The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 10, 1906.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1671, 10 February 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, FEB. 10, 1906.

Tho supplementary roll for the licensing elections closes oo the 19th icst. Captain Slattery .gives a hearty invitalion to non ohurchgosrs lo attend the servioes at the Army Barraoks to-morrow. An exhibition of the Butter fencing patent will bo given at Messrs Murray, Roberts and Co.’s section, adjoining tho store, at noon to-day. The Rev. D. Parry oonducts the usual Baptist Church services at Whiuray’s Hall to-morrow. The morning subject will be <• An Early Day Pionio,” subject for the evening, “ A Martyr’s Death-Cry." Dr. Blair, a brother of Mr J. Blair, solicitor of Gisborne, passed his final I medical examination at Dunedin last week. Prior to tho results being known, he received and accepted the position of junior house-eurgeop to the Auckland Hospital. In a few weeks the Gisborne library will be in possession of 324 new volumes, selected in England by Bov. H, Williams, as the nucleus of a reference library. A sum of JEIOO was donated for this purpose by Mr John Hutchinson. The Tysor line is bringing the consignment to Auckland, and the Union Company oonveys ‘it hence in a similar generous spirit. At Patutahi on’ Thursday a sevens roomed bouse occupied by Mr J. Hills was t,tally destroyed by fire. The cause I of tho fire was supposed to be a defective chimney. The housi was insured for £250, piano JgoO, and furniture JSIOO, all in the Sun office. At the Police Court yesterday two young men were brought before Mr Bartoo, S.M., charged with having disturbed a public meeting at Motu on January 26. Me H. J. Finn appeared for accusod, who pleaded guilty. Hie Worship reprimanded the youths for their disorderly eonduot, aud inflicted a file of 5s and costs. The Dunedin Bar .attended largely yos-

torday morniDg at the Supreme Court, and welcomed Judge Cooper, who, replying, grid the profession enl public generally greatly dtp'ore the idea of Judge | Williams' retirement from the bench, but he had reason to believe that it would be postponed for a conaiderabls timo. Wo are not blind to tbe terrible responsibility incurred by those who briog children into the world without any hope or prospect of supporting them in comfort. But at tho same time the dangers by which a young and prosperous country like our own is menaced through the de-

liberate imposition of checks upon the natural growth of population a r e too serious to be passed by in silence and too obvious to be ignored.—Auckland Star.

Thus the Liberal Herald, the official I organ of the Liberal party in New ZeaI land In a community of free people I each person is entitled to as muoh liberty as is compatible with the welfare of himself and that of esoh ether -person in the community. But the man or company, newspaper proprietor, or auy other body, ! that, by misreporting, misrepresenting, maligciog, or calumniating the community, or any member of it, abuses the great powers honest.men fought and bled and died to secure for us has no right to freedom anwhere, but i 3 an infamous usurper that should be hooted off the platform of the world and covored with tbe curses of mankind. We know of nothing more insulting to the memories of the men who bled for liberty of speech than j the conduct of slanderers crowningtheir infamous business with the noble watch- | words of our martyr fathers,"

Moiara Bain Broa. aunounoo soveral important Bales to-day. A good view of tho colipao of iho moon waa oblainod laßt night shortly before nine.

Mr J. S. Buckland will hold a salo of horses at tho Masonio stables at half-past ono to-day, Largo ontrics have been reooived,

Tho gro?s takings for tho Orst six nights of " Bill Adams,” by Stopkonson’s Musical Comedy Oomody, in ono of tho Southern oitios, totallod ovor £llOO, os'ablishirig a rooord.

Mails dospatcliod from Syduoy via Yaucouvor oil Docombor 2Gth arrived in London on February dith, four days late.

Last evoning Mr E. J. Obrisp recoived advioo of tbo arrival of tbo barquontins River Huntor at Sydney, after a twelve dayb’ trip from Whangapo. Nominations for tho Tolago Bay races o’oso on Monday, either with the secretary, Mr W. E. Holder, at Tolago Bay, or Mr J, W. Bain, Gisborne.

At holf-pnst ono this aftarnoon Messrs Miller and Craig will hold a giganCo sale of an Auckland assigned stock. Town and oountry losidentß in search of bargains would do well to make a point of attending the mart. The long-distanos telephone connection between Gisbo.no ond Napier for Sunday communications is being transferred from No. 29 (Masonio Hotel) and plaood on No. 90 (Lineman Stowart’s private residence).

M ; ss G. Elan Gumming,who hasoponed an art studio in tho Union Bank buildings, will give an exhibition of her work this afternoon and also on Monday. She cordially invites all to b» present, and is blbo prepared to interview intending students at tbo same timo.

Mrs Howie, otherwise known as " Princess Te BaDgi Pai,” the Now Zealand oontralto, who purposos giving a oonoert in Gisborno oarly in April, is drawiogorowded houses down South. This lady’s magnifioont voios is said to have yastly improved sinoe her laßt visit to Gisborne,

At St. Andrew’s Church to-to-morrow (Sunday) morning tho subject of sermon will be “Tho Burden which Christ imposes.” In the evoning the subject of lecture will be, “ Beginning Life in Heaven as a pauper.” Strangers cordially invited.

It is now definitely decided that Mr Qoorgo S’opbonson’s Musical Comedy Company will play a three nights season at His Majesty’s Theatre on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, the 2let, 22nd, and 23rd of this month, when they will produce “ Bill Adams," “ The Skirt Dancer,” and “ The Rose of Kiviera.” The boxplan will bo opened on tbo stage of His Msjesiy’d Theatre on Friday morntDg next at 10 o'olock.

At the annual meeting of shareholders in the New Zealand Insurance Company on Wednesday next, tho following report will bo presented: Fire and marino premiums, after debiting returns and reinsurances, amount to £425,990, being an excess upon tho previous year of £5678. The profit on tho year’s transactions, after making full provision for ail ascertained losses to November 30tb, amounts to £67.992. The balance brought forward from 1904, after payment of dividend in February, 1905, is £26,519, mak'mg a total of £94,511. Daduoting tbo interim dividend paid in August last of £15,000, leaves an available balance at profit and loss acoount on November 30th, 1905, of £79,511, from which the direotors recoin* mend tho following appropriations: Reserve fund £25,000, reinsurance fund £IO,OOO, payment of dividends at Ihe rats oi 3s per share £15,000, balaooe carried forward to new account £29,511, -

The long promised testimonial has been tendered to Captain Ssddon this weekend we sympathise with tbo recipient of the inevitable presentation (says the Wairarspa Times). From what we can loam Captain S3ddon is a quiet decent young fellow, whose private life has been exemplary and commendable. We do not believe that bo cares to bo stuck on a pedestal or that a great publio presentation will be other than a trial and a vexation of spirit to him. In days of old there were Christian martyrs who wore burnt at the state and tortured in various ways, The modem form of martyrdom is to give a man a publio testimonial. It requires more courage to submit to an ordeal of this kind than to storm a redoubt. . Let us hope that after the presentation Captain Seddan may bo allowed to pursue the even tenor of his way and cease to be a oynosure to the publio eye,

A fuss is being made over an alleged collapse in the butter trade, says the Wairarapa Daily Times. Those, however, wbo are in a position to express an intelligent opinion say that the whole thing is " a storm in a tea cup.” We have now 11 political butter,” something which is a less desirable blend than oven margarine. When margarine first oame into • tho market, there was an alleged similar oolispse which hurt nobody. Tho present collapse price is a high one, and, if maintained, will keep “ the wolf from the door” of the dairyman. There is really no oooasion to worry over the iniquities of English dealers or to secure State intervention. So long as New Zealand oan get a good price for good butter, it need not worry over what the people who pay foi it do with it at tbo other side of the globe. Buyers of New Zealand butter in Britain have to study tho requirements of the particular class of customers whom they supply, while all that producers in New Zealand have to do is simply to study tbe requirements of those who purebaso their output.

When paymg attention to a youDglady it is not always sufficient to have the approval of the lady and bee mother. In a ca?e which came before the Court yesterday it wa3 shown thut a father sometimes raises objections in a violent way. Frederick Charles Parish (Mr Bright) sued Owen Lynch fur aesault by knocking him down and kicking him in Gladstone Boad, and applied that he bo bound over to keep the peace. The defendant pleaded guilty under great provocation A good deal of evidence was token, from wbioh it appeared that complainant had been keeping company with defendant’s daughter; he went to the bouse on the mother’s invitation, bnt the father strongly objeoted, and gave several warnings, whiob, however, did not cause a ceesation of the visits. His Worship said be was satisdod an unprovoked assault bad been committed,though some excuse might bave been fouDd if it had taken place after complainant had boen ordered to loave. He would not bind dtfendant over to koep the peace, but advised him not lo interfere again in the same way. A fine of JGI and 30s costs was imposed.

Not long ago, an Auckland business man had occasion to prosecute one of his employees for playing fast and loose with the firm’s cash. Though he felt it his duty to set the law in motion, he is also a tender-hearted sort

of fellow, and made it his business to see that the innocent family'of the pilferer did not suffer more than could be helped. Finding that they were in poor circumstances, he gave a couple of sovereigns into the wife’s hand to keep the pot a-boiling. “And do you know,” says the trader, in telling the story, “that my two pounds were nearly being used against my own interests ? That loyal little woman wouldn’t use the money lor her own needs, but walked straight away to a lawyer whom she wished to defend her husband, and offered him the £2 as his retaining fee. As it happens, the lawyer made inquiries as to where she got them, and finding that they came from the employer, and were given for her personal needs, he declined to accept them. He undertook the defence all the same, taking his

chance of getting paid some day. Still, it would have been queer if my money had been used to thwart my own

prosecution, wouldn’t it ? ” To finish off the story,'it should be added that the embezzler is now healthfully em-

ployed in Government uniform at Mount Eden. —Observer,