LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12476, 12 February 1935, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Al the Sydney stadium last night the American. Claude Yarncr 9.. L way' disqualified in file ninth round for butting his opponent the Canadian, Vernon Cormier,, 9.I—P.A.

A Wellington P.A. wire states “Loraine Enoka, 35, a laborer, who received a. compound, fracture of the right leg in a collision on Sunday morning between his motel’ cycle ; n ( i a car about two miles north of F.iekaknriki, died in hospital yesterday morning. John Buff and a woman were also involved in the, accident They' Suffered shock and cuts to the face respectively.”

The inquest Hi connection with the death of Percy EobcH Ingram, aged 6 years, Who was drowned at Tui’iharift beach on Sunday afternoon, was formally opened before the District Coroner, Mr EL L. Walton, S.M., yesterday. Evidence of identification of deceased was given by an Uncle and tlie inquiry was tlicri adjourned.

Again appearing before Air E. L. Walton,. S.M;,,’ in■ the Police Court yesterday, Edward 1 Eric Neil Quinn, on a charge of unlawfully converting to his own use a car valued a,t £BO, the property of Airs Elthel A. Walker, wps further remanded to March 15. This change arose out of.,a fatal inot'op accident oh January 29. Bail vvas renewed as formerly.

Judgment for plaintiff by default for £l3 2s 6d and costs £2 14s was given ,by Air EL L. Walton, 5.31,, in tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, in the civil action by the N.Z ! Insurance Company againnt S'. Alallett. In, a further undefended action, Gjshorne ,Qas Company, v. Gisborne Rubber Company, judgment was, entered fp r plaintiff for £5/ 10s 10d mid an order made iri plaintiff’s favor for possession of a boilrir or. its value £9O.

-Only one cat'e of infectious 'disease was notified , ,to tho Gisborne beadquarter's oi : th‘e 4 East " Caiio Health District during tho week ended yesterday.

In connection with the visit of 11.M.5. Dioinbde, the W.E.C.M.U. will hold a farewell dance in tho Blue Boom to-riight. Music will he supplied by Mils. Menzies’ orchestra.

Pleading guilty to . charges of riding a 'cycle without a light, without a i-car reflector, and without having

the rear portion of the back .mudguard painted white, Clarence. David Gordon appeared before‘Mr :E. I*. Walton, S.M., in the -Police Court yen terday • and < was lined 5s with costs 5s on. each charge. A month was allowed defendant to pay .the lines.

Operations, on the Gisborne section of the raiways during the four-weekly period ended‘ January 5, produced a net , profit of £l2l, as against £259 for the same period the previous year The revenue amounted to £1643, compared with £1686 for the same period last year. The expenditure was £1522, as against £1427.

A rare sight was seen on Auckland harbor yesterday, when the sloop Laburnum left for Australian. ports, 'ell route to Singapore, where «he will be used as a, training ship. In addition to her engines—she is ; the 'last independent command in the "Royal Navy to burn coal and wear sail—she was propelled by.‘sails. She flew a payingoff pennant 235 ft. long. HiM.S. Dunedin and Philomel signalled “Good bye and Good Luck.’-’ —P.A.

The fog which stopped shipping movements in Wellington on Saturday, but lifted on Sunday, still remained over Cook Strait yesterday, especially near Cape Palliser. Yesterday morning a light south-easterly again bronght the fog up in heavy banks, checking practically all movements of shipping. Several coastal vessels arrived yesterday morning, hut no departures were made.—P.A.

Free matinee tickets for. the Regent Theatre, Majestic Theatre or Opera House a,re still being given. at .Eastwood’s Book Store to every purchaser of 4/- worth of school , text books or stationery. The tickets for these three theatresr can he obtained only at Eastwood’s Book Store and are available for use at any time to suit the recipient.

New. resident in Sydney and who return on a. visit to 'their homeland, will be able to make assured' contact with acquaintances as a result of a meeting held at the Royal Oak Hotel, Wellington, last evening when it was decided to form in Wellington a branch of the “Kia Ora” New Zealand Club) which has its headquarters in Sydney. The meeting was attended bv over 30 Wellington. people interested in the entertainment of Australian visitors. The founder of the club, Mrs Stanley Hempton, who is organising secretary was present in com pan v with Airs. Pat De Mey, a member. As a result of the meeting, endeavours will be made to endow a bed at tho Wellington 'Hospital, ns is being done in Sydney.—P A.

Arising out of an accident at Ormond, when a motor lorry collided ■withi a power pole, the driver of the lorry, William John Attwood before Air E. L. Walton. S.AL, in the Po’ice Court yesterday, was charged with having failed to keep full control over the vehicle in that lie did not maintain 'such a position as to obtain a complete view of the road. A plea of guilty was entered. Senior-Sergt. Wade, who prosecuted, explained that defendant’s father had a rural mail contract. A letter was returned to one of the boxes through a mistake and the father showed "the letter to defendant as they went along. When defendant glanced at the letter, the accident occurred, arid the po’e was damaged to the amount of £2 12s 6d. —Defendant wan convicted and ordered to make good the damage to the pole.

Appearing before Mr JE. 1.-. Walton S.M.. in the Police Court yesterday, Harold Green pleaded guilty to a charge of selling mi.k which did not comply with the required standard in that it ecu taint'd' 26 per cent of untied water and was deficient in milk solids.—Senior-Sergeant Wade explained that in October tests of icecream were carried out and the product proved to be 5 per cent, below standard. After consultation i.t was agreed that the next supply of milk from defendant should be tested. On November IS the ice-cream manufacturer telephoned lor 60 gallons oi milk and was informed that only 40 gallons wars available; later, however, 60 gallons were delivered.—Mr E. T. Brosnahan, on behalf of defendant, pointed out that Green had nothing to gain as he was simply an employee of the mortgagees who had taken over the running of the farm. Water had been'added only to the milk for the ice-cream and there" was no adulteration of milk for his ordinary sup ply run.—The magistrate commented that adulteration of food or the selling of food be’ow standard was always looked on as serious. Defendant was fined £5 and ordered also .to pay costs, and analyst’s fee.

“Accused come to Gisborne from Nuhaka at the end of last mdiith to see a girl but things did not turn but as he expected and he proceeded to drink”, explained Senior-Sergeant Wade; iii the. Police Court before Mi; El. L. Walton, S.M, yesterday, when .Robert Ivan Old, 25, pleaded guilty to charges of, on January 30 converting to, .hip own use a car valued at £IOO. tiie property of. K. G. Poulgrairi and a bicycle, valued at £2, the property of Cyril Erapks. —The seniorsergeant, added that tiie owner of the cycle saw accused take the machine and followed him, securing its return. As far as the,par was concerned, accused apparently went to tho garage, sat in the ear and informed tfie garage principalis that lie had been told to fetch it. .Actually, however,, accused .was unable to say definitely how he became possessed of the cap—Mr S. V. Beaufoy, on behalf of. accused, stated that the whole trouble was duo .to dripk aqd, accused had never previously been before the court—[For conversion of tho car accused ivas fin: ed £lO and costs, wfiilS on the other charge lie was convicted and discharged.

“Tlie brains of Hriglaud are not confined (to. what arq .called .the, upper classes, It. England is. to. .remain a great country she .will have to make use of every particle of brain that she can find.”—Dean Ery.

“All tyrants know that they aio safe with fat men, and the domestictyrant is no exception. The cxpiession,. ‘laugh and grow: fat,’ is really a transposition. A man does not glow fat because he laughs : ho. laughs 'because ho _is .fat and indolent.” Dr. Leonard . Williams, in “Obesity.”

Wihen tlie lying of Italy was- signing some State paper, he dropped- nis handkerchief. Mussolini picked it up arid said, “I .trust Your Majesty win allow me to keep this souvehil. fear not,” answered the king- “It 1S the one thing left which you let me put lily nose into.” —“Boston Transcript.” ..... .