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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2447, 11 March 1909, Page 4

The usual weekly sale of stock will b.e held at Matawhero to-day.

Mr. H. H. Wall has forwarded a cheque for £5 to the fund for tile testimonial to Miss Stewart.

It is announced that Mr. Robert The 1 wall has been appointed registrar of dogs for the county of Waikohu.

Abdications for bookmakers’ licenses at the Tologa Bay races will be received up to 7 p.m. to-day by the secretary, Mr. W. E. Holder.

Messrs Redstone .and Sons will despatch four coaches for the Tologa Bay races at 8 o’clock this morning, and more will be sent if necessary.

The City Band will give a concert on the Waikanac beach en Sunday afternoon when* a collection will be taken up in aid of the “Bread Tund.

A meeting of the ladies’ committee in connection with the Poverty Bay Rowing Club’s Easter social will he field at the Cosmopolitan Club’s rooms at 8 n.m. to-day. .

The Town Clerk yesterday received an enlarged photograph of Mr. E. IC. Brown, at one time Mayor of Gisborne, but now of New South Wales. The picture will bo hung in the Council Chamber.

The following passengers were booked to leave Gisborne by Messrs JRedstone and Sons’ coaches this morning: For Waipiro: Messrs Richards and Andrews; for Tologa. Mr and Mrs Mackjell, Mr. and Mrs. Dillmore. Mr. and Mrs. Shierlaw. C. Adair, and two coach-loads for the racecourse.

Mr F. C. Fiddy. A.N.Z.A.A.. Union Bank Buildings, announces that he proposes to commence classes in commercial book-keeping and secretarial duties on or about March 20. Mr. Fiddy has had considerable London and colonial experience in public -accountancy work, and undertakes to impart a thorough knowledge of the subject.

Dr. DeLisle yesterday had the septic tank at the Government buildings opened up and examined, and it was found that the leakage on Monday was caused by a piece of concrete blocking a pipe and causing the tank to overflow. The obstruction was removed, and the District Health Officer expressed himself as being well satisfied with the work of the tarik.

The secretary of the Technical School wishes to meet intending pupils for classes for preparation for the Senior Civil Service. Matriculation, and Solicitors’ General Knowledge examinations, at the school to-morrow evening, at S o'clock. Should sufficient pupils offer, .arrangements will "be made with Mr. Gatland, 8.A., or "Mr. Wilkes, M.A., to conduct tne classes.

The Rev. W. Grant acknowledges the following amounts for the “Bread Fund”: Mrs. Y. 2s 6cl. H.K. 10s. Anon 2s 6d. Friend os, Wesley Sunday School £1 14s lOd, Wesley Junior Endeavor Society 7s 2d, S. 10s, C.E-.V • 10s, M.W., D.W., L.W. and J.E.T.W, each 2s 6cl Karaka Presbyterian Sunday School £1 os. H. C. Newson £1 Is ’ 6d. Anon 2s, street collection per Adjutant Alelksham £3 12s id; total to date, £96 6s Id.

In response to the representations made to the Prime Minister on his recent visit to Gisborne by the Liberal Association, Mr. W. L. Rees, the President of the the Association, yesterday received the following advice from the Premier’s office: “Referring to your recent representations relative to the desirability of an additional police constable being stationed at Gibornc. I have pleasure in informing you that I am in receipt of a communication from the Hon. Minister for Justice stating that an additional constable will be appointed to Gibornc in the near future, owing to the continued increase of the population.”

Tlio following unclaimed letters received last month from places beyond the Dominion are lying at the Post Office:—From New South Wales: For V. Bishop, G. Brown, J. Lapraik.. J. M. Leppines, E. Levey, Robert Little. J. Thompson and Mrs. Fred. Wilkinson. From United Kingdom: For WL. Brown, Mrs. J. E. Connon, B. Connor, Miss L. Curtis, A. Henson, F. Horne. Mrs. H. Horne, Henry Knowles, B. Neville, P. D. Turnbull, F. T. Wilson ancl T. Youngson. From Germany: For G. Groschke; Norway, Frank Hansen; Victoria, Miss Jean Jlowison. Jack Hyams, J. Vckcry, and G. W. Wilkinson ; United States, Herman Junge"andJars, J. King; Russia, Henry Smith.

An amusing incident of the energy that is being displayed in tlio recruiting of members for the Y.M.C.A. was shown yesterday. Immediately after the meeting the night before, at which the officers of the rival sections had been appointed, a representative of the Blues cycled out to Matawhero which lie reached just after midnight. Here lie promptly enrolled an individual who it was considered would lie of great value to whichever side obtained his services,. On his way back to town he passed, in the early hours of the morning, one of the Reel rocruiting officers. This individual, it appears, was not only out on the same mission, but after tlio same particular member. Unfortunately for liis zeal lie found that even as four o’clock in the morning was too late, as the Blues had mffdo the desired capture. \ .

The United Fire Brigades demonstration began .at Auckland yes tor da} . The Gisborne competitors have not soured places on the prize list so tar.

The Onslow Borough Council, says the "Post”, has been asked to stipnly the Department of Lands with illustrations of beauty-spots m the borough for reproduction in Govern-, menf publications.

New students, previously pupil teacher's, entered the Teachers liaining College in Christchurch on Monday last, • says the "Press , to. the number of 42. 1h.6 students Admitted under Division B entered some time ago.

A meeting of Wellington grocers was held on Tuesday last at the offices of the New Zealand Employers federation to consider matters relating to the employees’ application for a new award, .which comes before the Ax nitration Court on March 15th.

The latest Government Department to feel the touch of retrenchment is the Government Printing Office (says the Wellington "Times.” A large number of hands in the mechanical departments, some of them of seveiai years’ service, have received notice o, dismissal during the last few da\s.

In .consequence of information re_ ceived St the Police Station about o o’clock .last evening, Sergeant Mutton proceeded to a house in town and discovered the dead body of a newly-born female child concealed m.a trunk. The matter was reported to the Goi finer, Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.,,who has <riven instructions for a post mortem examination of the body, and an inquest is to be held to-day.

A Christchurch gentleman, who has recent!v ridden through the Taranaki, Wanganui and Wellington provinces (says the Now Zealand "Times), suggests that the unemployed problem could be solved, in part, at any rate, by sending out men to grub the noxious weeds that have taken charge of large areas of land ; especially at the Hutt and other districts near Me- - He says, indeed, that- all that has to be done is to put into (operation the law dealing with noxious weeds. The blackberry, the briar, and the Californian thistle grow thick and strong, and an army of men is required to deal with them.

At the monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Education Boa-rd. to be held at Napier on Monday, Mr. McLeinon will move —"That the action 01 the Board, at last meeting, in lowering the status of Miss Brown (Napier). Miss llosie (Hastings), and Miss Matheson (Gisborne) from the position of second to that of third assistants at such schools he rescinded, and that the Board reinstates the said teachers in their former positions, with the salary pertaining thereto, under the Education Act Amendment Act. 1908.” The following motion win be moved by Mr. Whittington—'‘That when the 'inspectors have reported upon the number of new desks required by the sshools in the district, tenders be called locally and in the larger towns of the Dominion for the supply of single or dual desks, to be deive-red at rate of, say, 200 a year. ’

There died in Rome during lasx month a lady who was particularly well known to most Dunedin tourists who included the home o£ Caesar in their itinerary. Miss Dick some years ago conducted a seminary for young ladies in Moray place. Dunedin, and in that capacity many of the girls ol the last generation had the benefit of her tutelage. Several years ago Miss Dick left Dunedin and went- to live in Rome, where she studied photography and the history of the world’s ancient capital until there were few Romans so well versed as she in those many parts of the city of particular interest to the tourist. As a guide her services were keenly sought during the season, and although of late years the duties of cicerone had been too arduous for her she had retained all her love for her Rome, and living at Miss Cargill's pension, where New Zealanders especially do congregate, she was always ready to place her knowledge and experience at. the disposal of tourists from all parts of the world.

Jn consequence of representation;: by the Hawke’s Bay Land Board and by residents of Gisborne, and in accordance with a promise made by Sir Joseph Ward to a deputation which interviewed him in Gisborne, Mr. A. Barron, chairman of the Land Purchase Board, is at present engaged in inspecting properties in the Poverty Bay district, which may be acquired by the Government for the purposes of closer settlement. He returned to Gisborne yesterday afternoon -after having visited Mr. Sydney Williamson’s property of 11,000 acres, part of the Ngatapa estate, situated about 17 miles from town. The owner is willing to dispose of this to the Government, and Mr. Barron has arranged with Mr. Geo. Grant to.make the valuation, which has to bo submitted to the Land Purchase Board by a local valuer. To-day Mr. Barron will visit Mr. Chambers’ property at Repongaere, consisting of 6000 acres. He is to remain in the district for the remainder of this week, and will make inquiries respecting other properties which may be available for settlement.

Among the. many centenaries which fall to be celebrated this year is that of Edgar Allan Poe, the noted American poet. In London to-day the birth of Poe will be commemorated by a dinner at the Author's Club, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle presiding. The date of Poo’s birth was January 19th, ISO 9, but tlio celebration- had Been deferred for. various reasons. Among the guests at the dinner will be Mr Whitelaw Reid, American Ambassador in London. Edgar Allan Poo’s life was one of many changes. Gambler, outcast, soldier in the ranks, then military cadet at West Point, all of these was he, after being educated by a generous-hearted man, Mr John Allan, who had befriended him when, at the age of five, ho lost his mother. In 1835 he married Virginia Clemm, and secured an appointment on the editorial staff of a literary journal at Richmond. In 1845 he published “Tho Raven,” -which brought him to the summit of his success. His wife died in 1847 and Poe began immediately to deteriorate, dying under tragic circumstances in a hospital at Baltimore on October 7th, 1849. Among his noted prose-talcs are —“Arthur Gordon Pyriq” “The Fall of the House of Usher,” “Tho Gold-Bug,” “A Descent iuto the Maelstrom,” “The Murders in the Rue Morgue.” ,

The official turning on of tho nowwater scheme at Palmerston North, which has been delayed for some time, took place at Tiritea on Tuesday last, (says the "Standard”), the ceremony being performed by the Mayoress (Mrs J. A. Nash). Tho party prised tho members of the Council and their wives and officials, and the chairman of the Kairanga County Council.

"In the present state of society it is very hard for a father to exercise control over his boys,” said Mr. Justice Cooper- in the Supreme Court'at Wellington. "It was not so hwiny days,” be added. “We thought it was the highest offence to disobey our parents: ... It is surprising to note the number of boys who come before the court now, and who, it is clearly shown, bad refused to obey their parents.”

Mr. Alfred Christensen, a shipowner of Copenhagen, who, says an exchange, is also well known in England, has carried out an excellent idea vailing depression, has been laid up, has been arranged as a boarding ship ' - for unemployed and homeless people. There is accommodation for about one hundred people, who _ come every on one of his company’s ships. The Johannes, which, owing to the prenight, and are gratuitously berthed and provided with supper and breakfast. On Christmas Eve a good dinner was also served. Mr. Christensen hopes that some of his colleagues will follow his example, and perhaps even the navy department might arrange one or two old war vessels as boaf'Eyiing ships.

The Minister in charge of Tourist Resorts (Hon. T. Mackenzie) ls arranging for the capture of a large number of paradise ducks which will be distributed among those domains in which there are lakelets or running water. He is also contemplating gathering together at Lake Wa’katipu as complete a collection as possible of the rarer birds of the South Island—kiwis, wekas, kakapo, and so on. While- speaking to a “Times” reporter the other day a medical man said that three cases of typhoid fever had occurred at the Waikohu railway camp, aud it was quite possible that an outbreak might occur among the men employed at the Te Arai water pipe line repair works. If such au event happened the disease would rapidly cause an epidemic in the town,” because water was a rapid source of infection. He would therefore advise all householders to boil ah water used for drinking purposes. The Tairawhiti Maori Land Board, Will visit Tologa and Tokomaru next week •'"To deal with vested blocks and the re- : port of the Native Land Commis- | sion. During last week the Board dealt with a large amount of business, when the following confirmations were agreed to : —Oraugitirohia No. 13. application for mortgage by Wiremu Wirihana to A. C. Brady : transfer of section o, block 10. Waipiro township, from R. McCullough • to Thomas IValford: application for mortgage of lands Waipiro townshipjjK. by T. Walford to IV. Williams; orandum of transfer of sections 3 and 4. block 10, Waipiro, from John Sadiier to James Barr ; memorandum of lease. W. H. Tucker and lathers' J. J. McCredie, part 4', . Ala kauri, containing 39 acres 1 for 21 years; Tawapata North. Nos.’l and 2b.. sub-section 2. transfer of lease from Iliaka Whaanga and another to Bertha J. Coop. The Board also approved of the application for consent to lease Iliirau 2g, 42 acres 2 roods 4 perches. Turuhua Whakalioa and others to Hector B. McAra R. B. Burgess, for 21 years. t

“I am bound to say I have very little patience- with these people who are so fond of running'down things, and as soon as a little stoppage occurs in trade begin to cry out that tilings are going to the dogs,' said Mr. G. T. Booth, of Christchurch, atthe dinner of the New Zealand Ironmasters’ Association in Wellington. "Of course it was serious enough when our products fell in value to the extent of reducing our income by v something like £3,090,000. but to suppose that meant that the resources of the Dominion are exhausted or exploited to the fullest capacity is arrant nonsense. Too many people are inclined to be pessimists. I do notthink they are going to get worse. I do not think we have' readied tho summit o four possibilities by any means. Relative to its size, 1 suppose the productive capacity of New Zealand is .very great as compared P with any other country, and we are_ not getting to the end of our tether Noyet by a verv long way. If-we conduct our business with prudence and ordinary skill there is not a doubt that there are plenty of good times ahead of us yet.”

A suggestion that the Government should open, up a tourist bureau at Hamburg has been made to the Department of Industries by Mr. J. E. Kyzer (of Hanover), who is at present touring New Zealand in sea eh of historical material and other data for lectures which he intends to deliver on the Continent with Dr. Karl- > weight. In the course of a letter to the Superintendent (Mr. T. E. Donne) -lie says;—“As the result of some lectures upon Australia and New Zealand which I gave in Germany and Holland, aided by the slides secured from your Government on my lastvisit to Australia, I found a great amount of inquiry and desire for information on every hand, especially from the educated and wealthy classes, who were astonished at the descriptions given of a country concerning which they knew little more than the name. On many occasions I was requested to afford 'more explicit information, especially by people desirous of learning more about New Zealand as a health resort. I was impressed by the fact that it would bo most advantageous to the Dominion were a tourist inquiry and commercial intelligence bureau established at Hamburg by your Government. Tho Germans are great travellers, and thousands of their wealthy people might be induced to tour tliis Domin- *■* ion so unique iu its scenic grandeur and diversified attractions. . Again, it ... 4 would be. a distinct gain were the products of New Zealand, available for inspection by prospective buyers at such places as Hamburg, the chief centre for shipping generally and the distribution of colonial products oil the Continent.”