Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 11451, 27 February 1931, Page 4

Local and General.

Professor Marshall Allan, Proiessor of Midwifery :it Melbourne University. will deliver an address u> ladies at tho Y.M.C.A. Hall at 3 o'clock ibis afternoon.

"If you take off your bat 1 can bear yon much better,"' .mid His Honor Mr. Just-ice McGregor to a female witness in the Supreme Court yesterday. The witness smiled as she complied' with Jlis Honor's request.

Failure to observe the oil-side rule, when driving his car cii Tuesday evening. was admitted by .Robert fluton Bruce. when ne appeared before Messrs A. G. liner© and I. Mirfield. J’s.P., in tho Police Court yesterday. A. tine of 10s was impos'd.

Stated by Chief-Detective Cameron to be in the first flight of Dunedin's bookmakers, Arthur _ Lord "'its lined £IOO and costs 10s in the City Felice; Court yesterday, for u-sing Ins premises as a common gaming house. —P. A.

Charged with attempted carnal knowledge of a girl aged between IV and 10 years. AA'illiam Alexander Johnston. 52, appeared before Mes.-is A. G. Deere and I. Mirfield. J’s.P. in the Police. Court yesterday 1 and, on the application of Senior-Sergeant Wade, was remanded for eight days.

AA'hen the case of IDo Gisborne Picture Palace Ltd. (Air. .S. AA aucliup) v. David William Coleman and the Poverty Bay Labor Representation Committee, claim for possession ol premises etc., came before His Honor Mr. .Dislieo ADGregor in the .Supreme Court yesterday, it was staled that Ihe ease bad been settled.

Clearing sales arc recognised as affording the most favorable opportunity of securing• good straight hues of breeding stock." Special attention is directed to flic clearing sale oi the whole of the stock of Messrs. Mact.aurm Bios., advertised iiq this issue. Tliis is well and favorably

known.*.*

Commenting yesterday on Uie l'nemployment Board’s scheme for the absorption of unemployed on semipermanent work with subsidies from tho hoard, Mr. W. I). ..Lysnar, 31.1*., expressed the opinion that, while intended primarily to apply to country work, the scheme appeared to he applicable also to gardening and other outdoor forms of work in town.

'!'he Glenafton collieries dispute has ondi'd. A mass meeting of members of the Glenafton miners’ union was hold yesterday, and it was decided i.liat work he resumed cm Monday-. The manager of Glenafton Collieries Ltd. states that resumption is unconditional.—.P. A.

The London Daily Mad says k is believed that Francis Eliis, the student who is believed to have' committed' suicide; but made his death appear ■ like'a murder, simulated the circumstances of murder as ho wished to preserve the honor of the lr indy name, and soften the blow to liis relatives, making it emphatic that it was Tidt suicide.—A.P.A.

Warm- praise for tho vigilance of the P.WYD. in keeping the MofuOpotiki road open for traffic was expressed yesterday by Mr, AV. D Lysnar, M.P., who returned from Wellington. by that route at a time when heavy rain was-falling and sev-eral-slips had come down.. Mr, Lysnar cOfnmen ted also , that traffic on the- northern-fpute. was very heavy, many people preferring to .go 1 hat way’ rather than run the risk- of being held up by rain on the south road.

In a,case before, tlio Supreme Court, yc.sterday,' a •witness, a young woman, said tiifi't her ; father, gave- her half a Crown a, week in T9lB ’as an allowance 'for tlie. work she did. on their farm. “Hid fa crown! IT said the. opjffismg counsel, Miv dff W. Blatliwayt, who was cross-exainining the witness. I'tlotV did> vou dress- then?” tf AAo had- to dress 1 -ini the half-crown allowance.” said-witness. ’ “I wiSli-.it could ho cloneMioiv.” said His, 1 HOllOl- Mr. Justice 'McGiregor (Laughter). • Mr. Blatliwayt pursued.,the subject. ‘A\ e J you wore well dressed,” he said. ‘‘.But wo" coudn’ti>go ’in for any extras,” replffid* .the. witness. ou were sufficiehtljw well - dressed to—wliat I might' Term—ditch afflms--band?P -said TMiv . Blathxvayt. Well, X wouldn’t .say: > that;”. replied .the srailing witness, amid . more /laughter hi' the court. ' Mr/ Blatliwayt dropped :• tlie subject, b .

Matliexvson’s Ltd. announce - that they -have opened their new season’s shipment' ■of ' ' fashionable .autumn goods, ■ which include ■ many.- delightful designs in tweeds and the 'latest ini millinery * style s. ’in velou rs and felts. ‘Every garment is exclusive and in keeping with the. customary high quality ‘ for which Mathewson's Ltd. iiiVh SU ’• hUfcj' a reputation.

The motor ship Margaret W sailed or Auckland at 1.15 a.in. to-day.

It was decided at a meeting of the Winter Show Association last niglit, hot to hold a Winter Show tins year on account of the risk that it might result in a financial loss

A ceuceri was given on Waikauue Beach by the City Baud last evening, and the night being fairly mild, there was a fair attendance of-t ic public, who appreciated the efforts, of •the band. Mr. Skip worth fca intake r) and members of the committee had the arrangements all m " ] ' d ' er for tlie comfort of the band. AH • A, Wood liad charge of the bund.

\ grand performance "’ill lie given by ihe Maoris of the _ district next Tuesday Palutahi, in aid of tlio relief funds. The. concert under the patronage Of His Worship th Mayor. Tim Bov. Salt, of Patutahi. is treasurer and Mr. Te Kant I© > ,L js organiser. The items will be similar to those presented at the reserve where over £BS was collected ioi c funds. The Whunou-a-kai Ngfiti Kohuru tribes will number over 100 performers.’ The concert will be followed bv a dance.

Thus a correspondent of the Auckland "Star”: "Having tried a very successful remedy for insdl "' !.; a there are some of vour readers who would also derive benefit from it. Simply earth a thin piece oi copper wire into the ground or tie J t ° ,J to the water main, and to the ethci end affix a penny. Place the penny in tho' sleeve of the pyjamas so as to make close contact with the • •. , and sleep, more restful and reiqe.JLing than that obtainable by the use of drugs will ensue.”

A Press Association message from Auckland on Tuesday stated that tlie Presbvterian General Assembly, convened to be held in Wellington, am opening on March 3, had been po*poned. This states the Rev. J. HMackonzic, clerk to tho assembly. is not correct. The assembly must meet as appointed last year, but officials r the assembly have given notice tlm there will be soon as the assembly meeting is constituted a motion to adjourn tor some months, and mat it 'is desired that only a quorom o -o should- attend. Some are opposed to delav and the proposal may or may not. be carried.— V. A.

The experiment of constructing a huge group of marshalling sidings at Whitemoor in Cambridgeshire by the- Loudon and North Eastern Ranwav is stated to have been entirely justified. The main features or the vurd are its expertiy planned mump and lay-out which moves railway cars as far as possible; by gravity and the mechanical equipment which controls the railway cars by means of Frolicli rail brakes. On one day lecentlv 09 trains representing <HBo wagons, requiring "169 uncoupling movements, were sliuntcd nt tht Swings.

A Leave decline in the Dominion s oversea trade is shown in the dauuarv returns issued by the Customs Department. The declared vauie oi the exports last month was lower than for some years, and showed a fall of £2.027.500 compared wnh Januarv of last year, and ol owl E4.7U9.0UU as compared with Jauuarv in 1829. The value of the jmporii for the mouth, at £3,012.000. also lower tlian for years, ihe ngures for last month and iur .January 198 U compare os follows. —dan. 1931 exports £3.740.329. -Jan. 1931 £0.3,.853 —a decrease of £2.C37.024. Deports. Jan. 1831 £3.012.055. JauhW £4.180.632 —a decrease oi 1T.1m.577. The excess or exports for 1931 was £72-8.2 1 4. and for.J ß3o Et.l.m.221 —a decrease of £1.54e.9i<. —I .A.

While in AVcliingtou oil 'I uesday. .Mr. \\ . D. Lysnar. ADR., discussed willi members ef Cabinet various questions relating to tlie rehabilitation ol AYairoa, and received an assurance that, m addition to tlie badge and road inspecting cngnicci who had been detailed to make the visit, a T.W.D. officer would also be despatched to the area to. work m eoniunetioii with the ANairoa Lqiouglr Council ill relation with., tne resteratioii of buildings. Tins officer, stated Mr. Lysnar yesterday, wi.i have the authority of the counen neliind him. and his duty w ill, be to indicate where demolotion oi damaged buildings is required and what portions may be incorporated in the icstoration work. A total of £409 nas now been allocated to AA airua by tlie central relief fund, but- tnis is nof the limit of grants to the area, Mr. Lysnar mentioned.

A couple of seasons ago dark blue and “dusted blue ’ riding habits were the fashion in Leicestershire and Yorkshire, which was led by the Hon. Mrs. Freddie CYipps, writes an English correspondent. Now there is a reversion to the classic black habit with a viii'e or cauarv yellow waistcoat, and Princess Mary’s sister-in-law the Hon. Mrs. Edward Lasceles.'has lmd iwo black habits made for' her to wear hunting with the 1 framhain Moor. These have the single button in front, which allows the waistcoat to he seen, two siits at the hack of the coat and a short skirt to show a neat black bout. The longer skirt fashion has not penetrated to the hunting world, where hah t skirts Imve been short since the end of the war. Lady V ictor W arronder is one of the few women who still ride astiide.

Jn. the Supreme Court, in divorce yesterday, before His Honor Mr. Justice McGregor, motions for decrees absolute were granted in the following cases: David Joe Nunn (Mr J. G. Nolan) v. Emily Hazel Nunn and Thomas Bradley ; William Foden (Mr. A. A. Whitehead) v. Jean Adeline Foden; Hcmi Konia (Dir. L. T. Burnard) v. Roma Konia: John George Aubrey Hughes (Mr. 11. B. Hill) applied tor a decree nisi Irom Norma Isobel Hughes (Mr. L. T. Burnard) on the grounds of agreement tor separation. Petitioner said he was married to respondent on August It), 1925. There, was one child, but ho was not asking lor custody. In December 1925, they verbally agreed to separate, and this agreement was confirmed in 1926. John S. AVauchop gave evidence ,as to acting for Mrs. Hughes in the sopaiation, m which-petitioner agreed to pay £!£ a week. Ills Honor grunted a decree nisi as applied for.

Tho Trounsoii Kauri Park which was badiy damaged by five o.u Sunday lias an area of about 1200 acres, 7GO of which—all the kauri portion's of the park—were given by the date Mr. Janies Trounon to the nation. The. rest was acquired by the Government,’ and is reserved for all time. It was: formally handed over to -.the Government in November, 1922 Lord Jellicoe. then GoveniorGWnefal. and Sir Franfcis'.Bcdl, at the time . Commissioner of Forests, receiving the deeds at- the ceremony m the- forest. It is the only one of ?v. kind in the world, and this season alone it Gliost been visited by 4000 visitors. After the forest-vas presented by Mr. Trounson,, the State Forest Service. in whose care the estate was left, • drew up a sclieihe for protection’ from’fires and irOin damage by. gales. About .five years ago the control of thy forest was trailsferxed to the Crowxi Lands Department, and it is understootl that nothing has been done to carry out the plans. The forest has : suffered from gales, some big'trees having been blown down, and now: it -lias been damaged by fire. Dargavillo residents consider that "the administration of the fo'rest-should "he in tho hands of ’.for-, esters.' however efficient may ho the control of the Lands Dcparinieu^ ■: . .... -y ~ '■ wg Y ummmmmm .