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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2732, 10 February 1910, Page 4

The box plans for “Carter the Great” season will be opened at 10 tomorrow morning.

The following have been added to the telephone exchange:—sS7, Asliton, G. E. (manager L. D. Nathan and Co., Ltd.), private residence, Harris Street, Kaiti; 8. Gisborne Tutorial College, Childers Road; 427, Petcliell and Co., Lowe Street. Deleted: 587, Pettic, J. F. ; 427; Gaudin and Co. According to the “Evening Post,” second-hand clothing is imported by at least , one dealer in Wellington, and the trade has been gradually developed during the past ten years. Clothing oft tlii s kind is sent by the Customs Department to the Health Department for fumigation. When the Health authorities consider that any germs in the raiment have been thoroughly destroyed, the . articles are repacked in their case, and sent back to the Customs for the assessment of duty. A fee for disinfection is debited to the importer.

Mr J. W. Nolan has been re-appoint-ed by the Borough Council as one of its representatives on the High School Board of Governors.

The training ship Amokura will go round the whole of the West Coast Sounds as soon as she returns from the ■Southern islands, and will endeavor to find the rock the Waikaro struck.

Eight tenders were received yesterday for the work of erecting new premises for the A.M.P. Society in Peel Street. The tenders will be submitted to the head office, Wellington, for consideration.

Races do not interest everybody in the community, but the following is interesting to all: That Friday and Saturday are the last days of the Melbourne Cash great sale, and are halfprice days on many lines, just to make a complete clearance before the new season’s goods arrive.*

The attention of the Government is to be drawn by tile New Zealand Institute to the 'necessity of preparing and (printing an illustrated catalogue of New Zealand fishes. It was stated at the annual meeting that if anyone desired to know the name of a particular fish, and to identify it, he would find it almost impossible to do so. There were lists of fishes, but no catalogue.

“There is no hope at all” said the Mayor to a “Times” reporter yesterday on his return, when questioned as to the possibility of Field-Marshal Lord Kitchener including the East Coast in his itinerary of the Dominion. 51 r. Lysnar went on to explain that Lord Kitchener finally leaves the Dominion, from Auckland, on 3rd prox., and tint his dates in the meantime are fully occupied right up to March 2nd.

While in Wellington recently the Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lvsnar) interviewed the Premier as to the time likely to elapse before the Council would be able to obtain the loan or £l7-3.000 applied for. The Prime Minister replied that the Board to deal with the matter had only just been appointed. A indication would have to be put in in the proper form, after terms and conditions had been gazetted, and the Board would be in a position to finally deal with applications in from two to three months.

At the meeting of the. Borough Council last night, the Mayor gave an exhaustive outline of the particulars obtained by him while away from Gisborne in’ connection with the scheme for harnessing the waters of Waikaremoana for lighting and power purposes. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded the Mayor for collecting the information, and the Town Clerk was authorised to collect data as to the amount of power that could be sold locally. A special meeting of the Council to consider the subject will lie held shortly.

“I want to correct the idea that Wanganui is a rich place,” said Archdeacon .Jacobs at the Anglican Synod. ‘ There may be money there, but it isn’t in the Church. We live on the threepenny-bits of the poor.” The archdeacon also said that the Church had many well-to-do members at Wanganui, but few or none who were wealthy, and if a man who was better off than most was asked for a subscription in aid of some Church object, the excuse was likely to be: “I’m not a Churchman myself; I only come to church sometimes with my wife."

The public are to be treated to a concert by the City Band at the Trafalgar rotunda, Read’s Quay, on Sunday afternoon next. The most difficult of the tost selections to be played at the coming Wanganui Band Contest is to be included in the programme. There is some pretty solo work for the cornet, soprano, euphonium, trombone, and tenor horn, and in the first Air. T. Davis, the Australian cornctist, will be heard to advantage. As the band Ims yet to find a considerable sum to enable it to go to Wanganui in March, it is hoped that the public will contribute largely to the collection which will be taken up at the concert.

After feasting on frozen pig from China and chilled beef from Ivc---. - /lealand. London gourmands are now being treated to frozen turtles from Queensland, says an English jorunal. The turtles are killed soon after capture, frozen and shipped to England by mail steamer. There are about 400 of them in England at ip resent. They weigh from IGO pounds to 300 pounds. One’ extra large turtle of 385 pounds would bo worth £2O alive, but in a frozen state only fetched 7-kl a pound. The\ seem to give satisfaction at hotels and clubs, and the future .development of the Queensland frozen turtle trade looks bright. A contract has.been let to Mr George Smith for the construction of an important addition to the Baptist Tabernacle. This will consist of a twostoreyed extension at the roar of the present building, and will provide sitting accommodation for an additional 80 persons in the Tabernacle, together with six class-rooms for the use of the Sunday School. Four of these rooms will be situated on the ground floor and the other two in the upstairs portion of the extension. Part of the work in connection therewith will be done by voluntary labor, and the total expenditure will amount to about £SOO. Messrs Brownlee and Grenfell are the architects for the extension, which is expected to be completed in about two months’ time.

During his recent visit to Wellington the Mayor (Mr. W. D. Lysnar) called at the Bailway Department in reference to the objection raised to the elevation and screening of Kaitaratahi gravel in the-local railway station yard. The Mayor was accompanied by Mr. Jnrrctt, and they took along the plans of the proposed plant, which are practically completed. The Engineer-in-Chief was away from Wellington, but from his chief assistant it was learned that the doubt in the matter had been raised owing to the possibility of the plant creating a dust nuisance. It was pointed out in answer to this by Mr. Lysnar that the elevator will be completely enclosed with timber through which no dust could get, and although no similar provision had been made in regard to the screen on top, such could easily be done, and thus obviate the possibility„of any dust escaping at all. It was further mentioned that the gravel would always be dealt with in a damp condition, and it was decided that on the return of the Engincer-in-Chief, Mr.' Jarrctt should wait upon him with the iplans. and thoroughly explain the true position. Optimism.—Solemn Husband: “Do you hear the clock slowly ticking? Do you know what day it is ever bringing nearer?” Cheerful Wife: “Yes, the 010s e , of Pottie’s Sale on Saturday, and I must be down to- secure some more bragains before it is too late.” Solemn Husband; “I wish there were no newspapers and no advertisements.” Gheerful Wife: “Pettie’s advertisements announce something hew every week, whether it be sale time or not, and are read with great interest by all my lady friends.” Solemn Husband: “I suppose. I must let you have the money.” Cheerful Wife: “Yes, that five pounds will purchase quite seven pound ten’s J worth of goods if I got to Pettie’s before Saturday.”—Exeunt Solemn Husband.*

One night last week a Rangiora res - dent had over 401 b of honey stolen from a bar frame hive, the tlnef ha b, first killed the bees with sulphur fumes. It has been decided that a trial ° the" new road-sweeping machines i.i tke place in the presence of the -May and Councillors at 9 a.m. on SaturJaj.

“If a goody-goody man doesn t become a prig, he comes to a bad encl. Bishop Julius at the Wellington I own, Hall.

The new accommodation house at Waitomo Caves is now completed, and in occupation. It was erected by • Government at a cost, it is said, > something like £SOOO. The annual report of the Discharged Prisoners’ Aid tSoeiety was received •' the meeting of the Borough Council last night, and it wa s decided to make a donation of £2 2s to the funds oi the Society.

His Worship the Mayor stated at the Council meeting last night that the steamers between Wellington and .Nopier have for some time past boon extensively patronised, the reason being the alteration in the railway timetable and the increased railway fares.

“It costs less to be cremated in Wellington than tq be buried,” - c a.d Mr u. R Smith, the Christchurch Town Clerk, who has just returned from a holiday visit to the North Island.. "I he corporation charge £5 for a plot, and tlie crematorium charge i.s £2 12s Od. The “Southland Nows’’ reports that swarms of muttonbirds are now to b-> seen sweeping across the waters of Foveaux Straits. The parent' birds aie very busy catching fish f<u their young. The niutton-birding season opens in :i few weeks.

The area of hops in cultivation in the. Nelson district this year (says the "Colonist”) is probably the .smallest during the last ten years, owing principal.y To the unremunerative prices obtained during the last few years, and also that a number of growers have given up the industry to enter upon fruit-growing.

At the Police Court yesterday morning before Messrs J. 4 own ley and W • Tattley, J.’sP., a half-cast Native, Benjamin Gardiner Milner, was charged with alleged carnal knowledge oi a -Native girl under 16 years of age, at Reporua, on or about September, lt/OJ. Sergeant llutton applied for a remand, which was granted, for accused to appear Port Awanui on Thursday, I7tb ilist. Bail was allowed in a persona* surety of £IOO and two of £SO each. At a meeting of the Alhambra Cricket Club, hekf in the club rooms last evening, Air. 0. R. Olsen in the chan - , a presentation of a handsome set or carvers was made to Air. A. Matson, one of the junior members, who was lately married. Air. Olsen, in making the 'presentation, remarked that he hoped that many more cricketers would follow Air. Watson’s -example. Air. Watson suitably thanked the club on behalf of himself and wife, and wished it every success.

The new electoral roll for the Gisborne district, that for 1909, is now ready. Copies have been sent to all post offices in the district, where they may be consulted by -persons interested. The roll has been' thoroughly purged, by the removal of all names of persons who have died or left the district, and contains 7579 names, as against 9468 on the old roll. It would be well for all electors who are not certain that their names are on the roll to satisfy themselves on the point at once. The matter of the appointment of a borough engineer was discussed at great length by the Borough Council in committee last’night. The selection was'narrowed down to two, and eventually the choice fell on Air. Andrew J. Paterson, L.5.A1.A1.E., tire second engineer to the Wellington City Council. In addition to possessing excellent qualifications and credentials, he has also the advantage of being a licensed surveyor. It is understood that Air. Paterson will be able to take up his duties ill about a fortnight. Despite the fall in the price of kauri gum (says an exchange), Austrian diggers are vigorously prosecuting their search for the resin, more particularly in those swampy localities which require extensive draining, in order ilmt work may be carried on during the winter months. Their numbers approximate 3000. and they are scattered over the country, between Helenville ai.d Parengarenga. In the Dargaville district there are about 800. the bulk oi whom may be regarded as permanent residents, inasmuch as they have > liter od into negotiations for draining operations which will extend over several vears.

Mr Fred Pirani, chairman of the Wanganui Education Board, points out that the statement of the Minister ofEducation regarding new schools and additions not being connected with the maintenance grant is ridiculous in face of the experience i.i hue Wanganui district, where the Department- only grants half-cost of school sites, the balance to come out of maintenance. Where interest has to be paid out of maintenance on dilatory -grants from the Government for new buildings,' and whore grants are insufficient to erect new buildings or make additions, the deficiency has to be paid out of the maintenance fund. Besides that, the installation of sewerage is now not recognised as new works, and also has to be ipaid for out of the maintenance fund.

We beg to draw the attention c f cur readers to a caution which appears ii> this issue warning the residents of this district against giving an order for or taking delivery of a first aid cabinet of any kind unless it bears the name of “The Bidgwa.v First Aid Cabinet.” We have in our possession a copy of a letter from one of the leading Wellington papers stating that they have examined the Bidgway cabinet, and are satisfied that it is excellent value. They have also examined and vouch for the dozeiis of testimonials from well-known doctors throughout the Dominion who speak in high terms of the efficiency and value of same. Copies of some of these testimonials have been sent us, and after roading same, we strongly advise our readers to give heed to this warning and not to give an order to anyone unless he is the authorised representative of the Bidgway (Society. Imitation is supposed to he the sincerest form of flattery,* and there is no doubt but that when, a really genuine and valuable article is manufactured a .number of worthless and. inferior imitations spring into existence. Jn tin's case there can he no doubt but "what the “Bidgway First Aid Cabinet” is the genuine article, and ,our readers would be well advised to steer clear of all others.*

Men have made themselves many inventions, but a shrewd idea may still lead to fortune. The? simpler the idea the better, sc long as it is essentially new. The thing is to make sure of your agent. Messrs Baldwin and Raywar-d, 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 Dunedin telegram states that Canon Woodthorpe has keen advised H. h +i,o Rev P T Jones has passed ■ fli, 1 ; 1 e“ minaiion for the degree of B a. at Durham University, The following passengers had hooked last evening by -Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches, leaving this morning: For Tologa, Mr and Mrs. Robinson; for ToKoSaru, Air. Jas. Burner; ior Waipiro, Mr. Ray; for Alorere, Mr Plunkett. < 4 f r. meeting of creditors at Auckland last week bankrupt stated that ho had been objected to by the -police in connection with an application lor a ifor an hotel. He had previously lived at Kornata. and had manufactured “ginger pop,” which ho sold to the miners! “On l" said Mr Gerard he nfru>i'il Assignee, 1 undcistaiiu the ,'licc ohjettron n’ow. 1 know all about that ‘ginger pop about ANailu and those places.” An inebriate was having a troubled sle<?,> on the boat decking, under the Haiti bridge, at 3 p.m. yesterday and during his slumber managed to roil into the river striking and. cutting his lace on some posts. He was pulled out, wet to the skin, by some bystanders, and tlie police took him in charge. Tie had in his pocket a ticket lor south by the Wimmera, which leit last evening, but his stay in Gisborne had to be prolonged, so as to enable him to be bromdit before certain of His Majesty's Justices of tile Peace this morning. A sure double for to-day and torn o i 10w —and every day of the year. C. Morse’s Central and ‘ Masonic Hairdressing Saloons. Jhe best ti<i(K-»smen in town employed—and the fastest. \o waiting; no delays. You will enjoy the day’s sport all the better if you call in and see us before you go out.* All wise parents keep Rod. 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 cures in a manner little short cf marvellous. All Grocers and Chem LSSS. *

SIR GEORGE REID'S FAREWELL. “Yes —No.” “It’s yes this t me.” 13i the big crowd which waved good-bye to Sir George Reid from the Orient wharf (says the “Sydney . -.mining Herald”) there were the usual übiq clous idiots who'kept up a fire <8 caicnwords, in time and out of time, 'ibis answer was the High Commissioner's last word to New South Wales The übiquitous interjector does m.t trouble much about anti-climaxes. But Sir George Reid was not go: ig to have any. ~ He lias made half a rozon iarewell speeches in a weed-:. “I invent got any words left,” he shouted down when someone asked him for another. It is a very long way to shout down from any of the two or three top decks on the Orvieto. One or two of -tir George Reid's parting remarks went astray. There was one worth telling, anyway. The photographer, of course, wanted a dress rehearsal -of .6:r George Reid's farewell with the Lord Alayor. He rounded them duly up into a clear corner of the deck, and just at the touching moment he asked *6ir George to smile. “AYhen you say ‘go we 11 clasp hands,” said Sir George. "But if I can’t smile you will have to supply it- with your paint brush."' Sir George Reid was leaving by himself. Lady Reid and bis family will follow in a couple cf months. “

FRIGHTENED INTO SANITY. A curious echo of the San Francisco earthquake, three and a half years ago. is noted by the Chicago papers, in the restoration of the mind of Air William Aleyers, a Chicago architect, who was injured in the earthquake. Air Aleyers married a Chicago lady in April. 1906. and went to San Francisco for his honeymoon. He and his bride were m an hotel when the earthquake occurred, and, in the collapse of the building, Air Aleyers was injured and separated from his wife. When he recovered from his injuries his mind was a blank, and lie could not recognise bis wife or his friends when restored to them. Airs. Aleyers returned to her parents, and her husband was taken care of by his friends. Recently he escaped from their guardianship and wandered across country. During his wandering he saw a railway accident, in which a man was crushed to death under a freight train, and the shock was so great that his mental faculties were suddenly resiored. He took up the thread of his life where he had dropped it, and immediately asked those about him whore his wife was. Though the intervening time was completely blotted out between the accident and the present day. fie was able to tell who he was and where lie originallv lived in Chicago. The result was that he returned to his wife, and the strangely interrupted honeymoon has been resumed. Doctors state that lie will probably be able to continue his profession as though nothing had happened.

MANNING THE NAVY. Follow ing is an extract from a circular letter from London headquarters to the Wellington lion, secretary of the Navy League:—"We have on the active service list a matter of 125.C00 officers and men, which is more than dopble the number maintained by any other nation. The problem to be solved is whether the country is prepared to .pay for all its warships to be kept fully manned, and ready for war in tlie time of peace. There further arises the question whether such tv state of things is necessary or advisable. Lord Brassev, for one, seems never tired of insisting upon the suggestion that our active service ratings should certainly not be increased, but that our reserve should he. This problem is far t-oo long to deal with within the limits of a circular letter. You know that we, in the Navy League, have always held that everv man who goes to sea for a living snould be a trained fighting man. ItTou might call that, perhaps, if you wished, the first step in tlie direction of oompulsorv military training, and seeing that the sea is our first line of defence, It is right that universal training should start with the sea. I believe myself that the enaction of some such law would bo of immense importance to the carrying trade of this Empire. We have .pursued our way for so many years in a haphazard fashion that- we cannot believe anything can j>ossibly alter our maritime trading supremacy, but- the world is changed, and is changing, and the 40,000 foreign seamen we have in our mercantile marine would, ip the event of a great naval war, prove a minus quantity. Not only should we lack the service of that number of our own countrymen, but these men would undoubtedly prove a source of danger. It was only on the 10th November that some very plain speaking was used at the Royal United Service Institution, as to what would be the possible destiny of neutral grain carriers, or food carriers, and the general opinion seemed to be that might would prove to be right, and that in an emergency we might 'be compelled to help ourselves to whatever came in the wav.”