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Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1559, 15 September 1905, Page 2

Yesterday at all coastal,.slavon* the sea was smooth to moderate. Messrs CJederwall and Jones, of the Gisborne Sheepfartnera’ Frozen Meat Company, have left for Sydney to obtain a steamer for the Company’s serrice. Captain Edwin telegraphed yesferday : “ Moderate to strong winds from between north-west and west and south ; glass fall shortly ; tides moderate ; sea moderate/' Kubelik, the celebrated violinist, has signed a contract to give a season cf a hundred concerts in New York, oommonoiog on December Ist, to be followed by a course of forty oonoerts in tho Australasian colonies. The new models of Spence pianos now on view at the London Piano and Music House will not fail to interest intending purchasers. No British firm in the last few years has gained more popular distinction than that of John Bpenca and Co., London, whoso woikcnanship haßboen re. Dogoised by their speoial appointment as manufacturers to H.R.H the Princess oi Wales.

Sir Robert Stoat, ia a letter to the Times referring to the published denial by the Lord Chancellor of delays in dealing with colonial oases before the Privy Oonnoil, says: “ Daring the last 15 years 29 New Zealand cases were decided by the Conn* oil. Three of these took from the date of fioal deoision by tbe New Zealand Court to the date of tbe Privy Council’s decision from Dine months to under one year, 18 took over one and under two years. Of the other 13, nine took between two and three yoars, two three to four years, one over five, and one required seven years." Tbe Chief Justice adds: “ Tbe Lord Chancellor has assumed he blamed the Privy Counoil for the delay, but I did not state who in my opinion was to blame. I said, and I repeat, that the judicial system under which each delays ocour requires reforwatloce"

Tbo Wosley Bazaar will bo brought to a conclusion at the Thoatro Royal this evening.

The Hugardos will oommonoo a shor season at His Majesty's Thoatro on Wed nosdny, tbo 27th inetint.

Madame Hollor will looturo on “ Spiritualism and Christianity ” at Townley’s Hall at 8 o’olook to-night. Questions aro invitod.

Tbo annual mooting of members of tho Gisborne Raoing Club is oonvenod for thin ovening at 7.80, at ibe Gisborne Hotel.

Tho funoral of tbo lato Mrs Bailio took plaoe yesterday morning at the Makaraka Cometery, and was largely attended. The burial servfoo was performed by tbo Rev. J. G. Patoraon.

Tbo interment of tbo loto Mr G. H. Wilson took plnoe at tho Makaraka Cemetery yesterday afternoon in tho presence of a lorgo number of mourners. Tho service at tbo grave was performed by the Rev. Dawson Thomas.

The prize for the best fanoy oostnme among tbo ladies at tho Caledonian ball last night wont by popular vote to Mrs G. Simeon, who was daintily attired as " The Bello of Now York."

The fine new engine for the railway was plaood on a truok yesterday in readiness to be taken to tho sheds, where it will be expeditiously put in position by a staff of men wbo have arrived for the purpose.

Mr W. Lieeant Clayton opened bis electioneering campaign at Tiniroto, Mr Bt. Ledger presiding. Mr Clayton gave a vigorous speoob, and was accorded a most boarty vote of thanks and confidence. There was a large attendance of scttlerß. The following are the latest new connections with the Gisborne Telephone Exchange :—335, R, Hannah and Co , shoe store, comer of Gladstone road and Peol street; 341, Bank of New South Wales, Gladstone road. A general meeting of the Poverty Bay Farmers' Uoion (Gisborne brauob) will be held in the Farmers’ Union rooms (Masonic buildings), on Saturday, at 2 p.m. Tho business is to consider the political attitude of the Union ; also to hear an address by Mr W. Morgan on " Rural TeohnicarEducation.”

In opening a bazaar on behalf of tbo funds of 'be Durban Congregational Church on July 19, the Governor of Natal (Bir Henry McCallnm) delivered a peculiarly candid speeoh. He declared that Natal was credit-mad, and people were muoh too apt to run into extravaanoe on credit. The Church authorities aoted similarly, by plunging themselves into debt, ana then asking the congregation to belp them out of the mire. He had previously deolined to lake part in similar functions, which were in the nature of relief funds, and would have hesitated before accepting their invitation that-day had he known that the bazaar was to remove an inenbus of debt.

At the Magistrate’s Coart yesterday, before Mr Barton, 8.M., judgment Ibv dofault was given for plaintiff in the following cases: Shierlaw and Co. (Mr Alston Coleman) v. Pare Keiha, claim £8 Bs, costs £1 8s fid; Hallenstein Broß. (Mr Burke) v. William Moore, claim £2 os fid, costs ss; same v. Owen Lynoh, olaim £1 Is 6d, costs ss. In the judgment ease of Robert Harper (Mr Alston Coleman) v. John Colbert, an order was made for the balance of claim, £2 8s 6d, including costs. In the case of Maokrell ahd Colley (Mr Arthur Coleman) v. Alfred Baty, an order was made for the payment forthwith. On Saturday the executive of the Waikato Agricultural and Pastoral Association met a number of farmers interested to discuss matters in connection with the proposed saleyards at Claudelands. It was decided, after careful inspection, to accept the south-eastern corner of the associations’s property and to proceed with the erection of the yards as soon as possible. It is proposed to issue debentures at a value to be decided upon, bearing interest at 5. psr cent. The prime movers do not anticipate any trouble in raising £6OO, the sum thought necessary to carry out the scheme.

Mrs Brown-Potter’s creditors met at the London Bankruptcy Court, and the statement by the actress showed .that it was sixteen years since she fitst made her appearance on the London stage and had since acted in every part of the world. Her earnings averaged from £3OOO to £SOOO a year. An unsuccessful season at the Savoy Theatre was responsible for her bankruptcy.

New Zealanders do not seem to be fully alive to the dangers of Chinese invasion. They are gradually increasing in this colony, and also in Australia, notwithstanding laws forbidding their entry. Chinamen are already fairly numerous enough to make their presence such a blot upon the country as is the case in the Australian states. Had New Zealand one capital town, instead of four perhaps we would have noticed the Chinese evil more than we do now, for then we should have had the combined Chinamen of our four chipf cities living together in one big slum. But it must not be forgotten that our four cities are growing rapidly, and like all the. other cities as they grow in population and wealth they also grow in poverty.—Truth