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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 958, 3 August 1903, Page 2

On Saturday Harry Fraser, son of Mr W. Fraser, jeweller, had the misfortune to break his leg while playing football. The sufferer is now doing well. The Te Arai Library Committee are arranging a concert and dance for Septem ber 4th in aid of the funds of the Library. Further particulars will be given in a future issue. Tho committee are pro curing a supply of the latest books at once. A general meeting of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club was held on Saturday, there being present Messrs T. Holden (in the chair), J. A. Harding, F. Rhodes, ~H. DeCosta, J. MeLean, C. White, J. Gouldsmith, and W. F. Sinclair, The financial position of the Club was discussed. The Chairman and Mr Harding were appointed to sign cheques, and with Messrs McLean, Sinclair, and Gouldsmith to form a committee to meet on Saturday, August 15th, to settle accounts.

At the Police Court on Saturday Thomas Campbell Cummings, better known to the public of Gisborne as “Soapy Tom,” was charged with having no lawful means of support. Evidence was given by Detective Nison and Sergt. Siddolls in support of the charge. Defendant denied the allegations made against him,' and asked for an adjournment until this morning in order to call witnesses, the application being granted by tho Bench. In the meantime Tom has boen given a real good clean up, and on appearing in Court this morning his identity would not be known except by those who are aware of his predicament. His locks have been shorn, and instead of dirty rags he will appear in a suit kindly supplied by a police officer. There was a large congregation at StAndrew's Church last evening, when the Rev. J. G. Paterson lectured upon the subject of “ Larrikinism in Gisborne, its Cause and Cure.” In the course of an exceedingly interesting address the rev. gentleman showed that the chief cause of larrikinism was tho bad home training that .young men received, as well as the unwholesome example often sot by the parents. Children were too often allowed to have their own way, and being allowed to perambulate tho streets they soon picked up with evil companions. The lecturer urged the necessity of making the homo as attractive as possible, as well as getting young men to givo their hearts to tho Lord early in life. The musical portion of the service was specially attractive. During the offertory Mr W. J. Barlow sang a sacred solo, entitled “ Heavenly Song,” which was much appreciated. Mr A. J. Massey presided at the organ. A very interesting lecture was given in the Whataupoko Band Hall yesterday afternoon by Mr J. M. Troup, on the doctrino of the Devil as revealed in the Scriptures. In tho course of the address the lecturer contended that Satan and the Devil, as revealed in the Bible, left no room for the Devil of Christendom as commonly believed in. Tracing the word Satan in the Old Testament, the speaker went on to show by the evidenco in the Bible that it really meant adversary, and not the old gentleman so commonly taught in our present day. The angel of the Lord was Satan to Balaam, and God was termed Satan as one could see by comparing I. Chronicles, xxi, 1, with 11. Samuel, xxrv., 1. In tho Old Testament the word Satan was never used to represent anything but the adversary, whether good or bad. Referring to the word ‘Devil,’ so commonly thought to be a fallen angel or personal supernatural being, the speaker contended from the Scripture that such could not be the case, a 3 if the Devil was a fallen aDgel or a spirit he must have been immortal, and if such was the case, then, seeing tho meaning of immortal is deathless, bow could bo die? According to Paul, in Hebrews 11.-14, Jesus was manifested to destroy the Devil, and did so by death. But if the Devil so popularly bolievod in now was truo he is supposed to ho alive, therefore Jesus did not destroy him, and of course his mission was unsuccessful. Seeing that the Devil of the Bible is that—that has the power of death ; sin, as Paul says (Ist Corinthians 15 56), “ Sin Stings to Death,” and Romans VI-23, “ The Wages of Sin is Death ”; and therefore, seeing that Jesu3 was manifested to destroy him or it, that has the power of death ; tho question naturaily arises : What did Jesus destroy by death ? and the Bible answers at once, Hebrews ix, 26 : Jesus put away Sin or the Devil, by the Sacrifice of Himself, this clearly showing that according to tbc Scriptures the Devil is Sin in mankind, and not a personal being or evil Spirit of any description, James r. 14, 14, and Mark vn., 21, 28. The speaker was listened to throughout with marked attention.

A large shipment o£ grass-seed was shipped to ’Frisco by the Sierra. The Gisborne girls' hockey team play the Maroro Club to-day at Napier. The New Zealand Band have sailed for home in the Gothic. Their tour was unsuccessful financially. During the voyage of the barque Lucknow from Hamburg to Melbourne a sailor named Thomas White foil from aloft and was killed. While alighting from a train at Culcairn, I)r Iveogb, of Melbourne, fell between tiro carriage and the platform, and had his foot so severely crushed as to render amputation necessary.

At the annual meeting of the Central Western branch of the Australian Workers’ Union, the report stated that last year’s strike had cost the union £2500 in strike pay, and over £3OO in law expenses. In recognition of the greater degree of safety from fire which lias been given by waterworks at Westport, the underwriters have granted a variation in fire insurance premiums to the extent of 25 per cent. The Newtown hotelkeepers intend keeping their hotels open until the appeal to the Privy Council against the Full Court judgment is decided. The Government lias appointed Mr Burton, veterinary surgeon, at present in the Wairarapa, to the Manawatu district, with an assistant at the Longburn freezing works. Mr Pedersen, of Denmark, has been

engaged by the Government as a dairy expert in place of Mr Kinsclla He is expected to arrive in the colony within three months. A magnificent eruption of Waimangu occurred at 9.30 on Saturday morning. A column of steam rose seven to ten thousand feet, being visible from Rotorua. Mount Tarawera is covered with snow. Mr Laurenson has given notice to ask the Minister for Marine if the Government Accident Insurance Department has refused to take risks s under the Shipping and Seaman Act, and if so, on what grounds ? Recently Mrs Bird, of Galatea, was charged in the hush by an infuriated bull. She succeeded in climbing a tree, hut the bull kept her a prisonerin the tree for a day and a half, when she was rescued by her son. The Danuevirke correspondent of the Napier Telegraph states that it is expected that a Government expert will shortly visit that district, to report on the Waihi falls for generating electricity. A Christchurch Trust firm is said to be selling n Auckland flour at £S Gs Gd per ton net for which £lO is charged at the mill door in Canterbury.

The Premier has promised that Mr Hancock, the American expert who is to report on the utilisation of the water-power of New Zealand, will include Hawke’s Bay in his lour. A similar promise should he sought on behalf of this district. Mr Henry Noyes, of Noyes Bros., engineers, Melbourne and Sydney, who has been to England in connection with the conversion of the Adelaide trams to electric traction, has returned to Adelaide. Ho states that the whole of the engineering dotails have been perfected, and the exact scheme prepared, which will bo laid before the various tram companies as soon as all the papers are to hand. A young native named Makaoari was charged at the Police Court on Saturday morning with breaking and entering the store of Pine Maru at Te Arai on July 31st, and stealing a saddle and other goods, valued at £5 3s. Sorgt. Siddolls appliod for an adjournment, as the accused bad only been arrested that morning. The application was granted. A cablegram received on Saturday states : Lancashire made 368 for the first wicket against Gloucestershire, Maclaren with 204, Spooner (not out) 168. In a match against Surrey Hirst took six wickets for 35. In a match Yorkshire v. Surrey, Yorkshire, in their first innings, made 254, Surrey 84 and 73. Hirst took 10 wickets for 67, Rhodes 10 for 81. The bowling was unchanged throughout. Mr Mander, member for Marsdon, has been laying before the Tourist Department the claims of the WhaDgarei district, the Wairoa River, and HokiaDga and vicinity to attention as tourists resorts. Mr Donne, Chief of the Tourist Department, has undertaken to send a representative over the district to secure photographs to boused for advertisement purposes, and in this way it is hoped that attention may be more directly drawn to the beauties of the North. We should like to ask what Mr Carroll is doing in the matter of advertising the tourist resorts of this district ? In Lake Waikaromoana, Waipiro, Morere, and the Motu there is a wider field for the Tourist Department’s photographer than there is in the north of Auckland, and we should therefore like to see him pass right along this way. A deputation representing the National Council of Women interviewed the Premier on Saturday with respect to the removal of civil disabilities of women. The Premier said lie had not noticed a desire on the part of the public that women should sit in Parliament. 1-Ie thought no husband should be allowed to mortgage a home unless the wire was a consenting party, and that the wife should have more power in regard to the control of. her children. If women were made Justices of the Peace, he was afraid their emotions would warp their judgment. As to equal pay with men on equal work in the teaching profession, he had to consider what the cost of education would be. The taxpayers would probably object, and the result would he a general reduction of salaries. He agreed that women should be on hospital and charitable aid boards, arid in some cases might he useful on juries. As to the C.D. Act, which the deputation asked should be removed, the disease specified should be reported the same as other infectious diseases to the Health Department.