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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2394, 8 January 1909, Page 4

A young woman who was recently before the Court on a serious charge will again be brought ' up this morning on a charge of vagrancy.

A -Melbourne cablegram received early this morning states that the ■hide market is firm at late rates ami that supplies are moderate.

The annual meeting of the contributors to the Gisborne Hospital will be held in the room above Messrs 1. and J. Dalrvmple’s store, Gladstone Road, on Thursday next, January 14, at 7.30 p.m.

At the Port Adelaide races oil Boxing Day, the horse Lord Carlyon, carrying list 81bs, won the Woodvilie Handicap (five furlongs) in the fast time of Inrin 4 l-ssec. Lord CarJyon is said to he the fastest sprinter ever seen in South Australia.

The Maori prophet Rua, with two wives and a small band of followers, paid a visit to Gisborne yesterday. Rua had a quantity of business m connection with his settlement to transact, and was busy all day calling at various shops and offices.

“The country is looking very dry and burnt up,” said a farmer to a “Times” reporter at the Alatawkero saleyards yesterday. The speaker went on to isay that harvesting was ill full swing in the To Karaka and Motu districts, and that most of the oat and barley crops were very clean, ■and all the fields were beyond expectations after such a wet spring.

Mr. G.E. Dalton does not intend to allow the question of the disestablishment of tlio Gisborne District Mign School to rest without further protest, and at the meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, to bo held at Napier on Monday next, Ho will move “That the motion recommending the disestablishment of the District High School be rescinded. If the motion is carried it is probable that the Minister for Education will Jjo asked to inquire into the position.

Information was received by the Police on Wednesday night regarding a man at Waerenga-a-hika whoso actions were so strange as to cause considerable " excitement in that district. Two members of the force went out yesterday morning and arrested a man suffering from delirium tremens. The man was in a very peculiar condition and bore marks of cuts on his throat. He will be charged with drunkenness at the Ponce Court this morning, and will probably be remanded for medical treatment.

Twenty-five domestic servants arrived by the Tainjii from Lop don, ■under engagement to tlio syndicate of Napier ladies who have already brought out similar contingents from England, -

The returns of the year’s trade, it is stated, will show the result of the financial stringency during the latter half of the year. A drop in the value of the imports is predicted, lhe Dominion has, however, benefited largely by immigration; from Great Britain.

As tlic heavy clouds came over the sky it intervals yesterday, many looked at them as if they promised rain, but the hot. winds carried them a war to the south-east, and towards lookcd-for showers were a.s far off as ever. The barometer ;*td| remains steady, and there are no indications of a break in the weather.

Information was received on Wednesday night by Mr. W. A. Barton, (S.M., District Coroner, from Constable Luke, of Wairoa, that a young native girl named Whakarara, 1 < years of age, had been drowned that day in the Waiau river, 40 miles from Wairo. The body had not then been recovered, and a telegram was sent yesterday to Constable Luke authorising him, when the body was recovered, to arrange for ail inquest to be held before a justice of the peace.

A very pretty wedding took place at Makauri on Wednesday afternoon, the contracting parties being Mr. John Chambers, of Peel Street, Gisborne, and Miss Alary O’Dwyer, eldest daughter of Air. E. O’Dwyer, of Makauri. The church was prettily decorated by the friends of the bride, and the Rev. Father Dignan was the officiating clergyman. After the ceremony Mr. and Airs. David Dinan, very old friends of the bride, entertained the guests at their residence, after which the bridal couple left for Alorere, where the honeymoon will bo spent.

A Wairoa gentleman who believes in comfort has recently imported from England an article of furniture which appeal’s to be unique.' It comprises a solid metal stand of substantial weight and handsome design, to which are attached a number of nickel-plated fittings. One of these is for holding a book opened at the pages, another supports ;a writing apparatus upon which notes can he taken; another holds a lamp, and another a small table upon which a cup of tea can be served. With these •aids to comfort, the owner can, while sitting in a chair, or reclining on a couch, enjoy his reading in absolute luxury. Both book and light can he so quickly adjusted to any angle, whilst the pages are kept open by a clip, that none of the little inconveniences which sometimes annoy a reader can exist.

Further particulars received of the death of the man Thomas Casey, who was found dead near Air F. Hall’s property at Whatatutu, ou Wednesday night, go to show' that while Air J. Kellier, a coach-driver, was on his road to tlio Pulia station on Wednesday morning, he saw the body of a man lying some distance from the road, but took no notice of the circumstance. When the coach was returning in the evening A[r Kellier saw that the body was still in the same position and at once stopped and* went to investigate. Ho found that the man had apparently been, dead a couple of days. Attached to the fence near by was a single-barrel gun, the trigger of which had been fired by pulling a piece of rope. Deceased’had been in the district about two months, having como from Auckland to reside with his son on the latter’s property, where the affair occurred —about two miles from Whatatutu. The old man had been ailing for -some time, and only a couple of davs ago-purchased a bottle of painkiller at the Whatatutu store. Despondencv through ill-health is doubtless tlie cause of his action, the affair taking place during his son’s absence in town. An inquest was held on the body before Mr Geoffrey AlcLean yesterday, at which a verdict that the deceased met his death from a gunshot wound was returned.

Sitting in civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate’s Coui’t yesterday, Air V • A. Barton, S.M., granted judgment bv default in tlie following civil cases:—M. 1\ Poole (Mr. H. liei) v. Aoi Morris, claim £8 17s 6d, and costs £1 15s 6d; M. P. Poole (Air. Hei) v. Tami Ruke, costs £1 16s 6d; E. N. Sidebottom (Air. T. A. Coleman) v. W. J. Lichtwark, claim £2 12s, and costs £1 5s 6d; A. H. Gillman (Air. Hei) v. Tuhourata Taialiiahu, claim £1 6s 3d, and costs £1 8s; Harry Anderson (Mr.. Hei) v. Leonard Wilkinson, claim £6 3s btl, and costs £1 3s 6d; Harry Anderson (Air Hei) v. Walter H. Wilkinson, claim £9 3s, and costs £1 3s 6d; Common, Shelton, and Co. (Mr. Stock) v. Rau'e Brown, claim £2 9s, and costs £1 2s; W. A. O’Meara (Mi Hei) v. Win. Alfred Hodge, claim £l6 14s 3d, and costs £1 14s 6d; Win.. A. O’Meara (Air. Hei) v.- Hy. Patrick Seymour, claim £23, and costs £3 6s; A. Parnell and Co. v. Otto Hansen, claim £9 4s 2d, and costs 8s; R. Hannah and Co. v. Geo. Coleman, claim £1 ss, and costs ss; A. F. Saunders (Mr. Bright) v. Geo. Coleman, claim £lO, and costs £1 3s 6d; Arnold Beetham Williams (Air. Bright) v. Geo. Coleman, claim £2, and costs 10s; Common, Shelton, and Co. (Air. Stock) v. James G. Lillcy (confessed), costs 10s. In tlio case of W. H. Tucker (Mr. Blair) v. Wm. Aloore, the evidence of Mr. Norris wffis taken, and judgment was given for the amount claimed, £ll> with costs £2 Is. An order was also made for the possession, within seven days, of the premises now-, occupied by defendant. In the judgment summons case of Mary Jane Kirk (Mr. Blair) v. Kura Kobo, an order was made for the immediate payment of the balance of the dobt, £6 17s 6d, or m default 7 days’ imprisonment.

The daily press of New Zealand is a subject so tremendous and so intimately related to the complexities of modern society and civilisation, that any twenty minute discussion of it must come after getting a perforated cook spoon for five pence this week at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Shies, ninth hist. only. Zymole Trokeys are just the thing for hoarseness. They clear the throat and soothe the irritated membrane. Absolutely harmless.

Ttho yield of the oat crops m the Waikato district is expected to bo much 'above the average this season. Settlors, however, state there some difficulty in getting good harvesters, although fair wages are being ottered.

A resident of Ashburton of thirtysix years’ standing states that he has never seen the crops m Wakanui and its Bub-districts look so uniformly good as they do at the present time. A considerable area of the land under wheat, he estimates, will yield over 50 bushels per acre.

The first stock sale for the year, which was held at Matawhero yesterday did not present a too promising outlook for farmers. There was only a small supply of sheep—certainly a poor lot —but the prices obtainable were far below recent values, and if there had been more full pens offered without reserve, wethers and lambs would probably have sold for a few shillings each.

Heavy rain has fallen all along the West Coast of the lower half of the North Island and as many of the crops in the Rangitikei and Manawatu districts are still in “stook” the weather is not at all 'welcome. A large number of hay crops are also lying out in the open and farmers, says the <‘Dominion,” are feeling far from confident as to the source of food supply for winter.

Despite the prohibition against the admission of women to the BurnsJohnson fight on Boxing Day, half a dozen contrived to elude the vigilance of the gatekeepers, one disguised in an overcoat and boxer hat. Mr. Jack London, the well-known American author, was, with his wife, also present. After the fight, Mrs. London expressed the opinion that Burns was “the grittiest man she had ever seen.”

The hot weather has already had its effect upon the turnip and rape crops, and, according to farmers who were at the .Matawhero sales yesterday, many of the turnip patches are looking so dry and unpromising that sheep have already been turned on to them, so as to eat what food there is before it is all withered up by the sun. The rape fields are not doing too well for want of rain, and the general opinion of farmers was that there is not too much fattening food about.

Just after the Burns-Johnson fight, Mr. Mclntosh, the promoter of the contest, referring to ex-champion Jeffries, said: —“He is pledged in an indirect way to meet Johnson. Jeffries stated that he would re-enter the ring if a colored, man or a foreigner won the championship. Now hc is 'morally obliged to come back. I will offer a purse of £IO,OOO. and will invite him as soon as possible.” The invitaation was duly given, but Jeffries, with characteristic caution, declined.

Luckily for shopkeepers yesterday was Thursday, and the half-holiday saved the assistants a great deal of useless labor cleaning up the dust which got into the stores and business premises through every hole and crevice. Along Gladstone Road the dust blew in clouds, and it was impossible to see ten feet ahead. During the morning the shop doors were kept closed, but nevertheless the dust played liavoc with stock, and when 1 o'clock came many business men were glad to close up and go home.

It is somewhat cheering news to flaxmillers that New Zealand fibre is 30s a ton higher than machine dressed Manila hemp. The reason is said to be that the Americans, desirous of increasing the Manil i output. adopted machinery in place of the old-fashioned hand method of production. The machines, however, crush the fibre to such an extent that its value is depreciated. In other words, our “flax” will stand the “scutcher,'” but the 'Manila hemp will not, at all events without some damage.

A correspondent, writing in a recent issue of the "Taihape Times,” describes the .scene at the Ohakune Station on New Year’s Tve. The passengers arrived after 9 o’clock on a dark, wet night, and found the coaches had been rushed by local iliolidaymakers. There is no verandah at the station and no protection from the wet and mud. The railway cars were locked and the lights extinguished and the passengers had a terrible experience while awaiting the coaches’ return. Much suffering could have been avoided had the ca rs remained available as shelter, as promised by the Premier recently.

During the summer there is usually a demand in the East Coast districts for breeding ewes for the Waikato and Auckland districts, but while a choice lot of Border Leicester were offered without reserve at Matawhero yesterday there was no outside competition, and the bidding was limited to four local farmers. The demand for East Coast sheep for the Waikato district is decreasing year by year, chiefly because Waikato landholders are going out of the sheep-farming business and turning their attention to dairying and beefraising, the grass of the district being highly suitable for producing milk rich in cream.

In tho Dunsandel and surrounding districts and as far south as Ashburton harvesting operations are well forward. At Dunsandel several fine crops of barley are to be seen near tho railway line, and a continuation of the present fine -weather should ensure their being ready for the reaper in a few days. All along the line there are several good flelds of grass-seed in stock and the cereal crops- generally bear a very healthy and flourishing appearance. South of Ashburton the crops are not so ripe as they are further north, several wheat fields being still quite green. They are, however, looking very well, and the prospects of a good yield this harvest (reports tho “Lyttelton Times”) are at present very bright.

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