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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2626, 7 October 1909, Page 4

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court yesterday, no cases being down for trial. 'Hie City Band intend to give another concert in His Majesty’s Theatre on Sunday night. Several <al rvinhere are to be included in the P'.og'a mine, which will also comprise seme very good instrumental selections. Yesterday afternoon Detective Itawlo and Constable Dandy arrested a man in Gisborne in connection with a case af theft from the person at Waihuka, Jo Karaka. The complainant, who is a laborer, was robbed of £76 on Monday night. The prisoner wdl be brought before the Court at 10 a.m. to-day. A Mastcrton lad, who was in the employ of a local tradesman, bids fair to eclipse, with a minimum degree of exertion, any previous records in respect to a solicitous study of the clock dial (states a Wairarapa journal). Ho has a deep-rooted objection tp taking out parcels shortly after 5 o clock for fear he should not get back in time to quit work at the precise moment when the hour chimed. But the climax came ono Saturday night. The lad was hanging up the window blind, preparatory to closing and had fastened it to tu o hooks, when the town clock began to chime the hour of nine. 1 hero and then he quitted, and the blind, so far as he was concerned, could hang itself. Jhe lad was minus a billet the next week.

It has been decided by a formal! re so - ; lotion, of the Borough Council that 10 1 per cent be added to all rates unpaid on November Ist. ' Potato blight in a much more severe ! form has made its appearance in the ! Pukeliohe (Auckland) district, andi farmers generally are complaining. | “One thing is certain,” remarked the Mayor at last night’s meeting of'the Borough Council, “Councillors do not talk for two hours when the inemibers of the press are not present.” Of tho twenty new railway trucks that arrived on the 21st of last month, ten are already in use on the Gisborne line 1 , and tho remainder are being put together. A meeting will be held in the Y.M.O.A. rooms this evening, at 7.30, for the puipose of forming a boy scout brigade in connection with the Young Men’s Christian Association. The meeting will be addressed by several gentlemen interested in the movement.

The man w-ho excuses himself from patronising a local paper on tho ground that “times are too bad,” must indeed be in a desperate way—so bad that the saving of a few pence per week will save him from going on a financial “bust.” —“Waimarino Call.” Captain Chesney, A.A.G., accompanied by Staff Sergeant-Major Burr and McNair, arrived in Gisborne by the s.s. Tarawcra yesterday in connection with the series, of instruction classes for local volunteer officers and non-com-missioned officers that commenced last night. Tho Midland Railway Company of Western Australia is at present subdividing 2,500,000 acres of agricultural and grazing land in that State. An ilustrated pamphlet describing the territory has been forwarded to this office, and may be seen by any persons interested.

Intimation has been received by the Hawke’s Bay Education Board that the Department have granted £1375 for the erection of a new school at Wairoa. The amount applied for by the Board was £1650. Satisfactory arrangements have been made with the school commissioner to exchange the old site of three-quarters of an acre for one of four acres on the Education Reserve nearer the river. A successful dance in connection with the Patutahi Ladies’ Hockey Club was held on. Tuesday evening at the local hall. Over 50 couples took the floor, and a most enjoyable evening was spent, dancing being kept up well into tbo morning. A sit-down supper was provided, and the guests were looked after by the members of the team. The dance music w-as admirably played by Miss Lang.

A new process of manufacture in -New Zealand is that of the Hawke’s Bay Leather Rubber Company, which has been floated with a capital of £35,000, fully subscribed. The headquarters are Hastings, where the company intends starting operations about March next, Mr. G. Land, the managing director, leaves on Friday for Melbourne, where he will inspect the working of a similar factory.

During a recent windstorm at Neerin, in Victoria, a straw- stack was blown over, and a bullock, which is supposed to have been feeding at the spot, was embedded in the overturned stack. The animal was missed by the overseer, and a search made for it, but without success. Recently the station hands were put on to straighten up the stack, and there discovered the beast enveloped in the straw. The bullock, which was buried for 13 days, was somewhat weakened by its enforced imprisonment, but managed to totter to a waterhole near at hand.

A Wellington correspondent wired last night stating that the Hugh J. Ward Comedy Company had made definite arrangemnts to appear at His Majesty’s Theatre, Gisborne, for four nights, commencing on Show Night, Wednesday, October 27th. The company are now playing “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon” in Wellington to phenomenal business, hundreds being turned away from the Opera House nightly. The plays for the Gisborne season will be selected from the following repertoire. “A Bachelor’s Honeymoon,” “Mr Hopkinson,” “The New Clown,” “The Fencing Master,” “The Talk of the Town,” and “The Man from Mexico.” A deputation from, the recently-form-ed Britannia Cycling Club was introduced to the Borough Council by Cr. Clayton last night. The request of the deputation was that the Council would consider the idea of constructing a cycle track in the eleven acre reserve in Childers Road. Tne Mayor informed the deputation that the matter would be considered by the Council at the proper time, but everything depended o]xm the carrying of the loan proposals. It was pointed out that the track was wanted immediately, and it was finally decided that the deputation inspect the ground, and if they can do anything to suit themselves temporarily, they consult with the Reserves Conservation Committee of the Council.

The Customs returns show the following values of shipments from Gisborne by Home-going steamers for the last quarter:—Per Aotea : Dalgety aud Co., Ltd.. £003; Gisborne Slieepfarmens’ Frozen Meat Co., £12,386; Murray. Roberts and Co., £l3l. Oran: Bonett and Sherratt, £2763 ; New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd., £4116; Williams and Kettle. Ltd., £1307: New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., £5508; Common, Shelton and Co., Ltd., £BB7. Star of Scotland: Williams and Kettle, £30,055. Marnari: Gisborne Slieepfarmers’ Frozen Meat Co., £14.230; Murray Roberts, and Co., £18; Dalgety and Co.. £321; Common, Shelton and Co., £423. Nerohana: Williams and Kettle, Ltd.,. £17,952. Otaki: New Zealand Shipping Co., £2848; New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd, £462; Bennett and Sherratt, £lB6. Paparoa: New Zealand Shipping Co., £IO3O. The members of the Young Men’s Catholic Club are holding their first “mock banquet” in St, Mary’s Social Hall to-night. This style of entertainment is a change from the old-fashion-ed debates, and consists of the proposing of toasts, by the members, which will be replied to by guests. The latter will include His Worship the Mayor, and all the Borough Councillors, several other prominent citizens having been also invited. In aR 200 invitations have been sent out, and it is expected that the function will be a great success. The affair will not be a Barmecide’s feast as the uninitiated might infer from the name, and refreshments will be provided, the arrangements for which are in the hands of a committee of ladies. In addition to the speeches, a strong vocal and musical programme has been drawn up. The toast list will include the King, local bodies, sports and pastimes, army and navy, mercantile marine, Kindred societies, the press, commercial interests, Young Men’s Catholic .Society, the medical profession, the legal profession, and the ladies. The, proceedings will start at eight c’clcck.

A ineeting,o£ Harbor mittee was V . Uarbor Hillence to be proposed Harboi Although tiiero was “mooting of of business done-at . }t -the proBorough Council , ft ecedings were not sion until just bet) pa intef Mr. W. Howard, in and signwnter, J f or painting the securing the contiact 1 an j ConCatholic Church, J- ‘l,,,;Mings )0 vent. Work oil the commenced almost imr ‘ “ jj 0 _ At last night’s answer to rough Council, the M > > present the Cr. Pet-tie, stated that at I 0 The Council’s overdraft "Wets ,there were limit was £12,000, a«il £7O OO. rates outstanding amounting to ‘Every load makes see going on to Glad- U Councilnlo' ashamed to be a « to be lor. I 'know it is on y or cai-ted away m mud * j3 oroU gh two.”—Cr. Darton at the Council last night. , , + The following and Sons’ leavd «* Messrs Miss coaches to-daj .-—A ° Miss SinBlack. (return), Miss BiHmg, - Mr. dair. Miss Aicfeen, Long (return); j f or TokoNurse. Wise, and Kers ... ’ Kelly, and niaru, Messrs R. hoben, W - A feature of the to tions this year will . j n COnhe held on the Vu-tona .junction with the sp ® uD]S Q f one prizes are being offer photoguinea and framed e . allocated graphs. The troph.es mUbe^We for the host boy “ Il ‘ „f over months, and the l>eist boy - L . Ss and nnJer twelve months. expecfceel that tho oom '"| .. exhibition, even better than last \ear s Mr. Hugo had a crowded house at h s lecture in Trinity Schoolroom - d ins. and the kctw*o« d . Expressions” was profusely i H > s The general Caching ° f ’ in visfblo discourse was that it is ' ntenanC e spirit which moulds the t )iat according, to its working- , - ms tT we cannot , give way to P . , ; in ei-il living being I ] a dies our countenance, beverai y J?tform “5 «a ta ss , ,*si. ~p. StiSsr ne t, ext lecture will be to-morrow ot enmg, upon “Eyes and Eyebrows. A pleasant evening was spent las night at. the large half, { lead ,9' “ ’ where a plain and fancy dress ball held in connection with Mrs. A. a. Woods’ dancing class. Mrs. Moods herself wore a fancy dress representing “Night,” and other costumes were “Poudree,” “Queen of the “Shepherdess,” “Queen of the Roses, “Little Bluebell,” “Fairy -Queen, “Red Indian,” “Cowboy,” and "Grandmamma,” the last-named being a_comic female impersonation. Mrs. Moods holds weekly dances, and tne next will be given on Friday, the 15th mst. “Lost, grey cloth hag, containing gold watch, tied with black ribbon. If returned immediately to Colombia Hotel, finder suitably rewarded.” Such was the wording of an advertisement in a Wellington paper. The advertisement had the desired effect, and the sequel was interesting. A small boycalled on the lady owner on Saturday, and she, delighted at having her proj>erty restored, produced two gold coins—a sovereign and a half sovereign —and, exposing them both, asked him which he would have. With that modesty which does not often distinguish the colonial youth, the lesser coin was selected. This so pleased the visitor, ■who is travelling round the world, that she took the lad’s name and address, promising at the same time to send him a present from America. It is rather a peculiar circumstance, notes the “Christchurch Press”, that a considerable majority of members of the permanent staff of the Christchurch City Eire Brigade come within tho category of “new chums.” Most of the men have been in New Zealand not much more than a year, and they comprise chiefly sailors and other wanderers in search of adventure. The occupation does not appear to attract either artisans or average colonials, and overseas arrivals must be relied upon to maintain the force of fire-fighters. Discussing other aspects of the question at Tuesday’s meeting of the Fire Board, Superintendent Erck said heads of fire brigades did not care to enrol men. who had had experience in other similar organisations, on the principle that they were either no good or else (being good) they would not stay long enough to be of any use.

Some of the passengers who left Gisborne by the s.s. Tarawera yesterday had a rather exciting time before they got aboard. Owing to an error the last launch had been announced in the local papers to leave at 10 a.m., whereas it departed at 9.30, with the result that a number of passengers were lefton the quay. With commendable celerity however, the Union Company’s manager arranged for the Harbor Board’s launch to take them to the Tuatea, which was by this time starting on its return journey, and then send the tender after the steamer. An effort was made to transfer the passengers to the Tuatea outside the harbor, hut this could not be effected, and the tender came inside the breakwater. About half the people had got aboard the tender when she struck the groyne with a bump, throwing down Several of those who were on deck. The launch then was sent in pursuit of the outgoing steamer to signal to her to wait, and the Tuatea followed as soon as she got clear. The Tarawera was, however, some ten or twelve miles away from port when she was caught by the smaller boats and the anxious passengers put aboard.

Mr P. F. Darcy, organising secretary of the New Z ealaiid Shea re ns’ U uion, arrived here yesterday from the South in connection with the work of consolidating the various shearers’ unions of the Dominion. He is to remain in this district for a week, and is expected to attend the meeting of the Trades and Labor Council on Saturday evening. There are five shearers' unions in New Zealand. All of them, except the Gisborne Union, were represented at the recent Federation Conference. The Gisborne Union, however, agreed by letter to abide bv the conclusions of the conference. Roughly, 1900 shearers were represented. The- Canterbury Union is the oldest. It was established about nine years ago, and has now a membership of 900. Next- to it in seniority is the Otago Union, with over 400 members. The other three unions —Wellington. Gisborne, and Marlborough—are only of recent date. Their total membership is about 600. It was resolved at the conference to combine all the district unions into one, the organisation to he known as the New Zealand Shearers and Other Pastoral Employees’ Union, and to apply at once for registration. Temporary officers were elected till such time as a ballot of the whole of the members could be taken to appoint permanent officials.

It was decided last night by the Borough Council tlmt £i special xnoeting bo held next Tuesday night to discuss all the loan proposals and meet Mr. F. W, Marcharit, C.E. The Mata where stock sales are to be a weekly event from to-day until after Show Week, when they will again he held fortnightly as hitherto. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Dalgety and Co., and Common. Shelton and Co. advortjse particulars of their entries for to day’s sale in this issue. The opening of the local bowling son takes place this afternoon, when the Turanganui Bow-ling Club’s green is expected to accommodate a large concourse of bowlers and their lady friends. Play commences at 2 p.m. sharp, and the official function of declaring the season open will take place at 3 p.m.

Miss R. Co fie and her physical culture and deportment pupils intend winding up the present term, which has been a most successful one, with a children’s ball to be held in His Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday evening, October 20th. An excellent opportunity should be provided by the ball for those interested to mark the effects of Miss Goffe’s tuition. Entries for the trotting events at the Poverty Bay Agricultural and iriiv toral Association’s Show will close with the Secretarv. Mr. H. M. Porter, on Saturday next, October Jth. Particulars of previous performances must be sent in with each entry. All other entries are to close on the following Saturday, October L6th. Intending exhibitors are reminded that they will materially assist the work of the officials of the Association bv sending in their entries at once.

The advisableness or otherwise of publishing reports supplied to the Borough before being brought before a meeting of the Council was discussed at some length at tne meeting last night. Tho matter was brought up by Cr? Collins, who keenly resented a suggestion by other Councillors that he had motives for wishing the reports brought first before the Council. Cr. Coihns motion that reports be not published before being considered by the hxran-<-il was eventually lost by six votes to four.

\t last niglit’s meeting of the Borousrh Council, the following resolution, proposed by Cr. Kirk, seconded by Cr. Harris, was passed :- That this Council record its appreciation of the arrangements made by Sir Joseph Mard while in London whereby money has been made available to local bodies upon satisfactory conditions, and that the Borough trusts that the necessary legislation will be passed to enable a creator sum per annum to be advanced to local bodies than that at present allowed bv law to be advanced.

The Prime Minister, speaking t-o an Auckland interviewer, said that he was in first-rate fighting trim ; ready for a. fighting session if need be, and in good trim for anvthing.” Everybody had treated him well right through the trip and, although he had Had a busy time it bad also been a very pleasant „ Rn . He expressed, himself delighted with the cordiality of the reception m Auckland. The feeling shown there, he la id, was evidently shown by the people in other parts of New Zealand, as ne had received a large number of _ messages of congratulation and welcome from the chairman of local bodies, public men. business people, and private persons in all parts of the country. Questioned as to the work being done in London by the High Commissioner, Sir Joseph Ward informed a "bew Zealand Herald’’ representative that the Hon. Mr Hall-Jones was doing well in that position. He was carrying out his important duties and satisfaction. During his (Sir Joseph's) visit to the Old Land, the High Commissioner unfortunately had been temporarily laid aside, owing to an accident to bis knee. Rest and quiet had been necessary in order to prevent the possibility of permanent injury, but prior to Sir Joseph’s departure from London, the knee was doing so well that there was every likelihood of Mr Hall-Jones’ speedy restoration to his former health.

A relic of the wreck of the s.s. Maori lias just turned up at Invercargill in a rather curious manner (says the “Southland Times). Among the cargo of tne steamer were a number of cases consigned to Herbert. Haynes and Co., Invercargill. The contents of the cases were various, and included a large line of summer ties, on each of which was a tag carrying the firm’s name. The eases have evidently been breaking up__as one of the ties was picked up off Duiker Point. Cape Colony, close to the scene of the wreck. The tie found its way into the hands of Stuttaford and Co., one of the largest drapery firms in South Africa, and they were sufficiently interested to forward the article to Invercargill.

In the course of his speech at the public reception given him in Christchurch. Air. Johrf Foster Fraser, the writer, referred to the Dreadnought offer. He remembered what a tliriil went through England when there was an agitation about the necessity for stronger naval defence of the Empire, and the spontaneous manner in which tile whole of New Zealand offered a Dreadnought. (Air T E. Tavlor. ALP.: They were never consulted.) Air. Fraser: “That offer was not made merely to help the Empire, or the Old Country. A\ hatever offer was made, whether the people believed that it was a good offer or a bad one, it was recognised that, behind it, was the generous feeling that something should be done b.v ad classes and all parts of the Empire to bear their legitimate share m the defence of the Empire.”

Some thirty officers and N.C.O.'s, M the local volunteer corps, attended the first of a series of instruction lectures given at- the Garrison Hall last night by Captain Chesney, A.A.G. The subjects ere discipline, reconnaissance, aud duties, which were dealt with in an interesting manner. Captain Chesney gave illustrations from time to time from the American Civil War and other campaigns. Dealing -with the important subject of reconnaissance, he explained it consisted of the service of obtaining information with regard to the enemy’s movements or the resources of the country. Reconnaissance could be divided into three heads, protection, tactical, and strategical. The first consisted of patrol and outpost work and was a separate subject itself. 1 aetieal reconnaissance consistoct ui the work done by protective cavalry, ami strategical reconnaissance was carried out before the opposing armies came mto totich at alt, independent cavalry often being sent out a week ahead of the main force Tactical reconnaissance could sometimes be earned out by infantry when the a rimes were only separated bv a few miles, mere was also reconnaissance bv balloon, which had for its object the location of the enemy’s troops and finding out the exact position of one’s own forces m enclosed country. To-night, tomorrow, and Saturday further classes of instruction will bo given,