The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2349, 16 November 1908, Page 4

The Gisborne Times . PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.

Rev. F. W Cliattcrton will speak at Ormond to-night at 7.30 in reply to Mr. Bysnar. The locally-owned racehorses Reservoir, Douche, and Dardanusj v.ino took part dn the recent' A.R.C. meeting, were brought back ro Gisho-mc by = the s.s. Taiuwera yesterday. The following was the revenue re-ceived-at the Custom House last week: Customs- duties £b2J 17s Jcl, beer duty £29 18s 6d, light dues £lo 14s Id, shipping fees £2 6s 9d, Harbor Board revenue £137 19 Bd, other receipts ss; total, £lll4 Is 9d. Speaking of a new work just published a brief quotation from the author’s preface would throw stronger light upon the thought which guided him if he neglected to get a four pour ladle for eight pence at Darnell s J opular Saturday Sales twenty-first mst. only. *“ We are informed that a number ot extra copies of the pamphlet issued | by Mr. Hector IST. Simson on the subiject—“The No-license Question m 3 Gisborne,” which went through the t “Times” as an. inset on Saturday, 1 were printed, and are obtainable on { I- application. y *| By advertisement in this issue the I Tourist Department give some inior- \ mation in respect to tlie To Tula Hot a Springs and Bake AYaikaremoana. 5 Particulars as to fares, tariff, and “(Other information may be ootamed j from the Tourist ■'Bureau, Napier, or | the Tourist Department, AY elling^on. % At the Police Court on Saturday morning, before Messrs C. Alatihewb son and J. Sheridan, J.P.’s, a natn e %. named Tare Ropitini was convicted .of a third offence of drunkenness ' within six months, and was lined z.fj and 2s costs or 7 days’ imprisonment. I On a further charge of indecency, acI cused was sentenced to 48 hours’ im--1 prisonment. ! Two individuals on Saturday even- | ing whilst arguing over the merits % and demerits of the burning question of No-license, became rather heated and finally resorted to blows. Unfortunately'for them a constable intert veiled, and each of them will have an opportunity of explaining Ins con- ; duct at the Police Court this morn.- * in 3- . , ~ ' A sitting of the Native Appellate 1 Court will be held at Gisborne on 30th 2 inst., to deal with appeals against de--1 cisiens of tlie Native Band Court afj fecting YY'airoa and Gisborne .lands. I As the Court at To Araroa has not 4 yet completed its investigations in the \ <i papatipu Js lands atr the East Cap^. AY’aiapu appeals will be left to a fu- ? ture sitting of the Court. The Presi--1 dent of the Appellate Court, Judge Seth-Smith, will preside at the coming , sitting. . j A meeting of the Gisborne typographical Union was held on Saturday evening, Mr. AV. P. Porter (President )iu the chair. A circular was received from the Gabor Department 5 stating that copies of the new Gabor ! Acts as passed last session were now procurable. The X.Z. Typographical - Federation wrote, stating that the H union had been admitted to afiiliation, ! and enclosed suggested business for \ proposed conference in January next. / A lxeartv vote of thanks was passed * to Mr. Hall, secretary of the East Coast Trades' and Gabor Council for » the excellent work performed bv him in connection vritli the recent Lahoi )sDay demonstration. Tvitliin tlie next few weeks the ex(tension of the Glasgow wharf at Napier will reach a stage which will f preclude the time-table steamers of the Union Steamship Co., and Huddart. Parker Co., mooring alongside. L] During this period, which is expected Ito continue until the middle of next (year, tendering will have to be re- | verted to. It" is proposed that the I steamers lie under the lee ot the ?< breakwater, the passenger work be- | ing done from the Glasgow wharf, jj the short distance to be traversed thus I ensuring a minimum of inconvenience. | Passengers booked to and from Napier | will be carried by the tender free, I whilst visitors and passengers break•j ing their journey pay their own fare. | Gighternge on the cargo, for which I tenders are being invited, will he | added to, and collected along with t freight by the shipping companies. I A Press Association telegram from | Foil ding on Saturday stating that a ! petition is being largely signed in | Cheltenham and Feilding districts, ! * asking the Government to resume the I Riddiford estate of 1600 acres, at \ Cheltenham. It is pointed out that the area is eminently _ suitable for closer settlement, and is right opposite to the Cheltenham butter factory. ; Mr. J. E. Reiter, who was a can- | didate for the Hurunui seat, has eoni tributed a touch of humor to the eonj test. Pie. announced himself, and ad-, s dressed several meetings in various 2 parts of the electorate. His political' | views were wild and wonderful, and 5 lie introduced a novel feature by 1 taking up a collection at ( the close of each meeting to defray ■; expenses. Now nominations have i closed, and Mr. Reiter’s name does not appear on the list. He explains in | aggrieved tones that lie left it to his ] supporters to nominate him and make the deposit, but. no one took sufficient interest in his candidature to do so. “Gone like the huia” will soon be as expressive of extinction as the : Maori proverb that has- reference to ; the moa. Air A. Hamilton, curator of the Dominion Museum, lias been huia-liunting with three expert- Natives in what used to be a favorable spot for several days, and the party ■ lias not seen a siugle huia. Huialiunting requires a special skill. The j fowler goes out in the early misty morning and takes up a position on one of the ridges between- tlie low sruljjj lies which. the liui-is used to flaunt. Then he imitates the peculiar whistle of the bird, -and -if there arc any liuias in t-lie neighborhood they will. -j come to him, whey lie snares them in a noose. Air Hamilton’s fowlingground' was practically tlie basin of 11 the Aiangatera, a tributary of the j Upper Rangitikei, draining the lower j slopes of the ltuahine Mountains. As a result of his experience, he reports that apparently the liuias have been entirely exterminated in a very short period in an area where the; were comparatively- plentiful. The weather conditions wore favorable, •- and Air Hamilton has succeeded in calling liuias in. the past for as long -a I distance as -a mile. He is more than I over convinced of the difficulty of ob- | taining specimens, but has not yet f given up all. hope. Two expert ; Maoris Have been left behind to con- . tinuo the hunt for another week, and f then report to Air Hamilton. The v lmia-was always a strictly local bird and Mi- Hamilton knows only two other spots where- there is any hope of finding it. V

jTTress Association telegram states that- Doctor Hosking, a resident of Alasterlon for tlie past 13 years, is greatly impressed with the svston of public baths in the various cities • f the United States. He row offers £SOO towards the construct ni of a swimming bath for wom-.n end guas. The donor will confer with the Borough Council in '"lega rd to- the early erection and completion. of the bath. . , Some doubt seems to exist as to -whether the Native Band Commission will finish its labors by tlie end of the present year. Legally, the powers and functions of the Commission expire on January 1,1909, but a new instrument could be issued by the Governor to re appoint -tlie Commissioners. It- is understood, however, that an effort will be made to get the •work completed by the end of the year. The Chief Justice, Sir Robert Stout, is at present in the north devoting himself to the affairs of the Commission, bub some of Air. Ngata's time will naturally be taken up by the election contest.

In Auckland almost every- horse that can be called a horse, and every vehicle that has not actually gone to tlie rubbish heap, will be in ' use to-morrow, and, as one cabby expressed it, “You cou’dn’t get a cab for -love or money that day in'Auckland, for they were all booked months ago.” .It is stated th it one young couple who had lost all interest in election matters, and did not even know that the elections were to be held on November 17. had fixed on that day for their wedding, but have hq.d to postpone the event till the YY'ednesday because the only vehicle -available for hire was a wheelbarrow. The Hon. James Carroll was accorded an impromptu welcome at the Cosmopolitan Club on Saturday evenins. Air. Carroll arrived shortly after ten, and the president (Air. Ambridge) called the Alinister and members of the Club to the social hall, where he welcomed Air. Carroll in a brief speech. Air. J. B. Gey don heartily endorsed the remarks of the president. Air. Carroll, who, on rising, was greeted with applause, said he did not wish the club members in any way to associate his visit with the if th. but he wished to be regarded simply as a man among men. Air. Mark Neil was commandeered, to pl ay the piano. Songs ar.d recitations were contributed by Alessrs A. F. Kennedy, R. Al. Birrreli, J. Allen, Gordon. Galaway. AI. Neil, the Hon. J. Carroll, and" the president, and the singing of “Auld Gang Syne” terminated a very pleasant evening.