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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2715, 21 January 1910, Page 4

The Waikohti County Council’s monthly meeting takes place at Te Karaka to-day. A full-dress parade .of the Gisborne Rifles will be held in the Garrison Hall this evening at 7.30. A full attendance of members is essential. At the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday afternoon, resolutions previously passed were confirmed, dealing with the closing of portions of the Waimata road, and the opening of others in the vicinity of Messrs Strachan’s and Kenway’s properties. To-night is tile last night of Patlic Pictures’ current programme. An entinre change will be given, to-morrow, first at a matinee performance in 'the afternoon and again in the evening at 8 o’clock. One of the star features will be a lengthy series entitled “The Death of Mozart.” When the case of Dr. David Morrison v. Reginald O. Skeet, in which a rehearing was granted, -was called at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, Mr. T. Alston Coleman, solicitor for the plaintiff, said that an application had been filed in the Supreme Court to have the Justices’ order granting a re-hearing rescinded, and suggested the proceeding should be stayed for the present. The proceedings were then adjourned till April 7, the counsel for both parties agreeing that the Supreme Court application should come before the Court at Gisborne, the sittings of which commence on INI arch 14th.

As a lady was wheeling a baby in a perambulator up Queen Street, Auckland, she received a shock when ipass-. ing the fancy goods shop at the corner of Durham Street, to see the form of a man come hurtling through the skylight and fall to the footpath with a heavy thud, just grazing the perambulator in his flight. Mr. George Walker, the auctioneer, who has offices upstairs, had gone out on to the roof of the verandah to shift a'signboard, and inadvertently stepped on to the glass of the skylight,. which, being painted the same color as the rest of the roof, is hard to distinguish. There were a good many -people passing at the time, and the crash of glass and the falling form soon caused a crowd to o'ollect. Mr. Walker, who made light of the mishap, was, however, found to. be pretty badly injured. To he an active member of a progressive church in these days entails more than a regular attendance at the Sabbatn services, and the Baptist Church members in this town have en. tered upon a- praiseworthy effort. Yesterday afternoon they commenced a series of working-bees, to assist in promoting tlie work undertaken in connection with the Sundav School extension, and ten gentlemen of the congregation were hard at work, with coats off, sleeves rolled up, and blistered hands, making the ground ready for the new building, and for asphalting. Lady enthusiasts were also there, and their work of supplying tea and cake was certainly appreciated by the other workers. The next bee is to take place to-morrow afternoon, and a meeting of stewards will he held on Wednesday next, when some final matters will be arranged. Another adoption to the rapid.ygrowing fleet of oil launches was made yesterday afternoon, by the apperrance of a trim little boat named the lola. It is the first oil launch to be built locally, and is the work of Mr. H. Solvancler, son of Captain Solvander. An inspection of the . craft reveals very creditable workmanship, and the builder is to be comolhmn::ed upon the success of his first effort, without previous experience as a boat builder, the whole of tli,e work beir.g carried out bv him without assistance. The launch is constructed of picked kauri, on the diagonal principle, with a carrying capacity of 12, and is fitted with a. 31 horse-power Zcalandia oil engine, of the latest pattern, supplied bv Holland and Gillet, of Auckland. The lola is a type of 1 auricn parroalarly -suited to the local rivers, drawing when fully loaded a very shallow draught, and is sure to become well known on the rivers by its neat appea,ranee.

All things come to those that wait, we are told, but this 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 Co.’s summer clearance sale, and hundreds of appreciative buyers are already taking advantage of these splendid terms.*

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Cook County Council v»H be lie to-day commencing at 10mU a.m. Ideal weather has been experienced for haymaking in Taranaki, and rains have saved the turnip crops, so that there should be an abundance fodder for next winter. Napier merchants, storekeepers, aric residents generally are formula ing ; petition to the Minister lor Railways complaining of the new time-tab ;, which they state is against the hast n terests of Hawke s Bay, loveitj Ba, , and especially Napier.

There is evidently going to be a warm time ta th« stokehold on the trip Home (says the Manganui “Chronicle”)- TJio vessel is due at Home on a special day m order to £ in time for the wool sales, and to ena m So steamer to do this eight additional firemen were employed. Work on the Sunday School extension at the Baptist Tabernacle- is expected to he commenced almost immediate! . The cost is likely to run into about £SOO and during the last f° u r months no hiss than £4OO has been raised. Members of the congregation are very enthusiastic over the matter, and. intend doing all they can to assist. The following is the complete list ol Gisborne passes for senior free .place and cognate examinations in the Gi'vd Service competitions: —Colin C. Anderson, Archibald J. Forsyth, William H. Grant, Arnold G. Hickson, William E. Hookey. D’Arcy, W. lies, Ruth A. Malcolm, Irene B. Moore, Mary I. Mortleinan, Esther Oxenham, Mabel H. Powell, and Ellen T. Robb.

The long-delayed adjustment of the riding accounts between the Cook and Waikohu County Councils was again mentioned at the meeting of the Termer body yesterday. Attempts at a settlement having been unavailing, it was decided to communicate with the Minister for Internal Affairs, requesting the appointment of a commission to inquire into the matter.

The Mayor (Mr. IV. D. Lysnar), who returned on Wednesday night from a living visit to Alotu. told a “Times” reporter yesterday that he was much impressed with the advancement of that district, which had progressed wonderfully since his last visit. There were, he said, some very fine holdings, and well improved, the country all being excellent, with the exception of a small portion of poor land in the vicinity of the Rakauroa School. “The timber industry is, of course, only in its infancy,” concluded Air. 'Lysnar, “but the possibilities in this direction are immense. There is some exceptionally fine timber there.” The increased royalty on Patutahi stone, to be charged to the Borough Council, was the subject of discussion at the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday afternoon. A letter was read from the Patutahi Road Board formally notifying that body’s willingness that the agreement should he altered to allow the charge to be Is per yard, instad of 6d. Despite a vigorous protest bv Cr. F. J. Lysnar, the previous resolution was confirmed, lie alone dissenting. The question cf the legality of the action was raised in subsequent informal discussion, and Cr. Jcx-Blako remarked that he would sooner see a claim made on the Borough Council, based on the engineer’s estimate as to the damage done to the county roads by the carting of metal for the borough. As instancing the value of the hill country of Poverty Bay, it- may be mentioned that a pastoral run of 1600 acres, about- twenty-three miles from Gisborne, is just about to change hands at £16.000. which works out at £lO per acre. The proprietor went on to the station twelve years ago, when it was covered with heavy timber, and all the cf./pital he had, it is stated, was £SOO. There can be no charge of unearned increment in this case, however, as the breaking in of a station so far back, when everything had to be packed over bush tracks, would have daunted any but the stoutest hearts. Nevertheless, such a satisfactory price as has been realised should compensate the sheep-owner and his better half for their twelve years’ sojourn in the wilderness.

Lord Cress, who, still carrying lightly his burden of S 5 years, walked through the division lobby in' aid of the enterprise of throwing out the Budget Bill, retains (writes Sir ‘Henry Lucy, in a Sydney journal), the proud position of being our oldest, most highly endowed public pensioner. In ISS7 he claimed and was granted a first-class pension under tho Act of 1569, and at intervals when he was drawing from, the Treasury an equivalent or larger sum by way of salary, he lias enjoyed his quarterly subsidy of £SOO. As under the statute it is necessary for one claiming bounty to make the statement that he would he otherwise financially unable to maintain the social position of an ex-Alin-ister, some surprise was expressed at the time that Lord Cross appeared in the list. But the claim was not publicly disputed, and he ranks to-day as our champion old-age pensioner.

“Waimoana,” the prettily situated coastal residence of the Mayor, was the scene of the picnic tendered -by him and Mrs. Lysnar yesterday to the members of the Citizens’ Committee and their friends. About 140 people availed themselves of the invitation, and a most enjoyable day was spent, the weather being delightful. An excellent luncheon WQs partaken of, the catering being in the hands of the Gisborne Co-operative Bakery Co., and a “koppa Maori” was, to many, a novelty, and keenly '"relished. Music was supplied by Messrs Vita Bros.’ orchestra, and several vocal items were contributed. During -the afternoon a handsome cake and fruitstand, suitably inscribed, was presented to the Mayor by Mr. T. E. Toneycliffe, on behalf of the Citizens’ Committee, and the Mayor returned his thanks for the gift. Several other speeches appreciative of the Mayor's efforts during the recent loan proposals question were made, and votes of thanks were passed to 'His Worship and the Mayoress foy their hospitality; to the Citizens’ Committee, and to the Progressive League. The majority of the party returned to town early in the evening, but a- number remained at “Waimoana,” where a pleasant musical evening was spent. There is much money to be made by patenting the right- ideas.’. The shrowd inventor puts himself into the hands of an expert. Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, Auckland,Wellington, Christ, chu-rcli, and Dunedin, publishers of “Progress,” the inventors’ journal, are intimately familiar with all matters concerning patents. Expert knowledge in their case is hacked by an elaborate system of reference.* Dingo Eucalyptus is THE remedy for summer colds. Its wonderful properties as a disinfectant and deodorant prevent bacilli from maturing, and effectuallv cure colds, coughs, and influenza. From all chemists and grocers, Is bottle, or direct post free from Dingo Medicine Co., 173 Hobson Street, Auck.

Wednesday has been selected as the Jay for the weekly ha.lf-hol.day in Auckland suburbs. “ i.;.L., r5 . , v ho were successful m Compet - tho rcccnt arti winnini, - “ tr jal exhibition are recurio, am JJ ■ certificates are now roimlcd t£ rdven out bv the see. E&T* Mr. W ’Clayton's office. ~ . The usual monthly meeting of .the Hospital Trustees will he held to-night at 730 in the Cook County Council Chambers. Amongst other business to he considered is the appointment or a secretary, and the question of the site for a new hospital. The careless handling of explosives narrowly escaped being the cause oi a r-it-ditv at Reef ton last week. Uu •father"of -a child was horrified on seethe little girl chewing a dynamite caT> which she had picked up in Broadwav ‘Vs it happened, it was the open end of the cap she was chewing between her teeth, otherwise it would have exploded. The Clan AlaeFarlane v.as drawing or,ft Gin. when she left the papier breakwater (says the “Telegraph ). It is interesting to compare iHiat the steamers were drawing which lema ned in the roadstead during the past lew weeks. The Athenie’s draught was 24ft bin., the Nerehana 24it. the An-do-Saxon 20ft., the Tonganro 19ft.. tbe = Tokomaru 20ft the Star cf Canad a 18ft.. and the invert ay 12rt. Cm.

1 remarkable instance of how cats, born and bred on a ship conceive an attachment for the vessel v, a 3 .urmshcd bv t'he Waikaro wreck. iT:e seamen ‘of course, took their .nets (five cats’ and the bo’sun s canary; ashore with them, but one of the animals seemed unhappy. On Ihursdaj nicrni„<r when the men wore inspecting the little bit of the hull that remained above water, puss got out m a boat near her old home, plunged on to the hull, dived through an open .port-hole an'l disappeared. She was never seen

again. Mr. C. R. C. Robieson, director of the tourist division, who has just returned to ellmuton irom the Hot Lakes district, told a “Dominion” reporter that the tourist- traffic at Rotorua at the present time was greater than over before. He based this opinion upon the bath receipts. Up to Christmas the season had not been so busy as last year, but it iiad since more than recovered. Additional accommodation for -300 persons had been provided this season by the boarding-house proprietors. The trout fishing was very -much improved, and some excellent catches had been obtained.

An octopus paid attention to a bather at -the Port (Nelson) one morning this week, when he was taking his morning din, and proved rather unsatisfactory company for the swimmer (says the “Mail”). With tentacles outstretched and an ugly gleam in his eve, this “nightmare of the sea " set sail for tlie bather, fixing his eye on the fleshy part of the leg. A closely-contested race ensued, and fortunately the octopus was an “also started." but there was not much to spare. Mr. C. Murray. of the ’Port, was near by, and estimated that the octopus could cover a line seven feet in length.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning Joseph Eddy, plumber, Napier (Mr. F. W. Nolan), proceeded against Duncan and Luttrell. _ contractors. Hastings, and the Bank of Australasia, Gisborne, for £2OO, in respect to a subcontract let by Duncan and Luttrell on the new bank premises in Gisborne. Mr. Burnard, who appeared for the Bank, said there was ample money due from the bank to Messrs Duncan and Luttrell, but no architect's certificate bad been received, so that the money was not available. The certificate would be available in a few weeks’ time when no doubt the plaintiff would receive his payment. He therefore suggested that the case should be allowed to stand down. Air. Nolan objected to this, and asked that- judgment should be given against Duncan and Luttrell for the amount, as plaintiff had performed the work and was entitled to a judgment. Finally the matter was allowed to stand over till this morning. Two other cases were also called against the same defendants, but were also allowed to stand down. 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 under their care and treatment. Don’t forget! We have the finest equipped saloon in the city. Try our lee Shampoo and note that we always give our customers an Ice Wash after a shave. We are the sole agents for the far-famed “Parasene” hair-restorer. “Parasene” is no local concoction and is entirely free of acetic acid or any ingredient that will injure the hair or head. C. Alorse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon, Gladstone Road.* THE CORNWALL IN THE BALTIC. A prominent Danzig newspaper recently published a very sensational article relative to the Baltic cruise of the British armoured cruiser Cornwall. This vessel, it- appears, gave an exhibition of seamanship which has deeply impressed our Teuton friends. The journal in question reports that on the occasion 0 f the Cornwall’s visit to Kiel a dense mist prevailed, and the harbor authorities, who had been advised of her pending arrival in the evening, did not expect her to put in aiT appearance before morning. However, when day broke there she .was, moored in her assigned position, and appearing to be quite at home. She had navigated the difficult Kiel fiord in the darkness and mist without a pilot any board. This performance she repeated! at Danzig and Swinemunde, according to the report, in both cases without pilot. The journal is extremely indig-* nant at this “ostentatious display of the navigator’s art-,” and is still more alarmed at the possibilities it connotes. “From this performance,” it says, “we are compelled to ask our naval authorities what would happen in the event of a sudden outbreak of war with England. It is obvious that if British naval officers are so thoroughly conversant with some of our most difficult- harbours they would have .not the slightest difficulty in bottling up the High Seas Fleet in Kiel or elsewhere. Tins prospect is sufficiently startling to justify an immediate investigation as to ways and means whereby the Marine Office may exercise a- strict control over tho charts of our military harbours.” Should this paragraph chance to come under the notice of .the Cornwall’s navigating officers, they may congratulate themselves on having administered' a healthy object-lesson to the German public, which is too often misled by Press stories derogatory to the efficiency of our naval personnel.