Local and General

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11450, 26 February 1931, Page 4

Local and General

of music will be givjjn on the Waikanao Beach by the Nlity Band this evening, play to commexictsr at 7.45 p.m. The band will bo under the control A. Wood.

The Methodist Conference was con tinned, .«t Dunedin yesterday. The treasurer of the Home Missions and Church extension fund reported that the income in 1930 was £12,791 18s sd, and 'the expenditure plus the 1929 debit balance was £12,934 19s, leaving a debit balance for 19130 of £142 15s 7d.—P.A.

This morning almost a record mail will reach Gisborne by the Pakura from Wellington and the Margaret VV from Auckland. It will comprise in all 376 receptacles and will include a double English mail. It is expected te finish the sorting by noon.

What remains of the Bush hires (1918) Relief Fund is (says a Wanganui P.A. wire) to .be devoted to earthquake relief. This decision was reached bv a meeting of subscribers to the fund last evening. It was explained that the fluid had been left with a sum of £323 that had been let out at fixed deposit and had grown to £435. The sum of £3OO is to be given to the National Fund, and after expenses are paid, the remainder is to go to the local fund.

The first speedway meeting since the earthquake was held at Palmerston North last night as a benefit for the refugees. Harold Stevens, of Australia, rode in great form, but F. 13. Applcvard, of Wellington, was the nidst spectacular. The Napier Handicap resulted: H. Tolley (Feilding) 1, F. Spencer (Wellington) 2. Time, 9-1 l-ssec. Hastings Handicap: R. Mining (Palnierstou) 1, M_. Smith (Palmerston) 2. Time, 9 .315 see. Big Nine Scratch Match: C. Tonks (Wgton) 1. H.Lncchesi (Wellington) 2. Time 90 4-ssec. lu tlio loea serateli eliallenge race, J. Gower (Foxton) won the silver sash in 91 3/5 see.—P.A.

General damages amounting to £1250 were awarded Varley Joseph Hellycr. formerly of Martoh, now of New Plymouth, at the Wanganui Supreme Court last evening, in the case m which lie claimed £2750 general damages and £242 4s special damages arising out of a smash between his motor cycle and a ear driven- by Herbert Morrison, farmer, of Mouinahiki, just out of ITawera. on Labor Day. The hearing of the case occupied two and a half days and the jury retired for two and a half hours. Mr. L. N. Moss (New Plymouth) appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. A. O. Brodie ('Wanganui) for the-defendant. The - matter of special damages is to be the subject of a hearing at the Court this morning.—P.A.

Further representations in connection with the agitation for the restarting of work on the GishorueWaikokopu section of the railway are now being prepared for submission to Parliament for consideration at the forthcoming session, and the Mayor (Mr. I). IV. Coleman) intends to call the railway committee together early next week to consider what further steps will he taken in this connection Several shipments of material have been removed to other ports of the Dominion from the local works and this is causing concern among local residents ns it. is realised that the more oft ills removed the lesser chance there is of the line being restarted. Discussing this aspect of' the matter yesterday, the Mayor intimated that Ig- had asked the Minister of Public Works to defer any further removal of materials, but a reply had been received to the effect that the materials etc. were required elsewhere and the present financial position forbade the Government purchasing new articles, hence the present action.

The annual conference of the N.Z. Builders and Contractors’ Industrial Union uf Employers was coininenced at Invercargill yesterday, the following delegates being present:—Messrs K. Walpole. J. W. Andrews, A.B. Eraser. A. H. Mildenhall (Pollington); A. P. Andrews, A. J. Ball (Southland) ; H. C. Jamieson, Q. IV. Graham. IV. P. Glue (Conterbury); It. A. Cornish (Auckland); IV. Knuckey- (Wanganui); J. T. Hunt, J. CButcher (South. Canterbury); IV. It. Loan, J. J. Paul. A. McLaren (Dunedin) ; E. Anderson (Palmerston N.); E. Mainland, IV. J. Clark, IV. Parkin IV. Mill (members oi the executive); N. Cole (vice-president), and E. Boss (general secretary). Before dealing with remits, reference was made to the ITawno’s Bay earthquake, and a resolution of sympathy was carried. The conference then went into committee to deal with remits and, at the conclusion of yesterday’s deliberations, the following remit was released for publication: “That the New Zealand Federated Builders and Contractors’ Industrial Union of Employers, in conference assembled, strongly urges the Government, m the public interest, to appoint an additional builder, to the committee set up to consider the framing of Dominion building by-laws in relation to earthquake resistance.” —P.A.

London’s first Whitebait Korero was held at the Griffin .restaurant, Vililers street, on December _B, when the hosts wer e Mr. C. J. Wray and other Old • Boys of Wanganui. Tho occasion was quite informal and its success was certain after Mr. IVray’s first suggestion-—St. George’s - New Zealand Whitebait Fritters —had been unanimously eccepted by those present. The chef carried out his part brilliantly and the proprietors could wish for no better advertisement of this wonderful New Zealand product than the reception given it by the gathering. After dinner an impromptu chorus of Wanganui Old Boys ‘ sqt -the palee in the rendering of old . favorites, and Mr. IVray’s happy -stage management made the korero a very pleasant affair indeed. Those present included: Messrs B. IV; Williams, lun Taverner, T. H. Thatcher, A. El. Porntt, G. C. Tisclall ,Brian McLean, S. Williams, J. G. Whiteman, Cyrjl Whiteman, R. K. Murphy, W. Dennis Allen, O. GillCarey, T. "IV. Bccid, It. J. Harris, G. h. Donne, L, E- Donne, Hal. Williams, ,L. McKenzie, G. Burnes, T. B. Ohing,- IV. LI James, IV. F. Narby ; Drs. Mark Brown Paterson and A. J. Harrop, tlio Rev. it. K. Young, and- the Rev. D. B. MacGregor.- Scjfiadrou-Leuder. >T,. M. Wilkes,and Mr. C./J. Wray. Thpso who sent apologies for absence included Sir.. William; Harris, Sir H. D. .Guiles, Dr. J.' MacNaughtan Christie, Mr, R. F.’. do AT-ies, Mr. A. S. Rin-toui,-Mr.. Sydney Jacobs, Mr. IV. B. Henley, Mr: S. TYM. Wilde and Mr G. .Holdswortb. . ' ' '

Mathewson’s Ltd.'. aunonnee that they have opened their new season’s shipment of- fashionable autumn goods,' which include'many delightful' designs in tweeds and ’< the latest iff;-millinery. styles : in ,velours and ■feltiU Every,! garment is' exciuslv©.'and in' keeping with the customary high quality .for which Matliewson’s Ltd. have so hup a reputation.**’*

A car capsized at Wairoa yesterday through colliding wan a telegraph pole. The vehicle was slightly damaged, but the two occupants escaped uniiij u red.—P.A.

At the Wairoa Police Court yesterday. M. Tapenc was fined. £lO foi being intoxicated while in charge ot a cur and for driving without a license. E. Gardner was also fined 25 for drunkenness.- —P.A.

The revised postal charges ioieshadowed by Mr. Forbes m his slate,incut dealing with the economic position will be announced iu the com so of u daj' or so. He- said yesterday that Cabinet had already decided upon the increases to be made, - and regulations covering the revisions would be published during the next few days. Meantime the closest secrecy is being observed. —P.A.

Two ears collided at the intersection of Gladstone road and Cobden street about 10.20 o’clock on Tuesday evening, tbe visibility then being very pour as the result of a shower of rain. One car was driven by Mr. Robert H. Bryce, of Makauri, and the other by Mrs. S. Campbell, who was accompanied by Mrs. R. D. 13. Robinson. Both vehicles were swung round bv the force of the impact and Mrs. Robinson was thrown out. sustaining painful bruises. Neither car suffered much damage.

Use was. made in Wairoa, for the first- time yesterday of the fire pump which lias been placed at the disposal of the Wairoa Fire Brigade by the Gisborne Fire Board, the occasion being an outbreak in a house near Spooners’ Point. Though the flames had a strong hold when the brigade reached the scene, the fire was eventually brought under control largely through the assistance of the pump. The building however, which way ot four rooms, was gutted, it was occupied by Mr. Zakie Saba and family, who, however, were absent when (lie outbreak occurred. The owner of the property is Mr. J. H. Hague, ho nolds a policy in the National insurance Co. for £240 on the budding. Mr. Saba's insurances are not known. —P.A.

Tlio Government's reductions proposals ivory endorsed by a conference of Taranaki local bodies at Eltkam yesterday, and tlio following resolution was unanimously carried: “In view of the Prime Minister’s announcement of a 10 per cent, reduction in the salaries of the Civil Service, this association recoinmends its members to adopt on general priii tuples reductions on similar lines to what may be adopted by Parliament, each individual local body to act according to its own particular circumstances.” —P.A.

Celebrities whose names ar L * capable of being pronounced in two or more ways invariably have been mispronounced by at least a section of the people who have occasion to refer to them. The visit of Lord Baden-Powell. the head of the Boy Scouts, to the Dominion, has been the 'subject of considerable interest in the cities and provinces, and it is only natural that Ins name is constantly being mentioned. It is equally natural that there should he division of opinion os to- the correct pronunciation of the name, and to settle the question beyond dispute, the Chief Scout himself was asked for a direction. His own way o) pronouncing it- is ‘‘Barden” Powell.

Competition in the grocery trade in Dunedin has been very keen fur some time and householders have benefited appreciably bv cut prices. Some lines, the grocers claim, are being sold at prices which have reduced the profits on them to a minimum. With the object of meeting this situation, about a score of grocers in and around Dunedin have formed a limited liability company, to be known as Merchants. Limitedfor the purpose of combined buying. Tlie orders which this company will be able to place on behalf of its members, says the ‘‘Otago Daily Times." will probably be the largest in the trade locally, and it is expected that a material reduction in the cost of groceries generaiiv will result.

‘‘The amount ul money Just through damage by lire in New Zealand during the last ten years would be sufficient to reinstate Napier and Hastings,” said Superintended it C. C. Warner, of the Christchurch Central Eire Brigade Station (reports the Christchurch “Times”). Losses by lire last year amounted to approximately one and three-quarter million pounds, lie stated, while in 1929 itwas about a million and a-half. ‘‘When tins large annual loss is. taken into account" it must be recognised that the onus is on the authorities to sec that every precaution is tak i'll to endeavor to reduce it. In over 7o per cent, of the cases outbreaks are due to carelessness.”

One of the most lavish parties ever given in England will be provided shortly by Mr. Victor Ernanue, the wealthy American tenant of Rockingham Castle, Market llarhorough,. .Leicestershire (states the “Daily Mail”). There will be many scores of guests. It lias been announced from New York that Mr. Emanuel lias engaged the cabaret turn known as the “Yacht Club Boys” (Chick Eudor, Billy Maim, Jimmy Kerns and Samue Fain) at a lee of .C 1360 for the evening. They were to go to England in tho German liner Bremen which was to leave New York on -Itlx January, and later will return to the States in the Europu, which sails from Southampton the day following the party. Utner American artists who are to appear are the dancers Moss and Fontana, who arc, it is stated to receive .CoOO.

The Y.M.C.A. committee of Napier would be pleased if a Mr Angelo would communicate with them. He was the man who worked for nearly two hours in tli<s ruins of the Napier Cathedral just after tho first big quake, cutting through with a saw several I2in. beams which were pinning down Mr F. C. Main, who was attending Divine service when the crash came. Undeterred by tho approach of the fire which was sweeping through the city and approaching the catedral. Mr Angelo bent to his task with a crude tool, and had the satisfaction of seeing Mr Main released from the four oak beams just in the nick of tim’d, but not before tho, pinioned victim had sustained serious head and internal injuries. Mr Main, who was general secretary of the Napier Y.M.C.A., is at present an inmate of the Palmerston North Hospital, and has lost his memory.

Strong disapproval of the habit of giving “tips” in New Zealand was voiced by an Australian visitor to Invercargill. “The tipping system is a pernicious one,” lie declared, “and, in my opinion, is most inequitable. In the hotels, for instance, one naturally follows, the custom and ‘treats’ (the waitress and the portin', but there are many working behind tho scenes who are equally deserving of recognition, but who do not share in the common', fund. IVliat about tho pantrymaid? She never comes into contact with the tourist- or. the traveller and lienee receives not a penny. I recognise that tipping can never be abolished, notwithstanding tli G numerous notices to that effect which ‘we visitors' frequently see adorning many establishments, but why not adopt the Continental systom? IVlien I visited France, Germany and other countries abroad.' I did not tip individual employees, for flip simple reason that an additional 10 per cent, for tips to the staff is always added to one’s hotel account. That addition to a common fund which is equally, divided among - all tho - workers J’ ’ A;..!;-

Vs a result of the car hquake disaster. it has been decided that no more wool sales shall be held m Napier this season.

\ Qydnev P.A. cable records the deatli ot Mri Leslie Arnett, one of the pioneers of biscuit manufacturing iu Australia j aged / -

The public’s great Interest in flying is amply illustrated by a glimpse of the dSiy,activities at Croydon, London’s air port. Queues of people are almost always to be sum waiting their turns lor brief trips in the air. Apart from that there w nsuallv a considerable audience to lldcir tlio graceful spcctttflo of tuo arrival and departure of giant, mr liiiei'° and constant landing and «uninoil' of cheeky-looking Bttlc private planes and businesslike. Boya Air Force machines. Ibe main road past the airdrome* leads from London to the south coast, and many of no thousands of private cars pa -sing each dav stop for a short wbno or sfow down for their occupants to etijov the* sight of air-traffic movemciis el A though .t has >«como so familiar, still does not fad <-o a tract attention.

“Unforunately. it has been the* duty of coroners throughout Nov. Zealand in recent years to hold inS»to on realtor motor accidents, said ' , • Mosley, coroner, before* v, ug - verdict at au inquest held at ivai , no : Tin* proportion of motor accidents in New Zealand, lie added, was fairlv heavy, though not as high as in some other countries But our object should he to see.taat in New Zealand the proportion is a joilv siSit less,” said .Mr. Mosley. “There is not the slightest reason wbv some two hundred lives a year should he sacrificed w this country under the ‘juggernaut wheeh, A motor-cars. We should aim to that number, and we can do th' onlv by the exercise of tb e possible care on the ]>ayt of driver Thev should not do anything that would tend to lessen their power of control over the machines they arc driving.”

Many people visiting London during the few days just before Christmas were treated to a novel, spectacle. which is not included m the usual list of “sights” (states the “Dailv Mail”). This was a giant Christmas tree standing within the oreat portico of St, Martm-m-t icFi<*lds Its branches were laden with dolls and toys of all kinds and festooned with colored electric lights which were lit up all day. Inside tlm church, near the pulpit, was another big tree, similarlv illuminated, and even more heavilv loaded with, to vs. all of which were to he distributed among children .in various hospitals. Some of the poorest people in London were seen dropping pennies in a box placed just inside the door and marked: ‘T or. Christmas decorations.” The .delightfully homely custom of having these Christmas trees at bt. M'jbi lll V-i V ’ established by Mr "Dick Sheppard. Dean of Cauterburv. during Ins popular ministry .at the. ;amous church. . - .. ~