The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2055, 16 April 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, APRIL 16, 1907.

“There is no education like ad versity’’ said Lord Bcaconsfiold

and it is a statement that, is rather difficult to realise. In fact one has to go through the experience to fully appreciate the meaning of it, and after going through the experience yesterday morning the words of Britain’s illustrious Prime Minister appeared with added meaning. The educational value of yesterday morning’s adversity was to teach us something wo hardly know before, and something more that wo hardly suspected. It dispelled all doubt as to tho eagerness with which tho “Times” is looked for by the public of Gisborne, for the moment It was discovered that the paper was not on tho verandahs the telephone bell rang almost incessantly for more than three hours from all quarters of the town, and people poured into the office to find tho cause of the delay. On this being explained words of sympathy and encouragement invariably were returned, and for these we return our heartiest thanks and appreciation. But what was pleasing nows to us was the anxious enquiries of a few who do not openly profess to regard the “Times” with favor, and who, like ourselves, needed the spur of adversity in missing its companionship from their breakfast tables, to thoroughly appreciate liow its loss would affect them. To those also wo cheerfully extend n reciprocal feeling, and trust that they may not again feel the disappointment. On the whole the display of public feeling was almost worth to us all tho worry and annoyance which the mishap has caused, although, of course, it does not amount to an inducement to have the experience repeated. We have now taken such extra precautions as would ordinarily seem superfluous to prevent a recurrence, not only of this but of all other possible accidents, and it will bo passing strange if there is any reason for future apologies. The extra work thrown on the staff in consequence of the mishap has heen cheerfully undertaken and manfully performed, and we would be lacking a true sense of that feeling which should always exist between employer and employed if we did not express our appreciation of their services.