The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OOT. 9 1905.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1579, 9 October 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, OOT. 9 1905.

Watkin Mills at His Majesty’s to night Messrs Miller and Oraig require a number of good turkey henß, for which good prices will be given, At Messr* Bain Bros,’ sale of produoe on Saturday there was a large attendance, and the demand good for all olasses. The following.-.Were'-the quotations: Fowls Is 2d to Is lid, butter lOd, eggs 8d and 9d, potatoes l|d, onions 2-}d, bacon 6d, bams 7Jd to Bd, cabbages 4£d to 6d each. The sale of furniture was also brisk, and good prices Were realised.

Very successful meetings were held at the Salvation Army barracks ycs’crday. Last night the building was crowded, and a very impressive service was conducted, which resulted in the conversion of three young men. There was great rejoicing on the part of the Army soldiers. Captain Slattery announces a half-night of prayer to-morrow night a to which all ate welcome.

Messrs Miller and 43raig report following prioes at Saturday’s sale {—Eggs 7d, butter 9d to 10d, leeks 4d, rhubarb 43, cauliflowers 6d to Is, potatoes IJd to 2d, bacOD 6£d to 7d, hams 7£3, bens Is 7d to Is lid, roosters Is lid to 2s 3d, ducks Is lOd to 2s lOd, odious 2d to 2£d. The furniture, etc., realised satisfactory prices. There was a large attendance, and some, spirited bidding at the afternoon sale, ! when the carpenter's tools (the property | of the late James Lawrence) were sold. In his address to the Auckland electors, Mr L, J. Bagnell thus defined the policy !of the Opposition The Opposition had nothing to do with the old “Continuous Ministry”; it was a new organisation under a new manager, and it was a new Liberal reform party. Firstly it stood for sound finance —(applause)—economic administration, cod reduction of borrowing. (Applause.) Public money should only be expended on works that wefe necessary and that would give fair rstoro. The Opposition also stood for reform of the Legislative Oounoil, by making it elective or else abolishing it a’together— (loud I applause)—and for local government I reform. (Applause,) The Opposition would hold oat for land reform, the independence of the magistracy, and the settlement of the native land question. (Applause.) With regard to local industry, he favored proper aid and protection being given to industries in the oolony, (Applause),)

Mony critics pronounoo Miss Gertrude Lonsdale, of tiio Wfttkin Mills' qnintotto, to bo as fine a singer as Miss Ada Grossly. Tho Ohinoso Friendly Socioty of New Zealand is among tbo latost societies registered under the Friendly Societies Act Tho Wellington Branoh of the Australian Natives Association has boon regist jrod as a friendly sooiety, Mr Lissant Clayton the olectors at Matawboro thisovoningat 7.80, Mr H. H. Wall will spook at To Arai tomorrow evening. Mr W. Dunßtan, otnployod at the Waihi Company’s Silverton battery, had his log oaugbt in a revolving pulley, and it was so badly fracturod that it is feared amputation will bo nocossary. Tho Worker states :—New Zealand is mad. It imports thousands of pounds’ worth of Yankoo and foreign boots and drives our own skilled operatives on to tho stroet. It is a well-known foot that Now Zealand boots are as good as anything importod.

According to the report of the Registrar of Friendly Socioties, the total amount paid by the eooiotios for the yonr 1908 in providing tho several benefits of eiok pay, luneral benefits, and medical attendance and medioine aoaountod to £99,726. Assuming that for eaob membor three otbor persons bosides participate in thoso benefits, nearly 177,000 porsons may bo regarded as sharers in the benefioent work performed by these fraternal organisations. A few woeks ago Mr Alison asked tho Minister for Agriculture whether it was proposed to take any steps to alter the instructions which have been issued to the Government fruit inspectors in regard to tho sorting of imported fruit infeotod with tho fruit fly. Tho Minister’s reply on that occasion boiog considered unsatisfactory by the Albany Fruitgrowers’ Association, Mr Alison again oommunioated with the Minister upon the question. He has now received a reply that the whole matter will be reconsidered at an early date. A sudden death under very distressing circumstances took place at Ararimu South, near Papakura, on Wednesday last. It appears that while' Mr John Shaw, an old and respected resident, was driving a milk cart from tbe looal creamery he collapsed and fell out of the cart. A neighbor who was in tho vicinity immediately went to the spot in order to render assistance, bat on reaohing Mr Shaw ho found that be was dead. The Papakura oonstable in reporting - the matter to Inspector Oulien states that the deceased has for some time past been attended by Dr. Daiziel for heart disease, and the dootor gave a certificate as to the oause of death. The priee of potatoes at the auction sales in Auckland on Friday was £l2 per ton. A quantity oamo forward from Wa ! kato, but had beeD kept rather too long, and were neglected in favor of the newer kinds from California and Tasmania. Small lots of new kidneys were sent in, and, some being of exoellent quality, realised as high as 2sd per lb. Some Aucklanders meditate digging within tho next 10 days or so, bat supplies are espeoted to be souroe for some time to oome. The onioo market has been practioally cleared by shipments to Sydney, and for the small shipment from San Francisco by the Sierra to-day higher prices will be asked. In his report to Parliament, the Registrar of Friendly Sooieties shows the position of the local lodges to be as follows : Loyal Gisborne Lodge, 1.0.0. F., M.U., est iblished 1874,172 members on Decem31st 1903, total worth £3621 2s, Burplus last valuation £6.83 ; Oonrt William Gladstone, A.0.F., established 1877, 160 members, funds £2889 lls Bd, deficiency £0.67; Turanganui Lodge, U.A.0.D., 1884, 254 members, £2480 9s, defioienoy £5.58; Gisborne Tent, 1.0. R., 1892, 38 members, £226 lls 4d, defioienoy £12.38; Court Townley, A.0.F., 1895, 18 members, £B4 4s lOd; Star of New Zealand Tent, 1.0. R., 1901, 18 members, £35 5s lid. Premier Bent has developed a style of arguing with the lady politician which promises splendid results if • intelligently followed np. Attempting to get tho last word is, of coarse, out of the question, and not to be thought of by an old campaigner of Mr Bent’s experience ; so while a battalion of fair orators attacked him on the women’s rights question the other day he oomposed himself snugly, and went to sleep till tho storm blew over. They then, woke him np, and asked if ho bad anything to say for himself in reply. “ No,” yawned Mr Bent, : whereupon the meeting became dnmbstruok, and dissolved with a vague impression that all was vanity. If we eonld only introduce this method of controversy into our political arena the proceedings would be much more deooroub, and tbe oonelusions arrived at generally of a sounder nature. The danger, however, is that the next female deputation, made wise by experience, may connteraot Mr Bent’s stratogy by prodding him every now and then with a bat-pin while the meeting is in progress, to make sure that he ha 3 not escaped from them into the land of dreams. At the annual general meeting of the Welsh Rugby Football Union at Cardiff the international matches for the season were announced as follows : —Dec. 16, v. New Zealand in Wales ; Jan. 13, v. England, in London ; Feb. 3, v. Scotland, at Cardiff; March 10, v. Ireland, in Ireland. Touch judges will in future be compelled to take their. stations behind the goa, posts in all kicks at goal. A player will fully putting the Dali back in a scrum with either foot or hand shall be penalised. In a free kick from a fair catch, anyone on the catcher’s side may take the kick. The scrummage after the ball has gone into touch shall in future be 10 yards out instead of five or 15. Field goals are abolished.. The Dunedin Star says:—Casual re s marks occasionally look,' in retrospect, like prophecies, but it is not often that I one is able to see the whole working of one of such from Alpha to Omega, in the space of a few minutes. When shareholders of the United Starr-Bowkett Society were asked on Friday night to appoint scrutineers to see that everybody's chance of a free loan' of £SOO was in its place, there was the usual exhibition of bashfulness and kindred qualities, and when one shareholder refused nomination a joker in front of him said : ” Oh, he knows his marble is . going to be drawn, so he does not like to.” Five minutes afterwards that particular shareholder's marble was drawn, and then members gave themselves up to wonderment and calculations on the law of chance. Mr G. W. Rußsefi last evening talked kindly to the people who said 11 Away with him!” three years ago. He supported portion of Mr Massey’s pla'form, but witness how ho worships at the shriae of Beddon:—"lf I were permitted to give what I might oall a pen picture of Mr Seddon,l would say : A master mind, shrewd, astute, oapabie; a good friend, a bard and unsornpuions foe; possessed of enormous energy, great will power, and tremendous grasp of detail ,* a perfect master of political strategy, and especially at playing his opponents off against eaoh other: built on strong lines, and iaoking in those finer qualities which are associated with the good old English word Gentleman ; but a born fighter, One who knows especially how to'beat a'retreat when it suits him.and tho ‘ best band at counting noses .there ever jyaa in New Zealand.’ ” —Truth. A Jlavyke’s Bay seller writes to a leading Edinburgh paper “In an

swer to an inquiry about New Zealand, I wish to make a fow remarks. After spending about 15 years in fanning in Western South America, I sold

out and came here} and my only regret is that I did not pome sooner. This is

I truly a land of milk and honey. Wo I have no ice or snow in the winter, nor I are the summers unbearably hot, as in America, owing to the sea breeze that generally springs up. . . . About as good a way to make a good living is dairying. The great drawback to farming in New Zealand is the high wages one has to pay. A man round here gets from 6s to 7s for eight hours' work. In America where I

lived I paid frpjn 4s to 5s for 10 hours,

Bpt a small farmer doe.s not feel that ■if he does the work himself, neither do the big sheep runholders, for opfsidp the shearing season they employ very few hands. A station of 10,000 acres

near me only employs three 6hep2 herds,”