Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3322, 14 September 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

Two first offenders for drunkenness, were each fined the usual amounts by Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., in the Magistrate’s C-ourt yesterday. For similar offences Hans Carlson and Edward Bince were each fined 10s and 2s costs, in default 4S hours' imprisonment. Our Parliamentary correspondent telegraphs that His Excellency the Governor has taken Mr. Arthur Rhodes’ house in Christchurch, and will, go into residence there in the first week in November. He will stay in Christchurch for at least two months. Ho is relinquishing his Featherston house’ at the end of October, as this property is about to he sold. It is possible that later on lie. may take a house at Palmerston North. The secretary of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce, Mr Hamilton Irvine, lias been advised by the Hon. R. McKenzie, Minister of Public Works, that a report is being prepared on the location of the various Government Departments in Gisborne. It will he remembered that the secretary was instructed to write drawing the Minister’s attention to the inconvenience occasioned to business people on account of the offices being situated in different buildings. On being charged with drunkenness before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, a young man named Alfred Carter replied: “I don’t know what you are talking about.” Sergeant Hutton, for the police, in asking for a remand, explained that the accused had been very drunk on the previous day, and had rushed into the house of a well-known resident greatly disturbing the inmates. The accused had said that he was being followed by men intent on doing him harm. He had also evinced a peculiar frame of mind that morning, and the Sergeant was of opinion that lie was not in a fit state to be dealt with. His Woi-ship expressed concurrence with this view, and remanded the prisoner until Saturday.

The Cook County Council will meet to-morrow and it is interesting to note that this will be the first meeting, for five months, held on the usual meeting day, namely, the third Friday in the month.

Advice has been received by Mr J. Warren, Clerk of the Cook County Council that, regarding the application for a loan —inclusive of a sum which was to have been used in paying off the Tdoga Bridged-Loan—the Government cannot advance moneys for the payment of loans. No doubt is, however, entertained that the amountnamed, exclusive of the sum required for the Tologa- _ bridge loan, will be granted on application being" made. - '

A-ti the present time there is said to be an abatement in the demands for unskilled labor in this district, although many inquiries are being made for skilled workmen of almost every t-nade.

A warrant for the arrest of a man named James Everest Underwood, for failing to provide for his illegitimate child, was issued from Christchurch on Tuesday, and the man wanted was arrested at Port Awanui yesterday. He will he brought before Justices of Peace there this morning, and will, it is understood, he remanded to appear at Christchurch on the 22nd inst. Tlie items “Who’s Who at the /oo” and ” ‘The Deiluge” were both very popular numbers in the programme presented at His Majesty’s Iheat.e last evening. A verv prettv wedding was celebrated yesterdav afternoon in the Waerenga-a-hilca Church, when Miss Annie Davis, youngest daughter of Mr. G. Davis, of Mata where, was united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mr. Alex. Warrington, of Otdko > by the Rev. E. Ward. The two nieces of the bride Miss Florence McKay, and Miss Hilda Doveb, acted as bridesmaids, and Mr.. Arthur "Warrington was best man, whilst 31r. A. Davis was groomsman. The young couple received a large number of useful and handsome presents, and the "uests were entertained at a social in. the Ormond Hal I in the evening. The attendance, was Urge, and the function was most enjoyable. The latest “Gazette” prescribes a c’osc season for oysters at he Ison m terms of the Fisheries Act, 1908. Land to be opened for sale or selection on Thursday, December 7th. includes four sections in the \\ aikohu Survev District. These include sections 2of 22, 8 and 25,.in Block 1., and the former, which is about two and a-quar-ter miles from the Otoko railway station, lias an area of 128 acres. Section 8 comprises 32 acres 3 perches, and section 25 221 acres 3 perches lo roods. On Friday, 13th October, section 12 cf block 15, Ngatapa, will be -thrown open for selection. The land is said to lx? good agricultural country, comprisin" flat and low downs, and is about seventeen and a half miles from Gisborne. It has an area of 5 acres, the capital value being 100, and the halfyearly rental £2 ss. A special mid-week session will b© held at- the Skating Rink to-night, when a full brass band and staff will be in attendance As a supplement to this morning 3 issue appears a notification that Messrs M. G. Nasmith and Son, who have just purchased the well-known jewellery business of Mr. J. Broad, are offering the whole of the stock at clearance prices’'. The English mail despatched from Wellington on August 4th arrived in London on the morning Oi the 10m inst. An arrangement has been made by which the Railway Department will allow the Borough Council’s tramway locomotive to cross the railway line at Stanley Road. This is necessary m order to reach the yards with, the metal, and the first load'is expected to cross the railway line about 9.30 a.m. to-uay. New Zealand is to receive a visit, in November, from Dr Karl Kum, a celebrated German explorer, who recently completed a highly interesting journey from the Niger to the Nile. He is an authority on the i>oudan and the Soudanese, Dr. Kum will lecture on scientific, geological and exploration problems. “The blunders of children,” says the Journal or Education, “are often due to bad teaching.” and by way of illustration it adds the following story: ‘•This,” said .a teacher, to her arithmetic, class, “is a unit.’ She held up a pencil. “This book is a unit._ and these are units,” she said, holding up a ruler, a flower, and an apple.. She then, peeled the apple, and holding up the peel, said: “Now, children, what is this?” Silence. “Come, you know what it is.” A little hand went up slowly. “Well, William?” said the teacher. “Please, ma’am, the skin of q. unit.” Now, who can say that the pitiless logic of the child was nor a merited rebuke for the teacher? The Foxton Herald was rung up on the telephone and informed that the prisoner Powelka had been re-captured. A representative keen for “copy” fired questions through the 'phone as to when, how, and where he was caught, and was told that he was captured on the Lambton railway weigh-brcdge. The pressman “took it all in” a nd_ innocently inquired what he was doing there, and was quietly informed that Powelka“was trying to get away (a weigh).” The retirement of Sir William Steward from politics means that Sir Arthur Guinness will became the “Father" cf the House, having occupied a seat for 27 yeais. A very successful dance was held under the auspices of the Gisborne Pastimes Club in the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s. social hall last evening. Some fifty couples were present and excellent music was provided by Messrs Vita Bros. The M.C. for the evening was Mr W. Davis, and Mr S. Wootton was responsible for the provision of a sumptuous supper. An appeal is being made to the citizens of Gisborne for assistance on belialf of the widow and children of the late Mr W. Sutton, whom, it is said, have been left totally unprovided for. As stated yesterday morning a benefit performance by the Rice Dramatic Co. of “Escaped From Prison” will be given in the course of a few weeks. Messrs H. J. Buslinell and George Williams are the joint honorary treasurers of the fund, and while desirous of impressing on the people the urgency of the case, will be grateful for any subscriptions and will issue subscription lists. A list has been opened at. this office, and subscriptions will be received and acknowledged. The many friends of Mr J. S. Allan, manager for Messrs F. Hall and Sons, will no doubt learn with regret of a rather serious accident which has befallen him. While superintending the unloading of some goods at the wharf lie slipped and dislocated his knee. Ike joint was put right temporarily, and Mr Allan conveyed in a cab to his residence. While getting out of the vehicle, however, lie, by some means, dislocated his knee again, thus aggravating the injury. It will probably be some weeks before Mr Allan will be , about again. - The mother reef of greenstone recently discovered is high up in the mountains in the Arahura district, and is a vast outcrop amounting to millions of tons. A syndicate has 'been formed to exploit it. ’ The deposit has been inspected by Mr P. F. Daniel, F.G.S., M.1.M.C., and Mr John’ Hayes, M.1.M.C., who confirm the discovery. The greenstone is of volcanic origin, and the original fissure in which the. deposit occurs lias been discovered. This is the first deposit of iade discovered for 2000 years. One runner from the crater of the syndicate’s property, on actual measurement shows 370,000 tons of greenstone. This has been examined: by Mr G. Shilton, who values the deposit at between 2s and (b per lb on the field. The syndicate’s area is two and a half miles long, by lialf a mile in • width, so as to include all possibility of other deposits from the same fissure.

The Government is asking the heads of the banks doing business in New Zealand if they will abolish the rule prohibiting the marrying of clerks in their service until they are in receipt of-a salary of £2OO.

The completion of the channel which the dredge Maui has been, engaged npon since October last was completed on Tuesday evening. The cut is 160 feet- wide and 16 feet deep, and extends from the end of the breakwater to about opposite iDalgety and' Co.’s store, a distance of some 6000 feet. The work has been greatly hampered by bad weather and the range in the river. Yesterday the Maui was engaged in clearing the channel of silt and stray pieces of rock, and slipped her moorings in the afternoon preparatory- to shitting over to commence operations along the Haiti wharf in front of the freezing works. A swing basin will be dug out opposite No. 2 shed. As an _outcome of the action taken by Dr. Collins with regard to the validity of the proceedings at the last meeting of the Harbor Board, Messrs Ivirk, Burnard and Sievwright yesterday received the following letter from Mr J. W. Witty, secretary to the Board: “Dear Sirs, —I beg to acknowledge receipt of your letter of the 12th inst., and beg to inform you that I have called a special meeting of this Board to consider same.” It is understood that the special meeting will'be held in conjunction with the ordinary meeting on the 25th inst. 4 The Tokomaru Farmers’ Association are shortly putting in hand the erection of & large woolstore on the site of the brickworks used by Messrs Bull Bros., the contractors for the^ freezing works. The store will be 150 ft. by 100 ft., and will contain two- dumping plants. The s.s. Koutunui will be regularly employed collecting wool on the Coast. This will he conveyed to the store at Tokomaru, dumped there, and shipped direct from that port. The new store will be erected on the latest approved design, a special feature, of which will be the excellent lighting provided. An instance of the obstacles which occasionally face the election campaigner at suburban gatherings was forthcoming at Miramar, says the “Dominion.” Mr. F. T. Moore, Labour candidate for the Suburbs, had called a meeting for Hope Hall, Miramar, but on the electors and the' candidate assembling the caretaker and the key of the hall could not be found. Search was made for both, but without success, and the problem, was solved at length by an; elector offering the rise of an unoccupied cottage in the vicinity. The candidate and the electors lit out- across the moonlit fields for the cottage . m question, and when a lamp, a lew chairs, etc., had been subscribed by residents Mr. Moore eventually got to work in the kitchen of the cottage, the electors ranging themselves around the walls, the only three chairs available being allotted to ladies.