The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 1, 1902. TRADE BOYCOTT.

Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 329, 1 February 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEBRUARY 1, 1902. TRADE BOYCOTT.

At the last Council meeting the Mayor referred to the delicate points involved in commercial relations between different countries. 1-Ie was referring to the suggestion made by Cr Lysnar as to a preferential tariff ior colonial goods. A writer in an Australian journal thus gives his views of the position as between Germany and England Germany may be uncivil, but if Britain and Australasia start

an effective boycott of Germany’s (joods, and Germany retaliates in like fashion, both Britain and Australasia will be the losers. India will also be an enormous loser. It isn’t so much a case of ys supporting the German by buying his goods as of the the German supporting us by buying our goods—this despite all the jokes about “Made in Germany.” The trouble about the trade-boycott idea is that the countries which curse and ridicule and abuse the empire most are also those which do most to keep us out of bankruptcy. France and GermI any may be hostile, beastly and objectionable, but they buy from Australasia in one year, according to latest statistics, £6,794,GG!) worth of goods and sell to us only £2ißll,t>os worth. Australasia has to export and turn in-

to casli every year about £14,000,000 worth more goods than it imports in order to pay interest on its public and private debts and we make out of these two unfrendly countries about £4,000,000 of this amount. If it was possible to mark our displeasure at French and German caricatures by shutting up the trade with these two countries, then Australasia would probably be a bankrupt. The United States, Scandinavia and Japan are friendly enough, but we buy from them over £2,400,000 worth more than we sell to them, and, if the trade with those three States was closed up by a boycott, they would lose, not we. (Britain is in almost exactly the same situation as Australasia. France and Germany taken together are, in one sense opr best customers—better even than Great Britain. This is to say our trade with them shows a bigger average surplus in our favour than our trade with Britain does and it is largely the gold they pay us to make good the difference which enables us to p.gcify our British creditors. France is the better support of the two—in faet. it isn’t uncommon for us to make i a bigger profit, on our trade with France alone than on bur trade with Britain; and the friendly United j States are, in a trade sense, our very worst loss. Britain in like manner finds Germany its best customer, and the United States its very worst. (Germany oily? more from Britain than yioes .any .other State ; even all Australasia or, ail India isn’t so goCt! a customer. The trade with Germany shows a bigger margin in favour of Britain than does the trade of any other State or any British dependency and the gold that Germany sends in payment for the extra goods she buys from Britain is pnfv of the things which enables Britain to pay for the goods the Yankee sends her, seeing that the Yankee (who is Britain’s bitterest. . commercial enemy, just as Germany is almost the only commercial friend

Britain possesses) won’t take goods in return. Germany, in fact pays Britain nearly £8,000,000 a year for the privilege of calling her bad names. And the United States gets nearly ninety million pounds a year from Britain as iiic price g£ its iriewlsfciji,

The- Gisborne Public School is to open on Monday.

Weights for the Poverty Bay Turf Club’s meeting are- to be declared 10-dav. Toe Gisborne bowlers return home by the Zealandia this morning.

The funeral of the late Mrs Coleman is to leave her la’e residence at 11 a.in. to-day.

Miss Morgan’s kindergarten and preparatory school re opens on Monday, February 3rd. A first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged at the Police Court yesterday morning. In a recent issue of the Christchurch Weekly Press appears a splendid photograph of Messrs Dalgety and Co.’s Gisborne wool store. Captain Edwin telegraphed at 11.52 yesterday “ .Strong easterly winds ; glass rise ; tides good ; heavy easterly swell oti coast.”

1 lie rainfall records at Gisborne for January show that 2.fit) inches fell on 13 days. The heaviest fall was .15 inches, on tiie 3rd.

The stock sales to have been held byMessrs Common, Shelton, and Co. on February sth have been postponed to .Monday, February 10th. It is reported that coal has been found on the property of Mr A. F. Bridge, Haiti. It is intended to put down a bore to test the prospects.

The well-known racing mare En Hakkore, owned by Mr J. A. Harding, has had to be destroyed, having broken her leg at Mr Douglas’ stud at Hastings.

Thirty mon were discharged from the Waikareruoana co-operative road works on Monday, only four sawyers being kept on.

Applications for enrolment in the Ninth Contingent close with Majors Winter and McOredie on Monday. So far hi applications have been received.

The Te Karaka Hotel lias changed hands-, Mr G. How Chow having disposed of his interest in it to Mr Allan, who is well-known on the Coast.

Tenders are invited oy the Taruheru Road Board lor 300 cubic yards of Waipaoa gravel, and 50 vards’of Whataupoko gravel. The tenders close at 11 a.m. today.

Miss Barrington Waters and Miss H. Lorraine Tansley are announced to give a matinee recital at the Academy of Music on Tuesday, Ith February. A splendid programme is being drawn up.

J-ho scow Ururoa is announced to sail or Sydney direct about Wednesday next. This should be an opportunity tor the shipment of freight to Sydney at cheap rates.

A meeting of the Committee of the Horticultural Society is to be held this evening in the hall over Mr Dalrymple’s shop, the business being to approve of the schedule for the autumn show.

Wesley Church anniversary services are to he held on Sunday. 111 the morning the Rev. B. F. Rothwell will preach on “ The reasonableness of Sun worship.” The evening service will he conducted by the Rev. Robert Gardner, Presbyterian minister of Matawhero.

The medals presented by Mr H. R. Smith for competition amongst the members of the Poverty Bay Rowing Club, are at present on view in Mr Smith’s shop. They are handsome specimens of the jeweller’s art, being of silver. The medals are to be rowed for in a week’s time.

The Janet Waldorf Company, who commence a season at the Theatre Royal this evening, arrived from the South by the Zealandia this morning, The company boasts a reputable team, and arrangements are being made for a match against a local eleven during their stay in Gisborne. Mr Harcus dimmer, advance representative, is to leave for the South by to-morrow’s lie wcauuci —ir- r c.iwiuoj ouuned : Auckland, E.N.E. breeze, cloudy smooth sea ; Napier, light S.W. and ciondy, moderate sea at Castlepoint • New Plymouth, calm, blue sky, sea smooth ; Wellington, S. breeze, overCampbell ; Westport, light N.E., over-

cast, rain in night, smooth sea Cape cast, drizzling rain, .smooth sea ; Christchurch, light S.W., blue .sky, ■smooth sea on coast; Dunedin, light N.E., blue sky, smooth sea southward . Next week a grand fancy fair in aid of the funds of St. Mary’s Church is to be held in the Theatre .Royal, opening on Thursday evening, and continuing over Friday and Saturday. His Worship the Mayor will open the fair, and the City Band are announced to assist. There will be special dances by children, maypole and skirt dances, character songs, “ concert grand” phonograph a selections, a ping-pong tournament, and numerous side-shows. The ladies of the congregation have been working hard preparing articles for sale, and the stalls will be laden with a groat variety of choice needlework and fancy goods. A meeting of the St. Patrick’s Sports Committee was held last evening, Father Mulvihill presiding. The Programme Committee submitted a programme of events, which was passed. The pro-

gramme is the same as last year, with slight alterations, quoit matches being inserted in the list of events. It was resolved that in the horse-racing events the minimum weight would be Sst, but professional riders would have an extra weight of 101 b. Mr W. G. Watson was appointed starter in the horse-racing events, and Mr W. Miller in the foot events. Messrs J. C. Nisbett, G. Wildish, 11. N. Jones, E, Cussens, G. F. .Lewis, I). J. Barry, and S. Williams were appointed judges, and Messrs J. H. Martin and E. Williams joint secretaries. Judging from the interest now being taken, the sports should be a great success. The excursion round the Bay, held under the auspices of the City Band in aid of the funds of the school children’s picnic, took place last evening, hut owing to the threatening aspect of the weather, the number of excursionists was not large. The Waihj steamed round the woolship Amenia and H.M.S. Penguin, the sailors on the latter vessel appreciating the music of the City Band by responding with hearty cheering. The excursionists thoroughly enjoyed themselves, the sea being smooth, and the music of the City Band greatly enlivening the proceedings. It is to be regretted there' was . not a larger number of excursionists, for the object in view was deserving of better encouragement than it received. At the Magistrate's Court yesterday morning, before Mr Barton, S.M., a large number of old age pension cases were dealt with, Mr G. B. Brooking acting as interpreter in connection with the Native claims. Renewal of pensions were granted to the following : —Ellen Sparrow. Mary Ann Andrew, Fredrick Keating, Thomas Fanning, Catherine Parsons, John Fagan, John Olding, Charlotte Fanning, Patrick Joseph Dwver, Elizabeth Tarr Alexander Me Phail, Edward Hughes, William Aked, Nepia Te Paka, Tepora Rohurohu, Ruihi Tiwhatiwha, Mary Owen, and John Brown at £IS ; Geo. Rowlev £l7, Mary Maher £ll. John Chute £ll, Rutene Ahunuku £l2, and Anarti Ratapu £S. Pensions were also granted to Samuel Roe for £l7

and Michael Jennings for £7. Several statements were adjourned to the next sittings of the Court dealing with pensions on Februarv 18th,

St, Andrew’s Church Services. To-morrow (Sunday): Morning 11, subject “ I Know a Man in Christ ” ; even-

ing 7, “The Apology for the Sneak,”— Rev. J. G. Paterson.

Holy Trinity Church To-morrotV (Sunday):' b a.m., sfoly Communion ; 11 a.m., Morning Prayer, subject “ Pre

sentation of Christ in the Temple ”; 7 p.m., Evening Prayer, subject “ The Christian Life.”—Rev. Mr Welsh. Wesley Church Services.—To morrow (Sunday): Morning 11, subject “The Reasonableness of Sun Worship,” Rev. B. F. Bothtvell; evening 7, Rev. Robert Gardner. Roman Catholic Church Services.— Tomorrow (Sunday): Gisborne, Mass 8 and 11 a.m., Vespers 7 p.m. No service in the country.—Rev. T. Mulvibill.

| The vital statistics for the month of January are :—Births 26, marriages 8, deaths 7.

Mr Massey resumes musical tuition o:i Monday. The privileges in connection with the Gisborne Racing Club's meeting, to he held on February 12 and 13, are to bo submitted to auction at noon today by Messrs W’yllie and .'''■'son. An officer in the Seven*' I.Z. Con-

tingent writes:-“On i 11th the columns marched to and d. oy. .1 I’aulpietersburg, from which : inhabitants had been already reiv • ... It was a pretty little village, nt .ug in a valley

almost entirely stir, and ! by high hopjes. But by the time wo were through with it there wis very little left except heaps of bricks and corrugated iron, where fire fails, a couple of slabs of guncotton very effectively wrecks a building. Tins burning and destroying of houses is miserable work, but it is nevertheless necessary. Standing on a slope where the column halted overlooking the town, and gaziug at the burning roofs and the dust from the gun-cotton destroyed walls, there were many who. seeing this for the fim time, prayed that an invader may never enter their land. Burning and burnt homes and crying women and children, make a fellow think, believe me, and these thoughts are anything hut pleasant.”