LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11761, 7 October 1932, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Awaliou arrived from Napier at 2.13 a.m. to-day. Owners and trainers are reminded that nominations for the Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring Meeting arc due this evening ut 8 o'clock with the secretary, Mr. D. R. do Costa. Entries for tlio A. and R. Show close ou Wednesday and may bo lodged at tlio “Beehive,” Peel Street, or With the secretary. Mr. W. EChamberlain, N-Z. Insurance Co., Ltd., Buildings. Shearing commenced ill the Gisborne district lids week and the first of ike -wool to cornu into store in town was received yesterday by Messrs Common, Shelton and Cloy., this being a small consignment of ewe and hogget wool from Wuimaua station. The Australian Press Association understands (bat defalcations at the High Commissioner’s office amount to £2,300. It is expected that Mr. Stewart will recommend a plan, similar to the custom in Australia House. Tlic principal officers, who arc Now Zealanders will have a tenure limited to four years, ensuring a sprinkling of members on the staff from the Dominion familiar with H ; e work in London.- —P.A. Happy is Hie home the sun stiinca on. Darkened rooms are gloomy and depressing, but sunlight gives health •and cheer Get a Sniiworthy fadeless wallpaycr from Vincent's and let the sunshine in. All prices cut. Now 5s your opportunity to purchase quality .wallpapers al-cheaper'prices. A visit- to Vincent’s new premises will repay you. %* The camp foe relief workers at Cooper's Knobs, Cashmere Hills, was burned out yesterday while the men ■won.: absent from camp culling Lrewood. The lire broke out in Dm camp buildings and cook-house and the bunk-houses were completely destroyed. Most of the, men lost all their belongings. The camp is for married men and there were ‘24 in camp. It is estimated that most of them had about £l.O worth of ef-fecls.—P-A. An. excellent programme was presented in the Opera House last evening in aid of the local unemployed. A full house was obtained and the concert was u thorough success. During the evening Air. D. M. Oracle explained that it avus hoped to raise ,£IOO by a series of concerts in order to provide blankets and boots next winter for those in need. The programme included musical, vocal and elocutionary items, ballets, sketches, minstrel numbers, novelty items and n wrestling exhibition. Speaking at Hamilton yesterday on academic freedom. Mr. F. A. do la Marc, a member'-'of the New Zealand University Senate, made a trenchant attack upon a circular issued by Sir 'fl'i'orgo ii’owlds to the staff of tbe Auckland University College, the effect of which ivas'ho said, to offend the innermost spirit of the university, and to deprive the staff of part of their rights as' citizens, and the public of enlightened academic opinion and criticism. The professorial board avus severely criticisedAfor its acceptance .of such • a document. Dealing Avith Hip alleged I victimisation hy retrenchment of 5 Dr. J. Beaglehole. Tecturbr in History, Avho', with : another member of the staff, bad defied tlic circular, the speaker revieAved the evidence as to the statement that the action was taken Solely ou the grounds of economy ■ p.a. j; •• i , p

The Museum of Science,and Industry in Chicago' (U.S.A.), founded by Julius llosciiwald, Lias received a gift of several cans of soup which wgre. carried ,by the third relief expedition sent ito Major-General Adolphus MLG reply in 1S84 : , when liis Lady Franklin Bay Expedition was rescued.

* Following a discussion in committee tho conference of New Zealand manufacturers at Wellington yesterday passed a resolution that the federation wa's of the considered opinion tha t in lieu of reducing the - finances of the Department. of Industries and Commerce- as recommended by the National Expenditure. Commission, the Government could , extend the present vote in a stronger elf orb. to develop overseas markets. —P.A.

iWlieu the question of the treaty .between Australia and New Zealand was being discussed at a conference of New Zealand manufacturers at Wellington yesterday, one delegate said that it was high time the Government was asked to do one of two things—enact machinery to deal with depreciated currency within the Empire ur give notice of abrogation of the treaty, Mr. -J. Abel said the matter should bo discussed with . a view to some adjustment being made owing to the effect of depreciated currency. Mr. S, Takle (Auckland) said the duties hardly affected Australia owing to the high exchange. The Department should be able to help. The cliairpian (Mr. Campbell) suggested waiting until Air Craig, the Controller of- Customs, returned from Ottawa.—P.A.

Deferring to immigration in the House last night, the Hou Mr Voting said that strict limitation was being placed on the number of immigrants coming to the Dominion. The only persons being brought here were those who were joining their families in N.Z. No domestics were being brought out at all. IJe pointed out that the amount being placed on Hie Estimates for the Immigration Department this year was £l-1,435, but, of that amount, the State would recover £BOOO, leaving the cost to the Government at £OOOO. During the six months of the year that Into already gone the expense worked out at about £150(1- Tliis meant that about fifty persons had been brought out- at a. e-oat per head of about £3(J. —-Mr. W. Nash; ‘‘Why bring them out at ally"—AJr. Young explained that only persons who were joining their families were beinh brought out and lie did not think objection could Ijc made to this P.A.

Airs. Thomas Hargrave, of Frederick, Aiaryland (U.S.A.), bought back all her household possessions and her motor ear for less than os when they were sold at a sheriff’s sale to satisfy a judgment given for rent. A crowd of neighbours was on hand as the auctioneer and a deputy shcrilf began. the sale. But as each lot of goods was put on. ;t]io block, no one except Airs. Hargrave offered a- bid. She bid a niekle (2sd) for her car, and got it. Beds, chairs, a stove, tables, and a gramophone were knocked down to her at the same price. When the auctioneer came to the carpet on the lloor she bid only two cents—and got that back. too.

lii the House, during the Address-in-Reply debate. Mr. Coleman appealed to the Government to reconsider its decision with regard to the school entry age oi' children. Thousands of children, he said, were now being debarred from attending school. “T am-" he continued, “'not so mugh concerned about the children between the ages of,o and 6 as with the exclusion of children from getting a full, education. If the Government had extended the age for school attendance, it is possible that no great exception could have been taken to what has been done. But - a year bus been taken, off the school life of the child. 1. would a *k the Government also to remove the restrictions upon young people entraining colleges. Numbers of lads and girls who have set their hearts upon becoming school teachers are now debarred from doij)tr so. .1. have been authoritatir el\ informed that there will be no surplus of teachers in 19313. 1 ask the Government to go more fully into the question., I also ask that students should be given the lull grant of £4O per annum i instead of being made a loan, to be repaid from their salaries when they become teachers. 1 ,would sav: lie move the restriction, grant all the facilities that have been in vogue., and allow the young people to follow the occupation they had set their heat is upon following. Admitting a charge 8 of parking tils car otherwise than as near as possible to til© left-hand side of Gladstone road, James it Sunderland was lined Gs by Mr. P.. H. Harper, S.M.. in tlie. Police Court yesterday,. .—Senior-Sorgt. Wade explained that the ear was parked about 7ft. Horn the footpath outside the Meibom n° Cash from the morning until 'late. Hi tlio afternoon on Monday. On being interviewed, defendant stated that he had forgotten about ,rt.—Mr. J. G:. Nolan, on behalf of defendant, pointed out that this was the, first occasion defendant had been charged. witli any offence, lie. was a particularly conscientious driver and in the ordinary course parked his car in .a. garage during the day. *on this particular occasion, however. lie was due at a meeting . and left the .car parked in this, street, meaning to return in a moment. On getting to his office he, had to attend to some urgent business and also received a ’phone, message that the meeting was postponed, with the result that he forgot all about ..leaving the car in the street.-—“ Apparently ho committed another offence as.: well,” remarked the magistrate. Mr. , Harper added that he would accept Mr. Nolan’s explanation and, sinco the present case.was the fiist off its >• nature;-to . come .before the court for u considerable time. lie would, impose a fine. ,of osyoiily: Defendant made a voluntary appearance.' so that there were lio costs.