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

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 1026, 20 October 1903, Page 2

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

Tho outward ’Frisco mail closes on Wednesday evening, at 6 o’clock. Court William Gladstone, A.D.F., meets this evening.

“ lolanthe ” practice at 7.30 sharp this evening.

Captain Edwin wired yestorday “Moderate easterly winds; glass rise ordinary tides; weathor clearing up.”

The revenue of the Gisborno-Karaka railway for tho four weeks ended September 12th, was £204, and expenditure £2OB. Bedstones’ brake will leave Masonic Corner at 6.30 p.m., on Thursday, 22nd iust., for Waoronga-a-hika school concert.

Numerous sideshows will be on view at the Agricultural Show next week, including an exhibition of wireless telegraphy and Ronigen rays apparatus. Performing animals, a gymnastic display, and many Other attractions will also be provided. “ It is a pity-that such a clover company as the Stine-Evans should waste their talents and energies on such a ridiculous absurdity as “ Where is Cobb ?” remarks the Wanganui Chronicle. A Gisborne parson, the Bov. J. G. Paterson has been holding forth against the gf a „ e in the Puritanical style, and in support of his contention that the theatre is not the place to which one ought to take his daughter, ha quotes. “McCredie, the famous actor.” Who on earth is “ MeCredie ” ? —Sporting Bevies,

A somewhat peculiar circumstance was mentioned by the official assignee in a bankruptcy case at Christchurch. This was that a man pledged some goods and got the full valuo from the pawnbroker. When the creditors came to redeem the goods they wero found not to be worth the amount advanced by the pawnbroker on thorn.

Entries for tho Agricultural Show in all classes exceed thoso oi last year, stock and competitions showing an increase of 106. The numbers of cattle and sheep shown are largely in excess of last year. The Committee 'find themselves pressed for spaco, and have gone to considerable trouble so that everything should bo shown to advantage. The Show promises to bo a great success, and should attract a large gathering. Tho box plan for tho opera “ lolanthe ’’ was opened at Mr W. Miller’s yesterday morning, and by 10 o’clock the booking office was packed. As each person entered the door his or her name was entered on a list, and was entitled to book in that order. Punctually at 10 a.m. Mr Miller opened the plans, and by 6 o’clock 800 seats had beon tuken, including over 100 season tickets. The value of the booking was estimated at over ATSO.

In view of the large number o! unemployed at present in Wailii, the secretary of the Wailii Miners’ Unionlias put himself in communication with the Minister for Public 'Works,

the M nister for Railways, and M: W. H. I-lerries, member for the dis

fcrict, in regard to putting local men on the construction works of the Paeroa-Waihi railway, with tile result that favorable replies have been received from all three. Attention is drawn to the following corrections in tho Telephone .Exchange list: —New subscribers : 156 J. Scaly, grocer, Gladstone road; 106, J. R. Jones, private residence, Kaiti, works manager, Gisborne Shoepfarmers’ Frozen Meat Go.; 245 A. Jennings, fruit grower, Darwin road, Kaiti, 2 short ring?, alter to road 245 Wm. Smith, Riverside road, 8 short rings. Delete: V. Darker, private residence, Whataupoko ; 113 Makarori Station ; 156 C. Nield, Disraeli street; 106 J. Roland and Co. Gladstone road. Though the booking for tho “ lolanthe ” season has been quito above the ordinary, we are informed by Mr Miller that there are still plenty of good seats available. Tho management have mado arrangements to alter tho whole of tho seating accommodation. A false floor will be laid down, and the whole of the seats raised on a gradual slope upwards to tho door. This will enable patrons to got a good view of the stage from any part of the theatre. This will entail a considerable amount of labor and expense, but will certainly add to the comfort of patrons.

At the present time the Licensing Committees are demanding the orection of now and more costly hotels (says the Free Lance). The brewer or publicau, yielding to this necessity, may spend thousands of pounds one year, only to And twelve months later that bis license is gone, and he is ruined. Tho case might bo met if compensation were granted to him, but the country will not pay compensation, so that his only prospect of relief from an intolerable and oppressive situation is in less frequent local option polls,

The Hawtrey Company appear at Wanganui on 30th and 31st instant. It was fifty-two years last Wednesday since the Bunk of New Zealand commenced operations in the colony. Of the 1699 persons who landed in the colony during August, 1012 came from New Esouth Wales.

A forged one-pound note was passed on to a business firm in Christchurch this week. It is not known whether any other forgeries are in.

Owing to the Government declining to grant a loan at 34 per cent, to the Waimate Borough Council, a fresh poll will have to be taken on the question.

East Cape wired ! “ South fresh breeze ; barometer corrected 30.41 ; thermometer, in shade, CO, gloomy weather; good tides; moderate sea.”

The practice of smoking amongst women is becoming so prevalent in some parts of tho United States that it has been found necessary to put up notices, “ No smoking allowed,” in the ladies’ waiting rooms at the railway station. An Opotiki resident who travelled down the coast this week, describes the road between Motu and Omaio as “ the best road on the coast.” This is very creditable to tho contractor, Harcwira Akuhata, who recently took it over. —Opotiki Herald. A Kawhatau settler states that ho only uses a wheeled vehicle twice a year, once for his wool, and once when the wife brings the baby to town to ho christened, that ho has been on the section for six years, and that every tirno he has used the vehicle ho has had to carry a shovel to dig a road out through slips and quagmires.

Letters from the Pollards state that they have been doing great business in South Africa. They have staged “Djin Djin,” “ The Gay Parisienne,” “ The Casino Girl,” “In Town,” “The Messenger Boy," “ The Geisha,” “ La Mascotte,” and others. They cannot play “ Floradora ” or “The Toreador,” as tho Wheeler and Edwards Company are producing those. Tom Pollard has been ill, but is thoroughly well again. At the Mutual Improvement Society. last night “ extempore speaking ” was taken. Several good subjects were suggested and spoken to by members, and a good discussion followed. Mention was made of the

early departure of Mrs Ritchie from Gisborne for Hastings, and 'a resolution was carried, wishing her and her husband health and prosperity in their sphere. Reference was made to the great assistance ,they ; had given the Society^ President Roosevelt, according to the American papers, has done something more courageous than hunting big game. He has had the temerity to send a lUOdol bill as a gift to a child named in compliment after him. It is prophesied that plenty more youthful Americans will he so christened, and that if tho President is to send lOOdol bills to them all ho will not have much of his salary left at tho end of the year.

Things are done quickly in America. Mr Poter Martin, a rich Now York business man, thought he would get married the other day. Ho wrote to the proprietor of a boot factory : “ I have supplied you for some ten years ; now I will give you an order. Just- look mo out a pretty brunette from your staff whom I can marry. Will call to-morrow.” There was great excitement in the factory when the letter was read. True to his word, Mr Martin did call, spent five minutes in looking over the dark haired factory girls, selected one, took her out in his cab, and married her a quarter of an hour later.

Labor Day, in Masterton, has come and it has gone ; and we can, at any rate, be truly thankful that it has departed. If it never comes back again we shall not be inconsolable, for it is usually a shock to the nervous system of anyone possesssing an average amount of common sense. Of the hands engaged in our workshops on Wednesday, it may be said that some wero taken and some were left. Two hands might be working a machino ; one would be sent away holiday-making, if he know how to make it, and the other left standing aghast and helpless without his mate. It is, perhaps, a small thing ; but, during the working hours of Wednesday last, evory little industry in Masterton was harassed, thrown out of gear, and disordered. All this, because it was a holiday which no one wanted, and which, probably, no one cared for or oujoyel. Employers were bled generally, and workers were not benefited. From no point of view can the advocates of a Labor Day in the country find encouragement.—Wairarapa Daily Times.

At tho opening of the Wellington bowling soason, says the Free Lanee, two Parliamentary rinks entered the arena, but the management of tho Wellington Club gave them no chanco of taking on any swelled hoad. They sent out their two best skips (Churchward and Neil McLean) against the devoted Parliamentarians, and tho Legislature went under. Fred Baume and his Parliamentary colts (Bedford, Ell, and Major) fought an uphill fight against Churchward and Co., and when tho division bell rang they were 13 points short. The Hon. Jimmy Carroll’s team of Parliamentary veterans (Duthie, Millar, and W. Fraser) cheerfully buried the hatchet, but got buried themselves by 10 points in tho struggle against Neil McLean’s picnic party. But Mr Carroll wa3 not the only Minister who found himself in the wrong lobby when the numbers went up. The Hon. J. McGowan (who is President of the Thames Bowling Club) was assisting Harry Price, of Newtown, with Jong drives and cannio draws to burst up tho educational heads which Inspector-General Hogben and bis henchman, Sir Edward Gibbes, were putting together on scientific principles. Still the Education Department prevailed. Paddy J. Chamberlain writes to life Napier Herald 'You publish an interesting answer to Mr Baume’a question in the House regarding American boots and shoes. The final paragraph opens up a serious problem. The paragraph is as follows : “ Whenever the tariff is revised the question of increasing the duty on hoots and shoes will receive the serious consideration of the Government.” Now, sir,, there is an import duty,of 22A per cent, on hoots and shoes, ami if New Zealand manufacturers cannot compete against foreign manufacturers without a higher duty on imported boots 'and shoes, the sooner they shut up shop and employ their capital in some other direction the better for the colony. We will then buy all foreign boots and slices, but pay 22A- _ per cent, less for them. 1 admit it is a bit of a staggerer to be able to buy retail men’s light boots lor 5s lid, which have paid the above duty. I am in favor of .protection for local manufactories to a reasonable' 'extent, but manufactories that cannot compete when protected to the extent of 221 per cent, are not worth considering at all. Better wipe them off the slate altogether

Whether either due to the influx of 11 new blood ” to this settlement or a reaction pure and simple, it is an undoubted fact that Opotiki is beginning to “ hum ” —a somewhat vulgar but expressive verb as applied, says the Opotiki Herald. Ten years ago the settlement was very different to what it is to-day—not only in outward appearance, but also as regards the internal working of men’s minds and their manner of carrying on their daily avocations. Wo were an c-asy going lot in those “ good old days,” having precious little heed for the morrow, and certainly no grave anxiety as to the material welfare of tbo generation to come after us. Nowadays it seems as if a potent stimulant had been administered with prodigal liberality, for we are 11 on the go ” from morn till night, from year’s end to year’s end. In those distant days peoplo were content to exist—now they want to live—and live well. It is refreshing to note such a change, especially in a farming district, for it is a well kown fact—despite all denial—that farmers are a class wont to pursuo an even slow-coach career, and do not take kindly to new-fangled notions. We have proof of this in our own district, Wo know the difficulty experienced in getting the dairy factory placed on a solid foundation, and yet time has shown it to be one of the best-paying local industries and a boon and a blessing to a class now opulent but onco struggling in the 11 fat man's" clufcchesi