The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1909.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2431, 20 February 1909, Page 4

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1909.

To-day is the last day on which discount is allowed on .gas accounts due to the Gisborne Gas Co. The services at St. John’s Church, Te Karaka, to-morrow will be at 11 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.

Mr. Weir, missionary from More re, will conduct the services at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to-mor-row.

Two more patients suffering from typhoid Sever were admitted yesterday to the Hospital, making a total in Vne Hospital of typhoid patients of 14.

Services in Waerenga-a-hika parish will be conducted by the Rev. E. Ward, Vicar, at Waerenga-a-hika at 11 a.m., at Ormond at 3 p.m., and at Makaraka at 7.30 p.m. In addition to tho subscription list lying at this ..office in connection with the proposed testimonial to Mr. W. F. Massey, M.P., Leader of the Opposition, a similar list is at Mr. IV. Lissant Clayton’s olfiee in Lowe Street-.

A handsome calendar containing a pretty picture of an ancient lighthouse lias been received at this office from Mr. W. Miller, district manager of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd. The following passengers arrived by Messrs. Redstone and Sons’ coaches yesterday:—Tiniroto: Misses Tombkvson (2) and Mrs. McLeod. Waipiro: Messrs. H. Elmes and Walpole. Tokoniaru: Archdeacon Walsh and Mr, Walker.

At the Baptist Tabernacle to-mor-row the Rev. W. Lamb will preach at the 11 o’clock service on “A Man Who Never Staggered at God’s Promises,” and in the evening an In Memoriam service in connection witli the.S.S. Penguin disaster will be held. All are invited to attend. A Press Association telegram from Palmerston North states that Albert Robert Mas-grove ami Albert Thompson, trading as stock dealers, were yesterday sentenced to imprisonment for breaches of the Bankruptcy Act, Musgrove- (receiving four months aiiu Thompson (who was found guilty on one count only) two months. The members of the Gisborne rifles parade at tho Garrison Hall this afternoon prior to leaving town for a- weekend camp. The site chosen for the camp is the site of the last one, near Tuamotu Island, and some interesting manoeuvres are to bo indulged m, including out-post- duty by night, a branch of the work not yet attempted by the -corps. A charge was brought, in the Police Court, yesterday morning, against a man rejoicing in the patronymic oi “Syd. Gregory.” The sound of this name to conjure with in cricketing circles, caused some. amusement m court. The accused man was- unable to-account for the merriment of those present, and looked from face to lace in a bewildered manner.

It is understood that the residents of Dolman Road and the vicinity are, circulating a petition asking t Borough Council to have “lab thoroughfare widened to a lull eharn width, and metalled at an early date. Last winter it was almost impassable. It has already been decided that Dolman Road is to be- widened by tho absorption of adjacent properties. Gno of these is owned by Mr. M. B. Mender and lie insists upon £IOO compensation, which sum the Borough Council refuses to pay. A law suit i« tno. result- and it will be heard at trie next local sittings of the Supreme Court. Pending its decision the Council is scarcely likely to proceed with the-proposed work.

A writ has boon .issued tl^ Christchurch .Supreme Lomt A Claud R. Patterson, employed in the Christchurch Telegraph office (M ■ Hunter); claiming £ooo Horn lw Newton, telegraph lineman, leged slander.

“Have been round the world and nowhere have I seen such a large pioportion of very pretty girls and beautiful women.” Such was the testimony of a gallant visitor from Switzerland, as recorded in the Visitors Book at the Christchurch office ol the Tourist Department.

It Wesley Church to-morrow Mr. Frazer will preach in the morning. Rev. C. Griffin’s subject in the evening will be “God’s Family on Earth and in Heaven.” The Young 1 conic's Bible Class in the afternoon. Mr. Griffin will conduct service at Waimata in the morning. ,

The result of the Limerick competition instituted ky Messrs. F. o. Ma-.-colm and Co. is published in to-dav s supplement together with a number of the verses submitted for competition. Miss K. King and Mrs. 1. Clarkson divide the first prize. Some of the Limericks wore very -clever and all were amusing.

It lias been known for many years that gold exists in that portion of the country known as the Lakes, (says the “Lyttelton Times”) some thirty miles behind Waikari and Ha-warden. A meeting of those interested was held at Waikari on Wednesday evening, when a syndicate was formed for the purpose of prospecting and finding the source from which the gold comes, and a considerable number of £1 shares wore taken up. ‘ ’

The Akaroa “Mail” states that on the Peninsula an opinion is gaining ground that the hulk of the cocksfoot seed was cut too green, and that the crops cut later are yielding much bettor. Hardly any seed is ready for the market, but two small sales at old per Hi have been reported, and it is stated that one grower refused Gd per lb to a prospective buyer. At the present time the market is in an unsettled condition.

Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker, is in receipt of mining (Exchange) quotations, as follows:—May Queen, buyers Is Bd, sellers Is lid ; Champions (con.),. buyers os, sellers Os 7d ; Crowns, buyers 4s 4d, sellers 4s 9d; Karangahake, buyers Bd, sellers lid ; Ivoniatas, buyers 7d, sellers lOd ; Tairua Golden Hills, buyers 4s 9d, sellers 5s 6d; Tairua Triumphs, sellers 6d; Waihis, buyers £9 2s, sellers £9 3s; Tairua Extended, buyers 2s 7d, sellers 2s 8d; Alt. Kings, Jiuyers Is, sellers Is id.

The committee of the Cinderella Dancing Club are issuing neat little programmes for the weekly dances, which it is proposed to hold on Tuesday nights throughout the season, commencing on March 2nd. The dancing will as a rule conclude at 11.30 p.m., but there are also a number of “long nights,” and these arc indicated on the programme by means of asterisks. "On the opening night there will be a dancing competition, and' handsome trophies will lie presented to the winners.

At a sitting of tho Juvenile Court in Christchurch, eight indigent children, ranging in ago from thirteen years down to one year and eight months, were committed to the Receiving Home Industrial School on the application of the father, who had been a widower for some months. Mr. Bishop, S.M., said the ease was a pathetic one, and that the father was, no doubt, doing the- right tiling for the sake of his children. The father, who is a laboring man in uncertain employment, consented to an order being made against him to pay 3s weekly • towards the maintenance of each of the children. The Garrison Hall presented an animated appearance last evening on the occasion of the complimentary social tendered to the performers in the spectacular display recently concluded. About- 250 couples were present, and the presence of the performers in their fancy costumes made a gay scene. During the evening a Scotch reel was danced by sixteen of the performers, clad in Scottish attire. The music was supplied by AVoot ton’s Orchestra, and the duties of M.C. were undertaken by Ser-geant-Major Kinder, Corporal Pritchard, and Mr. A. Simson. Music for the extras was played by Mrs. Manning and Misses Myrtle Moore, Hazel Lang, and Ivy Robinson.

The administration of anaesthetics was a question that engaged the attention of the Hospital Board at AVellington Board at last meeting. Mr. Luke said that he thought that, in the. interests of safety, they should make -a rule that there should always be’ two doctors present when anaesthetics were administered. Air. Kirk said that he did not think that there was any real need for the rule since the doctor always took every precaution, but it would be just as well that there should be such a regulation so that the public might be sure that there was no danger. Other members agreed to this, and a motion was passed incorporating a direction to the medical superintendent of the hospital.

A romance of old age is reported from Ballarat. Air. and Mrs. Alurphy, inmates of the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum, had lost each other for seven years, and wore re-united the other day at a picnic of the inmates at- th Botanic Gardens. They had been living for some time under one roof without being aware of it. Airs. Murpliy, who is eighty-two years of a;Ve, was in the institution under another name for nearly seven years. Her husband is seventy-six. Seven years- -ago they were living at Lancefield, and tho separation was caused by Mrs. Murphy taking offence at something her husband had done. She loft- him, and eventually found her way to the Ballarat Benevolent Asylum. Some time afterwards her husband also became an inmate of tlic asylum, but remained in ignorance of liis wife’s whereabouts until their chance meeting this week. She had, ho says, never been absent from his mind, and lie,had made inquiries about her in several places. At the picnic they recognised each other, and a touching reconciliation took place. The asylum authorities have given the old eouplo a cotta go in the asylum grounds. *

The ‘Wing of "if high-pressure supply,- m on i;i proceed in a 1 )] M r made ..ffCV Shi teMwnc ><*- chaUe mZ open * Sunday Iron, 7 A cabbage has been grown at Mammarua Jlo.g , its circumference measurement mm 9ft SJin. r . w hf , (m Somewhat of a panic has been caused amongst fowl-owners at Kan. poi'by the recent depredations of a wild dog. In one case thirty-two hens were killed in one enclosure, and seven or eight places have been visited. A Press Association telegram from Wellington states that Captain J-d----win. Government meteorologist, amongst the Civil Servants to be retired on account of the age limit. *l.O has been 33 years in the Government service. , , Referring to the Rotorua stocu track at yesterday’s meeting of tne Cook County Council, Cr. Sherratt said that in winter it was the most treacherous track he had ever seen. No one, he said, could lose Ins way l on the track, for the bones of many dead horses, which strewed the way, acted as land marks. Mr. J. Vigor Brown, M.P., mentioned at the last meeting of the Rapier Harbor Board that in his capacity of Chairman he had interviewed their bankers on the subject of accommodation, but had received a very non-com-mittal reply. The bankers at present, he said, were very shy of lending money. . . . The members of the Gisborne Rifles parade at the Garrison Hall this afternoon prior to leaving town tor a week-end camp. The site chosen for this camp is the site of the last one near Tuamotu Island, and some interesting manoeuvres are to be indulged in. including outpost duty by night, a branch of the work not yet attempted by the corps. At yesterday’s meeting of the Conk County Council the Clerk mentioned the theft of a cheque which had, occurred. The cheque had been posted in the regular course to one of tne Council’s workmen, and had been received at the Kanakanaia Post Office by someone else who had fradulently endorsed and cashed it. The matter has been placed in the hands of the police. A novel entertainment will be given in Christchurch next month, in the shape of a pupils’ concert in the dark. Some years ago, when Mr. W. Densem was in Spain, similar entertainments proved very popular, and he holies to introduce them successfully into Christchurch. As soon as trie singer has made this bow all the lights will be turned off. and the voice will he heard without the artist being visible.

A charge was brought in the Police Court yesterday morning against a man rejoicing in the patronymic of “,Syd Gregory.” The sound of this name io conjure with in cricketing circles, caused some amusement in Court. The accused man was evidently unable to account for the merriment of those present and looked from face to face in a bewildered manner. It is understood that the resLrenis of Dolman Road and the vicinity arc circulating a petition asking' the Borough Council to have that thoroughfare widened to a full chain width and metalled at an early date. Last winter it wasc almost impassable. It has already been decided that Dolman Road is to be widened by the absorption of adjacent properties. One of these is owned by Mr M. B. Man der, and he insists upon £IOO compensation which sum the Borough Council refuses to pay. A law suit is the result and it will be heard at the next local sittings of the Supreme Court. Pending its decision the Council is scarcely likely to proceed with the proposed work.