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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2441, 4 March 1909, Page 4

A popular dance is to given in the Waerenga-a-hika Hall to-night.

The erection of the urinal in Cus-tom-house Street, opposite His Majesty’s Theatre, is approaching completion. The sessions of the Supreme Court will open this morning before Air. Justice Edwards. AVitnesses and jurors must be in attendance at 10.30 a.m.

A meeting of ladies will he held in the Cosmopolitan Club at S p.m. today to make arrangements for the Easter social of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club.

Dr. J. Clive Collins, a candidate for election on the Gisborne Licensing Committee, publishes an address to the electors in the advertising columns of this issue.

Alessrs C. B. Hoadlev and Sons. Ltd., land agents and auctioneers, have removed to their new premises in Alessrs Blair and Sainsbury’s buildings, Childers Road.

The AVaiapu County Council,; by advertisement in this issue, notifies its intention or raising a- loan of £2OOO for constructing a traffic bridge over the Mata river at Puateroku.

The following:-pa.spongers were booked to leave by Alessrs J. Ifedstouo and Sons’ coaches this forning:—For Tologa: Aliss Reed. Air. Smith. For AVaipiro: Aliss Afead. Air. and Airs. Ready, Alessrs Kingston and Cooper.

The Gisborne Hospital Trustees are inviting applications for the position of matron. The salary is £IOO per annum, and applications will be received up to April Ist next. Particulars of the duties are advertised in this issue.

Air. Ross, Inspector of Stock, yesterday ordered 13 pens of infected sheep to be dipped before they were removed from the Alatawhero saleyards, -and informd -a “Times” reporter that prosecutions would follow in each case.

Air. J. AI. -Lennon, hairdresser and tobacconist, announces that his Gladstone Road shop will in future be open all day on Thursday, and will close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays. Air. If. Leonard, from Auckland, is in charge of this establishment.

Arrangements aro being made for holding two concerts at Tologa Bay on the 12th and 13th of this month, at the time of the races there. The proceeds will be devoted to the Catholic Church funds, and items will be contributed by Alessrs F. J. Teat, J Sheridan, A. "Zachariah, and -a couple of leading lady amateurs. The Gisborne Club orchestra will also give -a number of items, and a most enjoyable and high-class entertainment is promised.

The Rev. AA r . Grant acknowledges, on behalf of the “Bread Fund,” the following amounts: —Dick, G-retta, Percy, and Trixie, Is each; Standard 1., Gisborne School, 7s 3d; collection St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, £4O; Airs. B. H., 2s 6d • AA r esley Church, £6; friend, 1-Os; family, 5s 6d; St. -Andrew’s (additional), J". P., 10s; Aliss AIoP., 10s; Aliss It., ss; Lodge Aberoorn (grant), £2 2s: Lodge Abercorn (collection), £6 6s. Amount previously -acknowledged £9 12s 2d. Total, £66 14s sd.

A congregational meeting of the Presbyterian Church members was held in the Presbyterian Schoolroom last evening, presided over by the Rev. AY. Grant, when the matter of the erection of a manse was discussed. The recommendation of the management committee that the building should bo oreoted on the corner of the present church property was not agreed to, it being decided to procure a section in Stanley Road, and commence -arrangements for tlio commencement of the building as soon as possible.

Harvest festival services will bo conducted in the Salvation Army Citadel on Sunday, Alonday, and Tuesday, Alarcli 31, 22, and 23. Special music will bo given by the band, and special singing by the harvest choristers. On. Sunday .addresses will be delivered. On Alonday -a programme will be performed by the band and choristers. On. Tuesday .there avill be a special programme -and salo of -produce. A small charge will bo made for admission on Alonday and Tuesday.' Refreshments will-bo procurable each evening. Donations of cash or . produce wilt bo thankfully acknowledged.

Messrs, Redstone and Son’s drags will leave the Masonic Hotel .cornel to-day for Te Aral racecourse at 11,M a.m.; and for Waerenga-a-hika. 1< ca. at 1.30 ip.'ni,' returning from the latter alter tho concert: in the evening

The Timaru Harbour Board is finding it an expensive business to keep its new dreVJgc going. The boat has just been overhauled at a cost ox between £I3OO and £I4OO, the repairs including the strengthening of the hull. The board considers, however, that it is getting value lor its money.

“Don’t ever try to get into Parliament,” said Mr F. Y. Lethbridge speaking at a social gathering a Kimbolton last week. hor a month before the elections you have to go about speaking the same beastly rot night after night—it’s fairly sickening That’s one of the reasons why 1 m glad to be out of politics.

Captain McDonald, who has badcommand of the Union Company s steamer AVaikare on a number of trips to the West Coast Sounds, will ta*e charge of the Talune for her Eastei excursion to the sounds, the Minister in charge of the lounst Depait ment reports that excursionists 21 e already booking freely for the crime.

The March number of the Lonv Hand” has readied this efface, and is well up to its customary standard. Amongst special features are a senes of very fine pictures ‘representing life in Papua, and the initial instalment of a biography of Melba. The u. are some clever stories, and a lie feature, “A Review of the Month, i* introduced.

All enjoyable outing will b® Perilled to-day by the Garden 1' etc to be held at Waerenga-a-hika, m aid of the funds of he Anglican Church. - sale of work, gymkhana, and sports with music and refreshments, constitute the attractions for the day, and in the evening a concert is to given by members of the Patutahi Harmonic Society. A special train is to leave Gisborne at 1.30 ip.m.. and to return at 7 p.m. Messrs Redstone and bon s drags will also go to the ground and will return after the concert.

At the inquest concerning the deaths of people who perished after the wreck of the Penguin, a juryman asked Captain Naylor whether he thought it a right thing to give engineers and men other than mariners charge of a boat that was leaving a sinking ship. Captain Naylor replied that it frequently happened that engineers and men were more capable of handling boats than ship’s officers;;. In the case of the Penguin’s boats. Mr Luke the second engineer, who had charge of a boat, was a most capable man in a boat.

It has been suggested (says the “Dominion”) that the “through” express between Wellington and Auckland could make the- journey in about two hours less than the present time. Frequently, the train waits at the stations for no other reason than that it is ahead of the time-table time. In. the new conditions of the railway formation, however, it is considered prudent not to run the big new locomotives above a certain speed, and the Department prefers a time-table which does not keep trains always up- to their maximum capacity. It is probably that the duration of the journey will be shortened when the line formation has bad time to harden.

“I hope the sub-inspe.ctor will not introduce a new style of evidence that a constable was telling me about- the other day,” said Dr AlcArthur, S.AI., during the course of the farewell to Sub-Inspector AlcGrath. on tlie eve of bis departure from AYellington lor Christchurch. His Worship then proceeded to tell a story of bow, when coming in from Porirna with a constable recently, the latter enlightened him in respect to corroborative evidence. It was the custom in a certain place, according to the policeman, for two officers to be present when an arrest -was made. “And why is that r queried His Worship. “AT ell, Your Worship,” replied the constable, “it’s so as to have co-operative evidence.”

Sir Joseph Ward told a “Dominion” reporter last -week that his' journey back to Wellington by the Main Trunk through express was a very comfortable one. As an indication of what travellers might reckon upon, he stated that, leaving Auckland at 9.15 on Sunday evening, he was snugly berthed in the sleeping-car before 10, and soon goHig to sleep, he did not wake; up until 5 in the morning. The sleeping-cars were very creditable to the Railway Department, and the berths were first-rate, and all the arrangements connected with them were excellent. The “sleepers” were fine heavy cars, and ran with an almost entire absence of vibration. The welllaid track, without sharp curves or hcavv grades, also made the running smooth and-easy. There was a surprisingly large passenger and goods traffic on the line, and he predicted that it would still further increase m the near future.

The amount of intoxicating liquor registered with the Clerk of the Coiu t does not, unfortunately, represent bv a good deal all that is being brought into Oamaru for consumption (says the “Mail”). Nearly every train that arrives from a licensed district brings its consignment, either as the personal luggage of some drouthy passenger or concealed dn packages ostensibly containing merchandise, the later method, it is stated, having now become quite a recognised form of smuggling. Another method, and one that was in great measure exposed as the result or recent slv-grog cases, is to bring the liquor into town by means of a horsed vehicle. But- the popular method of smuggling liquor is by the “friend” system. A friend goes on a holiday or on business to a licensed district, and “just to oblige, you know,” purchases several bottle,* of whisky, the iprice of which ho expects certain friends to reimburse him for to the extent of a bottle a piece. Not long ago a resident visited Timaru, and to oblige certain friends, smuggled hack with him sfive bottles of whisky. Three of the friends paid up like men; the shares of the other two still remain Unpaid, and as the whisky has by this time been consumed, tlio assets of the combination have been reduced to nil. The latter method of smuggling is <a practice that may be carried on without great risk, but a general ransacking of portmanteaux might some day be a revelation to the police,"

Recent dredging operations have further improved Timaru harbour. In % the past, the harbormaster would not guarantee a greater depth of water than 21 ft Gin, but vessels drawing 23ft are now being accommodated, and Captain Aiming,'of the lonic, said, on the occasion of his recent visit to Timaru harbour, that he would be quite prepared to take his vessel there when drawing 24ft of water. Mouse Traps, 4d, sd; Nutmeg Grat- "w ore, 2d; Gravy Strainers, 8d; Tack ./ Hammers, od; Dog Chains, Gd, 8d; Egg Beaters, Id, 8d; Potato Mashers, >® Gd; Can Openers, od; Saucepan Scrapers, 3d; Stove Brushes, 2d, 7d, Bd, 9d; Food Strainers, 4d; Fire Shovels, 4d; Stove Mats, 2d, at Parnell’s Popular Stocktaking Sale. A. Parnell and Co., Leading Ironmongers.*