The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCTOBER 19, 1903. THE BEACH.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1025, 19 October 1903, Page 2

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OCTOBER 19, 1903. THE BEACH.

While the public mind is being actively exercised on the subject of amalgamation,, it is in .place to call some attention to our grand sanatorium, the sea beach, which is an asset of which the people of Gisborne may justly feel proud. In its natural state it is a .great boon to town and country; with a few .pounds spent upon it, the advantages would be greatly, increased. A few years ago, when the population .Was not so large as at present, any one desiring to bathe on the beach could do so without interfering with promenaders. A walk of a short distance up the beach was sufficient to secure comparative privacy. All that is now. changed ; but no provision has been made to meet changed circumstances. People Who desire to bathe on the beach may, provide themselves with the proper costume, 'but there is nt> privacy, for the changing of garments. The construction of public baths has often been suggested,'but no project of the kind has ever taken practical shape. However, at no great expense, the Council could have a couple of dressing sheds erected, one for ladies -and the other for gentlemen. The Council has lately been insisting on hoar-ding-houses being provided with bath-rooms, even though the water supply may. run out; yet the beaoh, which is the public bathing-place, is practically placed under the ban for the purpose,- because no privacy for change of dress is provided,. It may be said that males can go eatly in the morning, which is very well for those who live near the beach ; but there is no reason why, even at an early hour the beach should be given over to the one sex. At present the •beach has an appearance of not being under any one’s control. Seats that once did good service are lying down in a damaged state, and ladies have to be satisfied with a scat on the grass. It would be well if a committee of the Council took the whole subject in hand to see if some improved system cannot he devised for the management of affairs in connection with the beach, which may well he the pride of residents and visitors. In case it is said that the Harbor Board is the controlling body then it should be the duly of the .Council to confer with that body on 'the subject. While alluding to this matcer, the opportunity is fittingly ..taken to commend the excellent work done at the esplanade opposite the dwelling-houses. • What little has been done there is a credit to all concerned.

SOCIALISTS AND THE KAISER. Our cablegrams show that the sensitive Kaiser, through his officials, is having things made uncomfortable for Socialist leaders ol a literarytendency.; There may be a good deal of reason in the punishment meted out ; but the Kaiser’s own conduct lately in regard to duelling has not been in keeping with British ideas of what is proper, in regard to duelling Great indignation has been aroused amongst the Socialists—and certainly non-Socialists should be equally indignant—because of the Emperor’s action in dismissing from the army the Crown Prince of Saxony and General Treilsclike, which they contend is giving the stamp of imperial, approval to the cowardly practice of duelling. The Crown Prince was dismissed" because lie did not challenge the Archduke Leopold of Austria, a brother of his eloping wife. The General presided over a “ Court of Honor ” which decided that the Crown Prince should not challenge the Archduke.; The Socialists say that it is the duel which contributes .■so greatly to brutalise German officers. The notion that because the Crown Prince could not challenge Giron the Kaiser bolds him bound to fight his wife’s brother, whose only offence was to protect his sister,_ is rightly regarded as an especially inhuman development of a misguiding spirit. A monarch who sets up a line of conduct such as that is not the one who should be so sensitive in regard to Socialist’s criticisms.

THE CZAR AND ITALY,. The cablegrams do not treat the Czar fairly in regard to his abandoned or postponed visit to Italy, News by the last mail throws more light on the subject. The Socialists had made special preparations for the discomfiture of the Czar. They had arranged a plan to humiliate him by everywhere blowing penny whistles. Forty thousand of those “ instruments of torture ” had been purchased by the party, and distributed in Rome, Tiie King of Italy was naturally furious at this scheme to make his imperial guest’s visit not only disagreeable, hut absolutely ridiculous. The writer declares that- “the Socialists intend to mane the Czar’s stay uncomfortable if possible whenever he comes,” and certainly there could hardly be a more irritating plan devised than that of annoying the autocrat of Russia with a discord from thousands of penny whistles, The British people would be very annoyed indeed if the people of any nation sought to harass King Edward in that way, and the nation whose people had so offended would soon get a sharp reminder of the displeasure of the Britishers. From the cablegrams it would appear as if the Czar were afraid to move on account of plots for his assassination. While we might expect him to brave that sort of tiling, as he must do in liis own country, the humiliating penny whistle campaign would be beyond all forbearance, and there is no occasion for surprise if the Czar rescnis that sort of thing. It was stated that it would be interesting to note the reception of tile King of Italy in France, in view of the slight cast on Italy by the Czar, but it would only be under great provocation that the people oi France would treat any royal guest in the way the Italian Socialists proposed to treat the Czar.

The Inspector of Schools, Mr H. Hill, examines the pupils of the Matawbero School to-day.

On Saturday tho section of Marshland’s property offered at auction by Messrs Williams and Kettle was passed in at £2l an acre.

Mr S. Earle’s, many friends will regrot to learn that he is again in poor health. Ho left for Auckland on Saturday night to consult a specialist.

The pleasing announcement is made that the executors of the late Mr Percival Barker have decided to offer the Whataupoko estate to the public towards the end of December next.

Two bulls were imported on Friday (a black polled Angus) from Mr H. B. Williams’, Hawke’s Bay, was for Turebau station, and one (from Te Auto station) for Mr Charles Gray, Waiohika. A telegram from Auckland on Saturday stated that- the lead body of Mabel Hutchison, aged 20, bad been found on I-lowick beach. She was a resident of Pakuranga,

Miss Edgor will lecturo in the Theatre Royal to-night on “ Tho Helpers of Mankind,” The lecture has proved of considerable interest in other parts of the world, and as largo an audience as attended last night’s lecture is anticipated.

Mr Edwin Eolte, advance representative of D’Arc’s world-famed Pantomino and Marionetto Company is at present in Gisborne making arrangements for his Company to open for a short season in the Academy of Music during Show week, commencing Tuesday, October 27th. The Company have just concluded their sixth tour of tho world.

At the Police Court on Saturday, Daniol South (for whom Mr L. Rees appeared) was charged with vagranoy. After the evidence of Detective Nixon, Constable Crawford, and Stephen South had been taken, His Worship said he would give accused another chance, and would simply convict him, ordering him to come up for sentence when called upon. Ho strongly advised accused to give up tho drink, and apply himself to work. On tho father’s application a prohibition order was issued against accused. Tho Waiapu Licensing Bench hold a meeting on Saturday. President; Messrs W. A. Barton, S.M. (chairman), Macfarlane, Gray, and Hepburn. Upon the application of Mr Arthur Coleman a temporary transfer was granted from W. E. C. Mackay to William Currie, of the licensee of tho Muriwai Hotel. Conditional licenses wero grantod to J. H. Aislabie for the Matawbero saloyards on October 21st, for tho outsido booth at the Show on October ‘27th and 28th, and for tho inside booth at the Makaraka racecourse on the 29th and 30th, and to W. E. Larsen for the inside booth at the Show and outside booth at the racecourse.

An old settler of Patutahi, Mr William Gedye, senr., passed away at 2.30 yesterday afternoon. He had been ailing for some time, and the worst was feared. He leaves a wife and two grown-up sons, for whom much sympathy will bo left. Mr Gedye had this month completed his quarter of a century of residence at Patutahi, which was very sparsely when Mr Gedye and family went to reside there. He was much respected by all the settlers. It is a remarkable coincident that two old settlers who had been comrades on other fields should die within a few days of each other. Mr Sceats, who died on Wednesday, and Mr Gedye, wore old Thames hands, and on arriving in this district they did a great deal of work together.

The sensational enquiry into the cause o£ the death of Mrs Malcolm Niccol will he resumed at Wellington to-day. The lady was a daughter of the late Mr W. von Stunner, a wellknown journalist. About seven years ago, Miss Gretchen von Sturmer, as she was then named, married Mr Malcolm Niocol, wlio was many years her senior, tile marriage taking place 'at Auckland, where Mr Niccol was a prominent public man. Mr and Mrs Niccol went to reside at Devonport, where Mr Niccol was at one time Mayor ; lie was also a Chairman of the Auckland I-larbor Board, and was twice narrowly defeated for a scat in Parliament, , Mrs Niccol was very popular wherever she went. In early life slue, as well as her brothers and sisters, mad.c swimming a favorite pastime, and on a memorable occasion, not very long ago, Ivor process in the water enabled her in the one day to save three lives from drowning—a heroic feat which taxed her endurance to the point of complete exhaustion, In recognition she received thc-Itumaiic Society’s medal. When Mr Niccol accepted the post of Grand Secretary of the New Zealand Constitution of Freemasons, they removed to Wellington, She was Mr Niccol’s second wife, and was only 23 years of age when she died, having married when very young. She leaves three children, two girls anil a boy. The deceased was a niece of Judge von Sturmer, and one of her 'brothers is manager of the Tc Awamutju Hraneh of the Bank,’ of, New Zealand.

At the monthly meeting of the Provincial Executive of the Farmers’ Union, held on Saturday afternoon, Mr W. A, Hood presided. The President (Mr Wallis) wrote apologising for his unavoidable absence. The Waimata branch forwarded their decisions on several resolutions submitted to them. The Motu branch forwarded resolutions passed by them. Mr Parker brought up the question of Government subsidies to local bodies. He heard that they were to be abolished. Mr Gallagher thought it would be better if the subsidies were abolished as far as the Eoad Boards were concerned. The President considered the present system of Eoad Boards w-orking on subsidies was an iniquitous one. Mr Chambers said subsidies brought money into the district, and benefited it in this way. It would be a hardship on back districts if subsidies were abolished. It was pointed out that the Government proposed to allow County Councils to rate counties double what they did now, and this power was to be instead of subsidies from the Government as a means of i-evenue. It was decided to draw the attention of the Colonial President to tho fact that there was a rumor that subsidies were to be abolished, and asking him in that case to take action in the matter. Eegarding the President’s letter, it was resolved to place his suggestions before the branches for their consideration,

To-morrow is the last discount day for Gisborne Gas Company’s accounts. The box plan for tho lolanthe season will be opened by Mr Miller this morning at 10.

The annual general meeting of Whataupoko ratepayers will bo held on Wednesday night. Judges Johnston and Jones hold an Appellate Native Land Court at Tolago Bay next week.

The Tasmanian Assembly adopted the public works proposal, including £19,000 for a new lighthouse at Cape Pillar. One has only to be a blackguard, with a knowledge of how to deliver a knock-out blow, to bo welcomed as a footballer in Wanganui, cheerfully writes a Manawatu paper.

Mr Witheford has given notice to ask the Premier whether the Government will appoint a commission to inquire into the charges made in Auckland against the Auckland Land Board.

“ Retaliation is only Dick Seddon’s bluff,” a loquacious American declared to the crowd at the wharf on Saturday night. He also made numerous other remarks, such as “ the best thing to do with saltwater is not to drink it—try limejuiee,” Tho formal opening of the Wairoa Dairy Factory took place on Saturday. Mr J. PowdrelJ, chairman of the Couuty Council, and Mrs Powdrcll started the machinery in the presence of settlers from all parts of tho country. Tho adventures of a Vico-regal party I Tho following remarkable cablegram comes from Sydney : Lady Rawson and party are visitiug the Yarraugobilly Caves. They were overtaken by darkness, and had to hustle for food at a wayside settlement.” At New Plymouth on Saturday, Mis Fraser, wife ot William Fraser, chemist, committed suicide by hanging herself in a lavatory at her residence. Khe attached a leather strap to two nails which she had driven into the wall, and then slippod off a chair.

Mr Justice Edwards gave judgment at Wellington on Saturday morning in the appeal case in which Samuel Harriott, hotelkeeper, appealed against the Stipendiary Magistrate’s decision, convicting him of selling liquor during prohibited hours. His Honor held there must bo positive proof, not merely suspicion, and upheld tho appeal and quashed the conviction.

Information of great interest relative to the methods employed in various parts of the United States for the suppression of the dust nuisance was gleanod by a recent visitor to America. At Boston a trial of oil proved a failure, but it was ascertained that the oil had a paraffin base, which rendered it useless for the purpose to which it had been put. At Orange, a suburb of New York, private citizens experimented with pure asphaltic oil with success. Los Angeles, • once one of the most dusty suburbs of San Francisco, and an extensive fruit growing district, lost annually immense quantities of the products of its orchards, the fruit being rendered valueless by dust storms, but is now dust free owing to the use of the oil on its sandy roads.

The Committee of tho Acclimatisation Society met on Saturday. Present: Messrs W. A. Hood (President), Redstone, E. A. Williams, 0. Hanson, W. F. Sinclair, and J. Lucas. Mr H. Stevenson Smith, of the Resident Agoncy for Now Zealand at San Francisco, wrote on September 15th re the anticipated shipment of quail from Mr Payne, of Witchita, stating that ho had not been able to get information from Mr Payne. If he did not got any reply to a further letter sent he would return the Society’s remittance, amounting to £3B 4s, which was sent in August, 1901. Messrs J. Barton (Mangatu), Baker (Pouawa), and N. G. Giassford (Tiniroto) were appointed rangers. The secretary was instructed to write to the West Coast Acclimatisation Society, asking if thoy were importing any French red-legged partridges, and to the Wellington Society asking for a quotation for red deer. In the course of remarks as to trout at Tiniroto, Mr Sinclair said he had heard of one man having a 61b trout for breakfast recently. While engaged catching shrimps on a portion of the beach between Clifton and Orakei roads, Dovonport, a young lady resident of the district (daughter of Mr Buchanan, oE Takapuna) had an unpleasant experience through coming in contact with an octopus. While wading about Miss Buchanan received a sharp smack on the leg, and glancing round caught sight of the octopus. Beating a hasty retreat the young lady related her experience to some friends on shore, and wich the aid of a billhook tho octopus was dislodged from its place of hiding under a rock and brought to terra firma.. On a measurement being made it was found that the spread from tip to tip of the tentacles was no less than 6ift, so that had the ugly creature succeeded in winding its tentacles around Miss Buchanan she would probably have been at its mercy. Several small octopi have been seen in the Auckland harbor recently. At Waibi on Friday night Locke’s boarding-house, situated beyond the Waihi Company’s battery, was burned to the ground about 11 o’clock. Tho inmates were all in bed at the time of the outbreak. Mr Locke was awakened by a crackling sound and smoke. Ho hurriedly woke his wife and rushed to the rescue of

his children. Fortunately everyone was got safely out of the fast-burning building. The firo apparently started in the kitchen, and the wind blew the flames and smoke right through the house. There was only tank water available, and the firo brigade, who were present, could do nothing but prevent flying sparks from iguiting buildings in the neighborhood. It was impossible to save anything, even private papers, etc., being destroyed. The insurance on the building was £225, and on the furniture £125, in the Eoyal Exchange Insurance Company’s office. Mr Locke, the ownor, estimates his lpss at fully £2OO above the insurance.

The following illustration clearly points out the benefits of life insurance : Mr Walter Armstrong, of Wooragee, insured his life in the Australian Widows’ Fund when ho was 21 years of age, for a sum of £2OO, payable, with profits, at his death, or when he attained the age of 50, He was 50 in September last, when tho results of his life policy was as follows: Sum insured, payable to himself, £74, making a total of £274, for which ho paid in annual premiums £169 17s lOd. Ho thus cleared profit of £lO4 2s 2d or 61 per cent upon the totaljannual premiums paid, in addition to having had his life insured for a period of 29 years for a sum ranging from £2OO to £274. Mr Armstrong i 3 so satisfied with these results which have been achieved during the early years of the Society’s existence, at a time when its reserve funds were being built up out of profits, that he has gladly consented to the facts being made widely known as an inducement to others to follow his example. When Mr Armstrong assured his life the accumulated funds of the Society amounted to a little over £3OOO, and now they amount to nearly £1,600,000. At the Opera House on Friday night, says tho Auckland Herald, Miss Beatrice Vartha, a young New Zealand pianiste, made her first appearance. The attendance was most disappointing. Miss Vartha introduced herself in Mozart’s “ Concerto in I) minor,” the orchestral part being beautifully played by Mr Arthur Towsey. In this tho young pianiste was heard, no doubt, to the best advantage. She played with the utmost delicacy of touch, and the greatest possible facility of fingering, but it would be useless to deny that she showed a lack of power. Hers was altogether the performance of a sympathetic student, but not that of an impressive player. She would also have made a far better impression had she memorised her work. This may be a mere matter of detail, but to those in front it meant a good deal. Miss Vartha’s second contribution, was Grieg’s “ Sonata in C minor ” (four movements), to which Herr O. Lehmann supplied the violin part. This was well received. Miss Florenco Narelle (a mezzosoprano vocalist, who was described as a contralto) assisted Mr Wilfred Manning in the duet “Nocturne” (Denza). She also sang the solo “Children’s Home,” by Cowen. Herr Clemens Lehmann played the violin solos, “ Berceuse ” (Daube) and : “ Fauste Fantasia ” (Sarasate). In the first he made a very pleasant effect, but : his double stopping was scarcely woll - attuned,

Asiatic aliens are to obtain mining rights over the whole of tho Northern Territory, Australia.

The Premier of Queensland says that Government does not intend to change tho policy in regard to immigration. The quantity of water in the Mundaring, West Australia, reservoir was recently stated to be over 4,060,000,000 gallons. Ticks are causing groat mortality among the poultry in the neighborhood of Riverstone, New South Wales.

Tho Dunedin City Council intends duplicating its water gas plant at the gasworks, at a cost of about £2OOO.

Motor cars have fauly established themselves in running between Blackbeath and tne Jenuluu Oaves, New idouifi Wales.

In Hawera district, there have been heavy, losses of cows through milk fever.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are about to erect premises in Danncvirke. It is reported that the Queensland Government will provide fur a maximum salary of £6OO in tUo non-proiossional ranks ot the public service. Twenty-live tons ot scenery and properties tor the lolanthe production will be shipped from Wellington Oy the Te Anau to-day.

Since May Ist, when Greater .Christchurch was formed, buildings have been erected in the city to the value of £186,360, It is stated that an electrical syn-

dicate is being formed, mostly in .Christchurch, with the object of undertaking t-lie erection of electrical plants in this colony. A life insurance representative issued an endowment policy for £IO,OOO to a Hawke’s Bay squatter •a few days ago. The annual premium amounts to £572. .The veterinarian to be engaged by the Taranaki provincial district of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union is also to act as' organising secretary. The steamer Burwah, while leaving

'Brisbane for Rockhampton, met with an accident to her machinery. A carrier pigeon was used successfully to let Brisbane know of the mishap.

Several petitions for a referendum on the question of Bible-reading in schools have been referred by the Petitions committee to the Government for consideration.

Mr Witheford, in a speech on the Loan Bill, urged that the loan should Do two millions instead of one, ind that the extra million should bo devoted to tho purchase of native lauds.

Tho petition of Joseph Healey and party, ot Whakataue, ciiat they may receive the full amount for work done on Government works at Rotorua has been referred by tho Petitions Committee to tho Government for consideration. As Mr A. James' was cycling down the T.iraumea hill, going into Paliia■Uia, -lie ran into two horses which wore straying on the road unattended. The result was a general ismash-up, Mr James breaking liis left arm at the elbow. A resident of Wedderburn, Victoria who, since her visit to a dentist in January last, lias suffered from lung trouble, paid a visit a few days ago to Bendigo for medical advice, and during a lit of coughing ejected a tooth. It is" assumed that the tool'll had been swallowed while on a visit to the dentist.

Mr Orbell, Chairman of the Levels Council, no longer believes in poison as a remedy for the sparrow pest. He says that he fed sparrows for a week in a specially made enclosure within a fowlyard where sparrows were wont to feed with the poultry, and then ono morning placed poisoned wheat in the enclosure for them, Thoy had been accustomed to cloar the pen of unpoisoned wheat, but they would would not touch tho poisoned grain. Tho Petitions Committee roport that they cannot recommend the granting of tho prayer of tho petition from Bruce, which asked legislation to enable the hotelkeepers in the district to carry on their business until after tho* decision of the Privy Council has been given in tho Newtown cases. After considering tho petitions from Poverty Bay for a system of public control of the liquor traffic the Petitions Committee reported that the matter being ono of public polioy they had no recommendation to make. When the Monowai reached Wellington the Customs officer refusod to allow the landing of an Italian who cohid neither speak nor write English. It appears that the foreigner had previously lived for some time in New Zealand, and had been away on a holiday. When refused a landing he, thinking that he was in the same category as tho Chinese, tendered the Customs officer £IOO. This was accepted, but, nevertheless, the Italian was unable to get ashore. The matter has now been placed before tho Minister. 'A 1 teller in one o-f the Dunodin banks made the unfortunate mistake

of giving to a customer or customers three rolls of gold instead ot silver, the amount representing a s,um of £6O. The feller is in the unpleasant position of being unable .to say to whom he gave the rolls,

and the receiver, or receivers, have not the honesty so far of making restitution. As it is a rule of the banks that when officers make mis-

takes of this kind they are made personally responsible for the am

ount involved, the teller has to face a somewhat heavy loss, and knowing this, it is possible the person or persons who received the money will restore it.

Art accident attended with extraordinary circumstanoes, is reported as having occurred in a place not far from Manaia. It appears that while digging a lad of about fourteen summers misdirected his spade, which came down on one of hia bare feet, cutting the second toe completely off. The unfortunate iad hobbled off to his homo, Where his mother, after.rendering first aid, asked him where the severed portion of the toe was. On being told she wont across to where he had been digging, and was just in time to see one of her ducks get away with the object of her quest. Th 6 bird was caught and killed, but all efforts made afterwards to stick the recovered piece of flesh to the other part proved futile. Miss Lilian Edger, the distinguished tbeosophist-, in answering questions, said that whereas while in manifestation the Deity may be regarded asjpersonal, as Ho is showing Himself forth through the mask (persons) of matter, yet that same principle, when unconditioned, cannot be said to be a personal God. In answer to the question as to whether the departed were cognisant of the thoughts of the living, Miss Edger said that while she did not think that they were fully conscious of our thoughts, yet they are more fully conscious of thoughts after than before death. The lecturer said that it was the wisest policy to study the, teachings of all the great ■■ avataras ” or saviours of the race, for these have been ail but different embodiments of tho.same Christ principle, or Son aspect of the Trinity. Also, in proportion as men love and sacrifice for their fellows, so do they open themselves to the inflow of the Diving love and power which will ultimately raise them to the fellowship of Him they serve.