Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3340, 5 October 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

The tender of the ' r Gisborne Times" hag been accepted by the A. and PAsscciation in connection with the •work of printing the catalogue for the forthcoming show. The Minister of Marine (the Hon. J. A. Millar) has given an assurance that a Bill would be brought down in Parliament to enable Capt. Atwood, of the s.s. Elingamite, to secure a rehearing of his case in connection with the wreck of that ship on the Three Kings. The Labor Day Committee met last evening, when the secretary read a telegram he had received from the Hon. Jas. Carroll. Acting-Premier, in which lie states that in the event of employers and employees wishing to arrange matters where awards are in force, the Department will not interfere. The secretary was instructed to try and arrange a conference between the Employers 5 Federation, Retailers 5 Association, and the Trades Council for Friday night next; also that the Inspector of Factories be asked to attend. It was resolved to write the Hen. Jas. Carroll, thanking him for his efforts to try and facilitate matters. Considerable pleasure was expressed at the reports regarding the _ West Australia Labor party’s sp’endid victory, and the secretary was instructed to write congratulating them. An important sale will be conducted by Messrs Miller and Craig at 2 o'clock tills afternoon, when they will, acting under instructions from Mrs. Stafford, offer the whole of her household furniture- and effects at her residence, comer of Ormond Road and Hall Streets. Attention is drawn to the entertainment to be given by Mrs T. H. Wood and her young people on Thursday evening. The tableaux are varied and beautifu 11 v arranged. The opening one. "Britannia, 55 contains no fewer than 20 figures. The concluding item is a comedietta written by Mrs. Weed, and is calculated to afford the rmblic much amusement. Speaking at Dundee, the Home Secretarv ef the Imperial Parliament, Mr. Winston Churchill, sharply criticised Sir Edward Carson’s Ulster campaign against- the granting of Home Ride to Ireland.—Press Association. The last "open” night for the season, under the auspices of the Gisborne Pastimes Club, was held last evening, when sparring exhibitions were given by the following: W. Seymour, A. Adair, P. Cole, 0. Church, S. Lewis, B. Lowe, D. Mel lor. and Iv. 0. DeCent. A aiestiing bout was indulged in between A.. Adair and S. Lewis, and Mr. G. Mead gave a, gymnastic exhibition. At the conclusion of the exhibitions, Mr. J. M. Curtis complimented the club upon the very satisfactory progress which had been made, which he attributed mainly to the work of the secretary and treasurer and members of the committee. Mr. Flowers, acting-Chief Secretary, promised a deputation representing the Racing Commission to submit to° the New South Wales Cabinet a request for legalising the totalisator.—Press Association. Some splendid Polled Angus stock ivas landed from the southern steamer yesterday for Mr. W. Branson, of Waimata. The consignment was from the Gladsbrook herd/a well-wi Otago herd, and comprised 13 cows, 1 bull', and 4 calves. The purchase was effect?ci tlmmgli Messrs Murray, Roberts and o-0., and the beasts which came to hand yesterday represented about one-lialf of those secured. The balance- are expect’d to arrive at am early date. Mr. W. Good lias presented a fiveguinea c-up to the A. and P. Associationto be won by the exhibitor wimnincr the most points in the combined classes for the years 1911, 1912, and 1913. This is the third cup which lie has donated for competition under the auspices of the Association. Judgment was given yesterday morning by Mr, IV. A. Barton, S.M., in the rase of Hewa Grant (Mr. H. Bright) v. U aea Poipoi (Mr. Stock) and T. A. Coleman, Native Trust Lands Cominissi oner (Mr. T. Alston Coleman), a claim [° v wages on a bushfelling contract. Ihe Magistrate gave judgment for defendant Coleman (no costs were asked lor) and judgment for plaintiff for. the amount claimed against the defendant Waea Poipoi, with costs £5 6s. : ' a/. k.-KJ,

A mail for Auckland per the s.s. Waite mata closes at 10 a.m. to-day. A special meeting of the Turanganui Bowling Club takes place in the club’s pavilion this afternoon., at 4 o’clock, for tlie purpose of passing revised rules, as required by the Act, for the purpose of registration under the Incorporated Satieties’ Act, which Act has replaced Unclassified Societies’ Act on the vSchtute Book. A shop assistant in Wellington recently received a very pleasant shock. He was the holder of a Continental premium bond, and he was fortunate in drawing a prize of £12,000. _ He received this fortune by the judicious investment of a little over £2O. No subject has been more vigorously preached by medical men and health reformers for the past generation than that of fresh air. At the Medical Congress, sitting at the Sydney Medical School, the value of oxygen as a curative agent has been brought prominently forward every day, so that really if any section of the community should be convinced of the value of the open window it should he the doctors (writes the “Telegraph”). However, one of the speakers in the section of public health poked a good deal of mn at his fellowmembers of the profession because of the difference between practice and precept on their part. “I came up to the congress,” he declared with some degree of scorn, “and found not a. single window about tho place open; I came into this particular room and found the atmosphere thick enough to knock you down. We don’t seem able to convince even doctors of the value of fresh air,” he added, with the observation that it seemed to him that until they got a second generation of doctors who were taught automatically to live in the open air during the first seven years of their lives, medical men would not be persuaded to rigorously practice the healthgiving doctrines that they preached. All who are interested in machinery will annrocia.te the display of oil and steam engines, boilers, Burgon sheepshearing machines, Anderson marine engines, and electric lighting sets which Anderson’s “Ltd are making at their local branch, 65, Lowe Street. All interested are cordially invited to inspect the machinery under working conditions. The firm also carries a large stock of general engineers’ supplies.*