Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3993, 28 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

A farewell social will he tendered to Dr \V. P. Porter, who leaves shortly for Auckland,, by the members of the Scottish Society to-rnorrow evening.. The chief attraction at the Opera Mouse this evening is tin* ninth episode of the wild animal drama “Adventures of Kuthlyn.” 'this number is decidedly interesting, many jungle beasts being featured. According to the last Gazette the total population of the four chief centres in the Dominion are given as follows:—-Greater Auckland, 117.703; Greater Wellington, 71,811; Greater -Christchurch, 87,70 U; Greater Dune--00,11)8.

■‘Tracked Ky the Hounds” a Hintling story of tile abduction oi an heiress, will he the principal attraction in the new programme with which .Pathe Pictures will resume performances at IDs Majesty's 'theatre to-night.

Surveyors l ave ab-eady made a start with the work of cutting up the Benmore. run, comprising 320,000 acres, and it will probably he ready for occupation some time next -'-ear (states the ••North Otago 'times”).

r fhe meeting of the Kaiti School Committee, fixed for last night, lapsed for want of a quorum. One or two of the members were away, and business ties claimed others. The meeting will b - held on Tuesday ev. niiig next.

Our Parliamentary correspondent sacs there is no change in connection with the. National Cabinet proposals. Very much depends upon the caucus oi the Opprsiiian party, which will be held riiis (Wednesday) morning, and at which the Gov nimcnt’s amended. otter V. id l.v .'liscil'scri.

The last Gazette contains a notice of tlie application of Wilburn Innocent. Peiclieli, Edward llunsliekl Barber, and -James Little to transfer the lease of Waikavva No. 2 B to Elizabeth Sheriff: Woikawa No. 3 (part), from \V. !. Petchell to Elizabeth Sheriff; No.* 3 (part), from F. 11. Barber to Ralph Christian Murphy: anil No. 3 (part) from James Little to Ralph Christian Murphy. iii.ua LLuiuki, a m.ddle-agcd Native, was ehargcfi i.-y the police at the Magistrate's C-uurt yesterday morning that he 'lid. at Poiiawa, on May 2(5 last, steal one buiiock, valued at £ls, itiu property oi Thomas Fraser. Ml' Kane appeared for tlie accused, while Detective McLeod represented tho police. On tho apple alien oi' Detective McLeod, accused was remanded until 'Tuesday next. Lail was allowed in self toll, and two sureties of £25, or mu' oi .tut). Tim Men's Lathing Shed Association will hold the third euchre tournament, which is also the final, for the aggregate prizes, in Findlay's rooms on J.-'ri-dav evening. 30th -duly. Owing to the carnival and prior engagements on suitable evenings the association was obliged to postpone the final. A very pleasant evening may be anticipated. The aggregate list- is now on view m Mr Armstrong's (chemist) window.

The case of Frank Weston, charged by the police with playing “two-up at Makaraka on July 2, was called on at tho Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning. Air Coleman appeared for accused, and explained that, the .utter was at Auckland, and had sentword that- he had written m connection with tlie charge. On Air Coleman's application,' Mr AV . A. Barton. S.M.. granted an adjournment until Friday next.

Private Tlaar. a member of the New Zealand Force- at the Dardanelles, evidently found himself short of willing material, for his last message to his mother. Mrs Haar. oi Vi inchestei, was written on a playing card— the two of hearts. Besides the address ho iias managed to get in a line or two to the effect that lie is well and enjoyin«*' a IVvv days’ rest behind tno fivuiii. lime At the bottom the censor, m this case'T.ieulenant. R. A. R. La wry. has written Ids certificate, “U curd is duly stamped as having been passed.

A supplement to tho Gazette contains a register of licenses issued under the Land Agents Act, 1812. Tins shows that Gisborne is well supplied with land agents, no fewer than 30 figuring in the list. h lie Gisborne agents are as follows:—1‘ retie 1 t'lC Robert Hall, Charles.. John Bennett, Charles Grosvenor Bloore, Ch-ir'es Frederick Busrko, Mdlbim i hamit Clayton, Thomas Alexander Coleman. Alexander Gerald Bcere, Joseph Bruton Kells. David Ralph Do Costa, Henry Currie, Edward Mi 'Murray Cuthbert, John Edward Espie, Frank Ernest Gaddum, Ralph Boyd Dohson, Thomas William ILaokett, l!enr\ Kwart Rill, James lanes, T. illiam Hamilton Irvine, John llenrv Jones, Norman Lysoar do Lautour, 1 liomas George Lawless, David Mexico, Edward Oaks, Gilbert Kennedy Pasley, /William Innocent Petehell, Christopher Gisborne Piesso, .Arthur Sliapton Richards, Francis Granville Sharp, William Eugene Whitley, Frederick Henry Wohlers Traill.

An exciting whaling adventure. befell a Tory Channel party last Friday evening. Two motor-boats (Belinda and Crescent), owned by Mr C". Per ano of Pi'-tou chased two whales into Cook Strait. Both were harpooned, anct the Belinda towed her nvu-.e in to tho shore. The Crescent’s whale, however, got underneath the boat and lifted it ■out of the water. The craft immediately began to swamp, water covering the engine. The whale was cut adrift, and the natty (.consisting of two, Ja r ksons and Tonis) put up a sad and began hailing the water out wuU kerosene tins. They were six miles out at this time, and when just about swamped, another motor-boat went out to tire rescue. The Crescents crow had a very narrow escape. Ihe boat was considerably knocked about, and tho engine ruined. Mr Poraiio s party has secured fifteen whales m che last two months, the oil or wlncn is valued at. about £3OOO. A handy East Coast, cropping farm is advertised in to-day’s issue tor sale bv Mr F. Traill, Lowe Street. . . As Coast land is difficult to obtain at present, tho particulars should prove interesting.

A Tress cubic from. Hobart states that the Tainui has sailed for Wellington.

Tnere are at least II new freezing works being ere:ted Uv the ISoit Island, mostly co-operative companies.

A general meeting of the J-f • 11 ughv Union will, he held, on ~ T,)' 1 a ' T evening next in the Disraeli Stiee training shed to consider the rei)o"t and halauee-.sheet iff the Jiast sea.- »i-

A man named Joint Buchanan pleaded c/uiltv to a charge-of drunkenne,to at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and whs lined JOs an<l costs -s ni fault 48 lioiir.s’ imprisonment.

A leading Masterton bulkier informed a “Wairanipn Dailv Ernes «‘y porter that the high price of matcii. b> is already affecting the bulking trade. 11l a feu ; weeks’ Drne roofing iron and some other materials wdl he a mo. unprocurable, arid the result will P I,ably he a decided failing off m building.

A large gathering will be c‘n't ,; ni t/> assemble at the Ormond HalJ this evening, when, a iareweU v.n! ae. < ered to Mr Con. Noonan, the pop Mm jn-oprietor of the Ormond Hotel, is retiring after many years c--r* tion. \s‘ill l the district.

musi-al treat si.-ould be cn;o\c< at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian C-luc this evening, when a strong c nr render Dr Shinn’s histori a. «'.«/"• •«» ■■The Captives of Babylon. -g. lection will he taken up in -no or me organ fund.

The World's Pietures maiiagenien.t will -screen ‘"The Trey o Health t n ■> afternoon iif time wdl permit, dependent on the early arrival of the Auckland mail. 'Phis feature will.be s- reened at both sessions thus cvc-miu ami all sessions to-morrow. iXmooi children are reminded that the verscompetition closes definitely on -,/a. > dav next, July 31.

Arrangements for the -passing oi the Empire resolution on Declaration J)ay are well in hand. Speeches suitable to the occasion will he den voted, an' the City Band will he present iis hoped that the National Anthem and the Marseillaise will be taken i*p amt sung by the whole ot the gat- . mg-

Mr If. 11. Metcalfe. C.K., will arrive from Auckland on Sunday ait-er-noon to gather data for his report ana estimate in connection with the proposal to augment the water supply from he stream on Mr D. J. Parker % property at Wamgake. Mr Metcalit will also report on a sene me tor the completion or the sewerage system.

Aim ABitiida Whyte, of Roxourgh street. Wellington, and her six weexs old infant have been admitted L -o tne hospital, (says the “Post"). By aoioe means the child's rot toes: fire and the babv was burned on one of hies The mother is suffering rrom shock consequent on the injure to lid infant.

Certain facts, which were communicated to a “Southland Tunes - reporter. serve to illustrate how mu n depends on wheifier th.e buikimg trao,.s are brisk or slack. The average ob-C.-ver. if asked to estimate how many jieople were being sustained ky the wage,:, paid out during tne building o» ;v imu-e. won hi urobably pmee t“° Total at a dozen or 15- but such an estimate would he wide ot the mar... ],i the case of a dwelling now in course of erection in a suburb or vm-cargiil there are five men employed, but between them they have 40 dependents. 35 of whom are enndren. The job is thus affording sustenance for To people.

] n Parliament yesterday (reports our correspondent) Mr Vigor Brown (Napier) gave notice to ask the Prime Minister the following ouesiion : M hetiter, iu view oi the large numbers-oi soldiers that are being equipped fo, the front, the Government- could see jrs wav to start a woollen company of their own. He stated that there is an opportunity to do so at present in Naoier, as the Napier Woollen Company, through some difference oi opinion amongst the directors, are putting up their mill for sale. _He understood they had large orders from the Government for khaki cloth and. if this mill were closed down, it would naturally interfere with tlie supply of that material. The Wellington Zoo has been presented with a valuable aooition in the form of a voting live. “Haast” kiwi, a specimen from the big colony reecn..discovered bv Mr R. C.ouston m the Nelson <b : ::ct. The hint in question (says the “Dominion' ) was pr-“ senieo to the zoo bv Dr Shomson. curator oi the Liunmiou Aluscum. who wa> one of the <? iontisis who visited t’:- hhitovhir.d of Xehon for the jmrn >,.e of seeing for hiinseh the natural sanctuary w.hicii Mr C’ouston discovered. The bird stands over itt high already, and gives promise oi' developing into a fine spa: mon"A* tho present moment there nr-? over two million crreuses in stores in New Zealand.” said the Prime Minister. in addressing the Agricultural unci Pastoral Conference at Wellington. One of the difficulties in the past season, lie continued, had been due to the limited space for frozen storage. In manv distri t storage space was nor. in proportion to product-ioi!, and -whensliips were not available to lift- the roduce serious Hardships occurred. He was glad to sav that there was now all over' New Zealand a desire to increase the storage space, and when next season opened there would probably be. additional storage for a million freight carcases. News has been received that the old New Zealand trader Brunner, which was wreaked on Abernama Island (Gilbert -Group) in May last, is a. total loss. The Brunner, a steel steamer of 556 tons, was built at Paisley, Scotland, in ISSN to the order of the Brunner Coni Company, of which. Mr \l art in Kemieilv was managing director She was engaged in running from the West Coast- to Wellington anil Lyttelton, and was later taken over by the I iron Oomnani. together with the other vessels of the Brunner Company's fleet. subsequently she was sold to an Australian firm, the owners; at tho time of tne v, jerk being Messrs On Chong and C-o. Sydney.

The following unconsciously humorous paragraph is taken from a Taranaki newspaper:- —One ot the lessons which the war has brought has arrested the attention of the Mayor of New Plymouth, and at Monday night’s meeting of the Borough Council he sounded a warning against the advisability of the council giving any information concerning its wovks to foreign countries: Germany, in her present attitude, being offered as an example ol tiie harm following from this practice. The matter "arose through an officer of the council having given information to a correspondent .in Japan, and. while there was nothing in tiie letter which might prejudice any future military situation, the Mayor thought it- would be just as well not to enlighten foreign countries on the affairs of the Borough Council.