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Gisborne Times, Volume VII, Issue 460, 2 July 1902, Page 2

Tho Gisborne portion of the Frisco mail will arrive hero per Mararoa this afternoon. Colonial mails which left Sydney per Aorangi via Vancouver on May 20th, arrived in London on the afternoon of the 28th inst. Captain Edwin wired at noon yesterday :—“ Class fall slowly ; moderate westerly winds ; poor tides ; very cold night. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. have a change of advertisement in this issue. Some special brands of ale, wines, and spirits are brought before the attention of the public, as well as a fine assortment of cigars, tobacco, and cigarettes, The acting-Premier wired yesterday “ I have received the following cable from Mr Seddon, dated 1 p.m„ June 30 : His Majesty the King slept well. The dressin" of the wound gives much distress. There are no bad symptoms of any kind,'. In regard to the evidence at the Assessment Court a statement attributed to Milan Sirnson as to land carrying five sheep to the acre is liable to be misunderstood Mr Sirnson said that the laud was carryin" five sheep to the acre w*hen he was there in the summer. Messrs Ferris and Whyte have started business as Native, LaDd, and Commission Agents. They have taken over “ The Poverty Bay Trade Protection Society” from Messrs Stubbs and Co. as from July Ist, 1902, and request the continuance of support accorded to their predecessors. All work in connection with Native matters will be undertaken at a moderate charge. Both members of the firm are known and respected, and they have the best wishes of their many friends in the business in which they are entering upon, j

The cap of a buggy wheel, lost between Gisborne and Karaku, is advertised for. Tbe first freight by the railway comes in to day, when a quantity 01 pigs will be brought in for shipment to Wellington.

Lieutenant G. B. Carter, who received ins commission in the Seventh New Zealand Regiment, is now attached to the Tenth.

Special advertisements for Mr T. Adams, announcing the arrival of new goods, and Mr T, ci. Lawless, some important property notices, will appear to morrow. At Wac-renga-a liika to morrow Messrs Common. Shelton and Co. will offer a fine lot of cattle and sheep. The sale commences at 11.30 a. 111., Mr J. B. Kells officiating as auctioneer.

The annual meeting of ratepayers of the Whatuup ko Road District will be held at the Band Shed this evening. It is expected that there will be a largo attendance.

The Ormond School Committee has decided to recommend the appointment of Mr McLeod, of Canterbury, a brother of Constable McLeod, of Tolago Bay, rs headmaster, out of six applicants. The departure of the Taruwera for Auckland has been postponed until 8 o’clock to morrow morning. There will be an early launch at six o’clock. No cargo will be received after four o'clock this afternoon.

A full assortment of fresh seeds from Messrs Pilkington and Son are at present being opened by Messrs Common, Shelton and Co. Tho planting season has now arrived, and the seeds in question cannot be beaten,

A Press Association message from New Plymouth yesterday states : —Two fisher, man, F. Hursthouse and a Chinaman, who were reported missing on Monday night, returned to port early this morning. They were blown out to sea.

The following arc the vital statistics for the district of Gisborne for the quartetended June 30th : Marriages, 20 ; births, 93; deaths, 28. During the month of June thore were 80 births, 10 deaths, and five marriages. At Messrs Williams and Kettle’s sale at Napier on Saturday over 100 horses were offered to a full attendance of buyers. A clearance of the Gisborne consignment was made at prices ranging from £5 to £l3, averaging about .£7 10s. The suitability of tho special train to Ormond to-morrow afternoon is likely to result in a large number of people paying a visit to that pretty township on the banks of the Waipaoa, Afternoon-tea can be obtained at the Ormond Hotel, where a hearty welcome to townspeople can always bo relied upon. At Waihi on Friday Alexander Fraser, a mechanic, aged 76, was found dead in bed. The body was quite warm when found. Deceased lately complained of pains in his side and it is supposed the cause of death was heart disease. He hails from Canada, and has relatives in New Plymouth. He lived by himself here. There should ho a big attendance at the Empire Skating Rink to-night. The mile race between Larsen, Ferris, Newey, and Vosper is causing considerable interest, and an exciting finish is ex-pected. The new rules framed for the comfort of lady patrons will bo rigidly enforced, and will no doubt meet with general favor. The rink wi.i also be open to-morrow afernoon.

Additional details of tho earthquake shock which occurred at Guatemala on April 18 show that the city of Quexalenaugo was destroyed, and Guatemalan authorities have decided to re-construct the town at some distance from its former site. Details are hard to get, but it is known that several thousand lives wore lost, and the property lost approximates fifty million dollars.

The Australian Mutual Provident Society, for whioh Messrs Williams and Kettle are the local agents, has a special advertisement in this issue showing results taken from tho fifty-third report. The A.M.P. Society hold tho world’s record for the largest bonuses, as policy holders will have seen by tho bonus certificates recently issued. Tho Society’s representative throughout the district is Mr 11, DeCosta, who is well-known and popular 1 \ all quarters. In order to cope with the requirements of their ever-increasing trade, Messrs J. R. Redstone and Sons have just had built to order a very handsome landau. The landau, which is from tho factory of Mr George Falkner, of Napier, has boen built on the very latest lines, and is in every way a credit to the Napier manufacturer, The landau should bo in great requisition for weddings and other festive occasions. We congratulate Messrs Redstone and Sons on their enterprise in adding such a handsome vehicle to their already extensive plant.

Court William Gladstone, No. 6030, held their usual meeting last night at the Court-room, Masonic Hall, Bro. George Williams, Chief Ranger, presiding. One candidate was duly initiated, and received the honors of the Order, The officers were installed in a very impressive manner by Bro. G. Wildish, P.C.R., as follows : Bro. C. F. Lewis, 0.R.; Bro. A. G. Wheeler, D.C.R.; Bro. W. L. File, secretary ; Bro. 11. J. Bushnell, treasurer ; Bro. Morris, S.W.; Bro. W. Thompson, J.W.; Bro. E. Morrow, 5.8.; Bro. Warner, S.B. The newly • installed otfioers returned thanks for the honors oonferred on them, and the retiring C.R., Bro. G. Williams, was presented with a P.O.R. neck ribbon, and his name ordered to be placed on the Respect Board. Bro. Williams suitably acknowledged the same, and being about to visit Auckland, was granted a letter of recommendation.

A dairyman in Australia, with a natural desire to produce as much butter and as cheaply as possible, writes the Melbourne Leader, that by blanketing cows the cost of a pound of butter was reduced from lid to 6d. (It certainly is costing him enough now, and the wonder is how it ever cost him lid : but what is interesting to dairymen most is the great saving effected.) Not only was the expense for food reduced, he says, but every cow increased her yield after being blanketed in inclement weather. He further says: “ The single cow, Daisy, is an example of what covers will do for cows. Before she had a cover on, the most milk she over gave in one year was 800 gallons, making 460 pounds of butter, separator and churn test. For the last three years, under cover she has given, each year, 1300 gallons of milk, making from 742 to 750 pounds of butter each year, same test.”— N.Z. Dairyman, June, 1902, A telegram from Wellington states: Mail advices state that in a speech at Capetown, Mr Seddon claimed that he had as much right to speak on a question of advanced policy in South Africa as the Secretary of State himself. If he held a responsible post under the Imperial Cabinet, did they know the first thing he would do? Well, it was this: Under friendly arrangement, and on grounds which he felt sure the Portuguese Government would consider sound, he would acquire their territory. Did not history and the events of tbe last two years teach how short-sighted English statesmen had been in the matter of acquiring territory ? Now was the time for action. It would at once remove a source of danger and anxiety, and tend, in his opinion, to greater safety of Government.