LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12912, 14 July 1936, Page 3

LOCAL & GENERAL

For ritling an unlighted cycle at night Henry Francis Ballnntyne was lined os and nests in the Court yesterday by Air. E; L. Walton, S.Af.

Mr. F. Turner, branch inspector ol tho Australian Alutual Provident Society. arrived in Gisborne yesterday, and will return to Wellington viu Nn pier on Wednesday.

The death of ho. Earl of Yarborough. the Lord-Lieutenant of 'Lincolnshire, occurred on Saturday, .states a London P.A. cable. He was 7 7 years of age. He was the fourth earl and succeeded in 1880 to the title, which was- created in 1837

Before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., in tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday, James! Hougal McMillan was charged with failing to deliver on demand one pair of trousers, the property of the New Zealand Government, valued at 0 - 4cl. Private R. Mace, representing tho Defence Department, said that defendant had been a member of the territorial forces. He had finished his training and had returned all his equipment except the trousers. After tho information had been laid the trousers had been paid for. SeniorScrgeaTit Ponder said the defendant had been in hospital. Defendant was fined 10s and costs 10c.

]n tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., James Gailsjimy, To Karaka, was charged (1) that ho. did on clivers dates between June 1 and June 13, kill 103 opossums at Whatntutu and (2) that on .Juno 17 he was found illegally in possession. of the skins of 102- opossums. Senior-Sergeant Ponder sail tho case arose out of similar proceedings recently against a man called Anderson who took to tho ’bush and when apprehended was found in possession of 102 opossum skins. Constable Greggan endorsed the seniorsergeant’s statement and said that accused’s explanation was that he had agreed t-o. go opossum hunting with Anderson on a 750—50 basis. Defendant was convicted and fined £5 and costs. ' : ■ ■

Fifteen rebels 'off Id gif rank who J were sentenced to death in connection with the Japanese Army insurrection of February were yesterday executed by a firing squad.—Press Assn. An anonymous gift of £IO,OOO towards the general support of London hospitals has ben received by th© King Edward hospital'fund. During tho week ended noon yesterday two cases of infectious disease, one of fuberciilosis and one of scarlet fever, were notified in tho East Capo health district. The Gisborne district nominations fo l ' the Meat Board Electoral Committee aro Messrs. F. S. Bowen (Gisborne), T. Le C. Powdrell (Wairoa), S- D. Reeves (Gisborne), P. J. R. Roberts (Gisborne). Only three delegates aro required and a postal ballot ri being conducted. Following tho collision on Saturday night between a. can- and a piecarfc in the city, with resultant injuries to four persons, James Robert Pir:e, a salesman, aged 31 years, was at Christchurch, yesterday, remanded till July 28 on a charge of being intoxicated while in charge of a motor car. Bail at £loo’ was allowed. —Press Assn.

Cabinet has authorised the M:n:ster of Mines, tho Hon. P. Webb, to proceed with important development work on a large proved coal area adjacent to the James mine at Runnnga. Work will he completed to enable the new mine to begin production when the existing James mine reaches the end of its coal resources. —P.A. In judgment summons cases at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., Te Kani To. TJa was ordered to pay W T illiam Arthur the sum of £8 13s forthwith, in default eight days’ imprisonment, and J. H. Powell was ordered to pay A. E. Dodd Cy. forthwith, in default one day’s imprisonment. The Riga correspondent of The Times says the crop reports since the beginning of July show that the Soviet’s grain harvest will probably be much smaller than the recent average, The drought, in May was particularly serious and recent hail and thunderstorms have damaged the* grain' fields over large areas. Much wheat and barley has been lost as the crops were hot. reaped at the proper time.—Press Assn.

The Monowai arrived at Apia at 5 p.m. o:i Sunday with over 300 tourists and will sail to-day at 2 p.m. for Suva. An elaborate programme had been arranged for the entertainment of tho visitors. Yesterday afternoon was declared a half holiday, when a race meeting was bold at Apia Parle. There were motor drives to all places of interest, also several native entertainments. Excellent weather prevails.—P.A. Commencing from Saturday next if has been decided to revert to the 8 p.m. closing of the telegraph olfice each Saturday, at Gisborne and at other offices throughout tho Dominion. During the period of the Great War. the attendance for receipt of telegraphic traffic was extended irom 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the day in question but it has now been found that there is insufficient traffic to warrant the continuance of the- extra attendance. A inesngc- from Noumea states that a Japanese vessel suspected of poaching was chased by the motor ketch Caledonian near Yate for 90 minutes, and finally was caught, and boarded. Six natives armed with tomahawk 1 ’ and -spears were put aboard and the vessel was towecl to Noumea, where it was detained by the customs authorities. A fine will probably be impoved. The Japanese vessel was of 30 tons with a crew -of 22 Japanese. Seventy up-to-date charts of various Pacific islands wore found on board.— Press Assn.

A sale of the famous art collection of the late Air. Henry Oppenheimcr began at Christies, when his drawings by ole!) masters were up for auction. Leonardo De Vinci’s drawing entitled “Rider on a Rearing Horse,” which measures 51-in. by about sin., fetched 4100 guineas. Nine .small sketches by Fra Bartolomeu were sold for just under £lsoo'. Seven pen and wash drawings by Antonio Canaletto attracted keen bidding and realised £2105. One of them called “Ascension Day at Venice,” was secured for tho British Afuscum at. 800 guineas.— British Official Wireless. Tn regard to the .announcement that ■General Graziani had issued a decree restricting the use of all save Italian Government wireless stations in Addis Ababa, no objection lias apparently been raised against continuance by legation wireless' stations to receive messages, but there, is a question of a ban of 15 days on transmission. So far as the British Legation As concerned, the matter is being taken up in Rome and meanwhile the legation it? continuing to transmit messages. The British Government is- also in communication with the Governments of the United States, France and Germany, whose legations' at Addis Ababa are also conernod.— Press Assn.

A small pared recalling tragic memories was in the mail for Auckland brought from Sydney by Ihe Wanganella yesterday. It contained a leather flying helmet once worn byMr. W- M. O’Tlara, the well-known New Zealand airman, and torn from ji.is head when Lis aeroplane crashed find be was killed *t Eumungerie, New South Wales, on May 24. The helmet came into tlm possession of tho police ,authorities in New South Wales after the tragedy and it was decided to forward it to relatives : 0f Air. O.llara. The Waikato Returned Soldiers’ Association had made Hie request by radio telephone'to Sydney when the news of its existence was made known, but its claims have been waived until the relatives have decided whether they 'wish to keep tho helmet or not. If they do not do so it is probable that the helmet will ho sent' tb Hamilton to be 'preserved in’ the association’s rooms. The helmet was sent to New Zealand through the Trade Commissioner in Sydney nnd v ; was addressed to tho Auckland office of. the Government Tourist Bureau, where it is being kept at present—F.A.

As the result of being kicked by < horse, a To Karaka farmer, named "William Hayes, aged JG was adm ted to Cook Hospital suffering from internal injuries. He was reported yesterday to be comfortable.

Eight degrees of frost were recorder id Gisborne yesterday morning, com pared with ten degrees oil Sunday. Tbero have now been six frosts m succession, four of that number been seven degrees or more, quite severe for Gisborne. To date this '* l,l ter 28 ' frosts have been experienced i. tjio town, compared with 15 up to the corresponding period last year und 18 m 1934. The heaviest frost was in 1934, when 12 degrees were registered]'and one of IT degrees was experienced in 1935. So. far the highest figure this year has been the 10 de g. recorded on' Sunday last.

After months of investigation, the Gisbonio High School Old Students’ Association reached a decision lasi, evening on tho matter of a blazer lor members, Mr V. S. 'Caulton presiding over a 'special meeting of too committee. It; was decided to follow the- custom of old students’ associations' in other parts of New Zealand and adopt' dark blue as the color. The monogram will he the same as that used' by the High School, except that on'it will bo' the word “Jbrtitor” and tlie : whole will be surrounded by a silver beading. Gilt buttons, oil which the monogram in miniature will bo enclosed, will add to the attractiveness of tho blazer.