LOCAL & GENERAL

Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXV, Issue 12914, 16 July 1936, Page 4

LOCAL & GENERAL

Acceptances for the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting will closo with the secretary, Mr. H. E. Dodcl at 8 p.m. to-morrow.

Nominations in connection with the annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club will be received by the secretary up till 8 o'clock to-morrow night.

The revenue from game and b'rd licenses for the East Coast Acclimatisation Society this year constitute-* n. record, totalling £874, against £207 last year.

A few days ago representatives ot , the Cook County Council met Mr. A. G ITultquist in regard to applications for public works grants and subsidies for work done in tho county'in Mi. Hultquist’s electorate. It was decided yesterday that a deputation t\ r ith *v similar object in view should wait on Mr. D. w! Coleman, M.P., concerning county property in the Gisborne electorate. ■) /.

According to ilie London Times s Romo correspondent T 1 Dace has ordered that the end of the sanctions shall be marked throughout Italy by hanging out of flags—R.A. A Berlin police order forbids Jews to do any trading at the Olympic Games, thereby preventing foreign visitors making contact Avith “politically unreliable” elements. —P.A. Tho main feature of tho Japanese army proposals submitted to the Cab inet- is an armament programme covering 12 years and involving the expenditure of £1.75,000,000' for tho first six years.—P.A. Tho hearing of the gas companies application in Wellington for an extension of Avorking hours beyond 40 weekly Avas concluded yesterday, and tho judgment of tho Arbitration Court Avas reserved.—P.A.

This morning marked the ninth day in succession when frosts were registered in Gisborne. On Tuesday, however, the frost was a light one, only two degrees being recorded.

At the mooting of the High School Board of Governors yesterday the rccs tor (Mr .J. Hutton) reported that a gift of books for the library had been received from Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Nolan, and added that the gilt Avas a most acceptable one. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the donors.

In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday before Mr. E. L. Walton, S.M., a Maori named Tahiti Poki was charged Avith indecent assault on a ”irl ten years of age. On the application of Detective McWhirter a remand Avas granted till July "21. Ball Avas granted on the application, of Mr L. T. Bernard in the sum of £SO and one surety of a like amount.

A AlLlbourne\nessago states that tho subscription lists for Argus and the Australasian, Ltd., closed on Tuesday after being open for only If hours. The issue was heavily overscribed. In the Stock Exchange vestibule on Tuesday there were unofficial dealings in preference shares at 23s and the marckt closed: Buyer, 22s Gd; seller, 23s.—P.A.

In connection Avith the meeting con venod by the Mayor (Mr. D. W. Coleman, M.P.), for August 3 to mane plans for the centennial celebrations, tho Cook County Council decided yesterday that the chairman (Mr. Chas. Matthews) and ns many members ns could find it convenient, should represent the council at the meeting.

The Port Line ship Port Denison, Avhlch was timed to leave Auckland at 9 p.m. on Tuesday for London, was delayed oAving to the absence at the sailing time of five firemen. The- ship leit the wharf and anchored In the stream. Later three of the missing rneu Avere taken aboard. As the remaining tAvo could not be found, the ship sailed at 11.30 p.m. withoutthem.—P.A.

During last month 291 drivers’ licenses Avcro issued by the Cook County Council, stated the report of the joint traffic inspector, Mr. W. H. Scott, presented to the monthly meeting of the Council yesterday. These comprised 217 renewals, 28 netv applications, PS previously issued by ether local bodies and 18 issued on behalf of the Waikolm County. Tho total number of drivers’ lieeneses issued to date was 1G49.

As the result of recent legislation and reports of dismissals of boys and girls, the Labor Representation Committee at a meeting in Monday evening set up a committee representative of all trades unions and labour organisations in the district to Avatcli the interests of young people in the matter. Investigation Avil: lie made of all eases coming under flic notice of the committee, and if any suggestion of Avrongful dismissal is found, the matter will be reported to the trades unions concerned.

With appropriate ceremony. the neAV oil barge IlinuAvai, built lor the Union Company by tho Wellington Patent Slip Company, was launched from Evans Bay slip yesterday. A brief ceremony Artis held at the bow of the barge which was officially named and launched by the Minister of Industries and Commerce (Mr. Sullivan) who smashed 'a bottle of champagne against the side. The barge is the largest hull constructed in New Zealand and involved a novel dipfivt me in construction, the old method of riveting having been discarded in favour of electric Avoiding. —P.A.

The intention of the Government to form .a basic wage on tho basis of a; family of a man. wife, and three children was the subject of: arithmetical analysis by Mr W. J. Brcadfoot, M.P., at Inglewood. There were 267.485 adult workers in New Zealand, more than 103,000 of whom were single men, declared the speaker. The Government was therefore going to assist 300,372 children who did not exist. He found that the basis of married persons without children meant assistance to 162,351 nonexistent children, and with one child assitance to 56,000. “There is really ,u. charge on the industry of til’s country for 529,000 children wiio do not exist and 103,000 imaginary wives”, said Mr Bfoadfoot. “That is what I call legislation in tha dark.”

After being delayed 24 hours by trouble over* two member's of the crew, the Government motonshlp Maui' Pomare departed yesterday afternoon'for Niue and Ap’a. No final settlement of the dispute was reached but, following Ministerial intervention, a somewhat unusual arrangement was made in order to: get the ship away. Two seamen had been given notice of dismissal, wlieh they declined to accept. The chief officer intimated that he would not employ them any longer, but there were indications that men would not be available to fill their places. Yesterday morning the Minister for Labor (Mr Armstrong visited the ship and it was finally arranged that the two men should remain as members of the crew and the chief officer would be given, shore leave for the duration of the present,voyage. On this compromise, the Maui Pomare went to sea.—l*.A.