman of the Auckland Electric Power' Board. Mr. Taycrne r said that; in the eourso of a few days, he" would make. a public statement as to the’ Government’s inteiiiioiis '.about whole scheme.p.a, v v /v;; ;

With the coming of the spring and summer months, amateur photo-, graphers ; and their number is legion, become lUvdlved' in the old problem a<s to .whether*'it is’ worth while to develop their' own films." The fascination oPkedtiring snaps ‘of •-homo, life, holidays, 'friends etc. lias an attraction for-, young and old. But after the snap is 'taken, 'the film must be. developed, which entails time," patience; and money. Happily now this problem has been solved'‘by My’; Ivan, D. Brlimwell, who has fit his. Pharmacy, the, Latest and .most up to date developing plant known in the Cjld World. Scores of films may bo developed at. tl|e one time, and there 'is nb frisk' as to whether, they will ' bp printed satisfactorily. Mr. Pram well' has made a. close study of this branch of the service, and providing the film is correct, there is no failure ' in" developing. This up-to-date .plant gives it One day serviced’that' is, films fifotigh'fc in before' TO 'a'.nii will be developed and printed by d p.m the same day. Films must bp developed, so', why not’ have ■ the’ 1 best service," • Jy when "the cost' is not ntoye? Country order may be addressed to Ivan D.' Brainwell’s ■ pharmacy,' Post Office Bpjc 211, and ' if.T rebbiyed by 'the morning’s mail, will be posted in ‘the. aftornoon/%’*.. - v -

Accordin'; to. a New York PA cable, call-money there' stood at two per cent, all day yesterday.

The tender of Mr. G. L. Bull for tho erection of a reinforced concrete post Office for Westport-for £13,134, has been passed’by tjie. Public Works Department.—P.A.

A London cablegram states that L. Buxton, of Melbourne, is oichu.od in tho eleven Cambridge oarsmen asked to assemble for New Wpractice for tho boat-race.—A.J .a.

The Electric Construction Company has secured the contract for the supply of transmission conductors at Arapuni for CIS,OH. states a Wellington P.A. message.

Work' on the public bath is noT* proceeding apace ami twenty are now engaged. Excavation has commenced and prCpa. attorn - . being made for tho supply and let pipes to be put in. On Monday, it is probably that another ten men will be taken on. »

After an extensive tour of the fruit districts of New Zealand, Mr. • • Hatton, representing the Bnpen Board of Fruit Production, left Mel lington yesterday afternoon for A i - tralia where he will also mveXtiga. - fruit nroblems. Summing, up ii' s general impressions of fruit I in New Zealand, AL*. Hatton tfat some remarkably fine , been accomplished. Afaiiv of tural problems were simuar to tfio-t experienced elsewhere, but some glowers were inclined to wait foi J • scientist to. produce n cure, hk - conjuror bringing a rabbit O, R _ • lint, instead of taking a common- - slop as regards natural sanitation and hygiene for their trees,---1

Three charges, based on informations laid by tlie Cook County l-angisi, Alfred Davis, were called against .Julian Hansen in the Police Court before Mr. P. H- Harper, S.M., yesterday. The charges were of, at \\ae-renga-a-hika on November 19.. behqimg in an offensive, threatening anu insulting manner towards complainant by threatening him with a stick and using certain words to hnh, using abusive words to complainant a horse td wander at large upon the road. M,r. •). Rianappeared for complainant. IJeicnyant’s wife gave evidence that her husband had met with an accident that morning, thus preventing him from attending the court. An adjournment until Monday was granted.

At the quarterly meeting of the South Island Motor Union at i Invercargill yesterday, considerable discussion took place on the following remit from the South Canterbury Auooroobile Association: ‘ I hat the Government be approached with a view to standardising the warning devices at railway level crossings. The General Manager of the-Railways forwarded particulars of signals to road traffic, one being a nand warning signal given by holding up the hand. This latter signal was declared an absurd proposition and delegates were of opinion that a m-htr-ite day and night device should b<? aimed at . It was decided that the question of other warning signals should he referred to the executive to take what steps it considered advisable after having inspected the .signs in use.—P.A. The intended trip to Norfolk Island bv the new motor vessel Taupata has been cancelled, owing to trouble with the crew. The Taupata was built bv George Xicol and, when she was completed last week, she was sold to the Anchor Shipping and Foundry Company, Wellington. She was to have been taken over by the new owners when she returned from Norfolk Island. On Thursday, members of the crew signed on the vessel at Auckland and commenced their duties yesterday. After ..working i°r lour hours, five seamen informed the captain that they wished to be paid off, but no reason was given Afterwards, it was announced that, owing to the men’s action, the trip had been abandoned. The dispute is m connection with the manning scale—l .A.

Proposals put forward at a conference of delegates from the New Zealand Art Societies, held spme weeks ago in Wellington, reached a conclusion yesterday with the formation of a New Zealand Association of Art Societies. This was done at a conference of delegates presided oyer by Dr E. B. Gunson. 'the delegates had reported to their respective societies in the meantime and the resolution to form an association.of the New Zealand' Art Societies was carried. The purpose of the new association is to provide for better coordination between the . 'activities of art societies in the- Dominion and handle effectively the questions which concern them all. These questions may be domestic ones, such as the arrangements of exhibition dates to the best advantage, or they niav he rather wider, as is the case with the proposal of the Royal British Colonial Sociotv of Arists to hold ail exhibition of work from the Dominions and colonies. —P.A.

It. is anticipated that the wireless telephone between Wellington and London will be opened for commercial purposes within about a fortnight'. The Wellington to Sydney service has been working satisfactorily since its .inception and, although the use made of it has not boon”ver„v great, it is expected that the number of calls will increase considerably as time passes. The- averurro number of calls to Sydney put through from Wellington since the inauguration of the service lias been one :ind a half each day and an average of three calls per day has heeiv put"through from Sydney to Wellington. As was expected, the'service has been used almost exclusively by business men. The price of making connection removes the service from, the realm of social intercourse, except in very rare ,cases. So far, the service lma worked well from a mechanical viewpoint. The charge _is ■ made upon time spent in effective .conversation and. if the connection is interrupted by atmospheric oonklitions. the caller is allowed hi? thiee : minutes of any longer time which Iho desires of, free talk. The opening jof the' LondoH-Wellington' Wireless ! telephone .will mark a distinct step forward in. Empire communications, as the service will embrace a distance of half-way around the globe.—P.A.

That this Dominion Is advancing rapidly in the world of literature has often been emphasised,- and this point will no doubt he further stressed as the Xmas, season comes on. Amongst, books -’which have been published during the last few months pride of place must bo given to “Pictures of Old New Zealand” (35/-) a collection of old-time^MfiOri chiefs with letterpress by Tames Cowan, in which valuable information' of the Te Kooti times is recorded. Edith Howes’ latest book, “Golden Forest” is selling well, and “Short Stories of New Zealand” is another popular took. . Two new editions'ot well-known hooks have just been 're*' issued, “Old New Zealand” by Mailing (6/-), in which Heke’s war in the north of New Zealand is incorporated, and Williams’ “First Bessons in Maori,” tyhich ’ has x heen enlarged but remains at the same price, 4/-. “The Plume of the Arawas” (7/6) by Judge Acheson, and James Cowan’s “The Maori: Yesterday and To-day’ ’ at,l2/6 are two other volumes inkeen demand:': An important point' to in mind is that the possession of a’New Zealand book is- a good'investment that increases as the years go pq,, for in all .cases only, a limited number a* /printed. - All the above hooks ore on ’ sale:' fit’ EastwooiPe Book Store,' , ' ' : - ; ' f * *t , ’ *. • t - ' v > •

The TJlLmnroa sailed from-Sydney yesterday for Auckland Tho race-' / horso Full Measure is aboard—P.A.^f

As no. definite advice has been received from merchants that- the cost of fertilisers would bo reduced, • m ,-csnonse-to inquiries made, it was deckled to take steps to boycott the manufacturers at a large meeting of the Waikato sub-provmcial branch of the Farmers’ Union, at Hamilton yesterday. —P .A-

Extensive,, improvements 0 n < r, 0 Gisborne^D poliki coastal highway are . \ the subject of a successful tender lor C 34 90°' by H. Bray and Company, states a P.A. message from Welling- ; ton. This is the contract between Gisborne and •Tolaga Bay, to vhich f reference was made in the Gisborne' \ Times on Wednesday morning. |

Annealing before Air. P. 11. Ilar„er in the Police Court yesterday’ Robert Crosslev was charged with being an idle and disorderly person in that he had insufficient means of support. A remand for a week was granted on the application of Senior-Sergeant Wade.;

Advice was received by the Mayor, Air D W. Coleman, yesterday tliafc fhe Gisborne railway delegation’s reouest for an ; interview with Camm-o would have tli’e attention of rto r.t-ing-Pripie Minister,--the Hon|. LA. Ransom, on his return to Wellington, following his late indisposition. It is expected that Air. Ransom will resume his duties next week.

It is freely stated on the Wellington waterfront that, _ as a further measure of economy m the Defence, Department, the steamer Janie SMdon is to he laid up indefinitely. A,_ •irt front certain liarporHelence works, which have taken little time chief employment of the ■.Jnrue £*><I r rlon has been as a tender for tlie Port health authorities and Custom* of-fic'ials.-B.A-

“Tn the matter of superstitions beliefs I incline to the blunt, commonsense* judgments of a Liverpool business man I occasionally meet.” writes “Quex,” of the News-Chron-icle ” ‘T heard him dismiss the ‘l.l’ superstition in thip wav: He said to the man with, whom he was _ arguing, ‘lf a man wanted to buy from you and you had a mind to sell, and he. advanced his offer from £l-' to .£l.l. would vou hesitate to accept it r

Sundov School Anniversary Services will he held at the Saivation Armv to-morrow. The .Arm, i=es in work for the children. ana another good wear’s work has oec n accomplished. Aluch time ana wore las been put into the singing ot the scholars and this will be a feature m all the Sunday services. In the arternoon Abe primary tots will present- a mixed programme. At- an ulust rated <iddresf> on. “Lijiatod Csndies ” bv Ensign Nee've. A grand demonstration of • illustrated songs, dialogues and tableaux will be given irirthe hall on Monday night at - .3>»

A conventicle was held recently at Dunoitar Castle, a picturesque ruin oerched on the cliffs near Stonehaven (Scotland). , The meeting was held to commemorate the memory oi the martyrs of the Covenant, 160 men, womens and children v who, for tneir faith were removed from Edmourgn and had to walk'from there to Dunndttar, where they were imprisoned in the dark 'dungeons underneata the castle. Tlie Rev. James Anderson ghotts who addressed the gathering said that Ahe history of the Covenanters was the history of the Christian life of Scotland. ~ lx was Scotland for Christ, and the people or Scotland for Christ was ever their faith, a faith which was unshaken during all the years of their perse-, cution.

September 6th. 1866. saw the finish of one of the most famous races between rival tea 'clippers to he the first into the Port of London with the new season’s China tea. Early,m Mav, 1866; sixteen clippers were anchored at their moorings in China waiting to sail with the first tea or the season. Of these sixteen ship* the Ariel and the Taeping. were favorites for the race home. On September otk they were racing up the Channel at 14. knots, and early the following morning signalled for pilot*, off Dtmgeness. The Ariel gained a few minutes by getting her pilot before the Taeping; but the latter secured a better tug in the Downs ana. was 55 minutes ahead at Gravesend apd docked in the L-ondon Docks -d minutes before hep rival came into the East India Dock.

Tliis story was-told at a recentNew York Advertising Convention:— It was a Court function. Kin? G.eorge was bestowing'a belated medal upon a herb of the late war. The Queen was there, and all was in readiness, with the hero standing in front of the imposing semi-circle.. King George addressed him: ‘'John Woodley, it becomes my pleasant task to present- you, on behalf of the Emwith this medal, which I know you will value and cherish as long as you live.” Whereupon John Woodley breaks in with, “Well H’i don tknow, yev I done my \ nt - If there'' was another scrap, I think I’d he inclined to say, ‘Let the kings fight it out amongst theirselve? T And in the sudden hush of horror that fell upon everybody. Queen Mary leaned over and whispered to the King. ‘I say, George, let’s not give him the d— medal!’ ”

On the night of September -A an old disused mill . at Spring Greek, known as Redwood’s ■ flourmill, was . destroyed, by fire, with the maclnn* cry contained therein. The building was insured for. .C7OO and the machinery- fo r PI'POO in the Northern Office. Police inquiries revealed that notice had been served on the owner. Mrs.. Ada Roclwooc], notifying | u ' ir that the policies expired on October 1, and it was not the intention ot the company to renew them. as. in the opinion* of its export,,the budding and machinery had not- an insurable value. On Scptcntbpr -fi. JF destroyed the mill and contents, Tl) 1 / coroner, Mr. E. J. Hill, concluded inquiry last evening. The evident revealed that, nothing inflammaef whs in the portion of the mill when' the' first started. The only door ?>'•-. ing entry was locked and the kg' was kept' in the residence - close bv Mrs. Redwood returned homo about 10-30 pint, on the night- of the fire. "When she passed the mill there wa 5 no sign of’ fire. ’ A quarter of hour after, an employee discovered the outbreak.' After evidence, the coroner reserved his decision--" P.A. "

' Clothing for out-of-doors and for holiday occasions is occupying the at* tention of many ladies at present. The question can be readily solved by a visit to Mathewson’s Ltd-, where there is a delightful showing 1 of Tennis Frocks, Tennis Hat?., Crepe ;,de Chine- Shirty, Cav%ans., and Jumpers, alp of which are offered „at a Special December D‘ s * count of 2/- in the £.* *

“Wherevdr a man shall excel at uis craft,' ;be he on >an island or > mountain top’, the world will make ft Pfith to/his dqor.’! . . . The reputation of McDonald’s Lung Lipctn* fiawreached the Sflpth fslpnji. Jj Nelson lady whites: “Send me 'bottles"of Lung Linctns, it *! -Rest tjUng I knojr.of*fpr a CPjgv■ The moreasmg - c nuliuber 6f- hott*^ 5 posted to Gisborne shows that it to>obW . ' • S -Vvr. >~ •• -- ' ~