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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2429, 18 February 1909, Page 4

Parliament will meet in Wellington on April Sill. Air J. Vigor Brown, ALP., has been re-elected Chairman of the Napier Harbor Board, defeating his only opponent, Air Jull, by seven votes to six. By the prompt application of the emergency brake on the first south-' ward bound express at the Ashburton railway station the other day, the destruction of one of Messrs Wirth Bros.’ elephants was averted. The animal crossed the lino in the station yard a few feet in front of the approaching engine, and would have been run over had the. brakes not been applied. Alessrs IT'y. Lewis and A. H. Wallis J. P.’s presided at the Police Court yesterday morning. A first offender for drunkenness was dealt with in the customary manner, and a man named James Fuller for a fourth conviction in six months was sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment. A number > of other cases were, adjourned pending the return of Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., from Afore re, where he has been detained owing to the river being flooded. A short sitting of the Magistrate’s Court was held yesterday morning before Messrs Hy. Lewis and A. H. Wallis, J.P.’s. The only business was a number of civil cases brought by. Air D. E. Dustin (Air Stock) and judgment by default was (granted in the following cases: v. John William Bryjxani, claim £3 Is 9d an dcosts 10s; v. Frederick W. Wilkinson, claim £3 2s 3d, and costs 11s. Judgment was also given against I. S. Simson for £2 17s 8d and costs 10s, but it was ’subsequently explained that the matter had been overlooked by defendant,

The native black rat, which is generally supposed to have been exterminated by the imported variety, is wellknown in Belvedere, where it is said to be very numerous at the present time.

The Now Zealand Newspaper Proprietors’ Association and New Zealand Federation of Master Printers 'are to meet in Wanganui towards the end of the month. For the convenience of everyone, it has been arranged to hold the annual, meeting of the United Press Association about the. same time in Wanganui.

Signor Borzoni left by the s.s. Manuka last night for Christchurch, where he will rest for a short while. 1 hen he goes to Blenheim to direct a display of “The Birth of the Empire,” then afterwards crosses to Western Australia. His services are booked ahead at various places for a period of two years.

Tremendous quantities of fruit from the I eviot district are now regularly coming to Dunedin, and much more is being placed on the market than tlmre is demand for. It is reported that J eviot apricots have been sold at as !mv as Id per lb, and up to lid for choice. Jhe consignments received last week have been quite phenomenal, and must Lave amounted to several thousand cases, and the same experience is reported in regard to the Invercargill market.

Captain Becre has received instructions from Colonel Bauch op, officer commanding the district, to arrange with the Gisborne Defence Cadets for the _ annual inspection by Colonel Davies, C. 8., I n specto r- Gene ra 1 of New Zealand Forces', also to fix a lecture for the officers and non-commis-sioned officers, either on the night before or the one after the parade. Colonel Davies will arrive in Gisborne about the end of the month.

A prominent Wellington land agent mentioned the other morning to a “New Zealand Times” reporter that there was a distinct downward tendency in rents in Wellington and the suburbs. There was, he said, still a strong demand for houses, but people were harder to please than formerly, and houses sometimes remained oniptr for a week of two. Peoole were disinclined to pay the high rents that have ruled. He thought that rents would certainly fall a great deal lower than at nresent.

Hearing of a claim for £IOOO damages for bodily injuries brought by Grace Logan against Spark Philp was concluded before Mr Justice Cooper in Wellington on Saturday. The parties consented to take a three-fourths verdict of the jury. After deliberating for three hours the jury found for the plaintiff for £4OO. Judgment was entered by liis Honor for that amount with costs on the middle scale. Mr Wilford appeared for the plaintiff. Mr Skerrett {with him Mr Fitzgibbon) for the defendant.

The leases of the Canterbury grazing runs, covering hundreds of thousands of acres in the back country, will run out next year, and for some time past- there has been an agitation that the country should be re-let in smaller areas, in order that small farmers might be able to take up the leases. A few weeks ago Mr T. E. Taylor, M.P., wrote to the Prime Minister on the subject, and he lias received a reply stating that a special report is being secured from the Classification Commissioners on the subject.

The following is the result of the election for members of the Tai-Raw-liiti Maori Council which took place last week: Henare Ruru. Gisborne; Himiona Katipa, Waerenga-a-hika: Hamiora Hei, Gisborne; Wetini Rikirangi, Te Arai; Taare Wherihi, Gisborne : Paora Koliu, Muriwai; Wakana Kinilia, Awapuni; Wi Peru. Gisborne; Taranga Ra wiri, Whaugara: Heini Paumea, Waipare; Waata Ivuniti, Tc Rcinga ; Era Titi, To Arai. The Council, which is vested with a measure of local government, has jurisdiction over country extending from Te Reinga to Tokomaru B iy.

The Oamaru police desire a claimant for 52 bottles of whisky and a half-dozen of beer. At first sight (says the “Alail”), it would appear easy to place such delectable refreshments. but ownership would carry witli it certain responsibilities. If a thirsty soul gave wav to the temptation to make it his own, the police would ask him all kinds of questions, such as: Why is it not labelled? or. Why did not the clerk of the Court receive notice of its being sent in ? The magistrate, during the"hearing of q case affecting this same liquor, remarked that these might, under certain circumstances, be viewed as technical offences. Is there anyone daring enough, in order to become sole proprietor of the necessary adjuncts to a small bar, to accept the risk of the Bench adopting such a view ?

A Wellington dentist, in conversation with a “New Zealand Times” reporter a few days ago, mentioned a matter of the (gravest importance. Asked about the prevalence of dental diseases in New Zealand, he said that, dentists foresaw something worse than mere decay of teeth. Nowadays young people lest their natural teeth at such an early ago that Nature was weakening the original support. If the natural teeth were bad during one generation, they were bound to be worse during the succeeding generation, unless something was done to arrest this decadence. Already cases had come under his notice where Nature, regarding it as useless to build a strong basis for weak teeth, had refused to do so, ,the jaw structure being insufficiently formed to permit of the fixing of artificial teeth. In the future, supposing the decadence continued, it would be quite a common thing for people to he turned away from a dentist with the information' that nothing could be done in the way of replacing natural teeth with artificial ones.

There are several degrees of a ’lie, and they are placed by Shakespeare in the following order: Tho retort courteous; tho quip modest; the reply churlish; the reproof valiant; the countercheck quarrelsome; the lie with circumstance; and the lie direct. All theso you may avoid but the lie direct, and you may avoid that, too, if you buy Saucepan Scrapers at fourpence each at Parnell’s Popular Sat-, urday Sales, Saturday, 20th instant only.

Workmen were engaged yesterday in effecting repairs to the flooring of A the Haiti, bridge. *0” Owing to the necessity for some repairs to the pipe line the borough water supply will be shut off to-day. As mullet are now plentiful in Hawkes’ Bay, the Minister for Marine has decided to do away with the close season in that bay. Farmers are said to be growing good oat crops on the W aim ate Plains this year; Around Mianaia the yields are up to 70 bushels to the acre. There is on view at a shop in WaW mate a brown trout, caught in ikm Waitaki River. The fish weighed 201 b, is 3ft in length, and 20in in girth A cheque for £lO 15s 6d, being the amount collected in aid of the sufferers in the recent Italian earthquake disaster, was forwarded to the Italian Consul at Wellington by the Mayor. It is stated on good authority that a petition to upset the recent Harbor Board election will shortly be presented. The grounds of the complaint are said to be that the residents of the new Waikohu County were included in the Cook County roll. A complimentary social will be tendered to-morrow evening, to the performers who assisted in the spectacular display “The Birth of the Empire.” Performers will attend in their fancy costumes, and a cordial invitation''is extended to their relatives and friends. - Bv the last English mail, _ Mrs. Jas.~ Er.skine -received the sad intelligence of the death of her father in Ireland, at the ripe age of 83, on NewYear’s Day. It was a strange coincidence that Mr. Erskine’s mother died at Gisborne on December 31st, the day before tbo death of Mrs. Erskine’s father. The periodical sale of wool, hides, skins, tallow, etc., under the auspices of the Gisborne \voolbrokers Association will take'place in the Farmers Union Club room to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2 p.m. Present entries comprise 350 bales of wool, 2-500 skins, and. 250 hides, and further entries are expected.

Thirty-five applications from 17 applicants were received at the local Lands Office yesterday for the Tuahu land at Wairoa. as follows: —One for run 95. nine for section 1, eight for section 2, eight for section 3, four for section 4, fire for section 5. The examination of applicants will take place at Wairoa,to-dav and to-morrow, and the ballot will take place on Saturday. The City Band, which has lost much valuable practice through its season engagement at the spectacular display at the Garrison Hall, leaves for the Hastings contest on Sunday, and will in the meantime endeavor by consistent practice to retrieve lost ground. This evening they will practice their quickstep march on Gladstone Read, commencing at 7 o’clock. The subscription list in aid of the English unemployed, which is lying at the Borough Council Chambers, contains sums, including one of £3 3s, amounting to £5 15s, the subscribers being as follows: —F. Harris £-3 3s, F. (Stafford, F. B. Palairet. and J. Whinrav each £1 Is, H. -J. Reed and Wm. Pool each os. The Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) lias given six sheep which along with others that may be donated by farmers, Messrs Nelson Bros, have promised to freeze for conveyance to England. A plucky rescue from drowning was effected at Cheltenham Beach. Auckland. last week when Corporal Paine, of the Engineers camp, saved Sapper lLastie. The latter was having a bathe when lie get out of his depth, and was swept into the current. Corporal Paine went in to the rescue, and succeeded in bringing him ashore. Last Sunday morning after church parade, the chaplain, the Rev. Gray Dixon, presented Corporal Paine with a handsome medal from the members of the corps, in recognition of his brave act. The corps also intend to apply for the Royal Humane Society's medal for Corpora! Paine.

Aesterday was an exceptionally busy day amongst the shipping of the port. Two large Home boats, the s.s. Pakeha and the ilainari, were loading in the Bay, and in the evening thev were reinforced bv the Tvser liner Nerehana, from Napier. The U.S.S. vo. s Koromiko. from Newcastle, was busily engaged in discharging her coal, while at the wharf the same company’s s.s. Squall was unloading a large ‘.general cargo. In addition to the above usual woek]-r----loats from north and south arrived and departed, and seldom, if ever, mne there been so manv large vessels m port at the same time/

The concluding performance of the spectacular display “The Birth of the Lnipire, was given in the Garrison xlall last evening, the net proceeds being devoted to the Hospital- There 'cot - 11 attendance. the sum of £2l being Liken at the doors. Owing to te ignor Borzoiii's departure bv the -r’!ui evening, the programme was ciirtaded, and no encores were gi anted, but the various marches and dances went with a swing and a vivac! Avas n fitting finale to so excellent a carnival. It was origina ly intended to give the programme U ,m S , ou^lre ty, but the unexpectedly eaily departure of the launch necessitated it being shortened. First-class music was again supplied by the Citv Band and Air. Harold Piper. and Mi. AI. V ita played a flute obligato to a solo dance. "

Hie Entertainment Committee of the Garrison Ha l wish to express their thanks to the local manager of Union Steamship Company - (Air. • ‘ c4i restou l , for delaying the sailing of the s.s. Manuka, thus enabling Signor 1 orzom to direct the display as ususal. At the. conclusion of the performance, the performers bid farewell to Signor Borzom, who was loudly cheered on leaving for the wharf It had been arrange'd that the steamer should be delayed till H p.m but owing to the state of- the weather it was found necessary to despatch her earlier, and she left at 10.30 p.m. On account of the roughness of the sea it was found necessary to naa. tho Tuatea to tender the steamer 'instead of the Harbor Board’s launch, ;as originally intended.