Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 3963, 20 June 1913, Page 4

Local and General.

Mails for Auckland, Tokomaru Bay and Coast per Victoria, Saturday, 21st, now close at 4 p.m.

The committee of the Beautifying Association will meet at 4 p.m. today.

The old police station building is being renovated and will shortly be occupied by a constable. The hairdressers of Feilding have reduced the price of liaircuttmg liom Is to Gd.

The Cook County Council meets this morning, when the chairman (Mr H. Ken way) will submit a report on the recent conference with the lion. • 11. Herries on the subject oi rating Native Lands.

In regard to the scheme in \Vellingr ton for planting the Town Belt, .;0,000 young trees have been ordered tor delivery during the next month or two.

A euchre nartv and dance, under the auspices of tfie Friendly conference, will be held at V lam ay s Hall to-night and* the proceeds will be donated to Bro. A. Russell, of the Foresters’ Lodge, who has been laid aside through an accident.

Air. Borneo Gardiner, “the New Zealand bell bird,” will make Ins final appearance at Patho. Pictures to-night, when the attractive current programme will also fill the screen at His Majesty’s Theatre for the last time.

A Napier P.A. message last night said:—The Supreme Court action brought by the New Zealand Picture Supplies Company, Limited (C. Hayward’s and Fuller’s) against the Thompson Payne Company was not concluded when the Court rose this afternoon till to-morrow.

The Supreme Court sessions at Gisborne will not now open until Thursday next, as His Honor Mr Justice Cooper will not be able to arrive from Hamilton until Wednesday. On Tuesday, Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., as Registrar, will formally open the Court and adjourn it till “Thursday. Jurors are not obliged to attend until Thursday.

“I don’t object to them doing so, but I object to having my fence smashed into smithereens by a mob of crocks. Will you please send the ranger along with a gun and put the poor tilings out of their misery,” was how a settler addressed a letter to the Akitio County Council concerning a neighbor’s wandering stock. Last evening at the Temperance Association meeting the Quarterly Journal was read. A bright array of essavs upon various subjects was read and'discussed, and the debates winch followed were participated in by Bros. Hastie, Mead, Downes, Anderson, Brown. Hastie, Hopkinson. and Hatton. Matters in connection with the pending debate with St. Andrew’s Society are well forward.

In the current number of the “Agricultural Journal” Mr J. L. Bruce says that “it is no optimistic prediction to assert that New Zealand is easily capable of carrying not 24,000,000 (as at present) but .50,000,000 sheep, and still provide excellent scope for the expansion of the dairy industry on the rich low lands less suitable for sheep but eminently adapted for dairying.”

News has been received in Napier that Mr. Geoffrey Haggen, a Hawke’s Bay boy. has received the Rhodes Scholarship for the Province of Ontario. Canada. Mr. Haggen is the son of Mr. E. A. Haggen, fromerly the proprietor of the “Woodville Examiner.” He was born in Taradale. and received his education first at Taradale school under Mr. R. Goulding. and lately at Toronto University.

Kiwis are becoming almost a rarity in the more settled parts of the country (says the “Wanganui Herald”), but at last night’s meeting of the committee set up to make arrangements for the visit of the New Zealand to Wanganui, an offer was received from Mr. A. Grimwood. of Putiki, to present the officers of the big ship with one. of these rare birds, an offer which was accepted with pleasure.

A voutli from way-back recently entered a local drapery establishment and asked to be allowed to try on an overcoat (says the “Winton Record”). Scenting a sale the assistant was all attention, and after >a garment had been found which fitted like a glove the promising customer requested to be informed “its size. "Can I wrap it tip,” eagerly asked the'salesman. "No. thank you. lam sending away for a coat, and merely wanted to find out what size I took," was the stunning reply.

The “Manawatu Times” says:—A dairy company operating along this coast, which recently distinguished.itself by sending Home a consignment of butter containing too much moisture, has gained further distinction. It appears that alterations were being carried out at the factory, and a quantity of mortar found its way into the cream vats and eventually into the butter. When the new. blend of butter reached the Home market it as evidently not appreciated by'the Londoners, and no time was lost in communicating by next mail for thq factory not to repeat the dose.

Before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, judgment for plaintiffs by default was given as below': John Henry Ormond (Mr T. A. Coleman) v. John Lionel Baker, £55 2s 6d and costs (£4 14s 6d) ; Sarah Gordon v. William Reynolds, £2 and oests (os). Judgment summons cases were dealt with as follows:—Frederick - William Jones (Mr Bright) v. Samuel Doleman, £8 18s forthwith or 9 davs’ imprisonment and £26 4s forthwith or 26 days’ imprisonment; George Smith (Mr Bright), v. Mansfield, £3 2s forthwith or 3 days’; Henrv Currie v. G. Griffiths, £1 8s forthwith or 4S hours’. .

A Dunedin commercial man says he. would not be surprised if margarine were manufactured in New Zealand before very long. The meat companies. he points out, supply a great quantity of _ fat to the manufacturers of margarine in other countries, where the demand for that substitute for butter is enormous. Some manufacturers have become so clever in the production of margarine that even the best judges have mistaken it for the best butter. Last year England imported 1,352,427 cwt. of margarine.

A well-known farmer of considerable standing in the Temora (New South Wales) district, in an interview with the editor of “The Fertiliser,” is reported to have said that anyone who is a practical farmer, sober, and a grafter, need never work for anyone for longer than two years. Plenty of owners will take such a man on and give him a good start 'financially and otherwise, but lie must he practical, with a knowledge of machinery. Even one year’s profit would give such a good worker sufficient to start for himself—that is, should the reason be a reasonably good one.

A very wide range of vases and violet glasses at Nasmith and Son’s. See window.*

One of those events which cause a thrill of excitement in this town takes place to-morrow. It is the first day of the great winter sale _pf Melbourne Cash. As one has said, it is undoubtedly the - greatest shopping event of the town, and no doubt there will be the usual crowd after the big clothing and drapery bargains.*.

The Cook Hospital and Charitable Aid Board wljl meet this evening.

The box plane fer the “Puss in Boots” season will open at His Majesty’s this evening.

Owing to a number of councillors being absent from the district, the Waikol™ County Council have postponed their meeting from to-day until next Friday.

At the meeting of the Christchurch Presbytery on Wednesday it was stated that the Gust district was becoming depopulated, the reason being that manv settlers were leaving the locality, and that the re-aggregation of estates was going on.

The return hall to the bachelors given by the married ladies and spinsters of Makaraka and Mata where was held last evening, and was a great success, about GO couples being present. Mr A. W. Muir acted as M.C., and good music was supplied by Messrs N. Kirk (piano) and H. Renwick (violin). The hall was beautifully decorated with ferns and evergreens, the decorations being supervised bv Mrs C. W. Johnston, assisted by the ladies’ committee. A full report is unavoidably held over till tomorrow.

“The Standard Oil Company pursued the most ruthless methods m crushing competion. Its long catalogue of crimes has been enumerated by* the Supreme Court of the United States in justification of the finding that the Trust was in undue restraint of trade.” This was a statement by Mr J. H. Hosking, K.C., in the sugar “Trust” case at Wellington on Wednesday. He continued: “Even the much* maligned Merchants’ Association are innocent babes compared with the Standard Oil Company.”

fact of the authorities closing the school for three weeks whilst the teachers are receiving instruction m physical training is agitating the minds of the members of the Napier Main School Committee. In reply to a letter protesting against this step, sent them by the Committee, the Board replied at Tuesday’s meeting of • the Committee that the letter had been “Received.” This raised_the ire of the members, and the following motion was carried:—“'That the Board be asked, in making future arrangements, to make such arrangements as would" not interfere with the school work.”

One of the finest lines of fat lambs dealt with at the Pareora Freezing Works this season (says the “Timani Herald”), was sent in a few days ago by a well-known public man who has an excellent grain growing and sheep fattening farm in South Canterbury. The line consisted of 100(5 lambs, all of which were reared and fattened on the farm in question: they killed out at the very satisfactory average of 451 b each, “and returned the grower 22s 3d per head. There have been other lambs as good sent to the works this season, but, not so many in one line.

A case not unlike that or the faithful St. Bernard that refused to leave the side of his dead master was furnished in Invercargill <fn Monday (says the “.Southland Daily News”;, with the difference that the animal in this instance was a ferocious buli-dcg and his master was still in the (and of the living, but helplessly.intoxicated. The constable who visited the inebriate saw that any efforts to make an arrest would be fruitless until he got the assistance of someone better acquainted with the canine’s nature. This he did, and the owner or the dog appeared at the police court and was fined ss.

“I object to this quibble," said Mr Clark at the Harbor Board meeting at Napier on Tuesday, after Mr .J. Vigor Brown, M.P.. had contended that the chairman had misrepresented the actual position at the recent conference in connection with the rating proposals. "Before Mr Brown cn inhere we never had this sort of thing, and he hoped it would not be continued. —Mr Brown said that as long as he had a seat on the Board he would not be a dummy. He was them- to represent the ratepayers, and would do so. If he heard misrepresent;”;' ns he would always take the first opp wtunitv of contradicting them. The question was closed by the chairman remarking that he had to - Mr Brown the option of speaking the matter.

The annual report of the Gi-Nr: Cosmopolitan Club show; that :n't:ration to be in a flourishing state, financially and otherwise. The mem': - ' ship now stands at 525. Thi- was repith of the report presented : i last night’s annual meeting- and r.l pro unanimously. Mr. J. B. Ley-L K was installed as president. Mr. Geo: - ge Buscke as vice-president, and Mess:-. J. C. Xisbett (retiring pres:c nr. J. Colley. T. McConnell," H. L. reys, J. Mahoney, C. Taylor, rri R Lewis as committeemen. The remainder of the evening was spent socially, and a large crowd sat 6 wv. r a sumptuous spread. The toast list was interspersed with a programme o: musical and vocal items. Mr o'. Wenton catered in his usual good style. The Labor Unions in Gisborne with similar bodies in other centres, are keenly interested in the forthcoming Julv Unity Congress to be held m Wellington. During next week somewhere about 12 delegates will be leaving Gisborne to attend the conference. which commences on Tuesday. July 1. A number of questions hare been submitted to the various La' v bodies for consideration, and those questions will come up at the conference-. • The Gisborne delegates are desirous of getting the opinions of the various labor bodies here, and a mooting is called for this evening to discuss questions to be submitted. Among the questions submitted are the following: What would be _ the most successful method of organising the unorganised workers of bev Zealand industrially? What would be the most successful method or -organising the unorganised workers of New Zealand politically? What would be the best method of advancing tho campaign? Several other questions regarding the present Government, also matters dealing with running daily and weekly papers. Mann, Chemist-Optician, has _no authority to fill you full of formaldehyde, but- lie lias a license to toll the truth, and that is that lie can fit you with glasses.* Special display of buffer dishes, latest'designs, at ' Nasmith and Son #, jewellers.* .