Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXX, Issue 3554, 20 June 1912, Page 4

Local and General.

Two statutory first offenders for drunkenness were each fined 10s and costs (2s), in default 48 hours’ imprisonment yesterday.

The lease of an educational reserve situated at Ormond was offered for sale at the Lands Office yesterday and was knocked down to Mr C. Neenan at £7 Ids. The lease is for 21 years with the perpetual right of renewal. The ratepayers of Palmerston North yesterday carried by 722 votes to 455 —a majority .of 267 —the poll for a loan of £60.000 to install electric tramways in Palmerston North. The overhead trolley system will he used (says a P.A. telegram). To a ‘•Gisborne Rimes'' reporter yesterday a member of the Borough Council confided his opinion that at least another £200,000 would be required to finish all the works which are at present in hand. At the Magistrate’s Court before dir W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, diary Godfrey (Mr Blair) proceeded against her husband, who did not appear, for not obeying an order for her maintenance. Informant said that arrears amounted to £9 and His Worship sentenced defendant to two months’ imprisonment,

We are informed that despite the tightness of the money market over 6000. shares have already been actually disposed of in tire Poverty Bqv Sash and Door Factory Company, and a large number of 'promises have been obtained. It is intended to take over the premises on about the 7th of next month. Persons desirous of taking up shares should lose no time in sending in their applications as the flotation el the Company is now assured- Applications should be addressed to either the secretary of the Company or to Messrs Buscke and Parker, the Company’s brokers.

For many years now, both summer and winter, there is one event always looked forward to by all town and ■country residents, both male and female, and that is Melbourne Cash’s general drapery and clothing sale. They know they have always picked up great bargains there and saved money on all tlieir 'purchases. As usual, for the next few days their store will be quite packed with eager purchasers.* .

By parcel post, our Lrncbtv buyer has just sent us some wonderful value in new scalette furs. These wore bought at a big discount, and you can buy them at 6s 6d, 8s 6d, 8- lid, 10s Bd, 12s 6d, and 14s Gd for sets or single furs, at C. Rosie and Co.’s.*

The Marine Department has decided (says a Wellington P.A. message) to hold a magisterial inquiry into the loss of the dredge Manchester, which left Wellington on April,. 6 tor Sydney. The inquiry will he held at Lyttelton.

On Saturday afternoon at 2.30 the Electrical- Department showrooms will he? open for the purpose of demonstrating the usefulness of the electric iron and an expert laundress will Ik; in attendance. Ladies will he able to judge for-themselves the infinite advai.tages that this method of ironing has over all others.- Obis should prove very interesting to those contemplating .an eletcrical installation in their houses-*

Cabinet lias accepted an offer for a block of land at Nelson for the erection of workers’ homes. “There is a large demand for homes in Nelson,” said the Minister for Labor to a “Wellington Times” reporter. “The site the Cabinet has just decided upon will be capable of carrying from eighteen to twenty dwellings. During the last few days we have purchased several sites in Wellington.”

A meeting of master hairdressers of Gisborne was held recently to consider the ladvisableness of forming an association to deal with the revision of tariffs and several other matters affecting the trade locally, it was decided to form an Association, and a scale of charges was drawn up which will be advertised shortly. Hie meeting was a fully representative one. and the decisions of those present were of a unanimous nature. When the Hon. G. Lauren son, Minister of Labor, stepped on to the platform at his Oamaru meeting a few days ago, he was informed that a local resident was very anxious to meet him. He was then introduced to Mr H. Tulloc-h, who-brought to the Mh:ister’s memory an incident that soccurred over forty years ago. When Mr. Laurenson was a very little boy his father took him and Ins brother to school in the Shetland Islands- Before leaving them there, he asked the biggest bov in the school, whom he knew, to look after the youngsters, and see that thev did not come to harm. To Mr. Laurenson’s surprise Mr. Tulloch stated that he was the bov selected, and he expressed his measure at meeting his younger school-mate after so many years

Mr Edwin Arnold, visiting justice to H.M. Gael, Wellington, writes to the Auckland Observer as follows:

“I have seen a number of poor, mentally weak wretches flogged—the judges believed it would alter their cour.se of life. I think any flogging ordered in the future should be witnessed by the judge who ordered the brutal treatment. And when he haa seen a mental weakling tied up to the whipping post and flogged until the blood from the cutting lash ran down his sides, lie would say there was better treatment for the degenerate. If [ were to tell you of the sights I have witnessed, if I could properly convey them to the people’s imagination in printer's .ink, I think there would be no more flogging ordered. Bad men. like bad dogs, must be kept on the chain.”

Touching upon defence st Invercargill the other day Sir Joseph W ard said the looseness of the British Empire was one or the factors contributing to its strength. But they should make every effort to ensure the Empire's integrity. There was only oneway in which they could do it, and that was a system by which the voice of the people, as expressed through their representatives on the Imperial Council, stipulated for cne great Empire, a powerful navy under cne control. If the Home Fleet went dow n by any accident, or the North Sea or the Mediterranean, what would be the use cf paltry, scattered units with the Empire at stake r If thev wished to preserve their integrity, that fact must he impressed upon the rising generation. The rising generation was ioval to the Old Flag and to the Oki Land as a result cf the lessons at their mothers’ 'knee and of the deeas or their forefathers, who had given them that magnificent heritage that was their possession to-day.

To tiifn a corner and see a young lady advancing upon you with her large headgear ablaze is apt to give you a rather unpleasant start. Such was the experience, however, of a Christchurch gentleman and his wire, who are just now on a visit to Dunedin. The incident happened at the intersection of Mcrav place ant. George Street, and the gentleman at once rose to the occasion- The lady appeared to be quite unconscious that anything was amiss with her headgear, and was r.o doubt considerably startled when the Christchurch visitor rushed at her and attempted to remove the pins from her hat. He found some difficulty in doing this, however, and had no alternative hut to wrench the'hat off. pins and all. The hat was destroyed and the lady? hair considerably singed. It appeared that the lady had just previously left her home, and on bending over to blow out the candle her hat caught on fire She had. as she thought, put the flame out, but had evidently not been sufficiently careful. The rescuer and his wife took the lady hack home, when, true to the traditions of her sex, all danger being past, she fainted.