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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2456, 22 March 1909, Page 4

A dance in collection with the Cinderella Dancing Club will be held in Erskine-’s Hall to-morrow night. Dancing will bo kept up from 8 to 11.30 p.m. . '

Mr. F. J. Wilson, architect, is calling for tenders for alterations and additions to the lloyal Hotel,, Gisborne. Tenders are to close at noon on Wednesday, March 31.

The following revenue, was collected at the Customs-liouse, Gisborne, last week: —Customs duties £653 13s sd, beer'duty £54 12s-fid, light dues £l2 Is Bd, other receipts "£i 2s fid ; total, £721 10s Id.

A meeting of all interested in. the formation of a field ambulance corps, either in connection with one of the volunteer companies or as a separate unit, is to be held at 8 p.m. to-morrrow in the Garrison Hall.

The following passengers were booked to clave Gisborne by Messrs J. Redstone and Sons’ coaches this morning . For Waipiro: Mrs. Rollins, Mes.rs Stevenson and Austen; for Moreie: Mrs. Symes, Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Coop; lor Tiniioto: Mr. Buzza.

A meeting of Mr. W. Miller’s general committee in connection with the mayoral election is to be held at 8 o’clock this evening, in Messrs Williams and Sherratt's buildings, Lowe •Street, opposite the old library. Important business is to be transacted, and supporters willing to act on the committee- are invited to attend.

There was a goed inquiry locally last week for Hartley and Riley Gold Dredging Company’s shares, and it is understood that some good parcels were bought through Mr. \V. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker. The following telegram was received by Mr. Clayton on Saturday: “Hartley’s return 245 ounces, dividend 3s.’’

The employers’ representative on the Arbitration Court, Mr S. Brown, evidently has not got a very* high opinion of the cohesion manifested by those who employ labor. “The employers,” MiBrown said, in the Arbitration Court in Wellington, “will do nothing till they are kicked, and then they squeal.;’

The following tenders have -been received by Mr. F. J. Wilson for additions and alterations to a house in Waiuui Road, for Mr._ M. Hayes: Aitken and Wilson £509, Geo. Smith £537, M. Haisman £546, John Colley £549, J. W. Mackrell £567, Black Bros. £574, Evans, Neild and Co. £6OO, E. P. Williams and Co. £669. Messrs Aitken and. Wilson’s tender has been accepted.

The Rev. W. Grant on Saturday handed His Worship the Mayor a cheque for £22s 6s, the balance of the “Bread Fund” collected by him, making a total of £122 6s. Additional amounts acknowledged are: F.C.L. Us, Dead Letter Office ss. The Mayor also acknowledges the receipt or the amount, with 30s from the Tarnheru Sundav School. A sum of £27 t d was sent away by the Council on (Saturday, which with the sum of £l3O 4s previously posted, makes the gi and total of the- collections £157 6s 7d.

"Give us water, and barren Central Otago will blossom-as tlio rose, is vliat the advocates of irrigation have been saying for many years. The. Government has taken the necessary preliminary steps to ascertain tlio probable benefit to be secured by carrying out a scheme in Central Otago. It instructed Mr J. L .Bruce (chief inspector or stock m Otago) to locate the areas of agricultural land in Central Otago which should be profitably irrigated, and Mr Bruce has just submitted a lengthy report to the Government, showing that nearly -22,000 .acres may be dealt with.

\ young Maori named Ruru Tapene was brought before Justices of the Peace at Waipiro Police Court on Saturday, and charged with breaking and entering. He pleaded guilty,, and was sentenced to six months impiisonment. The evidence showed that about 1 a.in. on Saturday he broke into Mr. McGullough’s store at Waipiro, stole a pair of pants, a pipe ancl tobacco, and opened the till, which contained no money. An old key which was in the till lie appropriated. He was detected on the premises by two civilians, who seized him. He made a dash for liberty, and ran into the sea up to his neck. He was, however ,followed and secured, and his captors handed him over to Constable Be van.

Tho committee of the Miss Stewart Testimonial Fund have received the following amounts: —F. Hall £3 3s, A H Walls £l, W. Sevwrght £2 2s, John Clark £l, E. H. Mann £2 2s, A. F. Kennedy £5, E. P. Joyce £1 Is, C. A. Fenwick 10s 6d, A. Dewmg £o ss, A. H. Hodge £1 Is, V. S Lardelh 10s 6d,. G. 11. Wyllie 10s 6d, Dr. Scott £1 Is, J. M. Gouldsmith 10s Od, Chas. Parsons £l, D. S. Jamiesou £1 Is, Mrs King ss, John Townley £5 ss, Tlios. Todd £3 3s, A. ,S. JlcPhail 5s J. L. Perry 10s, A. R. Watson 10s (id, W. Tombleson 10s, G. B. ss, A. G. Nolan 10s J H. Martin 10s 6d, G. J. Black fii ’is, J. B, Kells 10s, H. Stevens ss, J. Harding 10 s, W.C. McLean 10 s, F. J. Teat 'los, J. H. Gittos 10- 6d, Mrs. F. Martin ss, J. W. Preston ss: total, £42 18s 6d. Mr. H E Dodd, who is acting as secretary to the committee, will .bo glad to receive any further donations that may be made to the fund.

I am not an office man. but I do know something about leather., overstocked with tlio host selected Boots., I am having my.annual cleaim„ sale, from to per cent to 2o percent discount, to make room for a stock of indents arriving. .Thousands of pairs which .must be sold, hoi Cash. For Cash.—At. H. J. Andrew’s, tlie Gisborne- Boot Shop.* . ... i . iM <l, , jV;* , ■ 1 - S >. - -t \ 'r - ’ ? t

Mr R. McNab, ex-Minister ot Lands, goes on a visit to Australia .after the Easter manoeuvres in Southland, in which as a volunteer officer Jill assist, and may then make, a six-mont * trip to the Old Country.

The potato moth has again made its appearance in this district (says the “Dunstan Times”). Last season* crop in Central Otago was practically ruined by the moth, but it was hop** that the wet weather experienced v ould eradicate the pest. The grub of this destructive moth eats galleries m all directions in the tubers and so-induces putrefaction. \

“Pines sold here at 12s a case might at times be bought for as little as Is fid at the Islands,” said a witness m the Magistrate’s Court, Dunedin, last week. The trade of'the Islands, it seems,-.is principally a speculative business. The fruit is bought from the growers by men who ship it to New Zealand on consignment, the brokers hero-receiving only their commission, and sometimes, u hen the markets are bad, the shipper would be willing to band over a substantial sum to anyone who would relievo him oi his bills of lading.

So far the fishermen operating at Flat Point (not far from the entrance to Wellington harbor) have secured about 120 tons of wharehou (says last week’s “Dominion’’). Mr Miiesi, who represents the majority of the fishermen, states that'he has experienced con. siderable difficulty in getting skilled men to clean the- fish, which work must- be accomplished before they can be placed in cold storage. This should give a few of the unemployed a little work for a day or two, r Should the market prove profitable a considerable quantity of the fish will be shipped to Australia.

Mr E. F. Wright, writing from London to the editor of the “Lyttelton Times,” says: “I am enclosing you a newspaper cutting in regard to pitchblende and radium. My reason for sending it to you is that years ago, when there was‘great talk about tin in the Alford district, there were black patches in theh rock, and Mr Gordon, a Government mining engineer of the time, as far as I remember, said they were pitchblende, but of no value. Allowing that there is pitchblende in those hills, you will see that with the knowledge of to-day it is of great value.”

A young man named Edward Long had a marvellous escape from death at Watson’s Bay, near Sydney, recently. He was standing on the cliffs at the Gap, looking over at the water, which was splashing on the rocks seventy ieeu below, when he became dizzy and overbalanced. Luckily, he fell clear of the rcc-ks, and was only partially stunned. His position was extremely perilous. He was, fortunately, washed on to the ledge of a rock by a.n advancing wave, and he managed to cling there, shouting loudiv for help. His cries were, heard by some people on the cliffs, and they sought the aid of Constable Goggms, who descended by a rope and brought Loiur safely to The top of the cliff. Long’s only injury was a sprained ankle.

Mr. Gerard.lvlinge, who has been commissioned by the Peruvian Government to study‘agricultural and pastoral methods- iu prominent producing ■countries, spent several hours last week at the Agricultural College at Lincoln. He was delighted with the institution. What impressed him most- of all was the practical nature of the instruction given to the students. He saw them working, and working hard, with apparently excellent results. In respect to the thoroughly practical instruction given, he says, Lincoln College is distinguished from all other institutions of a similar character he has seen. He also had an opportunity to see. the herd of beautiful Ayrshire cattle at the Sunnyside- Mental Hospital.

The Government is pushing on the work of acquiring, and reserving scenic areas oil the North Island Main Trunk route. Before .Christmas Mr Phillip Turner, Inspector of Scenic Reserves, was specially detailed to explore and determine the best boundaries and areas around Ohakune, and a party has now completed the survey of the Ohakune scenic reserve, comprising about 1000 acres, on the steep range of the Raetilii block. A socdiid pary has proceeded to Turangarere to define the boundaries of about 1200 acres of Crown and Native laud west- of tlie railway line. When this work is finished the remaining areas between Horopito and Raurimu will be taken in hand. These reserves will include what are supposed to be the finest examples of Native bush in the North Island, and. being mostly situated on the line of route for ordinary settlement- or sawmilling and within full view of the railway, are admirably adapted for scenic purposes.

The jubilee of the Waireka fight, in Taranaki, the first engagement of the Maori war in which volunteers took part, will be observed in March of next year, when it is hoped that most of the survivors will assemble to commemorate the anniversary. From a list which has been carefully revised from year to year, and brought up to date, it appears that' 15S volunteers and militia bore a part in the engagement. Of these 88 are dead, having fallen in battle or died since, and no fewer than 70 survive. Of the'Bß dead about 40 were past their prime when the fight took place. Among the survivors are Mr T. Humphries, Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Wellington district, and Mr C. W. Hursthome, Chief Engineer of the Roads Department, who were youthful comrades in the Land and Survey Department when the war broke out, and happen now to be reiving together under tho Superannuation Act. Another survivor of Waireka is Mr R. C. Hamerton, who was formerly Public Trustee in Wellington. '

A novel method of dealing with the caterpillar pest has been described to a representative of the “North Otago Times.” In the early days of the North Otago district caterpillars were a greater scourge, than they are in these days of the small bird pest, and a farmer in the district determined to try a method he had seen in operaion in South Australia. He noticed that for about a chain wide and several chains long myriads of caterpillars had settled down on his crop, and were destroying the heads oi grain. He took the rope reins from a team, and lie and his ploughman, stretching those across the affected part of tho crops at about six inches below the tops-of the heads,- marched along with the rope taut. The grain bent down as the rope passed along, and when freed of tho pressure sprang back with a jerk, throwing every caterpillar to tho ground. Natural instinct warned the insects of danger, and they swarmed out of the crop and on to the road, where an opportune "north-wester” shrivelled them up. ' • v. J u-il—^-a— —iu—-