LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11825, 5 January 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The Manuwalu Howling Centre’s New Year tourney, tor which there was a. record ol' 50 entries, was won by G. Wilson and 11. Ramsay (skip) Palmerston North) who defeated Stewart and Johnson (Terrace End) in the final.—P.A.

Appearing before Air. r i. Corson, J'.P. in the Police Court yesterday, Frederick Higgs, 27, on a charge olindecently assaulting a girl aged 18, was further remanded to appear before Mr. P. IT. Harper, S-M., on January 9. Counsel for accused, Mr S. V. Beaufdy explained to the bench that a point of law was involved in the ease. Pail was renewed as formerly.

"It is believed that liuias still exist in this hack country ol the Kairnanawa Ranges,” said Mr. A. J. Banks, of Wanganui, recently, on his return from a fortnight’s hunting and exploring trip in the ranges. "I spoke to men who have lived most of their lives up there, and they are firm in that belief. It is thought that the birds breed oil the southeastern side of the Tailiape-Napter road. The bush there is almost impassable. One of the station hands at Ngamaloa, who lias spent over 30 years in that part of the country, told me that they used to get liuias in the back of the KaUnaiiawas about 25 years ago, and that lie has heard them recently in the block of bush south of the Tailiape-Napier road. The only practicable access to this country is through the Mangaoeliahc station, owned by Mr. Bernard Chambers.”

A unique' guard of honor nvas provided by pupils of the Pahiatua Distinct High School on the occasion of tho marriage of ono of their masters last week. As tho bridal couple left the churcli they passed under an ai’ehway tof- rulefrs.

Although the. Wreck d Southern Cross east ,some of the generous English. friends of the Melanesian .Mission £35,00(1, site was a onc-sli.illuig ship as far as the Board of Trade was concerned. Bishop Iladdcley explained, tlie situation to a Hamilton audience the other evening. Theoretically he was tl-’O owner of the vessel ' ■which Was registered witji the -Board of Trade 'in his name. Xu order to become the “owner,” lie wrote out-a cheque for one shilling, and he •was duly registered. The. cheque, which was never cashed, was afterwards framed and kept as a curiosity.

Owing to tile fact that complainant, James Dalrymplc. ' was still in hospital, a further remand, to January 23, was granted by Mr. T. Corson, J.P., in tlie Police Court yesterday in connection with the clmr; ges of assault causing grievous bodily harm brought against three Maoris—Mpm Katipa, Johnny Kingi and Joe Hoera. It was alleged that, following a dispute on Christmas Five, the • accused, with another Maori, attacked Dalrymplc, who suffered a broken • jaw and other injuries. Bail was allowed each accused in the sum of £IOO in his own recognisance, .with one surety of a'similar amount or two of £SO.

Model-making has a fascination for many men who are clever with their hands. A hove, all, a model-maker must have endless .patience. Mr. TStalker, of Mull, has just completed a model of the Dog Island lighthouse. Made to scale, it is 29in. high, and Jin. diameter at the base He got his first measurements by putting a photograph of the lighthouse under a microscope. Mahogany. shell and copper Were used. Mother-of-pearl was used for the white band round the middle of the tower, and the dome was covered with puua shell. Over -100 pieces of shell, some of them very tiny, were used in the inlay work. 11l the white hand 188 pieces were necessary, and in the dome covering there are 66 pieces. The balcony round the top is supported by 12 very small brackets of mother-of-pearl shell.

During the holidays a well-dressed man rode up to an Onehmiga restaurant on his motor-cycle, handed a good-sized fish to tlie proprietress for her acceptance, ami asked her if she would cook a second one for his tea. The gift was accepted with thanks, the other one was cooked as desired, and served with peas, potato chips, bread and butter and a cup of tea. After obviously enjoying liirs meal, the stranger asked how much, and the proprietress said: "Oh. as you gave me a nice fish. 1 will only charge sixpence for the tea and extras.

“Thanks,' - '' said the client, “that fish you cooked me was excellent, so I d take the other one home with me. And lie did. He turned up again next evening, said how good Hitcooking was. and asked if tlie proprietress would cook him another lish. which lie produced. lie. seemed quite sin prised when she declined-