The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 27,1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1594, 26 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCT. 27,1905.

The Poverty Bay Turf Club’s races commcnoe to-day and conclude to-morrow. Mr W. Miller, ohief Block inspector, is

visiting Gisborne. Mr Gi ruth, ohief Go' vernment veterinarian, also arrived yester day.

\ The Zeaiandia brought a very large ,largo yesterday afternoon, amounting to 2XI tons, which included transhipments fro'in the Indralema, isfeesrs J. Chadwiok (handioapper) and fl. (starter) arrived from South yesterda v morning for the purpose of attending the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting

Whatf should prove a very interesting wrestlin g match has been arranged to take place tG*~morrow night in the Theatre Royal. The contestants are Harry Pearce, champion cl Australasia, and a local native champion., . The stakes are £25, and a keen con tost: should eventuate. Mr W. Llssaat Clayton’s committee invite support sre to meet the candidate this evening at hie nffiae, Mr Clayton will probably addr'eea anothec meeting in town on a date to be’ arranged, and will address a mass meeting of his supporters on the evening before the 'election at Hie Majesty’s Theatre#

Mr Porter, seorelary to 'the A. aud P, Booiety, received the following telegram from the Hon. Mr Carroll: ‘T muoh regret Parliamentary duties prarent me being present at your * annual show, hut heartily wish it every success, financially aud otherwise, No doubt the presence of the Government grader will he appreciated by, exhibitors and others who have his services at their disposal,” ' .

Tho EvoDiag Post fans given a full apology to Sir Josoph Ward ooncorniug the Brauud advortisonaont.

Mails dospatchod from Melbourne via Brindisi on September 20th ar-

rived in London on October 21st. Tho Audit Commission has given a now development. Mr Jelliooo, who wai oxpoctod to ehako things up, has retired from the ease.

The following are tho latest now connootions with tho Gisborno Tolophono Exohongo: 340, Goo. Stoolr, privnto residonco, Whataupoko ; 343, J. Partridgo, privato residence, Aberdeen road. Tho West’s and Brosoians Company bad a crowded house last night, standing room only being announced nearly half an hour boforo tho start. One of tho most popular portions of tho musioal programme wns Miss Adelina MartonoDgo’s violin playing, tho clover young lady being recalled thrioe.

The Australian Mutual Provident Sooioty is advertising is another portion of this issuo that all policies issued on or prior to Slat Dooember next will shore In tho profits to bo divided as at that date. Tho sooioty has already divided over Hi millions sterling in cash bonuses, the amount for tho single year 1904 being JE!6‘24,211. Tho A.U.P. claims to manago its business at a lower cost, and declare larger bonuses, than any other office doing business in Australasia.

Mr J. W. Whinray’s new hall in Gladstone Boad proved much too small for the Ingleeide hold last evening in connootion with tho Caledonian Society. There was a large number of couutry members present, and tho greatest enthusiasm was manifested in the proceedings. Messrs Campbell, Mclntyre, arid Robertson, pipers to the society, were present during the evening, and ployed several selections, besides accompanying the Highland dances. A lengthy programme of dances was gone through, the accompaniments being played by Miss MoGowan and Mrs W. Baty. Mr W. Robeition danoed a Highland fling, and Mr J. Kinnimont danced a sword danoa. A marob was played by the pipers during tho . suppor adjournment. Mr W. J. Barlow sang « Hillant Rory,” roociviog a well-morited encore, and Mias Munroe was recalled for her rendering of tbo song, 11 Cam yo by Athol.” Mr W. Webb made an efficient M.O. Tho Buooess of the inglesido speaks well for the futuro of the society in tbia district.

A well “ boomed prohibitionist orator was addressing a meeting at Palmerston North the other night, and something went wrong with his head. It wasn’t liquor; but there are kinds of intoxication other than that produced by the flowing bowl, and it was one of these that afflicted him. He was talking about America, and he said : “ It is a wonderful country—they put live sausages in at one end of a factory and turn out dead j pigs at the other.” The audience were i just waiting for a chance, and they took it. They laughed till the tears ran down their cheeks, and all the while the NoLicense orator Was vainly gesticulating on the platform. The noise ceased in a series of spasms, and then somebody .told the orator of his funny mistake. He gravely turned to the audience and said : “It seems I mixed things a bit. What I meant to say was that they put dead hogs in at one end and turned out live sausages at the other.” But the audience couldn’t laugh any more.—Observer. Auckland was the see ne of a g.ea sensation last week. Walking down a remote suburban road, a young doctor came upon what he took to be evidence of a foul crime. A man was lying, face down and quite still, on the pavement. Whether he had been struck down by a ruffian from behind, or garrotted, or whether he was a poor soul who had extinguished his own light, the doctor didn’t wait to see. He wildly hailed a brother doctor who was passing in a motor car, and together they went across to examine the body. Thinking that some spark of life might still be left in the victim, the young doctor put his hand on the shoulder of the prore person, and said: “ Are you hurt ? ” The corpse turned rouud and fixed a wild' eye on, the medico. ‘ ‘ Gam, yer fool! Can’t yer sea I’m only a turnin’ on the waiter” With this he drew a muddy arm out of the hole in the ground, and spat disgustedly.—Wei: lington Lance. The contributor of the financial column in the Auckland Observer statesAt present, Australia is very flush of cash, and many new enterprises have been financed. The successive good seasons experienced in the Commonwealth have enabled people to repay the borrowings for the drought period, and to accumulate sufficient for fresh investment. Indeed, the accumulations are increasing at a greater ratio than the demands ; consequently, some of the money is going to London for investment. Pretty much the same thing may be said of New Zealand. The promising outlook for our produce has been referred toon previous occasions, but it cannot be too strongly emphasised. There are some people always ready to take a pessimistic view, and just now, with. the general elections in prospect, candidates for Parliamentary honors are apt to misread the signs of the times, or to wilfully misrepresent facts. What are now merely prospects will shortly be realised facts, and the community will have its spending power greatly increased. The effect of ajl this will be seen in the price of land, the values;of which will exhibit a rising tendency, and this will be seen in rural as well as in urban land. The cities will do more lucrative business as a result of rural prosperity, and people will naturally seek to put their savings into real estate, to make homes, and this will maintain the values, if not enhance them.

A Wellington girl, •who has been fortunate —or unfortunate —enough to get into very exalted society in London, writes to say that she got something of a shock at the first titled person’s house she visited. The amusements of the evening consisted chiefly of wrestling bouts between lady and lady and gentleman and gentleman. She asserts, with much solemnity, that the young Duchess of —-who used to be on the vaudeville stage, was thrown six times by the young Countess of—whose father was a hog king of Chicago. Bets amounting in all to thousands were made. The competitors did not change their costumes for these wrestling bouts, and did not even remove their ornaments, there being a scramble on two occasions to obtain possession of pieces of valuable necklaces. The Wellington girl also asserts that in many of London’s best houses it is now no uncommon sight to see fights to a finish with eight-ounce gloves between members of the aiistocracy or engagai professionals. People who are too vapid and blase to care for blood play bridge for big money. It seems the “arts” are quite unfashionable, and that, as in days of old, only the humbler folk go in for learning. Many society people systematically mis-spell to demonstrate this new smartness—and the lunatic asylums are very full. -Wellington Lance