LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 11913, 6 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

The duty .on imported butter has beoh increased from 4d to &d per lb by the Irish Free State. —R-A. *On Monday " the American Senate granted -the broadest powers in Its possession for an investigation of private bankers, including J. P.' Morgan and Company, by tho'Banking' Committee.

Caught by,the main highways traffic inspector (Mr. AV. H. Scott) operating 4 loriy on tbo' Coast, road without taking out a heavy traffic licence, Hira Paengd (Mr. L. T. Burnarcl) appeared before Mr. P. H. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday and wa,s fined £1 with costs 15s.

Aclvice was received m Auckland yesterday ftom the district railway on giueer at Tririrnriruhui that he has authorised rill, classes of engines except two to fan over the subsidence on tiie Main Trunk line. The speed restriction between Mau.un.ui ■ and 'Kakahi stilt will be necessary. It is 'expected that from, to-day expresses will run only 20 minutes .behind schedule. A species of, Soya bean, which is exceedingly rate lii New Zealand, has-been successfully raised from Japanese seeds by Mr.. L. Neighbors of Martin street, Upper Huti. The bean, when group'd up and specially treated, is used in ranking a liquid similar to cow’s milk. Of a very high nutritive value, tire beau is used extensively in the United States °1" America for the feeding of farm animals, and in China rind Japan it .largely replaces the feeding elements, such as cow’s milk, supplied, in European countries.

Leniency was. extended by Mr. P. 11. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday, when Rohi Williams appeared on a charge of entering the. licensed premises of the Masonic Hotel during the currency of a- prohibition order. Wiromu Williams was also charged that he accompanied Rohi into the hotel knowing him to he the subject of a prohibition order. Senior-Ecrgb. Wade prosecuted arid Mr. D. Kinder appeared for accused. —Constable Cooper gave Evidence as to seeing accused' enter the hotel.— Mr. Kinder submitted that Rohi Williams <lid not realise thq significance of a prohibition order, as ho had received a kick on the head from a horse and this had affcctec.' his intellect.—Stating that he would exercise leniency in the circumstances, but that accused must realise that the order must lie obeyed, the magistrate imposed a fine of 10s, with costs 1 is, on each accused. A further charge against Rohi, of procuring liquor during flic currency of a prohibition order, was withdrawn.

Charged with being unlawfully on the premises of T\ iso's Tee Cream factory on Tuesday evening, Ernest William Ollivcr, IS. appeared before Mr. ]\ ir. Harper, S.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Senior-Sergeant Wade prosecuted and Mr. A. A. Whitehead appeared for accused who pleaded not guilty. Archibald McKenzie. caretaker at the premises, stated that he disturbed two men on the premises when lie and bis wife arrived home about 7 p.m. on Tuesday. He dashed out into the street and saw accused walking away. Feeling sure this was one of the intruders be caught him and held him until the. police arrived. Constable O'Callaghan stated that, on arriving on the scene he found McKenzie and accused at grips on the floor of Idle factory. Accused, in evidence, stated that he was bound for the pictures on the night in question. TJe passed a girl on the Derby street bridge and walked ahead of her to the, factory where be. saw somebody sliding down the wall to run past him. McKenzie came out. and grabbed witness, while be (McKenzie? refused to stop the girl to corroborate accused’s story. Stating that there was insufficient evidence to show accused ' actually; was <ui the premises, the Magistrate dismissed the information.

Tlu> first ■of the new class oi 'service cars, which arc compulsory under the Transport. Act, was seen in Gisborne yesterday and created considerable interest, the vehicle being continually surrounded by interested spectators. The car is the property of 31 ]■ L. C. Ken drew, of Wairoa. one of the proprietors ov the Duco Motor Service. It ha>s only been on the road a few days and runs between Wairoa and Napier. Yesterday’s visit to Gisborne was occasioned through the transport of some of the members of the Gaietie* I> e ~ vug Company. The car is an Austin, mounted on an ambulance chassis, with the body built in Wellington according to the new Government regulations. It is rather wider than the cars at present in use, is an eight-seater, and is fitted up on most [luxurious (lines, all the seats being (separate, with arm rests and head rests. All cars on service rims, which are purchased from" now onwards, are compelled by law to be ot somewhntr similar construction, and in the near future, the long journey from Gisborne cither north or •south, will bo made under the most comfortable conditions one can possibly imagine. The recent flood at Taunmrumii has been responsible for some extraordinary fisH stories (states the “Tauninrunni Tress-’).. Since the flood water has receded to the fiver channel the Maoris living in the vicinity of the Cherry Grove have been seen dipping their bands , and arms in . *ho soft silt up to their elbows putting cut trout and potatoes bunpd by the. deposits on their land. The Maoris assort that, when the water left the road leading to the Cherry .Grove, not many yards from the Mayoi s presentation gates, a .fiho specimen of a trout, which turned the scales at 121 b, was found. Mr. Beattie, uhen sorting out cattle from tlie salojards last week, found 30 trout, which were turnod to good use for breakfast by himself and bthdrs on the job. At Mr. Bert Carter’s property, over the river past Sunshine Town, it is said that quite a large number of trout were, strewn, about the lancf, and one trout was actually deposited with the silt on the floor of his kitchen all ready for the frying, pan. A good story is told about one resident of the Flat, who, while the waters were still "deep euo-ugh; put out a not iiw his back yard and landed: quite a 'decent haul.. .It- is trite, however, that a large number of trout were left high and dry on the Recreation Ground, because seagulls and . shags were, seen hovering over the Domain for some time until the supply was exhausted. ; ■' . ■ ‘ '

Last evening Constable King arrested a man on a warrant from Palmerston North on a charge of alleged false pretences.

At a meeting of the Gisborne Unemployed Workers’ Movement last evening it was decided: to enter a junior; team in the Rugby Union competitions.

; An Ottawa message states that the prohibition of the export to the United States of beer, ale, porter, wine, etc., containing not more than 3.2 per cent, alcohol by weight- 1S lifted after April 6.

A. strong smell of gas attracted the attention of an employee of the Acetone Illuminating Welding Co. at Napier when l lie returned to work last evening, file went to the machine room to investigate and found the dead • body of the chief engineer of the works, Air Alan 0. Dunn. It is understood that deceased left a note expressing his intention' to commit suicide.—P.A.

"The fares charged by the Gisborne . Borough Council on its buses are very reasonable”, stated Mr F. B. Logan, chairriirin of the No. 4 District Transport Licensing Authority. at yesterday's meeting, "and the council iq , setting a wonderful example, for the fares work out at id per mile.”—"They inight’rit after the elections”, remarked Mr S. V-jßcaufoy.—-"When you get in as Mayor”, countered Mr Logari.

The formation of a New Zealand insurance institute- embracing all phases of insurance work was unanimously decided upon by a meeting of 160 members of the insurance profession at Wellington last night. Immediate steps will be taken .to affiliate with the Chartered Insurance Institute, London. It is intended to propose students for examination in connection with" the Incorporated Australian Insurance. Institute. — Press Assn.

"We hope to be able to announce at a later date,” said the chairman, Air. F. B. Logan, at the sitting of the No. 4 District Transport Licensing Authority yesterday, "that service proprietors will he able to run special buses on certain fixed holidays such as Easter etc. At present, however, we have no power to -grant applications for the right to run on special occasions, such as to picnics, sports, races and so on. Each driver must -put in an application for the • particular occasion.”

Representatives of the New Zealand and Australian Governments negotiating for a new trade treaty are holding long sittings and indications last night wore that- the discussions cannot be finished before the end of this week, which means that the Australian delegates will; have to delay their return until next, week. Finality is expected to be reached within a few days, hut it is unlikely that an early announcement will be made concerning the contents of the new agreement. This will bave to be ratified by both Parliaments ■ and it is not usual for the terms of trade treaties to be made known beforehand. although a brief outline of the result of the conference may he expected.

Plans for a new Dominion-wide scheme for unemployment finance have been drawn up by Mr. F. u. .Tones, chairman of the Mutt- River Board, and submitted to the technical committee ot the local bodies investigating economic relief works. The scheme provides for an internal loan of £2300.'100 and the gradual reduction of the unemployment- tax. The scheme has a personnel of 60.030 for its basis; and work would be lor five days per week for fifty weeks yearly. The composition of the personnel and the weekly rates of pay would he : Single men. 10.000. at 25;-: married men or married meu with one child. 30.000, £2; with two children. 7.500, £2 ss; with three or more children. 12.500. £2 10s. A scheme on somewhat similar lines has been put forward by Mr. D. J. McGowan, retiring president of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce.— Press Assn. The story ci the boy who with a bent pin, a long piece of string and a fairly substantial tree branch hooked a number of fish from a river, to the consternation of an older angler equipped with an expensive outfit, finds its counterpart in many waters. Mr. Fred. Cray, of Napier, has just come hack from a ten-day trip to TaupOj and to his-repertoire of stories (some, of course, about fish) be has added one which goes to prove that ill the matter of fishing fish are not prone To nibble at more expensive bait. Almost side by side, comparatively speaking, were a Maori hoy and a visiting angler. The boy had a fairly primitive rod, but bis neighbour’s gear was of the sort wlneli runs into guineas. The boy caught the fish'; Tiut the man went away empty _ handed.

Another case of a lorry carrying » load in excess of that for which it was licensed under the heavy traffic regulations was heard before Mr. T.vH. Harper, 5,.M., in the Police Court yesterday. Defendant was Desmond Clifford Phelps, for whom Mr. L. T. Gurnard appeared, while tlie main highways traffic inspector, Mr. )V. H. Scott, prosecuted.—Counsel stated that lorries engaged in transporting logs to the box factory were placed in a. very difficult position, and it was impossible for the drivers to judge accurately tlie weight of the logs. Since the previous prosecutions of a similar nature, arrangements had been made for the fogs to be cut- into shorter lengths so that loads within, the limits could be carried. Even so, when the logs were, wet, it was still possible to commit n breach of the regulations unintentionally. If th e lorries- were, compelled' to carry one log per load fewer than at present then the transport would become tod. costly.—The magistrate, agreed that it was difficult to gauge the weight of the logs, hut pointed out that a technical breach hgd occurred. A fine of 10s with costs 10s was imposed.