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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2161, 17 August 1907, Page 2

. Madame Carrcno was to arrive by the Miowera this morning.

The services to bo held at St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow are advertised in this issue.

Mr. IV. Miller, agent for Thos. Cook and Son, has been advised by cable that all fares by the principal steamship linos, Australia to London, havo beon increased 10 per cent. A well attended parade of the Cisborno Rifles was hold last night, if hen Staff Sergt.-Major Williams put the men through drill. The corps was afterwards paraded in Gladstone road and put through useful evolutions.

Tho following are the latest new connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange:—ll4, D. Kirkpatrick, Patutahi (1 long 1 short and 1 long ring); 442, Chambers and Ivcam, builders, ICaiti.

Many people had to be refused admission to the final recital of Carreno in Christchurch, and a huge crowd followed her from the theatre to the railway station, cheering enthusiastically as the train moved off to Lyttelton.

There are at present 32 patients in tlie Gisborne Hospital, as compared with 29 on tho date of the last report. Two deaths occurred during tho month, 25 patients were admitted, and 20 were discharged. There are three cases of diphtheria and one of measles at present under treatment.

The subjects to bo dealt with, at Wesley Church t-o-morrow are of a very fascinating kind. In tlio morning Mr. Palk will treat on “The Old Gospel versus the New; or Paul versus Campbell.” The Rev. C. Griffin has “What’s in a Name?” for the evening subject. Mr. Griffin holds service at Waimata in the morning.

The meetings all day to-morrow at the Salvation Army Barracks will he conducted by Adjutant Dickens, assisted by Captain Church and a hapi’- lot of Salvationists. A bright and happy time is looked forward to. A hearty welcome is extended to all. On Sunday week the meetings will lie conducted by the young people of tlio local- corps. Special items will be rendered during tho day. Mr. Robert Thelwall, health inspector to the Cook County Council, re.--, ported yesterday: “Since last meeting three cases of scarlet fever have been reported, one each from Patutahi, Makauri and Makaraka, all of which have been attended to in the usual manner. On inspecting the premises at Makaraka- and the adjoining premises, I found the santitary arrangements not quite as should ho. I have written instructing the occupiers what to do in the matter.”

Professor and Miss Bates again entertained a- fair audience last night and gave their usual programme which was as well appreciated by the spectators as on tho night previous. The two items which attracted the mosf attention were those performed by Miss Bates—the riding of a noted buckjumping bullock and a notorious buckjumping horse, which gave a good exhibition. Punishment of a horse thief in the cow boy days will be part of the programme for to-night. In his previous reply to tho Patutahi Road Board’s request concerning the diminished subsidy paid to Road Boards, tlio Counity Clerk mentioned a fact of interest to local bodies. After stating thiait tho Cook County Council had the matter under review, he added, “It is likely that an alteration will he made this session of Parliament whereby subsidies will lie paid to local bodies upon the amount of rates collected, instead of fixing a maximum subsidy over a conn 4 " which in our case presses hardly upon your Board.”

At the To Karaka meeting Mr. Lysnar’s suggestion that only a halfpenny rate should be struck for the Waikohu riding was met- with an interesting set of figures supplied by Mr. McDonald who opposed Mr. Lvsnar on the point. Tho figures showed that even with a penny rate and the assistance of the Government subsidy only £7702 would he available for expenditure on necessary works. This was claimed to represent a modest estimate of the urgent requirements of the district. The details quite satisfied the meeting that a penny rate would have to be struck.

At the Te Karalta meeting on Thursday night an important point was made by Mr. McDonald one of the Council representatives who attended the meeting. It had been suggested that certain instructions regarding the method of rating should be issued to the district’s representatives. Mr. McDonald declined emphatically to accept such instructions. He stated that having been appointed to the Council lie would continue to exercise his own discretion as to what was best* for the Waikohu riding and for the Council as a whole. If tlio meeting expressed any wishes he would be glad to give them every consideration but- would not undertake to support proposals that were opposed to his own judgment. This attitude was apparently acquiesced in by the meeting which subsequently passed a resolution embodying its views not as an “instruction” hut- as a “suggestion” to its representatives on the Council. The Hop. Capt. Tucker, spoken to yesterday by a Times representative with reference to the East Coast railway proposals, declared himself a warm advocate for the extension of our present line. His advice from a Gisborne standpoint was to devote all energy in furtherance of the nresent line. ’ “Another five or ten miles and it will reach a payable point,” lie pointed out-. “Every mile added to the line means the opening mi of good country, and I would like to see very strong representations made to the" Government to push on with the work more rapidly. The movementwill have my hearty support.” He does not- favor the Gisborne-Nnpier extension, contending that as a means of communication with that centre a railway cannot compete with the steamship services. “It would lie mainly a coast line, passing through much broken country,” was his comment. “Railways to the interior are what we want-, as feeders to our ports.”

Tho opening in Now Zealand for up-to-duto iron anil stool works was incidentally mentioned by Cr. Matthews nt tho Council mooting yesterday. Looking ahead ho is of opinion that there is a big field for enterprise; tho manufacture of steel bridges for tho municipal bodies tliroui'liout tlio colouy and for the Government is alone a potential industry of magnitude. Coal and iron are available, he pointed out, and tho Government should give a sufficiently largo bonus to encourage the industry. In addition to local supplies, the unmanufactured articlo is allowed in duty free as against a duty of 20 por cent, on English manufactured goods and 30 per cent, on American work. Mr. McGregor, of Messrs. Niven and Co., was hero recently and will give a quotation for a noiv bridge, and an Americas, company will ho asked to tender for a comparison of prices. Tho Cook County Council has an eye to scenery preservation. At yesterday’s meeting a resolution was passed, on the motion of Cr. Lysnar, asking tho Scenery Preservation Commissioners to reserve about ou acres of Wailiirero, embracing tho waterfalls and a frontage on each side of tho crook. The mover said that the time is opportune, as the Borough Council has relinquished tlio area held there, which tho Commissioners had formerly noted. It is a beautiful spot, and unless promi>t steps are taken will fall a victim to tho axes of tho natives. A second site of scenic attractions, known as Gray’s Bush, will also ho brought under notice of tho Commissioners, to m'ako arrangements, if possible, with Mr. Gray. Cr. Lysnar said that this is one of tho few beautiful bush scenes left near the town. Mr. Gray has always carefully guarded it against sacrilege, and, tho speaker believed, would liberally meet the Commissioners in having it vestod as a reserve for all time. In the Grey-street Hall to-morrow evening, Mr. Winter, of tho Hawke’s Bay Gospel Tent, will conduct a service. _