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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2713, 19 January 1910, Page 4

The Mayor (Mr W. D. Lysnar) left for Motu yesterday morning and is expected to return this evening. “Bank note” is the peculiar title of one of the star films to be shown tonight at His Majesty’s Theatre by the Bathe Pictures. This particular series is reputed to be something out of the common in biograph representations. The East Coast Mounted Rifles Trill be inspected at Ma'kauri on Saturday afternoon by Colonel Russell, Officer Commanding the 4th Regiment, who arrives on Saturday morning. Major Sar.dtmann, his second-in-command, is expected to arrive from South by boat this morning. A flattering tribute to Auckland is paid by Mr. T. E. Taylor, M.P. Replying to Christmas greetings from-Mr A. E. Glover, M.P. for Auckland Central, Mr. Taylor writes: “You will not succeed in removing tlie seat of Government to Auckland, but even without that advantage you will have the satisfaction of knowing that you represent the most beautiful city in New Zealand, and one that is destined to be the most populous and wealthy.” Mixed bathing is becoming extremely popular at Napior. It was recently_de-eide-d to reopen the baths from 7.30 p.in to 9 p.m. on Mondays, 'Wednesdays. and Fridays, and to allow mixed bathing on Wednesday night. it is stated" that thisl has not proved sufficient to meet the demand, and a large number of women have asked the authorities tor an extension of the hours. It is understood that in order to meet their wishes the Baths Committee will recommend the Borough Council on Wednesday night to allow mixed bathing on three nights. The pastime is be. coining very popular these warm evenings, and many people who would otherwise stay on the Marine; Parade pay their three-pence and enter the baths widely to look on and enjoy the spectacle, thus contributing materially <-o the daily receipts. A recent visitor to Mexico writes to the Wellington “Post”: —While the constitution of Mexico forbids slavery, the constitution is a dead letter. The masters do not publicly call their chattels slaves, referring to them as “people” or “laborers.” They have a market value, are bought and sold, are kept in perpetual bondage, are. punished, and killed, at the pleasure of their owners. One of the first sights we saw on a plantation was the beating of a slave —a formal beating before the assembled toilers of the ranch, early in the 'morning, just after' the daily roll-call. The slave was taken on the back of a huge Chinaman and given fifteen ashes, so lustily delivered that the blood ran down the victim’s body. Women are required to kneel to he beaten, as sometimes are men oi great weight. Men and women are beaten in the fields, as well as at the morning roll-call. Each foreman, or oapataz, carries a heavy cane, with which he punches and iprods and whacks the slaves at will. I do not remember visiting a single field in which I did not see some of this punching anti prodding and whacking going on.” Referring to the danger to shipping arising from the existence of pinnacles of rock such as that which caused the Waikare disaster in Dusky Sound, the Bluff correspondent of the “Otago Daily Times” says he is assured that they arc a graver menace than is generally believed. “My informant,” he says, “whose nautical skill and personal experience of these coasts are undoubted, instances a. case in point. In the year I'BB6 Captain Sinclair, of the T a raw era, reported two such obstructions in George Sound._ He chanced to see them under providential circumstances. The water was exceedingly clear, and he could see them distinctly cropping up, seemingly at no great distance from the surface. Tinder ordinary conditions the Sounds are quite exceptional. Surface water and tributary streams, with prevaling moist weather, keep them more or less turbid, and tlie unlucky navigator bumps on the teeth of them beforo he knows where he is. Acting on Captain Sinclair’s information, the then Government steamer Stella visited the Sound and. although his hearings had been carefully taken, the Stella had difficulty and delav in determining the exact location of the pinnacles. Round about both peaks a death of 24 to 2/ fathoms was given, with not'more than 18ft on the pinnacle tops. So strong did the swish and under-current act that the greatest difficulty was experienced in getting the lead to rest sufficiently long to complete the sounding. To this dav it is not known whether the precise danger spot has been defined. Nevertheless, the chart is sufficiently accurate to warn navigators away from, the danger zone.” All things come to those that wait, we are told, but "this l is seldom true. The man or woman who snaps up opportunities is the one that succeeds. Here is an opportunity to buy new goods at from 20 to 50 per cent discount at C. Rosie and Oo.’s summer clearance sale, and hundreds of appreciative buyers are already taking advantage of these splendid terms.*

Last year the wages of tli e Metropolitan cos t £1,59/,972. Sergt. Hutton left yesterday morning for the Coast on a periodical visit of inspection, and will be absent several days. Tb e N.S. and A.S.S. line steamer Falls of Nith, which arrived at Lytteiton last week from Now York, via way ports, .is a large tramp steamer built m Greenock in 1907. She carries Chinese sailors, firemen, cooks, and stewards. Saturdav’s “Dominion” has the following:—Owing to the boycott ot . j Dominion” by the Ward Administiation, we insert in this issue, at oui ou n cost, an advertisement- inviting tenders lor the construction of the UtoKo Bridge (Gisborne-Rotorua railway). There is evidently little demand) in Gisborne at present for town property. Messrs Williams and Kettle, Ltd., yesterday submitted for sale the premises adjoining Messrs Adair Bros., in Lowe Street, and also those at present occupied by Messrs Bennett and Sherratt, but no offers were received. Unclaimed letters from places beyond the Dominion for the following persons are lying at the Post Office, Gisborne: —Dr. R. S. Anderson, Miss A. Collver, Emil Ericsson, Mrs. J. S. Harr iron, A. Homing, P. Hennessv, Miss B. 'Hughes, A. Moroney, AV. O’Connor -J. Parker, G. Porter, Mr. Radcliffe, W. Smith, T. Walters. Economies totalling £70,000 have been effected in the working expenses of tlie railways, during the first year oi office of the present Minister, tlie Hon. -T. A. Millar, who has further expressed his intention of cutting down expenditure. He (proposes (says the Wellington “'Pest”) to convene a conference of district traffic managers as soon as the financial year closes, to consider a scheme to reduce the goods services to wayside stations. Two young men had a remarkable escape from death by lightning during a storm at Orange (X.ft.W.), recently. While shooting near Rosehill the;' were overtaken by the storm, and sought refuge under a tree. One of the young fellows, named Uren, was struck by something on the back of the head—probably the lightning—which drilled a small hole through the lower part of the crown. ' (He knew nothing of the occurrence, having fallen unconscious. His companion, a Sydney visitor, named Sullivan, saw the flash, and sank to the ground V paralvsed in the lower extremities. He ’f&rtly recovered, and dragged himself" to a rabbiters’ camp, where he obtained assistance to resuscitate Uren. His injuries consisted of tlie scorching of the outer part of the left forearm, and the perforation of the s oles of the feet in many places by the current. Strangely enough, his clothes and boots were quite undamaged. Both men have now recovered from the shock, but thei r wounds are painful. The “Standard” states that a further operation was performed a few weeks ago noon Mr. AY H. Cox, of Gray’s Inn Poad. of tlie well-known firm of X-ray apparatus manufacturers. Some time ago on? of the fingers of his right hand hail to be removed as the result of Xray experiments, and in February last three fingers of liis right hand were taken off. As the result of representations made on his behalf at that time, King Edward's compassionate grant of £2OO was made to him. The disease, despite the operation, gradually spread up the arm, and Dr. Pearce Goukl, of Cavendish Square, amputated the arm above the elbow. Mr. Cox bore the operation as well as could be expected, having regard to his general condition, for the ravages of the peculiar disease have not been confined only to hands and arms. It is claimed on behalf of Mr. Cox that, as.one of the pioneers of the X-ray apparatus, lie taught its uses to a number of medical men, and that Dr. Hall Edwards, another of the martyrs to scientific research in its application, was one of his first pupils. The Wellington wharves are acquiring some notoriety for strange incidents, and the latest happening is puzzling the authorities not a little (says the “New Zealand Times”). On Saturdav morning a quarter-cask of whisky was seen floating under the Queen’s wharf and was duly hauled Out of the water. The bond marks were noted, and one of the Harbor Board officials set out on the scent to find where it came from. He discovered that it had been delivered to the premises of Pearson and Company, wine and spirit merchants. Custom-house quay. The manager recognised the marks, but said; the cask was snugly stowed in the store. To liis surprise, however; a search discovered the fact that the whisky was missing. It transpired that during Friday morning the cask had been placed near the open door of the store. How the whisky was taken away, weighing as it does somewhere about 2501 b, and by what means it found its way back to the wharf and into the harbor, is a problem not yet solved. The liquor is valued at about £4O It is facetiously suggested that there is Rouble wharfage to pay on the stolen cask. A sitting of the Juvenile Court was held yesterday, before Mr. AV. A. Barton. S.M., when a little girl, 10 years of age, of good appearance, was charged with theft of clothing valued at 30s, from a house in Auctoria Township. Detective Rawle explained that articles of clothing had been found missing from the wash-house attached to t-lie house in question, and on the 12th inst the owner had got up at 5 a.m. and discovered the girl taking clothes. He acquainted the police and the girl admitted having taken articles on previous occasions. Unfortunate circumstances were pointed out, in that tlie child’s mother was an invalid at the present- time, and the father being emploved away, left the girl practically without parental control. Mr J. R. Kirk, who appeared on behalf of the girl, asked that, under the circumstances, no conviction be recorded, pointing out that the child had said she fiad taken the clothing for her dolls, and had not endeavored to make any "vise of the articles.- His Worship warned the girl of the serious nature of the offence, stating that he could send her to prison or an industrial school, but on her promising never to again take anything that did not belong to her, lie dismissed the case. All wise parents keep Red Arrow Ointment' in the house. The cost is only Is, and its value in an emergency cannot be estimated. For cuts, bruises, and sores of all descriptions this ointment ciues in a manner little short of marvellous. All Grocers and Chemists.* Men have made themselves many inventions, hut a shrewd idea may still lead to fortune. The simpler the idea tlie better, so long as it is essentially new. The thing isrto make sure of your agent. Messrs Baldwin and Ray ward, patent agents, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, have developed their profession to an art. Their illustrated monthly journal, “Progress.” is the only journal of invention published in the Southern Hemisphere.

====?== — a The Revs. AY. H. Roberts, L. DawsSh Tin mas and Brown lurei are to return Horn Napier by this mornings boat. . Tlie following passengers arrived yesterday by Messrs Redstone and Son s coaches: --From Tologa, Miss Smith Miss Coleman. Messrs Bremnor and Trasker; from Or eh an, Messrs lucker (2); from liototabi, Mr. L. Oates. Notification has been received by the police that the young man, AVm S. Christie, admitted to probation at Gisborne some time ago on charges of obtaining board, lodging and goods on false pretences, has been arrested at Dur-cdin, charged with petty theft. The terms of Christie’s probation have thus been broken. The Mayor (Mr W. Dj* Lysnar) has been informed that a rabbit has been coen on the sandhills between Nuhaka and the sea. There appears to be some dcubt as to whether the animal seen was a rabbit or a. hare, as the latter are known to he- in the locals v. Air Lysnar has telegraphed to iield-Super. visor Ross, of Napier asking him to instruct Rabbiter McCullough- to investigate tlie matter. Air Lysnar aleo received a letter xrom Rabbit-Ins-pector Alexander at Cambridge, who states that he is arranging to send ■extra men to Ruatolci, and that it is hoped by this means to stop tlie further encroachment of the pest on to the AVhakatane flats.. Although the new compulsory training scheme lor Australia authorised by the 1.909 Defence Act will not come into operation for at least another jewel\ e months, the rifles and other equipment for the expanded senior cadet corps are to be 1 ordered at once (says the *• A o-e’ 7 /. For the first order of 75,000 rifles it will be impossible to wait for the product of the Government factory at Lithgow; so the weapons will Inordered by cable in England. The Lithgow factory machinery is being pushed on with in America as fast as possible- The contractors, Alessrs Pratt and Whitney, have sent one of their smartest experts ,to Australia. r i his gentleman is now in the Commonwealth, and will proceed to .thgow, after a consultation with tlie Minister, to prepare for the reception, of the first- in.tnlrnent of plant-. A sale which will he of interest to intending buyers of sections h°s just been completed by Air. C. G- B 100 re, lie having disposed cf the well-known property of Air. AY. Baty, situated on the AYainui Road, next the Kaiti school, and extending to the beach and outer harbor site, it is the intention of the purchasers to subdivide the property and place it cn the market at once-.on reasonable terms, and considering the position of the land, only as far " from the Post Office as Disraeli Street (less than a mile), adjoining a large school, in one cf the healthiest localities in Gisborne, and on the tram route, there will no doubt be a large settlement- established in a short time. Air. Bloore has been appointed sole agent for the cutting up, and has already received a number of inquiries for front sections and hill sites from intending buyers. Plans will be available shortly. The Rondo Piano Company has also bought through Air. Bloore a valuable section in. Peel Street, where a warehouse will be erected at a future date. On November 24th, 1559, Aldme. Patti made- her operatic debut at Lucia at the Academy of Alusic, New YorkShe was then a mere child of sixteen, but was a perfect vocalist, for she had been studying for years, ever since, as a matter of fact, she made her first public appearance at a charity concert in 1850. A year after her New York debut she appeared in London as Amina, and took tlie town by storm. Singers in these days did not get the salaries they do now. In the year of Patti’s operatic debut Strakcseh paid her £2O a week; at her first London apjjearance in 1861 she received from Frederick Gye £l5O a month —and gave her first three performances for nothing. Previous to her marriage in 1860 her earnings never exceeded £l2O a night, hut later, when Nilsson was receiving £2OO, Patti had £2lO. Alany impresarios would to-day be glad to offer £IOBO and more for the beautiful liquid notes, the perfect phrasing and the wonderful magnetic) charm of the voice which nave outlasted her 66 years —years which sit iso lightly upon her that she still retains her slight, girlish figure and vivacious manner. Altogether, it has been estimated that Aldme. Patti’s voice has earned her well on to a million sterling. AYe are apparently within measurable distance of some very important change: in our shipping laws, says a Home paper, as a result of the recent International Diplomatic Conference hTßrussels. As things stand, the British rule is that where ships are both found to blame for a collision they shall pay a moietv of each ot-hers’s damage. Tlie practice often works out harshly. Thus, a vessel whose navigation may have contributed in but a minor and even technical degree to the catastrophe, and which escapes with comparatively slight injury, shall he called upon to pay, on balance, a large amount: if the other vessel and her cargo are seriously damaged. The Continental practice i; more discriminating. The Coart take: upon itself to assess the gravity of the fault of the one ship and of the other, and apportions the liability accordingly The proposal now is that we should abolish our rule in favor of that which finds more general acceptance. Another proposed, modification of our law concerns the question of compulsory pilotage. At- present, if a ship is in charge of a pilot by compulsion of law. and there is a collision which is the fault of the pilot alone, the owners oi master are not responsible. The theory is that, having a pilot thrust upon then whether they like it or no, they ought not to be responsible for his default, This, of course, is often; very hard upon an innocent ship, which, although entirely free from fault, is yet unalxlc to recover ,a- single penny piece, despite the fact that she may be seriously damaged. The idea is to do away with this exemption. Various other altera tions of the law, including tlie conferment of a direct maritime lien on those who simply bunker coar and other neces sarios for tlie ship’s voyage, are alsc under contemplation. Confidence is tihe greatest advertiser in the world. This in a large way has contributed to the success that has attended Grieve, jeweller. Try him for smallest repair, watches or'jewellery, and he will soon have your confidence. * Are you aware that your personal appearance is vastly improved by a visit to our Hairdressing Saloon. Our Operators are Artists in their profession, and make a careful study of the gentlemen who come \inder tlieir care and treatment. Don’t forget! W< have the finest equipped saloon in the city. Try our Ice Shampoo and note that we always give our customers an Ice Wash after a shave. We are tlie solo agents for the far-famed “Parasene” liair-restorer. “Parasene” is no local concoction and is entirely free of acetic acid or any ingredient that will injure the hair dr head, C. Morse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon, Gladstone Road.*

Tlic recent Wanganui Sculling Handicap, says the “Manawatu’ Evening Standard” resulted in a financial loss of about £2OO. Our Matawai correspondent .writes: There is to be an Axeman’s Carnival at ■ ißakauroa during Easter Week. The Sunday school picnic being organised bv Mrs Pigott is to be held on Friday. January 28t1i., at Matawai. The man. John Lamer, injured on Monday evening while assisting in the loading of tile Waiwera, was in much the same condition last evening as when admitted to the hospital, although there are no serious consequences probable. “I know nothing at all about it,” was the Hon. J. Carroll’s reply when a “Dominion” reporter showed him a paragraph from a Napier newspaper, in which it was suggested that the Native Minister migljt probably contest the Hawkes’ Bay seat at next election, in view of Mr. Dillon, the sitting member, having decided not to become a candidate again. A well-known Wellington finance and property agent informed a “Noavi Zealand Times” representative that the financial outlook was very bright at present. “People seem to have got. over the financial scare,” ho remarked, “and money seems plentiful. There is absolutely no- doubt- about 'this. I am certain wo will have a good year. The rate of interest will be down in a few weeks to 5 per cent., and there will he plenty of money available. Property is again moving, and inquiries' and sales are now very good. Things are beginning to ‘shift’ again, and the public is gaining confidence.” Dingo Eucalyptus is THE remedy for summer colds. Its wonderful properties as a disinfectant and deodorant prevent bacilli from maturing, and effectually cure colds, coughs, and influenza. From all chemists and grocers, Is bottle, or direct post free from Dingo Medicine Co., 173 Hobson Street, Aucx. land.* £200,000 DISPOSED OF IN SS WORDS. In a -will of S 8 words the late Lord Tweedmouth, who held the posts of First- Lord of the Admiralty, Lord Privy Seal, and Lord President of the Council, in Liberal Cabinets, disposed of estate worth £204,975. The text- of the will is as follows: —“This is the will of me, the Right Honorable Edward Baron Tweedmouth. of Edington. in the county of Berwick, whereby I appoint my wife, Lady Tweedmouth. sole executrix, and devise and bequeath all my property whatsoever and wheresoever to her, hut in the event -o-f her death during my lifetime, I devise and bequeath all my property whatsoever and wheresoever to my son, the Honorable Dudley Majoribanks. -In witness whereof I have hereunto set my Land this seventh day of April, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-four. —“Tweedmouth.” The late peer’s wife, died in 1904, so that the whole estate .goes to his son, the present baron. THE AMERICA CUP. “I fulh- intend challenging for the America Cup, the race to be sailed in 1911,” Sir Thomas Lipton said to a Now 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 largestsized yachts, their refusal will be equivalent to saying that they do not wish, to risk the Cap in a competition on equal terms. As things are, under the special Cup race rules, the Cup mightjust as well be locked in a safety vault, for no one can ever hope 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 rules.” • Sir Thomas Lipton ended bydeclaring that no yacht builders, no matter what money was offered to them, were willing to build a flying machine —“that is what all the freaks constructed under the present rules are”—capable of winning, the Cup, since the probabilities would be that the machine would sink in the voyage across the Atlantic. DAYLIGHT PICTURES. A cl ever invention no At enables living pictures to be shown in the open air in broad daylight. Cinematograph shows ■will soon be a feature at garden parties and outdoor meetings of alt kinds, for a darkened room is no longer necessary. A display of daylight pictures .was given-in London recently with open windows and the electric light full on. The pictures —which are as clear as if shown in the darkest, hall—are thrown from a dark room behind on a frosted glass screen. The great difference from the old style is that-it is only the cinematograph operator who sits in the dark, the spectators; being in the sunlight or any artificial light. Displays can he given in full light at restaurants, skating rinks, political or social meetings in the open air, lectures in hospitals or elsewhere, when students require to take notes. “Cinematograph pictures can now be shown also on shop widnows during the day,” said a director of Daylight Pictures, Limited. “The police might object to these shop window displays, on the ground that the crowds would obstruct the traffic, but there is no other reason to prevent it. The invention is due to 1 Messrs Poclh Brothers, of Paris, and the apparatus is so simple that any daylight exhibitor can carry his apparatus with'' him and show his pictures anywhere at any time.” . FATHER OF TWENTY CHILDREN. The troubles- of a general laborer were told before the 'Unskilled Laborers’ Board at Sydney last week. Charles Daniel Merton described himself as a practical powder monkey. jAs his work required a certain amount of skill he thought Is 6d an hour was reasonable pay for it. He was the father of twenty children, and' now that the price of living had increased he found it’hard to make ends meet. The coat he was wearing was his best one, and was bought out of a “pop” shc-p for Is 6d. He smoked a plug of tobacco a week, and this, with the necessary matches, cost 6d. To save paying tram fares he walked two penny tram sections when going to work. Asked- if his children assisted him when lie was (bringing up his family, Merton replied, “Yes, until the girls-want a husband, and the hoys grow a moustache. Then the boys want to bring home a wife.” The only skill required for pick and shovel work-, said- Merton, was a weak brain and a strong hack. (Laughter.)