'A' BREACH OF FAITH.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1023, 16 October 1903, Page 2

'A' BREACH OF FAITH.

'At .the meeting ol tlio Borough Council on Tuesday night, it was agreed that there should be no interference with the .engineers who have heen engaged to report on the subject of.a wateir Gisborne.. Being paid to give reports, it was made clear that they, .were expected to give independent judgments based on their own observations, without regard to other reports, or opinions of Councillors.: That was a fair and proper position to take, but the method of carrying it into effect is remarkable, to say the least. The very day following the Council’s decision not to supply the engineers [with information concerning thee opinions of other professional gentlemen a report by Dr DeLisle is brought forwaird 3 It is not kept 'back until the Coimeil has met, or a special meeting called for the purpose, but is at once rushed into print. Why should there have been such a gross breach of faith of the understanding arrived at in the Council ? There can only he one impression conveyed to the public mind—that an attempt is being made to prejudice Mr Leslie Reynolds against the Waimata as a source for a water suppl , and that the reason of Dr DcLislp’s opinion being published before the Council meeting was to have it brought under Mr Reynolds’ notice before that gentleman could get liis report prepared. It is little wonder that the ratepayers become suspicious') when, such things are done. The ratepayers are being called on to provide the funds for reports from two prominent engineers, and they desire to know what is the independent judgment of those gentlemen. It was asserted that Mr Mestayer’s attention was kept focussed on one source and it was hoped that the other engineers would at least be given a free hand.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yestorday at noon :—“ Strong to moderate westerly Winds, glass rise, tides good.” East Cape reported yesterday morning : “ N.W. light breeze, barometer 30TO, thermometer 65, weather bright, sea moderate.”

Yestorday Auckland reported a moderate south-east breeze, with misty weather ; Napier, a calm, bright day ; Wellington, calm ; Christchurch, light N.E., overcast ; Dunedin, N.W. fresh broezo, rain ; Bluff, moderate S.E., rough sea, heavy rain. Balclutha and Clyde reported rivers rising. The 11 lolanthe ” practice last evening in the Theatre Royal was fully attended, and some excellent work put in, principals and chorus entering energetically into the spirit of the opera. The various marches, grouping,|and movements, arranged by Mr Kcnnody, are now well in hand, and the whole production promises to bo a huge success.

Tenders for the construction of a concrete tank for the Hospital were (least with by Messrs Harding and Macfarlane, on behalf of the Trustees, yesterday morning. Three tenders were received ; that of Mr W. O. Skeet, being the lowest, was accepted.Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., presided at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, when judgment was delivered for plaintiff in the following undefended cases : —Common, Shelton and Co, (Mr Barker) v. W. A. Hodge and H. Brookmg, claim £ls 15s, and costs £8 13s 6d ; Harry Sandlant (Mr L. Rees) v. Edward O’Reilly, claim £6 10s, and costs HI 3s 6d, less 23s paid into Court ; John David Harris v. Jobn Maddock, claim £1 .6s, and costs 5s ; R. H. Image v. Sam Renata, claim .£3, and costs £1 2s.

Attention is directed to Messrs Williams and Kettle’s horse fair, under the auspices of the Farmers’ Union, which will be held at Ormond on Monday, October 26tb. Already between three and four hundred entries have been received, comprising draughts, light and heavy cart horses, and hacks. The members of the Farmers’ Union have entered very heartily into this sale, which is eonhdently expected io bo tho most important of its kind ever held,in this district. The place of sale has been fixed at .Ormond, as being mort central, and the local arrangements are in the hands of Mr Con, Neepan, which is sufficient guarantee that no stone will be left unturned to provide for the comfort of both man and beast. As tho sale immediately precedes the Show and races there will no doubt be'a largo attendance of outside buyers as well as numerous local speculators,.

General entries for the Agricultural Show close on Saturday next. The Gisborne Lawn Tennis Club open their season on Saturday next. Mr Miller announces full particulars regarding the box plan arrangements for the " lolanthe ” season.

Mails for Napier, Wellington, and South, per Fanny, close to day. Time indefinite. The Eastern Extension Co. advises that direct communication with South Africa has been restored.

Next Thursday evening the Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., hold their anniversary banquet in the Masonic Hail, when a most successiul gathering is expected. The handsome stained giass memorial windows for St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne, have arrived from London, and will shortly be placed in the Cathedral. On Wednesday evening a five roomed unoccupied dwelling at Tiuiroto was destroyed by fire. The building belonged to Mr J. S. Cooper, and was formerly occupied by Mr Galloway. The Ratepayers’ Association will meet at the Council Chambers this evening to decido whether tho funds collected for the Waimata report shall be handed over to tho Borough Council. Subscribers are requested to attend. Mr Luffmau, who is painting the scenery for tho 11 loluntho ” production, informed the Society by wire last night that he intended shipping everything by the Te Auau leaving Wellington on Monday afternoon. While the Kaiapoi Post Ollico plans show a tower about 501 c in hoight, the principal living room, on the ground tloor, for the postmaster and his family, styled a dining-room, does not exceed 12t't by 14it. The private bar at the Albion Hotol has recently been renovated and re-decorated, and now presents a most attractive appear ance. An artistic liquor stand, made at the Cook County Furnishing Warehouse, has been erected in the bar, and has been greatly admirod by all who have seen it. A man named Charles Timothy made three attempts to commit suicide at North Melbourne the other day. He first threw himself in front of a butcher’s cart, then under a dog cart, which ran over him, and finally in front ot a waggon. He was pulled from under the latter in time, and was looked up. He has recently been drinking heavily.

The importation into New South Wales has been prohibited for a period of 12 months from the 27th ult. of any swino, or the bones, hair, or any portion of any swine, other than portions in the form o£ bacon, hams, or cured pork, and of any fittiDgs put on board any vessel with, or for the uso of,,any swine from the colony of New Zealand. Judge Hones,- President of ;the

Maori Land Council,- and Epinaia, a member, accompanied by Mr Gofl'e, interpreter, paid a visit to Murewai

yesterday, to set up an investigating committee for the Ngapuarua .block. ,The natives evinced great interest in Hie work of the Council, and, the committee was duly appointed. The members of tile .Council visit .Whakato ;to-day on similar business^

The social and dance held last night in tho Academy of Music in connection with the Hibernian Society was very largely attended, and a very pleasant evening was spent. The floor was in first-class order for dancing, and excellent music was provided by Mrs Fernandez. Messrs T. Hackett and B. Maynard acted as M.C.’s. A splendid supper was provided, and the whole arrangements for the gathering reflected great credit upon the secretaries, Messrs J. Bean and D. Dwyer. A man’s underclothing, in a dilapidated condition, was recently found on tho banks of the Torrens, New South Wales. A portion of a cigarette case was lying on the clothes, on which the following was written in pencil:—“ Dear sir, —I am leaving this note to say I am tired of life. My name is Patrick Malcolm, aged 37 years, and I walked from Sydney, and have had nothing to eat for three days. Good-bye.”

At a Committee moeting of the Gisborne Rowing Club held last ovoning, it was decided to make tho necessary arrangements to have a formal oponing of the season at an early date ; also to start the first trial fours at once, the entries to close next Thursday, and judging by tho interest shown by all members, tho season should start with record entries. The Club is endeavoring to increase their plant, and are in communication with Edwards, of Melbourne, and Norton, of Wellington, to this end, the anticipated purchaso being up-to-date convertible double sculls. A literary event just transpiring will awaken interest, both in Australia and New Zealand. Dr. Fitehett has lor eleven years edited the Review of Reviews for Australasia,” and the magazine lias held the first-place in Current Australian literature. Dr. Fitclictt, however, •and Air W. T. Stead, the English editor, differ profoundly, from each other in their views on Imperial questions, and Mr Stead’s pro-Boer and anti - Chamberlain utterances grow steadily more intense. There is no breach of friendship betwixt the two editors, hut it could hardly be expected that the author of “ Deeds That Won the Empire ” and' “ How. England Saved Europe ” could run permanently in literary harness with a writer of Mr Stead’s extreme views. Matters have at last reached a climax ; the local shareholders in the “ Review of Reviews lor Australasia ” have sold out their interests to Mr Stead, who Rafter the end of the present year) ’will run his own English edition in

Australia ; -while, in January, the first number o£ an entirely new sixpenny; magazine, under the title of “ The Busy Man,” and edited by Dr. W. 11. Fitcliett, will he issued from the present office, by the present staff of the “ Review of Reviews for Australasia,” under the management of Mr T. Shaw Fitchett. Mr Stead will thus he able ■to ventilate his own opinions about the British Empire, while the new magazine will pursue an absolutely independent course, and will reflect the life and thought of a world without any extreme political bias., On Sunday nest Miss Lilian Edger, a distinguished Theosophist, will visit Gisborne, and in the evening will deliver a lecture in the Theatre Royal on the subject of “ The Brotherhood of Men.” The chair will bo taken by the Mayor. Miss Edger, M.A., says the Auckland Star, is a Now Zealander of brilliant literary attainments and a Theosophist. Sheiß best known to New Zealanders as a University graduate from the Canterbury College, as a daughter of the late Rev. Samuel Edger (one of the Albertland pioneers), as a sister of Judgo Edger, and as a sister of Miss Kate Edger (the first lady to obtain a B.A. degree in a British country, and now, as the wife of the Rev. W. H. Evans, of Wellington, a prominent social worker). Thus, Miss Edger is a member of no mean family. But to the world beyond this colony Miss ■ Edger is known as a leader among theosophists. In India, whonce she has now come for a brief holiday, Miss Edger is a diligent student, organiser and lecturer in the cause of the theosophy which she has so much at heart. It is not to be wondered at that she is devoted to the science, for right from her tenderest years she imbibed broad tbeosophical instincts from her father. Through her college career, splendid though it was in even the least romantic of her studies, this early training grew and strengthened its hold upon her. Her first years at school were spent at Auckland, but the greater portion of her education was obtained at the Canterbury College, where she was noted for her successes as a linguist and litterateur, and, what was even more exceptional for a woman, for her abilities as a mathematician. She became B.A. in 1881 and M.A. in the year following, with first-class honors. After leaving school she spent some time as a teacher in the Christchurch High School, but her tbeosophical trend appeared to be never forgotten, and she thought and studied constantly on the matter. Her opportunity came when work in that realm of science offered itself in India, the headquarters of the Theosophical Society. She accepted the call, and it is from a spell of work in her new Indian field of labor that she has now returned,