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Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1426, 10 April 1905, Page 2

Captain Edwin was a through passeng by the s.s, Taluno last evening. The Sonoma left-San- Francisco fi * Auckland on the 6th at 2 p.m. The annual meeting of the East Coai Mounted Rifles will be held at the Mason; I Hotel at 7.30 on Friday evening. Some land application papers were lo: last week,'and the finder is asked tokindl leave the papers at Messrs Williams an Kettle’s office or the Lands Office. By the Talune yesterday the member of the MacMahon-Oarrell Company weri passengers, and were received at the whar by many friends. The company inoludei many popular favorites, viz., Mr Ollj Deering, Mr Harry HodsoD, Mr Frank Hawthorne, Mr Alfred Boothman, Mr Lionel Walsh, Miss Ada Lawrence, Miss Hilda Meade, Miss May Renno, Miss May Granville, Mias B.arry Jjane, and many others. At a sitting of the Licensing Bench held on Saturday, conditional licenses were granted to J. H., Aislabie for the Mata* whero saleyards for April 20, May 14 and 18. A temporary transfer was granted of the Tolago Bay hotel from George Spence to W. F, Sinclair. A conditional license, applied for by Mr Nolan on behalf of Mr L. C. Allen for Te Karaka sports on the 13th inst., was refused, the Committe considering it was not desirable to have a booth at a public gathering where women and children were present. A writer in the Auckland Herald states !hat it is shooking to think that thousands )l pounds will be wasted in taking down n shorthand evidence by the yard of all md sundry on all sorts of subjects more >r Jess connected with the land, and in ;etting it all printed in a. huge volume hat no sane man will ever read. And phile all this reckless waste of time and aoney is going od, the settlers in the ack blocks are crying out for roads and ridges, and sufficient assistance from tbe 'tate to mitigate the hardships of pioneer attlement. The time is certainly ripe for ( political change, and the opportunity £ ill be given at tbe coming general elec- a “• • v : v 1 Is!

“The Bunny South” at His Majesty’s to-nighr.

The annual mooting of tho Poverty Bay Froozors’ Onion will bo held in Townley’B Hull at-7.80 this evening. Tbo Kaiti City Hockey Olub hold thoir annual mooting at tho Royal Hotel at 8 o’clock to-night. All mombors and intonding mombors are requosted to bo prosont.

A moeting of tho junior mombors of the Huia Football Club will be hold at the Masonic Hotol on Saturday evening at 8 o’clock.

By tho Taluno last night Mr Vickorman of the Public Works Department arrivod from Auckland in connection with the opening of the railway to To Karaka on Thursday next.

A well-known resident of Balclutha was sbookod a fow days ago on receiving tho following wire Jroin a gentleman in Dunedin of usually abstemious habits : “ Will arrive Balclutha tight to morrow evening. Should bn glad if you could moet me.” Needless to say, tbo intelligent telegraphist had converted “ eight ” into “ tight.” Mr W, Wynyard, of the Government Stook Department, 'arrived from Wellington on Saturday morning. Mr Wynyard was a member of tbe Maori football team that toured England,and has led tbe North Shore (Auckland) team to victory on many occasions.

Both Invercargill and Dunedin are trying to secure tho Part Molyneux trade. Roxburgh is to be bombarded this week by representative men from both places. Those from Dnnedin will advocate on Monday night the Roxbnrgh-Lawrenoe extension, while Southland on Tuesday will urge the Edievalo extension. Lawrence will throw in its support with the Dnnedin delegation, who will probably win-tbe day. The spectacle of two public meetings at Roxburgh on two consecutive evenings, with a large array of representative public men from Otago and Southland respectively, will be unique in the history of Central Otago. -

The railway timetable,whibh is expected to oome into foroe after tbe formal opening of the lino to To Karaka next Thursday, does not greatly differ from the service now in force. Tbe morning train, will leave Gisborne at 7.45 a.m. (a quarter of an hour earlier than usual), and will reach Ormond at 8.85 and To Earaka at 9 o’olook. It leaves Karaka on the return journey at 9.30, Ormond at 9.55, and arrives in Gisborne at 10.45. The afternoon train leaves at 4 o’clock as at present, reaching Ormond at 4.50, and Te Karaka at 5.15. Returning from Karaka at 5.45 and Ormond at 6.10, it gets back to town at 7 o’clock. The Saturday night train loaves Gisborne at 9.80 p.m„ and arrives at To Karaka at 10.35, returning at 10.45 it reaches Gisborne at 11.50.

“ Devonian ” writes to the Auckland Herald:—Sir, —A recent issue of your excellent paper refers to a report of a subcommittee of tho Farmers’ Union at Gisborne as to the best methods of destroying ragwort and thistle. I was much amused at the remedies suggested. I have had no little experience with troublesome weeds when in America, where I spent 18 years, not. only with weeds, but with a bush known as sassafras, than whioh there is not a more persistent growth known. A small portion will soon produce a vigorous bush; again, out one sprout deep down in the soil, and six will take its place in defiance of tho catting and still prosper. A neighbor had a field of several sores covered with this pest. He had tried many suggested remedies, yet it grew. In the hot month of August he attaoked this growth with a bush scythe, when the plants were in full bloom and plenty of sap. He did this tho seoond time, and today be-has a clean pasture, and not a sassafras bush to be found. I write what I have seen. I should add that such

results can only bo oxpected by catting during the hottest weather of August. Post oak runners also can be destroyed in the same way, bnt a third cutting is necessary. Try the above for ragwort.

A ceremony of a pleasing nature took plaee on Saturday afternoon, when the members of the Gißborne Reohabite Tent took tho opportunity of making a presentaI tion to Bro. S. Graham prior to hia departure for Napier. The presentation, whieh took the form of a handsomely framed Fast Chief Ruler’s certificate, was made by the Chief Ruler of the Tent, Bro. T. A. Holdsworth, who referred to tho excellent services rendered by Bro. Graham to the Tent during his tonare of office. Though they regretted his departure, they were pleased to learn it was to his advancement. Their loss was Napier’s gain, and be hoped that, though absent, Bro. Graham would ever remain a member of the Gisborne Tent. Bro. J. Peokover, treasurer, spoke in a similar strain, and added that Bro. Graham’s departure would be felt by other societies with which ho was connected. 'Bro. Graham made a feeling

reply, thanking the brethren for the gift, which he thought all Beohabites should aspire to attain ; he hoped ever to remain faithful to tbe principles of Rechabitism. Mr Graham, who has been a member of the staff of Messrs Common, Shelton, and Co., left for Napier last evening, having accepted a position with the firm of Henry Williams and Sons.