The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1908.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2325, 19 October 1908, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1908.

Mr. E. Murphy landed a handsome hackney stallion in Gisborne on Saturday morning.

A special meeting of the Painters’ Industrial Union will be held this evening at 7.30 in the secretary’s office. The business will mainly be the election of representatives to the Arbitration Court!

The following revenue was received at the Custom House last week: Customs duties £716 9s Id, beer duty £2B 0s 6d, light dues £lB 18s, shipping fees 19s 9d, Harbor Board revenue £125 14s, other receipts £6 0s 4d; total, £896 Is Bd.

The Poverty Bay Schools Athletic Association on Saturday decided to disqualify all school chldren who took part in the recent Labor Day sports for money prizes, aiul to warn others against participating in events for prizes other than trophies.

A meeting of the Hon. James Carroll’s election committee was held in tho Cook County Council Chambers on Saturday evening, when the electorate was marked off into divisions, and arrangements made for a thorough ..canvass of the electorate.

Small audiences attended His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday afternoon and evening to witness the entertainments given by the Elton Comedy Company. A large number of new moving pictures were shown, the comic scenes being greatly enjoyed. Air. Fred Elton and Miss Grace Elton contributed to the programme by performing oil bells and other musical instruments, and two illustrated songs were also included in the evening’s entertainment.

The services at St. Andrew’s Church yesterday were of a special character, as the. day was “Young People’s ■Hiy.” In honor of the occasion tlie interior of the church was made bright with flowers. In the morning there was a very good congregation, with a lange proportion of children. The Rev. W. Grant officiated, .and the form of service, for use on the day, compiled iby the committee of the General Assembly, with its special hymns and responsive readings, was used. Mr. Grant preached from the words “Suffer the Little Children to Como unto Me.” —Mark x, 13. The evening service, at which there was also a large congregation, was intended primarily for young men and women, and the subject of Mr. Grant’s sermon dealt with the place of religion in our life, his text being from Ecclesiastes xii., I—“ Remember1 —“Remember now thy -Creator in the Days of thy Youth.” 'Collections were "made at the services in aid ■ of the “Youth of the Church” scheme.

•Air A. C. Thompson, of Christchurch, who has just returned from a visit to Queensland, says that it is nonsense to talk of snakes being a drawback to Australia. There are very few of them, and are taken no notice of by the people over there. When iiv Brisbane .recently, he had tried hard to iiersuude some Australians t-o come over to New Zealand for a holiday, and though he expatiated on the beautiful scenery and climate here, it was all to no (purpose. The people said they would not dream of coming to a country like New Zealand, which was liable to go under tho sea at any time. It is la fixed conviction with many Australians that New- Zealand is not a safe country in which tq dive". Air /Thompson says that while .we laugh at such false notions,, the Australians laugh at those, who looked on-snakes as a danger in Australia. The one idea was just as ridiculous as the other.

Colonel Knight. the officer in command of the Salvation Army forces in this 'lsland, accompanied by Major McKenzie, editor of the New Zealand “War Cry,” arrived from the South by ‘the s.s. Victoria on. Saturday evening. They were heartily welcomed by the members of the local corps, and at the nsual open-air gathering at the junction of Lowe Street and Gladstone Rcud, they received an enthusiastic greeting and gave short addresses. Special meetings in connection with their visit were held yesterday in the Army •Citadel, "The first was a “knee drill” at 7_a.m., conducted by Major McKenzie. At 11 n.m. a holiness meeting, very well attended, was held under the direction pf Colonel Ivniglit, who 'gave ail on the su'bject of “Growth dii Graco. An ovan^eilistic meeting took place tin the afternoon, when half-a-dozen new soldiers were sworn in under the colors M the Salivation Army, and expositions were given by Colonel Knight (and Major _McKenzie. A large crowd gathered at the Citadel in the evening, when ail exceedingly enthusiastic meeting was addressed by both the visiting officers. This evening Colonel Kniglit, whoso sex - vice extends over a quarter of a century, will 'deliver his lecture on “Early-duy Battles of the Salvation Army.” To-morrow night a “Soldiers’ Congress” will bo hold, and oil Wednesday the Aaackland.

The appointment of a dog ranger and the inaugurating of the uog pound is-no doubt the result of-such a number of dogs straying about apparently wthout owners. Under the circumstances it behoves those whohave valuable dogs or one winch they prize for other reasons to remember that this week it’s dog chains toi. eight pence-each at P-arncll s Popcnai Saturday Sales, twenty-fourth inst. only. - . ••’

Opunake lias decided to ilist’ll an up-to-date flighting scheme. live ratepayers voted on t-ho«sues-tion of raising a loan of £OOO for that purpose. The -proposal was carried; twenty-two voting in its favor. Tho supply of milk to the Feathers-* ton Co-Operative dXiiry Factory .us 3602 gallons. This is 0-52 gallons m excess of /the,quantity for the same period of last year. Tihe seventh vat is at present in use, and before long it is expected that the ninth will he called into operation. How do you manage to quote your friends such ilow terms?” asked one coal merchant of another. “.In this way,” was the reply. “I knock off two shillings a ton because they ure friends of mine, and then I knock off two- hundredweight. on eacih ton because I’m a friend of theirs.”

A new waterfall, 145 feet in height, has been discovered at the foot of Mount Hofldswortb, near the Mountain House. Parties of Maeterton and O.irterton residents-who havo'lately ascended the mountain state that Jbhere is every prospect of a great profusion of the mountain flowers, which ■are now just coming into Moom. The track up the mountain is at present rather rough, v ■ On Saturday night the Federal Bind jilayed on the balcony of the “Herald” office, Gladstone Road, and attracted a large number of listeners.. ’ln future Captain Edwin’s daily weather forecast, and mail and tides notices, will Ibe found on page three. Advice has been received locally that payable oil has been struck at the Taranaki No. 2 oil well.

Mr. Wal. Itayner, touring manager loy \\ ests’ Pictures, has arrived in Gisborne, making preparations for tlib company’s appearance here, commencing on Monday next, at His Majesty’s Theatre/ Past records of VVest’s Company throughout the Dominion are of such a gratifying character that a warm welcome should greet the re-appearance of the comDination. -

The .members of the Federal Band went to' the Hospital yesterday afternoon, and played on the lawn, under the direction of Mr. MclCillop. A programme of good popular music, ranging from the Italian Royal March to the British National Anthem, was performed in creditable fashion, to the enjoyment of and a considerable number of visitors. (St. Andrew’s Church was crowded, principally with children, yesterday afternoon, when Mr. W. H. Stanes gave the final address of his mission. By. the aid of .a blackboard and a chart he gave an effective exposition of the Gospel message. .Special hymns were sung, and prayer was offered by the Rev. W. Grant. Mr. feta lies left for the South by the s.s. lalune last evening. A meeting of the Management Committee of the -East Coast Trades and Labor Council was held on Saturday evening,, when the balance-sheet in connection with tlie Labor Day sports Mas read .and adopted. _ The accounts wore pissed for payment, and votes of thanks were passed to all who rendered assistance. The committee will meet on Thursday evening next to draft a series of questions to be submitted -to the various political candidates, and also to consider the proposed Federation of Labor. A no-license conversazione will be held in the Theatre on Thursday evening. This is one of the even ihgg when Mr. T. E. Taylor was cO speak and as at the last moment ho found he could not possibly come, in view of the nearness of the election, the League has decided to hold a large gathering, to which all interested dn tlie no-license movement are invited. There will he a small charge? for admission (in aid of the funds of the Leigue), and music and refreshments will be provided, together with one or two short addresses.

The following subscribers have been added to the telephone exchange: 405, G. Colebrook, Criterion {Restaurant, Gladstone Road; 277, Gisborne Co-operative Bakery, Ltd. (A. P. Hailey, manager); 001. E. Jowersj “The, Sweeteries,” Gladstone (Road; 50S, Geisha Fruit Stall, Gladstone Road; 509, C. /A. 'Goldsmith, JFitz■herbert Street. Deleted:—23S, D. Dunlop; 405, E. Wei ton; 277, A. P. Hailey; 414, TV. Tomblegon. Amended: 35, Williams and Kettle, insurance department. Custom-house street • 28S, Grundy and Shehnan, Ltd., Gladstone Road.

Owing to the accommodation at St. Mary’s Roman Catholic School not -being adequate enough for" the large number of children 'attending. Dean Gillies, vicar-general of the diocese of Auckland, some three weeks ago initiated a movement to erect extra accommodation adjoining the present school, at the corner of Lowe Street and Childers Road/ proposed additions will be 92ft by 3oft, and will contain four rooms, divided off by movable partitions. The plan's, which were drawn by Messrs Wilson and Lilley. urchitecis, .were submitted .by the'Rev. Father Lane to a meeting of parishioners vesterday morning and passed, and tenders will be called foil' the additions next week. The Roman Catholics of the parish have showed practical sympathy with the scheme, and yesterday promises of £2OO were made towards the cost, and ia general collection will be taken up throughout the parish. / The Rev. L. Dawson Thomas preached a notable sermon in Holy Trinity Church yesterday evening. Taking the evangelist St. Luke as an example of a man v.ho carried his religion into liis daily life and into hb business, he proceeded to demonstrate how much better (the world would be were men to he influenced by religion and the spirit of Christ, if men were brought nearer to one another. Capital and labor, he pointed out, were now divided by a bottomless gulf, which no one seemed to be able to bridge. . The preacher remarked that he himself did not see how it was to be done, but he had no doubt that if the influences of religion were brought into operation the difficulty iwould bo overcome. In like manner, bottomless pits separated class from class, the rich from the poor, the aristocrat from the lowlyborji, and so on;- There was far too much coldness, too much "standoffislmess,” between man and man and woman and woman. This was not right,"iaud was utterly discreditable to a community which placed the cross on its altars, a professedly Christian country, in which men and women should be brothers and sisters in Christ. The way in which this evi-I could be remedied was by bringing CUvist into tUg life of ths people.'

Constable -Liston, of Auckland, arrived in Gisborne yesterday in charge of the man who was arrested on the arrival of the s.s. Triune from Gisborne on . Thursday. The man will A be charged at the Police Court this morning with the theft of a watch, chain, and sovereign case, the prop, erty ofvJ. (Davies, who is employed on the s.s. Tuatea. It is stated lihit . the arrested man is also “wanygjgf. by the police on a charge of whWScsertion. 3

A curious example of international legal procedure was witnessed recently on the Franco-Belgian frontier, when two Belgians and two Frenchmen, arrested for complicity in a murder committed in 1905 at Mons, were confronted. As neither France nor Belgium can deliver up their nationals to another power, magistrates, barristers, and prisoners were conveyed to the frontier, where a waggon wa s placed half-way across the line sepa- , rating the two countries. In ibi'dift makeshift court of juerwee, the prisoners were interrogated, those engaged in the case being careful not to overstep the limit between France and Belgium. An extraordinary event in connection with tile British rifle championships contest at Bisley marked this year’s competition for the King’s Prize, which was won by a 20-yeir-old lad, who is reputed to have fired his first shot two year s ago, when he joined the First Lanark Rifles. Last year he bought a rifle at a sale, and his success with it was so marked*** tint he decided to go to Bisley. He had a now put on the old stock, and with, this lie £red so successfully that he eventually proved champion shot of 1903 amongst the thousands of competitors at the annual contest, bj T virtue ; of a clear lead of four points from his closest rival. The lad’s name -is George Grey, and he lives at Helensburg, Scotland, where he works with his father as an oilskin manufacturer. A spieler entered a Chinamanbs shop in Hastings, and, purchasing few bananas, tendered what appeaclPP l ed to he a five-pound note, and waited for his change. The Chinaman glanced at the knotted piece of paper, which was cunningly folded so that the “Five” at, the corner was plainly discernible, and give his customer £4 19s Gd, placing the bogus note without further scrutiny into his cash-box. The next day when paying into the bank the-Celestial received a great shock when he found his “£o note”- was valueless, it being but a clever imitation issued years ago as an advertisement by the proprieiorsafc|. of the- “New Zealand Wheelman. Tlie only description the Chinaman could give of his customer was that he was a man and wore a moustache.

She was a nervous-looking, middleaged woman, and as the tramway car stopped at the Id section, she rose to leave the car. Suddenly* she halted, and looked at her empty hand, then at the seat she had just vacated, then at the younm man who had been sitting beside her. “Are you going to get off here?” abruptly asked the conductor. She turned again to go out, and then stopped, and. looking _ pale, said, “Oh, dear, I’ve lost mypurse.” “We can’t wait for you,’-' rejoined the conductor, while half-a-dozen passengers were looking on the car floor for the lost article. She cast her eyes too often at the young man beside whom she had been to- add to his comfort. He blushecr ‘as lie surmised her. suspicion. The | search continued, and the driver was I showing his impatience to start. “How many purses did you have?” asked the conductor, as he looked at flier right hand. “Only one. of course,” came the excited reply. And tlieu her eyes rested on the purse tightly clutched in her own right hand.—Auckland “Star.”

- The Rev. L. Dawson Thomas, preaching in Holy 'Trinity Church last niglxt. declared his dislike for the phrase "Business is business.” He drew a picture- of a man, honorable, a good husband, father and neighbor, going to his office and proceeding with, a scheme to make money, a scheme which might be what is regarded as honest, but which might yet involve misery to others, and yefcrjjSr would he defended oil the groundiiiaif'\" "business is business.” Then the preacher illustrated the application of "business principles” in the case of an unfortunate clerk who, after a week’s illness, receives a letter from his employers expressing regret that it is necessary to declare liis place vacant. "The letter,” said Mr. Thomas, "is put in the .pillar letterbox as soon as written, and what then is the worth of the regret ? 'Not tlint!” —an expressive snap of the fingers showed liis estimate of its value. This sort of thing, he declared, - would go on till men put more of the ' spirit of Clirist into their dealings, J ' and till, under the influence of that spirit, they drew nearer to one an- # other. . - si

It is somewhat significant of the popular feeling in the country (says a contributor to the Auckland - "Star”) that volunteer officers who-' have been interviewed on the matter, all virtually agree that volunteering is in a very bad way in the Dominion, and that the Government is not getting anything like value for the money it spends on its amateur , defenders. As an officer remarked "We have the machinery, hut not thd*” men; mobilisation schemes and officers, hut not the rank and* file.” A further indication of the common indifference is idle fate of a recent meeting of the Remuera branch of the National Defence. League of New Zealand,! Just six members put in an appearance at this meeting, and as a consequence it was decided to notify the head office of the League that, owing to the lack of interest shown by the residents of Remuera in the matter, it was impossible to carry on any further. Well, of course, Remuera is only oho suburb of one town J in New* Zealand, but_straws show the way the wind is blowing, and this little "straw,” viewed in conjunction with others, proves, us I began by saying, that New Zealanders don t want to bo bothered to have to make -- plans to defend themselves. This lack of internal defence seems, nevertheless, an astonishing "condition an an epoch when every other nation as studying to strengthen its fighting arm by every possible means at its disposal.