Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3375, 15 November 1911, Page 4

Local and General.

The Borough Council last evening deckled to raise a supplementary loan of £I6OO, being 10 per cent on the electric lighting loan. A battalion parade of the P.B. Boy Scouts will be held at headquarters (Davy and Third’s Buildings) on Friday evening next, at 7.30.. Every scout must attend, as most important business is to be transacted. Accounts amounting to £4406 5s lid were passed for payment by the Borough Council last evening. To-night, in the Masonic Hall, Mr. H. Victor will give his final week-night demonstration of clairvoyance, psychometry, character reading, etc., to be preceded with some of his experiences in spiritual phenomena. The Borough Council last evening decided to accept the resignation of Mr W. Fraser, as night watchman, and it was decided to .grant him two weeks’ holiday on full pay, and place on record the Council’s appreciation of his services during the nine years he lias been with the Council. The “Otago Daily Times” publishes this morning a jubilee issue. The editor has received nearly 200 congratulatory messages.—Press Association.

The trial of. Moffitr, charged with manslaughter xn' cen iection uitli the death of George Gather, after a blow in. thes street, was «ot concluded when the Wellington Supreme Court rose yesterday.—Press Association. The procession, which as usual will be a feature of the Labor Day this year, bids fair to excel anything yet seen in - Gisborne. A large number of firms have intimated their intention of taking part, and most of the unions will also have displays. The procession will go to the sports ground by the following route :—From the Masonic Hall to Borough Council Chambers (Bead’s Quay), around the Post- Office, and up Gladstone Road, down Carnarvon Street and thence to Victoria Domain. Mr. George Darton will act as marshal. Tlie music to be played at the Gisborne Band contest, which is to be posted to the various competing bands in the course of a day or two, is as follows: A Grade: Grand selection, “La Mascotte” (Audron), selected and arranged by Mr. Wm. Short, L.R.A.M.; grand selection, “Roberto II Diavolo’’ (Meyerbeer), selected and arranged by Mr. Wm. Short. B Grade: Selection, “Les Huguenots” (Meyerbeer), arranged bv Mr. W. Bimmer; selection, “Maritana” (Wallace), arranged by Mr. W. Bimmer. The entry of the Onehunga Band for B Grade competitions has been received. As a sequel to an incident which took place in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday morning, a solidly-built man appeared before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, charged with resisting the police. On the former occasion the delinquent was arraigned on a charge of drunkenness. He was then, in an unfit state to plead, having been out on bail, and his Worship gave instructions that he should be locked up until yesterday. In leaving the Court buildings the prisoner exhibited an inclination to take matters in his own hands, and a springcart had to be hailed to convey him to the lock-up. After some t;-cable he was placed in the vehicle, and on the way to the station he put forth several desperate efforts to escape the constables, with the result that lie was almost stripped of his clothing when the vehicle reached its destination. For drunkenness he was fined os. with costs 2s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment, and for resisting the police a fine of £l, with costs 2s, in default four days’ imprisonment, was inflicted. - The nurse and her Native asst.it.’at who are being sent to Gisborne l.y the Public Health Department to deal with infectious cases among the ItaorLs, arrive this morning, and will be stationed at Te Karaka. The attention of electors is drawn, to an advertisement elsewhere in this issue warning electors opposed to x- . License that an attempt is being made to disfranchise some of them by means of an “electors’ objection.” Already objections have been- lodged to a teacher in one of the local schools, an oprator in the telphone exchange, a well-known sheepfarmer, and a gentleman connected with theatrical enterprise, although they are still in Gisborne and likely to be. Any rverson who receives notice of an electors’ objection should communicate with the Registrar of Electors. and notify him of any change of address.*** The Borough Council last evening received a letter from some of the workmen at the Gentle Annie Quarry, making complaints against an officialof the Council at the quarry. The Mayor said that one of the men had been dismissed by the manager, and two others had resigned in sympathy with him. He thought it would be a mistake to consider the letter until the manager had had an opportunity- of answering the charges. He (the Mayor) should be given authority to submit the letter to the manager, and his answer together with the letter, could come before the Council at a later- meeting. One of rue men who was present wanted to- address the Council at this stage, but the Mayor declined to discuss the matter, as it would come up at the proper time. The Mayor was empowered to see the managcr and get his reply to the charges. A soaal and dance is to be held in the P.B. Rowing Club’s hall on Labor i>ay night, under the auspices of the East Coast Trades and Labor Council, tickets may be obtained from anv of the officials on the Snorts Ground, or from members of the council. Mr. A. J. Strong will provide the music, and cards are to be provided for those who do not dance. A meeting of the Gisborne Domain Board was held at the Council Chambers last evening. Present: The Mavaild p rs - Webb, Brown, and Saw'll ’ c lile balance-sheet showed that the finances were in a satisfactorv state, and it was adopted. The Makaraka Domain balance-sheet showed a credit of £l9o 9s Sd, and it was adopt,rA su b-committee, consisting of the Mayor and Crs. Brown and Webb. to visit tlie Domain and onsidei the question of re-erecting the jetty which had been washed away A disturbance, took place at the rear of * cottage in Customhouse Street yesterday altcrnoon, and on investigu•l *1 P fbund that a man whom, it is stated, was the worse for liquor, was maltreating ins wife. On seem- a constable approaching, he raised aiTaxe as though to strike limi % but was neat-K-disarmed and overpowered. He was afterwards lodged in the police cells, and will be charged at the Court this morning with assaulting his wife. It is to be hoped that the inspired local winch appeared in last night’s paper concerning Mr. Joseph Foster, tlie \\ aim no-license advocate, is no ciitoiion of the accuracy of the "Tacts” he is going to dish up about Waihi. It must have been news to Gisborne readers to learn that tlie reverend gentleman, from M aihi contested the Ba.v of irleiity seat last election against Mi\ Heines. Most of them would be under the. impression that Messrs Macdonald, fcrmv, and Lundon contested Bay of I leiity. and that Mr. Herries defeated Mr. \ouiiig m Tauranga. It will be round that- a Mr. J. Foster, of Waihi.', lias among the “’also rail” in the OliinenVan contest, polling 26S votes, and , .4 he had the painful experience rf losing his deposit. It is rather unkind of the. local Xo-license people to revive so unpleasant a shock, and will hardiy serve as a very good introduction to the Waihi orator. However it is only a small matter, and is rot half so-startling as the glaring advertisefnent that Mr. Foster, the pastor of the Church of Christ in Waihi, knows all) about slv-grog then*. This is simply shocking, and only serve; to show how even the mpist innocent can become tainted yvith a knowledge of evil where .No-Licens© rules.*** Upstairs in Dunlop’s Buddings, Lowe Street-, is to be found the roomiest and best ventilated Billiard Saloon m Gisborne. The rooms which were until recently occupied by the Poverty BayFanners’ Club, have been acquired by Messrs Smith and Robinson, who have converted them into a saloon, where lovers of’billiards will be afcJe to spend many a pleasant hour.*