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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2622, 2 October 1909, Page 4

Shipping intelligence this morning’s issue will be found on page 3. Written tenders for 'the grazing rights oyer Block IV., Buckley Town, will he received at the Lands Office, Gisborne, up to 4 p.m. on Friday, October Bth. Mr. B. Aislabie, proprietor of the Hot Springs Hotel, Morere, announces that the hotel has been renovated throughout, and that visitors to Springs may rely on finding all the comforts of a first-class hotel. H.M.S. Prometheus left early yesterday morning for Napier. Before tho vessel departed South, Commander Glossop and other officers expressed themselves as delighted with the time they had spent here comparing their entertainment favorably with that received at any other port. Scientific investigation has found out that ropy milk is due to specific bacteria which attack the casein in milk and create a ropy condition without the aid of laetic acid. It is called by some sweet curdling. The germs may be in the stable or on the cow’s udder, and may get in the milk during the act of milking. Dairymen should before milking wipe the udder of the cow with a damp cloth. The Ashburton “Guardian” states that Mr N. Jonassen, of Ashburton, showed a reporter last week a model of an aeroplane he has recently constructed, and gave a practical demonstration of the capabilities of the con trivance. According to Mr Jonascsn, the principle of his machine is entirely different from anything that has yet appeared, and he, is confident that when a large machine is constructed and fitted with a motor engine, he will be in a position to compete favorably with any of the machines now engaging public attention. Mr Jonassen’s model flies like a bird, behind a motor, to a height of over fifty feet. It is fitted with an aviator and propeller, which can be regulated to guide , the machine in any direction; while the planes are fitted in such a way as to make it impossible for the machine to keep otherwise than perfectly level. It is Mr Jonassen’s intention to float a syndicate «md build a large machine, and then compete against the machines now in the experimental stage in Britain and on the Continent. Mr Jonassen said that he had been studying the question of aviation ‘for several years, but though he had constructed the inodels of quite a number of machines, his present idea was the only one that had given him satisfaction, and con ft* donee as to its future capabilities.

Nominations for tha Te Arai Race meeting will close to-day, at 9 p.m. The church services in AVaerenga-a-hilca parochial district to-morrow are to be as follows:—Waerenga-a-bika, 11 a.m.; Makaraka Public Hall, 3 p.m.; Ormond, 7 p.m. The Broken Hill lock-out appeal fund is closed. About £46,000 passed through the hands of the committee, and an audit is now taking place. Any surplus will be transferred to unemployed relief.

Mr. 0. E. Hugo, the well-known phrenologist, will lecture in Holy Trinity Schoolroom next Wednesday evening, upon “Faces and Expressions.” The admission will be free, but there will bo a collection. One of the witnesses in a civil case at Timaru demurred at first to kissing the Bible when the oath was being administered to him, giving as his excuse that someone might have been smoking a dirty pipe before kissing the sacred volume. The inmates of the Gisborne Old Men’s Home wish to than'k the members of the Hospital Social Committee for the invitation extended to them to attend the social in the Garrison Hull last night. A number of the old people availed themselves of the invitation, and spent a very pleasant time. A trades union brass band is in course of formation in Melbourne. The Trades Hall Council and the Political Labor Council have taken the matter in hand, and the management will be composed of a committee consisting of three delegates from each of the above bodies and three members of the band.

The serial story, “The Jew’s House,” running through the “Gisborne Times” supplement, still maintains a high standard, and the chapter this morning is as full of interesting situations as the preceding chapters. Other matter, on all the subjects treated of, is of the best, and readers will be able to spend a pleasant hour in reading the articles and stories presented. Mr E. Jenson, who has one of the most extensive and modern apiaries in the North Island, anticipates a record harvest of honey this season, reports the Maharahara correspondent to the Dannevirke “Advocate.” As the amount of white clover in the district is almost fabulous at the height of the season, the pursuit of this hobby is somewhat lucrative in a good season, three tons of honey being Mr Jenson’s average output for the last few seasons.

“A great mistake is made by those who impose restrictions upon the movements of children, and coop them up just when they are full of life and movement,” declared Mr W. Gray, principal of the Teachers Training College, when speaking at the Wellington Y.M.C.A. The restless activit3 r of a child right through its early years, he went on to say, was not an accident, but was a necessary part of Nature’s provision to equip, indeed, to fully develop the brain and mind, so that it might attain to the very fullest of its possibilities. The Wellington “Post” wrote of the approaching comet as an object, that only those of exceptional age could hope to see in more than one period in a lifetime. There are some in New Zealand, ‘however, looking forward to this experience. Mr T. B. Harding writes from Greenmeadows, Hawke’s Bay:—“I road in the “Post” that Halley’s comet has come again. I remember its last visit, when I was nine years old. It wa s rather a disappointment then,'as it did not come up to expectations. Let us hope it will bo better this time.” The “Timaru Herald” says that travellers by the express trains are grumbling at one of the minor economies by means of which the Minister for Railways is trying to “make the railways pay.” At all events that is the supposed cause of the subject of their complaint. Formerly patrons of afternoon tea in the dining cars used to find a nicely laid table, with bread neatly cut, butter in graceful scrolls, and a jar or plate of mixed biscuits on the tables. Now the tables are bare, but for the cloth, and on an order being given three slices of buttered bread and a cup of tea are put down in front} of one.

Not long ago the money order clerk at Pampanga, in the Philippines, says the “Chicago Daily News,” paid a beautiful Filipino the amount of her order, but on the margin was written a message which he was asked to read to the young woman. It was this: “I send you 20 pesos ai, d a dozen kisses.” Glancing at the shy, dusky beauty, he said: “I have paid you the money, now 1 suppose you wish the kisses?” “Yes,” she said, “If my husband ha s sent me any besos (kisses) I want them too.” The remainder of the order was promptly paid. On reaching her home the little beauty burst out to a group busily playing Filipino bridge wliist:; “I toll you, this American postal system lias the old Spanish system beaten a mile. Here my husband sent me a dozen kisses along with the money order, and the kind gentleman with the black beard gave me twenty.” An atmospheric phenomenon very rarely seen so far north as Tauranga was visible here the other evening (says the Bay of Plenty “Times”), namely, a display of the Aurora Australis. The night being dark, with a ciYnse hank of cloud lying low along the southern horizon, 'the light played on the upper haze very much like that from a distant searchlight, increasing and decreasing in intensity and occasionally shooting out streamers in various directions, extending approximately for distances up to 45 degrees from the centre, then going out altogether for a brief period. The centre of greatest disturbance was in the direction of the south magnetic pole—about over Puwlicnua trig station, as viewed from Tauranga—and the display lasted about half an hour. Though this phenomenon is frequently visible two or three degrees further south, this is only the second occasion in a good many years in which it has been seen from, Tauranga.

“No, you can’t see Mr Deakin,” was the reply given to a wild-eyed visitor to the Federal Prime Minister’s office on 14th tilt. “He is very, busy this morning.” The visitor was not to he easily put off. “lie will see me,” he replied, confidently. “You tell him that King Edward wants to see him.” The messenger, whose experience has included dealings with many quaint visitors, encouraged “King Edward” to confidences. “The fact is,” murmured the visitor, “they haven’t paid my salaiy. But I can’t wait here all day, you know.” The messenger made a wily suggestion. “You might leave a note.” The idea met with approval, and the following note was promptly penned and left for delivery to Mr Deakin:—“Please forward salary of your King to street, Carlton. —Edward.” The incident recalled a former, occasional caller on Mr Deakin —an amiable and voluble old lady, who described herself as “Queen Caroline, • and who was well known to Ministers messengers.

The tnin S-fticli usually leaves Gisborne at lilk V is t 0 icm mS one hour t-arliey. , n n V Lid of the British and Collections in f w ji], be made in loreign Bible Sc| , y Churches in the various Prottesrauy . Gisborne on SunclW* October An advertisement for caused a block W the btrand iatjuy “The great majority of the ;Wyants, says the “Daily Chronicle, - respectable a V pear J ance and genuine out-of-works.” The Rev. J. A. will conduc* both services at tl»4 Methodist Chuich to-morrow. The subject of d i?™ u Jf e will he: Morning, ‘ two j. evening “The Unforgettable Hours < Life.” ’Bright music will be rendered. The following passengers arrived by Messrs Redstone and Sons coaches yesterday;—Mrs. Williams and 2 children, from Tologa Bay; Mr Armstrong from Waipiro; Messr s Smith at ‘ d 'waight. Miss Bradley, and Miss Ehonc from Wairoa; Colonel Winter, from Morere; and Mr. Hutchens and Miss H. Shelton, from Nuliaka.

A well-known mariner, says an exchange, fiho has a working knowledge of German, overheard an interesting conversation in Melbourne recently. Emissaries of the local German Navy League were trying to persuade a naturalised German sea captain to join their organisation, but he refused, in conversation afterwards he imparted the information that the Melbourne branch of the German Navy League contains fifteen hundred members. It appears that the strange cetacean known as “Pelorus Jack” is still protected. by Order-in-Council, and that the report of the expiry of the protective Order-in-Council is incorrect, the regulation issued in 1894 prohibiting the injury or destruction of ‘ Jack was revoked in 1906, and when the oea Fisheries Act was revised and consolidated, a new order was issued, protecting the Risso’s dolphin for five years, dating from May, 1906. At the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow morning the Rev. W. Lamb will preach on “In the Strength of the Lord. In the evening he will deliver the fourth of the special series of addresses on “Sins That May Wreck the Empire. The special subject to-morrow night will he “The Unbridled Pleasures in Effete Society.” ’The choir and orchestra will render several items from 6.50, and a duet and anthem will also be sung.

In the “Arabian Nights” the hero rubbed a lamp, but in Osaka, .Japan, it was only found necessary to upset one in order to send £14,000,000 up in smoke, writes a correspondent from Japan in reference to the recent fire. Once started, the blaze galloped through the densely-packed paper houses and over the stone buildings, destroying over 20.000 houses, including many Government and commercial buildings. The troops worked for about twenty-four hours till they were too tired to stand, and the somewhat ancient fire brigade fought the flames till the water gave out. The cable message ceased somewhat abruptly before the last details could cross to the foreign Press in China, as an eddy of flames wiped out the greater pa:t of the remaining telegraph service. The enterprise of the Tourist Department has made available to Rotorua visitors a new route which can be followed in viewing the beauties as well as the wonders of the hot lakes region. This is a new “round trip,” from Rotorua to Rotorua via Tikitere and the lovely chain of lakes Rotoiti, Okataina, Tarawera, Rotokakahi and Tikitapu. Next summer this “six lake< route”' will probably surpass the old Waimangu round trip in popularity, for the great geyser’s glory has departed, while the beauty of the lakes is never ending. A handy size booklet has been published by the department succinctly setting forth the main sights of interest, and How to see them. It could hardly be improved in regard to letterpress and photographs, but the red ink in which tliev are reproduced spoils much of their beauty. Flax producers of New Zealand, or the North Island, are said to jray more attention to the financial side of their business than to the quality of their products. The hemp grader at Auckland (Mr Johnston) told a “New Zealand Herald” representative that the paramount consideration of the growers appears to be to speed the dressing of the fibre, to get- it into town, and most important of ""all to have the opportunity of signing a receipt for the proceeds. “Their great idea is to beat the grader,” Air Johnston added, “and if it is not up to standard all the grader can do is to put it into common grade.” He remarked that this wa s not in the best interests of the industry. As regards the season’s outlook, it was, lie said, bright, the production to date this year being over 27,000 bales, or 250 bales more than for the corresponding period of last year. A South Coast (New South Wales) exchange give s an. instance of what can he done with ensilage. During the last four weeks Air G. Tate's (of Alii king Shorthorn repute) herd of cows has been fed almost exclusively on ensilage which was made over eighteen months ago when the marvellous growth took place after a fall of rain. Air Tait estimated that he had about 150 tons of the ensilage when he commenced feeding it out, and says lie has still enough for another month’s feed. The cows have taken to the feed wonderfully, and have gone up 30 per cent, in milk since lie commenced feeding, besides holding their condition—an almost impossible thing at this period of the year, and under the conditions experienced during the time referred to. Other local farmers. of course, have- been also feeding on ensilage, but none on such a large scale as Mr Tate.

The slow growth of new ideas in the mind of the British trader was the subject of a few interesting remarks made to a “Post” reporter bv a gentleman who has just returned from a trip to the Old Country. “They're dreadfully slow,” he said, “but the big American firms are coining along and making them shake a leg. And more particularly are they doiim so in the big departmental stores. Erondon’s most cherished institutions in that respect have been out quite into the background by the advent of the American, until now, after losing a whole heap of money, they are beginning to follow the example of the man from the States. As a matter of fact,” he went on to say, “it P a joy and a pleasure to shop at one of those American stores. You get a comprehensive plan of the building as you go in; you can find your way from floor*to floor by its aid with the great-*-e- t ease ; you are never asked to buy ; you can get any manufacturers goods that you ask for; if 3 r ou buy anything, you can lie absolutely sure that it will roach the place you want it sent to; and the price is less and the quality better than you can get anywhere else'. Under those conditions.'' he remarked in conclusion, “a big purchaser can do as much business in two or three hours as he or she could in* nearly a week at tiie ordinary cast-iron British institution.”

A blnckfish, measuring over 20ft, was stranded at Tahuna last wek, reports th Nelson “Evening -Mail. Ihe fish was ultimately killed with a rifle. The members of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church are reminded of the quarterly observance of the Lord’s Supper at the evening service to-mor-row. No cards are being distributed. The Waiapu County Council invites applications u,> to 10 a.m. on Wednosday, October *27th, from POrtons prepared to erect and undertake the charge of a pound at Tokomaru Bay. The journalists of Broken Hill have" formed’ an association wjth the object of securing for its members the best possible industrial conditions. 1 errorism. sins an exchange, prevents a like association from being formed in Brisbane. Beautifying work in the square at Palmerston North is being pushed forward. Two email Jakes have almost been completed, and will be used as a sanctuary for wild fowl. The general scheme will greatly improve the square in the centre of the town. Messrs Rees Bros, and Bright notify * that copies of the Bill for the creation of a new county to be called the Tableau Countv will he open for inspection at the Alagistrate’s Courts, Gisborne and Tologa Bay, for three week 8 irom this date. At the Salt Palace cycling track, Salt Lake City. U.S.A., on 3rd August Fred Wells of Havelock, New Zealand, won the mile handicap professional, race and the Salt Lake Tribune status that he “'beat all the best men on the track.” The cream of the professional riders of the States are said to compete on this track. In Alelbourne now all the shops close at 1 p.m. on Saturdays, w T ith the exception of cooked meats, chemists, coffee houses, confectioners, eating, houses, fish and oyster, fruit and vegetables, restaurants, tobacco, _ booksellers, news agents, bicycle, hairdressing, pawnbrokers, butchers, flowers, and bakers. A meeting of Alinisterial supporters in Sir William Lyne’s electorate has decided that it would lie useless to run a Deakin candidate against Sir William. It is probable that the Labor Party will also refrain from contesting the seat, and that at the Federal elections Sir William Lyne may be returned unopposed. Speaking at a meeting (the Nelson “Alail" reports), in connection with the baths proposal. Air F. V. Knapp, headmaster of the Nelson Girls’ School, stated that when he took charge of the school five or six years ago, not 30 per cent, ot the girl's could swim. Last season over 60 per cent, could swim, and the number was increasing every year.

Yesterday Airs. Parker, manageress of the Alasonic Hotel, eomp.eted the tweiitv-first vonr oi her connection with the house. Air. F. Hall, the proprietor. presented her with a marble clock, and from the commercial men in the town she received a handsome dessert set. Later in the day the hotel st.Jf gave Airs. Parker a set of cutglass toilet bottles, accompanied by ait ; ppre. iative address. Complaint has been made in Christchurch that the letter-cards issued by • the Post and Telegraph Department are, when gummed together not sufficiently opaque to obscure the writing within. One complainant stated that when accidentally holding a closed let-ter-card up to the sun he was able to read its contents quite plainly. This matter was brought- under the notice of the Secretary (Air D. Robertson) who at once made enquiries whether there was anything in the complaint. The result of the inquiry was in effect that the defective cards obtained by the person who raised the point must have been old stock, as those at present being issued were quite opaque.

The “Times of India" prints a remarkable letter addrssed by the president of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Sir Thomas Holland, to the Viceroy, calling attention to the results of a series of discussions recently- held by the medical members of that society regarding the prevalence of tuberculous diseases in India. The facts set forth in the letter reveal an appalling state of things, and Sir Thomas thinks that inquiry in other provinces than Bengal will result in similar revelations regarding the magnitude of the mortality from phthisis and other diseases of the class.' In Bengal the death-rate from this class of disease is said already to be higher than that of European countries which are believed te he speclaliy affected by them, and the tuberculous disease in some form produces in India, the letter states, a death-rate far in excess of such scourges as small-pox, cholera, and dysentery. At the fiscal Councils’ conference yesterday. Or. Darton pointed out that if Air. Jarrett’s figures concerning Gentle Annie quarrv were accepted as correct, then it would pay the Borough better to have ail material from that quarry without taking any AA'aihirere stone or Kaitaratahi gravel. The Mayor’s figures showed that 5539 yards of Patutahi metal. 24,037 of AVaihirere. and 38.926 of gravel, a total of 71.502 yards, would cost £28.139 landed in Gisborne. Now. if Is 6d a yard were allowed for spreading metal on the streets, and Air. Jarrett’s figures for haulage and quarrying were correct, 71,502 yards of metal from Gentle Annie etnild he obtained for £25,025. showing a profit of over £3OOO by taking all metal. He was not prepared to vouch for the authorities quoted, but if they were correct, the conclusion was obvious, namely, that the Borough would be very foolish to waste time over gravel.

From time to time New Zealanders have had amusing evidence of “impressions” lef" on travellers by the people and the natural features of these islands. On July 30 serious Germans who read the , serious '“Frankfurter Zeitung in the Fatherland were given an article on “Modern New Zealand” by Mr Gustave Mayer. “Wild animals,” ho stated, “are not to be found with the exception of one, which was imported by some over-zealous sportsman—nameXv, the rabbit. In consequence of its natural fecundity it has spread with dismal rapidity all over the country, and represents now a grave danger to sheep-farming, wherefore millions are spent to combat with the evil. Far-reaching statutes have been specially framed and high premiums are paid for the destruction of this pest, on account-of which the enormous large farms must he fenced in with high wire reaching deep into the ground. In spite of all this, thousands of sheep are killed by these destructive rabbits, after which they eat the kidneys out of their body.” A correspondent, who sent the “Evening Post” tlu s translation of the peculiar passage, mentions that- the article, which occupied over two and a-ha]f columns, was otherwise very respectable. Mr Maver was in New Zealand about two years ago. He may have been the victim of a joke. o* he may have confused the peaceful vegetarian habit* of the rabbit with the alleged flesh-eating pr ipensities of the liesj.