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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2518, 3 June 1909, Page 5

C sitting of the Native Land Court will probably be held at Tokomaru on Saturday, June 12th.

The Peel Street produce depot, Hall’s Buildings have a special advertisement iu regard to prices m tins issue.

Unclaimed letters for the following persons are awaiting dohverv at the Post Office, Gisborne: —T. f> Brown, L. Gibbons, Bert Heard,

The passengers booked by Messrs J Redstone and Sons’ coaches tins morning are: -For Tologa :. Messrs Parker and Cato; for Warpiro: Mrs. Shillington; for Tokomaru :Mr. Howie.

Two tenders were received by the Borough Council last night for the supply of two rOtary-spnnklmg watering carts Plans and specifications were laid on the tabic, and the matter was referred to the Works Committee with power to accept either.

\ police officer will be sent to Fiji by the direct boat on W ednesday, June 9th, to, bring back Mi <md Mi Houmiston,” who are alleged to liar abandoned an infant child at \ market railway station on Wednesday, May 12. and to have them departed for’Suva tho same evening. Tlio Gisborne Harbor Board notifies that the proposed additional bj-hw with reference to wharfage rates has been printed, and ** open or pukc inspection during office horns, at tlo office of the Board, any day pnen to the special meeting which is to be. he tho adoption of the by-law, at 2J • on Monday, June 28.

The Juno number of the “New Zealand Stock and Station Journal, which has just come, to hand, deals mainlv with, the fruit industry of the Dominion. Excellent illustrations from fruitgrowing distorts ot both Islands are given, and thodescrip'tive articles, contributed by experts on too suliject/shoukl be of great educational value to tho fruit growers of this district.

Quotations for Waihi on tho Auckland Stock Exchange yesterday wore: Sellers, 2s Sd, buyei 2s sd‘ for Waihi Grand Junctions 46s fid and 465, Waihi Extendcds.Cs 9d and 6s Gd. Taima Golden MilUs /s and 6s 10d, Grand Junction (optional) 20s 3d •ind 20s. Mr. W. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker, iwill be pleased to obtain special quotations of the abovo or any other stocks to suit clients.

To-day being the Prince of Vales Birthday, airhole holiday will he observed by the banks and Government offices. The, shops will ijll close at noon. The chief attractions of tlio day toll ho the Poverty Bay Coursing Club’s meeting on the Park racecourse, at 11.30 a.m., and football and hockey on tho Victoria Domain. Bowls will be indulged yn on the Gisborne Club s green. West’s biograph pictures will be shown in His Majesty's Theatre, and the “Laughing Gallery vdl be exhibited in Wdlmmy and Slit.rati, s buddings, Lowe Street.

The Borough Council had another protracted sitting last night, the meeting not concluding until 11.50 p.m.

At last night’s meeting of the Borough Council the tender of Messrs McKinley and Co. was accepted for 250yds of Waihirere metal at 4s 6a per yard.

The billiard championship of the Victoria Saloon was continued- last night, when F. Wilkinson beat L. McGomgal by 300' to 224. The tournament will be continued to-night, when E. Austen meets “J. B. Rex.”

At last night’s meeting of the Borough. Council Cr. Collins presented a petition from residents of Whataupoko, asking for shingling work to be done from Morell’s store to Pilcher s butcher .shop and in that vicinity. It was resolved that the work he done if the residents would undertake to pay half the cost.

Now and again there come from the Northern seas stories of lucky pearlers who stumble upon priceless pearls. These, however, are. few and far between, for the majority of these lustrous gems are very small, and rarely exceed a few carats. But there arrived in Sydney the other day a magnificent specimen of a perfect “button pearl. It weighs 23 carats, or 92 grains, and is one of the largest pearls ever found in Australian waters. It was found on March 20th in the snell of a small five years’ mJollusc, by the crow of the Skotty Belle, schooner, one of Captain George Smith’s fleet of pearlers. Kxperfs have valued the gem at £SOOO.

In November next Madame Melba will set aside a day on which to hear the various young singers whose- vocal gifts have been urged upon tier notice (says tli© “Sydney Daily Telegraph”). If among these aspirants there should be a soprano with an exceptional voice, and possessing also intelligence, industry, ambition, and health, the great singer will take charge of her future. Even should the selected student be lacking in this world’s goods, this will bo no- hindrance to the success of her career, as Madame Melba, who has been long locking for such a voice, will undertake to defray the entire cost of her training and public introduction.

Speaking to a “Now Zealand Herald” representative on the subject ©<• tho amalgamation of the Agricultural and Tourist iXepartments, of both of which Departments ho has charge, the Hon. T. Mackenzie stated that the officers of- the two Departments were now conferring and reporting to him with a view to giving effect to the retrenchment- scheme. “I desire to make the Agricultural Department,” proceeded tho Minister, “a useful institution for assisting and promoting the development of our country. I intend to look to the commercial aspect as much as possible, keeping one finger on the pulse of trade and shipping, and generally endeavoring to master the problems of trade and production.”

At the Technical School this week an examination in plain cookery will be held under the auspices of the City and Guilds of London Institute. Eleven school teachers in this district are candidates. The written examination will he held to-morrow evening at the school, from 7 to 10 o’clock, under tho supervision of Mr. W. Morgan. The papers will be sent to Loudon to be indeed. The practical examination will he held on Saturday afternoon, from 2 to o, the local ~ being Mesdames deLautour and Tansley. The candidates, who are mostly from the country schools, have been attending lessons' under Miss Higgens, cookery instructress. At a similar examination held in Gisborne last year, at which seven candidates presented themselves, four -gained first-class and three second-class- certificates.

‘•'Skyscrapers abound in the new city of San Francisco,” Mr Garnet Holmes, a visitor from California, informed an Auckland “Herald” reporter. “In fact they are more a feature than before the earthquake, and, owing to the number going up, there is more office accommodation to let than ever before. At the same time the of the shock have not been entirely forgotten, and the buildings are being made as strong and earthquake-resist-ing as possible. Already about half of San Francisco has been rebuilt. In some respects, the new city is finer than tho old, and in some respects the disaster has precipitated changes in configuration that time would have evolved. There were, for instance, many aristocratic dwellings on Nob Hill in destruction, and now the wealthy are building at a greater distance from the city. The residents do not worry about the probability of another shock.”

The Sydney “Morning Herald” states that for some time past a steady stream iof New Zealanders pf the working class has been flowing into New South Wales. The reason of this is stated to be the serious depression which at present is general throughout the dominion, and the fact that a severe -winter is predicted for the working man. After the arrival of the Union Company’s steamer Manuka fi'om New Zealand on May 18, the wharf was soon the scene of the greatest activity. Close on 400 passengers were landed, a fair proportion of whom consisted of working men and their families. Tho accommodation in tho steer ago was almost all taken up, there being 175 adults and 46 children in this , section. Large families were tiro order of tho day. There was one which consisted of the father, mother, and six children, two families with five children, two with four children, and several families with three children.

A proposal is on foot in Timaru for the. holding of a local industries week, similar to tlio one held in Christchurch and Wellington.

Mr Donald Macdonald, writing in tho Melbourne “Argus,” expresses the opinion that Mr Alexander Macdonald, well known as a writer of books for boys, “may be the next man to mako a dash for the South Pole on Shack-: loton’s old route from New Zealand.” tr Alexander Macdonald, who left England with Lieutenant Shackleton, was “on tho Klondike” in the early days with Jack London. The dog team with. Jack London writes about in his “Gall of the Wild” and “White Fang” were their dogs. In those, early days Canada and the United States both claimed control of'the Klondike.. One time a party-el' American cowboys came up without authority to enforce their claim. There was a fight. A sergeant-major of the Canadian forces led the Britishers, and the cowboys, who demanded that tho Union Jack should be hauled down, were driven oil.’ Mr Macdonald has a memento of this brisk little unrecorded fight in the form of a bullet in his foot. “They couldn’t have got the flag down in any case,” he told a friend, “because it was frozen stiff.” .

The Horn A. T. Ngata was a passenger for Wellington by the AViinmera last evening,- to be present at the conference of members of the Legislature that is to bo held on Monday to discuss tho question of Sir Joseph Ward going to England for the Imperial Defence. Conference. Mr. Ngata states that at this informal conference of members the liament to be held in Wellington the standing orders of Parliamentary procedure will not apply to the discussion, and this, of course, will be confined to the one subject, and will be restricted by the common-sense of members.

In a letter to a friend in Wellington, Mr David Milligan, of that city, writing from Rome, says he has found since ho arrived in Italy that people competent to express an opinion areagreed that the collapse of many brick buildings at Messina during the great earthquake was due to the fact that rascally bad mortar had been used by speculative contractors. Mr Milligan also heard numerous complaints as to the tardy distribution of the relief funds, lie forwards the following newspaper clipping from a Continental paper dated 9th April:—“Civilised life in Messina is non-existent and impossible. There is no accommodation, and no possibility of erecting decent dwellings. The refugees here are herding together in the manner of cattle. Their huts are stacked with belongings, leaving them barely room to move. Water is only obtainable from a few far-dis-tant stand-pipes. Food is cooked mostly outside the huts, and great fears are entertained that fire may break out. These wooden huts are haphazard, one against the other. Many, for lack of huts, are forced to live in old houses left standing by tinearthquake among the ruins, with thousands of dead still surrounding them. The railway service is abominable. Very little, If any, effective relief worklias been done. No bote], however rough, is available, and strangers at night can find no lodging.”