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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1810, 17 July 1906, Page 2

A boat is advertised for sale by Mr G, Smith.

Messrs Williams and Kettlo have a number of important entries for their sale on Thursday next. The monthly mooting of tho Hospital Trustees wiil bo held at two o’clook this afternoon.

A notice in regard to the dressmaking classes at the Technical Sohool appears in this issue. The class for town girls commences this evening. The annual meeting of the Holy Trinity CJhuroh will be held on the 24th inst. In addition to the oleotion of oflioers two pynodsmen will also bo appointed. Nows is to band that an enquiry has been hold into the administration and management of the funds of the Northern Woiroa Hospital, before the appointed Commissioners, Messrs R. W. Dyer, 8.M., G. Rcss, and T. Webb. The official fiod« ing was ndveroo to the Horpitsl Truslers, tho Commissioners expressing their opinion against tho hospital administration, whioh permitted irregularities to bo carried on. Dr. Collins, who 13 at presont in practice in Giaborne, was the late medical officer, and resigned his position owing to tho unsatisfactory state of hospital affairs, applying at tbo same time to tbo Government for the enquiry which has just taken place.

Mr John McKail Geddes, tho woil known Auckland merchant, bad a narrow escepo from a serious if nos fata! accident at Newmarket. Ho had travelled from town to Newmarket on a combination car, and stood on the front footboard intending to alight, as the oar renohod its destination. Just as he stepped off, tbo oar ran into a siding. The swerve as the whaels encountered the points threw Mr Geddes right in front of tho car, and ho made a quick attempt to roll away. However, he could not do so, she .car being instantly upon him, Motcrmsn Woolley had applied the emergency brake when Mr Geddes lost his hold, and this, combined with an effective lifoguard, Bnved him from serious injury. Mr Goddea was pushed a sbo:t distance by tbo lifeguard, and became thoroughly enveloped in mud, which is plentiful at tho spot, but bo was ablG to rice unaided to bis fret when tbe car stepped. He susiaiupd a few bruises, but recovered Bufficieatly to bo at buoinoss ii 3 usual,

Owing to tho Hooded slato of tho rivers no mad will bi> sent out this morning to Wairon via Morore, and no mail will arrive.

A popular concert will he hold in aid of the Gisboruo City Band at an early date, Mias Madeline Knight, of Auckland, will assist.

Captain Edwin became sarooHtio yostor* day. Aitor for months promising rain that did not come, ho wired at 9 am. yesterday amongst other things, “ Uain probable.'’ It had at that timo boon raining its hardest for more than twenty-four hours.

Sovoral old Liverpool iramoars have just been purchased by a hospital for consucaptivou. It is proposed to plaoo tbo oars in tho grounds of tho institution and uao thorn ns bodrooms for thu consumptive patients. The broken bone of the leg of a hon, which had been cooked and oaten, was produoed in tho Norwich Police Court by tho fowl’s owner, who charged a neighbor with brouking tbo log with a walkingstick.

A smart smaok named tho Aoraois, was brought into tho river on Saturday afternoon, after a rough voyaqo from Anoltland, oslling at way ports. The boat is owned by Mossro Colder and McGregor, formerly quartermasters of tbo U.B.S. Manuko, and was built by Messrs Clare and Collins, of Auckland.

Io tho main, no doubt, Sir Joseph Ward’s policy will bo tho same as the late Mr Soddon’s. It will aim at maintaining the union of the Libera! and Labor dements of the party and ebr.ping legislation with that view. But tho personal force of tho late Proraier will be wanting, and it is not unlikely that tho dominant party in the Houso will beontno a compelling force rather than, as it has been, a foico used to oarry out the Ministerial polioy.—Hawora Star.

Tho loto Premier will be soroly missed ip the House, and Parliament will seem to bn a poorer sort, of plaou for many a day in oonoequonco of his removal ; but it wou'd be affectation to dony that the impoverishment may be associated with some gains of a minor hut not inconsiderable order. Wo think it quite likely, for example, that the conduct of Parliamentary business under Sir Joseph Ward will bo marked by an increase of rapidity, and oven hy a decrease of friction, and that it will ho found possible to get tbo annual work done in throe months, as tho present Premier suggests,—Dunedin Star. The residents of l’uparoa entertained Mr and Mrs Ha.ycs and family at a farewell social ovoning in the Hall, on the cvc of their departure from the district, and presented them with a handsome marble clock, suitably inscribed. In making the presentation Mr Poole wished them God speed, and every success in their future career. Suitable presentations were made to the Misses Hayes as a slight token of the esteem in which the young ladies were held. Mr Hayes in a neat speech thanked the residents for their expressions of good will, and their thoughtful presents. Three hearty cheers were given, and the singing of “ Auld Lang Syne ” brought the evening to a close. Prompted by the resent visit of the Vine Branch, a novel cargo steamer of the turret class which put into Auckland on Saturday week for supplies, the current issue of “ Tho Farmers’ Weekly ” contains a special article on the grain carrying trade. The particulars given arc of a very interesting character, and accompanied as the article is by a series of illustrations depicting the peculiar structural formation of the steamer, these being taken by “ The Fanners’ Weekly ” photo-

grapher, a much clearer idea is obtained of the character of the trade referred to. Another page of illustrations deals with the land ballot at Opotiki, and amongst a large variety of matters dealt with editorially are the questions of Rural Education and the Reform of the Legislative Council, which it is contended should be made elective on the people’s franchise. The N.Z. Herald’s London correspondent writes under date June 9th-The death of a celebrity whioh was reported this week proves happily to be, as Mark Twain put it, "exaggerated.” Tho Rev. Sabinge Baring-Gould, tho popular Wessex novelist, has had the rare privilege of reading his own obituary notices, whioh, so far as I have seen, have all been remarkably complimentary. He received yesterday a sporting offer from one English journal to write, for tho remuneration of £lO sterling, a special article describing his sensations on reading the reoord of his own death. Mr BaringGould declined this offer, but did oonsent to contribute to one London paper a few remarks on the subject. Unfortunately, they are by no means in hie happiest vein, but are distinoily commonplace end uninteresting in tone. So Ido not think it worth while to quote them. It turned out that the actual corpse was that of a cousiu who boro the same name ns the novelist. It used to ba said of the Rev. S. Baring Gould, in hie oollege days, long before ho himself or anyono else dreamt of h's future suocess as a novelist, that he was “ the young man who did the marvellous for the Ohuiohman’a Companion, a long-defunct periodical whioh used to publish monthly descriptions of wondarful miraoles or horrfblo martyrdoms, ell of post-Apostoiio days, and highly imaginative in character, to whioh were appended the initials •’ 8.8. G.” Tho writer evidently regarded the supply of legitimate miracles as unduly limited, and therefore deemed it a pious duty on his part to furnish a supplementary supply which, if not authentic, were at least highly impressive—especially to ohildron !