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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2458, 24 March 1909, Page 4

A meeting of the lady members of the Poverty Bay Golf Club is to be held in Townley’s Hall at 4 p.m. to-day. The first annual general meeting of the Lynda Soapmaking and Trading Company will be held in Townley’s Hall at 7.30 p.m. to-day. A portion of the Ngatapa estate has been sold t'o Mr. Chas. Matthews, of Patnt'ahi, through Mr. C. G. Bloore, stock and station agent. The Department of Lands has written to the Makara'ka Domain Board (the Borough Council) asking that reports on the Domain and photographs of improvements carried out be sent for insertion in the Department’s report. The Board last evening decided to accede to the request. "Ballads about business and backblock life” is. the title of a small, wellprinted volume of verses by Hamilton Thompson, which has been sent to the "Times” office. The poems are mostly in lighter vein, with a sparkling touch of humor that renders them fascinating. Several of the ballads are in dialect, crisp and quaint, and could bo confidently recommended to elocutionists who are on tjie look out for original verse suitable for recitation. v The following passengers arrived in Gisborne from the Coast yesterday afternoon by Messrs Bedstone and Son’s coaches: —‘Front Waipivo : Constable Gerrard and prisoner, Messrs H. Leslie, Barnicoat, Lambert, Miller. Davis, and C. Clegg: front Tokomaru: Messrs Poppell and Blanchejfrom Tologa Bay: Miss How Chow, Messrs Will rants, New■ling, and McLeod; front Potoa: Mr. and Mrs. Mevrctt; from• Pakarc: Mr. L D. Fraser; from Tatapoun: Mr. and Mrs. Malcolm, Mrs. Gcddum, governess, and three children.

The Rev. W. Grant acknowledges receipt of 6s from Sirs H. for the “Bread Fund.”

Tlie Borough Council last evening decided to ask the shopkeepers to close at noon to-morrow, in honor of St. Patrick’s sports.

The following further subscriptions to the Miss Stewart Testimonial Fund are acknowledged:—W. Bruce £3 3s, Nora Bruce os, and W. Pettie £1 Is.

Mr John Warren, J.F., was the presiding just-nee at the Police Court yesterday, -and fined two first - offenders charged with drunkenness os with costs 2s, in default 24 hours’ imprisonment.

The 'Mayor last evening stated that the finances of the borough were not as pinched a’s was made out, for after meeting all accounts due there was still £IOOO to the Council’s credit.

The accounts for the conduct of the Licensing Committee election -were received by the Borough Council last evening. The total amount was £240, and the accounts were referred to the Finance Committee for examination.

A dance in connection with the Cinderella Dancing Club was held in Erskine’s Hall last night. About fifty couples were present, and dancing was kept up till half-past 11 o’clock to very good music supplied by Mr. Wool ton. The floor was in good order, and a very enjoyable time was spent. Mr. Walter Pilcher officiated as M.O.

To-morrow afternoon a pleasing function, to which all parents -are invited, will take place at the Public School, when medals for attendance are to be presented to 166 scholars. Gold medals will be presented to the. six scholars having the best record for attendance during the past year. The presentation of the medals commences at 2.30.

Our Tareua correspondent, writing on Monday last, states: “Good progress is being made with the work of constructing a bridge over Stewart’s Crossing, where the recent fatality took place. The driver of the mail coach, which is delayed at Morore on account of land-slips on the main road, is expected to bring the mail to Gisborne by pack-horses.”

The Domain Board last evening decided to further improve the Makaraka Domain so as to make it suitable for holding picnics. The committee set up to consdier the matter recommended that trees be planted and a jetty be built so as to allow people to land from the river. The Domain, it rhight be stated is on the bank of the river close to the Makaraka cemetery.

According to Mr. Grenfell, who appeared on behalf of the employers in connection- with the grocers’ dispute, held in ’Wellington last- week, something which he said lie could not understand made youths unsatisfactory . workers nowadays. It might be the want of parental control or an undue spirit of independence that was affecting their worth as workers. “I don’t know why it is,” added Mr. Grenfell, “but- the fact remains that what I have said is the case.”

Some interesting evidence regarding house rents in the city and suburbs was given during the hearing of the grocers’ dispute in support of the employers’ contention that the cost of living was no higher now than in 1902, when the existing award in the trade came into operation. One of the witnesses, W. E. Eggers, land and estate agent stated that during the past- twelve month house rent in Newton, close to the city., had gone down from 10 to 121 per cent., whilst at Island Bay, Miramar, and Maranui the decline was equal to from 30 per cent, to 40 per cent.

A farmer up Timaru way (writes Moinus in the Dunedin ‘'St?ar”) has deliberately rejected the perfeetest joy under the sun—a. quiet woman. He broke liis solemn promises to marry the girl because she was too quiet. Here is a phenomenal indifference to a treasure of treasures. There are men in the world to-day whose timidity strikes them dumb in the presence of beloved termaganes,- who would give their ears to lavish their love on too quiet wives. In the case- referred to the special jury only awarded £2OO damages. Silence is golden if you like. Be quiet, dear.

Considerable amusement was caused during the hearing of a case at the Bathurst Quarter Sessions recently, by the evidence of a young man from Carcoar. Witness admitted that he had not “learned” much. He was asked by a juror if, when, he signed certain certificates, he suspected the prisoner of fraudlent intent. The witness shook his head in a mystified way, and said he did not understand. It was important that the question should be answered, and the juror, coming down to witnesses’ educational level, asked “When you signed those papers did you jerry there was anything crook?” 'llie young fellow immediately understood, and, to the accompaniment of much laughter, calmly replied, “No, I didn't tumble.” , The “Blues” are still in the lead in the Y.M.C.A. membership campaign. The membership is now 185. At a .meeting of the Association member® last night the captain of the “"Reds” announced that his side had a surprise in store, and that there was nothing to bo alarmed about as regards his totals. The conditions of the contest provide that after noon on Saturday next no results will be made public, and that the final total will be announced in Ist April at the rally of campaigners. Subscriptions will be received up to 5.30 that evening, and the figures banded, to the chairman in a sealed envelope. In this way neither side will know whether they liave to eat the. porridge supper. Arrangements arc being made to make this -»n enjoyable gathering, and an exhaustive. toast list is being prepared. . Apparently the last has not- been heard of the submerged object which some weeks age was sighted off Kaikorn. The master of the Simiapouri reported last week that on Thursday last ho passed some submerged object sixteen miles south eighteen degrees west (magnetic) of Pencarrow Light. It was too dark to ascertain what.the object was. Notice was given to the Marine Department of the occurrence, and the Amokura went out to try and locate the wreckage or other object' and take it away from its dangerous position in the centre of rthe straight. Other vessels have passed mysterious objects as well. The schooner Him passed what appeared to ho part of a mast, floating upright, near Stephen Island ; and another sail--or is eaicl to .have sighted a submerged object, with the sea breaking noisily over it, off Kaikoura, near where it load been sighted long before, but .she was not in a position to come up to it, and it was too dark to see what it was. ’-paring the; report'. ... !' . ........ h. * kVfA

Mr and Mrs Ben Fuller left 'Wellington last weak for San Francisco.

The meeting of the Borough Council was not concluded before 12.15 a.m. this morning.

Inspector Dwyer is to arrive front Napier by the this morning", on a visit or insped&ion.

Messrs Rees Bros, and Bright wereyesterday appointed solicitors to the Waikohu County Council.

Captain England, formerly of the--Nimrod, believes that if the Norwegian firm which is negotiating for permission to establish a whaling station on Campbell Island is successful, a great deal of important exploring work will be done in the Antarctic Circle. Thewhalers will have to go down -across the circle, and they will 'keep a sharp lookout for fresh facts. Captain England says the modem Antarctic explorers are indebted tc£ the old whalers, who did splendid work in the south, and laid the foundations for much that has been done since. •

During the hearing of a case in the Court of Arbitration at Wellington Mr. S. Brown (the employers’ rej>resentative) put the following querry to the Inspector of Awards-/ “You don’t suggest that an employer is not entitled to take the very best man available—whether he is a, unionist or not?” Mr. Newton replied in the negative. “My own personal opinion,” added Mr. Brown, “is that it ie not the'duty of an employer to go chasing round for a worker who must be a unionist. It is the duty of the secretary of a union to put workers in touch with an employer who has vacancies on his staff.”

An extraordinary example of German, military discipline, which oceiirred near Bronikoven, is attracting public attention. Arthur Kriede, a wealthy land owner of Bronikowen, was skating on the Sensliurg when the ice broke and he fell through -into the water. A soldier was doing sentry duty close at hand, and Kriede shouted to the soldier for help, and begged him to render assistance. Military reglutions, however, prohibit a soldier doing sentry duty from leaving bis post- under any circumstances. As this particular soldier could not render assistance to Kriede without leaving his post- and therebyinfringing military relugations, he remained where lie was, and watched Kriede drown. There were several long poles lying near the spot, and the soldier need only have walked to the bank of the lake, and held out one of the poles to the drowning man t-o effect his rescue.

Local bodies occasionally receive peculiar communications but a- letter received by the Waipawa Licensing Committee appears to “take the cake” for intricate composition. An applicant for a license wrote in the following confused strain:—“'Sirs or gentlemen, Enclosed a diagram otherwise dementions of specifications has fasimular too size of buildiog on paper, re such weather suitable to retail stimulgard inside size, appearance, etc., of lants or refreshments together if desired alcoholic spirits in the suburbs of an electoral district—not to mean discision for such to be granted—whether if built has a household or occupant’s dwelling—for such dimentions to suit a licensing committee for the granting of a retail liqour license. If such would lie approval of favorable—it would receive, no deubt, the aroidahieness of many instrangements with requirements in the demonstrations of law. Thanking you in. anticipation and should my enclosures rceeive the ambicioness of your committees’ denounciation if desirbale please leave me to pay the postage at this end.” The letter was accompanied by a striking plan of the proposed building and the timber required wonderfully worked out in figures.

I am not an office man. but I do know , something about- leather. Being overstocked with the best selected Boots, I am having my annual clearing sale, from 15 per cent to 25 per cent discount, to make room for a large stock of indents arriving. Thousands of pairs which must be sold. For Cash. For Cash.—At H. J. Andrew’s, the Gisborne Booi Shop.*