The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, APRIL 22, 1903. A JUDGE'S COMMENTS.

Gisborne Times, Volume IX, Issue 871, 22 April 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING GISBORNE, APRIL 22, 1903. A JUDGE'S COMMENTS.

Thu short ness of the criminal calendar at the .Supreme t.'ourt this week is a matter of congratulation, and the people of the djslrict naturally warmly appreciate the remarks of ijis Honor in regard to the. absence of crime. lint we regret that the Huainii ease should have given rise to certain comments by it is Honor in regard to one of our esteemed medical gentlemen. Members of the medical profession have a great deal to put up with at times. They are expected to turn out at any h air of the day or night , and travel any distance in attend the. .suffering; therefore, it is weil before criticising them that the greatest care should he taken to ascertain the J'acls. In our correspondence column, Dr. Morrison justly lakes exception to I lie remarks made on Monday by Jlis Honor in reference to the unfortunate man injured in the Htianui affray. Had tlie doctor stood up in Court and challenged ilis Honor's remarks, he would probably have been summarily punished for contempt of Court. anti therefore tin; only means of making a reply—through the press have been taken advantage of by Dr. Morrison. Yesterday, His Honors remarks were published in the Times, and to-day we publish a tem-perately-worded letter from Dr. Morrison. With tin: facts as they are now placed before us, it is evident that the medical gentleman has good j cause to complain. No doubt llis Honor's remarks were made under a misapprehension, and we believe that on reconsideration lie will feci that lie has done an injustice in a gentleman wiio possesses as high (jualideations as any medical practitioner in

the colonies, and who during his period of residence in this district has

m hundrous of ways given practical proof of the kindness of heart that has won for him the regard of the people. \V.\ iKOA'.S COSTLY J'ROJL'CT. A word of warning may be given to our friends in Ihe Wairoa. They are. anxious to embark on a. costlv scheme of harbor building, or such as I I hey proudly imagine it will he. I There was a time when (tishorue iiad great ambitions in the way 01 harbor work, and would it not hr well for ottr neighbors to make some

enquiries as in Gisborne's dearlybought, experience. Without going into the subject of tlu» river scheme now being proceeded with, there are many relies of other days to be seen near the river entrance. There are many heauiifully-squared-ofi concrete blocks, with numerous piles in readiness for the mooring, of ships. The whole lor years was surmounted by a gigantic crane, which visitors regarded as a monument to Gisborne's folly. However that may he. the | /act remains that Gisborne's harbor making has not been anything like the success anticipated. The - main works were a disastrous failure, hut since then all energy has been applied to the deepening of the river and keeping it open to cope with the increasing trade. U'airua has ;l limited population, likely to be depleted by costly harbor works with consequential taxation. Fortunately for Gisborne, i: had a broad back to bear the burden of a taxation which at one time seemed overwhelming. The steady increase of population and tile settlement of such lands as could be opined up materially lightened tile load of taxation and made things easier all round. Hut to take Wairo.i s position : The engineering tliHi— Duitic-s arc much greater and the proportion per head of population of the proposed mortgage is enormous. The sums mentioned range from £38,(100

? i-< -* and it junst be romp V- hit:. i s .. ry h-: ; : i him: ■ l ' v.tc -ing <'ui in actual practice. It :• V.a.rod district would ■ i s.r- . v.uulu ii enlc, i hat it’would j ; •'-■ii i- to thvir ina-r> ct to j * ui.,e moimy i..r d hranca Lae of r«;l----'-o Ci-.. orne. i. .-. m u> ,r. e. : ■ *' :;a-ai.il!C, j.- She Work Ol U.C ! 11 if m) ; ona ’. le-.v. I . '--lilt-.':-: i.-.t H) tile ;t- .;dc i.t airo.i I ..-A .i :iity r • trciian ii •, _ : .-;«>• "D T Y't'o! erinx i- r a :c- :m . r. i!'.v.iy-i:a (iiA.ona- wi.ul.i , in :U-r i;r.c.-.tii* ihan oxart.on iiar.-ior works of a nrobie.uulieal eliurauer. A lost ci). niic- i- advertised for. I’aymenj !i i' been .-I. : Tl auxii ary =c-hf.;:r.-:f Aoiea will sail fur Coc.ct poi '.s at noun to morrow. .'lr i . Xicnoison advertises for sale a quiet milking cow. Mr ii. ii .oe-rtson announces that he is :hiw snowing mi immense assortment of whiu-r clothing. Messrs C. ii -;o ami Co. advise those requiring a ylisii dress at a moderate pr-'-- l pay their estui/lisiimen: a visit. Toe Jl.v. J. U. i'.i.et'si.-n. who has b cu absent from Gisborne oh a short hoiiduy, returns by trie Witikaro tiiis afternoon.

A: the Supreme Court this morning at 19 o'clock tne T. Ritchie v. L-'. id ill, claim lor wages, wiii he he,ml before His Honor Mr Justice Gonoliy. Mr 11. Sherrait lias been returned unopposed for the extraordinary vacancy on the Cook County Council for the Patutahi riding. Mr Doreen, step-father of the young man T'ouids, fatally injured in the cycling accident, arrived in Gisborne from South by the Tarawcra this morning. Owing to the epidemic of measles the To iiarak-j. and To Arai schools are closed, tne tunnel to the end of inis week and the latter to the end of next week. New Zealand has, if anything, got rather behind lue rest of the world in tackling the liquor problem. Great Britain, lor example, is a good deal ahead of us.—Napier Herald. The following subscribers have discontinued connection with the Telephone Bxchaugc No. 190,1’. J. Francis, private residence ; 91, ciundlant and Stevenson ; 112. Mrs Ct, Humphreys.

Dr Albert Edslmann, a Russian by birth and uducaiiun, who has the New Zealand paient rights iur a chemical proc-.ss for nianuiaciuiing biiquettes from coal slack and lignite, is at present in Wellington in eonncciioa with this invention, it is not unlikely tints Dr B.ieuinuin wiii establish a plant foi the m muiueAuc ui t.-ie new process at X.-uumgala. The T-il-igo Bay Hotel had a narrow escape from tire yesterday morning. At 8 ii.u!. Mr and Airs Watkins were awakened by the clashing ui glass, and the private passage down.-iuirs was found to be in dames from a s d_- tabic r-j the coiling. Tne lire was promptly extinguished, and trie damage was fortunately not. of any snri,.u- ixu-iit The cause of tbe fire is be- . veil uj uu a (iu'vCiivo lump, si-.-- IA.-zgor.tld Bros.’a circus season orough. ui a close last evening, when .■ ik,i again a largo atce-nd-mcc. .pinii p.ogi aninii; Was suiuuitied, aim oil item was I'hllmsiitsiicali.v ri caved. i’ii. ii.au,it-i: pci foi luai.C'e in ih-..- allcuouii was crowned, and uic young people spent a very enjoyable couple ol hours. Tne company leave for the South this evening. A very little, time ago, New Zealand voted lo those insolent London absentees, die Midland railway debenture holders, 41.1d0.U00, wild) the highest courts in the Umpire had decided that, no money whatever was due to them, Sir Joseph Ward assuring the people time the proceeding would have a good effect on Manrilaud .securities in London. After the disaster of the last loan that £150,090 looks like a very ua .reductive grovel indeed.—Sydney Bulletin.

While many settlers in various parts of the colony regard gor.se as an unmitigated evil, and spud considerable sums of money in removing it from their properties, a farmer in Wellington wishes to utilise the sinno for fodder iur his sheep. Mr Dick, the settlor referred to, has soma poor, hilly laud at Belmont, to which he purposes devoting the cultivation of gorso. dis application, which came before the Hutt- County Council recently, was favorably entertained.

Recently on the Halt road, Wellington, a lady cyclist charged a man with cruelty to a pony, and obstructed his progress. To obtain the name and address of the obstructor (with a view to proceedings) the man hit upon an ingenious plan, lie advertised asking anyone who knew anything about cruelty to a horse on a certain road on such aad such a date to communicate with the advertiser. The lady fell into tko trap, and the man having got her name and address instituted proceedings. Tne rest of the tale iias been unfolded in the Magistrate's Court.

An inquest mi 3 held in tiie British Empire llc.tc.-l yesterday morning on the body of John Foulds, who died on Honda/ afternoon as the result of a cycling accident on Saturday, ‘lire inquiry was held by Capt. Ohrisp, acting-coroner, and the following jury : W. Adair (foreman), F. Maher, c. Morse, J. Ferris, T. (Jotter, and H. Bruce. Detective Nixon represented the p.iiice. Evidence was given by Messrs T. Parkinson, A. Skipworth and Mctiiilivtay, but no farther facts wore elicited beyond those which appeared in our yesterday's issue. Dr Fisner stated that deceased died of injury to t-iio brain. Toe jury without retiring returned a verdict of accidental death, caused by deceased’s own recklessness, also that no blame was attached to Mr iSicipworth. By persuasion, Mr John R. Mott, M.A., Pil. B-. genetal secretary of the World’s Student Christian Federation, has been induced to go out of bis way and call here •mis afternoon, and will give an address oil " liio Attitude Towards Christianity of Students Throughout the World.” Mr Molt is the founder of the above fedc-ra-s:on, wuicb though only of seven yeais’ axisitr.ci-, alveany numbers sti.OUJ students iij tue vvneid over, jI c lias made several

i u.s , i mi; wo rid, and is now visiting iiu v in: I n ntsnin bianch ut ibj federation. M. ; n .1 in.i.iant scholar, a reut.irkaole pr-. ■ is .n.y, a.man able speaker. To t iiiiin. : sunn.is to attend the meeting in Mol\ ihniny schoolroom this e vti iiu" ut 5 .'clock, Oil- Aij.il 10 on noli be asl-nni t 0 . Oil lii= fiiiss eatlii l'. All are invited to lie meeting. Xne eouuiii-s«ii at and other arrangemen is m connection with one Master elite utmcii are tt.e subj et of much intlig. ■ ution amongst Wooing, on volunteers, .t'i.u uiiiiw no secret of tin' ir opinion tin* t .he eomtiiis:-ariiit arrangements wore bis* graceful. So disgusted is Captain VV. JJuthie, of Ibo City Rifle Corps, with the arrangements generally mat tie threatens to resign. Captain Duthic, who is the eldest son of Air -J. Duthic, M.H.R., bus been associated with the corps for the past fourteen years, and a more enthusiastic, painstaking and capable officer is nut to be found in local volunteer circles. Many of tite uieu openly assert that they were half- i starved, and Could not at any time obtain •uil'ucieiu food to appease their hunger. I Thom is also great discontent with the pet.-omul of the butv.hon stall!, and unless >t change is effected the battalion is likely to break up. —Star. Colonial engineers will doubtless be vorv |

lldienau: at the .somewhat rash remarks made by Sir Hogg, M.H.R., at the Victoria College Couneii meeting on WeducsJay night, when the question of increasing the facilities for studentsin eitii engineering was under the consideration of the elect of Masterton. He declared that many engineers in tiie colony bad not known their business, and the consequence had been that thousands of pounds had been wasted on abortive works. Whether Mr Hogg meant to include New Zealand born engineers in his sweeping assertions, or was alluding to experts brought from other places, is not quite clear, but two irenfounders of Wellington repudiate the truth of Ills statement, as far us it affects those engineers who have been trained in colonial workshops.

Seventh Day Adventist Church.— Special Service to-night, at 7.30. Pastor Baker’s subject will be, " Sin and its Remedy," Invitation to all,