Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3256, 29 June 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

Local territorial officers wlio have, qualified by examination for the rank of major, are Captain Hellier Evans and Captain A. G. Beere.

Yesterday was a fairly busy day with shipping at this port, the total tonnage of the vessels arriving, during the day being 6859', which was made up as follows:—Monowai 3433 tons,. Wimmera 3002 tons, Squall 369 tons, Fanny oo tons. Despite the heavy sea in the bay both the Mono war and Wimmera were tendered without any material inconvenience. -

A lad named Lester Husted, 12 years old, told the authorities recently that at bis father’s request he pulled the trigger of a shotgun which blew the left side of the older man’s head off. Frederick Husted, a wealthy farmer, was found in his home with his head partly blown off and a shotgun lying on a table. The boy said that Ills rather sent his motber away, called him into the house, and" laying the gun on the table, knelt so that his left eye was at the muzzle of the gun. Then lie said: “Pull the trigger; it- is not loaded ; I want to hear how it sounds.” The boy pulled the trigger, the charge of shot blowing away the left side of the father’s face and' head'. Repeated questions to-day failed to shake the boy’s story, and the authorities decided they would have to call it a case of suicide. Advice has been received by Mr W. D. Lysnar that Mr Shelton, the New Zealand Producers’ representative, arrived in London on : May 16th. He had not had time to prepare a report when the mail -left, as he Had' only been in- London a couple of days. A meeting of the executive of the Producers’ Association will be held in Wellington on July ISth, when Mr 'Slielton’s initial' report is expected to be to hand. A shipment of African parasites has. been received by the New York State Horticultural Commission, by parcels post, and will be used in the State’s crusade against fruit pests. These parasites were sent to California to wage war on the black scale, an insect that attacks all kinds of citrus fruit trees and also olive trees. The shipment was received from Professor Charles. H. Limsbury, of Capetown, South Africa, wlio sent the precious bugs to E. K. Carnes, who lias charge of the State Insectary in Capitol Park. These little fellows are small flies, and tlieii" scientific name is Apbicns Lunsbury. They will be fed and bred in the insectary, and when a few colonies have been established, they will be turned loose on the black scale in California. -This particular bug eats the half-grown scale, getting .them before i hey get big enough to breed or cause much damage to trees and fruit. Mrs. Barton’s No-license campaign will be continued this afternoon in Whinray’s,‘Hall at 2.45 with the inauguration of the Women’s Crusade. At 8 o’clock to-night she will speak in the Makauri PubUo School. To-morrow at 3 p.m. she is to address a women’s meeting in the , Mangapapa public school, and 1 at S o’clock she will speak to a general audience in the Matawhero Presbyterian Church.

Consequent on tjhe- example set by the King of riding on horseback, a distinct boom in this ‘kind of exercise has been begun in London. ‘‘Many more , >eople than have ridden for years are now taking riding exercise in the Row every morning,’' said the head of a firm which numbers royalty among its potrons. “Between 8.'30 and 11.30 the Row is beginning to look as it did several years ago, before the advent of. the motor ear. Ladies and children, as well as men, are seen in increasing numbers day by day. We are teaching a number of children to ride at the present time—a fashion which has been largely brought about by the example set bv the little Princes.*’ The following are the handicaps for the three-quarter mile handicap race, to take place at the skating rink to-night: W. McFarlane, 50 yds behind scr; J. Walters and L. Hackett, scr.; D. Pellow, J. Croskery and G. Croskery, syds; A. Jones, L. Clark. G. Wildish and C. Gordon, 10yds; F. Cramp 20yds, C. de Lautoilr. G. Wootton, A. Childs, B. Lewis, A. Warrington and .Parsons, 30 yds; A. Seceomhe, W. Marshall, H. Macklin, Hedges; and A. Rice 40yds; G. Brabant, Snowden and Wrigley -50 yds. This will he the largest skating race yet held in Gisborne. Although times are prosperous all over the Dominion, most people find it difficult to save monev. and here in Gisborne perhaps it is just as difficult as in most places. Whon it is possible to buy 20s worth for los, or even less, at Rosie’s cash sale, it certainly should help to solve the difficulty. Sale time begins on Friday, at 9 a.m.* . The Coronation of the King now being an acknowledged fact, kindly forward your orders for wood, coal; coke, to the Gisborne’ Wood and Coal Company (opposite the Royal Hotel), 2s per bag. No credit.* ?

The long, distances to be covered by Salvation Army officers in this district makes it imperative that the institution should keep a horse. Inis has been, done for some time past but owing to the death- of. the Army's horse they are now without any means of transit just as a busy time is approaching. A day or two ago Captain Copp, of the Army staff, started out from town for the Motu district, where he was to engage in business connected with the self-denial movement. When ascending the hill beyond Te Kanaka, the horse which lie was riding fell dead quite suddenly. Fortunately Captain Copp escaped uninjured, but be is now unable to proceed'on bis mission. In the past the laudable objects of the Army have never lacked assistance in this district and' tlie authorities hope that iri this‘instance one of their many kind friends will come to their assistance. For once Jack Johnson has found a magistrate who agrees with him that he is persecuted. He was acquitted in court in New York the other day of the charge of running his automobile onthe city streets with a last year’s Chicago license. “Your Honor,” said Johnson, “I’m getting sore on the whole world. I don’t get a show. This officer just saw Johnson and run him in. I had newly entered the State and worried a New Jersey visitor’s license. When r was arrested T was on- the way to the garage to have the number exchanged. I never had an accident and never hurt anybody on the road. It’s about time for this thing to stop.” “There’s a good deal in what this man savs,” commented Magistrate Breen. “He ought to get a show. Discharged !” -

Mr W. J. Hennessy has received a telegram stating that Mr Hazelton. one of the Irish Envoys, will visit Gisborne on July loth. A meeting, of. the subscribers to the Mayoral, reception was held in the Cosmopolitan Club last night. There were present: Messrs W. Pettie (in the chair), A. Zachariah, J. G. Cox.,. J.. D. Tustin. W. Webb, T. G. Lawless (secretary). and others. Apologies were received from Messrs R- n M. Birrell (exsecretary), W. 'F. Crawford. J. Xisbett, and -J. B. Leydon. The balanc-e-shec-t was submitted by the secretary, showing a credit balance of £3l Is 6d. It was agreed to hand over the surplus to the Cook County Women's Guild as a donation to the institution. Votes of thanks were passed to the chairman, donors, tlie joint secretaries, and to Mr A. Zachariah. who marshalled the procession on the occasion of the Mayor’s return- from England. At the annual meeting of the North. Island Brass Band Association, held at Palmerston North in February last, it was decided that the 1912 contest be held in Gisborne. It will be seen by an advertisement in this issue that- a meeting of all interested will be held at the Municipal Chambers, Read's Quay, this evening, to arrange preliminaries. Members of the Cosmopolitan Club are reminded of tlie election for the committee which takes place at the Club to-morrow from 10 a .in. to 7 p.m. As there are 25' nominations great interest is expected to he shown at the annual meeting at night. On the application of _ Mr H. E. Bright Elis Honor, Mr Justice Edwards, has granted probate in the estate of the late Mr Maurice Fitzgerald.

It is many years since the streets of the town were in a worse state than they are at present. Tlie progress of the sewerage works, together with the unusual amount of rain that has fallen this winter, have combined to render many of the streets in an almost impassable condition. Tbe county roads are also in anything but a good state. The owner of a motor-car yesterday told a “Times” reporter that it had taken him twenty-five minutes to travel from Mnkaraka into town, a distance of four miles. He was in anything but a pleasant frame of mind, which was not im--"•-".■’1 through his being half-an-hcnr late for a meeting he had to attend. H ; s verdict was that the state of the streets and roads was a disgrace to all concerned, and the ratepayers, lie stated, should protest until something was done to make them reasonably passable. To be attached to the top of the steering post of an automobile is a new electric cigar lighter, taking its current from the ignition batteries or the lighting apparatus.

This year sees a recrudescence of the old coach and four, whose romantic appearance is thought likely to appeal to our overseas visitors. Four coaches made their first trips:on a recent Monday—the Old Times to Brighton, Venture to Hampton 'Court, New Times to Guildford, and tlie Reynard to 'Windsor.

Over-exertion in a track meet between girls of the senior class of Salem High School and three other classes of the institution caused the collapse of Miss Mae Welch, and she is now in a local hospital in a serious condition. The girls began their track meet at 4 o’clock one morning, bliss Welch proved one of the stars, winning both the mile run and the hammer’- throw for the sophomores. It was while running the quarter mile, following these events, that she fell exhausted, and was rushed to the hospital, where it is reported that she is recovering. Genevieve Frazier did remarkable work in taking the 50 and 100-yard dashes, high jump, broad jump and discus throw, causing the seniors to lead 39 to 26, when Miss Welch’s collapse ended the meet. Is ever before in the history of the world has there been congregated such a vast crowd of smartly dressed women was assembled last week in London for the Coronation festivities. All ladies like to be smart!- dressed, but all ■cannot gratify such a. laudable ambition All Gisborne ladies can, however, affdrd to secure a smart tailor-made costume at half price at M. Neill’s, the popular lady draper.* Human felicity is produced not so much by great pieces of good fortune that seldom happen as by little advantages that occur every day. Thus, if you teach a man to shave with a Safacto razor, which we guarantee and keep in order, you may contribute more to the happiness of his life than by giving him a hundred guineas. The sum may be soon spent, the regret only remaining of having foolishly consumed it, but in the other case lie escapes the frequent vexation of a dull razor scraping the skin’s surface, and being late for work, etc. This razor permits a sliding, gliding, diagonal motion, which gives an absolutely clean shave, leaving the face soft and smooth without the slightest irritation or soreness, which makes shaving a pleasure. Obtainable at Morse’s, Tobacconist, Masonic and Central shops, Gladstone Road, Gisborne. Telephone, GIL* .