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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2664, 20 November 1909, Page 4

Shipping intelligence in. this morning’s issue will be found on page 3. Mr. H. E. Hill, J.P., took his seat on the Gisborne Bench for the first time yesterday. It was mentioned at the executive meeting of the Chamber of Commerce yesterday that £18,539 worth of butter was exported from Gisborne last year. The lawsuit- in Wellington regarding the Tawhareparae leases was heard by Mr. Justice Sim. His judgment is expected in about a fortnight’s time.

In connection with- the Y.M.C.A. world-wide week of prayer for young men, the Rev. W. Grant will give a special address to men in St. Andrew’s Church to-morrow evening, the subject being “A Man or a Thing.” George Shute, of New Jersey, has just been bound over under a £25 penalty for kissing his wife against her will, says the “New York Herald.” Justice Ware warned the man not to kiss his wife again without first obtaining her consent. • The Rev. W. Lamb at tlie Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow morning wdl have for His subject“ Christ’s Blesseds.” In the evening lie will preach a special sermon for young men, when his subject will be, “Wanted—A few Strong Men.” There will be a duet, singing by the male choir, and an anthem. The maize crops in the surounding country district are said to be suffering somewhat- severely from the ravages of slugs and minahs. Pheasants also are making their presence lelt in the gardens, and a settlor from Waerenga-a-liika told a “Times” reporter yesterday that he had lost four long rows of peas in two mornings by the unwelcome attention of these birds.

“So far as a jury is concerned,” said Mr Myers, addressing “twelve good men and true” at Wellington, “drunkenness is no palliation ’for crime. If it were, then, gentlemen, New Zealand would be a pretty sorry place to live in. Anyone who has had much to do with courts must know that drunkenness is the cause of prettv well 75 per cent, of -the crime which has to be investigated in our country.’ ’

The Y.M.C.A. have been holding special devotional meetings during the week in connection with the annual week of prayer observed by all Associations throughout the world. Tomorrow afternoon a meeting for men will be held at 4 o’clock, to be addressed by the Rev. F. W. Chatterton, and in each of the churches the evening service will be specially for young men. In large centres “Young Men's Sunday” is a recognised feature each year, and an endeavor will be niado to have this observed annually in Gisborne. Part- of a- totara tree cut by stone implements, which was discovered on the Ivapuarangi Block, in the Gisborne district, has been conveyed to Wellington and placed in the Dominion .museum. The - tree is known to one section of the natives as the tree of To :Rai WihakaTuaki. . Another section. ,say v that the felled tree was the work of the Ngaitai some seven generations ago. The tree wa.s felled with the intention of making it into a canoe, but the canoe was not finished, because the builder was killed. Mr. Ngata is of opinion that the mail who started the canoe lived in the stone ago/ The block preserved is stated to be the only specimen of the kind in any museum. Many and varied suggestions are being received by the New South Wales Defence Department in connection with the reward of £5000,, offered for an airship complying with the conditions laid down by the Department. One man declares that a certain problem in Euclid solves" the question perfectly, while another writes that “after long and careful study” he has come to the conclusion that" a vessel in the shaipe of a grasshopper would meet the requirements. With the idea he enclosed a strange-looking diagram, which in no way resembled a grasshojiper. Almost every kind of bird has been suggested a.s a type for machines. The Minister for Defence says that none of them “exactly suit.” There is living in Christiania (the “Morning Post” states) a. gentleman* ; who is 'reported" to' haVe solved an important technical problem which is familiar to electricians, and which occupied Mr Edison’s attention for' years. He claims to have invented a dry electric accumulator, which is at once choa(p and easy of construction, and the weight "of which is little more than 241 b. This accumulator has a capacity of 1.60 volts, Vand is capable of working a machine requiring one-quarter horse- , power. A.n . -ordinary accumulator of the .same efficiency, weighs not much under lcwt. Theinventor hopes to increase the power of liis, apparatus to 100 volts, with a corresponding increase in its efficiency. As to duration, the experts express tlie highest interest in the invention, which, if satisfactory in this respect, may mark an epoch in tlie development of electric locomotion, and in the practical distribution off electric force. Patents have been applied for in several countries. The inventor is of Gorman origin, and was formerly a teacher of music.

Weather permitting, the ' Gisborne City Band willj'play on the Trafalgar, Rotunda at 3 o’clock to-morrow afternoon. By advertisement in this issue Mr. T. Jex-Blake thanks the electors who voted for him at the County Council jh)!1 on Wednesday last. The cost of installing a telephonic communication between Auckland and Rotorua is estimated at £7OOO, the annual interest and working expenses at £I.OOO, and the revenue at £3OO a year. A meeting will be held in St. Luke’s Church. Waerenga-a-hika, at 7.30 p.m. on Wednesday next, November 24tr., of all those interested in the Wneronga-a-liika fete. Ladies are specially invited to attend. A general meeting of members of the Poverty Bay and East Const Sheepiarmers’ Union, and all others interested, will be held in the Fadmers’ Union rooms at 3 p.m. on Saturday, December 4th, to elect officers and committee and auopt rules. The Provisional Committee is to meet at 2.30 p.m. A delightful child story, which has ihe merit of being true, reaches us from one of the local kindergarten schools. On the afternoon of Monday, Bth hist., the principal, on dismissing the little ones, told them they would enjoy a whole holiday the next day in honor of the King's birthday. Judge of her amazement when a democratic little tot ol : four or five observed, “Now, that’s strange, for wo never received an invitation at our house t;> the party !”—“Dannovirke News.” The annual examinations comprising Civil Service junior competitive—including Education Board senior .scholarship—Cvil Service non-competitive or intermediate examination for senior free places, first examination of pupil teachers, and the November examination in drawing only, commence to-day, at 10 a.m. The examinations will he held in Whinray’s Hall, under the supervision of Mr. Yvm. Morgan, who "ill be assisted by Miss M. Beere. Fortynine entries have been received for the different-' examinations. The prospects of our export tiade for the 1900-10 season (says the New Zealand “Review”) are extremely satisfactory. The wool clip and the output of dairv Jproduce promise to be heavv bevoiul anv previous record, and of excellent quality, while favorable markets seem to be assured. The improvement in the London meat market is also an encouraging feature, and there is everv prospect of a profitable •export of grain. The season is very forward, and the realisation of our products must soon place the finances of the Dominion in as good a position as they occupied at any previous iperiod. One of the Latest novels received in Gisborne is Mr. Robert TV. new work, “The Special Messenger. The bool;, winch is quite up to the standard of this well-known author s previous stories, deals with the thril.irig adventures of a girl spy during the progress of the American Civil War. J.t is brightly written, brimful of interesting incidents, and there is not a dull page from beginning to end. The book has sold well during the short time it has been in Gisborne,_ but a few copies are still to be obtained at Mr. Thomas Adams, bookseller, Gladstone Road. In the handbook for the Dominion Boy Scouts —a revision of General S.r R. Baden-Powoll’s “Scouting for Boys” —issued bv Major Cossgrove, Dominion Scout Master, a Maori “liaka” is inserted in place of the “rally” in the English book. \\ lien a copy of Maior Cossgrove’s book was received in Gisborne, it was referred to the Principal and students of Te Rau Maori College, in order to ascertain the correct rendering. They suggested a few corrections, which were forwarded to Major Cossgrove, who, in a letter to the local committee, states that ho will embody them in tlie next issue of bis handbook. Ho expressed his thanks for the corrections. For the last couiple of years (says the “Melbourne Age”) the Victorian authorities have had under offer in a general sort of way the whole of the property owned by Sir Rupert Clarice in the vicinity of Melbourne. These properties cover nearly 100 square miles, and include the Red Rock and Bolinda Vale Estates. Ministers have been given to understand in the past that the owner would take about £750,000 for the whole area. The Close r Settlement- Board, supported by Sir Thomas Bent’s Ministry, decided against the proposal last -ear. The Premier (Mr Murray) says that lie believes no new offer has been made to the State on behalf of Sir Rupert Clarke, though the Government lias always known that the -properties c-ouict be purchased for closer settlement purposes if it were desired. The annual flower services will be held in Holy Trinity Church to-mor-row —the last Sunday in the Church vear. There will be celebrations of .the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.m- and at mid-day'. Choral morning prayer with anthem and sermon will begin at 11 o’clock. Jn the afternoon at 2.45 the vicar will conduct a children’s floral offering service. All young people throughout the district are heartily invited, and are asked to bring bunches of flowers, which will he offered during the service. Parents and adults generally are also invited. Choral evensong with anthem and 'sermon will be held at 7 o’clock, the preacher being the Rev. P. W. Chatterton. The children attending the Kaiti Sunday School are holding a flower service at 2.45 tomorrow. The church wall bo decorated this afternoon at 3 o’clock. The vicar invites offerings of white flowers and greenery. Personal help in dooonating is also invited. A young New Zealander of the name of Stewart proved himself one too many for a gang of London confidence men recently. He was strolling through the National Gallery when a stranger, welldressed and most- affable, got into conversation with him about the pictures, and mentioned in a casual sort of way, that he, too, came from “down under.” The upshot of the meeting was that the stranger invited the New Zealander to lunch next day. Although he was already suspicious of the affable one, Mr Stewart , .thought .he --- would - see if through. So he went to lunch, -acl was entertained with a story of how one of the stranger’s “pals” was going into partnership with a well-known Wellington business man, Mr Kennedy MacDonald, in the purchase of a sheelp run for £20,000. “How many acres?” asked Mr Stewart. “Fifty,” 'replied the stranger I “And how many sheep to the acre will the land carry ?” “Oh, about four.” “This is all most interesting,” remarked the New Zealander, who found it difficult t-o keep a slraigni face over-this story of a 50-aere sheep run for £20,000. Just then the inevitable second man arrived, with a wonderful story of a, horse that was absolutely certain to win at odds of ten to one that afternoon. The New Zealander was invited to put some money on. He said lie would go to his hotel for his cheque book and return in an hour, and they arranged to meet accordingly. But he had had quite enough for them, and very wisely he never went back.

There will be a matinee; this after noon at 2.30 p.m. for the Rathe Ikture.s, with, a complete change of programme. The £mce Committee in connection with the City .Band’s art, ouno and industrial exhibition, Messrs J. G. Shierlavv, and W. Webb, specially request intending exhibitois to range for their space, etc., at once. The composition to he played in the junior pianoforte solo competition n connection with the City Band ait a curio exhibition, is Kuhlmi s Sonatina No. 1 in C, Opus 55. Intending competitors are requested to see that tney enter under the correct opus mimbei (55), as there is another Sonatina w C under another onus number. An important notice to students ol technical classes and others interests in the technological examinations ox the City and Guilds of London Institute and the science and art examinations of the Board of Education, bourii Kensington, to be held in New Zealand next year, is published in the advci rising columns of this issue. ' Of ready wit, the Archbishop of Canterbury is. a great example. He was <roin<' in with a number ol otiiei men”to luncheon after soino great ecclesiastical function, when an unctuous dignitary observed —“Now to put bridle on our appetites! Qiucx as lh'htin" the Archbishop retorted saj rather, now to put a bit between your teeth.” Given fine weather, the garden party and sale of work which is being promoted by tlie ladies of St. Andrew's bund on Thursday next promises to be most successful. All sorts of articles, use u and ornamental, will be on sale, and sanies and competitions of various kinds are to be conducted during the afternoon. A concert will l)o he..d in the evening, and the City Band -’.as promised to play both afternoon and evening. Children, if accompanied by their parents or guardians, will be admitted free in the afternoon. The annual meetings of the Cook anil Waikolm County Councils will be held on Wednesday next, when the chairman of each body, for the year, will lie elected. At the meeting of the former body the following notices of motion, amongst other business, will come up for consideration : By Cr. Boland, —“That all councillors coming from a distance be paid their actual travelling expenses;” bv Cr. Matthews —“That the sum of £IOO be spent in metalling on the Mangapapa Valley Road;” and “That the sum of £250 be snont on forming and metalling part of the Riverside Road.” Rivalry on the part of ians as to the pride of place of the ca : pital city resulted in a humorous incident last week. Two Aucklanders were discussing, in the supper room of a Wellington hotel, tlie advantage to their city by the P. and O. steamers making Auckland their port of call, when a prominent Wellingtonian, wiio had. judging by his husky tones, evidently been dining out, interposed that “Auckland was a suburb or Wellington.” “Yes,” was the retort, “it is so dreadfully windy in town that we have to lire in the suburbs.” “You’re all drunk,” replied the' Southern man, as lie rose and left the room, and the flowerpots on the balcony could be plainly heard being blown along the promenade. The Dunedin “Star” trusts “that this is the last occasion on which we shall be constrained to animadvert Upon the failure of the New Zealand Government to recommend another distinguished Dunedin citizen to the Sovereign’s notice. We refer, of course, to Mr Justice Williams, tlie doyen of the Australasian Bench, who, by 'the way, is about to celebrate the jubilee or his - admission to the English Bar. Only the other day, in connection with his retirement from the University Chancellorship, we recounted some of the judge’s high qualities and services, and we shall not indulge in repetition today: but we tell Sir Joseph Ward plain-., ly' that the persistent- inaction provokes sharp and unpleasantly suggestive criticism from one end of the Dominion to the other.” In conversation with a “Times” representative yesterday, Mr. J. S. Cooper, secretary of tlie Wood Chopping- and Sawing Carnival to be held at Tiniroto, on Friday, December 3rd., stated-that arrangements for the carnival were well forward, and it. was confidently anticipated that the meeting would be far the most successful ever held in the district. Outside entries from crack athletes and axemen have been received, and some splendid contests should be witnessed. Entries for the Novice Chop. 100yds. Handicap, singlehand Saw Handicap, Maori Handicap Chop, Tiniroto Handicap Chop, Doublehanded Sawing, and Ladies’ Handies]! Chop close with the secretary on Monday night, 22nd inst. “Cooper, Tiniroto,”' is the telegraph address' of' the secretary.. - 'The following from the Lyttelton “Times” refers -to iwo lads who are not unknown in Gisborne:—lt would seem that New Zealand is on the eve -of a golden age, for even-the street' mendicants now spend their “working hours” in comparative ease. For some time past the city has been visited from timo to time by two or three crippled boys who resorted to the playing of whistles as a means of gaining a livelihood. Two of them now seemed to have formed a partnership, and each evening they take their stand in a nns.v corner of Cathedral Square, spread out a piece of canvas upon which to sit and to receive the pennies of sympathetic people, and arrange a small acetylene lighting apparatus. Their hand trollies form convenient seats, and the appearance of the stand suggests that, after all, the life of an afflicted mendicant lias some degree of pleasure in it.. The jewellery and other valuables which the military authorities have collected from the ruins at Messina, and for -which no claimants can be found, are estimated to he \yorth £4,000,000 (writes the Rome correspondent of the ’“Daily Express”). This vast collection of riches is heaped up in the subterranean vaults of the citadel and in wooden shelters, and is entrusted entirely to the honesty of four officers, Wlfiy have not even'sufficient soldiers to guard the shelters. In one of these shelters the soldiers have constructed rough shelves, on which diamonds and gold are (piled in the most extraordinary manner. A small cardboard box, the size of a matchbox, contains a necklace of pearls valued at over £4,000; between an-old pair of boots and a pair of oars there is a simple-enve-lope containing State bonds of 000 made out to bearer. In another 'small wooden box lies a diamond solewire, worth a fortune, which -was registered by the soldiers as a- white stone. Further on, a petroleum can contains gold cpins amounting to £2OOO. There are also safes innumerable filled with hundreds ol gold watches, rings, chains, bracelets, ear-, pocket-books, and treasures o.t all ’sorts. All these riches have been found in the superficial excavations carried on up to the present, while the wealthiest part of the town —the first and second floors and the cellars —is still untouched..

The Murnviii ltacing Club holding « meeting on January 3. «*»• .-"-nasaA*., 3 p - m: ’ or_ iiioml; 7 p.m-. Makaraka. ii nft of the t/OOn. ing’ Bathurst burr a uoaious ««1 will come up for confirmation. The following ipasscngers arrived by v -fktone and Sons’ coaches yesSay- MrSp«n.j from Tiniroto, M«*r» Wnteon am. Johnson; from Morore. .Mrs. u I . The next meeting of x;he Harbor rts telegraphed to Mr, J : WWitty secretary of the Board, intimating his intention of coming up Hum Wellington for the meeting. On the following Sunday evening both ho and Captain Tucker will return to Wellington to their Parliamentary duties. In the Police Court, yesterday, before the Hon. Captain Tucker and H. E Hill. Harrv Hayden, alias \ ivian. charged with having been found drunk in Bright Street on Jhiirsdav afternoon. He was fined os and costs or 24 hours’. Punnihia Je Eke, for having been found drunk after a previous conviction within six months, was fined £1 and costs or 4 da vs . A first offender was fined 5s and costs for drunkenness and on a. charge of furious driving was fined £1 and costs. Although Sir Joseph Ward was pressed to give some opinion as to the probable length of the present session, he declined to sav anything in that direction “Members,” he went as far as to say. however, “are all working very well, and although there are very important proposals to be dealt with by Parliament, I have no intention of attempting to force things, because I recognise that there is sufficient time for all the consideration that is necessary. I expect to find at the end of the session a number of proposals submitted to have become law.” The active building of new residence's is not confined t-o the suburbs alone, says the Wanganui “Herald,” there being quite a number going up in the parent borough, it occasions regret, however, to see the semi-detached house gaining a footing in Wanganui. The semi-detached house opens the way for the terrace of houses, and many terraces shut out air and light, and tend to create slums. There has often been talk of a minimum area in respect of all land on which residences .stand. So far it lias been nothing but talk; perhaps some day Parliament will pass a law which will soon become as necessary as it is now desirable. Had such a law been in operation, many localities in Wellington and other of the big cities which are a disgrace to a young country, would never have become the overcrowded places they are. In order to carry out the suggestion of the Lalnir Department to the effect that it is desirable that unionists should be able to produce to employers some sort of certificate showing that they are employees in connection with, the preference to unionists clauses. the Plasterers’ Union of Christchurch has decided to adopt a system whereby each quarter a ticket will be issued to each member, which will show that he is financial. In size these tickets will be about 2in by and'a'number indicating which quarter the ticket has been issued for will be printed in different colors as a guide to employers. It will be notified in the daily newspapers the -color adopted fo the current quarter. The system is one that has been successfully operated by labor unions in the United States ar.d Canada. The first parade of the newly-formed troop of the Hurumua Mounted Rifles at Hangaroa took place last week, and there was a full' muster of members. The troop was exercised in various movements on foot and mounted. Lieutenant Small expressed himself pleased with the way in which the members had progressed in their drill. Hangaroa was fortunate t-o have many volunteers who had gone through the work before. The members propose opening their new range on Mr. Hollywood’s property on the first Saturday in December.' Trophies and money prizes will be fired for. and it is proposed that the ladies of the district shall entertain the troop on the opening date. A week-end camp will be held on November 27th, when recruit drill and outpost work, together with lectures, will be gone through bv the members of the Tiniroto and Hangaroa troops. Tliere are still a few vacancies for recruits, and, intending members are asked to attend at camp and be sworn in as members, of the squadron. The “Palmerston and Waikouaiti. 'Times” gives an amusing account of an -experience enjoyed by a farmer, who was persuaded by a stock agent to take a ride upon a motor-cycle. From a running start the stock agent pulled a ' lever, and the-machine literally “jump--ed” for Dunback at the rate of forty miles an hour. The farmer’s nature being naturally opposed to speed of any kind, revolted at forty miles an hour, and he made frantic endeavors to stop the machine. He turned every handle and pulled every lever, but. each manipulation appeared to increase the speed. At last, having travelled some three miles in about an equal number of minutes, his mind became as a clean slate. For an instant- he poised hfinself on the pedals, emitted a frantic yell, and threw himself into a gorso bush, where he remained until rescued by the stock agent, who arrived on the scene about an hour later. In referring to the incident,- the stock agentadmits that it 'would not he advisable for him to approach the farmer for his wool clip this season. The House of Representatives was provided with a little mild amusementlast week during the -consideration of the Hospitals Bill in committee. It is in accordance with the method of procedure that a member desiring to attract the attention of the chairman while a division is in progress shall do so by sitting in his seat with his hat upon ' his head. Last week the member for Auckland West was called upon to act as a teller for the Ayes, but wanted to call the chairman’s attention to the fact that he was not voting with the Ayes. “Put on your hat,” called members, and Mr Poole, who sits behind Mr Glover, seized a. black “bowler,’.’ and placed'it- on the bead of the member for Auckland Com . traL. That. gentleman, did not. understand tlie: rules of committee debate, and resented the friendly services of the member for Auckland West. “Put on vour. hat,” again urged members amidst some laughter, and fin.-.ily Mr Glover submitted to Mr Poole’s endeavors. Unfortunately, however, the hat was not the property of the member in question, ''and evidently belonged to someone with a head of a much larger size. The bowler slipped right down over Mr Glover's ears, and the House laughed heartily as he struggled with tho headgear, and held it in both hands above liis head, while he made his .point clear to the chairman.

•Particulars of tlie borough loan proposals are published in the advertising columns of this issue. ■, . Householders are reminded that owing to repairing work on the pipe dine :it is probable that the water supply may be cut olf for several hours to-day. /illis Worship the Mayor (Mr. W. D. vrysnar) -accompanied by Mrs. Lysnar returns to Gisborne- this morning after an absence of a week in Auckland and Wellington.

The of fish in the bay continues to be plentiful, and the fishing boats are d-aily obtaining satisfactory catches. A young man angling from the end of the groyne yesterday after-, noon succeeded in catching two fine snapper in the space of about fifteen minutes.

At- the Methodist Church to-morrow, the singing specially prepared for the Sunday School anniversary services last Sunday will be repeated. In the absence of the Rev. J. A. Lochorc at the district Synod, the morning service will be conducted by Mr. W. Frazer, and the preacher in the evening is Mr. C. It. Webster.

Cr. Collins has tabled the following notices of motion for consideration at next meeting of the Borough Council—(l) That jprior to the submission of the loan proposals to a referendum, the Council shall be made aware of the proportion of the annual appropriation of loan money that is to be devoted to the various works authorised. (2) In the interests of the Borough of Gisborne, this Council shall, without delay, make the appointment of an engineer to the borough available, and call for applications for the same. The following letter has been received by Mr J. Vigor Brown, M.P., from tlie Minister for Agriculture:—“Regarding the butter grader - , the department reports that it would not be possible to place both districts under one grader, and that, as the Hawke’s Bay district did not justify a grader at present, the grader was allocated to Gisborne. I am, however,. inqui. >ug again regarding periodical visits of the Gisborne grader to Hawke’s Bay.'-’ Mr Brown intends making further roj" esentation to the Minister (says the “Hawke,’s Bay <Herald”).

The Akaroa “Mail” states that the well-known “Napoleon Bonaparte” willow, planted by the late. Mr F. Lellievre, sen., in a property now occupied by Mr Jacobsen, was finally uprooted {.luring the recent rough weather. Lellievre landed at St. Helena in a whaling ship, on which he was cooper, and took three slips from the willow at Longwood, where the great general Avas buried. He landed at Akaroa in 1537, and planted his three slips where the old willow has just fallen. One -died, and one Avas afterwards transplanted to German Bay, where it died some years ago. Many slips have been taken from the last of the tree.

Dr. 1). Hastings Young last night delivered his third lecture on “Infant Feedin rr ” to a good attendance of ladies at the "Masonic Hall. After answering :i few questions regarding the preparation of humanised milk, the lecturer outlined the quantities to be ™ M! various strengths used, and the hours -of feeding from birth onwards until 0 months. He also gave feeding tables for children from 9 .months t-o two A'oars of age. He animadverted strongly on the use of patent foods and condoused milks, and pointed out that the. mse of the long tube on feeding bottles and dummy “teats” were made illegal in France by Act of v Parliament, Q-Pd .should be so in and enlightened Now Zealand. He also dealt with -the danger of overfeeding, irregular ’feeding, and erratic feeding, and pointed out the advisability of feeding infants and young children at stated m--torvals by the clock.