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Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 867, 17 April 1903, Page 2

Entries for the Ormond ending road race close with Messrs W. Fraser cr W. Andrews to-morrow evening. The Kaiti-Citv Football Club open the season with a practice match on the Domain to-morrow afternoon. Deports to hand state that pigeons will bo very plentiful this year. Sportsmen can therefore look forward to procuring some good bags. East Cape reported yesterday : Northerly moderate gale, barometer d'J.'Jo. thermometer oi‘, gloomy weather and rain, rough sea.

The Maori Land Council will shortly hold another sitting in Gisburue, when several important matters in connection with the settlement of many Maori blocks will be considered. There was a clean sheet at the Magistrate's Court yesterday, both in regard to criminal and civil busiuess, and in honor of the occasion the members of the legal profession presented Mr Barton, S.M., with a pair of white kid gloves. Mr T. G. Lawless reports the sale of tiie j boarding-house business of Mrs Atcwood, Kahutia street, to Mrs A. E. Adams ay a satisfactory figure. Mr Lawless has numerous enquiries for boarding houses from outside Gisborne, and invites those wishing to sell to forward full particulars to him.

- i; - Huia I■ c . ::j he.-I their hr-*. practice on Surer iv . A ing trade is advertise i hr. Misses Honan huicl the first of their scries of dances in the Academy of Mask ttiis evening. An impounding notice in connection ■.run the Gisborne pound appears in this iss c e. A rare assortment of furs is offered for s'oc b\ Me.-srs \\yjhe and Mason tomorrow. Raboux-rs in the 7-den district arc sai'l m dm g l;uui ids to ltis per day at tuc:r eaiiing. iiie auxiliary a-yunu at PorPna, fur wmch toe tenner oi a Palmerston firm has been accepted, will cost E2tioo. Inc mucc.'i Otago Times states that it is estimated that one hail' of the crop in lue district is now threshed or in stack.

.a XeZealauuer, writing from Soutli Atrica, ~ta.es that a small section of 1 . acres was sold in Durban recently for Artd.UUU.

-Mr C. JI. Roberts, ati Invercargill architect, has presented a handsome baptismal iont to let. C yprian’s Guurch .it Portrose. the iont is mailo oi Oamaru stone.

South Australia, says the Pastoralists’ lie view fur Marcn, has had good rains in her agricultural districts, and fair rains in too north and north-east, where rain was especially wanted.

The local freezing works (says a Tiinaru paper) have had an exceptionally good season “o far, and at present are averaging 1000 carcases daily. They are sending away a large consignment to South Africa by the Sussex.

The Department of Agriculture has approved the scale oi charges for the Nelson abattoirs,. The abattoirs, which are controlled by the municipality, have been in full working order for nearly three years, and the accounts show a balance on the right side of the ledger.

Gloomy weather with passing showers were reported at most stations throughout the colony yesterday, with winds "from N.V,. to b.W. There was a rough sea at Tauranga, Cape Campbell, New Plymouth, Farewell Spit, and Bluff, choppy at Tiri-t-iri, smooth to moderate elsewhere.

The winter is coming, and farmers require to protect their cattle with covers. Air E. Williams advertises that ho has a largo supply of horse and cow covers of the best quality and make at the lowest price. He also has a lino stock of men’s oilskin coats.

As showing what the Auckland gum lands can do in the way of fruit production, liali-a-dozen Northern Spy apples picked at random from a Henderson orchard weighed -f.jlb, the largest apple weighing _ exactly lib. The trees were grown without any manure of any kind, the ground simply being cultivated.

Attention is directed to the new advertisement of Alessrs Allan and Jones. This firm has just received direct from the manufacturers a shipment of east-iron enamelled baths of good value. A special line is offered in the way of electric bell sets, with all fitting apparatus, for half a guinea. Those about to build would do well to call on Messrs Allan and Jones. I'M liners arc reminded ilia! another of those enjoyable socials promoted

v the Funnel's’ Union will lie held in the Club rooms, Lowe street, on Saturday evening, when il is expected (hat there will he a large attendance. The Hon. iVlr Carroll lias promised to lie present. The committee are making a small charge of 2s to cover the hare expenses of the social.

There was a large attendance at the Mediaraka saleyards yesterday when Messrs Wyllie and Mason offered the whole of Mr James Macfarlano’s horses. Competition was keen and good prices were realised. Hacks made up ia dil7, draught mares and foals up to £oo 10s, unbroken three-year-old draughts up to X2o, two-year olds i‘22. Yearlings by Detonalor brought up to A2lO, two-ycar-oldsiilO us. The stallion Detonator was sold for 20 guineas. Mr G. E. Wyllie officiated as auctioneer and is to bo congratulated upon the great success oi the sale.

While ;t youth named Fahnnan Was experimenting with chemicals at Drnuin, Victoria, in order to make an explosive, lie placed the ingredients in a lemonade hoi tie, when the compound exploded with a loud report. .Portions of the buttle were blown into his face, and one piece, of glass cut the eyeball, anil it is feared that llie lad will lose lii.s righl eye. ,A. deep gash was made in ihe right arm with another piece id' glass. The lad ran to the nearest, doctor, and arrived almost exhausted from loss cd' blood.

“ Love, Courfsliip, and Marriage ” formed llu! subject of an exccileiil lecture, delivered by iln: Rev. Mr Worlioys, at, llic Presbyterian Church last, evening. Tlic address was very interest ing, and, besides being of a prael-ical nature, contained many Hushes of humor. .Several musical numbers were given during the. evening. Miss Primrose gave a charming rendering of “Hearts and Homes;” Mr Witty sang “ Love and duality whilst Mr Collinge conlribin.ed “ True till Death.” Hol.li gentlemen were beard to advantage. 'Hie Proceeds of the lecture were devoted to the .Sunday .School fund. The Han. J. Carroll yesterday made the following Statement to a representative of the Press :—“ There will bo from 60 to SO sections ranging from 1300 acres up to 3000 acres advertised for lease during this month. Surveyors are now on the ground, the sections have been marked off, plans havo been prepared, and everything is ready. I think the tenure will be a form of perpetual lease with periodical revaluation and provision for improvements. The land is valued as of first-class and medium second-class Quality. There is no doubt i.t will be readily taken up. I have also decided to set apart otherblocks in the same district. These blocks will be cut up and offered to Maori selectors alone in order to educate them into the taking up of tiro laud for settlement. Thus the natives will be settled on the land as well as the Europeans, but the Maoris are to be kept to distinct blocks. Wo cannot devote ourselves to the settle-

ment of the Europeans alone—we must make some provision for'similar treatment of the natives. It is no use simply allowing them to remain as mere recipients of rent—leading idle lives. Wo must as far as possible settle them on the land. They will, of course, be subjected to the same conditions as Europeans. We will thus open up a new field for them, and gradually alienate them from their complicated and unprofitable mode of land occupation under Maori title.” Dr Morrison writes in reference to a

recent discussion at the Charitable Aid Board :—“ I see it stated that on two occasions the Custodian had endeavored unsuccessfully to get the doctor. Personally, I can only plead guilty to having once forgotten a message given me by the Matron when doing my Hospital round, which necessitated my being reminded of the same before putting in an appearance at the Home. Since we are all liable to forget something said to us in the middle of a busy morning’s work, I would suggest

that it would bo much more satisfactory were the Custodian of the Old Men’s Home instructed to send me word direct before i started my morning’s round, in-

• stead of leaving a haphazard message at the Hospital, which might be forgotten. I have been pleased in the past to follow iu j the steps of my predecessor, and to give my servlc? B gratuitously to the institution, J having visited iao j'lome on several j occasions when required. I have neither laskec ecr looked for any remuneration, nor can x see that the Charitable Aid Board have much to gain from making any alteration in an arrangement which, as far as the Board was concerned, would appear to be eminently satisfactory. The discussion that took place would almost imply that I begrudged the Homo tny services—a most unjust interpretation. If my remuneration is to consist of the pleasure of reading such discussions in your paper, then I agree with some of the members of the Board, that it might be worth the Board’s while to offer a medical officer a salary to enable him to put up with such discussions with more equanimity.’'

A gang of thieves i.ii been for somerime at work in I riven- irgiil. The new Mailer she i which is being erected fur the ■■■■_■■!nee oi passengers by the Rahway impanment a: King's road. Makauri. is rapidly approaching cotupierion. For making a iai.se siaiemen; with the object oi obtaining an increased pension, ..a old pensioner, at Invercargill, was deprived oi his allowance for twelve months. For Johannesburg, a licet, u! motor omnibuses is being built in Edinburgh smallai: in type to the new ones m l.onuon, but oi double the lior.sepowei. 'inc amount oi income tax paid bv the co-upcrniiic hairy lactones m l'JOl was .CJOJ os o.i. The reason of tne suiaiiness or tiie amount (says the North Otago Times) is that the factories are not run lor dividend-making, but in the interest oi the milk suppliers, who are the shareholders.

Ail classes oi stock and produce in Victoria remain at liigniy remunerative prices, but toe rains nave reduced the strong demand for aniiicia! fodder. The grass on the stock routes inis improved considerably, so the sheep travelling from the hill country to their ov>n pastures will have a fair time on the roads. A human skull and bones were discovered on the banks oi tne Tauherenikau Fiver, near Kaiwaiwai, by a party who were lishing there. The skeleton is that oi a European, and has probably lain there for years, In the early davs many lives were lost through persons attempting to cross the Tauherenikau during a fiood, and probably the remains are those of ono of the victims. At the Auckland Poiico Court Bruce Mathieson, traveller for John Eeid and Co., was charged with the theft of goods of the value oi il 10s, the property of his employer. After hearing the evidence the .Magistrate said although the case was ot a suspicious nature lie did not think lie could convict, and dismissed the information.

The Imperial authorities have offered the gunboat Sparrow to the New Zealand Government, which lias accepted Ihe offer. Tile vessel is to he equipped as a training ship, the Government being strongly of opinion lluii more should be done in the way of enabling New Zealand hoys to follow a seafaring life. Speaking at Waimale on tlie subject, Mr Seddon .said dial lie iiilemled to ask the Imperial Government lo grunt the use of the Lizard also, so that each island could have its own training slop Boys who through no fault of their own were at present sent 1:,; jndtisU'iai schools would he placed on ihe 1 raining ships. Thence lhey would he drafted to drill ships, and finally would form part of a great Australasian naval reserve.