Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 3407, 11 August 1913, Page 4

Local and General.

A first offender for drunkenness, shoAving signs of excessive indulgence, appeared before the Court on Saturday, and Ava.s remanded for three days’ curative treatment. A section of residential land containing one-fifth of an acre, situated at the corner of Marine Parade and Mansfield Street, Wairoa, near the Presbyterian Manse, Avas sold some days ' ago to a Gisborne buyer for £275. “Helen Gardner in'“Cleopatra” will be repeated by Pathe Pictures at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night. The big GOOD feet film was received Avith the greatest enthusiasm by a packed house on Saturday night. The commendable craze to beautry has “caught on” elscAvhere than in Gisborne. Last Saturday the Mayor of Wairoa planted the first two trees in Coronation Square. These Avere two handsome Avell-groAvn Retinaspora Leticlada, donated by Mr S. Groves to the Beautifying Association. With regard to the man named Hettlesen who was drowned at Mohaka last week, it is a peculiar coincidence that deceased, Avho has no relatives in the Dominion, only just filled the place of & man similarly incapacitated at Mohaka a short while back, and still in hospital. A Xuhaka corresixmdent states that the roads all over the district are in tip-top condition for this season of the year, except- that part of the Waikokopu Read where the metalling was suspended. A car Avhich left Wairoa at 1 ]i.m. on Thursday got back oy dinner hour, constituting a record for the road. Workmen are now busily engaged laying off the necessary roads in the new hospital grounds, and gardeners are at work planting the gully on the far side of the main building. Native shrubs have been planted and a number of other plants and floAvers are being tended in a special enclosure in readiness for replanting, "he grounds lend, themselves specially for the purposes of decoration, and should eventually be an attractively cultivated enclosure.

11l this issue it is notified by the auctioneers soiling at the Matawhero saleyards that during the Spring months a special day Aviil be set aside for dairy stock on'y. Dairy stock will be sold' on each Wednesday the daybefore the ordinary Matawhero sale. Dairy stock can only be sold on the Thursday il sold in ' one lot. This means that one coaa- can be sold by itself, but a pen of say six cannot be offered one at a time. This airangement was msde in justice to the dairy farmer, as under the present conditions it often means that Avith a big entry of cattle, the dairymen cannot Avait until late in the afternoon to see this class of stock sold.

Referring to the stabbing affray which occurred at AN airoa last Saturday evening, the “Guardian states that Maud Courtenay, alias Lint Lu, is a divorcee from the household of the latter, a Chinaman who keeps a fruit shop. The woman had been living with Jim Fong Tom:, a Celestial who conducts a fruit and confectionery business. At 8.30 p.m. she went into the hack part of Lim bins shop, and there an altercation sprang up, the woman becoming very abusive, the police being sent for. In the meantime she is alleged to have picked up off the counter a corkscrew, with a sharp side point and stabbed the Chinaman twice in the temple, inflicting two or more serious wounds necessitating,the calling in of medical assistance.

The subterranean noises and earth tremors reported from AA aikaremoana are further vouched for by the occupants of Lake House. At about 10.30 a.m. on July 25, the attention of people at the House was drawn to an unusual sound ifi the air, and looking up. they at once saw objects approaching at great speed from west to east. As they came nearer, and while passing over Lake House, the cause of the aerial disturbance was found to be four objects which fell into the bush, the visitant from space being distant not more than 100 yards from" the house. Later in the day an attempt was made to locate the fallen bodies but as the Native bush was only negotiable with difficulty, the search party had great trouble to wedge their, way along, but they still hope to be able to find the heavenly bodies they saw. These they conclude, were portions of a falling meteor.

A deputation from the Gisborne branch of the Teachers’ Institute, consisting of Messrs F. J. Rowley (President). R. Cole, F. Faram, J. C. AA'oodward, J. McLeod. J. Wauchop, and S. Pole, waited on Sir James Carroll on Saturday in regard to the question of teachers’ salaries. Mr Rowleyacted as spokesman, and informed Sir James that at the monthly meeting of the Teachers’ Institute "that morning the following resolution had been carried: “That this meeting strongly condemns the very inadequate and unjust proposals contained in the Budget in connection with teachers’ salaries, and suggests that _ the fairest and most equitable basis for temporaiy relief would be an increase of at least 15 per cent, to Hi salaries.” Sir James Carroll said he would forward the resolution to his ‘ colleagues, Messrs AY. I). S. MacDonald and A. T. Ngata, who were looking after lus interests in the House. Sir James stated that education would be made an important subject of debate wheli the Financial Statement was being considered, iand as the teachers had friends on both sides of the Houso ho thought that the Government would have to concede more consummation to teachers than had been given in tho past. Sir James advised the teachers to form a union.

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The steamer Rosamond arrived ia harbor at 1.30 this morning from Auckland. The Rosamond was. unable to Avork Tologa Bay owing to tne heavy sea running..

The first Ladies’ Night of die cently-formed Gisborne Savage A- no is set down for Thursday next at Die Scottish Hall, and an entertaining programme is in process of preparation. The Club’s badges are now to hand, and can be obtained by members from the secretary, Mr W. Howard Feilding.

Good progress is being made with the construction of the telephone exchange at Tologa Bay. A party, un " der the direction of Mr Coles, engineer, lias the Avork in hand, and it is considered it will take about a coupie of months to finish the Avork. There are sorneAvhere about 70 subscribers to the Tologa exchange.

It is interesting to note that the Marlow Dramatic Company at present showing at the Opera House* brought the largest selection of scenery and effects which has ever been handled by the shipping and port authorities at Gisborne. It is stated that the Company’s bill for excess luggage con. s of a somewhat startling nature.

A large crowd assembled at the Recreation Ground yesterday afternoon, and thoroughly enjoyed the attra.ct.vc programme submitted by the Gisbor City Band. The selections comprised : March, “The JTue Dragoons ; air varie “Eventide” ; trombone solo, “Inspires Moi,” T. Williams; selection “Stephen Adams’ Song , selection’ “Crispino”; Avaltz, “Eternal ; march, “The Bayards’ ; Gcd Save The King.”

A lunatic brought from the country on Saturday Avas lodged in the lock-up, and between 5 and 6 p.m. succeeded in raining brief freedom._ He managed to get out of his cell in some way, pnd reached the street rather scantny clad. Being a big man, the task oi re-piacino- him under restraint Avas a rather difficult one, but he was eventually conducted to his temporary’ quarters, and Aviil be tested for lunacy in due course.