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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2501, 14 May 1909, Page 4

The Chief Postmaster was advised ■vestordav that the, mail' for Gisborne via Morere could not be despatched owinc to the flooded state of the rivers.

“Wc could do with shorter hours and more money” said Mr. Williams on behalf of the Painters ’Union in the Arbitration Court yesterday. A general laugh followed.

A man named Arthur' Coleman, who was admitted to the hospital with a badly lacerated hand, received while working a buzzer planing machine at Mr. G. Smith’s factory on Wednesday afternoon, had to have his thumb amputated yesterday.

“It is a most remarkable tiling how the cost of living seems to go up as the Arbitration Court goes round,” said Mr. Justice Sim yesterday. “Everywhere the Court site they tell us that that is the dearest place in the Dominion in which to live.”

The usual monthly meeting of the W.C.T.U. was held yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Graham presiding. There was a fair attendance of members, and a quantity of routine business was gone through. Reports were also received from members on the different departments of the union.

It is expected that the single-handed euchre tournament among the members of the Cosmopolitan Club will be brought to a close shortly. Ninetythree members of the club entered for tlie competition, and it is expected that the final will be between Mr. P. Kenna, who has 46 wins, and Mr. E. Harris, who has 41.

At the S.M. Court yesterday, the Hon. Captain Tucker and Captain Chrisp. J.P.’s, gave judgment bv default in the following civil cases: —• Common, Shelton and Co. (Mr. GStock) v. John William Duggan, for £-1 Ids, costs 12s; Thomas Frederick Farley (Mi*. F. AY. Nolan) v. Jack Bellingham, £l6 ,19s Gd, costs £1 10s 6d.

Owing to the Ministerial engagement being fixed for to-day, the date arranged for a conference between tho Gisborne Farmers’ Union and Air Ross, Chief Rabbit Inspector for Hawke’s Bay, Air. Lvsnar, chairman of the Far mors’ Union, has communicated with Air. Ross, and arranged for his visit to bo put off till Saturday, 22nd. The Farmers’ Union will bring the matter before the Alinister by deputation this morning.

• A deputation from the Gisborne. Borough Council will .vait upon the Hon. R. McKenzie to-day to request that the Government should subsidise the Council £ for £ up to the cost of 50 acres on Kaiti Hill for the purpose of a botanical gardens; that the Government should, under the Loans to Local Bodies* Act, guarantee any loans raised for sewage and road formation, and to urge the erection of a new goal in Gisborne.

Mr. W. I.issant Clayton, iharebrokcr. received a telegram from Auckland yesterday, stating that the public demonstration of tlio Ferguson Mining and Smelting Co.’s smelter, held at Waiomo was satisfactory, but the sults are not yet kuown. Higher ’prices are being asked for shares. Quotations for some of the Waihi mines received yesterday read as follows: Waihi Consolidated, buyers 2s sd, sellers 2s Gd; Grand Junctions, 44s Gd, 455; Waihi Extended Gs, Gs Gd ; Tairua Golden Hills, 7s, 7s 3d; New Sylvia, 2s 7d, ‘2s 3d.

A display of work by young students of this town has caused great interest in the practical method of home study of the international Correspondence Schools. Over one and a half million students have enrolled in these schools in the eighteen years of their existence. There are 200 different courses of instruction taught, and an army of 3000 instructors is necessary to cope with the enormous volume of work at the .headquarters. The headquarters for Australia, and New Zealand is being transferred to. London. The exhibit is now on view for a short-period only next, to Mr. Reynolds’ store, Gladstone Road, where Messrs Carpenter and Choveaux will be pleased to explain the f.C.S. method.

A know and important industry is likely to be commenced in Waitara "during the next few months (says, the “Taranaki Herald”). For some time past negotiations have been -proceeding with respect to the leasing of certain portions of the sea beach on the south side of the river in order that the ironsand may he treated under a patent electric process, which is said to be giving admirable results in England. Mr J. Burgess, son of Mr Burgess, of Ivgaire, has obtained a lease from the Waitara Harbor Board of about twenty acres of the beach for a period of fourteen years, this being the maximum term allowed by the Harbors Act. The first year’s rent has been paid in advance, and Mr Burgess has. we believe, secured the sole New Zealand rights of tills patent electric process. So far ak we can gather, it is proposed to iloat a company, the amount of capital mentioned being £15,000, but this is a question still under consideration. It us expected that a commencement will be made almost immediately with the erection of the necessary buddings, which it is hoped will be complete withm eight months.

The annual mooting of the Gisborne No-License League will be held at St. "Andrew’s Schoolroom at 7.30 p.m. on Monday next . '

A special parade of the Gisborne Defence Cadets is to be held this evening at half-past seven o’clock, for battalion drill, in conjunction with the Gisborne Rifles.

The Maritana Assembly held a very successful social and dance in Whinrav’s Hall last night. About twenty couples were present. Air. G. Median gh lan and ' Mr. l A. Pirie acted as Al.C.’s, and the music was supplied by Mrs. Pritchard.

Mr. Pryor, secretary of the Now Zealand Employers’ Federation, will give an address this afternoon at 4 o’clock, under tlie auspices of the Poverty Bay Employers’ Association, at the rooms of the Farmers’ Club. Alasonic Hotel. All employers of' labor are invited to attend.

A Press Association telegram states that a public meeting in Wellington in favor oil compulsory military training was addressed by Mr. R. AlcNab, but he and other speakers were continuously interrupted, and the meeting broke up without a resolution being passed. The proceedings were very disorderly.

A Press Association telegram from Christchurch states that Mr. Day, Stipendiary Alagistrato, yesterday made absolute an order for the attachment of the wages of two daughter men who took part in the slanglier menu's strike and failed to pay- the fine imposed by the Arbitration Court. In one case £5 and in the other £2 10s was due.

It, is reported on good authority (says the “Grey Star”- that a prominent member of Parliament and a Government supporter, who lately visited tlie West Coast, proposes to raise on the floor of the House early in the coming session the question of the portfolio of Justice being held by a member of the Legislative Council,* where the Alinister in question is beyond the reach of the elect of the people. It is probable that the question will he raised by an amendment to the Address-in-Reply, which will ensure it being discussed early in the session. •