Local and General.

Gisborne Times, Volume XLV, Issue 4007, 13 August 1915, Page 4

Local and General.

Hamilton Beattie, of \\ aerenga-a-ldka, baker, was yesterday adjudged bankrupt.

The Bed Blood of Courage” and

"Incidents in the Torpedoing of the Lusitania" are among the leading features in the World’s Picture programme this alternoon and evening.

The splendid programme at the Opera House will be finally screened this evening. The eleventh instalment of “Adventures of Kathlyn” is tin 1 chief attraction, and is most interesting.

■■The Mischief-Maker,” a brilliant Vitagraph drama, which has _ been creating such a stir at 11 is Majesty’s Theatre, will be screened for the lasttime to-night'by Bathe Pictures.

Two first offend: rs for drunkenness were charged before Mr. It. S. Fioraiiee at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, and were each convicted and fim.'d---ime fis and 2s costs, and the ot.lu r As and 2s costs.

A quart--. r-j»:i<f« advertisement- elsewhere' draws attention to the fact that, the Nattrass and Harris Motor Com panv. Limited, arc concluding their short- visit to (..lishorn*? to-nior-row evening, and that it won I<l pay niotorists, etc., to vist them and inspect their splendid motor accessories.

A mo .si enjoyable evening was spent at. the Masonic Hall last, when the Druids' •’All-right Night-” was hold. There were about 70 couples present and the lloor was in splendid order. Extras were played by Misses Ivinnilmuit. White and Sweet, and Messrs (100. Downey, Christopulo and I. J. Anderson acted as M.C’s.

'ldie full programme, of the oilLidreu’s concert to be held hi the Scottish 11 all, Palmerston Road, to-mor-row night is advertised in this issue. 'l'he rmiivi-t lias been arranged by Airs G. McKenzie, assisted by Mrs. Brooks, and a specially, good programme includes step dancing, dumbbells. choruses, and action songs, 'l ive little artists may be relied on to give an enjoyable, performance.

'ldie Women’s Patriotic Committee will hold their sewing meeting from 1f).30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. to-day. They wish to express their thanks to Airs, i; IT. Burke and Misses Reynolds and Williamson for providing morning and afternoon tea last Friday. They also wish to acknowledge with thanks the following contributions: 11 Balaclava caps, 3 mufflers, 3 pairs knitted socks. Mrs. Henry White: muffler. Mrs. FMonk, Mail gap apa ; L pair bed socks for wounded soldiers and 1 singlet for Belgian cliiidj from Nancy Cotter ill ; £2 from Mrs. Arthur Coleman; Balaclava caps, Nurse .1 ohnst-onc, Misses K. Williams, Higginson, and brook. Mesdames C. Seymour, S._ A. Wright, W. D. Lysnar, Musker, Ken. Williams, Williamson, <1- W. Williams; pyjamas, Miss Brandon, Waimata Vailoy. The committee are very much indebted to Mr. Zacbariah for allowing the mattress covers, that are now supplied to the men leaving Gisborne for training, to be made in his workroom. They are also much indebted to Mr. Allan for fitting the machines with, electric power, and to Mr. Harris for lending a room for tills purpose.

A Gisborne resident recently received a. letter from thinner Walter Morrow, who left with the 2nd Reinforcements on October 21st. Gunner Morrow is now with the 3rd Ammu-nition-Column. When the troops were ordered to the Dardanelles Morrow and about 30 of his comrades volunteered to Assist the engineers. For a month they spent a hazardous time atGaba 'Pope erecting wire entanglements. etc., under lire practically all tfie- time. The letter stated thatGunner Joe Houten, another Gisborne boy, is also with the 3rd Ammunition Column. With the letter was a parcel of souvenirs, gleaned from the other troops and from the captured 'lurkish trenches. There are in .the collection coins of various countries, including Franco, India and Egypt, an Australian badge, and a lurkish cartridge. The cartridge is shorter than those of the "British pattern, the bullet heing'sharply pointed, after the German style. On the butt of the cartridge are Turkish characters, evidently the trade mark of the makers'. Two very interesting curios are Turkish shrapnel bullets, one of iron and one of lead jnonsurinjj; about o-C|UJ\rter ot iui inch through aiul must innocont-looking. The collection as a- whole is an extremely interesting one.

Something suitable mid very reasonable can bo bad in strong shirts for country wear during last week of Campbell’s sale.* s

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