The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 24, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1412, 24 March 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, MARCH 24, 1905.

.THE RAILWAY, The Railway League has. decided wisely iu seeking to fit in the opening ceremony of the Te Ear aka section of .the railway with tho convenience of. Ministers ,wht> will do us, the hopor of| attenklmg.j Oiue aim is to convince Ministers of the wisdom of steadily, pushing on with the work of developing this grand country, . It is v'ery necessary that we should impress the importance of the extension upon Ministers, wh,o are getting so many calls from all quarters that those who neglect to speak out are apt to bo overlooked. There was a time when all was conjecture in regard to the commercial success. or otherwise of the railway.. That time is now. past. ' The practical results of the small section thrown open to the public are in evidence,- .and give convincing testimony of the 'value of tho line so far as it has gone. The 'Go.vernonont is being urged by interested people in other parts of tho colony to forsake sjucli lines as that in this district, so that the money may, be 'diverted to the localities in Which they, are interested, For instance, in a recent number f of the Christchurch Press, we are told that “tho most .businesslike and economical methiod' wotnld be to push on and finish as quickly as possible, the really important lines, such as the Month Island. Maim Trunk and tho VVaipawa.-Ciheviot railway. The Government, however, prefers to distribute the railway, vote all over the colony, to keep a dozen or two lines in progress in every corner of New (Zealand, and to advance them all by. a mile or two per annum. This absurd, pettifogging system may suit the Government from an electioneering point of view, since it allowsi of sops being given to a large number of constituencies, but it is in flagrant opposition to the interest of the colony." Then of course the interest of Canterbury is specially, impressed , on the attention of Government. We have nothing to say against other railways, Wut if it comes to a matter, of comparison we doubt if any line in New Zealand is as imp.orbamt as tho tapping of this great anil fertile district.

NOXIOUS WEEDS.

This week a settler was fined for allowing noxioUß weeds to grow on hie property, and tho Magistrate gave a warning which all will approve—that the penalty will be increased in case of charges of ne* gleet in the future being proved. So far that is quite proper, but is it fair to pnnish individuals while the worst offender is the State ? There is little nso in using compulsion in regard to individual cases if the Government are allowed to adopt a “ let it-slide ” policy. The Farmers’ Union got on assurance that the stock paddock at Tiniroto would be promptly cleared, and that promise remains unfulfilled. While the Premier is bolding out hopes to the Northern miners of great mineral wealth leincr discovered by the new geologists, the wealth on the surface is being, sacrificed. We are informed that the Govern. meat paddocks at Tiniroto ore a yellc w mass of ragwort bloom. The Inspector was given authority to put on Natives to clear the paddocks, but the Natives—if inclined to do the work at all—are careless as to whether it is dono before next Christ, mas or the one after that. To trust to the Natives is absurd. The chairman of the Gisborne brTnoh of the Farmers* Union

dcsoyvos tho thanks of tbo Bottlers for the protbpt romindor to Mr Carroll. If the Inspector is given full authority to employ wlnyt labor ho chooses the oauso of complaint will bo immediately remedied.

Mails for Auckland closo at 4 p.m. today per Indradovi. The anniuial. meeting) of the West End Football Club will be held at the To Rau College at 8 o’clock this evening.. East Capo roportod yesterday morning a light N.W. wind, barometer 80.10, thermometer 67, blue cloudy sky, smooth sea At the Polioo Court yostorday morning a new arrival from Australia was finod os and oosts for drunkenness.

Captain Edwin roportod yesterday : “ Strong winds from between west and south-west and south after 20 hours from now, with glass rising ; tides high ; sea considerable.” >

The Holiday Committoo have definitely decided that next wook’s half-holiday will bo held on Tuesday on account of the Hawko’s Bay-Povorty Bay representative cricket match.

Mr W. J. Hawloy, Collector of Customs' has received advice that the scow Warrior' bound to Gisborne, which put in to Tauranga on Sunday evening with a damaged rudder, after effecting repairs, sailed yosterday morning for Gisborne. By tbo s.s. Hawea yesterday morning Messrs Common, Sbolton and Co., Ltd., landed 16 Bordor-Loieester rams for Mr F. Rodgers, Waimata, and four for Mr G. Redpatb, Rakauroa, from the well-known flocks of Messrs H. Carswell and Robt, Grieve, of Southland.

At 10.30 this morning Messrs Williams and Kettle and Murray, Roberts and Co. will sell Mr Max Jackson’s fine dairy herd and 1500 sheep, also the dairy utensils and a6O bail milking shed for removal. The sale will take plaoe at the homestead, Fairfield, Kaitaratabi. At noon to morrow Messrs Williams and Kettle, instructed by the Gisborno Borough Council, will sell by public auction sections 7,8, and 9, Maltaruka, con-

taining three acres, togother with a tenroomed house and outbuildings. This property was recently oooupied by the late Jas. Booth, and is situated olose to the railway station.

This is the style of advertisement appearing in Auckland just now : —“ Indig- I nation meetings: A public meeting of I citizens will be held in St. James’ Hall, I Monday evening, at 8 o’clock, to take into I consideration the recent Russian methods practised to retard citizens in the exorcise I of their undoubted right at public meetings. | William Richardson, convener.” The Wairoa Harbor Board passed the I following resolutions : To ask the I Agricultural Department to take steps to stop the importation of potatoes from affected districts, and that Mr E. C. Jones, C.E., Auckland, be asked his charge for visiting Wairoa and reporting on the advisability of erecting a groyne to turn the river back to the bluff. Mr Jones many years ago made the original survey of the river when Sir John Coode gave a report. A disgraceful scene occurred in a train on St. Patrick’s Day, when returning to Cambridge from the Ngaruawahia regatta. It appears that when the troin was near Te Rapu a man, who was under the influence of liquor acted familiarly towards a lady passenger. Her husband objected in a mild mannor, when the fellow struck him a severe blow in the face. The husband naturally retaliated, and a fight followed. A number of ladies who were in the compartment were splashed with blood and greatly frightened. Eventually assistance was forthcoming from another waggon, and the man was held down. He was unfortunately allowed to escape after reaching Frankton Junction. The police are now on the lookout for him. * A somewhat interesting fact in connetion with tho ship Kbyber, wrecked off the Lizard during the late gale on the coast of Cornwall, comes to band by the Taviuni, which arrived in Auckland from Tahiti on Saturday. In November last a bottle was pioked up on the beach at one of the islands in tho Paumotos, situated near the island of Tahiti, which contained tho following message !—“ Sinking fast. Kbyber.” The Kbyber sailed from Melbourne for Quoenstown in October last with a cargo of wheat, and it is highly improbable that the message in the bottle stated could have come from the vessel. The distinction between submarines and submersibles is that the former go right out of sight, while the latter submerge to tho conning-tower or to the periscope. The British boats of Holland type are designed to attack with the periscope only showing. The boats, on sighting an enemy, would Bink to the conning-tower, and when 3000 yards off to the periscope. It is yet doubtful whether the Frenoh, with their submarines, have ever been able to fire a torpedo with effect

The members of the Canterbury College Football Club, at their annual meeting last week, resolved that at their smoke concert to be held shortly, alcoholic liquors should be banished. The Btudent who proposed the motion said ;he thought the general public would think better of the club if the members did not have any liquor at tho smoke concerts at all. Football rowdyism was making football unpopular,and several clubs in the North Island were doing away with the liquor business in connection with their smoke conoerts. He thought a smoke concert was a good thing, apart from the liquor. Another student did not think the motion was necessary. Tbe chairman pointed out that young members of the club, especially those who had just left school, had not the slightest idea of how much they could take, and that was the most serious danger of all. He had seen many young members who had had half a glass of beer, and make fools of themselves. He honestly thought that the members could conduct themselves well, but there was the danger that he had pointed out. Tho motion was carried by a large majority. , At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday

morning Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., delivered judgment in the following civil cases :—.Robert Nook (Mr T. Alston ColemaD) v. Obas. Ingram, claim £3 9s 3d, costs £2 5s ; Mary Jane Kirk (Mr Blair) v. Hirini Ngarangi, claim £8 11s 2d, costs £1 11s ; Joseph Norcross (Mr Cbrisp) v. John Patty, by consent, claim £3 2s, costs £l ; same v. T. St. Lawrence Toner, claim 19s, costs 5a ; Law and Co. (Mr Burke) v. John Francis Graham, claim £3 15s Bd, coßts 10s ; same v. Albert Pritchard, claim £4 2s sd, costs 16s. In the oa»e H. Sandlant and Co (Mr Bright) v. John Turnbull, jun., an order was made for the paymont of the debt and costs, £5 9s 6d, forthwith, in default six days’ imprisonment. A similar order was made.in tho case Charles Smith (Mr Chrisp) v. Frederick Biielly.the amount being £6 10s, in default seven days’ imprisonment. Evidence was given by plaintiff in the case Jas. D. Jeune (Mr Stock) v. W. Larson, a claim for £lO, rent, and for recovery of possession of shop,that Larson was a weekly tenant, and as defondant had locked up tbe shop and left the district he had attached tbo notice to the building, as required by tbo Act. Judgment was given for the amount claimed, £lO, and costs £1 193, and an order was made for the possession of the premises within4B hours. Seventeen other eases wtßs either struck out or adjourned. In agreeing to become a earn'd Mate for; Wellington Cityi at tho approachling by-election, Mr John Hutcheson said he ha'd no claim at all ‘to the support of the prohibitionists,, because he had been an. obdurate and unwilling man in prohibition matters for many years. His convictions, tardily though they had arrived, were none the less sincere anil thorough, and if the prohibitionists should give him their confidence and silpuort, it would be an act of spontaneous grace on theil! part, of which he trusted he should not be found Unworthy. As a potential representative of the people in Parliament, he hoped he would never hesitate to safeguard every privi-

lege they now; enjoyed, and to gain every privilege it . might be necessary for them to have to combat the evil of drink.- Some who were opposed (to prohibition might tm that account feci, themselves opposed to him. He was willing to face such a 'contingency with the utmost confidence. Ho would not be a representative of those interested in the liquor trade, and. if he could, ho Would throw out their yojes for him, because he could riot, and would not,, voice, their ■yigws,