Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3989, 23 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

Our Parliamentary correspondent reports that Sir Jas. Carroll vester-da v gave notice to ask the Alinister for Public A\ orks whether he intended to make provision this year for tho erection. of additions to the Gisborne Post Office,-to avoid the present overcrowding and! to provide for extended accommodation urgently required.

Mrs Bugdcn, widow of the late Hr A. Bugden, 'killed in the sad .accident at Paint ah i. lias started business i” conjunction with his brother as confectioner, greengrocer, and tobaoooni.st, at 279 Gladstone Road (late Davis).

ilie Worlds Picture management have received so many requests for a rendition of "The Adventures ot Katlilyn in the Jungle” that they wired for permission to retain this feature for tin's afternoon and evening, and the necessary nermit being received, this startling feature is included in the programme for all sessions to-day and this evening.

Members of the Trentham Regiment (the Karl of Liverpool’s Own) who are now encamped at Rangiotu express keen disappointment at having to leave 'Trentham (says our Wellington correspondent). Letters received from numbers of the men testily to this. One man, writing to a friend in Wellington after a week’s experience at Rangiotu, says: “I miss the concerts up here like there were at Trentham. Trentham was getting like a home to many of us. There will never he another eamo like Trentham.” ,

Judgment- for the amount claimed was given by Mr W. A. .Barton, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning in tlve following undefended civil cases:—Thomas Robert .Gordon (Mr Bright) v. Alice Maud Adams, balance of claim £1 and costs os: Mangapapa Town Board v. Leonard Powell Wilkinson, balance of claim for rates, £l3 las lOd and. costs lbs; Reginald l W. Fitt (Mr Willock) v. Charles A. Yardley, £G 3s 6d, and costs £1 3s 6d. Orders lor immediate? payment wore made in the following judgment summons case: Tiomi Wiribana (Mr Finn) v. Charles Ferris, jun., £3O 12s, or 30 days’ imprisonment ; F. Hall and Sons (Mr Bright) v. Miliaka H-a-raki. £4 10s 6d or five days’ imprisonment.

Not a little humor was introduced into tho proceedings at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning when it was noticed that the religion of one of the accused on the charge sheet was sot down as “Confusions.” 'The fact that the accused was a Chinaman let :sj little light into the puzzle, and when it was discovered that the offence with whieli ho was charged was insobriety daylight llooded the mystery. Tlie Celestial no doubt informed the constable that ho was a follower of Confucius, but his .speech' being naturally somewhat incoherent and Confucius not being so well known as other founders ' of religions “Confusions” was by no means a bad shot. Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., smilingly remarked that no doubt tho word used described the accused’s condition very well,

The eighth instalment of tho wild animal serial, “Adventures of Jvathlyn,” is the. chief attraction at the Opera House, and will be finally, screened this evening.

The team selected to represent Kaiti-City Thirds against High School to-morrow is as follows:—-Corbet (captain), Fitxmaurjee, O’Neill, HSwan, A. Swan, Walters (2) Bowler, Kain, Cooper; Jackson, Henley, Mahoney, Allen, Bunting; emergencies, Cudid, Corbett, and Bowler. ,

The following team has been selected to represent the Mercantile i fooKey Club against West End to-morrow . Fromm, Stevenson, Colley, Carrni n ‘> McDouga 11, Morgan, Kim her, Eton, Roderick, Hudson, Sweet, and Ma.cKio.

“The Wireless Voice,” a startling drama by the Reliance Company, which has been causing quite a s-u at His -Majesty’s Theatre, will be screened by Patlio, - Pictures ior tho last time to-night. ,

Messrs Williams and Kettle notify that the building on sections 1 and 10 of the Te Han estate will be sold for removal at the sale ot the property to-morrow. Intending purchasers may obtain the. key of the building from the agents.. -

An urgent call for medical help was received from Mata wai yesterday morning, arid Dr Collins and a hurried out by special train. A lady who had been suddenly taken ill, was brought hack to town, and at latest reports was progressing favorably.

.. desirable town section, particulars of which appear in our advertising columns, is being offered for .sale on Saturdav next bv Messrs Williams and Kettle' Ltd. 'Situated in Chdders Road adjoining Mr J. B. Cuthbert s building opposite the Gisborne Hotel, this section is very suitable for offices and in order to close a partnership the owners have placed a very low reserve with easy terms upon the property.

Whatever faults and failings may be urged against the natives of the Flowery Land, over-indulgence in alcoholic liquors can certainly not be_ included in the list. Rarely indeed ls it that, a Chinaman appears on a charge of drunkenness. A recreant member of the race, however, fell from grace in Gisborne this week, and dropped into the hands of the police. He managed to find bail, and did not appear when bis name was called at- the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning” “As far as lam aware,” remarked Mr W. A. Barton, S. Mb “this is the first time an individual of this nationality has been charged with drunkenness in this Court. ’ SeniorSergeant Hutton : There was one ease a few years ago. His Worship; They are very rare. Accused, who was a first offender, was ordered to forfeit the amont of his bail, 10s.

Tlie presence of an organisation of syndicalists in Auckland was mentioned by Air Craig, president of the Auckland Employers’ Association, at the annual meeting. He said a directgroup had established headquarters in this oitv, and were openlv advocating scientific sabotage as being the most powerful weapon oi the militant minority. He made the statement so that members of the Association should he aware of the presence of such dangerous individuals.

The attention of fruit growers is drawn to the fact that Mr Lloyd Williams will give two demonstrations ot pruning, etc., at Hexton to-day'. In the forenoon at 10 o'clock he will ho at Mr Liddell's place, and in the afternoon at if p.m. at the Government Experimental Farm. Mr AV illiams has on hand a large supplv of copies of the instructive address which he recently gave in Gisborne. , There iias already been keen „ inquiry-, foi copies, and on receipt of all further requests he will be pleased to send copies by return of mail.

Since the departure of I>r IckH ewe ns for the front (writes our Tokomaru correspondent) arrangements have been made for Dr Davis to visit Tokomaru everv Tuesday, m the meantime, the doctor's residence has been transformed into a nursing home, the full equipment of which is being attended to by Nurse Kenn-ett, who is at present in Auckland on this business. She will return shortß, and the home should be in full working order at an early date. Any inquiries in respect to the home or the doctor, can be obtained from Captain Plummer or Air \\ . Oates, senr.

The ladies' hockey matches, whi h were postpon •] room ’act Thumny, wore placed v.xterdav on the Childers Ro-d Reserve. Te Ra-t.n met and defeated the Allies by A points to 2. The winning po.nt was scored just on time, amidst a scene of great en-t-hi'si-'sui. bv Aliss R. Alalc-olm. who : cored all three goals for Te Rata, v. bile Ali-s At. Malcolm and Aliss B-Pt-Mi-e scored one each of the goals for file Allies. Air Afoses acted as referee. Kin Tea met High 'School B on No. 2 ground, and inflicted acrushing defeat »v 7 goals to nil. The game v, as far more even than tho scores indicate, but High School B were hardly equal to the task of penetrating Kin To a s goal. Air R. Howell officiated as referee.

V most enjoyable evening was spent at the Mangapapa. Presbyterian Church last night, when the Ladies Guild held a concert in aid of the funds of a bazaar which is being arranged. Rev. Mr Brown conducted an excellent programme, including items bv the following:—Miss Warren. Miss Jesse White, bliss Gardiner, bliss C. Johnston, Messrs Graham and Alexander, bliss Hillyard. Mr McGibbon, Airs Glanville, _ blisses barren (”) and bliss Renwick. Mr Alexander. bliss McLeod, blr Goldsmith. Accompaniments were _ played by Messrs Hood and Jesse "White. Supper was supplied bv the ladies of the Guild. At the close of the programme blr Williams, on behalf of the l adies’ Guild, thanked the performers heartily.

A probable explanation of the peculiar complications of diseases which the medical authorities had to combat at Trentham was given to a. “Times” reporter yesterday by a local member of the medical profession. He pointed out tlnit it was a well-known fact that the oftoner baceilli passed through a healthy organism the morsa virulent they became. Take, he said!, for example, the ordinary germ of measles. Each time this has passed' through a. healthy human body, the more active and. stronger it became, until before long the measles germ in no one resembled the microbe it started out as. This is a logical explanation of the complications which have puzzled the medical authorities at Trentham camp. Had the men passed as medically fit been loss robust and healthy, the microbes might not have been anything like as lively andl troublesome as they have proved.

An instance of the splendid loyalty of the local Maoris was given by Mr. Saunders, of Muriwa.i, at a social evening held last night at the Muriwai Hotel to farewell six Native bfyys who am going to the Front. Mr. Saunders took the chair, and on behalf of the residents of Muriwiai congratulated the men on their loyalty, which, lie said, had not weakened:, but rath-on strengthened, under the weight' of tho present crisis. Ho stated that out of the Native population of Muriwai there had been twenty who could fill all tho necessary requirements, and twenty-one had gone or were on their way to tho Front. The odd one was a hoy who was about three years under the necessary age, but who was now aboard a trcgpship on the way to tho Front. Tins magnificent total was certainly a record for New Zealand, and he doubted if any other township in the Empire had sent its entire eligible population to help the nation’s rnise. ; . .