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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2701, 4 January 1910, Page 4

The various committees in connection with the recent Art and Industrial Exhibition are to meet at the City Band room this evening. Tt is reported that the first sale of this season’s barley lias been made in Chirstchurch at- 3s,‘at a countrv station. Tim line was fairly large and the quality of the barley was very good. Bishop Wallis, who is at present in the South Island, is expected to return to WelUntrton in time for the consecration of the ,le ' v Bishop of AVaiapu (Archdeacon Averill) at Napier, on 16th January. Applications from persons willing and qualified to undertake the duties of engineer to the Borough of Gisborne, will be received up.to 7.30 p.m. on January 26th. Particulars are given in an advertisement in thi R issue of the “Times.” The first butter graded at Timaru and shipped direct from that port was taken by the steamer Delphic last week. The Government sent a grader down for this shipment, but have not definitely promised to send such an official ito Timaru regularlv. through pressure is being brought to bear to obtain a definite promise. The session kept up its reputation for being exceptional to the very finish. The time-honored “mock Parliament” was omitted. Members were too tired. While the House was waiting for the' Governor’s assent to the Appropriation Bill, Air Witty rose and said, “I move that Dad Dillon take the chair, seein’ as how he be the Lloyd-George of New Zealand” —but nothing came of it. — “Dominion.” One evidence of local prosperity is to be found in the unusual numbers of AYellington people who are this year seeing the sights of New Zealand (says the “Post”). It is, of course, the fact that the people of most countries see less of their own land than do visitors. Messrs. Cook and Son, however, report that they have been lately exceedingly busy booking AYellington people for the Wanganui River and Rotorua trips. The Mayor of Christchurch (says the “Lyttelton Times”) has received a circular letter from the committee of a movement that lias been commenced in Benvick-on-Tweed to mark the site, hitherto entirely unmarked, of the battle of Floddenpf by erecting a simple? massive granite- cross near the centre of the battlefield in honor of the memory of King James IV. and the thousands of bravo English and Scots who fell there. It is explained that the movement is one for both English and Scottish" to carry out, and the letter states that a suitable site has been presented. It is estimated that the amount required, to carry out the project will be £SOO, and about half this sum has already been subscribed.

The Te Karaka Racing Club, by advertisement in this issue, announces, that jockeys may receive their fees at the Masonic Hotel at 11 o’clock this morning. The "Church Chronicle” announces: —"lt is the desire of the bishops of the province that no clergyman be married within three years of his ordination to the diaconate.” The train that left Gisborne yesterday for Waikohu carrying excursionists to the Roman Catholic and Oddfellow’s picnics, was the largest that has ever been run out of Gisborne. These were 38 vehicles, counting the two engines and the number of people carried was about 1200. When a Wellington lady was rounding the corner of_ Sydney and Mulgrave streets on her way home at 9.30 on Christmas evening, the gale blew iier off her feet. She was thrown against an iron hand-rail on the other side of Mulgrave street, and received a severe shaking. The passenger traffic on the Gisborne railway has been largely increased this holiday season, a record being established'during the past few days. Since December 24th, 4200 passengers have been carried, the following bejng the return : December 24th, 645; 27th, 477; 28th, 251; 29th, 232; 30th, 18-5; 31st, 361; January Ist, 752; 2nd, 1300. Yesterday the number carried on the picnic excursion train was roughly estimated at 1200. Marriages in private houses have, to some extent, become fashionable in Australasia, although originally they were so performed because of the remote' distance of churches. With some denominations they are regarded a<j a quite regular proceeding. Dishop Wallis, however, thinks that no marriage should be celebrated in a private house except in cases where both parties are living at least six miles from a church or church room. He has expressed a desire to that effect to the clergy throughout the diocese. The passer-by who sees the magnificent institution at Seacliff and learns that there are between seven hundred and eight hundred patients there mignt sagely reflect on the great- increase in insanity, and on learning, further, that there were in all the institutions vn New Zealand 3414 patients might proceed upon these premises to moralise about- the effects of the stress of modern civilisation, whereas the truth is (says the Otago "Daily Times”) that diagnosis is more swift and certain. A Madge Wildfire or a Barnaby Radge at large is no longer a possibility. The many friends and- admirers of Miss Titteli Brune will be pleased to lea in that she made a successful appearance in London last week at the New Theatre, in the late Clyde Fitch’s play, "The Woman in the Case.” The part of Claire Forster, which Miss "Brune played, was originally played by Miss Violet Vanburgh. Miss Vanburgh is reported to have played the part with tremendous abandon. As the "Times” said, she "had to be a low wretch, the scum of New York, bedizened, vile, a monster. As a matter of fact, with all her tawdry finery, her shameless gestures, her coarse talk, she looked and was superb. You loathed the woman, and vet were fascinated by her.” The Napier correspondent of "The Dominion” writes: —The Government appears to he weakening in regard to the new time-table. Writing to Mr. G. C. Fletcher, secretary of the Napier Retailers’ Association, which recently sent a vigorous protest, Mr. J. V igor Brown, M. 8., states: '"The Minister distinctly says that he will do nothing until aicer the holidays, but that he will then go into the matter, and see whether a time-table can be arranged that will be more satisfactory to all concerned. Personally, I think that the Minister will give tins liis attention, and see that something is done. At present, although Jjie cannot alter the time-table, I am certain that he feels that it is inconvenient, and will, in due course, remedy the defects.” From present indications it may Ik> forecasted almost with certainty (says the "Southland Times”) that next year will establish a new record in Invercargill so far as new works and new buildings are concerned. If the. preliminaries are arranged with reasonable expedition a beginning will be made with the construction of the new tramways. which will involve an expenditure of between £50,000 and £70,000, and give continuous employment to a large amount of labor. Then there is the reclamation scheme, which will be carried out under the management of the gaol authorities. Indirectly, however, local business must gain from a work of s ueh magnitude. A iiumbir of private buildings and works will also be put in hand early in the year. A philosopher and economist was/Lscovered by the Christchurch police m a gentleman from the country who celebrated Christmas to the utmost extent of his capacity for alcohol. He was taken in charge’ on Christmas Eve, states the "Press,” and was given the option of remaining in custody or of being set at liberty on the understanding that he appeared before the court on Monday morning. He decided to remain in custody, on the grounds that he had only eighteenpence left, and that that sum would not go far in providing board and lodging. So he partook of the hospitality of the Crown, per the taxpayers of New Zealand, till Monday morning, when he received the customary judgment of "ss, or 24 hours.” Needless to say he elected to partake further of the’Crown’s hospitality. The Croatian* working on the gumfields of the Northern Wairoa are considerably annoyed over the report of Mr Gow to the Government on the kauri gum industry (says the "Star’s” Dargaville correspondent). r lhe suggested taxing of Croatians they consider uncalled for and unjust, and they contend that the recommendations of the report are made with a view to chasing Croatians off the gumfields. There isf no doubt that Croatians or Austrians have taught colonials a lesson in the science of gumdigging, and had it not been for their enterprise and industry, many of our gum lands would never have yielded up their treasures of resin in the same decree. As a people, they are a credit to themselves and to the country from which they come, being scrupluously honest and industrious. They are likely to make a determined effort to remove the apparent- slur casr. upon them, and there is no doubt that considerable soreness now prevails. Are you aware that your personal appearance is vastly improved bv a visit to our Hairdressing Saloon. Our Operators are Artists in their profession, and make a careful study of the gentlemen who come under their care and treatment. Don’t forget! Wo have the finest equipped saloon in the city. Try our Ice Shampoo and noto that we always give our customers an Ice Wash after a shave. We are tho solo agents for the far-famed "Parasene” lmir-restorer. "Parasene” is no local concoction and is entirely free of acetic acid or any ingredient that will injure the hair or head. C. Morse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon, Gladstone Road.*

Holders of scholarships at the Gisborne High School may receive their allowances for last quarter on application to the Secretary, Mr W. Morgan. For scratching a railway carriage window with a diamond ring, a man was fined 10s and costs 10s at the S.M. Court in Palmerston North. The window had to be replaced, as it was cut too deeply to be safe.. The Curator of the Wanganui Museum has received from Mr A. Pota Ra, of Utilcu, an cel which, instead of being a dull green-grey color, is vivid yellow. These freaks are interesting, but not very easily explained. It is a common thing in the Waira-i-apa to see a large number of lady motor-cyclists and the}’ evidently vie with the men in putting up records <>n the fine stretches of road throughout the district. It is expected that the new accommodation. house at Waitomo Caves will be in readiness for visitors early in the New Year. It was t-o have been ready before Christmas, but, to the disappointment of some visitors to the caves it was not open, although almost, it not quite furnished. . The Gisborne season of Pollard s Merry Midgets opens at Hi* Majesty s Theatre on Wednesday, 12th January. This clever company of juvenile artistes have just concluded a most successful tour of Australia, and are making a flying trip throngh the Dominion prior to their departure for America. While giving evidence on a judgment summons at the Feilding Court the other morning, a debtor stated that he had a daughter 21 years of age, but she could not go away from home to service because she suffered from a weak heart. Later, he admitted that the girl helped him to cut wood with a saw when he had contracts for cutting wood, and also assisted him in cutting gorse. According to a Canterbury contemporary the Timaru Chamber of Commerce recently discussed the question of the handwriting of the coming generation, the general opinion being that that of the lads from the primary school was much superior to those who received a secondary education. As a result it was decided to offer a prize to school pupils next year for good commercial handwriting. Messrs Hemingway and Robertson have decided to- offer a prize of ten guineas to any one of their pupils, who, having been coached by them for not less than six months, shall take the "'first place” in the examination held by the New Zealand Society of Accountants, at the end of 1910. They also offer a prize of five guineas to any one of their pupils obtaining second place in the same examination, and two guineas to the obtaining third place. Full particulars of the conditins of the prizes will be given) upon application at their Offices, Endean’s Buildings, Queen Street, Auckland. An exciting incident occurred at Devonport one morning last week, whoa a horse, trap, and driver were precipitated into the harbor. A horse attached to a delivery cart, owned by the Auckland Meat-’ Company, shied when turning from Beach Road into Cheltenham Road, and the whole turn-out went over the road’s into the sea —the tide was full—Sft. below. The driver scrambled ashore wet through, but uninjured, and the horse, after extricating itself swam out to sea, but returned after going a considerable distance. Assistance was rendered, and the cart hauled on to the road, where the horse was reharnessed, and the turn-out driven off apparently undamaged. The present price of hemp, allowing as it does a fair margin of profit to the miller, i s responsible for the renewed activity in the flaxmilling industry (says the "New Zealand Times”). All the mills in the Manawatu Valley are working full time, and where the necessary labor can be procured at anything like a reasonable price, double shifts are being worked. Millers are exhibiting almost feverish haste in getting the fibre ready for shipment, and if the present rate continues the output for this year will exceed that of any previous year. The draining of the vast swamp lauds in the Manawatu Valley—the only thing that made flaxmilling possible—opened wide avenues of employment U< hundreds of unskilled workers and gave illimitable vistas to men of ability and enterprise. The New Zealand "Herald” advises that, "if Auckland is to realise all its possibilities, it must realise all its responsibilities, and foremost among the latter ts the duty of street widening. If it is not undertaken now, it must- be later, and the longer it- is left the more costly and the more difficult it will become. F.tteen years ago the widening of some of the narrow streets would not have cost half as much as it would tc-day. What the cost will be fifteen years hence, who will venture to say? Between back lanes and ugliness, between narrow streets and dilapidated buildings there is a close relationship. It may be observed every day. It is a rule, indeed, that a street will not attract handsome buildings if it is not worthy of them. The trend in all progressive cities to-day is towards spaciousness and architectural adornment, and if Auckland is to keep in the iorefront it must not be found lacking in this direction.” "I fully intend challenging for the America Cup, the race to be sailed in 1911,” Sir Thomas Lipton said to a New York correspondent last- month. "I shall challenge under the universal rules on the ground that what is good enough for the Stars and Stripes is good enough for the Cup. If the New York Yacht Club refuse my challenge, which will be for the largest-sized their refusal will be equivalent to saying that they do not wish to risk the Cup in a competition on equal terms. As things are, under the special Cup Race rules the Cup might just as well be locked in a safety vault, for no one can ever liope to wrest it- from America. I have hopes, however, that the younger members of the club will outvote the elder ones, who are averse to altering the special Jules.” Sir Thomas Lipton ended by declaring that no yacht builders, no matter what- money was offered to them, were willing to’build a flying machine—"that is all the freak s constructed under the present rules are” —capable of winning the cup, since the probabilities would be that the machine would siuk in the voyage across the Atlantic. It will no doubt interest sheepfarmers and the public generally to know that Dfdgoty and Co.. Limited, Lave been appointed sole agents in the Dominion for the Wolseloy Sheep Shearing Machinery Company, Limited, as from the first of next month. It is this firm’s intention to -keep a staff of experts whoso services will ho available at nil times to attend to the fitting up of the machinery (which includes 6 beepshearing machines and separators), etc; they will also carry a full stock of all spare parts. With the reputation this company hears, it is almost superfluous to add that clients may rest assured that their interests will be well looked after.*

Levin is getting up-to-date. An estimate is being ootamed by the Council of the- cost of laying a cycle track down the west side of Cambridge street. To-night is the last night of tho Rathe Pictures present programme. "Niagara in Winter” and all tbe other fine films will he shown tor the last time. 'To-morrow an entire change mil be given. The Boy Scouts’ camp at \\aikohu was visited yesterday by numbers of townspeople who had gone ut with the ~ic»ic parties. Scouting manoeuvres and a sports programme were indulged in, and the boys were put through, a. number of exercises y Captain Beere, ox the Gisborne Rifle*. 4 number of the boys returned to town last evening, and the camp concludes this morning. Some time ago a globe-trotting EngIMarian was accorded an audience by the Khedive, and in the course of conversation he fished patiently and obviously for praise ol Great Britain m general, and Lord Cromer in particular "From what outside influence has Egvpt derived the most benefit, he' asked at last. The Khedive appeared to think hard for a few minutes while the other fidgeted from leg to le<* in the agony of expectation. •• \Vell,” said liis Highness, judicially, "it is rather difficult, t-o say, but”— with an engaging smile—"! think I should name Mr. Thomas Cook. 4. stern and unexpected limit has been placed upon the further development of the fashionable tendency towards large sizg in ladies’ hats (says a London paper) by a circular issued by the Imperial Postmaster-General to his staff throughout the country, calling their attention to the necessity of strict enforcement of the rule that boxes are ■not to be accepted for transit by parcel post if they exceed six feet in length and girth combined, "lhe rule is largely intended in the interests of the public.” said an official of the Post Office. "Parcels of a larger size would be liable to be crushed in the post. As it is, the Post Office recommends that all large milliners’ boxes should be strengtnened with cross-bars of wood.” Of modern society in England, the Rev. G. P. Davys, of Wellington, who returned last week from a trip round the world, had a dolorous tale to tell a "Post” reporter. "The state of society in England,” he said, “is reallj. shocking. 1c is comforting to know that side by side with this sad condition of things there i s a mighty spiritual force at work in the Church; but I cannot say that society ever presented itself to me in such lurid colors. It is entirely wanting the old grand manner, and instead is blatant, noisy—vulgar if, you will. It is depressing to think times of the s?.ocking waste and luxury. The tone is altogether unEnglish. I cannot say exactly what it is like; but it is not English as we used to know it.” There is a probability that within a few weeks the leading variety circuit in Australia will have passed out of tho bauds of Mr Harry Rickards, who has held it so long and so successfully. Negotiations (says a Sydney paper) are proceeding for the inclusion of the Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, the Opera House, Melbourne, and the Tivoli Theatre. Adelaide, in a limited liability company, in which Sir Joseph Carruthers and Mr Hugh D. M’lutosh, of fistic fame, wil) be largely interested. It is also said that there -are two parties trying to get possession of Mr Rickards’s interest, and already £75.000 has been offered and refused; and that Mr Rickards wants £IOO,OOO, and is prepared, to take half the shares if necessary, and a controlling interest in the business Visitors to Melbourne have recently been recording in the visitors' book or the Central Tourist Bureau their impressions of Melbourne weather. "Sydney may boast of her little harbor,” writes a New Zealander, "but to give Melbourne her due she knocks spots off Sydney when it comes to the question of dust.” To an Englishman the weather proved most perplexing. "Awkward place,” he writes; "you never know what- suit- t-o wear.’’ "A fine city, but the weather is really too changeable,” is the plaint ot a South Australian. "Sunshine in the niorning.” records a Riverina resident, ••rain at noon, and cyclones in the afternoon. I prefer sunshine.” A tripper from Hobart admitted that there is occasionally a fine day, but that dust usually spoils things. The modern Maori -is no fool, says the Bay of Plenty "Times", but sometimes lie has queer ideas. The other day a native in Tauranga wanted to have hi s watch cleaned and repaired. He proceeded with caution. First he visited a shop on the Strand and pivducing the watch to the lady in chair" politely asked, "You weigh this for me?” It was done and then the native took liis timepiece to the watchmaker's establishment. In due course it emerged from there duly cleaned and repaired, and the first thing the owner did was to visit the lady ol the Strand with an anxious request that the watch might be again weighed. This was done and the weight declared to be the same as before. When he realised that none of the works were missing he vented his feelings with "Kapai, to pakeha” and left the premises with a smile on his face. A novel Christmas visitor made its appearance on Monday last in a residence in Upper Walker street in the shape of a large opossum (says the "Otago Daily Times”). It entered the back door from the garden, and sought shelter in a spare room. The inmates, there being no males present, were somewhat alarmed, as the animal was making considerable stir in the room, and their acquaintance with Australian fauna being limited, they concluded that their guest- was a monkey. Assistance was obtained, and the opossum was found perched on a shelf. Dislodged from this advantageous position, it made things lively for a few minutes. Opossums have formidable claws, and this one used them with some effect, but eventually it was stunned and placed in captivity. It has now recovered from the somewhat rough usage to which it was necessarily subjected, and its owners are solicitously trying to learn the nature of the proper food to give it. These animals are now fairly plentiful in the bush in the Gatlins district and at Longwood, where they were liberated some years ago, but the appearance of one in town naturally causes some surprise. The animal is a grey one, and, as it is almost incredible that it should have made its way into the heart of the city from the bush, it i s conjectured that it is an escaped captive. Nevertheless, its fierceness seems to discount that suggestion. Self-reliance is a good tiling, but when it induces an inventor to venture alone into the mazes of the patent laws, it is apt to come expensive. Take your ideas to; a keen, straight agent. Messrs Baldwin and Ray ward, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, know all about the law of patents, and have agents everywhere. Skilfully guarded and. adroitly placed, there might easily he a fortune in. a simple idea.

It is understood that the work of setting-back certain premises in Wilhs- . street. Wellington, for the purpose oi widening that narrow thoroughfare, will be commenced shortly.

Seasonable greetings are to hand from the staffs of the. Auckland “Star” and. “Graphic,” the “Wairarapa Daily News, 5 ’ the Hon. Geo. Fowlds (Minister of Education), and a number of private individuals. The sentiments expressed by all of these well-wishers are cordially reciprocated.

“The Defence Bill, as passed,” said a prominent Christchurch volunteer officer to a “Press” reporter, “is of very little use. It is true, the principle of compulsory military training is embodied in it, but there is no machinery, or very little, provided to carry it out effectually. The Bill has been so milk-and-watered and cut about from the original as to make it but little use.”

Mr Jerome K. Jerome, presiding at a meeting of the Church Socialist League at the Caxton Hall, Westminster, recently, said lie took a great interest in Socialism, and if by any means in his power and by listening to any number of debates ho could come to any clear idea of wliat it meant it would be time well spent. He listened to an explanation from a Fabian platform not long ago, and lie gathered that it meant the holding of all property in common, including toothbrushes. A Socialist with plenty of time explained to him the theory of Socialism, but when he (Mr Jerome) tokl him that it would eventually mean that everyone would have to work a steady eight hours a day from year to year that Socialist became a Tariff Deformer. (Laughter.)

A Sydney business man is at present anxious to know from what source an employee in the money-order office in Ocean House, Moore street, obtained his knowledge of the United States of America. He entered the office recently, and handed in an application for a money order payable in Washington. The applicant and a number of people waiting at the counter were surprised to hear the official state with an air of learned confidence that there was no such town as Washington in the- United States. The applicant stared in amazement at his informant, and inquired if there had been another earthquake in the States. Ignoring this query, the clerk turned to several books, and, after perusing them, said that there was a State of Washington, but- no town. “But,” exclaimed the exasperated applicant, “the White House is in Washington.” “I’ve got nothing to do with houses.” replied the clerk. A small office hoy, fresh from school, suggested 'that there was. a popular belief that the town of Washington was th-o capital of the United "States. “It’s none of vnur business,” renlied the clerk, i-e----•sentfully. “so you: keen quiet.” He then decided to hold the application over until he had sufficient time to read up his elementary geography.

SARAH BERNHARDT’S TELEPHONE. Sarah Bernhardt’s telephone has been removed because slie Remonstrated too freely with an uncivil operator. The telephone service in Paris is admittedly the worst in Europe. The operators are inattentive and the service is only obtained after exasperating delays. Describing the incident, Mine. Bernhardt said: —“l think I managed to be pretty rude but not .nearly as rude as I .could have been. I feel like a woman with one arm. I used the telephone a hundred times a day, and because I lost my temper I have lost the principal convenience of my life.” A “TAME” PISTOL. The Commonwealth Minister for Customs has directed that a German pistol, some consignments of which have been ordered to be detained pending enquiry, may be allowed to be imported. The pistol is intended as a surprise ancl check to burglars. 1 Though it explodes with a resounding report, it fires merely a pungent irritant. The theory seems to he that a burglar or other assailant will think that he has been shot Probably the worst effect will be a fit of sneezing. After some experiments (says the “Sydney Daily Telegraph”) the Customs. officers are satisfied that the weapon is much less deadly than they seemed to have thought. It is a "“tame” pistol. OVERWORKED AT THREE. Gordon F. Parent, the three-year-old son of a Boston grocer’s assistant, has been ordered by his doctor to discontinue his studies, as it is feared that owing to his strenuous methods his brain might be injured. He was sent to school a fortnight ago (says the New York correspondent of the “Daily Express”), and developed such a wonderful precocity that in a few days he had mastered the contents of the primer and could read elaborate sentences without prompting. Then lie began to displav nervous symptoms, and when the doctor was called in the bov was ordered a holiday. It is only a month ago since William Sidis, a boy of eleven was admitted as an undergraduate. at Harvard University. He read fairly well when two Rears old, worked a typewriter at four, and studied French, German, and Russian at seven, with Latin and Greek thrown in for recreation. He qualified for Harvard when he was eight, but his age was regarded as so ridiculous that he was refused admission

THE GERMAN CHAUVINIST PRESS

In the Pan-German “Tag,” Herr von Rath, Legation-councillor and deputy of the Prussian Chamber, publishes a sensational article -which is making the round of the German press. Herr von Rath says that the following incident took place during the Russo-Japanese war: —“We live in serious times,' 1 our international position becomes more ■and more difficult. Don’t let us be deceived by the apparent quietness now reigning. "What surprises may be in store for us the following incident will show. At the occasion of the Doggerhank affair, England reckoned with the possibility, if not probability, of a war with Russia. At the port of Vigo the British fleet was ready for action, expecting the arrival of the Russian ships and the order to attack. Downing Street considered the .possibility of Cermanv taking an active part on Russia’s behalf. Measures were taken accordingly. Secretly six submarines were stationed in the vicinity of Heligoland. The commanders of theso boats bad orders* to blow up every German warship leaving port while the critical time lasted. Good luck saved the German ships from becoming the victims of British treachery. 7 * This is the kind of nonsense the German jingo press puts before its credulous readers.