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Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 978, 26 August 1903, Page 2

The monthly meeting of the Cook County Council will be held on Friday, Supplies of green oats and cabbage can be obtained from T. J. Thomas. : A movement is on foot to make Bltham i ihe centre of the Taranaki bacon curing i district. 1 The Gisborne Beautifying Association j idvortise for a permanent gardener at a j lalary of £2 5s per week. Mr C. T. Potaka has a four-roomed. £ louse and quarter-acre section to let at s iVhataupoko. I Mr F. W. Peddle, of the Motu, has pur- I based several hundred acres of the Young n lick's Head estate, owned by Mr A. & lowing. With his new purchase Mr tl 'eddle takes the Angora goats liberated y Mr Dewing. S'

Tbs monthly meeting of the Harbor Board takes place to-morrow afternoon. The s.s. Waibi will bo taken from the slip this morning. The ’Frisco mail reaches Gisborne by the Mararoa to-day. The Stine-Evans Company arrive by the this afternoon.

The result of the second heat for the race for the America Cup will be to hand to-day.

Harrowing tales aro given by refugoes who have arrived at the entrance to the Bosphorus. Cruciform, one of Mr Stead’s pair of racers now at Randwick, put up a record on the training track yesterday.

At the Police Court this morning three country hotel-keepers will be charged with selling liquor to non-travellers.

The late train to Kaitaratahi on Satur" day evening will not leave town until 10.30, returning from Kaitaratahi at 11.30. Yesterday warm weather was reported at most places throughout the colony, with light, variable winds.

This morning at 11 o’clock Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., will give judgment in the Kaitaratahi Hotel case.

Mails which left Sydney via Vancouver on July 13th arrived in London on August 22nd.

The last few days of the half-yearly sale at the Economic are announced. The sale positively closes ou the 29th. The Majeroni Dramatic Company will visit Gisborne at tho conclusion of their Auckland season.

The Licensed Victuallers met yesterday morning and elected Mr L. Maude as secretary in the place of Mr J. M. Cuimning The North v. South Island Rugby football match will be played at Auckland this afternoon, and shouldprovide a splendid contest. Mr A. G. Beere has been appointed to the clerkship of the Whataupoko Road Board, a position admirably suited to his capabilities. Mr McLeod, Harbor Overseer, hopes to commence the extension of the Haiti wharf in a week or sc. Tho first consignment of timber is to hand, by the scow Hawk.

A concroto wall has been erected around tho Harbor Board's new slip in order to protect the machinery from the salt water, and also with a view to reclaiming some of the land roundabout. It is reported that the Turks massacred all tho women aDd children in 22 villages in Fiorina and Monastir districts, states a cablegram received from Constantinople

this morning. Mr Seddon becomes diplomatic as he grows older. His replies to the labor deputation yesterday display a remarkable shrewdness in the matter of giving promises. Captain Edwin’s weather report yesterday was as follows : —■“ Gale after 20 hours from now, from between south-west and south and east; glass fall, tides high, sea heavy, probably heavy rain.” The Gisborne Sheepfarmors’ Freezing Company invite tenders for the lightering of their produce. Tenders close to-day with the manager, Mr W. F. Cederwall, at the office of the company. The Matawhero stock sales will be held to-morrow. Messrs Williams and Kettle’s entries include 500 sheep and 150 head of cattle, all good sorts. Mr G. R. Wyllie will conduct the sale. At tho inquest at Dunedin yesterday on the body of a girl burnt to death through tripping over u dog and on to a fireplace, it was stated that the occurrence had causod the poor mother to become insane. Our cablegrams report a great fire, in which sixty people perished. Thirteen people were killed and sixteen injured through missing the sheet held out in the street to receive them when they jumped. A concert will be given in tho Academy of Music on Friday, September 18th, by the pupils of the Convent School. The children are now practising their songs

and drill movements, and the concert should be a great success. At a meeting of tho Poverty Bay Turf Club Committee, held yesterday, Mr E. L. Maude was appointed secretary, in place of Mr J. M. Cumming resigned. Mr Maude should make an excellent secretary, and the club aro to be congratulated upon securiug his set vices. Mr J. Chadwas appointed handicapper. At a meeting of the Whataupoko Road Board yesterday afternoon 14 applications were received for the position of secretary to the Board. On the proposition of the Chairman, seconded by Mr W. D. Lysnar, it was agreed that Messrs A. G. Beere, L. Maude, and G, Evaus be balloted for, resulting io the election of Mr Beere by a majority of three votes. The ordinary meeting of the Board will be held at the office of the new secretary, Mr Beere, on Friday afternoon. The hockey match for to-morrow after-

noon lies between City and Kia-Kaha. City team will be selected from the following Shierlaw, Jarman, Tanner, Freer, Sargisson, Doyle (2), Martin, McClure, Hay W., Dines G., Coleman, Delamere,

Morse, Clements. The Kia-Kaha team and emergencies will be : Brosnahan, Garrett, Evans, Wolls, Willock, Sharp, Shaw, Witty, Bright, Hansen, Maude, Somerville. Mr Pavltt will act as referee.

The rapidity with which Wellington is being built produces periodically a brick famine. Just now contractors are cotqplaining bitterly of the dearness and scarcity of bricks. There are a few brickworks, but mostly on a small scale. One of the largest is at Silverton, in the Hutt district. This is connected with the railway line, and seems to be well managed. Tho prisoners in the Wellington Gaol used to turn out large quantities of bricks at Mt. Cqok, but they wero chiefly used for Government buildings, Just now prison labor in Wellington is principally confined to the erection of a new prison of brick on the site of the Terrace Gaol.

At the Matawhero sale yards to-morrow Mr J. S. Buckland, the well-known Auckland auctioneer, will exhibit the electric cattle and sheep brand, patented by Mr A. McLeod, of Auckland. This brand is far superior to anything of the kind on the market, and will effectively brand 500 head of cattle tn an hour, and a corresponding number of sheep. A feature of the brand is that it can imprint small or largo as requiring, branding even as small as the impression made by printing type. Mr J. S. Buckland is visiting the district canvassing for the shareholders, and ha will be pleased to supply farmers with all particulars. Besides attending at the Matawhero sale to-morrow he will be at Wae-reDga-a hika on Friday at 10 a.m,, and at Ormond at noon the same day. The following remarkable item is from tho Auokland Observer; - Jimmy Carroll is either a man of great faith or he is developing a talent for epigram such as made J. M. Shera famous. When the town clock at Gisborne was set going the other day, the persons directing the oelebration received tho following telegram from the Native Minister:—“ Hearty congratulations to all concerned on the successful starting pf the Post Office clock. May it ever chime forth a kindly note to a happy and contented people, and prove a recorder of time well spent by each member of the community for the good of all, aud thus ensure still greater progress and prosperity for the district and the colony.” Fancy Gisborne regenerated by a clock, after the failure of the Temperance League 1

A peculiar case came before Dr. McArthur S.M., at Wellington, last week. A young man named Arthur Court, alias Scott was charged with having sent a false telegram to Mr Alfred Lindsay, boot manufacturer. The evidence showed that accused called at Mr Lindsay’s residence and stated that his name wa3 Kitchener, and that his father had just bought a store at the Upper Hutt. On the strength of his representations Mr Lindsay booked an order and advanced accused £1 on tho father’s account. The nest day Mr Lindsay received a telegram signed “G. T. Kitchener,” asking him to advance to Kitchener junior £l, but the request was not complied with. On being arrested by Acting Detective Kawle accused admitted that the telegram was false. Accused was remanded to the Supreme Court for sentence*

The School Committee meets on Friday evening. There are 98,000 girls ot marriageable age in New Zoaiand, and only 84,000 men eligible for the bonds. An alarm of fire was rung out at 1 this morning by the uightwatchman. A bright glare was observable in the west, but it quickly died away again. Tho Waihi Company has paid a total of £1,190,396 in dividends out of an aggreI gate yield of £2.86G.539. Tho population of New Zealand at the end of June, exclusive of Maoris, was 518.532, representing a net increase since March Ist of 3990. The exports for the quarter show a small decline compared with the similar period of last year, being £4,066,561, as against £4,173,489. It is understood that a Sydaey firm is arranging to start a motor service between Glen Innes and Inverell, New South Wales. Three Cbiuaman wero each sentenced to four months’ hard labor at the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, for assembling to smuggle opium. The ship Alsterschwan, which arrived at Sydney recently, from Rosario, in 55 days, logged 300 miles per day on parts of her I voyage. The proprietors of Cumlodan Dairy, Wairarapa, are feeding their dairy cows on molasses, crushed peas, barley, and hay with excellent results. The Mauawatu Daily Times states that it has been remarked that the wild ducks are bulling very high up this winter. This has always been regarded by the Maoris as a precursor of a rainy season. Two “ right ” whales wero secured at the end of last week by tho Marlborough Sounds whalers, the successful crews being those of Mr Hebberley and Mr Jackson. Both whales were fine large specimens, about 70ft in longtli, and wero expected to give a profitable yield. The Taieri (Otago) folks took advantage of the recent heavy fall of snow to carry out a systematic scheme for poisoning small birds ovc-r an area embracing the whole of the Taieri county, from Lookout Point to Mcnley, and from the coast to Rock and Pillar. Particularly good results wero obtained. Tho Bruco Horald says : It would appear from the largo number of “ dead marines” which decorate Union street buildings on Sunday mornings that, although the hotels are closed, some of the young men of this district have other ample moans of satisfying their thirst on Saturday evenings.

A Southern firm has secured the agency for the 11 Buckboard,” a lightly constructed motor-car, manufactured by the Waltham Manufacturing Company, America. It woighs about 4001 b, is fitted with 4 horsepower, and can bo soM in the colony at £lO5.

The Auckland Observor States T. H. Kretschmar, who, before his departure southwards, had the reputation of being one of the most pains-taking of our sergeants, now captains a cadet corps at Gisborne. UDdor bis tuition the lads have become highly proficient in their duties, and have on several occasions been commended by inspecting officers.

They do things on a handsome scale in Gisborno occasionally (says the Auokland Observer). The other Sunday Miss Beatrice Vartha, the pianiste who is touring the colony, gave a sacred ooncert in aid oi the local hospital, and the net proceeds, which have been handed over to the treasurer 6f that institution, amounted to—one guinea. It would be interesting to know what the gross amount was. Clemons Wragge, the weather prophet, who was retrenched by the Australian Senate, packs his tool kit and hits out for

Amorica shortly, where he will have a perfectly lovely time among the cyclones. Clement’s style will be appreciated in the States, although his predictions often err on the side of truth, a great mistake in 'America. Observer.

A pjetiticm containing 407 signatures of ladies of Gisborne and surrounding districts re the removal of the disabilities of women has been forwarded by the local Council of Waiapu women to ,Weli:in!gton for presentation, to Parlia|ment. Similar petitions are being sent from the various centres in New Zealand.

' At a meeting of the representatives of tho Auckland District Bowling Clubs the following resolution was carried : “ That this meeting 13 of opinion that the cost of previous tournaments has been excessive and unwarranted, aud feels that this excessive cost is largely due to the free distribution of wines and spirits, and urges that at all future tournaments this be discontinued.”

I say that we are not going to get men and women to go through all the drudgery, labor, and self-denial of taking teachers' certificates in order to get a paltry salary of £6O to ifilOO a year for their services, and also to live in some of the wildest and most desolate regions in the colony. It is the result of the impecunious treatment of certain smaller schools that these schools are now without toachers.—Mr T. Mackenzie.

Thus 11 Cynic,” in tho Sydney Roferoo, commenting on the Metropolitan Union match : —“ The New Zealand captain, James Duncan, gave a reply to those who are inclined to under-rate his ability as a player. He was the player of the wholo thirty in the second spell. His knowledge of the game’s finest points, and his quiokness and ability to make the best possible use of every chance, stamp him as a wonder. Were ho only 20 years of age he would be a wonder; at 36 or 37 he is simply a freak.” The long-expected retirement of Mr Justice Oonolly is on the eve of accomplishment (says an Auckland exchauge). The bill to provide for a retiring allowance is on »3 progress through the House, and it is practically settled that these criminal sessions will bo the last ho will take in Auckland. His successor will be transferred to Auckland within tho next two months, and will almost certainly be Mr Justice Edwards. A now Judge will be at once appointed, and will, in all proLability, come from Dunedin. Indeed, the choice is praotically decided upon. In the Ardennes circle raco for automobiles at Brussels, twenty*seven competitors were sent off at one minute intervals. Baron de Crawhez, first place, completed the first round, 53 miles, in 56m. 40s, and the whole distance, 320 miles, in 5h 52m 785 s, beatiDg last year’s time by lm. M. Girardot was second in 6h 24m 29 l-ss; M. Lebaond third, M. Coppee fourth, and M. Voight fifth. Mr Vanderbilt had to give up early in the second round owing to a mishap to his motor. Two oars met with accidents) and a mechanic had his leg broken.

In reply to inquiries made from Auckland regarding llis vote on Mr Taylor’s amendment on the Financial Debate, when he voted with the Government, Mr Fowlds has sent the following reply by a telegram : “ lie vote on Taylor’s amendment. I was satisfied the Government had not interfered with the police to prevent a prosecution, but that the Department had itself sought the advice of the Crown law officers on the large issues involved. 'Under the circumstances I did not consider the delay which had occurred unreasonable, and, as tho Premier had informed the prohibition deputation that he would give them a reply within a week, I thought Mr Taylor’s motion was at least premature.—(Signed) Geo. Fowlds.” Upon the question “ Why Men Don’t Marry,” a correspondent to an Auckland paper writes 1: chief rciason: is th’ajt tl>ev eatanot afford it. A lot of us have hold of the idea, rightly or wrongly, that thp modern young lady is a creature of rather expensive tastes, and, sir, and ladies, I know of a number of nice boys between the ages of say 21 to 30 earning from £2 os to £3 a week, and they love the ladies, and desire to have a cottage with twining honeysuckle, etc., etc., but they say, no—l could not do it on the money. Now, ladies, send along! a line or two to the paper, dispel our fears (if unnecessary), and see if by the help of our friend the editor this breach cannot be healed, ' and Mr Seddon’s heart rejoiced by a < •big jump in the marriage, and we ‘ also hope the birth.- rate of the co- i lonjr.’i i