The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 18, 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1433, 18 April 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, APRIL 18, 1905.

“ The Pace at the Window ” at His Majesty's to night.

Williams and Kettle hold a sale of sfcoo, - ratj To Karaka to-day, for whioh largeentries have been received.

Thnbox plan for the Napier Frivolitv Minstrels’ entertainment will be opened tt Mr Mller’s on Thursday morning at 10

A meeting of women interested in a natioial memorial to the late Mrs Sievwriglt will be held at Townley’s Hall at 8 o’oloik to-night. Sal as it is to confess it, the hard fact romans that universal peace is as far from our sght as ever, and that the only peace knowi to the world is within the bounds of suq an empire as ours, which by ceaseless slipbuilding keeps and intends to keep the (ominion of the sea.—Auokland Heral.

Mesrs Redstono and Sons will rui specii coaches to Tolago Bay for tin openig of the Uawa bridge on Mon&y. Passengers can arrange to lea® Gisbone on a day to suit themselves, ntd can ranrn either on the Monday svenSg or Tusday morning. A largo n*mb«r of townsieoplo should be Induced to r-iake the trb.

Pria to Mr Hall-Jones loavinpGeborno a petiton was forwarded to that/eatleman and tb Hod. J. Carrpll from /osenty six resideris of .Kaitaratahi and surrounding district, objecting to the stttion at that place bing closed. Messd E. P. Joyce and Hdlier presented the petition and a moat evorable reply was received, the MiDistir of Public Work* promising to use bis bes efforts to see that the station was not doted. We understand that instructions to this effect have already been issued by the Railway Department. . As will have beeu seen from special inset in .yesterday's issue, the London Piano and ffusic House are showing a very up-to cate line in phonographs by the French maters, Pathe Freree, o£ Paris and London, Tap introduction of these instruments is causing a revolution in talking machines, they ore entirely different to anythitg yet heard. The records comprises th) very best English and Continental artistes, and include jßon Davies, Madame Kirkby Lunn, Leo; Stormont, Watkin Mills, Signor Carusso. the leading musfc hall and vaudeville singers, and a host of others.

A very interesting ceremony took place at St. Matthew’s Cburob, Auckland, during (the service on Wednesday evening last, when the new baptistry was used for the first time, a young lady being baptised by immersion. The candidate was dressed in a white robe, the vicar (tbp Rev. W. E, (Glllam) usiDg the sery.ioo prescribed in the Prayer Book for the baptism of ppeb as are of riper yoars. He explained the .ceremony in the course of an appropriate address. All the arrangements were very carefully made, the back portion of tho baptistry being fitted up as a dressing room, and everything was in keeping with ■the. solemn dignity of the service.' At the meptihg pf the County Counoil yesterday Councillor ,Gpay palled attention to tho clearing of rushes off tjje side pf the main Whataupoko road, which be considered was not a work of necessity nor even utility. SThere was other work in tho neighborhood of greater urgency. The Chairman, who had authorised the work, stated that the sides of'their roads should be utilised as much as /possible during the summer, and so keep f.ko centre of the road for winter wear. The question was a very small one, and if th e engineer did not certify to the work as of use the Council would not pay the mm aey.

At the meeting of tl he County Council yesterday the Bank of Zealand wrote stating that the inters ist proposed to be charged in future, p aer cent, was the same as that charged to t >ther Councils ia the same position as < th e Cook County Council, and was due entin aly to the hard—ening of the money mi. rket, as was evidenced by the banks givi, ng i per cent extra interest on fixed d‘ eposite since December last. The Bank w: ished to treat the Council fairly and eqt. litably at all times, and on a past cceaeion' had reduced the rate from 6 to 5 per cent.— -The Chairman said he had been intru, eted by the Council to see the other baDks i .f the. Bank of New .Zealand did not reduce : the rate to 5 percent. Ho had done so,-’- end in bll cases be was met with the reply, thatbapka had an understanding to the effc. et that the ..Thn.i '.o.nmuni-.

It is the intentiipn of Messrs F. Lawry and A. Kidd. M.H.R.'s, to uooompnny the Hon. W. Hall-Jones,. Minister for Publio Works, on a tour of' losp.cotion of tho North Island Main works, towards tho ond of tho prosont month. Tho statement of assets and liabilities to 81st March prosentad at tho County Council mooting yostorday was as follows : Assets : Outstauding rates £325 6s Gd,subsidies £2300, dog taxes 11160, small revenues HIOO, advances on grants £286. Liabilities : Currout f J 53850, grunts to Boards £I4OO, overdrafts at date £6158 4s 10s. Balance, dobtor £7736 18s 4d. In his speech to .the Oddfellows on Saturday night tho Hon. Hall-Jones mentioned that ho had been an Oddfellow for 26 years, and it was through taking office in tho Ordor that ho had turned his attention to public affairs, and the experience ucquirod in tho routine work of lodges had beon of groat assistance to him in his publio capacity.

Tho visit of Ministers is likely to result in an improvement in the local railway rolling stock. Little was said, bus quite enough to indicato that Ministers were not proud of the class of material that has beon such a worry to the Gisborne staff, and will lake care that there is an improvement shortly. If sufficient induooment is forthooming she Union Steamship Company will run sheir fine coastal steamer, Haupiri, on an excursion trip to Tolago Bay at Easter. Circumstances permitting the vessel will loavo Gisborne on Sunday next at 10 p.m. and will return about the same hour on Eastor Monday. The Haupiri ba3 berths for 150 passengers and a limited number of two berth deck cabins. Tho return fare will bo £l. It is expected that a large number will take advantage Of this excursion to attend the opening of the Uawa bridge on Easter Monday. Tho President of the Liberal Association, Mr E. P. Joyce, received the following telegram from the HaDgaroa Road Board in regard to the extension of the mail service to Hangaroa township“ Kindly put before our Memberjj and Ministers the desirability of the Government placing a small subsidy for carrying mails from the present postoffice, Mr Watts’, to Hangaroa township. The settlors are willing to sub scribe a certain amount. The postoffioe is eight miles away from js UB township and this oauses great enoe, especially in winter,” Upon rec “ of the telegram Mr Joyce waited upoi Ministers, and Mr Oarroll undertq oommunioate with the postal autb in regard to the matter. The difficulties shippers have tend with-in landiDg cargo on are well known in Gisborne, ej. oia By plaints from time to time roachf om . the landsmen. The shippers n{ aa ij y plain ; they do their work syst ra f j B . and well, and when they land f s b a ble of timber and a quantity o£ there • cargo at some port, and find r, head ?° to receive it, they only shak Bat p 036 ‘ lol and walk a mile or so to the- o ap t a m 0 office and ring up the cohsig er Aotea, ™ Brown, of the auxiliary sf -„((,= 0 f . stated that he landed t„ f „ "coast sal timber,, 1000 bricks, and ”j port, there being no one / qll the r ia k them. As the consigneei g therß t 0 he should at leaßt have i receive expected goods. / „ ■m , , , /on that if the We are strongly of ( extinction Maori race is to bo sav di ianaliaat ion “ °, a ? ODI / b f ° dona social customs and by adopting such, ie pakßha aa ar6 Cc and domes ic habits o^ a . ioal bet . gc conducive to its prl's schools £bi torment. Without t^ mp^lb lo to set a : f °° nd “ris, nathe exampler 0 ( F’ th r whi«h -s the basis o that home h d , nablea our 1Q of all our stre thß wfl , u of tboßo th Paleha vir- Pa ß/^ioh Br 9 sloWn moro £ P koha v ces^ Vo ne jgbbotrs than they ca openly to our Wifch it, may m « a nnn a^°nrf a^ ffor OVGr y Maori lad Wh .° ? 00 \ P°fer to set an example to his at aS i they may live and not die, th ? e ° p %’ fuitible helpmate who will work w wuilii ari not drag him down.—New Ii in