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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2393, 7 January 1909, Page 4

Air "Watson Heine, ophthalmic optician, is paying a return visit to Gisborne and may be consulted at Air H. Kane’s, pharmacy. - The first stock sale for the present year will be held tat Alatawhero today, when Alessrs Dalgety and Co. will offer in addition to their usual pens, Air AV. Tombleson’s flock of stud Border Leicesters. The stock sales will be held weekly until otherwise announced. The Union Steamship Co.’s AVaikare will pass through this port early on Sunday morning in order to reach Dunedin in time to leave for her trip to the Sounds. Her cargo for Gisborne tand Napier will he brought by the s.s. Squall, which leaves Auckland on Saturday afternoon. The 'following passengers were booked to leave bv Messrs J. Redstone and Sons’ coaches 1 this morning: For Waipiro, Judge Jones, Messrs Goffe, Kannong, Parker (2), Aliles (3) j Alesdames .MacDonald* Mentilplay, Highland and AVarwick. For Tologa Bay, Air and Airs Robertson, Afiss AVatt, Miss King, Alessrs Walker, Jobsou and Ripp. For Pouawa, Air CocliT> urn. The Scarlet Troubadours gave their final performance in His Afajesty’s Theatre last night before a fair audience. • Tho various numbers given called forth appreciative applause, the singing of the male quartette being especially good. Tho members of the. Company left for .South by tlie s.s. Alokoia after the performance, a late , launch having been provided for their convenience by the manager of the Union Company. The daily press of Now Zealand is » subject so tremendous and so intimately related: to tho complexities of-mo-dern society and civilisation, that any twenty minute discussion of it must come after getting a, perforated cook spoon for five ponce this week at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, ninth inst. only.

.Sergeant 'Hutton : received word last night that a anon named Lusey had been found dead in front of the gate at Mr Fred Hall s station at Whatatutu. No - further particulars are to hand. Constablo Doyle, ox re Karaka, wont out to the place to mqniro into the matter.

Mr James Skinner, representing Messrs Thomson land Co., Dunedin, was in Gisborne yesterday m the- interests of Wai Ron goa water, the famous mineral water which is bottled and sold by his firm. Mr J. F. Nettie Peel Street, has been appointed wholesale agent; and supplies cun be obtained from him.

A Press Association telegram states that oil has been flowing freely from No. 2 bore at the Taranaki petroleum works, since the work was resumed ■after the - holidays. Close on fifty barrels have been collected, it is stated oil is remaining about the same in “th© bore* despite large quantity drawn.

The annual conference of the typographical Association, says a Press Association telegram, decided that each affiliated union should organise .-lie trade in its own district, and assist in the formation of unions?in any c.istrict where necessary. A motion was carried that all imported printed mat. ter should hear an impr.nt, and it was also resolved to interview the Minister for Customs with the object of preventing the introduction or printed matter on which duty has not been paid.

A special meeting of the Friendly Societies’ Conference was held m Mr Carton’s rooms last evening to discuss the ways and means of starting a Friendly (Societies dispensary m Gisborne. Each lodge was we.l-re-presented by delegates, who evinced great interest in the movement, _ A considerable amount of information had been gathered concerning friendly societies’ dispensaries in other centres. After much discussion it was finally decided that -a' committee be formed consisting of one delegate from each lodge to wait upon the various lodges and place before them the resolutions passed by the Conference. The above committee will meet in Mr Darton’s rooms on Saturday, the 30th inst., at 7.30 p.m.

Patriotic Scots, who are wojjt .to declare that men of their race are to be found in ruling positions in every country under heaven, will find much satisfaction and strong confirnnaation of their theory from a contemplutiaon of the New Zealand Cabinet, as reconstructed. In the firstplace four of the five new Ministers hail from North or the Tweed —Messrs T Mackenzie, It. Mackenzie, Hogg and Buddo, the fifth, Mr Ngata, being a Maori. Of the five other members of the Ministry one, Mr G. Fowlds, is a Scot from Ayrshire, and two others. Mr Millar, born in India, i:ukl Dr Findlay, born in Dunedin, are of Scottish blood. The three remaining divisions of the United Kingdom, England, Ireland and Moles, have to. be content with one representative among them, that one being the Premier, Sir Joseph Marti, who is a native of Victoria. It will be perceived from the foregoing that out of a Cabinet of ten members, seven are of Scottish blood —five of them also of Scottish birth.

With regard to the recent BiirnsJolmsou contest a well-known W ellington doctor gives a striking reason wliy a European boxer is always at a disadvantage against- a negro in .such a contest. The boxer, he explains, rivets his attention to his opponent s face, -and from the id ay of its features, and especially of the eyes, adduces where the next blow be aimed, and is .able to parry accordingly. The eye of a European stands out clear against a light background;, and its action is familiar and conducive to correct interpretation. The eye of the negro, on the other hand, is much darker, “closely resembling its background, and it is much more difficult to keep a fixed gaze on the organ and interpret rightly its changes of expression. As the eye contains a larger proportion'of dark pigment than the European organ, it is able to offer more resistance to the light, and consenuently dilates in the excitement of -a fight ill the way which is misleading and almost uncanny. The racial peculiarities indicated were considered bv this doctor miite sufficient cause to justify the refusal of a white man ' to meet a black antagonist in the ring.

Sir Robert Stout. Chief Justice, in the course of a brief chat with an “Otago Daily Times” representative, stated that no steps had yet been taken to appoint two judges to hear the Dunedin North election petition, the petition not yet having reached him. in reply to other queries, his Honor stated that the senior puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Williams), in accordance with the usual procedure, would act as Chief Justice during Sir Robert’s twelve months’ absence from the Dominion. In regard to his trip Home, Sir Robert stated that he would be accompanied by Lady Stout and his daughter. They will leave the Dominion in March. The places to bo visited have not- yet been definitely decided upon, but they will include London, where his Honor has two sons, and also Cambridge, where another son resides. Sir Robert will also visit his native town of Lerwick, in Shetland, Trom which ho has been absent forty-six years, haying left in 1863. Referring to judicial matters, his Honor, who was pressed for time and was on the point of leaving to catch a train, stated that most of the work of the Native Land Commission was now done, .and tho whole of it avou ld probably be completed before ho aloft tho Dominion. Sir Robert, made no announcement in reply to the question, whether another Judge would he appointed to assist with the judicial work during his absence.

Tho best thing for nervous, pale young girls is Stearns’ Wine, for it increases their strength, renews and enriches the blood and sharpens the appetite. It is a matchless ionic.

Tho Chief Justice has appointed Justices Williams and Denmston to tho Dunedin North ejection petition at the end- of this month.

At tho Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. \V. A. Barton, »S.M., a man mamed William Joseph O’Reilly pleaded guilty to a charge of having been found drunk while in charge of a horse in Lowe street on the previous day. A fine of £1 with 2s costs or 4 days’ imprisonment was imposed.

For the twelve months ended 31st December 22,471 people arrived in New Zealand, and 14,153 took their departure, -as against 16,893 and lfff 304 respectively in 1907. The arrivals included 276 Chinese, against 154 in 1907. The celestials who departed numbered 150, against 136 in 1907.

Dairying in tho liangiwahia district does not seem to find the same favor as formerly( says an exchange) It is stated that many ol ; the small farmers are selling their land to well-to-do neighbors, who are going in for slieep-farmiug. The local butter factory is suffering in consequence. Some years ago the district’s output amounted to 100 tons, whilst this year it is estimated that it will onlv reach 50 tons. J '

The other afternoon a terrific hailstorm burst over Akaroa. The southern end of the town completely escaped, but the other end was severely treated by the storm. Gardens were wrecked and treeis were stripped, and in places the hailstones lay heaped up more than a foot deep. The hillside from the hilltoji showed the track of the storm, a white streak. The liail-stones were unusually large.

A rust's example is infectious {.says tho Auckland “Observer”). The facility with which one min may, if lie lias the mind to, shine in many spheres has become apparent to David Pretty, the champion axeman, who is well-known in this province, where lie was born and raised. David is entered for the championship of the world, which is to be chopped some--where in Taranaki, and he that, if successful, he will start training for the sculling blue ribbon. David is six feet six inches in height and weighs 161- stone, so that the probabilities are. that when he his beaten Arnst, he will turn his attention to Mr. Jack Johnson.

An arrangement with the Imperial Government has been made by the High Commissioner for allowing military and civil officers and men who have served their terms in India the option of a free passage to. New Zealand, instead of back to’ England. It is estimated that about 300 officers retire and 2000 non-commissioned officers and men leave India annually, on final discharge, and about 10,000 on transfer to the Army Reserve. In order to induce retiring officers to settle in New Zealand the High Commissioner supplied a quantity of literature descriptive of this country to the Army authorities.- Calcutta, drawing special attention to the concession above referred to.

The annual New Zealand Methodist Conference will be held in Wellington at the end of February, when about 200 delegates will probably attend. An important matter which will be considered is that of referring to the various circuits the question or a separate conference, having legislative powers, for New Zealand. At a Dominion Conference meets yeifny, which has. however, no legislative authority. Such authority is confined to the General Conference of Australasia, composed of delegates from the seven State Conferences, which meets trienniaiiy. and of which meeting will ho held in Adelaide in 1910. For a long time there has been a movement in New Zealand to abolish the attachment to Australia, and recommendations are now being sent forward by several or the synods^that a referendum of tho people shall he taken on the subject. It is expected that this proposal will be agreed to.