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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2766, 22 March 1910, Page 4

A cable message • from Suva states that Mr. Da.vid J. Solomon lias been elected Warden of LeVuka. Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday "ranted a prohibition order against a middle-aged man, on his own application. It iis notified that Ernest Bruce Kingston of Muriwai, carter, has been declared bankrupt. A meeting of creditors is to be held at the office of the Depute Official Assignee at 2.30 p.m. o u Wednesday, March 30th. A ladies ’committee meeting in connection with the forthcoming social of the Poverty Bay Rowiii" Club, t-o be hold in the Garrison Hall on Easter Monday evening, is called lor tlie Cosmopolitan Club this evening at 8 o’clock. All committee members are requested to attend. _ Mr. J. Towhley, the chairman of the Harbor Board, received a telegram yesterday from the Hon. Jas. Uarroll, statin" that the Marine Department had decided to accede to the request forwarded by the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce, regarding the extension of the trawling limits. Instead or being confined to the bay, as heretofore, the trawlers will now be able to work over an area extending from Portland Island to East Cape,. The following are the successful and unsuccessful tenders' for the GisborneRotorua railway, Otoko Viaduct contract: —Accepted. G. W. Grifttlis and Co., Westport, £11.773; declined, G. M. F raser; Hamilton. £13.066; J. and A. Anderson, Christchurch, £13,945; W. T. Johnson, Wellington, £15,233; McWilliams and Andrews, £14,063; W. Rhodes and Son, Dunedin, £17,108; j. A. Nicol, Gisborne. £15,922: P. McLoughlm and Co., Gisborne, £20,268.

The annual' meeting of the Gisborne Football Club will be held at Mr. C. Morse’s saloon at 8 p.m. to-day.

At yesterday’s meeting of the Harbor Board, the Works Overseer (Mr. D. A. McLeod) applied for, and was grant, ed, a week’s leave of absence.

It :is expected that a sitting of the Native Appellate Court will be held at To Araroa on April 14th, and that Bittings in Wairoa and Gisborne will take place during June.

To-night is the last night of the Patlie Pictures’ present programme. To-morrow a change will be given, including the great American Biograph production, “The Resurrection,” from Tolstoi’s powerful writing. On Good Friday niobt a special programme will be exhibited.

Owing to the usual meeting night of the 'Kaiti School Committee falling on Good Friday, it has been decided to hold the meeting on Thursday next. This will be the last gathering of the Committee before the householders’ annual meeting, which will be held during the second week in April. At the 'Police Court, yesterday morning, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., Wm. Walker, on remand on a charge of forgery and littering, two charges of breaking and entering, and a charge of theft, was again remanded till tomorrow. James Campbell, previously convicted of drunkenness, was again convicted and was fined 10s with 2s costs, in default 48 hours imprisonment. Henry Harding, for cycling on Roebuck Hoard footpath, and Claude Hamilton, for cycling in Gladstone Road without a light, were each fined 10s with costs 2s.

According to the report presented to the Northern Wairoa Maori Council, the conditions amongst members of the native race in the North are much improved. The Native Health Officer states that the Maoris are. in many oases, living under better residential conditions than the bulk of their pakeha neighbors. The health of the people can be .summed up in the word “perfect,” for each settlement is declared to he free from anything approaching the need of surgical or medical treatment. Man- families are engaged in dairying, and the butter factory manager expresses pleasure at the manner in which they conduct their business. The day of improvidence, it is stated, to have passed, and there is a keen desire for individual farm holdings, and acquirement of stock.

A meeting of the Cook County Monine’s Guild was held yesterday afternoon. in Townlcy’s Buildings. Mrs. Townley presided, and there was a good attendance, including the Mayoress, Mrs. W. D. Lysnar. It was announced that a baby boy had been born at the Home to Mrs. Heemeyer, and as it was the first child born under the roof of the Maternity Home, it was decided that it should go through free of cost. The Guild also passed a resolution to be put before the new Hospital Board at their first meeting, requesting that accommodation should be provided at the hospital for all children over a fortnight old, for medical treatment. A vote of thanks was missed to Mr. W. Rettie for the donation of a couch to the Home, and a comprehensive vote of thanks to all who contributed fruit and vegetables, etc., concluded the

meeting. One of the matters which will receive attention from the Hon. J. A. Millar (Minister for Railways) when he visits Australia shortly will be that of tunnel ventilation. “I have made up my mind that the trouble in Lyttelton tunnel .is not- going to last long." he remarked to a representative of the

“New Zealand Times.” “In Sydney, there is a tunnel a mile long, ventilated by a fan which clears it of stroke in two or three minutes. It is fairly expensive, and one is only justified in providing the equipment- where there is ■no other means of ventilation. Probably the Railway Department will instal electrically-driven fans at each end cf the Lyttelton tunnel. The chief mechanical engineer has been in communication with Australia over the matter for some time, and the General Manager of Railways has been obtaining inhumation elsewhere. After I have seen the Sydney installation at work, something will probably bo done at Lyttelton.”

According to a letter received by a resident of Christchurch from a German friend, the pocket wireless apparatus mentioned in the cablegrams last week is the invention of Monsignor Cerebotani, Papal Nuncio of Munich. The apparatus is a pocket receiver like a large watch, containing a reel of wire, and with it goes a cone, encased in a metal receiver. It has an indicator on the face. The apparatus is used by uncoiling the wire, fastening it to the highest available branch of a tree, and connecting it with the receiver. The metal cone is stuck in the ground, and is also connected with the receiver. The operator is then ready to receive messages from any wireless station within 20 or 30 miles, his only care being to watch the movements of the needle on the indicator dial, which points to various letters or signs, in accordance with the impulses received from the sending station. The apparatus cannot, of course, be used for the transmission of messages. The letter , states that the invention has already attracted the attention of the German military autliori_ ties.

As a.result of the recent local option poll in Ontario, says the “Daily Telegraph,” sixtyrono municipalities declared for abolition, and'' 192 licensed houses will, in consequence, be wiped out. In forty-seven other places the prohibitionists carried the day, but failed to secure the necessary three-fifths majority. Had they succeeded 220 more bars would have disappeared. In sixteen areas local option was defeated, and in two where it was already in force the voters declared for the restoration of licenses. Temperance enthusiasts expressed themselves as “ gratified; but not satisfied.” They want to get rid of the three-fifths clause. The Rev. B. H. Spence, seoretarv of the Dominion Alliance, stated that there had been a manifestation of public opinion that must be taken as an emphatic condemnation of the bar-room system. A significant fact was that during the last six years only seven municipalities in which local ontion by-laws were in force had polled majorities against local option, while, during the same time, nearly 400 munidealities where there were licensed houses had declared against the bar. Mr. Spence added that the injustice of the three-fifths requirement was never more-clearly manifested. An. intolerable situation had been created by this one-sided legislation. The largo towns and cities wore largely shut out from the benefits of local ontion and deprived of the r'ower of self-government arbitrary decision of the Legislature.

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

An extra express between Auckland and Wellington is to be run dun « Easter holidays, when there is a r'usi passenger traffic. Tuesday next, March. 29th. has h«“ appointed a snecial bank holiday throughout the Dominion. T 1 will, therefore, be closed from Fnday to Tuesday, inclusive. _ The .bodies of Captain and Mrs Nurias, who were drowned in the wreck or the schooner Aotea atWaipiro Bay, we e •brought to GisTiorne by the a.s. a yesterday for interment in the Makaraka cemetery.

A championship swimming carnival, under the auspices of the Gisborne Swimming Club, will be held in the public school baths on Easter Monday, commencing at 1.15 p.m. Ihe charg for admission is to be Is for adults and 6d for children. Afternoon tea will He provided at a charge of 6<l. Miss Mary A. Clarks. 8.A., who was recently appointed to the staff of the Gisborne High School, lias resigned hexposition on account of having gamed a Tin line scholarship. She will leave Gisborne to-morrow for Auckland, where she will continue her studies at the University.

The following soundings in the river channel have been taken by the Harbormaster during the "ast four weeks, ail d were laid on the table at the meeting ol the Harbor Board yesterday: February 28, end of breakwater Bft; 3rd to 6th bollard, 7ft, Snark’s landing, 6ft: big crane, 7ft: mouth of Waikanae, 6ft bin ; No. 3 shod to No 2 shed, oft to 7ft; No. 2 shed to shelter shed, oit to Bft; shelter shed to big crane, 7ft to 4ft; lower end Kaiti wharf, 3ft to /ft, March 7th Bft, 7ft, 6ft 3m 7ft. /ft, 6ft to 7ft, 6ft to Bft, 7ft to 6ft, 6ft to 7ft; March loth, Bft 6in 6ft 6m, 6ft 3in, 7ft, 6ft Gin, 6ft to 7ft, 6ft to /ft, 7ft to 6ft, Bft to 7ft; March 21st. Bft Gin, 6ft 6in. 6ft 6in, 6ft- Sin, 6ft 9in, 6ft Gin, 6ft to 7ft, 6ft, 7ft to 6ft, 6ft to “A most important individual is the school teacher,” said Mr. C J. Pair, chairman of the Education Board, m addressing a meeting of the Victoria League, in Auckland. fhe a\ erago man spends his time in making money, but the teacher spends his time in making character. I have' long cherished a scheme which I hone, some dav. to see fulfilled. I would like to see an interchange of teachers between the dirferent countries of the Empire. Such an interchange could with profit be negotiated by the State. A year oi two’s experience at Home would do some of our teachers ~ood, and the same would annlv to English teachers visiting New Zealand. Bv the interchange, 1 think it would be found that New Zealand teachers .could acquit themselves very well, wherever they went. Such a scheme would broaden the knowledge and the outlook of the teachers, and would be reflected in the children.

A somewhat amusing incident occurred to a down train the other morning (says a Wairarapa paper). Just before reaching Matarawa there is a crossing from one /paddock to another, and a farmer was driving his cows across in a leisurely manner when the tram came along. * The engine-drive'- whistled anti slackened down, but B.ddy and Daisy and the rest of the cows strolled carelessly along, and the tram pilled up altogether. A move was made again. and = oge ?: _ .v went along in front of the engine, defying the “cow-catcher. More speed was put on, and the cow wont faster. Speed was slackened a train, and the cow slackened also, but still kept on the right-of-way. The fireman was doing some good shooting with lumps of coal, but failed to register a “bull’s-eye.” At last, after a good run. the guard dismounted from the train, ran ahead of the engine, and cleared the cow off into a small stream, where she stood calmlv watching tne “rural train” crawl off at its usual speed. No one was in a hurry—only a branch line—and no one in the Wairarapa lias a right to be in a hurry cn the trains now.

Questioned at Invercargill as to whether the leasehold members expected to get a big backing in the House, Mr Hanan, M.P., replied that in bis opinion, the Radicals, taken as a whole, practically represented the debating power of the House. The proposed campaign had to le abandoned bec.iasc some of tlie men could not get away from their business, while others could not afford the time that would be entailed. To cover the ground properly, and particularly the country districts, would mean an expense of something like £4OO or £SOO. Though offers of financial assistance had been received and it seemed certain that the amount required would be obtained if a fund were opened for the purpose, yet so much time would be occupied in this that there would not be time left for the campaign' to be fully carried out before Parliament assembled. Reverting to the real aim of the Radicals. Mr Hanan said that there was ah impression that their policy was in the direction of taking away the small freehold from every man. That was not so, and in order to make it plain the conference had stated the matter plainly in tlie following conclusion:—(e) That it affirms the principle that there shall be no interference with existing leasehold or freehold titles except where required for settlement or other public purpose. “Rangi! Rangi! Rangi!” was the prevailing cry at the Napier ladies’ sports last Saturday afternoon, and the earnest appeal to "heaven” was rarely in vain (writes the “Hawke's Bay Herald”). But if the cry went down instead of up, as is usual in such invocations, it was because this particular Rangi was a little Hukarere Maori girl, swimming the lengths and breadths of the Municipal Baths below two score or so of her wildly enthusiastic schoolmates. 'undoubtedly Miss Rangitaia te Natana deserved all the applause she received, for she exhibited a turn of speed little short of marvellous in one making her first public appearance. To those who did not see the young lady's performance in the 50 yards Hawke’s Bay championship, a prophecy of her future capabilities would appear exaggerated. but her record of 39 2-ssee without the least extension of her powers permits of the highest expectation. Not only was the first place in the championship filled by a Maori girl, but Emire Wa retin i, also of Hukarere school, came a capital second. The .last-named also acounted for the diving competition, chieflv■■•by reason cf the neatness with which she controlled her limbs, and, as the contest was a “neat header” competition, with points for “recovery,” -on this score alone she gained over her rivals by a bare margin.

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 asser tun: that the hair is the crowning bcautv of the human form, and yet ninety-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 tilling than to wait until it becomes a matter of compulsion, therefore we guarantee with a fair trial of Pa rase no to produce hair no matter how bad the case may be. Writo or cal] at Morse’s, Gladstone •^ oa d, Gjsborne.

There is a heavy run on artificial manures in the Ashburton district, says Sm “Guardian,” and superphosphates are being freely sown with early oats. The most -powerful electric lighthouse in Europe is the one at Hanstholm on the Scow. It has a strength of 2,000,but) candles. The quarterly general meeting of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce will b 0 held in the Borough Council Chambers at 8 p.m. on Thursday next, March 24th. Those who wish to attend the Poverty Bav Rowing Club’s social on Eastei Monday evening are reminded that tickets mav be obtained from members;of tlm club or Mr. A. Kirk, secretary. The charges are: Double ticket os, extra lady 2s, gentleman s ticket 3s. The anniversary celebrations in connection wit}, the Baptist Tabernacle will Ik? continued to-nmht, when a social gathering will be held. A &>o<l programme has been prepared, and an en- • vible evening is anticipated. A children’s social will be held to-morrow evening. A sitting of the Old Age Pensions Court was held yesterday morn mg, before Mr. M. A. Barton, S.M Jhe fo!]owing renewals were granted : JUiham Munro (Makaraka) £z6. Elizabeth Hq,_ «-ins (Gisborne) £26 John Carron (latutalii) £25. John Rees J'ha ms ~20, Charles Paflker (lologa Bay) £26. Jane Mcßae (Mangapapa) £26, Ihom as Walmslev (Te Karaka) £26, Huhana Toliu (Manutuke) £lB. kethe: ’ (Gisborne) £26, Thomas Calnll (Vae-remm-a-hika) £22, Bridget Roe (Mangapapa) £26. Pensions were also granted to Andrew B. Peters (Gisborne) £26, Frederick Holford (Gisborne) £l4, Peter Christian Hansen (Gisboine) ~lj, Marie Hansen (Gisborne) £lb. The exact locality of the coal discovery recently made on Crown land in the interior of the North Island is •kept secret for a time, while the ml lest particulars are being obtained regarding the extent of coal-bearing country m the vicinity of the located seam. •ue coal, it is stated, appears to be a rg.uze similar to fiaupnu, but heaiiei. J lie* Government intends boring to ascer-.a,;i if the- - are further seams, and, naanwh;!e. a large area of Crown land surrounding the “find” has been reserved from sale. No test has yet been made to ascertain the coal s steaming quality , but in any case it can oe_ mixed n ith other varieties, and the discovery will be of great value to the Railway Department. A correspondent forwards the "Taranaki Herald” the following: —“A young man, an only sen. worked hard. He neither smoked nor drank, never went to any place of amusement, nor indulged in any pastime. After his hard day’s work he had to get his own meals. Every year he had to make up £SI interest, £ls in rates and £52 for the maintenance of a sister in the asylum. All this had to be paid before he thought of his own livinm and his living. I know, mostly consisted of bread and butter. The law demanded from this poor fellow £1 a week to keep his sister in the asylum, and when he could not nay it, put him into gaol. The last time, however, proved too much for his over-taxed strength and sensitive mind. Now lie, too, is an inmate of the asylum.” Some rather interesting incidents have taken place in connection with the opening up of the Mcerangi Block, which lias just been adjudicated upon at the Native Laud Court at Ngaruawahia (says the Auckland “Star”). As one of the largest blocks of papatutu land in New Zealand, there were naturally many contestants for ownership. Kiiicr Mahuta’s agent. Mr. Henare Kaibau, is reported to have no less than 780 claimants on his list, but it- was declared some time ago that continuous occupation, with ancestral rights, would be onlv recognised as living a right to a bolding. For some months past it has been amusing to observe claimants flocking to tlie block and erecting temporary dwellings. Judge MaeCormiek pajd a visit to the district, however, and noted the old kaingas from the mushroom habitations. Mahuta’s claims have been disallowed, and the block, comprising 45.0C0 acres, has been vested in tlie Ngatitawelii and Ngatimahanga tribes. The Government land purchase agent is now making large purchases, and the natives are selling freely ARTIFICIAL MOUTH. A remarkable sequel to a marvellous surgical operation was described at an inquest at Birmingham a few weeks ago. It was performed' b- Dr. Morrison, at Queen’s Hospital. Birmingham, on a man named Charles Endall. who had been suffering from a stricture of the gullet caused by taking sulphuric acid in mistake for whisky. The man’s throat having been closed, a new permanent mouth was opened in his side, through which he was ted by means of a tube. Endall gained, weight, and was able to leave tlie hospital, but had given way to drink, and died from exhaustion. HARDSHIPS ON THE YUKON. Terrible hardships were experienced by the. Anglican Bishop of Yukon and t-lie Rev. C. F. Johnson, a missionary, in an attempt to travel from Fort MacPherson, at the mouth of the Mackenzie River, to Dawson City. News of tlioir adventures was brought by Bishop Stringer himself, who reached Dawson recently, after « journev of forty-seven days through the far northern wilds. It appears that' the bishon nr.d liis companion started from Fort MacPherson on September 1. with the intention of crossing to the head of the Porcupine River in time to reach Yukon with a conec. The Bell River, emptying into the Porcupine River, was however, already partly frozen.. To proceed in these circumstances was impossible, and the travellers had accordingly to walk back t-o Fort MacPherson. For twonty davs they trudged through blinding fogs'and Arctic storms. They had very litTe food. For several dr.vs there was onlv a handful of food for each man daily Finallv their supplies became ex hausted. and they wore compelled to take their mocassins from their feet and eat them. Tliev were able to walk onlv five or ten miles a dav. when they stumbled into an Indian eanm, where there was plenty of sumlies. Their nioc ass ins had kerit them alive for several days Each man lost 501 bin weight. Mr. Johnson remained at Fort MacPherson, but when the rivers were frozen soßd the bishop, with two Indians, started for Dawson, and got through with no further difficulty.