The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 4, 1902.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 562, 4 November 1902, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 4, 1902.

STOCK IN ARGENTINA. Lalely we have been hearing ,1 good deal about the Argentina as our rivals in the meat trade. The peculiar feature, however, of all descriptions of the capabilities of the Argentine is the great variations in the descriptions hy diiiirent writers. '1 he Napier Telegrajih aptly stales the case when .t points out. that the authorities appear to agree only on one thing, that the Argentine is lull of all sorts of diseases which attack stuck. As an example of this, mention is made 01 two articles written in the last number of the I’astoralisis' Review hy persons residing there temporarily. On mese accounts being compared with the one written hy Mr 11. I'. Gray ta Boltin Island shcepfarmer who made a prolonged visit, to Argentina ) there is so great a dmereiice that (states the JeJcgraph) it names were omitted the descriptions would stand for three distinct- countries. Air Grey, like Mr lianomy (recently quoted in the cable) takes a sanguine view so far as disease is concerned. He is u! opinion mat Argentina is not altogether uuinatthy tor slock, though lie does casually mention loot and mouth disease, scan, and anthrax ! Argentina, Iu admits, lias no roads, and can have none, because there is no material m the country from which they can .he made. A recent cable made reference to drought, but, the writer refers to ground so damp that the sheep have to he yarded at night. The locusts are very destructive, and arc a periodic scourge. The other writer goes into ccstacy over the charms of Argt-11-gentina, and lie actually classes it as

** God s own Paradise ” for anybody with money to huv a property, and who has the'knowledge to work it. But even this enthusiast makes some remarkable admissions : “ The sheep are thick with scab from 011 c end of the country to tlie other ; it’s a letrible sight, and there seems no way of curing it. Our old Scab Aet ; you would say. Pooh ! the native would never dtp. A few dollars to tlie inspector who came to see him dip and he would see or sign or swear to anything, and persecute those who did not come up to the scratch with good tat. palm oil, and it. would just put, matters from frying-pan into the hie. .So those who try to do anything just keep dipping away about six times a year. I have not seen a flock that was not thick with scab.” And this in the land so gushingly described as “ God's own Paradise." All things considered, we think that our pa-stoi-alists, while undoubtedly finding Argentina witli its cheap labor, a formidable competitor, will still he well able to hold their own. To our mind, the serious phase is not the competition of Argentina.oll fair grounds, hut the fact that some big combinations arc turning thief attention in that direction, and may endeavor to gain control of the markets.

Captain Edwin wired yesterday : “ Strong to moderuto southerly wind : glass rise ; good tides.” It has been arranged that Sir John Lo"an Campbell starts the first electric car in Auckland. A telegram was receivod from the light-house-keeper at tho East Cape yesterday stating that the schooner Awanut fiad pm back to Kawukawa that morning. Air J. E- Taylor, a candidate for thy Bay of Plenty electorate, considers that State control of the liquor traffic is the most reasonable and best solutrou ot tills vexed question. A consignment of frozen meat is to be sent from Gisborne by the Devon to South Africa. Mr Ewen Cameron is purchasing on behalf of a Southern consignor, and the sheep are being frozen at Messrs Nelson Bros.’ works. Tho Devon is due at this port next month. Sandow is a wealthy man, aud neod not be a showman for the mere sake of money. He married an heiross,- and has made a pot of money out of his physical culture schools, etc. He intends to have colleges for physical culture built in all the leading Australian cities,

At the Police Court yesterday Richard Solomon pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Gladstone road on Saturday. He was fined 10s and costs, in default 28 hours’ hard labor. On the application of Sergt, Siddells, a prohibition order was issued against defendant, who consented to the order. Another offender for drunkenness forfeited his bail.

He landed tho satno old Dick, warmhearted anu "ocn-hauded, ready to shake every hand that was offered iu ~ uu - Terhaps he has gained a little in polish, certainly he has cultivated a dramatic effect in speech that was not there before, but otherwise he is the same. His head has not swelled out- in proportion, and his heart is still warm.—Observer.

A light N.E. wind was blowing at Auckland yesterday, with gloomy sky._ Napier reported S.E. wind, blue sky ; New Plymouth. E.; Wellington, S. ; Greymoutb, S.E,; Christchurch, W., cloudy ;JDunedin, S.W., overcast; Invercargill, S.W., cloudy. A heavy see was running at CastlEpOlDt, Nuggets ; smooth to moderate elsewhere. Wairoa advised : S. strong ; cloudy, bad bar ; beach unworkable, rough.’’ The City Band give an open-air concert in aid of the Cook Memorial I und at the Peel street bandstand this evening, at S o'eiok. The following programme will be presented : March. •' Thunderer " (Sousa, ; selection, •* Domino Noir (Auber) ; march, “ 8.8. and C.!'• _ (Drd Hutnel ; selection, “ Messenger Boy ' (Caryll and Moncton) ; selection, “ Stranger " (Bellini); selection, " Madam Angot " (Licoq).

! The" Gisborne portion of the 'Frisco mini '•'•ill be despatched from Auckland by the Waihova this afternoon. A special advertisement, in regard to the thorough bred stallion Alaladu appears in this issue, and is worth.' of perusal by horse-owners. A line property m Ormond, containing hi acres, with 2j acres in .splendid orchard, and a quarter acre in early potatoes and rhubarb, is oi'icted ior lease. M H.iZe den, M.ll R. ior Paten, in 1. pmuicul adure.-s recently, said li.at iiuiiug lie Duke’s \i.-it last year A'i2.uUU »a--pain 111 ctiumpugiic. An exchange says a leading company in \\ eliingtun has invested a stapius credit of something tike A'OO.OOU in New Zealand uuveiiunenl debentures at -1 percent.

The steamer Weka yesterday brought a quantity of sawmiliing plant, timber und other materials fur Mr E. Roper, who in (ends starting a sawmill shortly at Mi J. E. C. Price’s place at Karaka.

A shrewd elector at Brooklyn—a Wei liugtou suburb—suggested that numbers 01 Parliament shuu.U be " g,aded ” and paid according to results, Not a ban suggestion.

Messrs Williams and- Kettle have some choice lines of sheep, dairy cattle, ami pigs for sale at Matawhero on 'Thursday. They will also oiler a number of horses 011 account of MeKarlane’s estate.

Table Ciieket is a new and fascinating game which has just been introduced in Great Britain. I( possesses ail the balling, uowling, and fielding characteristics of the great national game, and bids fair to become a formidable rival to ping pong. Mr W. J, Napier 111 nks that live years is too short a peiiou 10 elapse beween local -ut.or. poiis, because it had an unsettling te. deucy on the minds of the people, but li thought tue question of altering the time should be referred to the people, as it was a question pre-eminently lor the people. One of tin; feature of the Carterton -Show, and one in winch consideiable interest was taken, was that of bees making beer. In tue bottom of a glass jar honey and sugar are placed, the jar is filled with water, and on the surface of the liquid imps arc placed. The bees are then put within tho vessel and commence operations immediately. They dive to the honey and sugar and back again to the imps aud in tins way ihc beet is made.

Bit Maurice O’Horke favors the extension of tin- period between local option polls to seven years. Ho had also been greatly surprised at the revoking of tile 11 o’clock licenses and the enforcement of the IU o'clock closing. They might, he says, as weil institute a curfew system, and compel every person to go to bed at IU o’clock. He- hoped that tne licensing laws would be altered so as to allow reasonable hours und a greater measure of protection to hotelkeepers than that- which, they now enjoyed.

Jaipayismhas become such a screaming farce in New Zealand that one is no longer surprised at its eccentric vagaries (says the Observer). There was a time 111 the colony wlu:. only men of education, intelligence und integrity were chosen lor tue honorary magistracy. Tliut Lime lias long gone by. Nowadays, men ate appointed Justices of the React) without regard to their character, education, fitness or anything else, until at last it is beginning to bu esteemed a reproach rattier than otherwise to he a J.P.

At. the Mutual Improvement Society last 11 gilt- the Journal was read. It included cniilrihulioiis on “ A .Study in Figures,” dealing with the figures at the last local option poll in Clutha.

“ Tact " was a well-written essay, giving many illustrations of the uscfuhuss of that quality. “ Alfirmative v. Negative ” dealt with the common use ol two negatives to ex-press an affirmative. It- was reported that the arrangements with regard to the pie--11 ic are progressing favorably. This was tlie concluding business meeting or this year’s session. The following teams will represent the Gisborne Bowling Club in the pennant matches, winch are to be commenced on Thursday afternoon:—McGowan, Harris, Quigley, Coleman (skip) ; Rubertson, T. Adair, Massey, Gauuin (skip). The town teams will meet for practice ibis afternoon at 4 o’clock. A meeting of Whataupoko players will be held at tne Masonic Hotel this afternoon to arrange for selection of skips, etc. Tho Wliataupoko teams will probably include the following :—Ferris, Henncssy, Birss, Sunsun, Ambndge, Martin, Hookey, and Dixon. Tue match on Thursday will be between Gisborne and Wnataupoko, and should produce a keen contest. The lateness of the season has had a serious effect on shipping, and several cargo steamers are laid up at various New Zealand ports. Of the five large vessels now in Wellington, the linnutuka will get away with an almost full cargo, collected at different ports as far south as the Bluff. Tlie Wakanui, Athenie, and Kumara have been waiting for cargo fur -several weeks, and are likely to wait. They represent some 20,0UU tons. The Karumca, another cargo carrier of the largest size, has not yet finished discharging, and presumably she will have to wait for a cargo until tho other steamers have filled up. The Athenie, the largest cargo carrier that has ever been in Gisborne, carries a crew of 100 all told.

It is very seldom that Gisborne residents have an opportunity of hearing so gifted a vocalist as is Miss Maud Howard, of Auckland. This young lady has been specially engaged to sing at tlie City Band concert on Monday evening next, and should alone draw a crowded house. Tho object of the concert is to raise tho necessaiy funds to send the City Band to tho next annual contest, to be held at- Mas. terton. As this is tho first time the Band lias entered for a contest, also in view of ihe cotitesl being held in Gisborne in the following year, we fuel sure that the public will see that there is a bumper house. The box-plan was opened at .Messrs Chrisp and Son’s yesterday, and already a large number of seats have been booked.

At a meeting in Christchurch, Miss Balgarrie, temperance leeturess, in answer to a question, said there were only two countries —South Carolina and Russia where the State controlled the sale of liquor. In tho first named country, iu Charlestown, the chief city of the State, there were one thousand “ blind tigers,” or sly-grog shops, which showed that State control played into the hands of the keepers of such places—for it was to the interest of the State to push the trade of drink. In Russia, the State had taken over the control of the traffic with the intention of decreasing the amount of liquor consumed, but it was stated that under the new system the revenue from the traffic had increased to an extraordinary extent. The recent cold, inclement weather has had a serious effect on the dairy industryin the Wairurapa district. Farmers, almost without excepiion, have suffered during tho last few weeks, and in some eases tho losses have been serious. The frosts and cold rains have made feed veryscarce, and in some parts of the country where bush still remains cattle in search of food have been permanently maimed or through their legs getting entangled among roots ana urutioilCA Dairy farmers complain of an unusual amount of mortality among cows calving, and owing to the scarcity of milk—and cold nights—a good many'calves have succumbed. The creameries and butter factories are stated to be putting through about a third less milk than last season. It may be men tioned that the few who have retained a i little corner of bush for shelter for thenstock are now realising the benefit; while | those who have put every foot of soil in grass are beginning to find that unless sheds are provided their stock is bound to suffer.