Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3998, 3 August 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

The members of the Chamber ot Commerce are invited to be present at the public meeting to- ho held at the Trafalgar Rotunda on Wednesday next. The Keystone star comedy, •‘Their Simple Kile,” featuring Keystone Ratty and Mabel Norm and, will bo finally screened, at the Opera House Ibis evening. Tim annual genc-ral meeting of the Mnkaraka Cun Club will bo li'Td tonight. The committee request the attendance of a.s many members as possible. exceptionally cold and wet weather was experienced in Gisborne yesterday, the distinct drop' in the temjjcraturo indicating that a fall of snow bad taken place on the highlands to the westward, ■Our Tokomaru correspondent writes. The harbor presented quite a city appearance on Wednesday, when no less ilian live boats were working at the same time. The boats were the Make, Kuril. Xgahcre, Kiritona and the W arrimoo. An interesting lecture, entitled "Travels in British Guiana,” will be given by Rev. H. Pack© in Holy Trinity Hall, Derby Street, to-morrow night, at 7.40. Admission is free, and all are cordially invited. The Taruheru Road Board, at a meeting on Saturday, decided to agree to merge into Cook County, on condition that the Cook County Council would agree to expend .0300 on tho roads in the Taruheru road district, as promised at the recent conference.

Mr. 11. 11. Metcalfe. C.E., who arrived; i ropi Auckland on Sunday, journeyed out to tho head works oi the borough water supply yesterday, in ordci to’"collect dat.nflor his report concerning tho augmentation of the town water supply. Mr. Aletcalfe was accompanied by his son, Mr. H. Mates 1 fe, and an assistant. Hoy scouts arc notified by advertisement.. in this morning’s issue of a combined parade on Declaration Day. Wednesday, -lth inst. Scouts are re(juesled to rally at St. Oswald’s rooms. ' Derby Street, at 2-15 p.m. sharp, in full uniform with staves. Seeing that the Hoy Scout movement .stands for patriotism, the Chief Scoutmaster particularly desires a full muster upon this important occasion. The eail to arms has found a. ready response from the crew of tho Government steamer Hhiemea. Messrs. G. Drummond (ehm! officer), Win. Peterson (second engineer), and Gilbert Mitchell (third engineer) have resigned in order to proceed Homo to join the Royal Navy. Air. John Alrerun (acting s.-eond officer) is about to join the. reinforcements. One of tire vessel's firemen, a Naval Reservist. is uiidi r orders to "O Home, and a groaser and a steward Lave lately enlisted in the reinforcements. —P.A.

At the farewell afternoon tendered to him by tho Cook County Women’s Guild yesterday afternoon. Dr. Porter speaking in regard to the Town ley Maternity Home, said that Gisborne was developing and lie hoped the homo would develop in proportion. Ho hoped that cue day the home would be not only a maternity home, but also a training school for expectantmothers. 1 he average young woman of to-day. lie said, entered into maternity in the most profound ignorance of the care of a baby. If the home developed into a school where mothers could break through this ignorance then it would be fulfilling its most useful duty. A charge of using obscene language in Gladstone Road on Saturday afternoon last was preferred against a Native named Rut-one Takina at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Messrs. A. G. Deere and H. M. Porter, Js.P. Accused pleaded guilty. Senior-Sergt. Hutton said accused had had some liquor, and during a disagreement with a pakeha he made use of obscene language. Accused said he was not the only one who used bad words, but his was the only voice the policeman hoard'. “I admit I swore,” said accused, “and 1 regret it-, for the Bible .says ‘Better the slip of the footthan the tongue.’ ” The Bench said Rutcne happened to be the unfortunate one who was colhuaxl, so he would have to stand the brunt of the charge. Certainly he was probably more manly than some of the others. Howe vest. this sort of thing could' not be allowed, especially- on a Saturday afternoon •when a. crowd of people wore about. Accused was fined £2 and costs 12s Od. in default- 14 daws’ hard labor.

'l’lie last few auction sales have fully demonstrated the demand there is for handy-sized sections in tho borough, and: anything that luis a good position in a nice, quiet locality nearly always finds a ready purchaser. Sections in every way fulfilling those essentials are. being offered at auction on. .Saturday next, on account of Airs. AY. J. llamon. Oil the other hand, some buyers are anxious to escape the borough. rating, but at the same time to have municipal facilities in the way of drainage and water at their doors. Some very good sections to which these advantages apply arc also to be offered- by M essrs. Williams and 1 Kettle, Lid., on Saturday next, at 11. SO a.m.. on account of ’Messrs. Barker Bros. A glance- at the advertisement in this issue will convince anyone that tho terms are exceptionally easy in every case, and we are informed the upset prices are. quite in the. favor of intending purchasers. Plans of the sections can he obtained at the offices of tho auctioneers.*

in another column appears an advertisement in reference to the National Mutual Life Association . of Australasia. This office is rewgnistxl for its introduction of the non-forfeit-ure system, which makes the surrender value automatically pay the premiums. The wonderful progress made by this association, which started its career in 1860, and shows assets of approximately £9,000.000 to-day, has been referred to by financial papers throughout the British Empire in most praisewortOi v terms. The bonuses are large, the security ample, and the premiums are low. The pnheies ore up-to-date, and are moulded to meet all demands, either far the payment of death duties, for. business purposes, for provision for children’s education, or to giv.pi one’s family a start in life —in a word, to make absolute provision in every sense of the word. “The Stock Exchange,” London, 17th February, 1915, says:—“Of the numerous colonial offices doing business in this country, the premier position for popularity must certainly be given , to the National Mutual Life Association of Australasift, which, year after year, manages to create fresh records in all directions.” Mr. T. W. Raplev hastaken up •bis residence in 'Oishorne as district" manager, and as he . is well mid favorably known all over New Zealand as one of the premier life insurance men, good business for the National Mutual is sure to result.*

Tho now award which prohibits stewards accepting tips from travelling public came into force yesterday. The police arrested a man yesterday on a charge of stealing a clock and some furniture from the racecourse. On comparing the records it was found that the accused man was also “wanted” on a charge of theft at .Napier. He will be brought before the Court this, morning.