The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 20, 1903.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 946, 20 July 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JULY 20, 1903.

Mr Pat Glceson,. who recently mado the big deal in Hawke’s Bay Hotol property, passed , through Gisborne yesterday. No big deals this way are roported. Miss Violet Wilton, ono of Australia’s best soprano bulladists, arrived from Sydney yesterday to join the Lewis Variety Company,, whioh opens at tho Theatre Royal this evening. . ”, The Right Rev. Dr Neligan (Bishop ,of Auokland) and. Canon Mac Murray, who have .been on, a short visit to Napier, called at Gisborne on Saturday on their roturn to Auckland by tho s.s. Zealandia. Mr Sydney Gubb, the' pianist of the Lewis Company, is said to be one of the best pianoforte players that has visited New Zealand, He has a marvellous memory, aiid after 1 playing a piece over once or ; twice can, repeaG it without the music. ; ; , 1 , ■,\ At ’ a committee meeting of the Gisborne Racing Club the accounts for- ,the late Steeplechase meeting were passed for payment. The meeting fehowed a' profit of over £2OO notwithstanding an increase of £IOO in the stakes. The Club voted the sum of £ls towards the Hunt Club.

The lait Auckland Weekly News honors “.Soapy Tom ’’ with a picture, illustrating the only Tom, his unique “ mansion ■’ and his collection of curiosities." Tom is said to be so proud of: the picture that he has put an extra figure on the price of. his possessions. :

- The''Napier Telegraph' gives the •Times report of the recent race for the Waikapae Handicap, and after highly complimenting . the handieapper on the remarkably close finish, states that the task given to Captain Tucker, , the judge, was unique in the annals of racing—indeed, the Writer states that he can find .no ■parallel in racing records.

; A meeting of farmers called by Mr W. D. Lysnar was held on Saturday afternoon to consider • matteis in connection with the bacon industry. Mr D. Malone was voted to the chair, and stated that the meeting was. called for the purpose of taking into consideration the question of getting a bigger supply of pigs for the factory. Mr Lysnar explained that ever since the factory started they had been running very short of pigs, and unless Shings improved they would probably rave to close up, as he - had no desire to :un the factory at a loss. ‘ln twelve nonths they had put through 631 pigs, md of that number 390 had been gathered rom his own two dairies. They had ■eoeived from the public only 241 pigs. Che average per week had been 13, and hat was too little. They could keep ;oing on 20 : pigs a week, but if they got !0 per week they would be prepared to iay an extra £d per lb, making the top trice 4Jd. Several farmers' present xpressed regret that the industry ad not met with better support. !hc reason of. lack of support was attriuted to the bad season for pumpkins and ther causes, but they thought there was very prospeot of better support in the iture. Mr Malone said that hV would uareintee fifty pigs during the pext two lonths, and Mr Baird thought he would 3 able to supply ninety or a hundred beire Ootob6r. Several other farmers also remised a number of pigs during three lohtbs. Mr Tuoby thought that the farers who had not attended the meeting Duld be able to supply as many as had ien guaranteed. Mr Lysnar thanked the eeting for the promises of support, and ited that he would run the factory for a bile longer in order to give it a trial. A te of thanks to the chairman terminated 9 meeting.

The Lewis Variety Company open at the Theatre Royal this evening. A iady’s fawn jacket, lost yesterday afternoon, is advertised for. | A reward is offered for the recovery of a brown colley pup, lost from Whataupoko yesterday. The number of laborers employed on co-operative works throughout the colony is 5163. At a recent sale at Stratford, calves brought Is each, and fowls Is 7d. One football team in Taranaki is known as the “ Blackberries ” aad another as the “ Ragworts.” A cable states that the English cricket team sails for Australia on September 28tli. A public meeting is called for Thursday to consider the Shops and Offices Bill.

While thawing dynamite at Glenosmond quarry, South Australia, an explosion badly injured three men. The building was blown to pieces. Pigs are very scarce in Taranaki just now. At a recent stock sale in Stratford, not a pig was in the yards. Frank Mason has been arrested at Auckland on three charges of false pretences at Christchurch, involving a sum of £65.

An unknown man fell in Queen street, Auckland, on Friday night and died at the hospital, apparently from a fractured skull.

Kawau Island has been sold to a syndicate for £9500. At one time the island was sold for £23,000. It contains 5000 acres, and is wonderfully favored by nature.

The annual meeting of the Bowling Club will be held at the Masonic Hotel at' 7.30 this evening. A full attendance of I members is requested. The Countess of Warwick has bought a 1 public house in Dunrnow, and will lease 1 it to the Bases Public-house Trust Company, the council of which Bhe has re- I cently joined. At the annual dinner of the Auckland Poultry, Pigeon and Canary Association I on Friday night Mr F. A. Ford, of Gisborne, responded to the toast of “The North Island Association.” Mr Ford returned to Gisborne yesterday. The Inglewood paper reports that a local butcher had in his qhop on Thursday the carcase of a 4-tooth I ewe. bred and fattened by the Waihi Natives, turning the scale at 1811 b as it hung in the shop. On the arrival of the Warrimoo at Dunedin wharf on Saturday, a passenger named Alf. Armitage, who booked at Lyttelton, mistook a ftuit shoot for a landing stage, and stopping on to it slid down the wharf, sustaining injuries to his head. He was rendered unconscious and removed to the hospital. Owing to the obstruction of the Dunedin Drainage Board, who have protested against the issue of an Order-in-Oouncil for prosecution of the oity tram service, the latter’s Tramways Committee have suspended operations, thus discharging 150 workmen. The tension between the two bodies has now become acute. Four arrests have been made at Auckland on charges of stealing or receiving goods, the property of John Burns and Uo., wholesale dardwaremen. It is alleged that the'thefts extend over a period of two years. Accused include a storeman, carter, painter, and the sou of an Auckland grain merchant. ■ A resident at East Eyreton, Canterbury, had the misfortune to lose a purebred Clydesdale mare the other day. The mare, who had, been particularly healthy, dropped dead while at .work, death being caused by, bots. She was valued at. £IOO. , , ‘ , :

Commenting, at the Palmerston North . Court, on a case o£ theft from the person, Sergeant Stagpoole said that impudent and petty, robberies were , all too frequent in Palmerston. Night after night men had. their pockets picked .while lying asleep in the hotels, and the police were unable to make an example of the thieves on account of the difficulty, of tracing them.; The importation of swine into Australia is prohibited as follows : —lnto Queensr land and New South Wales for six months, into Tasmania for twelve months, ” info Victoria and West Australia until re*, voked. The importation of swine into New Zealand is prohibited from New South Wales. Tasmania , only permits hides from animals killed for human consumption or boiling do.wh, and entirely free from disease, to ce landed, Referring to Gisborne’s pet “ tohunga,” and the numerous deputies to whom the wily individual claims! to have granted the power of healing, 'the Auckland Star pokes fun at .Gisborne, ‘and says that it should become the healthiest town in New Any way, 'we could well spare our tohunga for Auckland’s benefit. The q,ueen city of the North has not been without medical troubles lately, Possibly our modest: tohunga could help towards a solution of the difficulties. It would be handy ’to carry him about on the tram-cars. A very, interesting lecture was given by Mr J. M. Troup, .in the Whataupoko Band Hall yesterday, 'afternoon, on the subject of V Where are our dead friends ?” The speaker in an able manner, sought to prove from the Scriptures that man’s origin was the dust ; that he lives by the Breath of Life, common to ■; all flesh, and that on account of sin he returned to dust, in accordance with the sentence of death God passed on man. He held that there was no future life for anyone apart from the conditions laid down in the Bible—belief of the Gospel . and baptism by. immersion into Christ, ‘ the 1 only, Name under heaven whereby, we: must ;be saved, and that the : life or immortality promised will not be given until Christ returns to the ■earth to judge the living and the dead .raised, and award everyone then according as his works shall be. Christ would then establish his kingdom, promised him by, ,God the •Father, and he would put down all other governments, and reign as the one King over all the earth, in peace,, righteousness, and purity, when the glory of the Lord shall cover the earth as the waters cover the sea. At a meeting of the Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union on Saturday, a letter was received from the Secretary of the New Zealand Executive, acknowledging £1 8s 9d for the Blass testimonial. The Department of Agriculture wrote regretting that they were unable to do anything in the appointment of a vet- . ermary surgeon. Nr Joblin tendered his resignation as the Nuhaka delegate to the Provincial Executive, and Mr Proudlock was elected to fill the vacancy. The Borough Council intimated that the road approaching the railway station would be , attended to. The Colonial Executive notified that they would meet at Palmerston North on July 28th. The Post and Telegraph Department wrote that the reduction of rates for bureau messages was under consideration. Mr Hood, delegate to the Colonial Conference, furnished an exhaustive report on the business done. On the proposition of Mr Clayton, seconded by Mr Chambers,' a vote of thanks was accorded to Mr Hood. Wnimata submitted a resolution that the Secretary’s salary should not exceed i6O; also that all the branches should be informed of any business likely to arise, so that it may be disoussod by branches prior to the meeting of the Executive. Consideration was deferred until the opinion of the branches on the subject was obtained. Ormond branch forwarded resolutions re accident insurance, and that the Government be asked to provide yards for travelling stock. With reference to irnail birds nuisance, it was decided that a iommittee interview the County Council in >rder to take united action in the matter. Jr H. N. Lysnar tendered his resignation is a member of the Executive and Provincial treasurer. Accepted with regret. Mr Somerville proposed that the Native Jinister and Premier be written to on tho abject of Native Lands. An amendment pas moved that the matter be first dis ussed by tho branches, Carried,