Untitled

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2618, 28 September 1909, Page 4

Mr. G. H- Lockett, dentist, notifies that lie is in attendance at premises in Pool Street, next to the Public Library. The local results of the June examination of Trinity College of Music are:—Junior division, Bessie Candy 62'. Lizzie Ellis 82, honors. Both candidates are pupils of Mr. H.. Lewis Ellis Mr. W. Lissant Clayton advertises that he has for sale, on easy- terms, 2000 acres 0.r.p., all good bush land, 1000 acre s felled and in grass, well fenced and subdivided „ with good cottage, four miles from post office and school.

Mr. C. Buscke,. Lowe Street, advertises that he has for. sale the lease and goodwill of a first-class boarding house in a good locality. At the Harbor Board meeting yesterday the Chairman stated that the Tuahine light was now burning satisfactorily since the small repairs were effected recently.

Mr. J. Sigley, bookseller and stationer, announces that his closing sale will conclude at the end of this week, and that goods then unsold will he submitted to auction on Tuesday next.

The passing of licensed houses in Milton has given an impetu s to the establishment of bi'liard rooms, and where for many j er. rs not a table’ was available for pi a/ there are now five in operation. with a prospect of more to follow.

The question of the utility of the cuts in the groyne was again .mentioned at the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday. The opinion was generally expressed that while one cut was not a marked success if the four were put in the range in the river might be remedied to a great extent. Mr. Harris reminded those. present that those who used the port most were most against the idea.

In connection witli the Hospital Social to be held in the. Garrison Hall on Thursday night, it is notified that 'double tickets, admitting lady and gentleman, are to be 5s each. Extra lady s tickets may be obtained at 2s (xl each. The prices of tickets for the children’s evening, Friday, are to he as follows?Gentleman’s (to admit two children besides the holder) 3s: ladies’ and children’s tickets Is each. Much interest is being shown in‘the production of the now famous picture of the AVebb-Arnst boat race, rowed last June on the Wanganui River, lhe picture is said to he a splendid specimen of animated art, giving a faithful representation of the struggle for the championship, when A rust only heat Webb in the last few strokes. Interest will he .added to the entertainment by the appearance on the stage of Mr Dick A rust, who will give a demonstration of the advantages of physical training. Devotees of the art terpsichorean avill doubtless be pleased to learn that a very debatable question, which has caused no little heart-burning in the best circles (professionally) at Home, has at last been settled. The point was as to the proper time at which waltzes should he danced. .The International Union of Dance Teachers, at it s second annual congress just concluded at the Kursaal, Scheveningen (Holland), unanimously resolved, on the motion of the president of the Imperial Society of Dance Teachers, England, that the universal tempo for performing waltz music for dancing shall be sixty beats to the minute.

A dangerous prank was played by a hand of hoys at Holloway-road, Ahtchelltown, on Sunday week (says the “Dominion”). The irresponsible youngsters threw a piece of copper wire over an eleetric light high-tension main, and when it became fixed they tethered the loose end to a tree alongside the road. An alarmed citizen communicated with the City Electrical Department, and informed them that the tree was giving off sparks. On investigations being made it was found that the wire put up by the boys had eaten through the insulation of the high-ten-sion main, and an electro-motive force of 2000 volts was operating through the wire, and thence into the ground through the tree. The danger of the action does not need emphasising. A meeting of the General Committee of the Hospital Social was held in the Borough Council*Chambers last night, Mr. C. F. Lewis in the chair. Satisfactory reports were received from the various sub-committees, and it was stated that all arrangements were well forward. Letters were received from the local bodies and friendly societies, stating that representatives from each would be present on Thursday night in order to take part in the grand march. In addition to the M.O.’s already appointed. the following gentlemen were appointed ballroom stewards: Messrs C. F. Lewis, F. J. Rowley, F. Lysnar. and W. D. S. MacDonald. M.P. It was decided that the ball-room stewards should ho provided with white rosettes, and that the M.C.’s are to wear rosettes of red, white, and blue. A fact which, in the opinion of the Acting-Chief Justice of New South Wales, cannot he t-oo widely circulated, is that the public are bound to go to the assistance of the police if called upon to do so. His Honor emphasised this in summing up a ease in the Banco Court, and added that any person refusing to comply with such a call for assistance was guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment with hard labor. The police had a hard task to perform, and in the course of their duty were sometimes ill-treat-ed. Time and again ho, as well as tlio Chief Justice, had directed attention to the mistake of inflicting fines upon persons guilty of brutal assaults upon the police, instead of sending them to gaol. Personally, he thought that such offenders should be committed to a higher court, where they would be adequately dealt with. A novel encounter between an eaglo and a hare was witnessed near Berrima, New South Wales, recently. The hare came out from the banks of a ©reek, and was frolicking about in the open paddock, when the eagle suddenly swooped down on it, caught the animal in its immense claws, and started to ascend. The hare, however, struggled persistently, and after the eaglo had risen a short distance it succeeded in freeing itself, dropped to the ground, and immediately made off. As the eagle continued its * swooping tactics the affrighted little animal -would stop suddenly and crouch low, making off again as soon as its enemy had commenced to rise. In this way the interesting encounter continued for gomo time, the hare gradually working its way back towards the creek, under the banks of which it eventually succeeded in reaching a place of safety. A number of colonists of 50 years or over waited o* the Acting-Premier of Queensland on the 17th instant, and asked for grants of land or cash equivalent in recognition of services rendered by them to the State during their long residence. The deputation was the outcome of a public meeting held in July last, when it was considered that in this jubilee year' of Queensland it would be a gracetul act on the part of the Government .if some such action was taken by those in power. Mr Barlow was shown some land orders issued by the Cooksland Land Colonisation Company while Dr Lang was in England, for which the holders pah] £IOO each, but these were repudiated by the New South Wales Government, which then held sway ovei this part of the continent. The deputation handed m a list of 500 applications from old colonists. Mr Barlow, in reply, said lie could not promise anything, but would place tlio whole matter before the Premier. He asked whether the land was required with or without conditions-of residence, arid the deputation asked that the orders should be given unconditionally.

. The? statutory meeting of the Gisborne Co-operative Meat Supply Co. Ltd'., will be held in Townley’s Hall at 7.30 p.m to-day. Mr. F. Harris, Albion Hotel, requests all persons to whom he is indebted to render him their accounts promptly on September 30th. Messrs Brownlee and Grenfell, architects, invite tenders, closing at noon on Saturday next, October 2, for the erection of additions to homestead and a shepherds’ cottage for Mr. R. G. Black, Murivvai. The prico of stud sheep promises to maintain high rates again this year (.says the Masterton correspondent of the “Post”). A number of Romney rams have been sold from local flocks at price s ranging from £2O upwards, while the demand for this class of sheep is very keen. The- time for the closing of tenders for the erection of the Maternity Horne in Childers Road for the Cook County Women’s Guild lias been extended until noon on Thursday, October 7th. Plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the Guild’s solicitor, Mr. J. R. Kirk, with whom all tenders, accompanied by- specified deposit, are to he lodged.

In connection with the recent divorce case Edwards v. Edwards, a statement was made by the petitioner that in twelve months her husband had only paid £2 under a separation order that had been made out. Tho respondent called at the “Times” office last evening with receipts to show that he had paid at least £27 10s since the order was made in 1907. He added that ho had not been given an opportunity to bring this fact out in Court. It must be conceded (says the Wellington “Post”) that the second ballot is at best a clumsy business, hut in one respect at least the measure has falsified the confident ’predictions of its critics and the nervous apprehension of its friends. In all of the twenty-three second ballots which followed the general election, the popular interest which had been excited by the original contest was fully sustained, and there is no reason to fear any less satisfactory result at the Rangitikei poll. Relations between the Wellington newspapers apoear somewhat strained, judged by the‘following paragraph taken from Thursday’s “Post : The “Post’s” exposure of it s junior morning contemporary’s dishonest methods ot controversy has provoked that paper to a further exposition of its discreditable habit of perverting and distorting facts. Instead of making honorable amends our contemporary aggravates its original offence by weakly endeavoring to brazen out the situation. Obviouslv it would ho futile to join issue with an adversary which forsakes so flagrantly the paths of decent and honest journalism. Li connection with tho Poverty Bay Agricultural and Pastoral Associations show, to he held on October 26th and 27th, it is notified that intending exhibitors will greatly oblige by sending in their eiitrie-: as soon as* pos-ibe-. It is also requested that early intimation of space required lor industrial and other exhibits mav be sent in. The Poverty Bav Hunt Club donates a Silver cup. value £lO 10s. to be won outright on points to he competed tor in the classes for ladies’ jumpers, wire jumpers, and maiden jumpers. Mr. T. Holden is presenting a cup. value £6 6s. for competition in the farmers fat sheep classes.

With reference to the new Mam Trunk line railway service, which, it is said, is to commence on November 1 it i s understood (says the “Dominion”) that there will be, at the same time a general revision of the timetable. It Ls well known that the time between Auckland and AA ellington c-an be cut down easily by two hours. It is reported that there is a* possibility of the Wellington-Napier expre% service being run via Manawatu instead of via AVairarapa. If this were done, the time between Napier and AV ellington could be lessened also by about- tvo hours, "besides making a pleasanter journey for through passengers. The officers and soldiers of the local corps ot the Salvation Army are very busy collecting for the annual seifdenial fund. Last year Gisborne and district contributed £650, coming out second for New Zealand and Australia, and Adjutant Melksham is trying to raise that amount this wear. Intending donors are requested to send their donations in at their earliest convenience. The needs of tho work are very groat. In connection with this appeal the Army authorities draw attention to the following message from Her Majesty Queen Alexandra to General Booth on July 26. 1907: "Her Majesty fully recognises the great, and varied work so courageously undertaken by the Army on behalf of so many of Hieir unhappv fellow-creatures m differnt parts of the Empire. The Queen fervently trusts that Divine guidance and blessing may accompany all tho future efforts of the Army.” The outlook for the flax industry in New Zealand (says the Auckland “Herald”) is now much hotter than it lias been for some time past. A considerable number of the mil’s wnich have been idle during the past year have resumed work, smd the quantity of hemp coming forward is showing a substantial increase. The P rlc ® o fp l “good fair” now ranges from £22 to £24 >per ton. AY he re mills are favorably situated in regard to transport facilities. and where millers own their own flax, or are not subject to excessive royalties, any .price over £-6 will yield a good margin of profit. AYith the recent -period of inaction in the industry the quantity of green leaf has, of course increased considerably by the continued growth, ami, therefore, there is every reason to anticipate an excellent output for the coming season. It the improved prices are maintained, the industry will needless to say, absorb a great deal of the present .surplus labor.

Among recent files from the United States the members of the Water Supply Commission have (states a Melbourne message to the Sydney “Herald”) received extracts from the first part of the report issued by the Department of Commerce and Labor upon “Transportation by Mater. These, they say, are of particular interest in Australia just now, when the question of locking the ltiver Murray and thus facilitating traffic upon it, is being discussed. The report says that in the United States river and canal traffic is declining before the growth of railways. There are about 4500 miles of canals, but- over half of this mileage has now been abandoned, and on a 1 but some short canals traffic is steadily decreasing. The report pays special attention to the New \orlc canal, and points out that in 1855 the traffic on it was more than twice that of the railroad traffic. The position on the Mississippi River -is illustrated by figures from St. Louis. In 1890 the river shipments there were over 600,000 tons; whereas in 1906 they had shrunk to 89,000 tons. Railroad traffic, on the other hand, increased from 5,000,000 tons to IS9O to 17,000,000 tons m 1906.

Dundee exports over 1590 tons of marmalade a year. v The Gisborne Rugby Football Club’s annual smoke concert will be held in Clare’s rooms to-night, at. 7.80.

Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co. wish to purchase a second-hand letter-book press.

The new sealed pan system was installed on Sunday night, when the new sanitary carts visited the Kaiti portion of the borough. Messrs Common, iShelton and Co. announce that they have received a fine assortment of men’s and boys’ clothing, hats, ties, etc., and also that they make, a speciality of suits to measure. Racing yachts at Cowes sometimes cost as much a« £2.000 a year for working expenses alone. The captain of one of these yachts can command as much as £IOOO a year • The Paris Conservatoire trains gratuitously the singers, players and actors of France, ana the school of music (without the school of drama) costs the to fate nearly £BO,OOO a year. At the meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday afternoon, the Harbormaster was granted a fortnight’s leave of absence. Captain Camming leaves by the steamer to-morrow. Air G. T. Booth stated at -the last meeting or the Christchurch Tramway Board that if members knew the losses the Board suffered through passengers getting off the cars witnout paying tlieir tares, they would he surprised. The report on the question of the metal supply for the borough, lately furnished by Mr. J. G. Jarrett, of Wellington, will be considered, in committee, by the Borough Council tomorrow night.

Those interested in the settlement of the Northern Waiapu native lands are reminded that the petition lists to be presented to Parliament in this connection are to be closed on October Ist. It is understood that Air. W. D. 8.

Alacdonald. ALP., will present the petition, which will be strongly supported by Mr. AY. Herries and other M.’sP. A copy of the petition is available for signature at this office.

A cable message received in Gisborne yesterday announced the death, in Alelbemrne. of Air. Daniel Al. Beere, A.M.1.C.E., at the advanced age of 76 years. The late Air. Beere was the uncle of Capt. A. G. Beere, of Gisborne. He ivas at one period connected with the Public AYorks Department of New Zealand, but for a long time has been a resident of Australia. His death was verv sudden, and occurred on Sunday night just as he was entering church at Kew. Alelbourne. The deceased gentleman was unmarried.

During the Rangitikei election campaign the Hon. T. Alackenzie stated at Taihape that lie was in favor of land lor settlement tenants getting the freehold on certain terms. Referring to this announcement, Air Alassey remarked at lluntetville: “It seems to me that the Alinister will have to be careful in this respect, as his views oil that subject are not shared by bis colleagues, judging by their policy measures. Air Alackenzie may find himself in the same position as Air Hogg—pushed through the window.” (Laughter.)

Orders ware received yesterday even-® c n; . tho mobilisation parade of the Gisborne Rifles and Defence Cadets to lie held this evening. Hie companies -r ; > to muster at the Garrison Hall at 7 D.n:.. each member in marching oi-d-r and with 24 hours’ provisions. At half-past 7 the companies must he ready to take the field, and during the intervening half hour the rifles and haversacks of the members, which are kept at the hail, are to bo issued to them. The “idea” of the turn-out is that of resisting an attack made by an enemv who is supposed to have landed to the north of the town and to be moving towards Roebuck Road bridge.

Dr. Bell, of the Geological Department of the Government Service of the Dominion, has brought forward a most useful and like’y proposal for the consideration of the Dominion Government. It is for the exploration by competent geological authority of the district west of the Southland Waiau. The hope in the mind e>! this distinguished authority is that a large deposit of tin. according to the indications, may be found and worked with good results. Tin is just now in high price, and rean industry which offer? the best chances of profitable employment to labor—offers a first hand industry of the very best. The “Alail" says that time has absolutely justified the experiment made in Gam aru bv the erection of a Town Hall and Opera House, and that, from financial and other viewpoints, Oamara’s essay in municipalisation is one of the most successful in New Zealand. The council has decided to inform debentureholdens that it proposes in twelve months to pay off £SOO. This payment will not prove any tax on the council’s purse, as the surplus this year from the Town Hall and Opera House will equal, it not exceed, £3OO. For the current year the income from the Town Hall and Opera-House will be over £9OO. and the expenditure about £6OO if not loss.

Referring to the Hugh AYard Company which is to play in Gisborne during Show AYeek the Christchurch “Press” says:—Certainly one of the strongest casts ever seen in comedy in Christchurch is that of Hugh J. Ward’s company in “A Bachelor's Honeymoon.” There are four _ distinct “stare” in Mr Hugh AYard, Aliss Grace Palotta, Aliss Rose Musgrove, and Aliss Celia Ghiloni, and the supporting members include Air Reginald AYykehani, Mr AA’. B. Beattie, Air Arthur Eldred, Miss Ruby Baxter. Aliss Florence Redfern. Air Robert Greig, and Air H. H. AY all ace. The last-named was a leading comedian under J. C. Williamson’s management, and the fact that he plays the smallest part in “A Bachelor's Honevmoon” is no reflection on hi s ability, hut a good instance of Air Hugh AYard’s “all-star” policy.

The monthly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Y.M.C.A. was held last evening. Mr. F. S. Malcolm presiding. It was decided to send a hearty invitation to Mr. Holmes, general secretary of the Y.M.C.A. at Wellington, to Visit Gisborne, and also decided to hold a banquet in the near future tor members of the football, cricket, and gymnasium clubs. Report was received' that arrangements were well in hand for the gymnastic display, to be held in the Grarison Hall on 15th and 16th October, when it is hoped that the funds of the Association will be materially-.benefited. The genera! secretary reported in the conference field in Wellington last week, and it was decided to form a corps of boy scouts m connection with the Y.M.C.A. -*•, aim on l raeetin g of members of the Y.M.C.A. will be held on October 11th. when the annual report and balancesheet will be presented. Iho following retiring members of the Boaid of Directors'will be eligible for re-election at the annual meeting: Messrs Mn.colm, Rosie, Tonc-vehfFe. Aitken, J erri, • Kirk. Gumming, Mann, and Dawson. ] vv:•;:iiYi-’-LV?S r ?r/ev, jfcsr' -v