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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2671, 29 November 1909, Page 4

A pair of inebriates, first offenders, will be before the Court this morning. The annual general mooting of the Gisborne Chambers of Commerce will be held in Clare’s Buildings at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday next, December 2nd. A special meeting of the Civil Service and Citizens’ Co-operative Bakery Co. will be held in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Grey Street, at 8 p.in. to-day. I In view of the inadequate lighting facilities at-the' Garrison Hall for the. coming Art and Curio Exhibition, the Gas Company have' replaced the oneinch main by one of three inches. A special meeting of the Gisborne No-License League is to bo held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom at 8 p.m. to-day. The Executive is to meet in the same place at 7 p.m. ’Tlie Government has accented the tenders of Messrs J. It. Redstone and Sons for the Gisborno-Tinimto-Wairoa, Gisborne-Dlorere-Wairoa, and .CisborneToioga Bav-Wainiro mail services for a period of. three years. Meetings of committees in connection with the forthcoming Art and Curio Exhibition are to be held this evening at 7.30 and 8.30. A full attendance is requested, as matters are now coining to a head. A total eclipse of the moon began at 7.30 on Saturday evening, and passed off after 1) p.m. Owing to the cloudy sky 7 the fact was not very apparent, and many eyes eager to see the eclipse were disappointed. The Mayor lias telegraphed to the Hon. It. McKenzie, Minister for Mines, seeking permission for I)r. Bell, Director of Geological Surveys, who arrived i;i Gisborne last night, to make a geological examination of Haiti Hill with a view of ascertaining its suitability for the locaton of a water storage reservoirIn the Manga papa- School to-iriorrow evening, the Rev. F. W. Chatterton will give an address, illustrated by a series of colored lantern slides, on Japanese life and scenery. Musical items will also he given. The proceeds are to he in aid of the Mangapapa Church of England building fund. The following telegram has been received by His Worship the Mayor. Mr. W. D. Lvsnar, from the Hon. A. Millar, Minister of Railways:—“Your telegram with reference to the proposed new railway time-table received. The time-table has been printed, and I regret that no alteration can now be made. Hie now proposals must be given a fair trial.” The following is a return of the trade of the port of Gisborne for October last:—lmports :> Timber 571.881 ft. posts 2252, • fire bricks 23.660, lime 1G tons, cement 990 bags, coal 9G5 tons, horses and cattle 33, sheep 23, coastal wool 42 halos, grass-seed 320 sacks, potatoes 1780 sacks, oats 1963 sacks, chaff 1302 sacks, wheat 65 sacks, malt 120 sack*, ground pollard 183 sacks, flour 106 tons, sugar 01 tons, salt 52 tons, kerosene and" benzine 890 cases, fruit o 3 tons, beer and stout 62 hogsheads. 245 cases, 17 klderkins, 15 barrels, wine 3 tons (measurement), spirits 18J tons (measurement), motor car 1, wire 53 tons, miscellaneous 1582 tons. F-x-. ports’: Butter 1158 boxes, meat sundries S tons scwt. preserved meats 120 cases, bides 653. sheepskins 170, wool 6 hales, sheep 9. horses 9. grass-seed 17 sacks, maize 1291 socks, barley 3 sacks, fruit ] ton (measurement), motor-car 1, miscellaneous 36S tons measurement. There was a large attendance at His Majesty’s Theatre on Saturday afternoon, when Mr. M. H. Strachan’s Ivowhai estate, 6571 acres, at Waimata, subdivided into nine blocks, ranging from 340 acres to 1280 acres, was submitted to auction by Messrs C. B. Hoadley and Co. in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. The usual conditions were read by Mr. J. W. Bright. The auctioneer was Dir. C. B. Hoadley, who announced that it was a genuine sale, as Dir. Strachan had decided to go Home to England. Section 1, 340 acres (with option of talcing section 2, 1280 acres) opened at £S per acre, and advanced to £8 10s, at which figure it was passed in. Section 2, 1280 acres, elicited a bid of £7 per acre, which advanced to £8 per acre, but the section was passed in. Section 4. 1150 acres, opened with a. standing offer of £8 per acre, and advanced to £8 10s, when the property was withdrawn for private sale. People do not realise the many and multifarious projects which occupy the attention of the Salvation Army in New Zealand, says the “Dominion.” Wo 'know a little of the local institutions and something of the training home at Eltham and the home for inebriates at Pakatoa Island (Auckland), but there arc others seldom heard of which are working for good. Among these is a small fish-curing business, which the Army established, at Rangawai Island, near Turanga, some little time ago. Its establishment was brought about by the Army authorities learning that the Maoris here were in a pretty bad way ; sometimes, indeed, in a state of semistarvation. The. situation was considered, and the outcome was the erection of a smokehouse and plant for curing the fish which the Natives are employed in catching. Colonel Arthur Bates, chief financial manager and auditor of the Army, from London, and Colonel Allen G. Fisher, chief financial manager for Australasia, who are touring the Dominion, are to include Rangawai iu their tour of the. North Island. Colonel Bray, of Wellington, is accompanying the visitors on their tour. While in Wellington last week', the Mavor learned that the petition for this and the adjoining districts to be formed into a rabbit district bad been through several Government departments interested, and was about to he handed to the Crown Law Office. With their certificate that the matter is in order, it will be gazetted. Mr. Lysnar also saw Dir. C; if ton, chief of the Stock Department, who advised him to have some of, the fences erected during ilto Rummer. as a base to work from, as the rabbits would probably get beyond tho point where they should fence. Dir. dl if ton said- that he .intended to visit the district about the beginning of Jcnuary. In Napier Mr. Lysnar saw Inspector Ross, and, asked if it could be arranged as n preliminary step for the inspectors at Mob aka and also on the Galatea side to inspect the country' and select the host fencing lines and blocksacross hush tracks, so that if a party from Wairoa. and Gisborne went out to inspect the country they could be piloted .over hv these inspectors. Dir. Ross promised to do all he could and to accompany the party if it went out.

Two first offenders were fined the usual 5s and costs at the Police Com on Saturday for drunkenness. The inauguration of partial and complete changes of programme during the week commences to-night at J lis -* lajC'tv’s Theatre with “The King and Queen at Ascot” as star additional attraction. By last night’s boat Captain C Helllnr Evans forwarded a petition to tne Hon. Jas. Carroll in favor of compu* sory military training being introduced. The petition, which contains nearly 1000 signatures, is 32 feet m length. The following revenue was received at the Custom House last week:—Customs duties (ordinary) £624 3s 7d, pnrnaoe and surtax £l2 Ms Gd, beer du>y £4B 18. s 6d, light dues Bs, shipping tees ].os 9d, other receipts 4s; total, T-o." 19.3 4d.

On Thursday evening next the anmial concert of the Gisborne Convent School is to be given in His Majesty s Theatre. The drama. “Tara is to 1)0 presented, and Messrs Vita Bros, orchestra will take part in the performance.

The Gisborne Borough Council notifies that the ratepayers’ roll 'upon which the poll on the loan proposals will he taken is being made up. All ratepayers should see that their names are enrolled. Recent purchasers of sections are especially requested to see to this point.

The following passengers had hooked last night by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches leaving this morning: For Pakarae, Messrs J. King;- J. Hall, Dlackely; for Wairoa, Mr. J. McAndrew, Master Whatura, Mr. D. Robertson, Master Carroll ; For Dlareroa, Master Pakia ; for Dlorere, Dir. 11. Harrdoton, Mr. and Dlrs. Dluir: for Tarewa, Messrs Haibot'g (2) ; for Waipiro, Dliss Hall, Messrs H. Turner, L. F. Simmons, and Rapoi Hunia; for Tokomaru, Messrs H. C. Dl. Jones and Perkin,

A meeting of directors of the Gisborne Oil Company was held on Saturday afternoon, there being present: Messrs W. I). Lvsnar (chairman), F. Hall, W. F. J. Anderson, and T. Adair. The manager’s report, read, showed that the bore was now in a sticky png clay formation, through which little progress had been made. The cnairman explained that he had made arrangements for Dr. Bell to visit the well and confer as to whether they should go on. In the event of their going on another string of casing would have to be put in, and export advice was required to say whether the directors were justified in d ig this. After discussion it was resolved that the question should he left over till Dr. Bell had examined the well, when he would confer witli the directors and the manager. Dir. Lysnar and Dr. Bell leave for the well to-dav, but owing to the unsettled weather will probably he detained at DVhatatntu. Dlr. William Dlillc-r returned on Saturday from his visit to the South. He states that, on behalf of the proprietors of His Dlnjesy’s Theatre, he has made very complete arrangements for future operations in connection with the exhibition of Pa the Pictures. The -prinicpal object of his trip was to make himself acquainted with the latest and most up-to-date methods of projecting moving pictures, and after inspecting evorv picture show in the four chief centres, he is of opinion that the best results are being obtained by Dle-srs Tinley aud Donovan, of the Royal Pictures, Wellington, and bv Messrs Fuller and Sons at the Colliseum, Christchurch. Through the ‘kindness and assistance of these two managements, he lias obtained an entirely new plant, of the same design as used by them, and hast also arranged for the regular supply of their programmes, which include the finest films, imported direct from the world’s best makers of animated pictures. Under the new management there are to be two complete changes of programme at His Dlajesty’s Theatre every week, commencing from next Saturday. Dir. DLller has arranged, with Dir Don Haughton, from the Colliseum, Christchurch, to take over the entire management of the pictures. Dlr. Haughton and his staff arrived by the s.s. Wimmera on Saturday, bringing a complete plant, which, when installed, will enable the local management te project pictures equal to any exhibited in Australasia.