The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 29, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 118, 29 May 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MAY 29, 1901.

Captain Edwin reported yesterday : 11 Moderate to strong westerly wind ; glass fall ; ordinary tides.” To-morrow evening a public welcome will be given in the Theatre Royal to the ltev. B. F. Rothwoll. Tea will be served at 6.30, and there will be a social gathering afterwards, at which songs will be sung and speeches delivered. The newly-formed Retailers’ Association intend to charge 8 per cent, (bank rate) on all accounts after three months. This, with the setting up of a “ black list,” containing the names of those whose credit is exhausted, will, it is thought, tend to make money less “ tight ” within the borough.—Balclutha Free Press.

It is probable that the now railway carriage which is being built at the Pctono workshops for the use of the Duke and Duchess, and upon which £ISOO or £I6OO is being spent, will not be used, as no excursions into the country have been organised. The carriage has been most elaborately furnished with silver guardrails and door nobs, and the state rooms are of palatial elegance.—H.B. Herald. A private wire received in Gisborne last night from Licut.-Colonel Newall leaves no doubt as to the identity of the young man who died at Bethel, as reported in the Turns on 'Monday morning. The telogram states that the trooper who died was 3498 Irving Stanley Hurrey, of Gisborne. The young man was a great favorite in the district, and much sympathy will be felt for his parents and relatives. Among the accounts passed at the Borough Council last night was one in connection with the work of Captain Winter and staff in obtaining engineering data for Mr Mestayor, the total sum to date tor Captain Winter’s portion of the work being £197 Bs. A progress payment of £75 was passed. Another account passed was that of £24 odd for the report on electricity. It was stated that the Council’s overdraft was now £3751, or £370 below the limit.

The Union Steamship Company arc advertising in our columns this morning the s.s. Taiori for Auckland on Saturday, Ist proximo, at 7 a.m. sharp, to convey the Maoris from Gisborne and East Coast to take part in the Royal celebrations. It is important that the steamer leaves Gisborne sharp to time, in ordor to embark those from the East Coast bays and get through on Saturday night, to reach Auckland in time for the Rotorua train on Monday morning. It is to be hoped the Gisborne folks will stir themselves, so as to enable the Waihi to leave the. wharf at 6 o’clock on Saturday morning. While the Duke was bowling over quail at Kilmany Park, Victoria, the Duchess, attended by a small suite, escaped from the crowded city to the quiet of the country at Fernshaw. It was a glorious day. At every stopping-place school children greeted the Duchess with songs and cheers. One little bareheaded girl, says the Argus, tasted the very acme of pleasure. As the Duchess passed on the way back to Healsville, she stood well into the road, holding aloft on a long branch a bunch of newly-gathered violets. As the drag went by at even pace, the Duchess deftly caught the flowers from the uplifted branch, and, turning, smiled and bowed her thanks to the delighted child. It was the girl’s very own idea, and very own triumph, and she stood, a lonely forest maiden, gazing down the roadway long after the carriage had passed from sight. -

At the Borough Council meeting last night there was over an hour’s discussion on Cr Lysnar’s motion, “ That this Council takes into consideration the prudence of making recommendation s to its nominees on the Hospital Committee with-a view "of securing the sendees and assistance of all the medical practitioners of this town for the benefit of the Hospital.” Cr Lysnar said that he had interviewed the Council's nominees, and both, while reserving to themselves the right of taking what course they thought proper, would be pleased to receive any recommendation from the Council. Cr Lysnar made an able speech in favor of his motion, which was seconded by Cr Whinray. Crs Kennedy, Jones, Miller, Bright, and Harding spoke, the main argument used against the motion being that the Council had no right to interfere with the work of another local body. The motion was negatived, those supporting it being Crs Lysnar, Whinray, and Morrison, while the other Councillors opposed it, A fuller report is reserved.

At the meeting of the Borough Council last night, Cr Bright referred to a paragraph that had appeared in print in regard to the borough leases. He said he had noticed that a practice was growing of communications being given to the press before the Councillors had had an opportunity of discussing them, The Mayor said he had given the sewerage report to the press, as he thought it should be published for general information. Cr Bright said he did not refer to such reports, Cr Jones said he thought that they should give the press all information ; they should do everything above board, and take the public into their con- , fidence. The Mayor said he believed in things being published ; it gave the Councillors an opportunity to read and consider subjects that were to be dealt with. Dr Valentine’s report would probably bo to hand next day ; W&s that to- be kept back ? Cr Bright said he did not refer to such reports as that; it was in regard to such matters as the one under notice which might cause feeling—the Mayor was entitled to use his discretion as to such reports as that on drainage or health. Cr Morrison said it was useless to try and stop the papers. obtaining information. The Town Clerk said the information referred to had not been obtained from him, The subject wee then dropped,

The Borough Council is becoming noted for its long sittings. Last night’s meeting lasted until a few minutes to 11.

A simple and economical method of ascertaining the butter contents of milk was exhibited at the Christchurch A. and PAssociation’s rooms. Mr McGregor took an ounce of milk, and placed it in a bottle containing one-third of an ounco of Coutt’s acetic acid, and for ten minutes or so shook the bottle. At the end of that period the butter in the milk had become separated, and was found to be 19 grains. This process was gone through with a similar amount of the same milk, and the same result was again arrived at. By a simple arithmetical calculation it was shown that the milk tested went over S.Vlb of butter to every 1001 bof milk. The utensils and the acid are not expensive, the most costly portion of the outfit being the scales, which represent a value ot 10s,