TOWN EDITION.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15080, 1 December 1919, Page 6

TOWN EDITION.

A Native was arrested this afternoon ( by Detective McLeod on a charge of' alleged theft of £25 from William Wilson on Saturday afternon. I It is understood thai; the Gisborne ; ■Returned Solclieis' Association is shortly to take over the control and maintenance of the 'local Soldiers' Club. A number of German aeroplat;<\>. naval trophies and other,, war spoils :ue being sent out to New Zealand as trophies. Camp'aint is made at Napier that some of the trawlers are coming too close to the. land m their search jifler iish. The other morning four or five were 'within fifty yards of the break-* water. The Land Purchase Board has acquired from Mr. George Rutherford the Waitohi Peaks Estate, Medbury, Nor'h Canterbury, for soldiers' settlement. The property comprises 9000 acres of pastoral land. The two new single sculls recently purchased by the.Gisborno Rowing Club, which are to be christened at the regatta on' Thursday next, were takem out for the iirst time yesterday morning by Messrs F. deLautour ami Sommerville, who will row them on the day of the rogaibba. Lovers of juvenile perforaiances will look forward to next Friday eventing with pleasurable anticipation. As advertised m another column, His Majesty's Theatre has been booked for Mrs May's juvenile entertainment m aid of tihe local Salvation Army fund. The principal attraction is a. new version of "Babes m the Wood," specially written for the children by Mr May. Tickets are selling well, and patrons are advised to book early, The illegibility of the hand-writing of many professional men — notably those who most frequently use the pen and , the . pencil— is well known. "I have stated before thai if any solicitor submits an. affidavit that is not signed plainly, I will reject it," stated the Chief Justice (Sir Robert Stout) m the Divorce Cburt, when confronted with a signature thai baffled him. "This one consists of six up and down strokes and then ou." — =N.Z. Times. . During the course of* the meeting- m the Soldiers' Club on Saturday night, Sitf James Carrol] was asked ■' the question: "In view of the fact that there is an alleged shortage of land for soldiers, can you say why Mr W. D. Lysnar was able to buy 9COO acres of the Mangatu block at £1 10$ within the last three months? 1 ' Sir James Carroll replied that he did not care for the question because it involved the name of his opponent. He would say, however, that the land was not Crown land, but was held under a Native trust. Nominations for \the New Zealand championship meeting have been coming m very freely from ali parts of New Zealand, and the total entries for both motor cycling and athletic events received to date is most satisfactory. A largo number of enquiries were received during the past week, and owing to the mail facilities beincr somewhat difficult a proposal to extend the date of closing until about the middle of Deoember wiSM be brought forward at the next sports' committee meeting. This will, it is hoped, ensure that no outside competitors are .cut out. Some excitement was created m t<;v/n about 3.15 o'clock this afternoon, when a heavy wool waggon (unloaded), drawn by six horses, dashed round the corner from Read's quay into Gladstone road, just missing the tram standing stationary opposi c the post office. A man rushed out of Williams and Kettle's office to atop the runaways, but they swung right out to the opposite sido of the road, nariowly missing a stationary motor car m front of Sir James Carroll's, committee rooms. Just then Mr. W. C. Pilmer pluckily jumped up behind the waggon, mounted the seat, and succeeded m bringing the six animals io a standstill. The horses had taken fright at the noise of a motor launch engine undergoing repairs, and - during the absence of the driver m one of the offices on the quay. The visit of such a well-known boxing exponent as Ui'en has caused moro than ununl interest m. the tournament at the Town Hall oh Thursday next (states the Dominion). Since "his arrival here the visitor's training operations have been watched by numerous enthusiasts and many hold" that Ureil is the cleverest man that has .yet been Keen m Wellington His training is quite unorthodox and his skipping exercises are* quite a vaudeville turn, and response to a suggestion by numerous patrons there is a .probability thai a special afternoon will be given on Saturday next on the lines adopted m Sydney. If this can be arranged duo notice will be given.. Uren's present weight is lOst 61b, while Heenev will be nbout. 11.4, thus giving the Gisbprnite an advantage of nearly a stone*