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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2476, 15 April 1909, Page 4

The usual weekly sale of stock will be held at Matawhero to-day, commencing at 10.45 a.m. sharp.

A dance in connection with the Cinderella Dancing Club will be held tonight from 8 to 11.30 o’clock.

The annual .general meeting of the Gisborne Football Club will be held in Morse’s hairdressing saloon at 8 p.m. to-morrow.

A meeting of the committee in connection with the Women’s and Children’s Battleship Fund will be held at the residence of the Mayor (Mr. TV. D. Lysnar) at 3.30 p.m. to-day.

The only business at the Police Court yesterday morning was a charge of drunkenness against a first offender, who pleaded guilty, ami was fined ss, with costs 2s, by Mr. TV. A. Barton, MM.

Tho supplementary ratepayers’ roll closed yesterday at 5 p.m., and will contain the names of about 250 voters. Tho roll will bo at once placed in the hands of tho printer, and should bo ready in a few days.

A young man who was employed on :ho TVaipare station by Mr. 'Williams, as shepherd, was, on the evidence of Dr. Morrison, yesterday committed to the Avondale Asylum for treatment. Ho will be taken to Auckland this morning.

Mr. TV. Webb, the well-known builder, met with a painful accident during the holidays. While descending some steps at his house he slipped, and had two ribs broken by the fall. He is, however, making good progress towards recovery.

The following passengers were, booked to leave Gisborne this morning by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches: For Waipiro Bay: Mr. and Airs. Rose, Mr. Longlands ; for Tokomaru: Mr. Cato and Mr. James; for Tologa : Airs. Harvey, Aliss Tills, Miss Pearl, and Air. Harding.

The Gisborne School Committee has decided to have a social function on May 6th and 7th, and desires to have the help and co-operation of the * arents and others interested in the a elfaro of the school. A meeting is called for 7.30 p.m. to-morrow, at the school, to make necessary arrangements.

There ’is on view in the window of Mr. J. Broad, jeweller, the handsome challenge trophy which was presented by the Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) for section shooting among the Gisborne Defence Cadets, The trophy was won by Sergeant Sceats’ .section for BIOS, and will be competed for annually. The unusual busy season in frozen meat has caused the wages-sheets at both freezing works to be unusually largo this year, and the butchers and other employees have, found plenty of work. It is' estimated that between the men employed by the Gisliorno Sheepfarmers’ Company and Messrs Nelson Bros. £40,000 have been distributed in wages ; while a total of 40,000 hours of overtime have been paid for. The railway construction works paysheet totals, close up to. £4OOO each month, so that a good deal oi ready ißiliil.rhino thi'nimh the

The Post Office advises that the Motu mails left TeKaraka yesterday morning.

A meeting of Mr. W- Miller s committee, in connection with the Mayoral election, will be held this evening. (

The following figures, which represent the men required to bring tne companies in Otago up to their norma strength, show the seriousness ot tne position, into which volunteering has fallen in that province—Officers 22, non-commissioned officers 65, men /vo.

The late Mr. Joseph Hayden, of Christchurch, made a donation to the Senate of the University of hew Zealand before his deatli, for the purpose of founding an annual prize £or the best essay on the development or seapower from an Imperial point of view. At its last meeting the Senate framed regulations to govern tlio competition. Tlie selected subject for the present year is: “The value of the British Navy to the Colonies.''

Mr. Gintaro, the Japanese juggler, who has been suffering from ptomaine poisoning, was sufficiently recovered vesterday to leave by the Maheno for i\ a pier. The other patients at the Coronation Hotel, who "were supposed to have been similarly affected, have quite recovered. It is doubtful now ii the sickness was caused by eating fruit aalad, as Mr. Gintaro did not have any fruit salad, but ate some tinned sardines.

The following letter, dated London, January 26th, 1909, signed by some of the leading medical men of the day. has been forwarded to the press for publication:—“We have no hesitation in saying that we consider that school and cross-country races are wholly unsuitable for boys under the age of 19, as the continued strain involved is apt to cause permanent injury to the heart and other organs.—Yours faithfully, Csignod) Sir Lauder Brunton, oir Thomas Barlow. Dr. James E. Goodhart, Dr. W. Hale White, Sir Alfred Fripp.

The sheep and lambs presented to Lieutenant Shaekleton’s expedition by Canterbury residents, and taken down to the Antarctica by the Koonya and subsequently transferred to the Nimrod, proved a most welcome addition to the dietary of the shore party during their long sojourn in the base hut. Mutton was served out twice a week, and the supply lasted right through the winter, and proved most delicious. On the other davs seal meat was served. Lieutenant Shacideton states that nothing could be nicer than seal stales or fried seal liver.

There was a full muster of instrumentalists at the Gisborne Orchestral Society’s practice last evening. The works of several eminent composers; were practised, among them being Beethoven’s “Die Geschopfe des Prometheus” and the “Coronation March,” from the music of Henry VII. (German). Both of these selections, although of a classical nature., should he much appreciated by the music-loving public. Lighter music, such as “The Geisha,” is also -under preparation, and judging by the practices already held, the Society should give a good account of itself this season.

Mr. D. Carmody, Inspector of Factories, notifies occupiers of shops that form return “D,” as already sent to them on the 18th ultimo, was required to be sent to his - office on the Ist inst. Section 10 of the Labor Department Act provides that for failing to comply with this provision, occupiers are rendered liable to a fine not exceeding £2O. Mr. Carmody also notifies occupiers of factories that the registration of factories and payment of fees became due on the Ist instant, as for the year ending 31st of March, 1910. For occupying unregistered premises factory occupiers are liable to a fine not exceeding £5 for each day during which factories arc unregistered.

The Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) and the borough overseer (Mr. M. -Morgan) visited tho Waihirere quarry on Tuesday to-see if there was any probability of securing metal to make up for the shortage through the closing down of tho Patutahi quarry. After a close inspection it was found that some oi the stone would be suitable for roadmaking, and the Straker waggon is to be put on to bring it to town. The Mayor also inspected a patch of Californian thistle that was treated some months ago by Mr. Thomas Long’s specific. It was found to bo still completely bare,-and on turning up the-sod to a depth of a foot, vegetable growth was found to be quite dead.

Judging by the amount of skim ploughing going on this season (says the “Ashburton Guardian”), farmers of the Ashburton Countv intend to sow a large area in cereals during the coming winter and spring. The uncertain tone of the sheep market, and the downward tendency of the Home meat market, are no doubt to some extent causing farmers to direct their attention to grain-growing. On account of the fertility of the soil and the favorable conditions, the farmers of Canterbury are particularly fortunate in being able to pursue almost any branch of agriculture with a measure of assured success. In most oi the provinces in New Zealand, farmers are obliged 'as tho result of climate and other conditions, to pursue one particular branch of farming, whether the markets for their nvoduee are favorable or otherwise ; but this is not the case in Canterbury.

* The ways of tho confidence man are as unexpected as they are tricky. An unsuspecting boardinghouse-keeper in Palmerston (savs the “Standard”) is the latest victim. A well-dressed gentlemanly-looking man, in whom appeared no guile, strolled up a short time ago. and liberally beamed upon him. “Yes you are tho man,” he said, after looking at him intently. “Three years ago I came to your house starving and penniless; you took mo in and led me, and gave me a clean bed to he upon ; I am in different circumstances now and I would like to repay you. Mere is half a sovereign,” extending at the same time a golden com of the realm. The proprietor of the board-ing-house didn’t remember this particular stranger, or the incident alluded to, but as many people came to him from time to time lie conclude! ho had forgotten the occurrence, and accepted the half-sovereign. Ihe stranger went away, but returned again in the course of a few days. Ha, lie said. “I have come to stay with you, old fellow; can you put me up. J 'tie proprietor could. He put the genial stranger in his best room, and .ooked after him and ministered to his wants throe whole weeks. But the end was near. One day the genial stranger casually . disappeared. He had obtained: three... and JqogmgJoi: