Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3960, 17 June 1913, Page 4

Local and General.

Air Harry Fielder has forwarded £1 to His Worship the Alayor as a contribution to the Owen fund.

The attention of members of No. 7 Company, Senior Cadets, is directed to the fact that parades will in future be held on Tuesday nights.

His Lordship Bishop Cleary is com* ing to Gisborne to put his side of the Bible-in-Schools controversy before the public, and will probably be here earlynext week.

That the timber industry in the Poverty Bay district promises to develop into something important is proved by the fact that six sawmills are already in operation in the neighbourhood- of the railhead, and another one will be started almost immediately.

The man who was mentioned in a Wellington telegram a few days ago as having failed to turn up at the church when his prospective bride and the clergyman and public were waiting to see the nuptial knot tied was a native of Gisborne, and resided here until a few years ago. He was a. butcher here, and was well-known in sporting and athletic circles.

The superior quality of the bOJKXfft of heart of rirnu recently shipped to Napier hv Mr F. Hall for use in the construction of the new residence for Mr 11. AI. Straehan. is attracting attention from builders in Hawke’s Ray. Mr Hall has received several inquiries from Hawke’s Bay asking at what price timber of a similar qualify, which was admitted to- be much superior to anything that could be obtained in Napier, could be supplied.

A recent visit to a large wool store in Invercargill by a reporter exemplified the carelessness displayed by woolgrowers. Fleece after fleece bore unmistakable evidence of the sheep having been raddled immediately prior to shearing in such a manner as to lead -one to think that the marking was intended to increase the value of the clip, whereas it really had the opposite effect. The representative in charge of the wool sorting remarked that the depreciation amounted to fully 4d per lb. Commenting on this disregard on the part of the farmer, lie said it would be a good thing for the country if the price of raddle was increased to 4s per lb—growers might then exercise a wiser discrimination in its use. A look round also showed how absolutely careless growers were in the get-up of the clip. Some magnificent samples of wool were being removed from the bales preparatory to being rehaled for exporting, and every fleece had to be unrolled, skirted and re-rolled, work which the grower could quite as readily and capably have accomplished, and for which lie would have been amply recompensed in the increased price obtained for the clip-

After the last race at Fliers!ie last Tuesday (says the “Auckland Star”), a puntei'j hurrying from the course to tho station, dug his hands into his pockets with the idea, of ascertaining just how .lie stood on the day. His chagrin at finding himself minus a £5 note received in the last dividend collected can well be imagined. With the characteristic optimism of the speculator he retraced his steps: the lost fiver, however, was not forthcoming. Ultimately, resigning himself to his loss, lie again joined the throng bound stationwards. Passing- the spot- where he first discovered his loss, he was keenly on the look-out, and had the extraordinary hick to find the note in the middle of the asphalt- footpath. Pleasure at his discovery gave place to surprise, however, when a .well-dress-ed woman, coming towards him, and, seeing him pick np the crumpled paper, with all the coolness in tlio world remarked: “‘That’s mine, please!” “It is not; although it- is folded I can tell you that it. is a £o note, with a hole in the centre of it, and its mine!” was the indignant rejoinder of the man,-and the woman, without a word, hurried on. ,The extraordinary thing is that, between the time of the loss and subsequent recovery of t-lie note —probably ten minutes—at least 5000 pepole must have walked over it. v

With the big stock at their disposal and the way goods are so rapidly turned over, Melbourne Cash are in a unique position to be able to sell drapery at the very lowest prices. Their turnover gets larger and larger, and they leave np stone unturned to give satisfaction t<J one and all.*

The Fire Brigade met as usual last evening.

Onlv one offender for drunkenness, a Native, was in the lock-up late iasu night.

The beautiful Vitagraph idyll, “The Wood Violet,” will be shown for the last time to-night by Pathe I ictni es at His Alajesty’s Theatre.

Complaint is made about the muddy state of the approach to the wharf at the Tuatea’s berth. ) his is especially bad at the situation of the late mail box, persons having to wade ankle-deep in order to despatch then correspondence.

Someone broke a retailer s window’ in Gladstone Road on Saturday night, and the shopkeeper accepted the mishap with true philosophy, and ofteicd “a penny reward it the man "bp broke the window would come a .< ng." He has not yet turned up.

The heaviest cause-list which has figured at Te Karaka tor the monthly sitting of the Alagistrate’s Court there was experienced yesterday, when AH W. A. Barton, S.AL, had his time fully occupied from 10 a.in. until attmo p.m., and then a case had to be adjourned for hearing in town to-day.

Sydney Piniha. a Native. (Mr H«) pleaded'not guilty before Air \\ - A. Barton, S.M., at Te Karaka yesterday to a charge of having wilfully trespassed on the premises of Airs Delaney on June G. After hearing brief evidence, His Worship fined accused IQs and costs (£1 2s 6d), or 48 hours in gaol.

A number of offenders for drunkenness appeared before Air R. S. I - lot-, ance, S.M., yesterday. Three, for thenfirst lapses, were fined 5s and costs (2s) or 24 hours’ and a fourth was ordered to forfeit his bail (10s). ror a second offence within six months, Neil AlcDonald was fined 18s and costs (2s) or 48 hours’, and Ada Aliller was fined to the same extent.

The following are the tramway statistics for the past week:—Passengers carried 5896, as against 5909 the previous week, and 5789 the week before. The car mileage travelled was *26. as against SlO tlie previous week. the revenue totalled £ ; 35 16s lid, computed with £37 for the previous week, and £35 18s 9d for the week before.

The concert to be given by Alaoame Cleave in the Scottish Society s Hail on Wednesday", June 18, is being looked forwar dto with considerable interest. Those assisting will be:—A oculists Air F. V- Archibald (bass) and Air 0. H. Hignett (tenor); violinist, Mr. Claude Williams; accompanists, Mesdames AI. L. Foster and G. AI. Dodgshun.

The Pathe Picture management have engaged Mr Borneo Gardiner, the accomplished young siffleur, who has just concluded a most successful tour of Australia, to appear at His Alajesty’s Theatre, in conjunction with •the pictures, to-morrow night. Air Gardiner is an ex-Gisborne boy, hating spent bis school days at the Gisborne School and District High School.

The stowaway- who was arrested on the Alonowai on Sunday was a middleaged man named William AVoods. and lie appeared before Air R. S. Floram-e, S.AI.. yesterday- on a charge oi having travelled on the steamer between Auckland and Gisborne without paying Ills fare and with intent to avoid payment thereof. His A\ orsiiip inflicted a fine of £1 and costs (2s), and ordered the man to pay the fare (£1 Is), in default one month's imprisonment. Accused's story was that he was saying good-bye to a friend when the steamer sailed, but Detective AlcLeod said the story was a very unlikely one. *

The keenness of the average AA est Coaster in money- matters is exemplified by a story that is told <>f a picture showman, who runs a •'lucky seat ’ competition in conjunction with bis entertainment. One very wet night (on an ordinary wet night the theatre would have been full) there was -,-r sparse attendance, and many numbers were drawn, but none in respect to any of the seats that were occupied. The showman was getting _ somewhat weary and announced that if the winning number was not drawn soon he would give the' money to the hospital. Instantaneously- a voice from , the pit ejaculated: “And I vyill take the money a 1 eng m the hospital. At Te Karaka yesterdav. Air AV. A. Barton, S.AL gave judgment for plaintiffs in the following civil oases: Emma Evinson (Air Burnard) v. Tua Pawa, £l3 10s. and costs £1 los 6d_; same v. Town Porter. £4 2? 9 1 and costs 17s; AVaikohu County Council (Air Burnard) v. Karaitiana Ruru, £56 3s od and costs £4 8s: same y. Jane Carter, £1 Is costs: .1. AA .

Brown (Hr Burnard) v. Michael Dwyer, order by consent for payment of os per week until the debt- (£2o 3s 6d) is paid off; C. A. Foote (Mr Hei) v. f. P. Sydney, order by consent for payment of £22 14s 3d within six months, in default 23 days’ imprisonment: H. S. Nortlie (Mr Burnard) v. Sonny Bum, order for immediate payment.. £2 os 6d, in default two days’ imprisonment; Tutere Wi Bepa .(Air Hei) v. Henan Okeroa, order by consent for payment of £S 10s in six months, in dot" .’b oioht da vs’ imnrisonment.

A proposal that all yachts, launches, and pleasure boats in Auckland should be registered in the same way as other vessels was made to the Prime Minister (the Hon. W. F. Massey) by a deputation from the Farmers’ Union last week. Major Lusk (president), in making the request, stated that it was found, especially in the holiday season, that a great number of unknown and unnumbered vessels visit various parts of the coast, and the boating parties did a great deal of damage to farmers’ property. “Some even lire ball cartridges all over the place,” said the speaker. “Thc-y help themselves to the fruit in the orchards, and certain farmers on the coast and up the navigable rivers have found it- necessary to keep a close watch over their preserves. The trouble is they are never able to identify the depredators. We think the police might in. sonic way assist in stopping this sort of outrage.” Air 3’. AUCutcheon, of Alatata, said that a horse, valued at £5, had been killed by a bullet on liis property. The Prime Alinister undertook to give the matter his consideration.

Some two months ago Mr, C. L. Beary, a prominent member of the Christchurch Passive Resistors’ Union whose refusal to take the military oath and whose participation in meetings at the Clock Tower had brought him into frequent conflict with the ponce, was charged’ out a police information with being an “idle and disorderly person.” The ground for the charge was stated by the police to be the fact that the accused had taken up a collection at the Clock 'Tower, “a public, •place,” in aid of the funds of the Passive llesisters’ Union, and it- was urged by the prosecution that this brought Air. Beary within the scope of the legislation aimed against mendicants. The magistrate dismissed the charge. The ease attracted a great deal of attention, and representations were made to the Minister of Justice with a view to ascertaining if the police were within their rights in bringing such a charge. In replv to a communication by Mr. R. Hampton, on behalf'of the railway servants, the Hon. A. L.. Heidman has written : “I have caused inquiries to be made respecting the allegation contained in your communication, and I have gone into the reports submitted to me. I find that proceedings were instituted in the ordinary way, and that Air. Beary was dealt’ with by the magistrate in accordance with’the Law. Nothing was done that calls,for interference on my part,’’ , ’ . ’ -

Frost' fish, a delicious though rarearticle of food, are being caught in various parts of the Dominion. Five came ashore at Taiaroa Head (Dunedin) a few nights ago.

Apparently the suffragette mania has affected some person in Christchurch, for the walls of the Art Gallery are defaced by a chalk scrawl, in a childish, illiterate hand, “Votes, mr Women.”

The sale is reported of an estate of 30,000 acres three miles from Dargaville, at a price in the vicinity of £60,060, from B. E. Williams to It. H. Abbott. of Auckland, who has formed a company to sub-divide, read, and make it available for settlement.

A by-law prohibiting the wearing of unguarded hatpins lias been prepared by the AA'ellington City Solicitor in accordance with the resolution of the City Council. It will in doe coui.se come before the By-laws committee, and the Council will receive it at next meeting.

Last year the Dannovirko Racing Club made a profit of approximately £IOOO. Mem tiers confidently anticipate (savs the Hawke’s Bay “Iribune”) that after propcs/d improvements to the course are complet'd the revenue will be considerably increased.

At the Kanakawa (Bay of Islands) Hospital cn Alonday night Air George Thwaites, princ-ipal liglithouse-kecper at Cape Brett, and his wife died from consumption. They- had both been suffering for years, and it was on account cf the state of his health that Air Thwaites was appointed to Cape Brett, as it was thought the climate -here would afford some measure of relief.

»-• , Patrick 0 Connor,-who-was convicted some time back for .sly-grog selling and fined £SO at Te Karaka yesterday, was mulcted in a fine of £IOO for a similar offence. During the hearing of the ease against him yesterday, O’Conner, with characteristic .suddenness and determination, said. “I'll keep on selling whisky till hell"freezes.” The undignified statement caused a mild sensation in the little Court-room, and the orderly had to cry “silence” to repress the rippleof laughter which followed.

“A local slieepfarmor” (says the “AYairoa Guardian”), “who seeing to be somewhat- above the usual ea.ibre ratepayers, was signing cheques /he oth''r evening, and inadvertently signed one for a rabbit rate that will not be due till 1914, and lie posted it away without adding exchange. Toe 'indefatigable secretary’ at the other end. witii & mind only set on co.lt'ting as many ‘bawbees’ as possiole. instead of sending a letter of thanks untile unusual promptitude, made a inquest for the exchange. The farmei then found out he need not have h wii in such a hurry, and thinks or requesting the Rabbit Board to mrward him a year’s interest on his .'nan to help in decimating bunny.”

feP A case'which occupied some time at Te Karaka, before Air. AA'. A. Barton. S.AL. yesterday, was that of the AA'nikohu County Council (Air. Burnard) r. Henrv Ruru and AA'i Pyre 'Mr. Hei). The facts are that the defendant Ruru was cn the rate books *<>r the property in question, and although rated as owner on the rate book, Air. Hei argued he was not, in fact, owner, and his name had been errene- usly placed on the rate roll. Counsel argued further that although Run;'name was on the rata rod he was not bound by the- notice sent, and had been wrongly placed on the roil. His Worship overruled this argument, however, and gave judgment for plamtifr.

| In the opinion of Captain Eckiord. j who has been trading out of AVellingj ton for a great many years, and for : some time past has been directing Ins ! attention to the fishing industry (says ; the “Post”), there is no part of New j Zealand waters which abounds in more j fish than PaHiser Bay. Unfortunate- | !y. however, portions of the bottom of l the hay are studded with rocks, and I unless trawlers are careful great daj mage is done to the nets. Captain | Eckford, who is the principal owner | of the Energy, says that if it were u«>t ! for the rocks he would be aide to j tain sufficient fish in PaHiser to k.-ep ’ the AA’ellington market fully supplied i with fish all the year round. On a ve- ' cent occasion his steamer, with no ;> s> than 82 feet of water under her k-.-M got one of her big nets enlarge ! some of the rpeky projections, am: :: : was practically ruined. Losses of t : : kind meant the sweeping away or the S profits of one, if not two. previous ~'-n- ---; ce-ssful trips. As the result oi «ev- ral expeditions ho has obtained r--a:::t_< ; which will enable him to keep :>■ j safe portions of the bay in future. I Several new fishing grounds w-. re . <- ! covered.

Eulogistic reference to the N. w 7. land School Journal is made by Earl Grey in a- letter to the Hen. 3. A••■/!• Alinister of Education, roc-t • d ’> him before he left England ior N-w Zealand. Earl Grey, writing from • residence in Northumberland, says:--•It gives mo the greatest pleasr.r- \ be able to offer niv sinoerost cen.gr uulations to the head of the departmresponsible for the issue of the N >' Zealand School Journal. I have ■ them fairly regularly for some yc.--.vs. and have been much impressed ty v e high standard they have consist* n: y maintained. When I was Gove rue: - General of Canada I used to forv.avc copies of the New Zealand Journal to the Provincial Gov, rumen is as an example which mg’ : - followed to tb.e great advantage o* their respective provinces. RetV-v, 1 left Canada in -October. 1911. the ; vinc-e of British Columbia had instituted a school journal, and other provinces were seriously considering ;h----advisability of following -the example cf New Zealand. Ido not think any more effective instrument could be employed for inoculating the rising generation. with the wider outlook and the higher patriotism than that of a »d----ordored .school journal run on the lines of the wholly admirable School .L-ui-nal issued by your department.

It would appear that at lo<t long-despised white pine is aboi come into its own. Speaking :

“Times” reporter yesterday a piv-mii--eut timber expert stated that he imp been advised by one who was qua-itv <! to speak with authority oil the off - ject to hang on and value his white pine timber. For the making ot butter boxes this wood lias long stood unchallenged, and it- is recognised that suitable timber for this purpose i- m -

coming very scarce indeed, in Australia. Then again, it is pointed out that white pine is likely to bo used as a building material in countries where the “borer, 5 ’ which plays sum havoc with the timber, is unknown. The expert pointed out that white pine was in reality superior to a emd deal cf the" timber which was v-eing used for building purposes at present. All that was stipulated at present was that 0.8. rimu should be used. The result was that builders were using timber that was by no means heart <4 rimu. He pointed out that the borer played just as much havoc with the sap of rimu as it did with white pine. In any case, local mill owners who had good supplies of white pine on their properties were now rubbing their hands, and co-ngratuating themselves -on possessing a valuable asset.

The lad he loved her deeply, For she billed and cooed so sweetly. And she promised lie should have her In the happy days to be. But she qualified it thuswise: That she’d marry him for sure If he’d promise to always keep a stock Of Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure.*

“Better ask than go astray,” say •the Italians—so always ask for Martell’s Brandy or you may get some other served to you.*

Tn connection witli the- flotation of the new oil company just registered in Christchurch with a capital of £400,000, the Stratford “Post” says that it is understood that the company lias secured the rights over 11,000 acres, extending from Bell Block to Tarata, from Mr T. Nicholls, of Inglewood.

Thieves, like the poor, are always with us, and a me£tn, contemptible theft was perpetrated at Hunterville (says the Wanganui “Chronicle”). While a local footballer was playing in a match, someone went through his clothes and appropriated five shillings from his purse; and also a set of false teeth from the pocket of his coat. The player in question considers this the limit of contemptibility.

The following is from'the “Inangahua Times” : “AVe know, or if we do not, we should know, that Reefton will .some day be famed—not for its gold deposits—but for the vast deposits ot coal that now lio practically untouched in an unbroken line from Capelston to Alerrijigs, with a width extending from five to ten miles.” The AVest-port-Reefton railway, if completed, would serve this coalfield.

TI.AI.S. Pyramus, under sealed orders, has departed for Noumea. It is believed that on-arrival at New Caledonia she will be ordered to the New Hebrides, in consequence of reported trouble with the natives in that group. The New Hebrides are under'the joint control of Great Britain and France.

'Die advance representative of the Allen Dcone Company which is to appear at the Opera House shortly put in quite a strenuous day yesterday hunting up local talent to swell the ranks of the company for the local season. This will be readily understood when it is stated that the artistes lie required were a donkey and a pig. It says something for Gisborne perhaps that it was able to supply both the performers, who will appear in due course.

The Gisborne Operatic Society held its first rehearsal of the opera “Les Cloches Des Corneville” at Samsons’ rooms last evening, and the indications already point to a successful run. About 70 members were present and several new members went through the test. For a first rehearsal, everything went splendidly, and tlie musical conductor, Mr Foster, expressed himself as very satisfied with the result.

A “bargain” in glasses usually proves to be a “disaster.” Why should a competent optician sell anything but bargains—satisfactory glasses.—A. AY. J. Mann, ChemistOptician.*