LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIV, Issue 12903, 2 July 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

At Dunedin yesterday the Australian soccer team beat Otago by. five goals to two.—lb A. ■

A Self Help s.lore iii High, Street, Lower Hu it, was entered yesterday morning,by ; thieves,, and goods valued at .between! £2O and £3O, .mostly tobacco and cigarettes, stolen. Entrance was effected by-boring through the floor bd;Vrds.—P.A.

' iled;U;et’ , bn. in the rates lor. traiisAilantic rfictio .. telephone calls'.: and radio telegrams to and front ships at sea wore inaugurated on Tuesday at a cere,meny .in the- 'General Post Office.. The Lord Mayor of. London attended the ceremony, at which the ' Post-master-Genera 1, Mr. B. O. Trypn, pre-sided.-v.-Bril is h Official Wireless.

It is expected that the Royal Conimisision’s report on the Brophy shooting inquiry in. Melbourne wili bo available to-day.—P.A. 4

Amongst the cargo landed by the AVainui yesterday were 1500 sleepers, which were trarisierred to the railway station yards.

The Women’s National Reserve will hold a small jumble >ancl odds and end sale in the Parish) Hall to-mor-row. Among the goods will be some Warm bed covers, which '.should find a ready sale during this cold weather.

The Victorian Government'lias asked the United States Government to convey its thanks to Dr. Chevalier Jackson, inventor of the bronchoscope, who extracted the nail lrom the lung of.the boy Rogers at Temple University Hospital, Philad?l pliia,—Press Assn.

The Investors’ 'Protection Association at Christchurch yesterday unanimously carried ..a resolution demanding (L) the repeal of the late Government's mortgage legislation; (2) equal representation with) mortgagors on any board,, commission or authority set up to deal with adjustments. Tho meeting also decided to deputaLionise the .Prims Minster. — P.A.

Complaints have been made to the Chief Secretary of. Victoria that s'nce the recent Police Commission, reporters of newspapers have been constantly shadowed by detectives, u--tiaily in ears. The motive is unexplain'd. hut the matter will be mentioned ill tho Victorian Parliament. —P.A. *

The Timuru police last night, nrrciSted two young men in the vicinity of. Parcora. south of 1 im-tru. and they will be cha.rged with converting a car* the property of a Mosgiel rcs> dont. An epidemic of car thieving commenced at Ashburton on Monday, since when cars have been stolen from Timaru, Herbert, Dunedin, Invercargill and Mosgiel.—P.A.

Twelve miniatures from the collection 'of Mr J. Pierpohti Morgan which have been on vLAv at the National Art Galley, Melbourne, for twelve months will soon become doubly valuable as a result of a casual visit to the gallery of a jewel expert who. noticed that the frames are studded with genuine pearls and diamonds worth probably as much as the miniatures originally costing £3250, when purchased by tlie Felton Request.—P.A.

Consigned to G'oidsbi'ough Mort, and Co., Ltd., Sydney, the Polled Hereford bull, Wilencote Fancy 3rd-, which was sold by Mr F. E. Humphreys from his Wilencote stud, was shipped from Wellington by the AYanganella on Tuesday. Those who inspected the animal in Wellington before shipment were impressed with the well set-up type, its good marking and rich color, while it was considered that as far as beef quality Was concerned as a handler it would he hard to beat anywhere. Interest displayed in it was greater than usual in. view of tho fact that AA ilcneate Fancy 3rd. was sired by Royal Gem, the first Polled Hereford bull to be imported to New Zealand.

Dicing tiie last month the ra'nfali recorded in Gisborne was under half the average for the month for the past forty years and less than onelhird of that in June 1935, being 2.15 inches against 0.91 . inches twelve months ago. Rain fell on 14 days, the heaviest being on June 16. when 90 points were recorded. For the six months of the year the total rainfall was 28.47 inches, compared with 24.97 inches for the same period in 1935, and 13.19 inches in 1934. Tr.is year’s total was largely increased by the falls in February, when IO.SGin. were recorded, against -LSS-in. in 1935 and tho same number of points in 1934.

Recent guests at To Puia Springs Hotel have been: Messrs. F. 13. Rice. E. R. Little (Auckland), E. AA r . Thurgood, A. Sharpe, R. McClime, Mr and Mrs D. Rice (Wellington), Mr and Airs Iv. AlcLeay, Mrs H. H. Barnett (Napier), ALcssrs. L. Taylor, \Y. Fleming, A. AYood. Olson (Napier), Air A. Biggaf (Hastings), Air AfcNaught (Te Araroa), Mr and Mrs AY. AW Dillicar (Hamilton). Ah' H. Lawrence (Christchurch), Afr and Airs J. Millard, Air and Airs F. W. Nolan, Airs R. Aloorc, Mr and Airs Askew. Alessrs. G. F. Blogg. .1. Ellis, AA’. D. Alorley. S. J. Level!e, E. R. Renner, Hale, Ellmers, D. AlcGrcgor, L. Smaile, AA r . Robb (Gisborne) ; Air A. Hollis, Air and Airs James, Air E. Bidwell (Tolaga Bay',, Miss Alenssies, .Mr-Gardner, Air Carswell, Air Byrne.