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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2610, 18 September 1909, Page 4

Shipping intelligence in_ this morning’s issue will he found-on page 3. Mr. Justice Cooper is to arrive from the South this morning by the s.s. Victoria. He will preside at the sittings of the Supreme Court on Monday. A meeting of those interested in the formation of a- cricket club in connection with the Y.M.C.A. will be held in the Association’s rooms at 9 p.m. today. “There is far lietter metal on the Whataupoko hills than you can get out of the, Waipaoa river where the borough suppl- is coming from.” —Cr. Matthews at the Cook County Council meeting yesterday. An art and cur jo exhibition is to be held in the Garrison Hall, possibly in November, under the auspices of the Gisborne City Band. A strong committee, consisting of some of the leading professional and business men, is being formed, and it i 9 hoped that the Band’s instrument and contest fund will be considerably increased. At the meeting of the Waikohu County Council yesterday, Cr. Campbell, at the request of Cr. Tiffen, distributed copies of the group photograph of the first Council taken at the previous meeting. The group was taken at the request of Cr. Tiffen, who resigned on that day, and kindly made a gift of a copy to each member of the Couicil. At the close of the meeting yesterday, another photograph of the Council was taken, with Cr. E. V. Palmer in Cr. Tiffen’s place. The spread of prohibition in New Zealand has, according tp a statement made in the Supreme Court in Auckland, materially added to the market value of existing hotel licenses. It was not unusual, counsel stated, for £SOOO or £6OOO to be paid now for going into a ihotel. In view of these and other vested interests, counsel thought that the provision under which the committal of one offence of supplying prohibited persons renders the licensee liable to the forfeiture of his license is too severe.

The Gas Company announces that Monday next, September 20th. is the last day on which discount will be allowed off customers’ accounts. The Oil arch of England services at Waerenga-a-hika parochial district tomorrow will bo as follows: 11 a.in., Waerenga-a-h-ika; 3 p.m., Ormond; '/ p.m., Makar aka. The annual general meeting of the Poverty Bay Cricket Association will be held in the British Empire Hotel on Thursday evening. Sentomber 23rd, at 7.30 o’clock. The season promises to be a highly successful one, as several new clubs are expected to affiliate. It has been arranged that Sunday, October 10th, is to be observed as “Bible Sunday” on behalf of the Gisborne Auxiliary of the British and Foreign Bible Society. Special collections will bo made in various churches, in aid of the funds of tlib Society.

A stalwart Sikh named Weir Singh was brought before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday, on a charge of havingbeen found drunk. He had been once convicted of a similar offence within the past six months, and a fine of £1 and 3s costs was inflicted, witli an alternative of four days in the cells. An elderly first offender was fined the usual five shillings and costs.

Mr. M. Hurley, the head gardener at the Christchurch Hospital, lias patented a new potato planter, which he has called the “Napenape” (quick) planter. It consists of an improved spade, with a blade six inches long, four inches wide, and with flanges at right angles three inches in width. It is claimed that with this tool notatoes can bo planted at least twice as fast as by otlier methods. -

5 At tho Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow the Bov. W. Lamb will preach at the morning service on “Beautiful Thinking.” In the evening the second of the special series of addresses on sins that may wreck the Empire will be given the subject being “Social Inequalities that Produce Terrible Results.” A quartette and anthem will be rendered by tlie choir ahu orchestra.

At the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday, the following contracts were lot in connection, with the widening of the Patutahi drain:—2ooa, Gibliu and Co., £4 7s per chain, bridge ,£11; 260 b, Giblin and Co., £3 19s per chain, bridge £11; 260 c, J. Murphy, £2 18s per chain, bridge £3O; 260 d, G. Papwortli, £1 2s per chain. Out of the £IOOO for the work, contracts amount'ing to £BOO have now been let, leaving a sum of £2OO still to spend. The Wellington No-license League lias decided to call the attention of the Wellington Licensing Committee to the fact that in Dunedin the committee has compelled licensed victuallers in that city to conform to the spirit of the Licensing Act by ordering alcoholic liquors to be retailed in one bar only. eing that several hotels in Wellington possess at least six bars, the Wellington Licensing Committee is reouested to insist upon these hotelkeepers obeying the spirit of the law. The question of interchange of membership amongst the various unions was the subject of a general discussion at tho last meeting of the Auckland Trades and Labor Council, when the following resolution was adopted and ordered to be sent to the . affiliated unions for approval:—“l. We recommend that the various unions be asked to allow members of unions in other trades to work with them on condition that their union pay the contributions and resignation fees of such members; 2. that this agreement to apply to unions federated with the Trades and Labor Council only; 3. that the secretary be asked to send circulars to all federated unions to that effect.”

Though it seems incongruous, tlie taste of quite a number of limelight favorites run to “a little farm well tilled.” A beautiful little farm near the village of "Winiille in the north of France has recently been purchased by Mr. Thomas Kingston, the well-known actor, who is looking forward to the delights of a farmer’s life when his stage career is over. At present the villa is in charge of caretakers, who live rent free, and make a living out of the fruit and vegetables which they grow on the land the house. This has long been Mr. Kingston’s ideal for the time when he enters upon that period of rest all actors look forward to, and so few realise.

The counter-attractions on Thursday night doubtless affected the attendance at the Gisborne Rifles’ annual social, but nevertheless the opinion was freely expressed that the corps was not receiving the support from the public that it should. The arrangements were excellently carried out by the secretaries. Col.-Sergeant Scott and LanceCorporal Rogers, and they were ably assisted by the following committee: — Capt. A. G. Beere, Surgeon-Captain C. Schumacher, R. Mitchell, Lieut. A. T. Coleman, C.G.M. Sergt. C. Williams, Sergts. D. Rait and J. McLoughlin, Corporal C. Barney, Privates Hunter, F. Selves, and F. Sparrow. Amongst the visitors were the Mayor and Mayoress and Captains Warren and Evans. Mr. Wootton had charge of the catering, which was carried out in liis usual complete and efficient style.

The Hinemoa, on her recent trip to tho southern islands, sighted Rabbit Island, in Ross Harbor, Auckland Islands, but no one went ashore. From one point of view this is to be regretted. the Bluff correspondent of the “Otago Daily Times” states. In the early sixties two vessels from Victoria were wrecked on these Islands. The castaway survivors of both, after enduring many montlis’ privations, were rescued. Both rescues arose out of mere chance circumstances. In consequence of that a special expedition was sent from Victoria to explore the island in case there might be other castaways in a similar predicament. By way of giving the search a benevolent touch a brace of silver-grey rabbits were taken down and liberated. It would be interesting to know what effect forty or fifty years’ isolation has had on the lineal descendants of these silver-greys. There are three l paper mills in New Zealand, at Auckland, Dunedin and Mataura. The “Southland Times,” in an article on the Mataura mill, states that there is some likelihood of its being closed on account of the cost of railing material so far south and railing the bulk of the product north again. The mill was fixed there in the first instance because of the abundance of tussock grass available for making brown paper, but this grass is no longer used, and the only reason the mill has not ben closed before now is that it possesses a cheap water power for driving the machinery. The raw material now consists of rags, waste paper, cardboard, old sacking, old ropes, flax, tow waste tow, waste jute, old mailbags, canvas cuttings, cloth clippings from clothing factories and similar articles, and about forty tons a week are used up. A paper-bag factory has a place in the mill. In all fifty-six hands are employed, and the industrv is of great importance to tlie town of Mataura.

It is the intention of the Gisborne C?ly Band to give another sacred concert in His Majesty’s Theatre on bepteinfjfrr 26th.

The Rev. W. Grant will occupy the pulpit to-morrow at St. Andrew’s as usual. The subject at the morning service is: “A Stirring Up,” and in the evening “A Much-needed Call. A proper choir platform has. been erected in tho Methodist Church, and the seating has been so altered as to throw the voices out into the church. This will mean a great improvement m the musical part of the services. “I met a station-holder recently who was not at all depressed by the low prices ruling for mutton,” writes a correspondent from the Lower Valiev to the Wairarapa Daily Times. “lou can mark my words,” he said, “1 am confident that wethers will again reach twenty shillings.” He arrived at this conclusion from the fact of the great shortage of tho American meat supply to Europe.” The members of the Y.M.C.A. gymnasium held a small social in tho club rooms last night, when a most enjoyable programme of songs, recitations, and gramaplione selections was gone through. A wrestling match between Messrs Bloomfield (Y.M.C.A.) ana Westwood (Fire Brigade) provided an interesting diversion, and at the conclusion of the entertainment all present indulged in a “pie” supper. In answer to criticisms on bis recent utterances at the opening of l attersail’s club, the aeting-Premier (Hon. James Carroll) said to a “Post” representative:—“Apart from the personal allusions, of which I take no notice, I am rather pleased that what I said has elicited so much comment. It is a big social question, and one which has to be considered. To mv mind there are only two ways of dealing with it—either "by an organised movement to control and regulate sport in a way which will minimise the attendant evils, or to repeal the law and abolriA the totalisator. I don’t- care which.”

The Mangapapa School Comnlittee held their monthly meeting last night. There were present: Messrs Grundy (chairman). W. H. Smith, G. Brown, T. "Ellery, A. Sawyer, A. Coad, and E. T. Goldsmith. The headmaster’s report stated that there were 221 pupils on the roll, showing an increase of 10 for the month. The average daily attendance was 208. It was resolved to bring before the Board of Education the necessity of an increase of school accommodation as soon as possible. Messre Ellery and Goldsmith were chosen to constitute the visiting committee for the month.

A Sydney girl the other day had 1 a disagreeable object-lesson of the folly of riding in smoking compartments in the tram. She was sitting in one of the open “tourist” .cars, and in the seat behind- her sat a man smoking a cigar. As the man rose to leave the car the tram stopped with a jerk, .which threw, him violently against the-girl, but as apparently no harm was done he merely apologised and left the ear. Shortly after the conductor coming round'for fares startled the girl with the remark, “Don’t move, miss, you’re a-fire!” With extraordinary presence of mind, she eat quite still while the conductor and another man smothered the fire in' her 'hat. The end of the cigar had fallen on to the broad brim of her hat, and burnt a large, hole right through trimming and straw.

One of the chief dangers in launching a boat from a ship’s side is its liability to upset. So. too, when riding in rough seas an ordinary ship’s boat is always liable to be overturned by a monster wave. To meet sncli contingencies various patents have been assigned. The latest in lifeboats is an invention by Mr. Edmund Hannan, of Franklin-avenue. Nairn Street. Wellington. His lifeboat is reversible. The top and bottom of the boat are counterparts of one another, and whichever way the craft enters the water it is always ready for use. The floor is arranged to slide automatically on bars to the bottom of the boat. A locker containing masts, oars, etc., can be opened from either side. The boat will carry thirty people, and is provided with a number of independent airtight compartments to secure buoyancy. An old lady, familiarly known to her army of descendants and her numerous friends in all parts of New Zealand sis “Granny Brydon,” passed away last week (says the- “Kaikouri Star”) at her residence, near Renwick Town (Blenheim), at the great age of 90 years. Slie was one of the very few grand old pioneers who came to the colony in the ’forties, and in those days underwent many privations, discomforts, and hardships. She was blessed with a very retentive memory, and. until quite lately, impressed delighted visitors to her hospitable home with stories quaint, pathetic and humorous of those early times. She is supposed to leave behind her the largest number of descendants of any mother in New Zealand, reaching to the fourth generation —children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grand-children.

The demand for rock oysters has fallen off to such an extent that the Marine Department has had to discharge some of the pickers, says the “Post." At the beginning of the season orders poured in at such a rate that great difficulty was experienced in filling them with the result that many complaints were made about the departmental methods. It comes therefore, as a surprise to learn that the supply is now much in exoess of the demand. Owing to the falling-off of orders the beds at the Bay of Islands have been closed, but will be re-opened when the supplies at' the Great Barrier and in the Hauraki Gulf have been exhausted. For none time past only second grade oysters have been obtainable, but it is not thought that that fact altogether accounts for the decreased demand. The season will close at the end of next week. The close season for Stewart Island oysters wll begin on the Ist October. Captain Oliver (who is well 'known in Australia in connection with the island trade), has had a remarkable recovery from a savage mauling by a wild boar. A couple of months ago Captain Oliver was on the north-west coast of New Britain with Captain Strassburg in the schooner La Carabine on a recruiting trip. One day, Avliile pulling along the shore, they saw a largo hoar in tho bush, and the boys were told to shoot at it. The boar was hit, and as Captain Oliver thought, killed. On the Captain going to secure the carcase, the boar attacked him savagely. As he lav prostrate under the ferocious animal lie had the presence of mind to draw his revolver and shoot tlie boar in the forehead. He thereupon lost consciousness, but was rescued and conveyed, after an eight days’ trio to Hebertshoe Hospital. It was found that he was fearfully lacerated, no fewer than 60 wounds having to be treated and stitched. No hope was entertained for his recovery, but the Government medical officer, Dr. Born, succeeeded in pulling him through, and after a short rest, ho was able to walk again. ..

Owing to the U.S.S. Co.’s Waikare being a day late, there mil be no boat arriving from AucKiand to-morrow. She is expected to arrive about midnight, and will be tendered with one launch at 7 p.m.

Another game in the championship billiard tournament was pHyed in the Victoria Saloon last night. Ike; contestants were F. Wi.km.son and J. B. Rex,” and the former won by 3UO points to 206. The U S S. Co.’s Tuatea goes on theslip on Monday for her annual overhaul. Mr. Birkett, the _ company’s superintendent of repairs, is to arrive from South this morning to supervise the overhaul.

The following passengers arrived by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches yesterday afternoon: From Waihau, Mrs. Churches, Mr. Chick; from Vvaerenga-o-kuri, Mrs. T. J. Harris; from Wairoa, Mr. Rardoe; from Waerenga, Mr. and Mrs- Barnes. The preachers in the Methodist Church to-morrow will be Mr. Grubb in the morning, and the Rev- A - Lochore in the evening. Iho latter s subject will be “Men in the Making and Re-making.” A solo bv Mr. I arker and an anthem by the choir will be rendered.

Mr. H. M. C. Loveaux, the local representative of the International Correspondence Schools, has returned to Gisborne for a short period. f hose who wish to become associated with the Society can obtain all information and the first instruction papers by sending him a postcard, care or lost Office. A full attendance of members is expected at the meeting of the Hospital Social Committee to be held m the Borough Council Chambers on Monday nmlit, when some important matters are to be considered. The various subcommittees, especially the ladies, are working very hard, and the social promises to be an entire success. In this morning’s supplement will be found a lengthy article on Mr. Julius Knight, which will be of especial interest in view of the fact that Mr. Knight is to open a three-nights season at His Majesty’s Theatre on Monday eveninc next. Another article of great interest is entitled “The Fear of Death.” This article is written by an American medical practitioner, and deals wth a question that occurs to everyone at some time during life. Fergus Hume’s exciting serial story, “The Jew’s House,” is continued, and tlie other matter in the supplement is readable and interesting. A conference of magistrates was held at Bendigo with the objet of drawing up a pledge to be submitted to persons charged with drunkenness. It was pointed out by Mr. E. N. Moore, P-M-, that if persons signed the pledge the line that otherwise might be administered could be considerably minimised, or perhaps dispensed with altogether The following form of pledge was decided upon:—“l hereby freely and voluntarily sign the following pledge: I will abstain from the use of intoxicating liquors of every kind and character for the period of ——- If by releasing me from punishment this day the opportunity be given me by the magis trates of the above-named court to become a sober and better citizen, I undertake to faithfully keep the pledge. ' It was stated that since Ist October, 1907, 324?;-' men and 36-5 women had taken the pledge in Melbourne. Gr these. 147 signed the-second time, and twenty-eight renewed their pledges at tlie end of the time specified in the first pledge. During the period 707 men and 164 women bad broken their pledges.