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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2659, 15 November 1909, Page 4

A list tof the polling booths for the Gisborne Hiding in the Cook County election is advertised in this issue.

Last week’s Customs returns follows: —Customs’ duties, £912 9s 7d ; Primage £8.15.2d; light dues £4 13s 9d ; Total £924 IJs Id. The Telegraph Department reported last evening that the cable between Puerto Plata and Martinique was interrupted. Tenders will be received at the Cook County Council office till 2 p.m. on Wednesday, November 24tb, for tlie supply of dog collars for the year 191.0.

A meeting of the No-License League is to be held at St. Andrew’s Schoolroom this evening at 8 o’clock. Important business is to bo transacted, and a full attendance is requested. The Gisborne branch' of the Navy League desires to thank all those who in anv way assisted at the lecture given on Wednesday last by Air. C. W. Palmer.

Mr. C. J. Packer will address the electors of Cook County at Waerenga-a-hika Hall at 8 n.m. to-day, and at the Makaraka Hall at 8 p.m. to-mor~ row (Tuesday). He advertises an address to the electors in this issue. 'His Worship the Mayor (Air AY. D. Lysnar) left for Auckland on Saturday morning. He afterwards proceeds to Wellington via the Alain Trunk line and returns to Gisborne on next Saturday morning. In a letter to the Greymouth “Evening Star.” Air C'has. Heath states that this is the worst season for whitebait during the If) years that be has been in tho canning business. From October 9 to 23 last year lie paid for fish £295. This year, ‘during the same period, he has paid only £45. A concert is to be held on AYodnesdey next in the Haiti School, the proceeds of which are in aid of the scnool grounds improvement fund. A good programme lias been arranged, and a large attendance is expected. The price of admission is to be one shilling, children being admitted at half-price. The following passengers were booked to leave Gisborne by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches to-morrow: —Alessrs Morrell and Sharpin (Tor Whangara), Mr. and Airs. J. Beach and child (Tologa). Messrs Brown (Turehau), AlcMillan and Airs Roytliorne (Tokomaru), Mr. AlcDonald (Waipiro), Airs. Poulton fMorere). Airs. Alayner (Wairoa), Aliss Riddell (Taruni), and Airs. Wells Tiniroto).

Air. James Clirisp, who has for some days been suffering severely from an old injury to his head, was yesterday oiternoou removed to Nurse Wheeler‘s hosnital. Wliataupoko. Some years ago Afr. Clirisp was kicked on the liead by a horse, and it has been ever since a constantly recurring trouble. Inquiries at the hospital last night elicited the information that Air. Clirisp was still in a very critical condition. The Kia Ora Dairy Company met on Saturday in consultation with Air. W. 11. Singleton, Dairy Commissioner, to discuss the appointment of the butter grader for Gisborne and the arrangements that will bo adopted under the new system. The newly appointed official. Air. Hansen, will arrive in Gisborne within a fortnight for the completion of the necessary local arrangements. Air. Singleton left for the South yesterday.

Ia consequence, of complaints regarding scantily clothed bathers on the beach. Sergeant- Hutton and Constable Mooro went down yesterday morning, and as a consequence of the visit several men were warned to provide themselves with proper costumes, and others were spoken to regarding dressing and tindressing on the.' bank away from tho bathing shed. In the event of these warnings not being taken hoed of, proceedings will be taken against the offenders.

The s.s. Atua, which arrived at Auckland from Sydney, via the Islands, last week brought further particulars regarding the steamer South Australian, which grounded on a reef at Wallis Island on October G, and was subsequently refloated. The news of the stranding of the South Australian was brought to Levuka by the second officer, in a cutter of five tons, on October 22, the purser, third engineer, and the bo’sun .accompanying him. Arrangements were at once made to send assistance, and a German nian-o’-war which was then in port at Levuka, left for the scene of the disaster, about 200 miles .north-east of the Fiji Group. It was at first intended to despatch the Atua to render assistance to the South Australian, but after consideration, the underwriters decided that this was unnecessary. The latter vessel then resumed her voyage to Auckland. The cutter covered the distance from Wallis Island to Levuka in the smart time of five days. ( Holy Trinity Church, was the scene of festival services yesterday in connection with the re-opening of the building after renovation and repairs. The first service was a celebration of the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m., the Archdeacon of Waiapu being celebrant. The vicar of Gisborne, the Rev. L. Dawson Thomas, officiated at 11 a.m. and / p.m., occupying the pulpit oil both occasions. Taking as his text, Ezra IX. chapter and 9th verse, “Set up the house of our God,” the vicar stated that in this utilitarian age sacred as well as secular things were placed under the hot rays of criticism. - “What good is the Church doing?” the critic asks. “Jf we have a clear grip of our mission wo need have no fear of criticism, rather we welcome- it.” Proceeding, the vicar set forth tilio mission of the Church, sho was to be a witness to the spiritual, to remind men of higher tilings. ■ In the evening 4 the vicar took as a text “All the building fitly framed together groweth” (Ephesians 11., 21), and dealt with the elements of parochial progress. “As we meet in this building newly adorned, we cannot blit think of those now sleeping in God's acre whose faith erected this building. Wo sometimes wonder why the- wheels of the Church drag‘heavily. Is it not that, .we are slow to realise that we are one great brotherhood? Society is split up into so many warring camps, and between them runs tho bottomless abyss.” The congregations at all the services were large, particularly in the evening, when tho church was crowded, a noticeable feature being the large number of men. The collections during the day were in aid of the general renovation fund, .and totalled between forty and fifty pounds. The singing at the services was very h-eartv, a largo choir leading and Mr. Sidebottom acting as organist. The vicar announced that tho annual flower services would be held next Sunday.

A first offender was fined £2, inclusive of costs, on Saturday, for bew„ drunk while in charge of a horse ana vehicle.

A surplus of £ls 10s 6d out of contributions at the Old Settlers P K , I ''° last week has been given to the Alat-i----uity Home and children’s creche funds.

Saturday night was one of tho quietest, experienced. Gisborne for some time, and not a single arrest for drunkenness was effected.

The committee of the old picnic return, thanks to all persons who gave donations in money or land, and also to the townspeople generally who helped to make the picnic a success. An innovation at the annual show of the Taranaki Agricultural Society this year will be a parade of motor cars, which will take- place immediately alter the grand parade of cattle. Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., leaves for Wairoa to-day to conduct the periodical sittings of the Alagistrate’s Court there. There at least 103 cases set down for hearing.

The St. Andrew’s Ladies’ Guild intend to hold a garden "arty, sale or work, and moonlight concert in Aliss Alorice’s grounds. Childers Road, on Thursday, November 25th. At the Gisborne Police Court on Saturday John Weldon was fined £1 and 2s costs or 4 days’ for having been found drunk after having been previously convicted of drunkenness within the past six months. The Past Grands of the Loyal Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F., ALU , have challenged the members or the lodge to a card tournament, which will bo held at the lodge-room, Childers Road, to-night.

In connection with the Cook County election, the Hon. Captain Tucker advertises an address to the electors of the Gisborne Riding in this issue. Captain Tucker will address the electors at the Alataw'hero Hall at 7.30 p.m. today, and at the Ormoiul Hall at 7.30 p.m. to-morrow (Tuesday).

Ail old resident of Patutahi made a generous donation to the Townley Alaternitv Home on Saturday m the form of a handsome silver afternoon-tea tray, valued at £lO 10s. The name of the first baby born in the Home is to be inscribed on the tray, and Air W. F. Crawford has kindly offered to photograph on the tray the first little sti anger to arrive at the Home. The dressing slicds at the Vaikanao beach, crc-cted by the Borough Council, are in a disgracefully dirty condition, and bathers are literally between the devil and the deep sea. They complain that they cannot make use of me shed in its present condition, andi at the same time fear to do otherwise on account of the possibility or prococoings being taken against them.

The Rev. L. Dawson Thomas, preaching in Holy Trinity Church yesterday evening, remarked “The present strike in Australia, whether the workers were right or wrong, is a reproach to the Christian spirit of these new lands. If all men were brothers, there should be no room for industrial crises.” Tlie speaker quoted a fine passage from Emerson, in which he asserts that "the power , of. love as the basis of a State has never vet been tried."’

Speaking in Holy Trinity Church last evening, the Rev. L. Dawson Thomas dealt very strongly with the duty which all owe to the young. “Wo may differ as to what a child should he taught, " lie said, “but we unite surely In holding that every young person be taught the beauty of purity and the disgrace of wrong-doing.” He dealt in scathing terms with the custom of allowing young people to patrol the streets after dark. “Thus it is,” he said, “our young people may wreck their lives.”

The Sunday School anniversary was celebrated, Mthodist Church yesterday, there being special music and choral items at all the services. The Rev. J. A. Lochore preached in the morning on “Palm Tree Christians,"' and in the evening on the “Mission of the* Child.” In the afternoon an address was given by the Rev. W. Lamb. At the morning service certificates in connection with the Sunday School Union were distributed to several children. The special singing will be reneated at the evening service next Sunday. A beautiful cave exists near Utiku (says tbo Wanganui “Herald”), with many fine stalactites and stalagmites, which in several instances have united to form columns. Through the cave runs a tributary of the Rangitikei River. The scenery surrounding this natural wonder is very beautiful, and the place so impressed Mr G. R. Marriner, of the Wanganui Museum, that he brought the matter of.its preservation before the Taihape Borough Council. The Council has communicated with Mr Marriner asking for full information, with a view to bringing the matter under the notice of the Scenery Preservation Board. Vandals without any appreciation of natural beauty have already damaged some of the beautiful limestone formations in the cave. . . ,

Speaking at the Baptist Tabernacle last evening, the Rev. W. Lamb spoke strongly against the action of the Government in adopting the principle of military training. Ho protested aga : insf any person who is opposed on principle to war of any kind being compelled to train for war. Moreover, the new scheme would cost a great- deal of money, and most of this would come from the pockets of the poor man. The rev. gentleman stated that he felt so strongly on the subject that if such an edict was in force when his son grew up he would not let him undergo military training, but would himself go to gaol rather than agree to his being made a soldier against his will. Mr. Lamb also attacked tho Government on its land proposals, which he contended were not in the general interests of tile community.