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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 135, 18 June 1901, Page 2

To-day is the anniversary of the battle of Waterloo.

Captain Edwin reported yesterday:— “ Strong westerly winds; glass fall; tides ordinary.” “ Should Girls Play Hockey ? ” is to be tho subject of debate at the meeting of the Mutual Improvement Society on July Ist.

The Waihora left Auckland at 3.15 yesterday afternoon, and is due here about the same hour to-day. The steamer has between seventy and eighty passengers for Gisborne. Messrs 'Williams and Kettle and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Company hold their ordinary stock sales on Thursday next. A largo number of entries have been received for the sales. Mr D. M. Orr has just received his first shipment of seed potatoes ; likewise, a large consignment of Christchurch apples, ox Waikare. In addition, shipments of flour, wheat, oats, and onions are being landed from Oamaru, and 1,000 new season’s mutton birds from the Bluff.

As Parliament opens at Wellington on Ist July, the following steamers will arrive in time to convey members and their families : Waihora, from Gisborne, Sunday, 30th June, and Waikare, Wednesday, 3rd July. Return tickets at single fare will bo issued to members and their families travelling to fro on private business during the session.

The funeral of the late Mr W. Manwill be held this afternoon, the cortege leaving the residence in Grey street at 2 o’clock.. There will be a short service at the church before proceeding to Makaraka. The members of the City Band and Foresters’ Lodge will attend the funeral. The Holy Trinity Church choir have forwarded a beautiful wreath composed of immortelles to be placed on the coffin. The service will bo conducted by the Rev. Canon Webb.

A pleasing ceremony took place in the Union Steamship Co.’s office last evening, when Mr W. H. Hamblett was presented with a dressing-case on the eve of his departure for Dunedin. The presentation was made by the manager in the presence of the staff, tire officers and members of the crew of the s.s. Waihi, with whom Mr |lamb|ett has been associated since the commencement of his career in the service, some six years past. No doubt the souvenir will remind him of happy days spent in the Gisbor ie office of the Union Steamship Company.

At the Police Court yesterday, before Captain Chrisp and Mr H. Lewis, J.P.’s., Walter Stafford pleaded guilty to damaging two panes of glass and staircase at the Wbatatutu Hotel, valued at ill 10s, on the 11th inst. He was further charged with being guilty of riotous behaviour while drunk in a public place, the Whatatutu Hotel, on the same date. He pleaded guilty to this charge also. The Bench fined the accused 20s, with costs £4 11s 6d, and ordered him to pay the damage done, 80s, in default 30 days’ imprisonment ; and on the second ohargo he was fined 10s, with costs 7s, in default seven days’ imprisonment. The fine was paid. The defendant is an industrious man, who had got on the “ spree.” In his report to the Borough Council Dr Valentine states: —On May 17th I visited North Gisborne and Haiti. The former is situated on a sandy soil, and part of the latter on stiff clay. When in this locality I visited some of the dairies, where many improvements are requisite. Here, as in other parts of the district, the chief want is metal for paving the yards, sheds, etc. On the Kaiti beach are several small tenements, some of which are well kept, and nicely situated, but others again are in a tumbledown and insanitary condition. As I believe that the inhabitants of these cottages only live there on sufferance, offenders should be warned by the Road Board that they must either conform to their requirements or betake themselves elsewhere,

A Bill is to be presented to next session of Parliament in connection with the extension of Dunedin’s water supply. Last year 1000 eggs and over 2000 pure-bred birds wore sent to different parts of the colony from Government poultry farms. Residents of Ne’. m and district are preparing a petition i > Parliament praying for the coustru • on of a railway from Nelson to Motu.ka.

A plain and fancy dross ball in connection with the New Zealaud Natives’ Association will be held in the Theatre Royal on July 25th. Mr R. C. Bishop, a former Mayor of New Brighton, has given to the Council a valuable site in Hawko street, New Brighton, on which to erect a Council Chamber.

The largest number of co-operative laborers ongaged on any one Government work during May was 1087 (of whom 87 were artisans) on the Gisborno-Ivaraka railway.—Press. Inspector Smith’s patent fire escape was tried at Christchurch last week at the Cafe de Paris. The trial was thoroughly successful, about forty pooplo descending from tho second story by means of the escape. Wednesday’s Christhcurch Press states :

—“ A weasel was caught in the local office of the Official Assignco yesterday." Perhaps the weasel was really committing suicide when he found that he had got into the place whero people file their schedules.

In connection with tho reconstruction of the Bruce Woollen Company, Mr Simpson has been commissioned to proceed to England by the Gothic and purchase all the necessary machinery. Several of the walls will not be of use without recourse to rebuilding.

Tho patients of the Mount View Asylum had been busily engaged preparing a great bonfire in honour of the Royal visit, and were looking forward to tho lighting of tho big fire, which was to constitute their share of to-night’s illuminations. The irrepressible small boys were, however, in the locality, and forthwith lighted the bonfire and had an entertainment all to themselves. At a Borough Council meeting at Timaru a Councillor gave an instance of the system of rating in vogue. Ho had purchased os worth of paint and had painted his home with it. As soon as he had done this the valuation of his place had been increased by JE96. He had taken his case to the Assessment Court, and tho assessors were so satisfied that he had been put to a great injustice that they reduced his valuation by £5 more than ho asked them to do. Mr Chow Chong, a progressive Taranaki Celestial, has (according to the local papers) thought out a plan for assuring to the retailer of New Zealand butter knowledge that he has the genuine article. Mr Chong’s idea is to have an impress brand put on the surface of the butter before the box is nailed up. This could not be removed without a good deal of trouble, and when the retailor opened his box he would have staring him in tho face a brand indicating not only where tho butter came from, but the factory or dairy which made it. Mr Chong has taken out a patent for his idea. A story, credited to a Canadian journal, has been going the rounds. A dairyman went to the Hoosier capital for treatment, and while there, lying in bod, was greatly annoyed by being awakened each morning by the man delivering milk. As soon as he got well he had the milkmen shod with rubber - healed and rubber - soled shoes, and rubber tyros put on all his waggons. He presented each customer with a rubber mat upon which to sot the milk can by the door, had his horse shod with rubber shoes, and then began to exploit his noiseless milk. His business has quadrupled. Quite a bicycle craze has taken possession of the young Maoris who at present grace Thames with then- presence. An admiring pressman explains that the otherday a Maori belle—quite a dream, in scarlet skirt, navy blue loose blouse, pink hat, open-worked stockings, and tan boots —was a prominent feature of the landscape, and the manner in which she struggled with the erratic wheel showed that she possessed plenty of determination. Everyone expected a catastrophe, but she managed to steer the wobbling wheel, and departed—a blaze of color, sturdy limbs, and tan boots. Dr. Valentine, in his report to the Borough Council, states : —On May 17th I inspected the Gisborne Freezing Works, and found them to be in a thoroughly sanitary condition. The drainage is well treated by filtration before being admitted to the river, there being no solid matter in the effluent. The noxious odors incidental to this industry are well obviated by drawing the fumes through one of the furnaces. At the works of Messrs Nelson Bros, the drainage is also well treated before admission to the stream, and is not likely to be a nuisance to. the inhabitants. I have no hesitation in saying that in my

opinion the sanitary arrangements obtaining at the above mentioned works are far superior to those generally made at works of a like nature. A very pleasant evening was spent by the members of the Mutual Improvement Society last evening, when Mr E. D. Smith delivered an interesting and instructive paper on the subject of “ Longfellow.” The life of the poet was referred to briefly and a number of his poems were recited and commented upon by Mr Smith. Several musical items were given by ladies and gentlemen present, and were much appreciated by the largo audi. ence. On the motion of Mr Driller, seconded by Mrs Jones, a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Smith. At a committee meeting held later in the evening, the syllabus was arranged for the month of July as follows :—July Ist, debate, “ Should Girls Play Hockey ” ; Btli, lecture, “ Tell-tale Words,” Rev. Canon Fox ; 15th, gentlemen’s evening ; 22nd, essays ; 29th, Journal. Tuvanga Church Services, Sunday next— Waerenga-o-kuri (with Holy Communion) 11, Te Arai (with Holy Communion) 3.15, Patutahi (with Holy Communion) 7.—Canon Fox. Waerenga-a-hika 3 (Lay Reader).