TO-DAY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2144, 20 March 1908, Page 2

TO-DAY.

AUCTIONS. 10.0 a.m.—Miller and Craig, bankrupt painter’s stock. . 2.30 p.m.—Malcolm and Co., unredeemed pledges. MEETINGS.

Two men and two women occupied tho police cells last night, and they will appear .at the Police Court this morning to answer to charges of drunkenness.

An Association telegram from WVlington states that a proclamation n last night’s Gazette forbids tho brwarding of correspondence for F. 11. Allen, C nnenm-streot, Lauiicos:on, Tasmania.

The ceremony of opening the' new moms of tlio Alhambra Club will be hold on Monday evening next, at 8. His Worship the Mayor will preside, and a full attendance-of members is requested. A Press Association message from Wellington states that regulations under the Public Service Act are published in detail in last night’s Gazette. Meetings of the board are to bo held in Wellington.

A man is fortunate who purchases a. property of 1090 acres at 22s Od an acre and two years afterwards is offered £5 an acre. This was the experience of a Southland farmer, who tho other day refused to sell, wanting an additional ten shillings an acre.

Tho Gisborne Rifles will shoot in the competition for Lieutenant Coleman’s trophy, at tho Haiti range on Saturday afternoon. The usual weekly na ratio wild bo held this evening, and* at tho conclusion the non-com-missioned- officers of the corps will hold a meeting.

Tho eating of a raw potato caused the death of a child of two and a half years at Davenport, Norwich, England, a low weeks ago. Tho mother said all her children were fond of raw potato. Several jurymen assured tho incredulous coroner that the eating of this dainty was quite common.

Tho Gisborne Defence Cadets paraded under Captain Cowan in the Drillshed last evening. A numbej of recruits have recently joined, and the muster last night was about thirty strong. Tho boys were put through tho rifle drill and physical exercises and acquitted themselves well.

Air. Galachen, the well-known Liberal organiser, arrived in Gisborne from Wellington oii Wednesday morning, and spent the day interviewing the various candidates for tho Bay of Plenty electorate, with a view to the consolidation .of the Liberal vote. Mr. Galachen left yesterday for the North, and wild travel right through tho electorate.

New-laid eggs from South Australi i may now be enjoyed at British breakfast tables at half the price of Home now-laid eggs. Thousands of dozens have already been received in excellent condition, despite their journey of 13,000 miles. They keep because they are infertile eggs, carefully selected, chilled, but not frozen, and scientifically packed. Over 4,000,000 British eggs we.ro landed in Now York the other day, paying a duty of 2 ; jd per dozen. Fresh eggs now command 3s per dozen there.

The attachment of a dog to its master is proverbial, and this canine trait received a further illustration (says tho Tuapeka Times) in connection" with the death of James Quinn, which occurred last week. When tho party which went out to bring in the body reached the scene of the accident they found deceased’s dog mounting guard over bis late master, and no amount of coaxing would induce him to relinquish his post, and it was with the greatest reluctance that tlio party was. compelled to destroy tlio faithful animal before they could get possession of the body. “The price of Is 3d per lb for butter during tho winter months will! neither advance nor recede” was the opinion expressed by Air AY. J. Bolt, manager of the Taieri and Peninsula Milk ■Supply Company, when seen by a Dunedin' Star reporter last week. This was Air Bolt’s opinion even during the time of the drought, when the disturbing news came from the North that butter was expected .to reach the high price of 2s Gd per lb. Cattle feed might be, coming on, said Mr Bolt, but tbe cow's would not come back once they had gone off milking; otherwise there might have been a chance of a lower price for butter. The King of Italy has recently been interesting himself in a very remarkable project—the scheme of tho wellknown Italian engineer, Pietro Camin ada, who has devised a stupendous plan for joining by canal Genoa to Bislo and the North Sea. This is no vain Utopia, but a scientific -plan cleverly conceived by a man of great abilities. Tho Continental newspapers have taken up tho matter seriously, and Signor Colombo, the famous Italian statesman, has taken considerable interest in the scheme, and it is strongly believed in Italy that the Government will adopt the plan, and that the wonderful canal will he constructed and become a reality in the very near future.

At the sale by auction held yesterday morning by Alessrs. Miller and Clraig of tho stock-in-trade in the bankrupt estate of Thomas Morrison, painter, there was no hid for the whole in one lot, and on it being offered in smaller lots the bidding was slow, and only moderate prices were realised. The' sale was carried on up to midday, .when it was adjourned on account of the holiday, and. will be continued at 10 o’clock this morning, when the balance, comprising a large quantity of paperhangings, paint, and general stock, will be offered in lots to suit purchasers.

The mounted parade called .for yesterday afternoon was postponed owing to the heavy rain. In the evening, a dismounted parade was hold in’ tho Orderly Room at 7.30. Captain Tombloson intimated that lie had promoted Sergeant Kinder to tho vacant position of sergeant-major. The evening was occupied in instructive lectures by Lieut. Hamilton, on “Reconiiaisoneo”; (Sergeant- Cole, on “Outpost .Duty”; Sergeant-Alajor Kinder, on “Signalling.” Sergeant Spragg has been recommended for promotion as an officer of the regiment, with the rank of A'etcrinarvLieutenant. •

Some three years ago it was considered in AUctoria that the largo quantities of apples, such as windfalls, which go to waste every season or are given to pigs, could be turned into a marketable product in the form of cider. AVith this object ill view a complete eider mill and appliances were imported by the Agricultural Department, and sent to various cojmtry shows, where the operation of eider-making was demonstrated. The mill was also sent to several persons who desired to test the industry on a commercial basis. Several of them have since purchased mills for themselves, and made much larger quantities of cider, and others have been induced to enter the field.

It is said that municipal life is hut a nursery for a parliamentary career, and if this is true the Dominion has something in store for her from the North-East A*alley (says the Otago Daily Times). The Mayor of that delightful and salubrious suburb informed the ratepayers recent!v that the Town Clerk refused to shake hands with him, that councillors denounced him as a liar, and left him without a. quorum, that tile attitude adopted by these same councillors was that ol a'snarling, barking deg. and that a dog sjjojy au,d a bull light (both ol which, by the' wav, he had witnessed in England) were iis nothing to a meet! ug of the North-East A r alley Borough Council. By this it would appear that when these politicians in embryo arrive, certain gentlemen during the season will have to look out for squalls.

Ranking amongst the notable events which mark the rapid advance of things commercial in our town, must be placed the novel idea put forward by Messrs A. Parnell and Co., ironmongers, of offering each Saturday a special article at a surprisingly lowprice. In another column are advertised . fire shovels for next Saturday. tVint.f.hbi .fiplirn

■ In connection with tho purchase by Mr W. J. Barlow of Messrs J. Roland and Son’s business, Mr. Barlow intends to run an up-to-dato motor garage, iuid to provido accommodation which will enable owners of ears to storo them at the Gladstone Hoad premises, and obtain them when they '-ire required.

Very heavy rain set in throughout the Gisborno district yesterday, and continued ill heavy showers up to the time of going to press. The downpour wiM prove of inestimable value to the pastures and turnip crops, and will enable •farmers to look inorn hopefully to providing stock with winter feed. In the town the roads and gutters were flooded, tjie water tables proving totally unable to carry off the stormwater.