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Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 137, 20 June 1901, Page 2

Matawhero stock sales tako place today. The next meet of the Hunt Club takes place on Monday morning, at Fairfield. The quarterly meeting of the Star of Gisborne Lodge will be held to-night. The annual meeting of the Poultry Club will be held at the Argyll Hotel this evening. Seven boys are to appear at the Police Court on Monday for threatening to wash a man. Consumers of gas are notified that accounts must be paid up to-day to ensure the discount allowed. Among those present at the Hawke’s Bay hunt the other day was Miss Reynolds, of Gisborne, on King Jimmy.

Captain Edwin wired at 12.55 yesterday :—“ North-east to north and west gale ; glass fall; tides good ; much rain.” It is the intention of the Waiapu Prohibition League to hold four socials during the winter months, with the view of promoting temperance work. At the Police Court yesterday, before Messrs Matthewson and Stubbs, Justices, a prohibition order was granted against Mrs Mary Price on her own application. The Bijpediij City Members thus try to take a “ rise " out of Sir Joseph Ward 11 We deeply regret you, as a leader of the democratic party, should have accepted a title.” The City Band has discontinued practice for a week out of respect to the memory of the late Mr W. Marr. The Orchestral Society has also discontinued practices for the time being. Mr R. Johnston yesterday received.a telegram from Mr Marshall in regard to the cadets: .“All safe aboard the train.” Mrs Marshall received a telegram in the afternoon saying that all v/as going well. A petition to the Governor is in circula-

tion at Rangiora, and has been largely signed, praying for the remission of a part of the sentence passed on William Allen, for defalcations at the Bank of New Zealand. It is reported on what is apparently good authority that the railway carriages recently imported from America are unfit for use further south than Oatnaru owing to the fact that they are unable to pass through the southern funnels. Our . readers will notice a change of “ Take it to Ormond’s ” advertisement, which appears in this issue. It is said that it requires to be read over carefully at least six times in succession before it can be properly understood, and we recommend our readers to judge for themselves.

In another column Mrs M. Blair, of Harris'street, Ka’iti, expresses her thanks to the Citizens Tjfe Assurance Company for the prompt manner 'in which' that Company settled the claim on the life policy of her son. . The policy had boon in force for ten months, and the chequo was forwarded immediately after word was received of Mr Blair’s death. The claim wassettled through the local representative, Mr 0. G. Piesse.

At the request of the members of the City Band and the Orchestral Society, tho Rev. Canon Fox will conduct a memorial service at Holy Trinity Church on Sunday night.

A fortnightly mail service has been established between Raukokore, Cape Runaway, and Hi?Yi Bay, thus establishing a connection w'.th Opotiki. The first mail leaves Opo'aon Thursday, July 4, reaching Hick'.- Jay on Saturday, 6th, at 3 p.m.; leaving Hick’s Bay on Monday, Bth, 7 a.m., and reaching Opotiki on Wednesday, 10th, at 2 p.m., and every fortnight thereafter.

The rabbit industry has taken up tho attention of the youth a great doal. Some mere boys are earning more wages than men occupied in professions. A boy in Wyndham about fifteen years old received his month’s “ rabbit cheque ” the other day, amounting to £ls. This enterprising youth works only a small number of traps, but by making several visits to them in one night he sometimes nets 20.0 rabbits.

A well-known authority on horses who saw the dead bodies of the animals which died at Tarawera, belonging to the Wairarapa Mounted Rifles, stated that the horses were not killed through drinking any poisonous water. The fact of the matter is, the horses of tho Maori troopers were soft and green, and after undertaking a very long journey wero allowed to over-gorge themselves with oats, and then they were permitted to drink at the stream as thoy liked. The Duchess of York received from a deputation representing the women of Wellington the gift of a model carvod Maori house. The presentation was made by Mrs H. D. Bell, on behalf of the committee. Tho Duchess expressed her great pleasure in accepting "the gift, and asked that her thanks be tendered to the donors. Tho carving of tho unfinished model belonging to Lady Ranfurly was used. The gift itself will bo forwardod to England later on. The Government now has 28 highly qualified veterinary surgeons in New Zealand, says the Taieri Advocate, and all of these gentlemen havo very high qualifications. We hope the day is now not far distant when every opportunity will bo rfftered to the sons of farmers and others to acquire a thorough education in veterinary matters without having to leave New Zealand. There should not bo any occasion for further importations of gentlemen with veterinary knowledge. At tho meeting of ratepayers last evening Mr Stafford raised a point as to a time limit. He pointed out that it would bo unfair if one speaker monopolised the time up to, say, ton o’clock, and thus shut out others who might like to give expression to their ideas. The Chairman said the question to be discussed was a .very important one, and he must leave it to the good sense of the speakers as to what was a reasonable time for them to take. Mr Stafford: “ Well, I hope they will take tho hint, then.”

An information has been lodged by tho police, charging a prominent Rongotea settlor with the alleged larceny of 27 prime bred mixed Lincoln and Romney Marsh hoggets, valued at £9l 7s, the property of Robert Cobb. A warrant for his arrest has also been served. It is alleged the sheep were taken from Glen Oroua about twelve months ago, and that some were killed, while others were shorn and sold, the proceeds being subsequently sent to the rightful owners.

America has annexed the Garden of Eden. The announcement comes from Dr. D, F. Becker, of the United States Geological Survey, who went with the troops to the Philippines, that this was located somewhere in that archipelago, probably on Luzon. Dean Hall, of the University, of Minnesota, a geologist of national reputation, is so well convinced that Dr. Becker has put his finger, so to speak, on the very spot where the Garden of Eden must have been, that he waxes eloquent, and proclaims that “ in bringing under our flag the original Garden of Eden, we shall secure a treasure beyond financial or political valuation.” —Invention.

A shipment of 100 sugar pine doors has just been received from America by Messrs Clayton Bros., timber merchants. These doors are much superior to those of colonial manufacture, and the price, notwithstanding the fact that a fairly heavy duty is paid on them, compares favorably with the local article. The shipmont is purely in the nature, of an experiment, Messrs Clayton Bros, being desirous of seeing to what extent a favorable comparison can be instituted between the American product and the kauri pine article. The tendency of kauri pine is to warp, and Messrs Clayton Bros, are bent on ascertaining whether the sugar pine is suceptiblo in this respect. The doors are at present being carted from the wharf to the timber yards, and persons desirous of inspecting them can do so.

Mr F. S. Des Barres, proprietor of the Masonic livery stables, has on view at the stables a pair of hygienic horse-shoe pads, which are now universally adopted in Europe and largely in America. The pad is of rubber composition, and being affixed to leather can easily bo made to fit the horses' shoo. The advantages are as follows : (1) Extra safety in progression and preservation of action ; the horse acquires confidence and security through being spared ineffective muscular exertion ; (2) increased economy in the wear _of legs through the absence of concussion. A horse shod with theso on his fore feet only will last some years longer than with iron shoes alone. The effect of sudden changes from one kind of pavement or road to another are rendered imperceptible, the normal action and comfort of the horse being retained under all conditions. The pads are peculiarly serviceable in rough, stony country ; (3) they prevent frog contraction, corns, sore heels, and other ailmonts, and insure fuller development of the hoalthy functions of the feet.