Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 3709, 19 December 1912, Page 4

Local and General.

Bushfires in the bark country were responsible for a decidedly stifling atmosphere yesterday, and a curiouslytinted haze overhung the town. The Bed Funnel steamer Kittawa of 12/4 tens, went aground in the channel yesterday morning, opposite Mr Langland's cement mixer. She swung towards the groyne on an ebb {tide, and drawing 12ft Oin. aft, went j fast aground. By means of a stern- ; line to the groyne she was drawn into i the channel and was proceeded on her way. Police-Inspector O'Donovan, who left for the South last evening, told a “Times'’ representative that it was uncertain when Commissioner Cullen ! would be able to pay his long-promised j visit to this district. As regarded the I representations for an increase in the I staff for Gisborne, Mr O'Donovan said 1 he had submitted a lengthy report to j j the Commissioner.

Mr. I?. C. O'Connor, ofnckfl lecturer for the Government National Provident Fund, who has spent three weeks in Gisborne, leaves for "Wellington by the Mokoia on Sunday next. Mr. O’Connor is well satisfied with the reception he has received in Gisborne, and is impressed with the progressiveness of Poverty Pay's metropolis, for which he has hopes of a bright future. Wiring last night, the Auckland agent ot the Press Association said : the inquiry into matters connected with .the St. Helens Maternity Hospital has been again adjourned. When Mr Kettle, S.M., sat at the open inquiry to-day, Mis Emily Ah'col, who has made a number of charges against the Institution, asked for an adjournment in order to procure counsel. The inquire was adjourned until Januarv IT.

The case of a family in the Gonville J Wanganui) district is surely unipue of its kind. Six pairs of twins! A fairl ylieavy quiver, if not quiverful. When urging the claims of Gonville to the special consideration of the Minister for Education, the chairman of the Gonville School Committee instanced the case of a family in the district in which the sixth pair of twins had been born. The Minister acknowledged that that was a strong argument in favor of providing additional accommodation at the school.

According to Mr George Anderson, who has just brought a 20-li.p. Ford ear overland from Napier to Gisborne, the roads en route are in splendid | order at tho present time. He left at noon on T uesday and finished the journey at noon yesterday. The actual time taken on the journey was, however, only twelve hours. Apart from a slight accident to the wind screen due to a heavy precipitation into a channel across the road, the run was uneventful. As it so happened. Mr Anderson lost the tool bag out of the ear some thirty miles out of Napier, and had to come on to Gisborne without even a spanner. Another car of the same type has Ireen ordered by Messrs Anderson and Son for Mr M. Doherty, and it will come to hand by the Ripple to-morrow.

Fli-Keelo is recommended bv the highest British, American, and’ X.Z. world as the best insect destroyer. Take a tin home to-day. It gives you peace and satisfaction. Is per tin. everywhere. Wholesale agents, L. D. Nathan. The Dingo Medicine Co., Ltd., Auckland.-

) The Muriwai Hotel has been ae--1 qll:red by Mr A. F. Saunders. | ‘"A Rogue of the Turf” will be repeated again at the Opera House this evening. j Mr. D. E. Davis, proprietor of the ' Hastings Princess Theatre, has sold | it to a syndicate. j Mr V. Gleeson liars purchased the Rising Sun Hotel, Auckland, for £]().- . ooo: ) Tli“ “Trade Review” states that about* £2,000,000 has been spent in j motor cars in Xew Zealand during : the Jast two years, j A first offender for drunkenness failed to appear before the Court yester- ’ day, and* was fined 8s and 2s costs, or 48 hours’ imprisonment, i The Wairoa County Council had a record pay sheet before it at last meet- ■ ing, namely, £4135 10s 3d, as follows: i Genera! account £ISBO 15s, loan account £2,555 4s 3d. It is reported in Sydney that several large meat concerns at ’Frisco are negotiating for the opening of trade in Australian frozen meat with America. If the scheme eventuates important developments are anticipated.—P.A. message. Te Hapara residents are reminded of the Xmas Tree and .sale of -work and entertainment to be held in the hall at 7 o’clock to-night. The children are being specially catered for in various ways. The Commissioner of Crown Lands (Mr R. T. Sadd) intends, journeying to the Kaiwaka block, Esk Valley, this week, to go into the matter of subdivision and roading in anticipation of furthering closer settlement. The following notices of motion will be dealt wiili at the next meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board: Mr Hunter. “That a scheme be devised by which all schools shall be visited annually by members; of the Board. In the 15-round boxing contest for the light-weight championship of Xew Zealand. Hegartv defeated Len Porter, at Hastings. It was one of the best contests seen in Xew Zealand for a" long time, the boxing being clean and smart. The “Wairoa Guardian” catalog::;-* the following coming events:—Dee. 215, Caledonian sports: Jan. 1. Erasertown sports. Xuhaka A. and P. Show: Jan. 3. Xapier wool sale: Jan. 21 and 22. Wairoa races: Jan. 24, Wairoa A. and P. Show.

I The annual cricket match between 1 Wanganui College School and Welling- ; toil College was played at Wanaamil ■ on the new school ground on Thursday and Fridav last, resulting in the | victory oi the home team by 198 run*. | Scores were: Wanganui 142 and 219, Wellington College 119 and 44. This was the first inter-school match played on ilie new ground. Evidence that the Wairoa road is now in good order, and that the completion or the Esk river bridge and Tangoio deviation has considerably improved conditions for the travelling public is furnished by the fact that Mr Pulley, contractor, motored from Xapier to Wairoa in 4 hours. 28 minutes. and the journey could easily have been accomplished in four hours but for a delay due to sheep being met on the road. Buyers of Xew Zealand butter in London are inserting a stringent clause into their contracts, concerning the percentage of water in- all imported butter. Butter exporters in Xew Zealand derive great benefit from the close watch kept by the Government produce grader to detect over-mois-ture in blitter for export. In this way contracts are saved from repudiation. One exporter recently lost over £3OO on a contract, his butter containing a very slight excess percentage of TWIT, or

Frederick Kempton. 63 years of age. but looking much younger, was arrested yesterday morning on- a charge that he obtained 10s from Frank Alley by means of a false pretence. He was brought before Mr. W. A. Barton. S.M., and stepped jauntily into the dock, being .extremely anxious to know who had laid the information. It being obvious that accused had recently been in acquaintance with ‘‘’the flowing bowl.” his Worship remanded the case till this morning.

A small but very sharp little Chinaman pleaded "not guilty" at Napier on Monday to a charge ‘‘that he was at V\ ellington found in the possession of opium, in form suitable for smoking. Joe Chung was his name, and on receipt of a warrant for liis arrest on Saturday. Detective Kemp and Sergeant Cummings, ran him to earth later in the day. A remand was asked for and granted, accused to appear at Wellington on Friday, and in the meantime to provide sureties, himself of £IOO, and two others of £SO. Says Friday's “Wairoa Guardian'": "All the elements that usually go to make a drowning tragedy were present yesterday afternoon on the foreshore of Kopu road, at the foot of Grey Street. A venturesome small boy, another who tried to effect a rescue, a shallow foreshore, with an overhanging ledge, a sudden dip. and a lady who could not swim. Mrs. V. E. M inter went on to the bank with a book, and before she was there long. J. Campbell, who was with her own boy \ ictor, chased a flock of • geese down the bank, and flopping into” the u a ter, the hoy followed them and went over the ledge into deep water. The other bov made a good attempt to rescue Campbell, but himself got into difficulties. Mrs. W inter then lushed into the water and managed to throw, the hoy Campbell on the bank—her own having reached shalwater. Mrs. Winter by this time M as up to her hock and unable to <ret a looting and clung on to the ledge. Wt fins time she was seen by Mrs. M. Thomson, who called some men who ivere cutting trees close by. Both ran to the scene, and one of them, Mr. Con. Brunner, got Mrs. Winter out, and she then collapsed. She was attended by Mrs. Thomson, supplied m ith dry clothes, and to-dav appears nothing the worse for her mishap, bp till now this spot has been considered safe even at low tide, but it is not so for children and those unable to swim, because the river has cut in here very much of late, and there >s a. good depth ot water at low tide. 1 ’

Most mothers amt fathers know what a real worry it is selecting presents for Christmas—yet it lias to be tlone. Let ns suggest to our readers the iiiost up-toklate, easiest, and most, economical way. Ma'ke a list of those lor whom you are purchasing presents and simply go straight to the Melbourne Cash, where you will have no difficulty in making n selection of most useful presents.*

The competition for tlie Coleman hield was completed yesterday, when le local squads were inspected by aptain Skelley, who will make las svard during the course of a few days. The usual monthly payment to tlie nployees on the Gisborne-Mo'tu railay construction works was made yesirday, and the payment to the work's on the Xapier-Gisborne line was iatlc last neck.

According to a P.A. message from Wellington, ninety-two rinks have en'red for the annual tournament of le Northern Bowling Association, to ike place at Auckland early in Jar.ai•y. All the doctors between Timaru and amaru, witli one exception, were in /tendance at the Supreme Court sitngs at Timaru on Thursday and Frily in connection with the Dr. Barav libel case. Doctors wore also promt from Dunedin and other centres. .3 he annual infantry encampment ill be held at Oringi. near Dannexke, next, year, and it will extend om April 18 to April 28. Those who ire been absent from parades withit leave will havo to be at camp on pril 14, so as to make up the statuary number of parades. “Our Own” at Napier wired last iglit:—“The Minister for Public 'orks stated to me to-day that there as no intention of changing the uto of the East Coast railway, which as now being fenced where it passes trough private property, and if nocsai’v the whole route will be so proctccl.”

The revival of “The Battle Hymn cf e Republic” by Bathe Pictures at is Majesty's Theatre last night atacted a large house, which gave the lepdid film a great reception. The bleaux showing the birth of Christ, e procession to the judgment seat, id the Day of Judgment were exptionaliy impressive, and were great, admired. This star picture will be own again to-night. At St. Andrew's Church yesterday ternoon a quiet but pretty wedding rs celebrated, when Flora, second nighter of the late Wm Macdonald, medin. was married to Mr. J. W. ane, of Ashburton. The Rev. IV. rant performed the ceremony, and e bride was given away by Mr Hardg. Miss E. A. Macdonald, sister of e bride,' acted as bridesmaid, and r. W. Hall was best man. The ppy couple received many handsome esents. " /

Since the public trial of the new talisator at Ellerslis on Saturday st, the committee have made several rflier tests of the mechanism, with view to getting certain necessary justments made in time for the ening of the summer meeting on ixing Day. Unfortunately it has en found impossible to have the main? in such working order by Boxg Day as to justify the, committee making it the medium for public eculation. Under these circumstans the committee have decided that ey must revert to the use of the. old talisntors for the coming meeting. P.A. message from Auckland.