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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2562, 24 July 1909, Page 4

The church services in Waerenga-a-hi'ka district to-morrow are to be as follows: At Waimata 2.30 p.m., at Waercnga-a-liika and Makar-aka 7 p.m. An entertainment by the Te Kaka Minstrels and Variety Company is to be given at the King’s Theatre, Te Karaka, this evening. A meeting of members of rile Poverty' Bay Farmers’ Club is to he held at the club rooms at 2.30 p.m. to-day for the transaction of very important business. The annual meeting of the Gisborne Bowling Club will be held in the Farmers’ Club room. Masonic Hotel, at 8 p.m. on Thursday next, July 29. A meeting of the Gisborne branch of the Farmers’ Union will be held at 2 p.m. to-day for tho transaction of general business. A meeting of the committee will take place at noon. The work of testing the burner in the new lighthouse at Tuahine Point has been successfully completed. The structure still has to be painted, and will "be gazetted and taken over by tho Harbor Board about August 15th. Some South Canterbury farmers imported from Australia last season a quantity of velvet wheat. It has been sown, and is now making vigorous growth, easily surpassing in appearance the New Zealand wheat of the same’ name sown at the same time.

There are now considerably over 400 men employed on the local railway construction works. The last . lot of men to be sent out from Gisborne was the batch of unemployed Who arrived from Auckland on Wednesday evening, and they commenced work immediately on arrival.

At the meeting of the executive of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon, leave of absence was granted to Mr. A. F. Kennedy, and it was unanimously decided that a, letter oi sympathy be forwarded to him, also expressing the pleasure of' the members of the Chamber at his prospects of rapid recovery.

The Subjects at St. Andrew’s to-mor-row, when the Rev. W. Grant - will preach, are, “Christ’s great statement regarding the nature of worship’’ (morning), and “Belief and some of the difficulties of Unbelief” (evening). At the evening service tho choir will render one of the choruses from “Messiah’s Reign.” Tho work of making the second cut-in-the groyne is bcin£ rapidly pushed on, and it is hoped that it will be completed about the middle of next week. The result of the operations is being awaited with great interest in shipping circles, opinion being divided as to the efficacy of the scheme to reduce tho range in the river. At the meeting of the High School Board of Governors, held yesterday, the headmaster (Mr. Gatland). reported that the attendance at the school since its opening had reached a total of 10,000 individual attendances. The average daily attendance was: Boys 48.1, girls 42.4, a total of 90.5. and the average daily attendance for the second term was hoys 49.27, girls 43,4 i, a total of 92.74.

Our literary supplement this week contains the visual amount of interesting and instructive reading. “The Whipped Man,” a story of the i Night Riders in the tobacco war of America, is very graphically told, and will be of special interest as the night riders are still existent in America. The other stories are well told and of interest. Our lady readers are 'well ctfter-ed' for, and an instructive article, “What to ! eat as wo grow older,” should be of great value to all readers. “The grip of the stage,” describing the fascination which the glare of the footlights and the glamor of the stage have upon some persons, is an article of decidedly entertaining character. Numerous other" articles and tales are given, in. addition to these, the whole making a very readable and attractive supplement.

The High School Board of Governors will visit the Stanley Road site nex Wednesday morning to choose the posj tion for the new High School building. An executive meeting in connection with the Gisborne No-License , agu will bo held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom at 8 p.m. on Monday next. All members are requested to be present. A. bushman from Tiniroto was-brought into town late on Thursday night suliering from a very severe cut by an axe, which had completely severed tne sinews of his arm. He was attended to by Hr. J. Clive Collins, and is progressing satisfactorily. The nanle of Miss Gray w r as inadvertently omitted from the report j the cantata given in St. Andrew s Presbyterian Church on Thursday evening. Miss Gray sang.“ The Promise cu Ufe,” with fine voice, and was loudly applauded for her solo. The Works Committee of the Borough Council will probably visit tne Gentle Annie quarry on Tuesday, m connection v r ith the second test to oe made in an attempt to locate a soli face of stone. The drive which was made'recently failed to reveal stone m sufficient quantities.

At the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow, the Rev. W. Lamb will be the preacher at the morning service, his subject being “Led by the Spirit; an earnest word for young Christians.” The subject fo.r the evening will be “Humanity s Greatest Problem, and how it can be Solved. Before the seFvice the orchestra pmys “Paradise,” a solo, “The Dawn of Redemption,” and an anthem will bo sung. While discussing the proposed alteration in the Napier-Wellington railway time-table yesterday, at the Chamber of Commerce executive meeting, one member referred to the number of stopoages on the journey for the 'purposes of eating and drinking. He suggested that the Government should be asked to run a dining-car on the train,: m which case the train woubi get to "Wellington over an hour earlier than at present, while also there would be no need for it to leave Napier earlier, as There was only a moderate audience in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening when Brigadier Holdaway, of the Salvation Army, and the Riroriros gave their third entertainment of the present season. The clever children went through a long programme of action songs, dialogues, ana recitations, and four of'the girls played “Scenes that are Brightest” on the hand bells. Musical selections were given on fairy glasses and mystery musical boxes. The Riroriros will give their final concert in the Salvation Army Citadel this evening.

The “Daily Mail” gives rpme interesting facts about the telegraphic transmission of Lord Rosebery’s speech, made at the Press Conference in London. It says that “before Lord Rosebery had resumed his seat the first part of his speech had reached Paris. This was the beginning of its Odyssey round the world." More than eighty skilled reporters took shorthand notes in turn and transcribed them during their rests, so that sheet after sheet was sent from the table in front of Lord Rosebery to the offices of the London Sunday journals, to the telegraph offices for the provinces, and to the cable offices for the Continent, the Dominions, and America.” Football (says the - ataura Ensign”) has its humorous as well as its .serious side. An instance of the former is related as the experience of a known local enthusiast, who, aetinrr' as\]) ne umpire in a match the other "day.'hdtice-d-one of the participants in the game ''hurrying v towards him. The approaching player had'SQUiGthing in liis hand -which he thrust intothe grasp of the official and turned eager for the fray again. Looking down tlie astonished line umpire found that lie was holding the careful player’s false teeth, of which he had to remain the unwilling guardian for the remainder of the spell. Recently Messrs J. R. Redstone and Sons made application to the BoroughCouncil to issue a general license for their drivers without specifying tlie drivers bv name. The firm undertook to provide trustworthy men to take charge of the vehicles, and tlie Council decided to refer the matter to the ■ rks Committee for a report. The committee discussed the question at their meeting yesterday afternoon, and decided, in view of the police report uot being favorable to the change, and also the great importance of having thoroughly reliable drivers, to recommend the Council not to make any change in tlie present system of issuing licenses.

The latest phase of the Young Men’s Christian Association movement is the establishment in Dunedin of a branch of the World-wide Telegraph Messengers’ Christian Association. The association was formed in London twentythree vears ago by Miss Synge, and there 'are now thousands of boys throughout the world connected-with it. The most- stringent of the rules of this movement are: —No smoking, no gambling, no swearing, no card-playing. The penalty' for breaking these rules is usually suspension. The Dunedin branch is under the presidency of Mr James Allen. AI.P.. and the vice-presidents are the Yen. .Archdeacon Gould, Sister \nnie, and Mr Hughes (of the Dunedin Y.M.C.A.). .

The question of the proposed alteration in the Napier-Wellington railway time-table and its possible effect on the traffic from Gisborne, was mentioned at the meeting of the executive of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday afternoon. It was stated that under the proposed time-table passengers from Gisborne would he unable to catch the train at Napier, which would leave there at 7 a.m. in order to connect with the Auckland express for Wellington. Passengers from Gisborne to Wellington would thus be compelled to remain in Napier for a day. The meeting decided to refer the matter to the Hon. Jas. Carroll, asking him to see that the interests of the district are not sacrificed by the intended alteration.

The Works Committee of the Borough Council.met yesterday afternoon, the Mayor, and Crs. Pettie, Harris, and Somervell being present. The question of lowering and forming the footpaths in Ormond Road and Whittaker ahd Clifford Streets was discussed, and it was decided to recommend the Council to hold the matter over pending the loan proposals. It was considered that the work could he done better, and more on the permanent level if taken in eon junction with the voacl work. It wa s also made a recommendation to the Council that the footpath in Stout Street, from Ballance. Street to Sheehan Street, he formed and shingled, providing the adjacent owners pay half the cost of the work. A further recommendation to the Council will be made by the committee in connection with the drain running through Tattlcy’s property on Whataupoko, to the effect that the owners of the property he given notice to have the watercourse cleared out.

A social in aid of St. Dominic’s Con- + rkborne is to be held in His Mdestv’s Theatre next Thursday night. GeSn?n’» tickets are to be 3s each, »d ladies’ tickets 2s each. During the three months ended with Juno 30? 76 calls were received by the . Wellington Fire Brigade, as against . 46 for the .corresponding period last year. The High School Board of Governors has decided to extend the lease of the Tauwhareparae reserves to Messrs k. B. and P. Barker, for .another four years, at the maximum rental o:1 L7o a year/in consideration of improvements carried out.

“White Slavery,” an intensely interesting article, dealing with the system of “Jiving-in” adopted by the largo employers in London, will bo found in this mornings literary supplement. The hardships and injustices to which the employees are subjected are verv graphically described, and the article should serve to show how much better off are the workers in tms land. The services at the Methodist Church to-morrow will be conducted by Mr. Frazer in the morning, and the Lev. T a Lochore in the evening. Ins will be the monthly peoples popular service, and Miss Gray, of Wellington, will sing. Mr. Lochore wi 1 preach on “The Origin of our Love,” being tno second address of a senes f on The Divine Love and our nove.

The Muriwai swamp was burning for about an hour last evening, an‘d cast such a bright light around the district that many people who saw the blaze were anxious lest some valuable property might be destroyed. ih£ fire was probably caused by some sportsmen out shooting in the moonJignt throwing a match or a burning wad on to the vegetation. The fire burned itself out without doing any damage. The High School Board of Governors met yesterday afternoon to further consider the erection of a new' building for the school. After discussion, it was decided that dual supervision by two firms of architects in the erection of the building -would be advisable. It was also agreed to accept the plans prepared bv Mr Albert Williams, architect of Gisborne, and to advertise for an architect to the Board to superintend the erection of the building. At the Police Commission in Dimedin, a married constable spoke of the annoyance caused by a regulation compelling married constables to go_ home wearing their uniform instead of plain clothes. The regulation is taken as a slight on the character of the men. The witness said that if a married constable was going home and met- bis wife on the streets, and stood with her and talked, people stared at her,. because she was a -woman talking to a policeman. He thought that the grievance might he removed. The complaint was noted bv the Royal Commissioner.

The question as to whether a defendant, who, on paying a portion of a claim into Court, and is successful in the action, should he allowed costs on the full amount was 'raised in the Magistrate’s Court vesterday before Mr. W. A. Barton, *S.M. The case was one in which there was a dispute over £l, bnt the full claim was g2 10s., The defendant had paid £1 10s into Court, and having been successful, Mr. -Coleman, bis counsel, applied for £1 Is as solicitor £ fee. A.s the rule is not to allow solicitors’ fees upon claim! of an amount , under £2. Mr. Burnard, for the plaintiff, held that the fee could not be allowed, the actual amount sued for being only £l. His Worship said the point raised was a novel one, and he would look into the Court rules and state the amount of the costs that,would be allowed, this morning.

A writer in the “New Zealand Times” suggests that some members of the unemployed might be used for prospecting purposes. ‘ ‘lt may be true that most of what is called easy ground has been found,” he says, “but my experience of the West Coast leads me to believe that- only the fringe has been -touched. Some eight years ago I went back, after some years’ absence, and did a few months, mainly prospecting. It is true I had no luck, but from what I saw and heard I am sure it only wants systematic prospecting to open up new'fields. In sending out parties I would suggest that there be three in each party, receiving, say. 15s per week each, tout and tools found, and in ease they struck payable gold to have the right to a double claim, or more, according to the nature of the claim. But if it is agreed to send out the parties it will then he time to go into particulars. * I do not suggest that the West Coast should In? the only place, but Otago. Coromandel, the King Country, and any place where gold is likely to be found.”

Our correspondent at Waiplro Bay writes : —The residents of Waipiro Bay were a hit uneasy last Tuesday night when, at 5.30 p.m., the mail coach, which left Tokomaru at 2 p.m., had not arrived at To Puia Springs. Dp to that day the driver, Mr. Neil McLeod, had always arrived punctually at Waipiro Bay between 4.20 p.m. and 4.35 p.m., notwithstanding the awful state of the road between Tologa Bay and Waipiro Bay. It was ascertained that the coach capsized and rolled over twice, at a place where the driver is compelled to leave the road and wind through the manuka, hut Mr. McLeod was thrown clear, and escaped injury. There were two male passengers, but they had got out to walk up the hill, and thus escaped the accident. With the assistance of the passengers the coach was righted, and eventually arrived at Waipiro at 6.3-5 p.m. Air. McLeod is to bo congratulated on his pluckv driving, for at tlm time of the year previous mail drivers resorted to pack horses about June, hut Air. AlcLcod sticks to the coach/ and with the exception of last Tuesday, has been, to the surprise of all Waipiro residents, well up to time. Referring to recent criticism on the amount and quality of Grown lands open for selection for July, the actingMinister for Lands (lion. 1). Buddo) states (says the “Dominion”) that he does not care to traverse the comments that have been made, for the reason that, originally, he intimated that a considerable portion of the land was grazing land. In addition to the 195,000 acres already mentioned, there were, lie continued, 204,000 acres open for selection as from June 30 in the Nelson district. Among the properties were 64 ranging in area from 50 to .1148 acres. Small grazing runs made up the balance. It was proposed to open up land in various parts of the Dominion, at more or less the same rate. Steps were also being taken to open up large areas in the Waimarino Block, and it was probable that 25,000 acres would bo ready for settlement at the end of the summer. The land, which was all good sneep and cattle country, would probably be disposed ofjH on optional tenure. It was hoped,™ also, that 10,000 acres of Waitotara lands would be opened for selection towards the end of the rear. The land could only he opened' for selection when voaded.

The > railway collision whicli recently occurred at Durham is stated to have been due to a signal-lamp, which, not being'properly cleaned, had gone out. The United Clerks’ Union of Sydney ./has decided to press on the federation tf of the Union with those of Victoria ’ > and Queensland, in order to take Federal action. . The weekly meeting of the Junior Literary and Debating Society was held in the Y.M.C.A. rooms last night. Cuttings from last Saturday’s newspapers were discussed, a great- number of members taking part, making the evening of a very interesting character.

A meeting for men will he held at -V Y.M.O.A. rooms from*4 to 4.45 p.m to-morrow. The Lev. F. W. Chatterton will give an address on “Men that Win/' Mr. H. G. McClymont will s in<r ar solo, and an orchestra is to perform selections. Admission will be free. Constable Kirby, of Tologa Bay, arrived m town last night in charge of a man named Frank Cleary, who was apprehended at Waipiro Bay on a warrant issued at Blenheim recently charging Cleary with failing to make provision for the maintenance of his unhorne illegitimate child. Written _ tenders for the lease of a business site at Gisborne railway station wilt be received up' to noon on Monday, August ‘2. They are to bo •addressed to the District Engineer, Badways, Wellington. Plans and conditions may be seen at the stationmaster’s office, Gisborne. The following passengers arrived in Gisborne by Messrs J. Redstone and Sons’ coaches last evening:—From Tokomaru: Mr. Jay; from Waipiro Bay: Messrs Wise, Watts, Bourke. and Dolbort; from Tiniroto: Miss Bradley, Messrs Jones and Snowden; from Tologa: Misses Loisel, Colebrook, Ivelburn, and Murpliy, Messrs Hay and‘Surman. A considerable amount of evidence was heard by the Works Committee of the Borough Council yesterday in connection with the recent accident to the locomotive crane at Kaitaratahi. It was ultimately decided to obtain still further evidence of an expert nature 'before coming to any decision or reporting to the Council. At a meeting of the trustees of the Gisborne v Methodist Church last night, it was arranged to call for tenders at once for the -erection of the first section of the new S 3 unday School premises. ‘This part is the north transept, which will provide space for an infant ■department for kindergarten work, and also two class-rooms for other scholars. The Tourist Department, acting as Acclimatisation Society, says the “Rotorua Times,” is discussing the advisabilitv of introducing a fresh strain into the trout in Lake Rotorua, and will probably do so by the introduction of -ova from the Waikato or from Tanpo. Mr. Rutherford, pisciculturist, has been ■very busy among the fish lately, weeding out the “slabs,” a number of which have been killed. There was a distinctly amusing scene in Gladstone Road yesterday forenoon, just at the intersection of Lowe Street, the chief figures in the comedy being a “drunk,” a policeman, and a cab. The constable had arrested an apparently much intoxicated man, and placed him in a cab for conveyance to the police station. He was just about to seat himself beside his capture when he perceived a brother officer coming along in charge o’f a second imbiber. Evidently with the laudable intention of killing two birds with one stone, con--stable No. 1 jumped out of the cab to assist his mate to place his prisoner in the cab. Then the opposite door of the vehicle slowly opened and its occupant stealthily descended and made off rapidly down Lowe Street towards the river. When the constables' placed the second man in the cab they were horrified to find the-original cause of the trouble gone, and one- of them gave chase. After an exciting: few moments he ran his quarry to earth on the river embankment, and instead of being driven in an up-to-date cab, the escapee, who became apparently helpless as soon as he was collared, was compelled to suffer the indignity of. 'being carted to his temporary lodgings in an express waggon. You can stop that cough with Zymole Trokeys. They give universal satisfaction in a':] cases of tight, husky throat and difficult breathing.