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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2765, 21 March 1910, Page 4

In all probability Dr Valintinc, Ins-pector-General of Hospitals, will visit Gisborne early next month. The Salvation Army Band paid its usual monthly visit to the public liospi. tal yesterday afternoon and played a programme of music which was greatly enjoyed by the inmates of the institution.

The following passengers had booked last evening by Messrs Redstone and Sons’ coaches, leaving this morning :—- For Waihau, Miss Loisel, Miss Williams, Mrs Willoek; for Waipiro, Mrs Lenihan. Philip, Peretafor Hikawai, Mr Sinclair; for Waiparae, Mr Hardie and child; for Morere, Mr C. Kirk; for Te Reinga, Miss Guscott. Harvest Festival Services were held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian yesterday. There were large congregations at both services, at which Rev. Wm. Grant was the preacher. Special hymns were sung and in the evening the Choir rendered the anthem “The Lord is my Shepherd,” under the conductorship of Mr H. J. McClymont, Mr C. J. East presiding at the organ. The amount of the special collection was not available last night, but it is expected to be at least £27. Men have made themselves many inventions, but a shrewd idea may still lead to fortune. The simpler the idea the better, so long as it is essentially new. The thing is to make sure of your agent. Messrs Baldwin and Rayward, patent’ agents, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin, have developed _ their profession to an art. Their illustrated monthly journal, “Progress,” is the onlv journal of invention published in the Southern Hemisphere.

j An ordinary meeting of the Gisborne V Harbor Board will be held at 2 p.m. to-day. Special arrangements are being made for the Salvation Army Harvest Festival Services which are to be held in the Citadel on Sunday next. In Russia photographers aro in the habit of paying out any customer 'Who refuses to pay up by hanging his ; portrait© upside down in a conspicuous portion of their shop. The jewellery business hitherto conducted by Mr S. Armstrong in Napier has been purchased by Mr Id. J. Grieve, of Gisborne, who will, in future, carry it on in conjunction with his local establishment.

There seemed to be an -epidemic of motor-cycles in Gisborne yesterday, and out of very dust cloud, almost, these shooting shrieks emerged, much to the discomfort of pedestrians within the vicinity. A parly of nine motor cyclists had an enjoyable run yesterday ttt Tfe Karaka and Patutahi. Mr A. Anderson was riding a new machine just imforted, .with a 2-speed free engine F.N., and which is one of the latest patterns of motor cycles. It is notified that H.M.S. Pioneer, which is due at Auckland about s the end of this month, has a number of vacancies for men and boys as seamen and stokers. Intending candidates should present themselves for medical examination on April 4th., or as soon thereafter as possible. Further particulars may be obtained from the commanding officer or H.M.S. Pioneer. A Committee meeting 0 f the Poverty Bay Shecpownors’ Union was held on Saturday. Mr H. B. Williams gave those present an interesting resume of the proceedings of the recent Conference in Christchurch. It was decided that the local Union should affiliate with the New Zealand Sliecpowners and Farmers’ Federation, and arrangements are being made to appoint delegates to attend the next Conference to be held in Christchurch on March 31st. A cinematograph film just produced by the now famous American Biograph Company and described in Home papers as the greatest pictorial production yet conceived, has been secured by the local manager of Pathe Pictures here, and will be shown for the first time on Wednesday next at His Majesty’s Theatre. This latest masterpiece is a free pictorial adaptation of Count Leo Tolstoi’s powerful writing “‘The Resurrection.” At a meeting of farmers, in connection with the establishment of classes for instruction in wool-classing held on Saturday, Mr J. G. Field gave an illustration of the advantages of expert knowledge. He related how he had been told by an American buyer that what the Americans were buying was a wool with a decided rib. They bought it for a 48 and practically got a 50_, the elasticity in that class of wool making it of the greater value. A new appliance for a .run to enable the soldiers to take aim at great distances in complete darkness is being experimented with in Germany. The inventor is an engineer of Dortmund, named Issel. A telescopic searchlight, containing a small electric lamp, is fixed to the barrel below the stock. Military authorities are said to have made successful trials, and. all shots took effect. Some years ago this idea, was introduced into a novel in which Franco defeated Germany in a great war.

The following telegram was received by the Mayor on Saturday from Mr Haybittle, a member of the executive of the North Island Bayjds’ Association:—“Your band second. Played grandly. Great performance. Played against A grade, who are all soloists. Give reception accordingly.” The Mayor replied thanking Mr Haybittle for his telegram, and also forwarded a message to the Band as follows: — r ‘We are proud to learn you are upholding Gisborne’s honor so well in the band contest, and note you are second in important test. Very hearty congratulations. 0

Miss Marjorie Bowen, the youthful author who sprang into fame four years ’.go through her book, “The Viper of Milan,” has a young sister who bids fair ho be a successful painter. Miss Phyllis Bowen, who is just seventeen, is a pupil of the Heathorly School of Art, in Newman Street, W., and it was at an exhibition among the pupils of studies for a composition representative of labor that she was found to have a genius for satirical drawing. Mr. H. G. Masse- the principal of the school, knew she had talent, and persuaded her to enter for the exhibition. The result showed a. power quite remarkable in a girl so young. What is the farthest limit to which the human vision can reach? power in bis book, “The. Eye and Sight,” gives the ability to see the star Alcor, situated, at the tail of the Great Bear, as the test. Indeed, the Arabs cqll it the Test Star. • It is most exceptional to be able to see Jupiter’s satellites with the naked eye, though cue or two cases are recorded, the third satellitebeing the .most distinct. Peruvians are said to be the. longest-sighted race on earth. Humboldt records a case where these Indians perceived' a human figure eighteen miles away, being able to recognise that it was human, and clad in white. This is probably the record for far sight. ' Seafarers are not generally so superstitious as they were prone to he in the good old days. Several of the vessels berthed at Patea, the other night, wore the subject of a strange visitation. The captain of a Wellington steamer was awakened by his ultra-respectable engineer ordering a woman out of his cabin. The skipper thought his friend was talking in his sleep, but when he looked out of his cabin lie saw a female figure, clad in white, moving noiselessly about. This was too much for his nerves, so lie scuttled back to liis bunk. Later lie hoard a- crash outside'. The master, mate, and engineer made a.prolonged search, but could see nothing unusual. Eventually tliev found a woman on the floor of the forecastle, where sli e . had fallen, and had lain for some time. She was only clad in her nightgown, and had a shawl over her head, "ho men .in the. forecastle did not like to tret- out of their bunks to examine the “ghost,” who turned out to be a lady with an abnormal thirst, in quest ot drink. She was sent ashore, and later scared the wits out of the captain ot another vessel by grabbing him through the port-liole.

Beauty in a man or woman is a gift divine, yet the crowning beauty is the hair, lacking which there is no true perfection. No one will deny the assei tion that the hair is the crowning beautv of the human form, and yet ninetv-nine out of every hundred persons treat it with the utmost indifference. We have always believed that it is better to volunteer to do a thing than to wait until it becomes a matter of compulsion, therefore we guarantee with a fair trial of Pnrascne to produce hair no matter how bad the case, may be. Write or call at Morse’s, Gladstone Jfcoad, Gisborne.

The annual meeting of the Poverty Bay Ladies’ Gqlf Club will be held in Town ley’s Hall at 3 p.m. to-day. A meeting of the No-License League will be held in St. Andrew s schoolroom at 8 p.m. to-day. The Executive is to meet at the same place at 7 p.m.

In reply to a telegram from the Mayor, Dr Frenglcy, Chief Health Officer, has intimated his intention or sending an Inspector to Gisborne this week to enquire into the insanitary state of the Taruheru river.

In Spain no one enters or leaves a railway carriage without bowing politely to the occupants, and the person who enters a shop and asks for what he wants without first greeting the shopkeeper is considered very ill-mannered.

In this issue of the “Times appear particulars of a cyclists’ competition, for which the iprize is a set of Britannia cycle tyres, valued at £ 335. No entrance fee is asked, and lists can.be made up in anyone’s spare time, ahe promoters of this competition are holding similar ones throughout New Zealand, and are compiling a list of all cyclists in the Dominion.

The friends of Mr J. Ridd will regret the 'news of his death, wliicn was received by the last Home mail. M" Ridd left Gisborne about six months ago for the Old Country, where he died after a brief illness and an operation. The deceased was an office-bearer and one of the foundation members of the local Baptist Cihurch, and at the morning service yesterday reference to his death was made by the Rev. IV. Lamb who paid a tribute to ,his services and work in connection with the Church. The members of the local branch of the Stock Department met on Saturday morning for the purpose of saying farewell to Mr E. F. Sullivan,, whom, after 16 years’ service, is severing his connection with the Department to enter into business on his own account. On behalf of those present Mr IV. B. Hingston, District Inspector of Stock, presented Mr Sullivan with a handsomely fitted travelling bag. The recipient was wished every success in his new venture, and responded suitably.

The combined Harvest Thanksgiving and Anniversary Services in connection with the Baptist Church were held yesterday. The Church was tastefully decorated with flowers, corn and greener} 7 , and a heavily laden table of various varieties of fruit and vegetables bore token of a bountiful harvest. At the morning service the Rev. IV. Lamb interested the children in a talk on “The bountiful things of God,” basing his remarks and drawing his comparisons from the array of fruit and flowers before them. The subject for the sermon was “The noble question_ of a grateful man.” At the evening service Mr Lamb gave an impressive address on “The mystery of a grain of wheat,” pointing out that the continual supply and harvest of countless ages clearly showed the guiding presence of a loving and all-powerful God. There were large congregations at both services, the building being crowded in the evening. Bright music was rendered by the Choir under the leadership of Mr Gray, and a duet was nicely sung by Miss M. Saunders ami Mrs Glandville. Ail wise parents keep Red Arrow Ointment in the house. The cost is only Is, and its value in an emergency be estimated. For cuts, bruises, ;nd sores of all descriptions this ointment cures in a manner little short of marvellous. All Grocers and Chera ists.*