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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2399, 14 January 1909, Page 4

The steamer Lord iSefton arrived at Auckland at 5.45 p.m. yesterday from San Francisco, with a ’Frisco mail aboard.

It is' notified that Mr. Robert Tlielwall has been appointed registrar of dogs for the borough of Gisborne and for the county of Cook. The registration ofiiee in the borough is the Cook County Council office. Members of the Methodist Christian Endeavor Society gave a programme of vocal and instrumental items at the Old Men’s "Homo on Tuesday night, the concert being greatly appreciated by the old folks.

In connection with a trotting match which took place from Makauri-to the corner of Roebuck Road on Tuesday morning, it- is understood that tlie drivers of the horses will he proceeded against on a charge of furious driving on a public, road.

Unclaimed letters for tho following from places beyond the Dominion, received in the postal district of Gisborne during the inputh of December, 19OS, are lying at the Post Office:— AY. Aniott, J. S. Ashmore, M. F. Gorman, F. Homami, Percy "Jones, Ted. Richards. AV. Smith, AY. AVhealer.

Air. John Town ley. chairman of the Harbor Board, and Air. Geo. Grant, C.E., accompanied by the Overseer. Air. McLeod, will visit AVailiirere today in an endeavor to ascertain the best portion of tlie block at which to get the necessary stone for the new ‘breakwater in connection with the outer harbor project.

The final of the rifle match for the Handicap Cup will he shot by the members of the Gisborne Rifles on the Haiti range to-day. Lieutenant Mitchell will bo in charge, anil tlie shooting will commence at 2.30 p.m. sharp. The annual muster parade of the company will be held to-morrow evening.

The Mayor (Mr. AY. D. Lysnar) yesterday sent a telegram to the Gisborne bowlers in Napier congratulating them upon their successes gained so far in tlie tournament, and last evening received a reply from Mr. AV. Pet-tie, President of the Gisborne Club, as follows: “Thanks for wire. Am working bard, to bring honors to Gisborne.”

At the Magistrate’s' Court yesterday morning, before Mr. AV. A. Barton, S.AI., the Registrar of Births (Air. H. E. Hill) proceeded against Tlios. Kerr, of Wliafcatutu, for failing to register the birth of his child. His Worship inflicted a fine of 10s and costs, 17s, pointing out to the defendant that the maximum penalty for the offence was £lO.

A special meeting of the Cook County Council will be held on Friday, January 22, to decide upon which day of tho week the shops within the county shall-close at 1 p.m. Wednesday has been tlie day observed during tlie past year, and the Council will be pleased to receive an intimation from the shopkeepers interested as to whether that day is suitable.

A meeting of slieepfarmers will be held at Tologa Bay on Saturday next to consider a proposal to establish a freezing works in the district. It is proposed, that if-the works are established, the concern shall be under the management of the Gisborne Slieepfarmers’ Frozen Meat Company. A proposal is also being considered to establish a freezing works at Tokolnaru. but- if this latter proposition is carried into, effect, it will be under the control of another company.

To cure any kind of headache in twenty minutes take Stearns’ Headache Cure. Gives positive relief and leaves the head “clear as a bell.” No bad effects, no narcotic drugs,

During Die last five years Canada has made grants approximating £67,000 to local rifle associations ioi the encouragement oi rifle shooting. Messrs F. S. Malcblin and Co. will hold an auction of high-grade Jtngi*i. nir.veles in their rooms at 2 P*m. oh Saturday next. Six ladies’ and six gentlemen’s Warwick bicycles will be* offered. \ deputation from the Friend y Society’s Conference will wait ■ upon the Turangamu Lodge oi Druids tins evening to put before the lodge membora the advantages of opening ; 1 Friendly Society’s despcnsaiy in Cis borne. ■ . . “You can take it from me. said the Hon. T. Mackenzie to a l«naiu Herald’’ reporter on Saturday, that I am going in for no extravagance Remember, I am a Scotchman, and I will want to see the value for ever} penny spent in my department. Mr. Jas. Fettie, of To fvaraka, writes to contradict a paragi aph ap pearing in Wednesday mornings “Times” regarding a trotting matc.i on the road between his horse. Sweet Fateh, and Mr. -Foulton’s Makaun Lass. This race did not take place between these horses, and Mr. Fettie adds that’ lie womd not race a horse on a metal road. In reference to the trade done in New Zealand last month, the “Trade Review” says that wholesale houses generally reported that during the earlier part of December trade was very quiet, though improvement was noticeable later on*. It was stated, that-, on the whole, the mouth’s turnover was quite equal to expectations, though falling, to some extent, short of the usual Christmas trade. A considerable portion of the local dealers, however, reported that the seasons trade had been decidedly slack and disappointing. “Under existing circumstances,’ adds the journal. *we cannot regard a shrinkage of trade as a thing to be regretted, as we are convinced that a period of econmy and restriction would prove beneficial to the body politic.”

Brigadier Bray, in charge of the social work of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, is still engaged in an attempt to find a piece of land in Wellington of its suburbs suitable for the erection of a Prison Gate Brigade Home, a class of institution that has been of enormous benefit to prisoners in Australia, if eminent Australian judges are to be believed- The Army is prepared to give about £IOOO for a suitable site, the money allocated for the entire scheme being about £3OOO. In conversation with the Brigadier, a “New Zealand Times” reporter learned that no social institution “run” by the Army had ever quite paid its way; certainly none had showed a profit. It is likely that if there should be any choice of sites one will be chosen that is a little distant from the city and where some privacy is possible.

On the return journey from Palmerston. North on Tuesday evening a telegram was handed the Hon. Thomas Mackenzie from a constituent which read as follows:—“Joshua, chap. 1, verses 6 and 7. Congratulations.” Evidently the “Scottish Cabinet” has not forgotten what Scotland was built up with, viz., tlie Bible, for almost immediately (says the “New Zealand Times'’) one of tlie half-dozen who were passengers produced a Bible and the verses referred to were found to be as follows:—“Be strong and of good courage; for unto this people thou shaft divide for an inheritance tlie land which I sware unto their fathers to give them. Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to the law, which Moses, my servant, commanded tliee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, and thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.” The Marlborough “Herald” reports that ; great accounts keep coming in in regard to the plenteousness and good quality of tlie Marlborough harvest. The province will have a record agricultural output, and plenty of locomotive power, including railway trucks will be required this season. Not only the cereal crops, but also the pastures are of a luxuriant nature; and this is all ihe more difficult to understand because it conies after a term of unusual dryness, and exceeds the most optimistic anticipations. One settler suggests that tlie deficiency of the rainfall lias been more than compensated for by atmospheric conditions, from which the growth has derived moisture and nourishment. A gentleman who lias been travelling over the country in the direction of the Wairau Valley says that as far as the eye can see green grass several inches high is moving in tlie breeze, even where the land is well stocked. The appearance of the country all round affords unmistakable evidence of the fact that the work of closer settlement in Marlborough has been touched only on the fringe.

Last year New Zealanders 'consumed £40,000 worth more locally tamed fruit than in the previous year, states the Wellington correspondent of the “Lyttelton Times.” The •representative of a large fruit-packing concern in America who used to do a prolitablo trade with New Zealand finds that of late his sales have diminished to such an extent that ho lias serious thoughts of confining his attentions t-o Australia. Mr. Jaques, the Government canning expert,, states that orchardists in the Dominion are paying far more attention to the trees than in former years, and the result i s that the crops are larger and the flavor of the fruit much improved. An improvement in the method of canning the fruit is also noticeable, and no doubt many packers have followed the hints which the Government experts has given them from time to time. Mr. Jaques~§tates that New Zealand canned fruits have quite caught the fancv of loading provision men in London, who axe anxious to obtain regular supplies. The fruit-packing industry in New Zealand is only in its infancy, but Mr. Jaques states that it is growing at a -satisfactory rate, and the time is, he hopes, not far distant when the Dominion - will be able to supply all local requirements and also send some of its choicest orchard products in cans to other countries.

The most reasonable solution of the daylight saving problem as propounded by Sir Joseph Ward, in the event of the official time being put back in the summer, so for as we can ascertain, is not to fail to get an enamel candlestick for fivepence this week at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, 16th inst. only.

The swagger nuisance is sometimes a serious one. but it assumed rather aggravated dimensions in the opinion of°a farmer of the southern eild of the North Otago district one day last week. The “North; Otago states that early in tliewk c g, about -6.30, ho saw proach his front entrance and camp there. At eight oclock one of them went up to the house and asked for the usual billy of tea and something to Cat supplementing tlio application with the announcement that there were three of them. The request was granted, not altogether willingly, but the climax was reached when, not 'half an hour later, the three men boarded the same train as the farmer and travelled to Oainaru, consuming bottle of whisky on the journey. '

It has been decided by tlie Nolicense Party at Manukau, where reduction was recently carried, to nominate a ticket for the licensing committee election, to be held next March. At a meeting recently held to consider this question (states the “Auckland Star”) a sub-comnuttee was appointed to select suitable men as candidates. At the same time, the opinion was expressed by .some of the members that it would be wise to open up negotiations with tlie “other side” with a view to compromise, thereby saving the cost of an election. Some of the more enthusiastic workers spoke strongly against the suggestion, and argued that the temperance people ought to be able to elect a committee which would be pledged to close the maximum number (4) of hotels, and also to refuse an accommodation license at the new. saleyards in connection with the abattoirs at Otahuhu. The resolution to nominate temi>erance candidates was carried by 20 to 2.

One of the health “dodgers” issued by the Department of Health, New York, gives the people very outspoken advice. “Don’t spit,” they counselled in large red letters on the frontispiece of a cardboard folder. The warning is issued in several languages, ’ and distributed thoroughly through the metropolis. The card headed: “Pulmonary tuberculosis orf consumption. How to keep from geL>w ting it. How to keep from giving ' ” it. Don’t spit.” Very briefly, very tersely, the print shows people how ro take care of themselves—it is done principally by about thirteen “dont’s.” The statements largely resemble the advice given here by the Chief Health Officer (says the'Wellington “Post”), and one paragraph noticeably fits in with a recent announcement by Dr. Mason, when complaints were uttered about inmates of consumption sanatoria going abroad. “A person who has pulmonary tuberculosis or consumption,” is not dangerous to those with whom lie lives and works, if he is careful and clean.”

-A prominent officer of the AYellingjxm police force, in conversation with a “New Zealand Times” reporter,' said that it had come to his ears that many men were carrying loaded revolvers about the city, in case they should be attacked by garroters, or some other mythical individuals. Such a practice lie characterised as dangerous and extremely silly. He knew of no more dangerous thing to the man who carried it than a loaded revolver. The dangerous criminal was always a quick, smart fellow: the chances were Y ' that the man would never get an op}x>rtunity to fire at him. He would grab the weapon and force it oug°: a man's hand, and then in all profit biliy use it against the owner. ‘T have seen many a tight corner in my time, as you know,” said the officer, ■'but I never carry a loaded revolver, and never will, for that very reason. And if some of these men do put a bullet through somebody’s head some night, whether they are attacked or not. ivhat are they going to say to us about it afterwards r" ~ -L A gentleman who recently travelled in the Ruakituri district gives some interesting information concerning the route from Waikaremoana. via the Ruakituri valley. He says this is a much preferable route to that via Hangaroa. which is at present used. The Ruakituri road branches off from the Gisborne-Tiniroto-Wairot road at Te Reinga Falls and. traverses a beautiful valley for 17 miles., then joining the Gisborne-Hangaroa road which ends at the lakeT By taking tin's route the traveller has a much more M*-. picturesque tour, taking in the Falls s us well as some magnificent scenery, besides which the Ruakituri road, when completed, will be of very easy grade. Unfortunately this thoroughfare is not likely to be available for general use for a long time to come unless the present rate of construction is considerably accelerated. It is said that before the election about 30 men were employed on the road but when our nformant passed along tho other day a couple of men with wheelbarrow were valiantly endeavor- , mg to cope with a work that manifestlv requires a gang of workers with scoops and horses.