Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3670, 4 November 1912, Page 4

Local and General.

received in Gisborne, it is understood that the senior cadet uniform has been changed to the “short-strides” SUit ' ' • ? "

Good progress is now being made with the erection of the new Police Station, although work has been considerably hampered' for want of a regular supply of bricks. Special box plans will be opened for the Path© Pictures Zigomar season at Milieu’s Corner at 9 o’clock this morning*.

A young man, arrested by Constable Moore when about to leave for Auckland by Saturday’s steamer will appear before the Court to-day on a charge of forgery.

The ■•Washing-up” Bill, which heralds the end of the session, was introduced bv Governor’s message and -read a first time without discussion In the House on Saturday.—P.A On Saturday, William Findlay was fined £2 and costs (7s) for failing to attend a Territorial parade, and Fdis Findlay, who has left the oistnet, was mulcted in a fine of £1 ano costs (7s).

David Simon Davis was charged, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., on Saturday, with using threatening behaviour. OoixstaWo Shft'R fsa-u. t.ha at about 8.15 p.m. lie saw accused attempt to strike the proprietor of a cafe on several occasions. A fine oi X‘ i 18s and costs (2s) was imposed.

A seven-year-old .boy had a narrow escape from injury on Saturday arternoon. A gig was driven sharpy round a corner into Gladstone Bead, and ran completely over the lad's stomach. The hoy was picked up, but as soon as he regained his wind scampered away, apparently none the worse for his unpleasant experience.

There were a good many “drunks” before the Magistrate on Saturday. Andv Scott, for his second offence, was‘fined £1 Bs, with 2s costs, or four days’ imprisonment, Thos. Dwyer, for drunkenness, was fined os, and 2s costs, or 24 hours’ imprisonment, and £3 or 14 days for making use of obscene language. .James Swan, tor a second offence of drunkenness within six months, was ordered to return to the Hospital, of which he was an in--mate.

! A Christchurch P.A. _ telegram states that the warnings given in local newspapers to to Chnsxi church during Carnival Week to be on their guard against a gang of Australian pickpockets appears to havebeen well founded, for on the course at Riccarton on Saturday four men. alleged to belong to the light-fingered gentiw and to be well-known erimin- • jy(s, were arrested by detectives on a I charge of having relieved- a- man oj. ] £7O in money. Accused were in posI session of fairly large sums of money. { but they did not aggregate the amount to ‘the sum alleged to have been I stolen.

Quite recently .the rates of freight on wool from New Zealand ports to London were advanced 50 per cent, by the various shipping firms. _ An announcement is now made indicating an increase in the rates for tow and hemp shipped here for London. The increases, per ton, are as follows: — Hemp, from £2 10s to £3 los; tow (covered). £3 os to £4 10s: tow * uncovered). £4 15s to £6. The T? ? e came without notice, but it ’s said that it was not unexpected. * The advance will not afreet contracts already made, but all new business v ?U be governed by the revised iates. It is expected that one effect of the increases will be _ to bring down the prices paid to millers of hemp by 28s per ton, and .tow by 30s per ton. “The remarkable dearth of New Zealand news is a very noticeable feature of the American newspapers.” said Mr. N. A. Nathan, who returned to Auckland on Wednesday after a wide-world tour, to a “istar' J _ representative. “During my journey through Canada I picked up paper after paper, but there was seldom a line about this Dominion.” Referring to the news Mareonigrams received on the Zealandia during the voyage out. Air. Nathan said that the world's news was communicated with great regularity from America up to the time the vessel arrived at Suva, but from the Fijian port to Auckland notone press Mavconigram was flashed aboard. Passengers were, of course, all anxious to hear what had been happening in various parts of the earth, but they were unable to satisfy their curiosity until they were able to obtain the Auckland newspapers. This lack of information, remarked Air Nathan. was a short-coming that the news distributing authorities would d i well to attend to.

A story is told on the steamer Surrey, which arrived, at Auckland lastweek. of a little escapade indulged ir. by a dozen of the vessel's crew when she called at Cape Town, When the time arrived for her to sail from the South' African port, no fewer than twelve of her ere«v were missing. Upon a search being made in the city, it was found that they had been having a convival time together in a hostelry. Efforts to induce them to return to the ship quietly failed, but n jour mood the twelve of them clambered a heard one hansom cab and went for a drive round the town. T n ; :io meantime, the Surrey had gone out into the stream, but could not proceed! without the defaulters. The utter were at last- persuaded by the police that it meant either the oell*or toe ship, and they returned to their \ essel in a motor launch. They each * paid lbs for their little change f.cm the tedium of the long voyage.

Those about to furnish their houses would do well to get their household lines at Melbourne Cash. They have just landed some very special lines— Sheetings at ICkl and Is per yard, white and unbleached; table damask, lO'd and Is yard; single bed quilts, 2s lid, 3s 6d; laces, curtains, 2s 6d; cretonnes, and o^d; good towels, 9d, 10|d, and Is; pillow cases, Old: frilled do., Is; all.of special value.*

Mark Twain, on being asked by a friend which was his best book, promptly replied “My bank book." This also applies to every one of us. It is the very best friend we have and every one should do their best to have a good banking account. This can best be done by dealing at “The People’s Emporium.” The goods there are of good quality, and as they have been bought for cash can be sold at a very low rate, in some’ cases less than the ordinary wholesale price. Think this out, and by dealing at “The People’s Emporium” increase your banking account. Don’t forget the address, 207 Gladstone Road, opposite Salvation Army @&rr#ek3.* .

The Gisborne Sheepfarniers’ works open on Thursday.

rof o xIN f °l >en events at the rr r-r ,? t ers 1 lcnic close with Mr. -ti. Hull at i p.m. to-dav.

The annual church parade of the U °.L. was held at St. Andrew’s Church yesterday morning. About 70 members attended, and an appropriate sermon was preached bv tlie Rev \v. Grant.

IVo motor cars belonging to Air Barker were offered by Messrs. Williams and. Kettle, at Barlow’s garage. The 20-30-h.p. Argvl© vas passed in at’£-510 and the 12-h.p. Argyle at £3lO. A ponv phaeton ivas •also passed in at £l2. '

. , . ie ? >as are becoming slouly dlsinhaoited,’’ lvrote Norse BeUhara in her report on the Native health work at the Havrera Hospital board. ‘Tnstead of crowded pas as formerly existed, we find them to-day thinly peopled. The Maoris themselves assert that within a few years the pas. will be quite disinhabited. The people -are desirous of possessing their own kaiangas and-land, anxious to milk, and to work the land in the pa'keha manner. Many of them ai-e starting very well.” _ The nurse added that many new kaiangas had been erected, and that a number of people are now following the pakeha mode of Jiving.

When the Tuatea was half-way on her return journey after tendering the Monowai yesterday, the siren of the Monowai sounded, and the Tuatea put back to the steamer. On arrival it was ascertained that two gentlemen and two ladies who had gone out in the launch had been left behind. They were eventually got on to the Tuatea.'and 'brought ashore. There was a fair number of incoming passengers, as the Monowai was only tendered by one launch, and great indignation was expressed when the cause of the return journey was- ascertained. The Union Co.’s officials were also put to a great deal o,f inconvenience through tlie incident. Old residents of Waikato relate the ■following incident of the early days : —The Marquis of Norman by, ivho was then touring New Zealand, and who was desirous of visiting Rotorua. had arrived at Cambridge from Auckland, and an escort was provided for him by tlie authorities. The party started out one afternoon, and when night came they were still some miles distant from the usual camping-place, on the Patetere Plains. Part of the. escort had gone ahead some hours before to pitch the tents and have everything in readiness for the distinguished visitor. In endeavoring to reach their destination the latter's guides missed the trail— which was scarcely surprising, as the plain was the/home of mobs of wild horses, and their tracks led in all directions —the- party became separated. About midnight some stragglers, including the Marquis, reached the camp, and next day proceeded to Kotorua. It was not for* a couple of days afterwards that the last members of the party arrived, having suffered severe hardships meanwhile. as there w'ere no homesteads or friendly Maoris to succour them. The return trip to Cambridge was made without mishap, much to tlie relief of those in charge.