Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 3999, 4 August 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

Tlie Temporarv Loan' Deposit account of the Gisborne Borough Council at- preseat shews a credit balance Of £21,3-1-1 10s. Robert Greig. for a second offence of drunkenness within the past six months, was uffolt JSs and 2s costs at the Magistrates Court yesterday morning. During the month of July. 38 horses and 21 head of cattle were- impounded in tlr. Gi.-.fcorne Pound, tin: receipt,-, tee same amounting to £ll Ss. Tile- Weiiington-San Francisco de-pai-eh o: 24 th .June, which an iced at * Frisco on 14th July, its due date, r. ach'd Loudon on the. Ist instant—rev, u days late. ••When Honor Awakes.” a -timing Lunin romance, featuring the terrible Sr-ii Francisco earthquake, w.il he the outstanding feature in the brilliant no;, programme with which Bathe Pictures will resume performances at IBs Aiaiestyi's hi:mitre to-night. A P.A. message from Wellington si ue.s 1 hat t!r : Tramway Art l r nion ior aei hi nugget- v:.];: ■:! at- £IOOO was drawn 1.-st niche, and was won by .Messrs. R. li'b.r.i and P. R w- r, of Oreymouth. A Lei. ere, entitled “Travels in British Guiana. Africa,” will be uer. il by the IB v. li. Pucka, AI.A.. in Holy Trinity Hall, I'rrhy -Street, at 7.4 b oil Thursday tvesting next. All interested arc cordially invited. A dance will be held under the auspices of the- Women's Guild in lb- . Masonic Hall to-night, and. judging by the attendances at this series < f dances, the dance this evening slu aid prove very successful. Gooff music and good supper guaranteed. o?rc-o’ih-J CBsVSR News has been received from the East Coast that Rawinia Aurtgira. a popular and important Maori chieftaint,ss in the neighborhood of luparoa, died on Monday. A large t-.iugi in honor of the departed ehivftaun s* is in progress.

Tho Gisborne tramway r- turns for the fortnight ending 24th July were as follows: Passengers carried 11,083. •mileage 1395, car' hours 243, revenue £67 12s 4d ; power expenses £l6 4s 3d. wages (five men) £39 19s Id, track maintenance and sundry accounts £3l Is Bd—£B7 os. During the month of Jn’-y Li ere were 28S catt-L, 1411 sheep, 24 lambs. 24 calves, and 119 pigs slaughtered_ai the Gisborne abattoirs for consumption within the abattoir area, as compaiv-d ■with 298 cattle. 1497 sheep, 0 lambs. 5 calves, and 114 pigs for the corresponding month of last year. The star attraction in the new change of programme to bo screened at the Opera House this evening is life tenth episode of the wild animal serial. “Adventures of _ Kathlyu-” This number is an exceptionally good one, and features a realistic fight with lions. Seventeen applications have been ree ived bv the Borough Conned for the. position of Borough Engineer. These 'were rone into in committee by the Council yesterday afternoon, but as there was not a full att-eiidane 1 it was decided to hold ronsidera lion of api.m'utmcnt over until next meeting cf the Council. Air. J. Howie, Collector of Customs, has been advised by Department as follows: —“V aril masters vessels large quantities floating lfg' and driftwood about three miles suubh-isout'h-west from Millington Head's, extending about- eight miles and likely t-o dirift between there and Cape Pallisor for several days.”

o. HiU, till' champion of the cyclists, returned to the charge «t last night’s meeting of flhe .Borough Council. Ho said lie had: hr on approached by a- large number of cyclists, übo stated they were prepared t-o pay a tax if permitted to ride on the lootpaths. Cr. Hill said ho could not see why cyclists should not be allowed to lid';; oil those footpaths, such as that of Butene Hoad, which wore Hitt, m width, The footpaths had been purposely made this width to allow for a cycle path on the outside edge. lie stated that a vary large number <>l lvk'yclor- \vrr:> taken •dluivgo cf J>v t-lio pnl.C'O during tire year, and il some kind of a tube wore put upon those, the revenue could go towards providing cycle 1 radios. A large number cl cyclists had even proposed _ that he should convene a mass meeting at the Garrison Hall on the subject.. (Laughter.) On the motion of the Mayor, Or. Hill was appointed a committee to look into the matter. Numbers floekWfi; into the Don. Yes. What’s having a clearing sale. hye. undcrw* ar is going cheap therebyLearn Wireless.—Trips round tho world: decent salaries; spare time studies. Write to-dav, Dominion College of Radio-Telegraphy, Union ‘’’Tidings, Auckland.

Mrs. Jamieson, secretary for the Tolog.it Bay .Red Cross Society, w:slw» to acknowledge a further .subscription .—Air. J. Dobson, £5.

Mis. Honor Air. Justice Stringer (President) and Messrs. E. J*. Dutbi.. and J. A. McCullough (assessors), and Mr. J. 11. Salmon (registrar), constituting the Arbitration Court, cmn-pletc-cT their labors at Gisborne Yf- S W>' dav, and leave for Palmerston North, win-re the next sitting oi the Court will bo head, by to-night’s steamer. A im et ing of the Patut-shi Hoard v/ns lie-d on Monda.v. A. 1 • cushion took nine- on the question of the urom.snl Unit all road board., should: merge into Cook County. V» fetter had e.mie to hand on the subject Tho m ncral feeling w-r-is against merairm, and the Board passed a resolution not to merge without the settlors having first approved the scheme. 'Phi• building trade in Gisborne shows a distinct irnprovi mmit c uring •h ; pa.st fortnight. 'He Tmvn Clerk reported to the Borough Council Gsevenin'r that during the nast -'-renight '"iiln.' p rmit-, baring o stated value of £21.304 10- 7r WW" sued. Three include £14.000 for the Peoole’s Picture Palace included Hu rein, dwellings £o4o, additions .COOL and business premr-ns £0035 10s 7d. M.--r SB dstoiic and Sons report having landed, to the order oi Air. William Bruce, of Alangapapa, « Colonial Rover car. fitted with all the liu-i-t in provmumits, inchiuing trio v. refill own Rotax Metric self-starter. «na lighting svstem. Tim car. is panuco a handsome color, with trimmings to match, and is siickol-fimsheu. Rover car has established tor lisslf a great reputation, for reliability,, and i: sni’c-ially suitable for this district. In another column Messrs, T. GLawless and F- J. Single announce that tliev are subdividing a vaiuar,-> property" containing business ages near Kaitaratalii traffic Drioge, on the corner of the mam road ant the road leading to Waipaoa railway ■station. The property us now in Lie surveyors bands, and will be p!aoi:u on ilm market at an early date. Tim sections have considerable- potential 'iii.-inc.-s value, owing to the fact a large freezing works starting in tiuvicinity.

\t the Borough Council meeting lost V’-ning, Cr. Collins brought up it:-.* question of tin 4 necessity for oi> tabling another tramcar. He pointer out- that with only the two cars running. there was no chance of ov< rliauling the present cars, and t'. cos: of maintenance under the- present cori ~ dixions would soon run to the cost- ox a new car. The Mayor asked where tiie money was to conic from.-' Or. Collins said he had not gone, into the financial position, but it would oe"tainly pay the Council to dc to.. J was decided, to go into the question in. committee on Tuesday ev<ning next.