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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2764, 19 March 1910, Page 4

There was a clean sheet at the Police Court yesterday morning. The metalling of tlie Waiapu County roads is proceeding apace at Tokomaru. Sixteen men are hard at work, assisted by two traction engines.

The services in the Waerenga-a-hika Church district to-morrow will be as follows: —Waerenga-a-hik.i, 11 a.m.; Ormond, 3 p.m.; Makar aka, 7 p.m.

A novel sight for Dunedin residents is furnished at the Winter Gardens, where bananas are fruiting. The plants have been locally reared, and the fruit is of a good size and color, besides being described as excellent in flavor. The Cook County Council has decided to apply to the Government for the es_ tablishment of a railway siding at King’s Hoad, in connection with the metal and gravel supply for the County roads.

The current issue of the “Weekly Press” contains a capital snapshot or a motor car being pulled out of a snowdrift in South Canterbury. Mr William Miller, of this town, was one of the motorists and was at the time on his way from Mt. Ccoic to Temuka. In view or the interest being taken in the question of th e export trade m pork and pig carcases intended for curing, the Government has arranged to have cable advices as to the position of bacon and frozen pork on the Home markets sent out to the Dominion:.

The final meeting of the Hospital Trustees was held fast evening, when reference was made to the fact that at the end of the -financial year, March :U‘t. the credit balance, with no liabilities. would be £IOO7 17s 4d. The first meeting of the newly-elected Board will be held cn April oth.

Intending competitors at the Freezing Works Picnic Sports to be held at Kaitaratahi cn Easter Monday are reminded that nominations for events Nos, 4, 7 and 22 close with Mr Ben Tanner, and for the open bicycle race with Air H. Anderson, both this evening. At 2.30 p.m. to-day a meeting of slieepfarmers and others interested in the formation of classes for instruction in wool sorting and classing in connection with the Gisborne Technical School will be held in the Farmers’ Union Chib rooms. Masonic Buildings. The Mayor, Mr W. D. Lysnar, will preside.

The Cook County Counai has decided to proceed at once with the lowering of certain steep grades on the Arai Valley road. At yesterday’s meeting, the Engineer stated that in all probability the" work would not necessitate the lowering of the water supply wipe lino, as was at first thought probable. A meeting of the Excelsior Troop or the Poverty Bay Boy Scouts was held in the meeting room last night, when there was a large attendance. vJ. Frazer was elected sergeant, and a committee wag formed, composed of J. Fox, A. Gough, L. Goldsmith and D. Menzies. The Troop will meet at- the room at 1.30 this afternoon..

“A column for booklovers,” which has recently been introduced into the “Times” supplement, has “caught on” with our readers, and bids fair to be one of the most popular features in the weekly budget of general reading. The column is edited bv a distinguished litterateur, and contains interesting and valuable reviews on current writings. Those who have followed the doings of the Society for the Promotion of the Health of Women and Children will he interested to note that a. letter has been received at the Dunedin headquarters from a Gisborne doctor containing the following:—“I want details as to how to set to work to form a branch in Gisborne and how much it costs to keep a Plun'ket nurse going.”

Even the most earnest student of Gladstonia may not be acquainted with tlie following facts, which should cause hitherto unquestioned history to be revised. Gladstone, for instance, was born in 1796. For father ho had a Bulgarian. His gluttony for gold made him yellow. He was of medium height, bis whiskers werejeropped close to his face, and “as a sign of his Satanic spirit his forehead and upper forehead wore bare. His evil temper has made his hair fall off, so that from a distance he might be taken for quite bald.” All this according to a Turkish newspaper of 1876.

All wise parents keep Red Arrow Ointment in the house. The cost is only Is, and its value in an emergency umnot be estimated. For cuts, bruises, jnd sores of all descriptions this ointment cures in a manner little short of marvellous. All Grocers and Chem iste.*

There are at present fourteen cases of typhoid fever being treated at the Gisborne public hospital. A Maori supplier to the Meremera factory (Taranaki) has topped the test for the last four .months. The Poverty,Bay Civil Service Sports’ Association will hold its annual dinner in the Oddfellows’ Hall this evening. Showing the prolific productiveness ol the tomato crop in a favorable season such as the present one has been, a Canterbury grower estimates his yield at from 18 to 19 tons per acre. A meeting of the Gisborne No-Lic-ense League vyill be held in St. Andrew’s Schoolroom at 8 p.m. on Monday next. The Executive is to meet in the same place at 7 p.m. In the advertising columns of this issue Dr Collins and Messrs F. 3 • Lysnar, H. White and G. Smith have notifications thanking electors who supported them at the recent Hospital and Charitable Aid Board election. The Methodist Church service tomorrow morning will be conducted by Mr W. Frazer. In the evening the Rev. J. A. Lochcre will preach, the subject being, “Pilate’s "VY ife and the Trial of Jesus.” The anthem, Later not into Judgment” (Attwood) will be rendered. An informal meeting of intending players and supporters of the Y.M.C.A. Football Club under British Association rules, was held last evening. It is thought that a good team, can be got together, although several of last years’ players have left the district. Special encouragement will be given to young players who are new to the game. Mount Egmont was never so clear oi snow at. this time of the year as it >» at present (says the “Taranaki News”). The only snow visible is in the crater. Last week the caretaker discovered a blow-hole cn the side of the crater. He intends to visit the spot again with ropes and a torch in order to ascertain the extent of the hole.

The need of a local pound is a matter that has for some time been exercising the minds of residents of Tologa Bay. The matter reached a stage or finality at the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday, when the Clerk was instructed to prepare a lease, containing a purchasing clause, for section o of Block 12, L'awa Survey District. The Rev. W. Grant will conduct Harvest Thanksgiving Services to-morrow morning and evening. The Choir will render special music, and special offerings will'be taken on behalf of Susientation and Congregational Assessments. The subject in the morning is “The Husbandman.” The evening address will be founded on “An Extraordinary Statement.”

A pet it i on, sign ed 1;y a nu in hereof Tologa Bay storekeepers, was presented to the Cook Countv Council yesterday, asking that the hours of closing should be as follows: Mondays and Thursdays, 8 p.m.: Wednesdays, 1 p.m.: Tuesdays and Fridays, 8 p.m.: Saturdays, 9 p.m. The Council agreed to give the required certificate that the signatures to the list represented a majority of the storekeepers. Ax the Baptist Tabernacle to-morrow special Harvest Thanksgiving and Anniversary Services are to be held. The Church is being suitably decorated, and bright music will be rendered. The Rev. W. Lamb will be the preacher morning and evening, and his -subjects will be.'“A Noble Question." and “The Miracle of the Grain of Wheat.” ’liie congregation is making a special Thank Offering, and bright services are anticipated.

At the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday, C’r. Lysnar, on behalf of a number of country settlers, entered a protest against the manner in which the nolling bootlis had been allocated at the recent Hospital Board election. He gave instances of the inconvenience caused to country residents, whom, fie said, had in many instances to ride front 30 to 40 miles to record their votes. The Clerk explained that if a- mistake had been made, it had been made by hint, but on the side of economy.

Admiral Sir Arthur Ivnyvott WiPnii. Y.C., the new First Sea Lord, is sixtyeight, but a manner abounding vigor, absolutely fearless of responsib -1 ty, chary of praise, but never known n* lose ' his temper; tireless in work ; a man difficult to knew, but, nevertheless, one who attracts the affection as well as the respect of his subordinates. In his post-captain days he was called “Old ’Aid ’Eart" by the bluejackets: but no one really supposed Ins heart was hard. Once it was reported that lie war, going to be married. _ “ 'E married!” said a seaman.: “ Vd a sight sooner ’ug a torpedo !” Oometimes, it is said, lie has carried'his girt of silc.no*> to excess. It is reported—but it may be only one of those myths which embody a general truth —that his second-in-command was dice heard to say to a midshipman, “You have just com? from the flagship; do you know when the fleet is to go to sea?” So little is he wont to confide his intentions even to these nearest to him in command. Aucklanders (says the London correspondent or the A.Z. "Herald”) will be able to derive amusement and enjoy a quiet laugh over the quaint picture which ALss Florence ’Webster draws of Auckland city in the Yorkshire “Weekly Post.” "The town of Auckland.” says Miss Webster, “mainly consists of one long street. Queen Street by name. There may be ha A a dozen really good shops, but. the rest would compare badly with those at Leeds. As regards the vexed question of women’s rights, she proceeds: “I have seen and heard nothing to lead me to think that the 'women of Auckland are greatly interested in ‘the Cause.’ They have their vote, so probably are satisfied. It seems to me that, during the past winter, they have been much too busy paying ‘afternoon calls’ to trouble their heads upon matters political. Never have I *een ‘calling’ carried on to such an extent as here. 1 have observed with interest, how, upon leaving cue house., ladies have most diligently passed along and entered another where an ‘at home’ is progressing. A third is often visited, sometimes a fourth, and even a sixth. Thus are ‘afternoon teas,’ or ‘at homes,’ carried to excess here. Energy is an unknown quantity at any time in Auckland, as it is a most enervating place. After a very short time in the winter I felt tired, but now it is impossible' to indulge in the shortest of walks. Even to thiuic about it makes me ( .e--spire.”

Beauty in a man or woman is a gift divine, yet the crowning beauty is thehair, lacking which there is no true perfection. No one will deny the nsser tiou that the hair is the crowning beauty of the human form, and vet ninety-nine out of every hundred persons treat it with the utmost indifference. \Ve have always believed that it is bottoA to volunteer to do a tilling than to ivait until it becomes a matter of compulsion, therefore we guarantee with a fr-ir trial of Parasene to produce hair no matter .how bad the case may be Writ' or call at Morse’s, Gladstone ■Road, Gisborne.

The prizes won at St Patrick s sports may be obtained at the \ ictoriu Billiard Saloon this afternoon. A very successful sports meeting va s held at- the Motu yesterday. Jhe weather was delightful, and settlers - from •considerable distances were present. To-day is the anniversary of the birth of Dr David Livingstone, the great African explorer, who was born m 1813. \ list of positions for which teachers and are required bv tJie Hawke's Bay Education Board is advertised in this issue of the “Times. ' The Rathe Pictures will show a new programme to-night at His M a Jesty s Theatre, tile star film being the American Biograph Company’s (eagle brand) production entitled “The Restoration.’ It was mentioned at the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday that arrears of rates on the holdings in the Arai settlement had already reached the amount of over £3OO. It was decided to make representations to the Department on the matter. In view of the fact that “Peter Pan” is to be. performed at His Majesty’s Theatre next month by Mr. W llliami son’s company, Mr. J. M. Barrie’s (harming fairy story is being published in the children’s column of the 1 inies supplement-. The first . instalment appears to-day.

PROPRIETY AND THE PRESS. “How did this get into the .paper-” asked Sir Frederick Banbury, when lie found that a draft or the Development Bill had been published before it supplied to members. As an niff Parliamentary hand, he ought to kir-w that even the laws ox Parliament, stern as those of the Modes and Persians, do not provide against every kind of “scoop.” Some twenty yens ago a smart journalist heard that the report of an important- Com:nis.-ion would be laid on the table late at nigut. One after another member was j'we-i for a copy, but without- success. Then the journalist reproached the Gab.net Minister v. .<> had presided over tbc Commission. “No,” said the great man, “but if you have a man who can pick up a parcel in the corridor 3« adrag to the Lobby and return it in in hour ” Enough! and when next day the Cabinet Minister denounced indignantly the breach of propriety that had been committed, that enterpu-nng journalist could hardly restrain his tears.