The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GIBBORNE, JULY 21, 1906 WISE PRECAUTIONS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1815, 23 July 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GIBBORNE, JULY 21, 1906 WISE PRECAUTIONS.

Tins London Times of July 9th, in an article in reference to recent fires on steamers, states that there could hardly be a more strongly marked contrast than in the results of the lires in the White Star liner Gothic and the New Zealand Shipping Company’s steamer Waimato. Both vessels were from New Zealand for Home, and their cargoes were of a similar nature. In both cases fires broke out in the jrool cargoes, but here the similarity ends. The Gothic, after burning for several days, ,had to he beached at Plymouth with ouormoua

loss to lior valunb'.o cargo, tho losh on which may p’ssibly cxcood ,£200,000. Tlio Wairnnto, in this respeet unlike the Gothic, was equipped with tho Clayton sulphur di oxide (ire extinguishing machine, and was by its uso ablo to Iccop tho firo undor for about ton days W lion slio roached Plymouth tho temperature in tho holds woro normal, and aftor taking on board (jew t of sulphur for tho machine, sho was ablo to loavo in tho afternoon for

London. It is hardly possiblo, concludes tho Times, to imngino a hotter losson in tho advantages arising out of tho equipment of a vossol with a sciontilic firo extinguishing systom. Tho saving of money alono may in this case bo reckoned in hundreds of thousands of pounds. Those comments offer justification for tho action I of tho insurance companies in proposing to givo preference in tho matter of premiums to vossels properly equipped with tire extinguishing appliances. A proposal of this kind is of great

intorest to passengers and shippers as woll as to insurance companies.

It h proposed, with tho consont of the subscribers, to hand tho Timms’ oollooliona for tho roliof fund ovor to the oentral authority. Tho amount includoß donations from Mr Mundor ond others, whioh will be aoknowlodgod in tho complete list.

The scow May, from Auoklond to Tokoma'U, with a oargo of timber, has been reported as sheltering at Meroury Island. I3y tho Mokoia yesterday the racehorse Mahutonga was shipped to Sydney to fulfil Australian engagements. Tho Giaborno To Karaka train service will be resumed this morniog, tbo repairs to tho line having been completed sufficiently toonablo tho train to got throogh.

Tho Matawhero sohool will not be roopened until tho 30th instant on account of tho silt left by tho late Hood, Mr P. H. Graham, arobiicct, eon of Mr Andrew Graham, of Gisborne, who has been residing in Wellington for the past five yearß, is about to oommonoe buaincss here, and has taken temporary offiees in Townley’s Buildings, Atten'ioo is oalled to the several blocks end sections of suburban lands advertised by Mr T. J. Dickson. Tenders dose i t noon on Wednesday next, the 25th icst. Too opportunity is one that should be taken advantage of by investors. In another column tickol-holdors for the Rrchabito ontertainment are asked to note a change of date, the commitleo haviDg decided to alter the date to avoid olaßbiog with tbe appeals od behalf of the rel ef funds for the Nioolas family and tbe sufferers by tho fliod.

A meeting of the Fiood Relief Committee will be held this morning at 11 o’clock, to receive reports from subO'.mmittees ai to wbat relief is required. The Tyser liner lodralama did not loave Wellington until 7 o'clock on Friday morning fir Napier. She preoetds henoo to Gisborne and Auckland, tbo latter being her final port in the oolony. Messrs Millar and Craig report the following prioes at Saturday’s sale : -Hens 2< 2d, roosters 2s 2d to 2i 7d, duoks Is 9d, butter Is 3d, eggs Is 5d to Is 7d, ctbbages 4s to 5s 6d dcz., leeks 2d burd'e, oelery 81 bundle, onions l£d to l£d lb, oranges 4s oaee, bananas £s to 6s case, marrows 4s doz., artiobokes Id lb, pumpkins 3s 6d s-.ck, herb plants 3d bundle, onion plants 21 bundle, cauliflower plants 53, passion fiuit plants 3d bundle. On Saturday at Messrs Bain Bros.’ produce sale tbe following prioes wore realised : Fowls Is 4d to Is 83 eaob, butter

Is 5d per lb, pastry butter 91' per lb, eggs 2s to 2s Id, onions 1j 1 per lb, oitron melons 6d oaob, pumpkins 4d to 61 eaob, cabbages 6d to 7d each, loeks 6d per bundlp, celery 4d bundle, walnuts Is 31 small bag.

It is hardly nccossary to again remind our readers of tho benefit concert to bo given in His Majesty’s Theatre this evening in aid of tho Nicolas fund. Miss Madoiino Knight arrivod from Auckland last ovening, and we are euro will receive a most enthusiastic reception from her many Gisborne frionds. With the excellent programme to be submitted, thore should be a crowded house.

There was a good attendance at His

Majesty’s Theatre last evening, whea the Rov Loio F. Prior dobvorod au interesting addross ontitlcd 11 The Mossago of Spiritualism to tbo Heart-hungry of the World,” questions being answered at the conclusion of the koture.

The servioes at the Holy Trinity Church yastorday had particular refeionoe to the M'iori mission. There was a large attendance both morning and evening, the preaohers being tho R9v Dawson Thomas »ni Rov P. W. Chaitertou. The latter occupied the pulpit in the evening, and gave a history of the Maori mission since the arrival in the oolooy of tho first missionaries. Tbe offertories throughout the dav were directed to the oause.

The stoamor Katoro made another searoh on Saturday evening to try and clear up the rocket mystery, but there was pothing to be seer. Nothing that wou'd dear up the mystery was sighted from the Moura, whiob, however, kept well out to sea.

The steamer Kotare, wbioh left Auckland on Wednesday morning, is making a long passage. From enquiries made we learn that sbo has pot been s'ghted at the East Gape, so that she may be sheltering on the other side.

The prominence given to the Gisborne flood by outside papers caused | many anxious messages of enquiries to be sent regarding friends well out of reach of any flood. A lad from Oastlecliff is now lying seriously ill in the Wanganui Hospital, the cause of the illness having been pronounced by two doctors to be due to excessive indulgence in the use of cigarettes.

A Maori who got a £SO note in

| mistake for a £1 note from H. Williams and Son’s Hastings branch, said that in getting the money through an em«< ployoe’s mistake he was not stealing if, but having good luck, but he was committed for trial at the Supreme Court. He had had a merry time on some of the proceeds, but the larger portion was recovered. His name is Hata Hakawai. j

An cxcitiDg exprrimco in Oook Strait is reported by the Marlborough Proas, 0 i F.i -ay afternoon a boat belonging to To Avail 1 , minnod by Jackson B os, was lc da fast to a hump-backed wbal?, estimated lo weigh betwa. n fivo aud six tone, «t a distanej of about one and a half miles from the fhore. In the struggle which eosuod, tho whale rollod on to tbo boat and smashed tho fivo plsnk gunwale to p oce?. In tho confusion Mr Tom Jack son was kcreked overboard, end remained

tbo v.'ht.r until picked up by tho cc mpacyirg whaleboat, manned by tho desers Norton, which ivm fortunately only a few ohaius distant when the mishap occurred, O.’er ono hundred fathem' of line wero lot go beforo the wbalo war checked, nut, with tho exception of about twelve fathoms, it wrs all taken in bofore tho refractory monster waa releasod. Tho members of tbo crew escaped without injury. Tho Wellington Post states : The chase after the Maori outlaw Matenga in tho wilds of Povorty Bay ia evidently acrotn panied by considerable hardships Writing to a member of the Post staff, an exWelliDgtonian at ono lime well known in the athlctio world of this city gives inlerrstiog particulars of the expedition. After describing experiences during tho snowstorm, tho writer proceeds: 11 It ia a funny feeling to come on a camp in tbo middle of the bush and walk up to it expecting every minuto to get a shot fired at you. Ho has threatened to shoot anybody who tries to catch him. We have lived on pork and biscuits for seventeen days now, and it is getting a bit stale.” It may be added that Detective Brcberg, of Wellington, who wa3 successful after a very long chase in arresting Ellis, tho murderer of Ooilinson at Martinborougb, has been despatched to Poyorty Bay to assist in the ohaso,

Sergeant 1 Sluclc, of Auckland, is being transferred to the Invercargill police force.

The Auckland Herald elates that considerable feeling has been aroused among the shipping community at the fact that H.M.s. Pioneer and Encounter did not proceed to Mercury Island immediately the news was received of distress signals having been seen in tha vicinity. It. is stated that blue lights were seen burning out at sea from AVhitianga.

The Public Trustee seeks information oncoming the widow of Carl Anton Wiig, lie of Ashley Clinton, Hawke’s liny. The ,'idow was reported to have been last ieard of in the (lisborne district. There s a considerable sum ol money payable to icr on application at the Trustee’s office.

A contractor out Rakauroa way has boon out off for a week with hia toama, which ha iH Hading a difficulty to supply with foddor.

Mr W. D. 8. Macdonald remains in town until the County Uonnoil moeting on Wednesday, wbon tho Hon. J. Carroll is to moot tho Counoil.

Tho blocking of the Wost Coast ports by tho reoent storms and freshos was apparently ono of tbo most serious cpisodrs of tho kind recorded. For ten days no vobbol was able to enter or leave Greymouth. The steamers lying at the wharf I ad. it is stated, to keep steam up,-and sometimes to work their engines to maintain their positions.

A well-known Socialist leader and speaker made a frank confession at a meeting at Christchurch : “ I’m between tho devil and tho deep blue sea; the Christians won’t have mo and the Socialists think I’m a Christian," he declared. Ho failed to enlighten tho laughing audi* enoo as to which body represented the deep blue sea, although tho chairman was anxious for information.

It is understood that arrangements were completed by Sir J G. Ward while he was in London for the proposed tramway servioo for Invercargill and suburbs. It is said that a company with a capital of JE25.000, with power to inorease to any extent has been registered.

Several speakers at a Christchnroh meeting denounced the practice of boasting of a oountry where poverty did not exist. “As a result of these statements," said ono who waß evidently not a colonial, “ men are induced to emigrate here thinking they are coming to on El Dorado, a place where they can pick up gold. Bat it’s not so," he added, with the sadness that oomes of experienoe.

The Auckland Star’s corresoondent telegraphed last Tuesday Waihi has just experienced about four weeks’ rain, in’erspersed with strong gales. These have now somewhat abated, giviDg way to a continual downpour of rain. During one heavy gale a large pane of g*ass in the front of the Academy of Musio wa3 broken. The entire pane was blown into the street, and a namber of children had a narrow epoape.” Referring to the losses east ined in the Hood Mr Carroll last evening informed a Timex representative that he thought it had been somewhat over estimated, that was judging from what had appeared in the outside papers. In the old dayp, he said, tho settlers did not look for relief funds, but smiled and made the best of their lossep, looking upon the Hood as likely to prove of great benefit. Tbs frequent ooourrenoe of Hoods on the Hats was wbat had made them, and in tho past gained the reputation for the great crops of grass seed whioh they annually yielded. The laud had recently been in a hungry state, and tho Hood of last week would prove a blessing in disguise to settlors. Mr Carroll heartily sympathised with all those settlors who bad suffered, and hoped to see them soon get over their loases.

The Hon. James Carroll, accompanied by his private secretary, Mr W. A. Gordon, arrived from Wellington yesterday morning by tbo Mokoia. Mr Carroll is in excellent health, and will remain in Gis" borno until tho ond of the week. In conversation with a Times representative last evening the member for the district stated that the session just closed was a vory quiet one, and there was nothing of moment likeiy to occur pondiDg the arrival of Sir Joseph Ward. Tho reports from the various departments were in course of preparation, and would be ready for presentation to Parliament at the opening of tho House on August 2lst. The County Oounoil is likely to have considerable trouble regardiog the Karaka siding. As tho road is swept away it will be necessary to out back towards the railway tunnel, and as that oannot be approached too closely there will be a problem to solve. The report on the cutting shows that four chains to the railway has gone, and there are three chains to the railway oulvert whioh is likely to wash away. The distance from the oentrs line of tho tunnel to the inside edge of the deviated road is 1£ ohains ; the height from the low water level to tho level of the road is about 30ft; the papa rock when visible, is running at ito 1. There is no papa in sight above the lower edge of the slip, but there may be at low water. The new board sohool at Tepapakuku, Dannevirke, opened on Monday, July 16tb, with a roll number of 76, Mr Quigley being headmaster, and Mies Waters, of Milton, Otago, as mistress.

The H.B. Herald correspondent states : —The Evening Post publishes qn article complaining that Mr Seddon’s papsrs have not berp handed over to Mr Hall-Jones. Special reference is made to the papers regarding the mail service and the reciprocal treaty arranged by Mr Seddon between the Commonwealth and New Zsalatd The infererce is that Mrs Seddon has not handed over State documents that were in the possession of the late Premier. I learn, however, on excellent au’hority tbat the papers have bcon for some time in the pos‘C3sion of the Premier. Tboy oannot, however, be mado publio until Parliament meets, as certain resolutions regarding the Customs ! duties affoeted must be passed by Parliament. With regard to the mail service, I believe the fact of tbs matter is that nothing whatever has been arranged as to a call at New Zealand. Mr Hall-Jones is fully alive to the importance of the matter, but so far as I oan gather nothing has been determined.

What, it is hoped, is an unique case, and also one without a parallel, was mentioned at a recent meeting of the Masterton School I Committee. A boy who is nearly ten years of ago and is only in Standard 11, lias to rise at live o’clock every morning, meeting a milkeart at 5,45 a m , and delivering milk till close on 9 o'clock—the hour at which school opens. Ho has nothing to cat from the previous night till school is dismissed at 12.30 o’clock, His earnings for those early morning services represent tho munificent sum of 2s (hi a week. The Committee decided to write to

the boy’s father and also to his employer, pointing out that unless the boy is more humanely treated some decisive action will he taken by the Committee.

Ilotclkeoping is evidently a precarious

mode of living in these days of activity on the part of no-liccnsc reformers. At i meeting of creditors in the estate of Alex andcr Owen hold at Dunedin tho otlioi day, the debtor, in his written statement, said lie had carried on business as a hotel-

keeper in Dunedin for many years. His lir.st serious financial reverse was the loss of the Ship Hotel ill Princes street in 1891, when the license was taken away on the carrying of reduction in Dunedin. He came out of the house with practically nothing. From then on lie fared better, and at last when he took the Club Hotel in MacLaggan street lie was able to

put 700 of his own money into the business. The license of that house was taken away in June, 1900, and he was again thrown out of business without a penny, and owing sonic hundreds of pounds. In July of 190 She went into

| the Farmers' Arms Hotel, Princes street South, putting down only a small deposit of the rest of the purchase money remaining on mortgage. He got along all right until tho electrio cars started running, and tbat took business past him, and his takings seriously decreased. His books would show tbat bis takings and outgoings were about equal, and in tho position in which be found himself it was useless for him to struggle further, He accordingly agreed with the mortgagees that the property should bo sold to the beßt advantage,