Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3351, 18 October 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

The Wellington-Brindisi despatch of the Stir September, arrived in London, on the 12th inst. The Chief Postmaster advises that t]ie Post and Telegraph Guide will in future be published in February and August instead of January and'July. An important sale will be conducted at 1.30 o’clock to-morrow afternoon atthe residence of Air J. E. Foster. Childers Road, when Messrs Miller and Craig will offer the whole of that gentleman’s valuable household furniture and effects. A man named J. Martin appeared in Court yesterday in answer to a charge of, in the first instance, wilfully damaging a window, the property of John Thomas Cassidy, and secondly with having assaulted the owner of the window. Defendant pleaded guilty to both charges, and in the first case was fined lOvs with costs £4 9s 3d, in addition to which lie was ordered to pay the equivalent to the amount of damage done. £2. On the second charge he was fined £l, with costs 7s. One first offending inebriate was convicted and fined Bs, with 2s costs, at yesterday’s sitting of the B>.M. Court". For cycling on a footpath within the borough-William Snowsill was fined 15s and 7s costs. Thomas Staton was charged with having left a horse unattended and was convicted, a fine of £1 with costs 7s, being imposed.

c!T >L , red and tlie function promises to } >e 1,1,3 o i' the most enjoyable yet held i,.y the Club. ' Included among the entries of sheep lor the show are o nuinher front .Mcssj> j<\ Hutchinson (Ilasvke s Baj), A. Ori-ij (Uasterton) and A. H. Iniick (Alasteitonj for the Romney classes.

The .secretary of the A. and Association remind!-: members that then f'.\. e f s are &vail ah le at ins ofli ce , o i {hey will be posted on receipt of a cheque* for members’ subscriptions, which are now due.

During the last fortnight a total of -.one va.ris of material Ims been hauled into town from the Gentle Annie quarry •)>y means of the tramway. The management of the PatJie Picture<' have been advised by their southern agent that lie has secured an excellent series of pictures, to arrive m Gisborne to-dav, and be shown this evening. There Ls a great variety or subjects. all of which are said to attain a high degree of excellence. _

I burin o- the afternoon session of the House of Representatives yesterday Mr Jam Allen (Bruce) drew attention to a return which was tabled. and which showed the total indebtedness of the country to be two millions less than the amount given in the Budget. In offering an explanation of the seeming discrepancy, Sir Joseph Ward again took occasion to complain of the manner in which details oi financial transactions laid on the table of the Houn© lead been sent- Home by members or the Opposition to financial agents,, with the apparent object of injuring the credit of the country. Air Allen pointed out, that the information referred to by the Premier could be found in a table in the official Year Book, which set forth the dates of the maturity of leans. — Parliamentary reporter.

During the meeting of the Council las. night. Cr. Smith asked the Mayor to instruct the Engineer to make preparations for having a length of kerbmg and channelling put down in some of the streets off the main thoroughfares in order to see how Matawhero shingle would work. The season was approaching when they could easily get in the metai. The Engineer said he would try the experiment, _ but it would not be a neat job. A motion was carried instructing the Engineer to carry out the work.

The Borough Engineer last evening asked the Council for authority to add to the work at the Haiti septic tank, the baffle wall required by the Health Department, and recommended that the method of reinforcement of the roof be referred back to Afr march am, and that the roof concrete be constructed of limestone chips exclusively. The Council decided to refer the matter to Air Aletcalfe, their consulting engineer. In reply to a question the Borough Engineer informed the Council that he could not recommend the purchase of a crane at £4OO when they had the Kaitaratahi crane. The Council should use this crane for unloading the trucks at the Borough Council yard. In order to decide the matter Cr. barton gave notice to more at next meeting that the Kaitaratahi crane be removed to tlie Borough Council yard. The Palmerston Kerch Borough Council last night decided to secure a report from Air F. Black, electrical engineer of Wellington, as to the Edison storage battery, and overhead trolley system of trams, for Palmerston North.—Press Association

In accordance with notice of motion Or. . Bright moved at last evening's Council meeting that a previous resolution increasing the abattoir charges should be rescinded. He pointed out that the Slaughtering and Inspection Act provided that only a certain profit could be taken from abattoirs, and theGisborne one had returned a profit of £IOOO, and the profit was still accumulating, as from April Ist to August 22nd last a further profit of £IOO was taken out, and they had no justification m raising the rates. Objection had teen made, and it was better for them to retire gracefully than be forced to do so. Cr. Da rum strongly opposed the motion, and said the increase had only been made to pay for certain improvements required. Filially the motion was carried.

The building trade is exceptionally busy in Gisborne, reported the buildink mspector to the Borough Council last evening, fc'ixty-three jobs, including sundry alterations were m progress at t-lie present date, and the new by-law is being conformed to without anV trouble. During the past fortuiglk the inspector made lt>7 inspections, and found all satisfactory.

_ The building inspector reported to the Borough Council last evening that he had visited the Railway Reserve and taken the names of those persons still trespassing thereon. These had been banned to the Borough solicitors, who had issued final notices to the several owners.

.The Borough Engineer reported last night that the total output of metal trom ICaitaratalii during the fortnight uas uO trucks (480' cubic yards). The tiano was working eleven da vs.

Arm' 1011 i» a town garden at A angaret yesterday a local resident unc.irtncd a_ human skeleton--probablv iiicl-s v lV’ at a , dci>tk of only 18 . jis known iK.sitivoiv c mue-tnig the <liseovery with a crime, but it is reported that a girl was missmg from the house a number of years a => o - 1 rc -ss Association.

to\T^ tWn is J° be tendered vC a Hanson Lee-Cowie in Whini d s s Hall to-night, at 8 o’clock All tempo,-ance workers and sympathisers aie particularly minted. Airs Cowie '.i U speak more especiaily to the work-«-m 1 i ko'-sday evening a meeting Hall k?,, iek Waeronga -a-liika flail and on kriday at Patutahi. The Prime Minister lias fixed Wed-

fl) ’ U p Sanitary Inspector reported to the Council last evening in regard to oftr? l^ 11118 1 re -*peding the discharge 1< d through the Bright street drain t at this was caused by the water from the fish cleaning at a town restaurant. io prevent the nuisance recurring he recommended t hat the drain should be extended to low water mark, a disthTtf ab + ont , 2 °- ft ' , Cr Oarton said tliat the stencli m the vicinity was something awful at times, and‘something must be wrong. The matter was referred to the Sanitary committee.

All who are interested in machinery will appreciate the display of oil and steam engines, boilers, Burgon sheeps.iearmg machines. Anderson marine engines, and electric lighting sots which Anderson’s Ltd are making at their local branch, Go. Lowe Street. All interested are cordially invited to inspect the machinery under working conditions. J lie firm also carries a largo stock of general engineers’ supplies.*

There is at present on view in the the House of Representatives on the window of Messrs M. G. Nasmith and Son,' jewellers, the handsome silver cup i donated. by the Licensed Victuallers’* Association for competition amongst the various gun clubs of the district. The cup, which is mounted on an ebony plinth, is beautifully hand-chased, and is altogether a most artistic specimen of the silversmith’s art The conditions governing the cup are that is must be won three times at intervals or twice in succession before becoming the absolute property of any club. The first competition for this valuable trophy will take place at the shoot of the Taruheru Gun Club at Mr Chas. Johnson’s paddock, Makaraka, on the Saturday after the show, October 28.

“I am sorry to to take up your time for the small sum of 10s, but as I cannot get satisfaction at the borough office I am bound to come to you as it is against my religion to be short paid without entering a protest.” Such was the opening paragraph of a letter which was read to the Borough Council last evening. The Council, after consideration, decided to pay the amount as an act of grace more than an act of right.

The Carterton “News.” discussing a licensing case heard in Master ton, says: The present case is an eyeopener. It gives Masterton residents who choose to have their customary glass of ale or wine at their dinner, or by way of “nightcap,” to understand that they are on the police’s little list. The sergeant knows their “tricks and their manners,” and no doubt keeps a strict record of the average number of glasses per diem consumed by the family. This close supervision is no doubt necessary in effectively carrying out the law, but it has an unpleasant savour of the Paul Pry Order, which is somewhat offensive to those who are neither sly-grog sellers nor “droppers.”*

During the past fortnight three cases of scarlet fever were reported, and attended to in the borogh. In the House of Representatives last evening, the Prime Minister, in reply to a question, said that the memory of the founder of New Zealand—the late E. G. Wakefield should be perpetuated and an incentive should be given to people outside to contribute to the fluid. He would be prepared to make provision in the Supplementary Estimates for a Government subsidy of £ for £ up to a certain amount. ■The Borough Council last evening decided to confirm the raising of a supplementary loan of £6050, being 10 per cent on the sewerage loan. They also confirmed the resolution of September 19th levying a rate of l-12th of Id in the £ for providing interest and sinking fund in connection with the loan.

In the House of Representatives yesterday morning the clause of the Hating Amendment Act which provides that a poll may be taken before applying the unimproved value, rating system, was made obligatory by the insertion of the words “shall, on receipt of a petition signed by 15 per cent, of the ratepayers, take a- poll.” The Poverty Bay Turf Club asked flic Council last evening to declare Thursday, October 26, a public holiday from noon on account of the races. The A. and P. Association also asked t’ e Council to pursue their usual course of proclaiming “People’s Day of the annual Show a whole public holiday. It was agreed to comply with both reqests. At the meeting of the Borough Council last evening Cr Darton referred to the fact that the Haiti*recreation reserve was at present in such a state as to be absolutely useless, and something would have to be done. He moved that the engineer should report on the best system of putting the reserve in order. He quite realised that everything would have to be done out of the general account, but he did not think it would cost much. The motion was carried.

Messrs Macmahon Bros, have booked His Majesty’s Theatre for Monday and Tuesday next, when they will present the famous Kinematograph picture “A Ticket in Tatt’s.”

The final readings by the Gisborne Shakespearean Society will be given in the Holy Trinity Schoolroom to-morrow evening, when an excellent programme will be presented. The Rev. F. TV. Chatterton will preside, and selections will be given from “Much Ado About Nothing,” “As You Like It,” “Merchant of Venice” (Court scene), and “A Midsummer Night's Dream.” A number of musical items will also be given.

Reference was made at the meeting of the Borough Council last night to the present position in regard to the sewerage loan, Councillors expressing anxiety that the money would scon be all gone. It was eventually decided- to ask Mr Metcalfe, tire consulting . engineer, to have hisi report on the subject ready if possible for next meeting of -the Council. V

It was generally agreed by the specialists at the vegetable show at the Horticultural Hall. Westminster, last’ week that the Duke of Portland’s exhibit lias never been equal led i#®Le carrots were 4ft'. long at least, and as straight and 1 smooth and regular in taper as if they had been cast; the beans a. foot long; the tomatoes as big as cricket -balls, and! all spotless. The negro type, the “Forum” asserts, is gradually relinquishing its darker bodily shade and coming into a rarer and more Caucasian color. There are negroes, and an increasingly growing number of them, whose color is not far removed from the average Caucasian of Southern Europe or Western Asia. Many of them in truth might be taken for Orientals of the darker Italian or Spanish types. The only reasonable hypothesis is—the amalgamation of the negro with the Caucasian. It alone can account for the gradual change in the frontal development of the head, the gradual thinning of the lips, the gradual contraction of the nostrils, and the gradual change in the texture of the hair, receding from its primitive curly state to the straight, black, coarse hair of the South Asiatic, the Malay, or Pacific Island type. This is so emphatically striking that attention only need be called to the fact.