The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, NOVEMBER. 1, 1909.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2647, 1 November 1909, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, NOVEMBER. 1,1909.

A. batch of half-a-dozen men will lie charged with drunkenness before the Magistrate this morning. The hearing of the action between the Gisborne Harbor Board and the holders of the Board’s Tauwhareparae leases has been set down for Wednesday, November 10th, at Wellington, ,be_ fore the Supreme Court. An election for the return of two members to represent the Tologa Riding on the Cook County Council will ho held on Wednesday, November 17th. Nominations will be received by the returning officer, Mr W. E. Holder, up to noon on Wednesday, November 10. On the same day and hour nominations for one candidate to represent the Patutalii Riding will be received by Mr. T. W. Bilham, returning officer for the riding. Tile, following passengers had booked yesterday by'Messrs. Redstone and Sons’ coaches leaving this . morning;— For Tiniroto, Mr. Watson; for Wairoa, Mrs. C’arthew, Mrs. G. Oman ; for Morere. Miss McDonnell, Mrs, Staples; ) for Tarawa, Miss Richardson ;. for Hikawai, Mr. Sinclair,; for Te Puia, Mr. O. Balond; for Waipiro, Mr. and Mrs, Wyles; for Te Araroa, Mr. Campbell; for Tologa, Mrs FRogt borne, Mrs. Tustin, Miss Reeves, Dliss Caplin, Mr. Ward-; for Waihau, Miss Seymour. In connection with th? weight-gues-sing competition (dead weight) at the recent Agricultural Show, the dead weight of the body of beef was 6/91b,, the nearest guesses being: Douglas Bros 6801 b, first prize; J. Foss fiS2lb, second prize; G. Lassen 6831 b, third prize. The dead weight of the five sheep was 4851 b. The actual weight was guessed by 1). Russell, who gained first prize. The second prize was won by F. Atkins (4S6lb), and the third by T. E. Muleaster (48341 b). The -individual weights of the five sheep were: 1181 b, lOOjlb, 96Jlb, 861 b, and 841 b. On Saturday afternoon the Wolf Patrol of the'St. Andrew’s troop of Bov Scouts put in a good afternoon at Kaiti. At ‘‘Scout’s pace” oyer the measured mile some fine training was done, all the scoxits doing the distance under eleven minutes. “Deer-stalk-ing” was then played on the hills. This calls forth great quickness of eye and ear, and good progress is being made in scout-craft-. The Y.M.C.A. Patrols, “Tigers,” “Otters,” and “Eagles” indulged in despatch running when one man succeeded m getting through the defending cordon. A general parade of the Scouts will take place at the firehell to-night at 7.30, in order to march to His'Majesty’s Theatre to attend the Pathe picture exhibition. Writing of the late'Miss Sutherland, • whose death in Australia we chronicled -recently, a Melbourne paper lias the following local interest:—-The life or sustained usefulness in the service of others was foreshadowed in Miss Suther land’s earlier life in New Zealand. She may fittingly be described at a prototype of Florence Nightingale’s. There was one memorable incident in her life which corresponded in a degree to Miss Nightingale’s self-sacrificing labors during the Crimean war. 'On one occasion in'New Zealand, Miss Sutherland rode many weary miles on . horseback to a ■ lonely station to nurse a number of surveyors -and their assistants, who were dying of typhoid fever. The Mas■terton Hospital in New Zealand was founded by Miss Sutherland, and remains a standing monument to her deeds of charity in the Dominion. Commander Peary’s fame as an explorer is world-wide, but little is known of his personal attributes. Lieutenant Shae’ldeton, the hero of the Antarctic, is one of the few men in England who have been intimately associated with Commander Peary. “Peary is a splendid type of a man,” said Mr. Shack-, elton a few weeks ago. “He stayed with me at my house in Scotland alter his last expedition,'and I had, of course, an excellent opportunity of Judging his character. He is a charming man, quiet and Unassuming, and his heart was always in the work of Polar exploration. Oka tall and commanding figure—he is about 6ft in height—he gives one the impression of being absolutely self-reliant and hard of physique —just the sort of man who would accomplish anything, which, lie . had set hisself to do. He is fifty-three years old, but does not look his ago. His hair and moustache are light brown, liis eyes undimmed, and he walks as, erect and as steady as a man thirty years liis junior, and this in spite of the fact- that he lost eight of his toes iin one expedition. ■ _ Peary is a man of unquestioned integrity, and every word of liis may be relied upon.” In 1893 Peary took his wife with him on a two years’ expedition, and while he was within tlie Arctic Circle his daughter Marie, “the Snowball Baby,” was born. Twenty-fours after her birth the .Arctic day! gave way to the Arctic niglit, and the “Snowball Baby” lived the first six months of her life by lamp-light.

The following arc the Gisborne vital [ statistics for the month of October: j Births 49, deaths 6, and marriages 12. Carnival week had its complement of reckless merrymakers as usual and no fewer than eight defendants were called in the Police Court on Saturday to answer to charges arising out of the influence of over-indulgence in intoxicants. The Customs returns for the past ipontli show receipts amounting to .£3151 8s lOd, the various items being as follows: Spirits £l2lO Os lid, cigars and cigarettes £3lB 7s 10d, tobacco £539 17s 6ci, wine £B4 2s 7d, beer £lll 16s, goods by weight'£lo7 Os 4d, goods ad valorem £720 19s, other duties £59 4s Bd. The excise duty amounted to £123 19s ea: ■ Last week’s returns wore: Customs dues £663 12s, beer duty £3B 19s, light dues 8s 4d, and shipping fees 9s. Total £703 8s 4d. j It was an unlucky impulse that urged ; ,v drunken man to seek refuge in a de.tatchecl bathroom belonging to a member of the Gisborne police force on Friday night. When the officer went to wash ‘his hands before retiring for the night he stumbled over the slumbering form, and in the interests of bis bathroom and of tlie strayed reveller,, removed the latter to the station. The cost of the night’s lodgings was assessed by the Stipendiary! Magistrate at 12s in the Police Court on Saturday. Madame Melba has received from the King a new picture of His Majesty, in the uniform of a field-marshal of the English army. , Tlie portrait, which is about twenty inches high, is (says the Melbourne “Argus”) set in a magnificent frame of gold and silver, and has the autograph of King Edward, and the date, written lengthwise in the lower right-hand corner. The frame, which is of exquisite workmanship, is in tlie form of a lyre, and bears at the top the King’s cipher, “E.R.1.,” and under an embossed Imperial crown. A very good programme with liberal prize money, has been prepared for the A’ood-chopping and Sawing Carnival, to be held at Tiniroto on Friday, December 3rd. It comprises nine events, including a ladies’ handicap chop, a Maori handicap chop, the Tiniroto handicap chop, a 100 yards handicap, ami a high jump. Full particulars are advertised in this issue. Entries close with the secretary, Mr. J. S. Cooper, Tiniroto. on Monday, November 22nd. The handicaps will appeal on Saturday, November 27th, and acceptances are to close on Thursday, December 2nd. Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., gave judgment on Saturday in the case in which Carlisle Bouncy (Mr T. A. Coleman) sued H. W. H. Ingram (Mr. L. T. Barnard) for £l9, money due as balance of tlie cost of erecting a whare at Alangapnpa. His Worship said that lie had inspected the building, which struck him as being a most disgraceful piece of work to have come from the hands of a man calling himself a carpenter. The job, as one witness said, was simply a waste of material. Judgment was given for the defendant, with £3 11s costs. I-lis Honor Mr. Justice Cooper made the following order at Wellington on Tuesday last, in the estate of the late Win. Tomblcson, a petition for which was presented by Mr G. tStock at the last sittings of the Supreme Court at Gisborne: “Order sanctioned under section 98 of the Trustees Act, for the carrying on of tlie testators business of asheepfarmer, until further order of the Court, with liberty of the parties or any of them to apply. Also order under'’ section 91 of tlie Trustees Act to the trustees to borrow money for the development or improvement of the property, and also for order giving leave to trustees to mortgage the trust property to secure debts due to Dalcrety and Co. Costs of petition avscl incidental thereto to be paid out of the estate.” Money is being freely spent at Home to combat the Socialistic tendency, and not only men, but women also, are being specially trained for platform woik by° the Anti-Socialist Union and by private persons. Amongst the latter, Sir "William Bull has carried out a novel idea. He advertised in a London paper for eight ladies willing to undergo tram iim for speaking from platforms, ottering 30s per.week during the course of training, with an increase when they have qualified. The result > ottered Sir "William such a goodly choice that he finallv accepted ten ladies; and it is now intended to form a Wonfan s AntiSocialist Union. It is evident that if a oeneral election comes soon in the Homeland it will provide the greatest things in tlie way of contest that the Britisher has ever experienced. One a&teniioon recently, writes a correspondent to the “Bruce Herald, four children of Mr. Hughan’s and one of Mr. Pearson’s were paddling in the* sea at the mouth of a small bush-cov-ered creek near Quoin Point, Otago, when a large sea-lion came down the creek towards them, giving them a terrible fright, and causing them to climb up a precipitous, rocky bank, leaving their shoes and stockings behind. Luckily they came across Mr. Green; who had hoard an unusual noise, in the bush, for which lie could not account, and, after carefully reconnoitring, the coast was found to bo clear, the flipper marks showing that the lion had taken to the water. ’ldle children recovered their belongings and .were soon over their scare. A place was found where the huge beast had been having a siesta. The Auckland “Star” states that Neiv Zealand -will be visited at the end of this year by the first Buddhist monk who has ever visited this country. The Ven Bhikku U. Sasana-Dkaja is a well known English lecturer, who in 1902 visited every city and towm of any size in New Zealand, and gave illustrated lectures in the various halls and theatres, and also preached in many of the' leading churches. After covering Australia he visited Java, India, Bur--mail, etc., wliere he became deeply interested in Buddhism—that Eastern religion which to-day has five hundred million followers.® He was invited to join the Sanglia, and with much pomp and ceremony was admitted into the Noble Order of the Yellow and has been living for over twelve months in Ills own monastery among the mountains of Upper Burmah, 700 miles up the Irawaddy, striding Buddhism. It is announced in a despatch from Washington that the Navy Department has decided to test the use of Parsons turbines in .combination with reciprocating engines in warships. Parson’s turbines have never been used before in such a manner, and. if the tests ivliich are to be .made prove sue-' cessful, it is believed that the. combination of. the,two classes of engine will substantially improve the steaming powers of warships. ; The same .despatch states that the Westinghouse Company make the important announcement that they have succeeded in constructing an efficient turbine engine considerably lighter in weight than anything hitherto produced. They claim that the new turbine, while giving equal steaming efficiency, will reduce the cost of' the construction of fast steamers by ho less than £400,000, and if adopted for the new battleships will permit of 14-inch guns being carried.

The Co-operative Bakery Co.,L , have deckled to exercise the opt lol s der-tlieir agreement with Mi- ■_ jj Erskine, and to-day will. take over• the branches of bis business, tlcr henceforth, will bo carried o the name of the company. The following were the. exports roin the port of Gisborne during i Butter,'lOScwt.value cwt, value £2276, mutton. 00471) • 14,432., "i.e.. 7260 cwt, value |847(j >, frozen lanib, Go 6 , caicasc®, ■ , value £309; hides, 130, value skins (all kinds), 1560, value* £27 / , tai low, 71 tons, value £1249; wool, JM.IJ lbs, value £3lßl.