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Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 690, 9 December 1902, Page 2

The starting of a private hospital in Gisborne has oeen mooted. Mr W. Arthur oilers a good milking cow for sale. Captain Edwin wired yesterday “ Moderate to strong easterly winds ; glass fall ; tides increase.” The next sale of wool, sheepskins, hides, tallow, etc., will be held on Friday, 19th December, 190:1. Special trains and fares have been arranged for Thursday next, when the schools’ amateur athletic meeting is to be hold at the l’ark racecourse. A reward is offered for the return of a gold swallow brooch lost between Mr Syke's dentistry and Mr Todd's baker’s shop. Tenders, addressed to the County Chair" man, will be received until noon Thurs’ day, lbth inst., for contract Ko. 52’ metalling portion of Gisborne-Tolago road, near Kennedy's. Messrs Common, Shelton and Co.t Dalgoty and Co , and Wyilio and Mason announce that the next stock sales at AVaercnga-a-hika will bo held on Thursday, the 11th, commencing at 11.90 a.m. Tenders, addressed to the County Engineer, will bo received until 10 a.m. on Saturday, liitii inst., for contract 53, carting beach shingle to depot, Makarori; contract 04, carting beach shingle to depots 19 and 20. The following cargo for the home market was taken by the Indradcvi from this port 2365 bales of wool, 115 casks tallow, 76.52 carcases mutton, 1702 careases lamb, 2120 pieces mutton, 451 quarters beef, 12 ammonia cylinders. One of the dairy farms recently taken up at Eureka lias just been disposed of by the owner to a gentleman from Opunake at a figure which shows that the Southerner lias great faith in the land in this district, lie intends carrying on the dairying business, and we feel sure he will lane no cause to regret llis purchase.

Yesterday morning a light easterly wind and cloudy sky was reported from Auckland. At Napier the wind was light S.W., sky cloudy ; and Wellington, light S.S.E., blue cloudy sky ; Christchurch, light S.W., blue cloudy sky ; and Dunedin, light S., blue cloudy sky. Moderate seas were running at Castlcpoint and Cape Campbell.

Tho engagement is announced of Miss Connie Jiuttel, tho rising young leading lady of the Pollard Opera Company, to Mr Louis Schatz, of Wellington, brother of Mr Ernest Schatz, who espoused Miss Lily Stephens, one time of the Pollards. Miss Buttel will remain with tho company for about three months, at the end of which period her marriage is to take place.

One of our best known and most esteemed hotelkeepers has taken tho lead in tho matter of the abolition of barmaids, and for.the last few days has had the temerity to run his hotel with only male attendants behind tho bar. Many young men in town have resented what they consider a great injustice to tho young ladies, and no longer frequent the house in question. It is stated that they intend

to boycot the hotel until the barmaids are reinstated. And in the meantime the “ magnets ” in the other houses are reaping the harvest.

A few months ago reference was made to the import into Brisbane of sugarcano tops for the local dairy cattle, and it may be said that of late this has given way to the prickly pear, the waste lands surrounding the city being systematically raided for the cactus. The water hyacinth, which, like another Balaam, came to curse, lias stayed to bless, experience having proved it to be very fair feed for dairy cattle. Along the coastal creeks certain species oi mangroves are being extensively used for fodder, the foliage being greedily eaten by cattle, though horses won’t touch it. The balance-sheet of the Now Zealand Central District of the Independent Order of Rechabitcs for tho past half-year is to hand. Tho funds of the District show a steady increase. The funeral fund stands at £6130 Is id, the contingent fund at £9O Ids 9d, benevolent fund £l9l os lid, tent sick pay. guarantee fund £1360 15s Id, juvsnilo funeral fund £26 7s 2d, and juvenile sick fund £2B 10s Id, total £9133 12s -id. The District comprises 33 tents, of whose members five died during the half-year, the funeral payments amounting to £l2O. The iocai tents contributed tc tbe District funds during the half-year as follows - . Gisborne Tent £0 3s lid, and Star of New Zealand Tent £1 i’s Sd.

Volunteer corps in Wellington object very strongly to the intention 01' the Defence Department to make deductions from the capitation allowance for the current year, the Department claiming that it lias n right to make a charge of c 1 for each -Mart ini-Kn-licid nllc which the companies have relumed to store in a, damaged condition The volunteers admit, that the weapons are damaged, lint allege that the use of cordite and of an oil supplied by the (iovernment. was responsible for the damage. Two of the corps have (tcciitcd to resign 'if capitation is withheld except ior rides damaged through tiie carelessness of members. It is hoped that a compromise may he effected..

“ In the opinion of Mr Kowin, colonial ;t representative of several large houses in c London which handle New Zealand dairy produce, it is almost certain that cheese 1 will realise the record price of 00s per cwt 3 in London this season. There is likely to h be a shortage owing to the fact that some countries which exported cheese largely ‘ last year are now paying more attention to the production of butter. The Govern--1 merit- Dairy Commissioner believes that s those factories in New Zealand which are s shipping their butter on consignment this 3 season would have been wise to have ac- ' eepted the offer of lOd per lb made by the • j agents of English houses, as there are in- • dications that the English article will be ! in large supply at Homo shortly. Big 1 stocks of Canadian and Russian butter are : in cold store and the output of the factories in those countries will be considerably greater than last ye tr. , The many friends of Mr J. A. Harding, the much-esteemed proprietor of the Masonic Hotel, will be pleased to hear that he has been selected as Past District Senior Warden of the Masonic Grand Lodge. The annual meeting of the District Grand Lodge was held in Auckland laet Tuesday, Bro. C. C. McMillan, District Grandmaster of English Freemasons, presiding, supported by Bro. J. R. Reed, D.D.S.M. The D.M.G. announced that by the power vested in him by H.R.H. the Dukj; of Connaught. K.G., Grandmaster of English Freemasons, he had the privilege of appointing one of the brethren to the rani; of Past District j Senior Warden. It was a difficult task to j make a selection owing to the large number I of eligible brethren, but after mature eon- | sideration be had decided to appoint Brother -John Alfred Harding, of Turanganui Lodge, No. 14S0. Gisborne, as a member of the District Grand Lodge. | Brother Harding had, he said, shown great zeal in promoting the welfare of his own lodge, and Freemasonry in general c was much indebted to him for the ability t and energy which he had displayed in advancing its cause. Bro. Harding had also held several important positions in Gisborne, being a member of the Borough j Councii, member of the Charitable Aid | 0 Board, and chairman of the Haiti Road j = Board, and enjoyed the confidence of ail j ~ classes in the community. The news of i the appointment came as a great surprise | to Mr Harding, whose selection for the office is a great compliment to himself and r, also to the paternity in Gisborne. (