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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2741, 21 February 1910, Page 4

Tlie latest addition to the telephone exchange is 236, Tiffen, G. W.. Aberdeen lload, residence. Deleted: 236, Ganelin, W. J. P. The annual sports and iiicnic ol : the freezing works’ employees are to be bold on Easter Monday in Mr. R. Scott’s paddock, Kaitaratahi, an ideal spot for such a gathering. A special meeting of the Freezers’ Union will be held in Town ley’s Hall at 7.30 n.in. to-day to consider the acceptance of the new agreement as t-o wages and conditions of work. Miss Matlieson, who has been granted twelve months’ leave of absence from the teaching staff of the Gisborne School, left last evening by the Monowai for Wellington, en route for England. A conference regarding the rabbit question took place on Saturday morning between Mr, AY. D. L.vsnar, chairman of the local branch of the Farmers’ Union, Mr. E. Clifton, Director of Fields and Experimental Farms, and Field Supervisor I). Ross, of Napier. The subject was fully gone into, and in addition consideration was given to the advisability of securing an adequate reserve around the W a ika re mo ana district both for scenic purposes and to act as a bar to the progress of the rabbits into the district. Later in tlie morning Mr. Clifton met Mr. E. M. Hutchinson, from whom he learned the position of file post in the Wliakatane and Opotiki country. Mr. and Mrs. Weeks held a spiritualistic service at Townley’s Hall last evening. Mr Weeks lectured on “Spirit Mediums and Conjurors.’’ The speaker said that a number of those opposed to spiritualism affirmed that all the phenomena were to be accounted- for by prestidigitation or conjuring, but this w.i.s certainly erroneous, as the prenomena of spiritualism had been submitted many times to the most crucial examination by some of the foremost scientists of tlie age. who had pronounced them genuine. Moreover, uite a number of eminent prestidigitators bad declared that there was nothing in their art that explained how the manifestations could bo produced by mundane resources. There is much money to be made by patenting the right ideas. The shrewd inventor puts himself into the hands of an expert. Messrs Baldwin arid Rayward, Auckland,Wellington, Christ, church, 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 referenoe.*

A shepherd is rvantal for Hemaha.l Station. Application as to he* Mr. A. D. Carmicbeal, le Ha para, on the station. Messrs J. Greig and Son, arch ' invite tenders, to close at n°°n < urday next, February 26th fo * erection of a residence on Whataup jko for Mr. T. A. Ratcliffe. Tlie amount of revenue collected . the local Customs House for last we-k was as follows: Customs duties ilw' 7s 4d, surtax £22 3s Id, beer duty £23 15s, light dues 8s (id; total £LUb 1& lid. . Very few replies have been recened in response to the Borough Council inquiry as to how far tradespeople a manufacturers would avail thernsel of electrical power under the AAaikar - moana i.ehome.

The Rathe Pictures will re-open tonight at His Majesty’s Theatre with an entirely new programme. Jne list .n films includes “Broncho Breaking on an Argentine Ranch” and “hods of Fate,” a sensational drama from toe studios of the American Biogiaph -o.

Mr E. G. Loten, agricultural instructor under the Hawke’s Bay Education Board, met the school teachers of the district at the Gisborne school on Saturday morning. Mr. Loten delivered a most instructive .and interesting address on the composition of milk. Patrick Ilofen, remanded from Invercargill on a charge of an alleged breach of the Goods and Chattels Transfer Act, arrived in Gisborne on Saturday morning, Constable Flewell> n having him in charge. Hoien will be brought before the Court on Thursday next.

A first offender for dnmkenness, a farmer jn this district, was charged at the Police Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M- He had had over £3O on him when arrested on Friday evening, and was bailed out, dn Saturday morning. He failed to appear at Court, and was lined I 8 with 2s costs, the amount of his bail.

The election in connection with the proposed East Coast Rabbit Board will in all probability take place about March 14th. The Board will consist of five members elected by the stockowners, and an officer of the Agricultural Department, most likely Mr. DRoss, of Napier, will be the sixth, member, ex-officio. In conversation with Mr. E. Clifton, of the Agricultural Department, on Saturday, a “Times” reporter was informed that the operations of the Department in regard to the rabbit pest in the northern central portion of the North Island extend over more than a million acres. Mr. Clifton also stated that the steps being taken to form the East Coast Rabbit Board have the heartiest approval of the Department. Messrs G. B. deLautour and Co., Lowe Street, have an advertisement in this issue directing public attention to Aorogen safety gas, for which they are agents. This gas, it is announced, is nun-poisonous and non-explosive, is applicable for lighting, heating, cooking, and power, takes up little space, has no residue nor offensive, small, and is sim_ pie, safe, reliable, and economical. There are, it is stated, GOOO Aerogen machines in use.

At the Baptist Tabernacle last niglit the Rev. AY. Lamb took as the theme of his discourse the present day tendency to disregard the sanctity of the Sabbath. Ministers of religion who counselled holding fast to the great boon of a seventh day of rest, in the physical and spiritual interests of mankind. avere, he said, compared to the Pharisees who protested because of the plucking and eating of ears of corn by the Disciples on the Sabbath Day. A section of the press pf the Dominion had taken Sir Joseph V arc! to task because ho would not permit rifle-shoot-ing by volunteers on Sunday. The rev. gentleman said that if the Prime Minister sanctioned rifle-shooting, the running of railways would follow, and the billiard-rooms and theatres would be opened as they were in France to-day.

Aii accident occurred to one of Messrs Redstone and Sons’ buggies on Saturday morning. The buggy was being driven down a steep hill at Mokomoko, 16 miles from Tokomara, with tile brakes bard on. The strain was too great on the. brakes, and they both went inside the wheels, and the buggy, bounding down the hill, capsized, throwing the driver, Agnew, and the only other occupant, Mr. Sharpin, out. The former had his collar bone broken, but the latter was fortunate enough to escape with a severe shaking, he being considerably bruised. The uuggy was smashed. Yesterday the driver was getting on well, and Mr. Sharpin hopes to be sufficiently recovered to eomo to town on Wednesday. - Mr. E. Clifton, Director of the Fields and Experimental Farms Division of the Agricultural Department, arrived from South on Saturday morning o i a •short visit to this district. In conversation with a ''Times" reporter, Air. Clifton said that his visit was connected with departmental matters, in view of the establishment of a Rabbit Board, special attention would be given by him to that phase of the work. He considers that the. people of this district are to be heartily congratulated upon taking steps to prevent the great danger of a. rabbit invasion. “l (, ew people that have not seen it,” he added, “realise the tremendous amount of damage done by the rabbits, and I trust the efforts being made will be successful in keeping them out of your district.” Air. Clifton will probably remain in the district until Wednesday next, and intends to visit- Wairoa, in company .nth Fiel-,1 Supervisor D. Ross, or Napier, in order to inspect the rabbit infcsteti areas in that and the Mohnka districts. The scarcity of watering-troughs for horses within the borough has frequently been animadverted upon, and thenwant has been greatly felt during the exceptional heat of this summer. It was only last week that a horse, apparently maddened by thirst, floundered out on to the mud flats of Teruheni river just above Mr. R. Thoiwill’s residence, and got hopelessly hougod while, endeavoring to reach the salt water in the middle of the river bed. At present the only troughs are. one at the corner of Roebuck Road and Gladstone Road, one at the Royal Hotel, one rit the Gisborne side of the bridge over the Turanganui river, and a fourth on the. Wainui Road, just inside the borough boundaryi It has been suggested that a central trough could bo provided at little expense at the base of the Sievwright memorial fountain.

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