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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2421, 9 February 1909, Page 4

Tlie monthly meeting of the Char itable Aid Board will ho held this ev ening at 7 o’clock.

The Cook" County Council notifies that all rates unpaid on February 18 will be. sued for without further notice.

Some fishermen had a large dead shark on exhibition in a boat near the groyne yesterday. The monster measured over 12 feet in length.

A P.A. telegram from Wellington states that a Gazette Extraordinary, issued last evening, further prorogues Parliament to Thursday, April 8.

The next auction sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, tallow, etc., under the auspices of the Gisborne AA'oolhrokers’ Association, will take place on February 19.

The collections taken up at the St. Andrew’s Church, on Sunday, in aid of tho re-building fund totalled £47; making a total of about £IOOO now in hand.

Applications for bookmakers’ licenses at the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s annual meeting will he received by the secretary (Air. D. R. DeCosta) up to 3 n.m. to-morrow.

The Cook County Council is calling fur tenders for metalling at AATiataupok >. and formation and metalling at AA'aimii Road. Tenders are to close at noon on Friday next.

The following have been added to tho telephone exchange : —532, Alatthews, E. G., private residence, Stout Street; 538, Johnson, E., private residence, Harris Street, Haiti.

His AA 7 orship the Alayor requests storekeepers and business people generally to close their premises at noon on Thursday, tho first day of the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting.

A new watering trough for horses has been erected at the corner of Roebuck Road and Gladstone Road, and in the hot weather being experienced now is proving a great boon.

Adjutant Alelksham. of the Salvation Army, the newly-appointed officer in charge of the Gisborne Corps, has an announcement in this issue respecting tho meetings held at the Arniv Citadel, Gladstone Road.

An advertisement in this issue calls attention to Carr’s patent batten, which is for sale by the Loan and Alorcantile Co* Dalgetv and Co.. Williams and Kettle, AY. A. O’Meara, Common, Shelton, and Co., Nicliolls and Griffiths, -and E. AA 7 . Burton.

It is announced that Soldier Thompson, the Australian heavy-weight boxer, will give an exhibition in AYliinray’s Hall on Thursday evening, when lie will present a realistic display of the fight between Johnson and Burns, and also of the wrestling match between Carkeek and Cameron.

The Supreme Court criminal sessions at Auckland opened yesterday. A Press Association telegram states that Judge Edwards commented upon tho entire absence from the calendar of criminal assaults on girls. He said it was obvious that the Grand Jury’s recommendation for the use of the lash, and the giving effect to their recommendation at last sitting of the Court had the desired effect.

Considerable inconvenience to pedestrians is heing caused by the willow trees in Childers Road, opposite tho Gishornc, Hotel. The trees completely overhang the footpath, and have grown to such an extent that the ends of the branches touch the head of even a moderately tall person walking underneath. The annoyance was particularly noticeable yesterday morning, after the rain of Sunday night.

The fact that 110 tons of scenery and properties are booked to arrive in Gisborne on Thursday morning is evidence of the fact that Mr. William Anderson intends staging his productions lin Gisborne in the same manner that has earned for him the reputation of Australia’s leading caterer in melodrama. The management will require 20 sheep and live Oiorses for Thursday night’s production.

A copy of the “Lono Hand” for February has reached ns from Messrs Gordon and Gotcli, Melbourne, and tlio issue is well up to the usual standard. tins essentially Australian magazine is fulfilling its purpose of supplying colonial readers with something that is unobtainable in either English or American periodicals. The present number contains portraits of the winners °hthe beauty competition instituted by the proprietors of the. journal, as well as a quantity of special ai tides and smartly-written stories.

-A- largely-attended meeting of tlie le Aral settlers was held at the Woolshed on_llmrsday night, occupiers of over 8000 acres of the estate being present. It was decided that the settlers form themselves into a Settlers Association, and bring strong pressure to bear on the Government to have tlio roads metalled before the incoming winter. The Countv Council are also to bo asked to expend a portion of the £6BB. just paid in rates bv tlio .sottlcis, on their roud the estate. A strong committee was dected consisting of Messrs dements, Cullen, Knapman. Peryer Sadler, and Williamson, with Mr/ Lees as cliauman, Lo push on these and other matters.

ti,m, J. Toivnlc-y to Messrs# ', _ and of Messrs, represent the bw v »j g _ Ala?Doll »W, ii p L of the «.»£ tioo, are pulilisliefl on page 6 of thi» issue.

Grev W. won an important race the Auckland meeting yesterday.

An inset is published with this issue of the “Gisborne Times, directing attention to the balloon. ascents and parachute descents to be made by Gap tain Jonassen, aeronaut, on J hui .ciav and Saturday afternoons.

The settlers on the Te Aral estate will bring under the m»tee.of the Cook County Council the bad con.n tion of the roads on the estate, .mi deputation will wait upon the Council at the next meeting to urge that tin. rates paid by settlers he expended on the roads.

Ten pounds have been voted bv the Wellington Trades and Lahov Council to assist the Wellington Bricklayer s Union in then; action against th “Otago Dailv Tunes,” claiming £IWA) damages for alleged libel, arising out of a statement made at a meeting o, a southern e nip lovers’ association.

Several youths last evening, desirin'' to witness the spectacular display in°tho Garrison Hali and not .wishing to part with the modest-shill mg, climbed on to the roof of the orderly rooms and viewed the show through the windows. They were discovered by Captain Beere, and on descending to the ground, as requested, one of them was stopped and asked to give ms name. This he refused to do, and he was placed under military arrest. A constable was summoned and it was at first intended to lay an information against the offender, but after a severe admonition lie ’»vas i • depart. Captain Beero states that other offenders caught will he dealt with more severely.

The Hon. G. F. Richardson tells of a curious cuise in which he believes the smallest grant of land has ever been macle bv a court of law was awarded to a -Maori oil the Tararua Ranges (says the “New Zealand Times j. It appears that the Maori laid claim to a particular spot on the ground that the ghost of his ancestor had been standing there. Other Maoris gai e evidence in support of the contention. The court, being satisfied witn. the evidence, formally awarded the Native a title to that particular spot, fixing the area on which the ghost stood as exact!v 12in square. “That is the first time,” said Mr. Richardson, “that I know of that the size of a ghost’s foot has been judicially determined. I know the ease to be perfectly true., as I signed the certificate myself authorising the transfer.

The Gisborne City Band will leave on Sunday week to take part in the hand contest- to he held at Hastings, on February 22nd. The hand will be in charge of Conductor Lawrence, and will be 27 members strong made up as follows: Six leading cornets, two second cornets, two third cornets, four tenor horns, two baritone:-, two euphoniums, three trombones four basses, bass and side drums. The test piece will he Ord Hume’s selection “Northern Scotland: the test march will he “Palmerston” and the Band’s own selection test piece will be “Mercadante.” A letter has been received from the Newtown Band offering to come ashore while the steamer is in port on Sunday week, ami with the City Band,, give an open-air Concert, and this will probably he arranged. The Band solicits tile assistance of business people and supporters to defray their expenses while at Hastings.

A writer in the ‘•Marlborough Herald” describes a scheme adopted bv Mr. C. Murphy, ol Springbuds. to stop the invasion of eaterpH’ar . H< out a small trench about eight inches wide and eight inches deep. '! he trench was wider at the bottom than at the top, tlio sides being very smoothly cut. In this trench, at intervals ol about two or three chains, lie cut small pits of eight inches deep by the full width of the bottom of the trench, also wider at the bottom than at the top. Tlio caterpillars fell into the trench in great numbers, and, owing to the over-hanging walls, were unable to crawl out again. Consequently they travelled along the bottom and fell into the smaller pits, and died there. By this means Mr. Murphy saved 60 acres of wheat, but it was not until the catterpillars had totally distroyed one paddock of 40 acres of wheat that he conceived the plan and put it into execution v

It has lately transpired that one morning last month the incoming and outgoing goods trains were due at stations on either side of Sunshine. Victoria,. the scene of the calamit-ous-colliswn last Easter. The railwav onicials became anxious at their nonarrival, and efforts were made to raise Sunshine, but there was no response to repeated calls. The officer stationed at West Footscrav became anxious, as a goods train was “hung up there, pending the dropping/-!) f the Sunshmo signals. Eventually he deemed it advisable to investigate. a_nd sent the train ahead at a very slow pace, a police constable, who happened to be oif the station, accompanying the train. Drawing up within easy reach of the Sunshine platrailway and police officers hasteiieclj to the station, and within the building found the porter dn charge lying on the floor in an unconscious state. LTpon regaining consciousness, he stated ho had suddenly been taken ill, and he was then fS ca°r™ l i" 8 I } la<XK ! undcr medical care. Ho was relieved of duty and

“Oh, ves, truly.” said Uriah “if 3S? t b fi h A bccu in Place :. llnn V tlu ' last tew years, hv this time he would have had Mr/ Wickfield under his thumb. Ah! "refit impudence, Master Copper field."’ It’s anv smd V'V MouW » ,t touch upon to , but Even to you I can only touch upon it, and no more for ms nutmeg graters at twopence each Satunh - v SaI «>

The usual fortnightly - *^Jr üßh Cw,ncii *’*

The next half-vearlv .Supreme Court in Gisborne f-n° f th * on March 4th Mr Justice y °l*n will probably be presiding j u s^ Wari k

Mr J, R. Little, Borom/n t tor, has resumed duty after t; and acting under instruct i<L - Council, will rigidly enfoaV r S by-laws relating to sanitary rn, tt l “ J

ihe first motor car to cover u v tance between Oisborm and l ? Hangaroa was taker, tlno-ml, s <} \ v< * Sydney Williamson one Mr - His fine Talbot car •ward and return journey in *1 °, ut " without mishap. " 10 day

An cllltXl‘4i t i the holding in Melbourne of cnee <n officers commoted wfi.i, T t ’ r ' ministration of children’s court- 1 't'b different States. Invitation, jJI .trifextended to, and have be,.,, . acknowledged, by represonta/fi- a ‘ >J - r New South Wales, siuth Wsfcorh Australia, and N t She conference will be held fl .l / day, 3!arch Bth, ami folio*/,,

, AUhough an election - in the town yesterday the /-aoia! - server would not hare noticed proceedings out of the "L5 T Comparatively Jew voters to the poll, and sue}, vjf interest was taken in the question—issue that many voters. v;hm th-V* hides called to take them to tLo\ y T ing booths, told the drivers th<- v not know an election was takimmLy j or who the candidates were. al ‘'- b y

A gentleman m Climid, urch who interested in criminology pokm f the “Lyttelton Times”" that sony- fif - te resting facts are disclosed by - statistics." Apparently the/e *is | criminality in Napier than in Bhr-/ ‘ din, and more in Auckland tli.au j n > I other par tof the Dominion, pc North Island, indeed, scenes tohay«. ‘ unenviable superiority in thf, r-qA It as suggested that the warm dimatok in Auckland induces idleness, a** idleness dishonesty, and m on’uTz 4 large proportion ol criminality.

Captain Jonassen, aeronaut, who is to make a balloon ascent from VjT toria Domain on Thursday £ f-. r ~ noon, was the victim or a mean thJ* on Sunday evening, when a pocketbook, containing a good sum in notes and a number of papers of value ver* abstracted from his room at his hotel The pocket-book was subsequently found and handed to the police, from whom Captain Jonassen received it On examination it- was discovered that, the papers were intact, but the money "j was mixsing. The numbers of the notes are not-known, and faint hopes are entertained of their recovery.

Captain Jonassen. a native of Denmark, who has acquired a wide reputation as a daring and intrepid seronautist. has arrived in Gisborne and will make a balloon ascent from Victoria Domain on Thursday afternoon, and another again on Saturday afternoon. Captain Jonassen has had a I long and varied experience in aerial 1 exhibitions and has made many sue- 4 eessful ascents in various part; of New Zealand. His performances ar* highly sensational. Sometimes he ascends sitting on a horizontal bar: again he will be borne skywards hanging on to a « tiny trapeze with his feet only and • at otiier times he will leave the earth hanging only to a strap with his teeth. He ascends at- varying heights up to 6000 feet, and then descends by means o*£ a parachute. No doubt considerable interest will be aroused in the Captain’s coming a-sceni*. Something of a romance was bound , U]> in the recent death of a Maori .girl , at the Thames. The Thames "Star" states that the deceased was jealous of a young nian of her own race, and strongly resented any diversion of Ins affections. Be that as it may. the unfortunate girl, erroneously concluding fiy-the presence of another young woman* that her love was unroquittod, resolved to end her lire, and with that object, it- is said, soaked a number of matches iu water, and drank the wison. Shortly after the girl was .attacked with violent pains, and so serious was her condition that medical aid was telephoned for. A doctor administered emetics, and left the sufferer much better. The following day, however, the girl diet!.

A closing incident in one of the most sensational events of New Zealand’s financial history was enacted the other day. when all the lawks and documents of the old Colonial Bank, which had l>een stored in the eclairs of the Dunedin Stock Exchange Building, were taken out and carted away to the paper mills at Woodbaagh to be converted into pulp. Ever since the liquidation of the Colonial Bank, in 190-5. these books and documents have been the subject of frequentliquidation, and about two rears ago the Supreme Court ordered that they should be destroyed. A supension. o * this order was asked for by Mr. ! u’tor Bratmd, and a temporary suspension was made, but the order for their production and retention was cancelled again on Mr. Bra mid failing to make good his case, and now tlio last has been heard of them.

is understood that a further incident has cropped up with the Dunedin North election,, which, while it cannot in any way affect Mr. Thomson s position as the member for Dunedin North, should certainly be made the subject of official inquiry. It trill be remembered that- during the hearing of the petition it transpired thata voter’s permit in favor of Arthur Campbell Pryde had been disallowed by the returning officer on the ground that it had been used in the Alataura electorate at the second ballot, whereas it was not competent for a voter to to use his permit in an electorate where.no second ballot was being held. Mr. Pry do now avers that on the date of the second ballot he was in Timarii, and has not been in Mataura for over 12 months. Mr. Pryde can only come to the conclusion that someone voted in hits name, and does not think it right to allow the matter to remain as it is. No doubt (says the “Otago Daily Times”) something snore will be heard of this sinister proceeding. The agony of an aching head drives away every thought of pleasure and causes anxiety to the sufferer s friends. ««r f Stearns* Headache Cure brings quick relief and makes uf© livable.