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Local and General.

In regard to the Afuriwai Natives’ decision to i’ni'm a National Reserve ! among the Poverty Bay Maoris, Mr j P. If. Wua.ka, wlio was entrusted j with the organisation of the Ref’erve. , slatesi that, be already has a largo j number <>l signatures In the enrol-i mold: forms am! more arc coining in j daily. ! Tiie Minister for Defence stated on Wednesday evening that lie had received news that the Maunganni. one of the transports taking the nth reinforcement* from New Zealand to the MeUiternuiean. had arrived at her des-| tination. J t was possible, lie thought, that the oilier ship* had not yet arrived, because they bad gone to India ti> disembark horses there A feature of the programme at the send-off to Mr Con. Noonan at the Ormond Fall on Wednesday was the j pleasing music supplied bv To Karaka j Brass Band. Considering the short j time the Band ha- been in existence j their jlcrformnnco was highly credit- j able, and their playing or the solee- | (ion, 'Tin Pro Nobis. end the i march, ‘‘Always Ready, v, '.uk! have dorm credit to an old-established hand, t Ii will h.- remembered that as tin* , result of a deputation of the -Men s j Bathing Nkoci's Association waiting on ; the Borough Council a sum of C 1 -50 ; was- placed on the estimate* fur the j hntiding of a gaining slu'd on lit..- V\ a’.- ; kanae bead). The association were eompi.'llts! to i ease their eii'c. avers to raise nionev to yupph ntent tlm amountpromised !;v llte Ceuncil whde _tne carnival vex on lad are nnv. conti mini •- their cm lav (annulments as usual. The third of the first series or three tournaments will lv* held in Bimila v‘* tea rooms this evening v, hen It. : Imped a large number wd! a t tend. A meeting of telephone subscribers in fbe Xgatapa district, held on \\ e<i-im.-de.v afternoon, decide-d to form a.n association, to he vailed the Ngatapai lisborne Association. Inc foilow mg were elected a committee: Messrs -L Kotin (chairman), Hardy. J- _i.Jca_m._DFitzpatrick. Vv - Judd. M . V. t* ■ Mr Bean was elected treasurer anti Mr Fitzpatrick treasurer. _ A lurtlier mel ting nil! be l'.cid on Ue-Jm-s----ilay next. '[.'he Women's Patriotic Commito will hold a sewing meeting to-day iroin 1.0.30 a.m. iintil''l 30 p.m. Tlv committee wish to acknowledge, wwa thanks, the following gifts for the .Hospital ship: Nightshirts, Mrs Hansen, Motu; Nil 3s, Ails* K. Williams; shirts, Mrs J. Hutchinson: tnhiut class •Gisborne School, per Miss Gla.nville, collection of gifts and Cl os for nigs; Balaclava caps, Alesdnnies Faulkner, E. 15. Lull b rook c. F._ Y\ ■ Fraser (Waipiro Bay), S. E. A\ right, ’ Mis* L. Rickard: bed seeks and linihl'or. Miss Hutchinson: old linen, Mr> IC. R . Ludbrooke; collect ion oi for wounded .soldiers, per -Mrs lu ‘ ford; magazines, books, etc., from Cosm op ol it a n CI ub ■

Dennis O’Grady, Uoorge Field. Samui'l Pardon, end Leonard Crosswell, contractors (Air Coleman) juoneeded against George At. l)au 1 ton. coach driver, of Aiumvai (Mr Nolan) at the Alagistrate’s Court yesterday morning, to recover t!ie sum oi which it was alleged had been v.rongfully kept back by defendant, from the proceeds of a road lOiiti-.wt, .1. Mnriwai Ldween March am! dune, l<nr> Mr Coleman, for the plaint ill's explained that defendant had bectr authorised by plaintiffs to receive moneys coming to them in C,' s I , , c< i a road contract from Mr varl AV - Jiams, of Mnriwai. Defendant had received the moneys, but had deducted from the amount a sum m owing !>V one Buokihoiight, who had previously worked an the contract, but was not connected witn 0 annuls. He asked that the ease shou.d he adjourned for half an hour to. allow the parties to confer with a view to :n----rivine at a settlement. On resuming, Mr Coleman asked that the case be adjourned, as there was a nrospeet of a i oinplete settlement being arrived at. 11 is Worship granted the adiourmnent, remarking that some good bad coins' cut of, the contort lice between the parties.

A. practical Gisborne, mother writing to her son at the Dardanelles a few weeks ago, informed him tout sue was going to send him some Gisborne butter to replenish his larder in the firing line. A reply has been received which shows that, while butter would be esteemed a delicacy, there are other little things which would be more appreciated by the boys at Cue Dardanelles. the soldier writes: “You said in voar Inst lettm- Hint you all thought of sending some _ outlet. Well', that would be. very nice; but if you will let all the mothers know that a bit of louse powder or something else like that vvou.d be veil much better, you would he doing us a service. Wo all line up and bavt. competitions to soo who c*an catch the biggest louse, and the winner ' ' t m last competition proudly produced one 5-ICtiis of an inch long. They fight like bvilkings.” The soldier s ruothei lost, no time in setting to work to comply with tho request contained in the letter. She at once interviewed a local doctor, and by tins time insecticide', powder and ointment., which the doctor recommended, m speeding on its way to the Da.idan dies. It is safe to predict that the receipt of the parcel will take a lot of fight out of the “bulldogs. Iho mother in question was anxious .that mothers of other lads at the front should ho acquainted of this order that they, might pop in a little packet of anti-vermin powder, when forwarding packages to their sons.

The current programme at the Ope™ House will he finally ' <• (.j ic evening. 'J'lxe ninth episode ot t o wild animal serial,. ‘r A< Jtr?ction and Katidyu,” is the duet afty actio is very exciting and thrilling.

A vouthful Native nan,^ I J“S£ Hururu, for a second lapse ot diunK jiaiiui, , t 1X jnontim, exmess within the past s was lined £1 and costs oi to days’ hard labor, at the MagJbti a C'outr yesterday morning.

\ I* t message from Dannevirke S ,;IJ -Li the Weiimb’d Hokums 1 u'i l._ , . doubled, V. hi!: a small minoriß torn ,an objection to am- eonlribution.

-tracked by the llouilds, citing romance, in winch .Siberian violf hounds are employed to roeoyor . j heiress who has been abducted, a* ho .screened for the »st- time by I■ Pictures at I Lis Mepstv’s 'J -heat.e t0..j0-ht ..jo-ht ui* one oi the mo.-.b • , n ' iiom.l productions which have yet appeared.

Arrangements are being made b. the Postal Department to make < extra clearance at 2 p.m. or 1 ;(> vok in Gladstone Road as fax a., ( aroarvon Street. Cor resi>orideuce for oir.ces served by tram wd] tl i connect with mail closing at d.o 'She extra clearance will commence on 2nd pros.

Our 'lokonmni Correspondent states [ jiat a donation to the Wounded .*<>l- - Fund of .CHiO by di S Uu eU has been forwarded direct to Welim te Con through tlie Bank of New /calami. Mr Burdett and many otirn s in this district think that relict should he administered from one centre, thus assuring uniformity ot relief through the Dominion.

The Waiapu Hospital Board at last meeting decided to rent the bourn lately occupied i.v Dr lek Hewms joi a Maternitv Home (says our contopondent). Nurse Kennett has been appointed by the Hospital Board to lake charge of the establishment. ij this venture proves successful a perruariciit nmtornity home v/ill »>*-* > in the near future, a site ior wJnc.i has already been donated.

\ meeting of dairyfarmers at Jc Arai on Wednesday night decided to go in for cow-testing on the lines suggested by Mr Beat-son, Government dairy instructor, who delivered a helpful address on the subject. Fight or the fifteen farmers present promised about 200 cows for testing purposes. Testing will be started about September next, and. any fanners wi*li to have their cows tested should communicate with Air Beat son, F l '” ing him the number or the cow* they wish tested.

Dr A. lv. Newman asked the Alinister for Defence in the }!misty yestcrdav '.sic‘tiicr it was asc*. rtaineu bv the authorities whether persons or German or Austrian nationality in the Exocdif imuuy torce were truly bi(tHe understood there was douot about, some of them. 'i he Hon J. Aden’ said !m knew of no doubtiul rase* ami if anyone else knew of a doubtful case it was his duty to let the autlmrities k-i ■ at once. bo far as lie knew, every one who enlisted was a British subject, and nobody but British subjects wore accepted.

Hansen and Co. (Mr Burke) pro-c*:-ided against August Zenker at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, to recover the sum of Go 6. for services rendered and material put into a motor ear. Air Colcrnan said that they were prepared to admit in round figures £3O of the claim, but he submitted that the claim was so defective that judgment could not. fie given upon it. t nless Ins friend would consent to allow them to defend, he must ask that the case he struck out. Air Vv’. A. Barton^S. AX., said lie would give leave to defend upon payment into Court of ~20Further hearing was adjourned until Auguo A to give defendant time to look into the accounts. Defendant was a!*;* ordered to pay the adjournment fee. At a later stage counsel intimated ilwt the case had been still. bv defendant agreeing to pay £'37. and judgniv-nt was entered up acecrdii gly. each side, to pay their own cm;<:S . Reference to the possibility of Chines.' hoarding gold was made in the House of Repro-mn tnt-ives yesterday ]tv Mr W. 11. Field (reports our cocresjiendent;. Mr !■ :<• d sa:d that souie two months a m rchcbie information had readied him that Chinese were buying gold at a nretnium. giving 20s H i fur a sovereign. Tins was home out bv A;.- rejmrf in the newspaper* of £-(?00 in gold had been ■ "i j ram the shop of a Chinese v!i,q k , in Wellington. Air Field thought that the hoarding of gold by v.t.*inose. ;i* al all generally carried on. mighi have i hrd effect on our curve my "ml he asked the Alinister for Fim-m-e to n- r dte im.iuirias. The Hon .1. Allen said lie had already nauie inquiries in the matter and had found that there was very little- reason, to suspe.-t that Chinese were hoarding gold. but. even if they were, it did not matter much, because the export oi gold was absolutely prohibit d.

The Manga papa Methodist- Sunday School held a successful concert and social on AA'rdnesrlny. Proceedings opened with a demonstration cl ambulance work by the Boy Scouts under Scoutmaster Ellery. Miss Joyce, are to he congratulated on thus early in life acquiring such proficiency in the useful art of first aid. Miss oyce Glauville and Mias Lilv Auderton gave recitations. Misses Shaun and Verna Duiicuinb;'. and Airs Lyndon songs. A duct “A May Morning” was ably rendered b\ x M iss C-a rter «ml was encored, and a duet in which the Misses Duneomhe typified washerwomen working at their washing and indulging in a topical conversation also received a recall. Songs by Air Archibald (two) Alias Hillyard and Airs Glauville conended the musical portion. Various competitions provoked much interest. Supper was served in the usual excellent stylo. Hearty thanks to artistes, style. Hearty thanks to artistes. Sunday School promoters and Ladies’ Guild concluded the gathering.

Judgment by default was given by Air AY. A. Barton, S.AL. at the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning in the following civil eases:—J. IR. Redstone ami Sons (Mr Barnard) v. J. AYcbb. claim ,-L‘S and costs £1 13s 6d; Rossbotham and Searle (Air Kane) v. David la. Snow, £5 10s and costs £1 (is (id: K. K. Somervell (Air Kane) v. George Drown, £1 ;>s and 11S : Adol-ph.-ms Zachariah v. Harry Field, £2 ss. and costs ss; .Henry Currie v. Beattie, £2 Ids and costs 11s; Gisborne Borough Council (Mr Coleman) v. Henry Evan Jones, £SO, and costs 04 8s: R. J. Price (Air Etherington) v. R. Harris, 9s and costs (is - William Henry AA'il'iams v. J. O’Sullivan and Frederick Wilson. £SO and costs £4 3s; Dalgefv and Co.. Ltd. (Air Nolan) v. J. E. Newton, £lO 9s Od and costs Cl 10s (id. Orders for immediate, payment were made in the following judgment summons eases:—Bruce and O’Brien (Atr Willoelc) v. A. J. Aiossong. £3 11s 6d or 4 days’ imprisonment ; Johnston,and Miller (Mr Bumard) v. James Lewis, £4 18s Gd, or 5 days’ imprisonment. Learn AYireless.—Trips round tho world; decent salaries.: spare time studies. AVrite- to-dav. Dominion College of Radio-Telegraphy, Union Buildings, Auckland. A'Tenth,or prophets predict an early spring, and 1 , talcing tho advice .of poets. Grieve, Jeweller, has just landed an exquisite assortment of the* latest designs in Engagement Ring 9. Size cards free *

Mr T F Pottie will assume control of the Ormond Hotel as from Monday morning. The Farmers’ Union Conference at. Wellington yesterday adopted .a resolution th«T the Doicnve Minister be urged to consider the advisablerms* of 1, establishing jiermanent training camps where men may attend at am tfme of the year l«r traming.-JCA.

can scarcely look io a howling eliili to contribute many recruits to the war which so occupies.our minds. remarked Mr F. Horns president or the Gisborne Bowing ( luo. at the. annual meeting last evening. 'We am all doing our best jh the wav we nm, but I have to record that one mm members. Air J. McConnell :s leaving for the front with the next Reimorcmcitts.” (Applause). In returning thanks for his re-<d« cion as president m Ihe Gishoi Bowling Club last evening. Air kn.Mr Harris remark'd that Jormed a- if he was following.in Jus Jatimr k footsteps as eighteen years ago ins father ■ bad also been elected oreKideot oi the ! (;{ub during Jus absence irorri tee town.

\ f-omjdete change ol programme is * being presented at the Worldß J»irlures this afternoon and evening, including the Cines exclu .ve leatiu“Blackmail,” “Bullyy Boy Cartoorr-. and a great comedy b'- j- icry D--y of the 'i’crnhle J wo.“ A not;:-: i-haii'm takes ]i!ace to-morrow, „y special attractions arc in preparat-m for MoiKtav an<! Tuesday next.

The (Jrishornc City Band will rencm a, programme of popu.ar items o. music next .Sunday rite-moon inm the Rotunda in the llotanteal Gard'-ii commencing at. 2.1-’> sliaip. . Davies will conduct the bana. y-n Wcdnc:-/iay afternoon the Band, a the request of the Ovi-ru* Cum, - ]>Jav appropriate airs at tne Dee.;-.:a tion Day ceremonies.

\ oaradc oi tin* National L J ’ ' ■ was held last night in the Cnny* Hall. • About JoO members attenm-n ami wen- nut through company din’! by Maim \Viiiteiy. . Dying to then.being a number oi meetings on our. g The evening, tlie parade was omy a short one. ' After the parade warn; -- misted a number of members remaned behind and were nut through evolutions by Sergeant-Major AlcDouddii,. It is the intention of members oi :.'••• National Reserve to J>c: pres'int at the meeting at the J rar-dgar Rotund.-, on Declaration Day (Wednesday next) and afte-r this gathering a route march will take place. All member* are asked to be present. ! The question of war taxtron _ has I lxg-n discussed with considerable treo- : dom in the public press, says the ani nual report of the Sports Protection j League. It was considered, by tne • bxfrd i,. ' sioiry, owing to the i minence which the question Jiad re- • ceived. to place before the tranches. ; ami abo before the public, their views \ uixm the subject. Tiie Horn tme prime Ministe r has received a o<-r.-u- ---| ration from the League, and memuers i of Parliament have been :m-t i u. -* -i * ) 1 their respective districts with rc-garv-;to tlm League's attitude. The pro- ; posais of the Government are not yet ; known : but it is hoped cniu- tm-y n not bv- such a* to mark out the sporti ing community ior a specialdmtm-.-tivu and nr.tatr increase m tax :^ - During the entertainment by the Methodist Sunday School of Aim - gamma, occasion was taken by Boy Scouts to nresei.t late Scout;:a;'-y Cviitingham with a handsome y - : 1-: cay - . C l’.pass as a recognition of ■ toem a!ul valuable worK done. t,- .. ; Air* Ford, in failing upon Scout mast- r Ellery to present the gift, said Air C-ov. ir.gimm had been accepted ter front and exoected to leave sr.ortiy. ; Air Ellery remarked on their regret f at losing'Air Cottinoliam and wism-.i ; hirn bon voyage and a sate rerun: . I The reenkeut suitably thanked tnc 1 Scouts and expressed appreciation at I their conduct'and bearing He- hop A j they would continue doing duty t : God. the King, and other peop-'e. In the judgment summon* c:>-. I Philip St--wns (Air Burnard) ! rew Jepsou, at the Magistrate'* youn : yesterday morning, judgment deut-oi j attended, and said he was a niarri-.-.. man with three children. He was t lalorer, and had no property, sino judgment was obtained against r.:y. m April. 1012, he had averaged i: wages about £2 12s per wees:. Kl.ad b . n employed by the Gisborm i tjaeej■farmers' Frozen Meat C'o. : • ! : two am! a-half wears at £2 12s r«-: . week. His wife had been ill tor : • i moat-ii a short time back. He im* ; J no rent to pay. c- Ids wife had ; ' house, but. there was a mortgage y 1 £4(50 on the house, on wk.ch IBs wit i had te> pay o per cent. Tiie rem • ; came to about 10s Gd a week. f ;: ' house was worth £670. Hi.- yae Em . not re vived a legacy, nor had wit- ■ ttess. Witness did not eonsicai tn.s • ! lie owed the money. Air M. A ; Barton. N’.At., said tlm". he must as ‘ ; same that defendant owt-d the money yALr Rutirarcl: When did your win 1 | buy the house • Dcieudant y Abmi : : three years ago. Air Burnard: Sir l j 'must .have had money then. Do yot J nob think, that that money could t hav. : been employed in paying your debts Defendant-: These debts had nothini to do with mv wife. His A\ oi>n 1 refused to make an order.

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Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3995, 30 July 1915, Page 4

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Local and General. Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3995, 30 July 1915, Page 4

Local and General. Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3995, 30 July 1915, Page 4

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