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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2505, 19 May 1909, Page 4

A renewal of a slaughter-house license was granted to the Gisborne Sheepfarmers’ Frozen Meat Company by the Borough Council last night, subject to the approval of the Department.

The Mayor at last night’s meeting of the Borough Council stated that it was anticipated that the locomotive crane at Kaitaratalii would be again readv for work to-dav.

The first load of Waihircro metal consisting of 40 yards was received in town yesterday, and was taken to the road near the Roebuck Road bridge for foundation purposes.

A meeting of the Ivaiti-C'ity Foothill Club will be held at the Koval Hotel at 7.30 p.m. to-day to elect officers for the third fifteen and attend to other matters. All third-grade players are' requested to attend.

The Gisborne Chamber of Commerce has arranged with the Collector of Customs (Mr Howie) to supply their secretary, Mr F. H. W. Traill, with the wool and produce export and import returns for statistical purposes.

The Hon. James Carroll and the Hon. A. T. Ngata- have received information intimating that there are no signs of improvement in Mrs G. P. Donnelly, of Hastings, who for some time past has been in a critical state of health.

The following passengers arrived by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches yesterday afternoon: From AYaipiro, Mr Frown; from Tologa, Alesdames Cliunties, Heap, Gibing and child, Mr Heap. Detective Rawin' and prisoner.

The committee and lady canvassers in connection with the domestic help movement ivi.l meet at the residence of the Mayoress (Mrs W. D. Lvsnar) this

afternoon at 2.30 when canvassers are requested to return their lists as far as tliev are signed.

-- It is a disgrace to our Council and to tho borough that we have not got proper recreation grounds, ’ said the Mayor at last night’s meeting of tho Borough Council. ‘dou have got plenty of ground/’‘replied Cr. Darton, ••but',you will not put it in order.

‘There's very little doubt that we 11 have a railway into AYaihirere where wo can get the best stone for foundation purposes,” declared the Mayor at last night’s meeting. He added' that he made the remark as the result of a conversation he had recently had with the railway authorities.

“I know what it means when Councillors say they will cut it short,” was the sceptical rejoinder of Cr. Kirk when at 12.30 a.m. several Councillors suggested that the mover of the RututaiiT scheme motion would cut his remarks Short. He thereupon left the Council Chambers.

The members of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union visited the Old Men’s Home yesterday afternoon and entertained the inmates with aD ternoon tea, and also with a musical programme. The old people greatly enjoyed the treat, and wish to publicly express their thanks to the ladies.

Two wedge-tailed Australian eagles, which were in the Newtown Zoo. Wellington. died a few clays ago. One oi two iguanas, which arrived from the Melbourne Zoo a few weeks ago for the Newton establishment is also dead. A veterinary surgeon has been asked by the Wellington City Council to report upon the Newtown zoological collection generally.

Detective llawlo returned from Tolo<>■ a Bay last evening with a Maori prisoner named Teiwa Maitae, who pleaded guilty before Messrs Hawkes and Holder, J.sP., to charges of assault with intent upon two native women. The accused was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for sentence, and will probably bo taken north on the Monowai this morning.

The Her. AT. Lamb presided at the weekly meeting of the Literary and Debating Society hold in the A.M.C.A. rooms last night. Nearly JOO members wore present, and the subject nncer discussion, the leading arc’cles I'Dine tho Union Jack,” from Saturday s issue of tho ‘(Gisborne* Times ; ami “The Naval Situation,” from Monday's issue, of the “Poverty llay Hmd, which were read by Mr. C. G- P aroused considerable interest, and vere spoken on by a large number ol members.

A Press Association telegram from Wellington, received last night, states that among the grants passed by the Cabinet were £250 for the Napier-Y\ai-roa Road and £3OO for the GisborneHangaroa Itoad.

At the meeting of the Borough Counough Council the Mayor stated that he had received a complaint from lady hockey players that they were debarred from playing on the Victoria Domain, lie sugegsted as a remedy that the Childers Road reserve be rolled, and utilised for them. The matter was eventually left in the hands of the newlyHomed Reserves Conservation Committee.

Tho first of a series pf euchre parties was held last night in St. Marys Schoolroom, and proved it success, the prizes were won as follws : Miss Alloy, ladies’ first prize; Miss Power, booby prize; Mr. Lewis, gentlemen s first prize; Mr. Hogan, booby prize. Songs were sung by Miss Robinson, who a iso gave a violin solo, and Mr. TL Maynard. Supper was provided by trie Children of Mary.

Mr. S. E. McCarthy, S.M., in the course of hearing a case m the Hastings Magistrate’s Court said that the practice of exposing lice-i.\fected sheep was becoming very common in. the district. Ho was continually having cases brought before him in different localities, and ho desired to make it public that if the offence continued he would have to inflict a heavy penalty’.

Judging by the state of the finances of the Shannon Public Library (says a “Dominion” correspondent) the district would seem to have ien on bad times, or else the reading public of Shannon is decidedly limited. There are about 900 volumes in the library, and the assortment compares more than favorably with ether country libraries in the variety and quality of the reading matter. Yet there are only four ; or five paid-up subscribers.

There was again a large audience at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, when the cinematogranh pictures of the Burns-Johnson fight were shown. Hie pictures caused great excitement, many of the audience becoming so interested in the movements of the athletes upon the screen that they shouted out to the shadows and proffered advice. Ihe other films, especially the vividly colored pictures of the serpentine dance, wore greatly admired. The company will leave for Napier this evening.

A suggestion has been made the Government (says the "Dominion”) that a branch of the Public Trust Office should be established in London, and that the functions of the office should bo extended so as to enable persons at Home to deposit money with the Public Trustee for investment in the Dominion. The Prime Minister, while of opinion that the suggestion has a good deal to . recommend it, has intimated that there are difficulties in the way of adopting it at present.

The menu of the . dinner given by the Sydney engineering students in honor* of Lieutenant Shacklctoii bore the heading: “Specification for Working Nature’s boiler.” “Fill with Aqua Pu'ra (or stimulant).” "Start fire with Sehnapper,” “Stoke heavy with Sirloin,” and so on until “If Crown becomes Over-heated, Apply Ice-cream. General instructions were to watch gauge-glass carefully, and to keep tuo boiler well filled. “If at this stage the diners have had their deserts, the boiler should proceed to blow The eloquent after-dinner orations of Lieutenant Shaekleton and the learned professors were thus characterised as “blowoffs.”

The Chief Postmaster has forwarded the following for publication: The new system of switching telephones is not intended to prevent subscribers having more than one telephone on the one wire, but each extra telephone must be joined to a switch contro.lod by a clerk at the subscribers “main" telephone. Extra telephones are charged only £1 per annum, provided they are on the same wire. It has been found absolutely necessarv to have switches put in, for tho reason that, where switches have not been in use, it lias frequently happened. that a subscriber, speaking from one of his extra telephones, has been rung off while still speaking, by one ot his clerks ringing up from another extra telephone. This will no longer be possible, as only one telephone, can tie switched on to the -exchange wire at a time.

The meeting of the Borough Council commenced last night, was protracted until well on into the early hours ot this morning. General business, Hudi included the abattoirs question occupied members until 12.30 p.m., at v inch sta<m Cr. Kirk protested against the meeting being further continued. He stated that he desired to take pint m the discussion of the Patutaln tramway scheme, which' it was then proposed to introduce, but his health would not permit him to keep such late hours, Gi. Maynard and the flavor also strong y urged that an adjournment should be taken, but as Councillors could not agree to a day that would suit all, the suggestion was not given effect, to. Hu. Mayor strongly urged Cr. Kirk to remain. but the latter declined to do so. Ultimately the meeting, after dealm o with the* Patutahi tramway scheme, adjourned at a quarter to 3 o clock tills morning. Personalities-wore not entirely absent from last night’s meeting ot too Hoiou„h Council. His "Worship the Ma\oi /dt/lly taunted Cr Colima wrtk liavina, ns -he slid, firstly stated In. readiness t-o sec the abattons Hl™, dealt with forthwith, and attunai Icomplaining that it had been too hastily disposed of. Subsequently, nub on*.the Patutahi tramway scheme. H* Worship said that on the Mayoral installation night. “C’r Collins asked m> mind on the question, saying he nouUl fool bound to act m acortlance uitli it, vet the next thing we find him coming out with a notice of motion entirely «at variance with the position 1 set forth. “After that.” added His AAoislup mtli some warmth, “I cannot depend upon any statements that fall llo ™., , f When a man adopts such an attitude 1 receive with doubt and caution * thing coming from him. bubse qm i lv Cr. Darton protested against H,., Worship having stated that the Councillors were proposing to commit tn Council to something they vouhl u commit themselves to. Ho strongly sented such an insinuation.