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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1823, 1 August 1906, Page 2

Tho Hcnomu arrived at San Francisco on July iJOih. The Goelong leavos Milbourno for Adihi!do, Allniny, Duiban, and Capetown on August lit h,

Tho /. all an din left Auckland at s‘lo hut ovoning, and is duo horo curly this afternoon.

For tho paßt month tho vital statistics for Gisborno woro : Births 34, deaths 5, marriages 11. An olderly man namod Jjino3 Holmes was sentenced at tho Police Court yostorday (o a toim of 48 hours’ imprisonment on a chargo of indcoenoy. Tho annual mooting of Abtroorn Masonic Lodge has boon postponed to tho 14 th ir st.

Tho first prize in tho art union in oonncoiion with tho Poultry Show was won by Mrs Armour, tho second by K. Docent, and tho third and fourth by tho tiokotholders of Nos 82 and ‘2BB. Tho business of tho Cbaritablo Aid Boald last ovoning was of a forrnul nature, tho membors presont being tho Mayor (Mr J. Townloy), Cra Harding, Bright, and Whinruy,

A roturn mnt-oh will bo playod at tho Victoria Domain on Saturday noxt between tho To Auto old boys and tho Povorty Bay toam. Another splendid contost should onßuo, and oach side should show hotter combination.

A publio mooting of tho members of tbo Tologo Bay branch of tho Farmers’ Union and ratepayers of tho Tolago Bay riding will bo hold in the Wigan school on August 4tb, at 2 p.tn. At tho meeting of the Borough Council last evening an application was received

asking that the railway poser ve at What-au-poko should be sold. After some discussion it was decided that the Council could not see its way to sell the reserve, preferring its right to retain the road. Tbero is ovidouily no foot of burglars in Gisborno, At tbo mooting of tho Borough Council Inst evoning tho night watchman roported tbo premises of n local tradesman, a sample room, an hotel, and two

dentists’ premises to havo been fouud opened. Tho sample room mentioned was twioo discovered to bo epon inside of a fortnight. Tho following players will represent Ta

Auto in the football malch against Povorty Bay on Saturday next: W. Ivingi, AV BroughtOD, T. Halbert, R. Halbert, Erokuna, Pnraone, Wi Friday, W. Ford, T Swann, Heke, Mutu, Pmo, Poni, Patihuna. Riwai, Hira; emergm-ias, Moc-ke, Pare* kuro, and Matanuku. It has been decided to admit ladies free.

At the spiritualist mooting last night, tho Chairman (Mr Maekrell), in referring to lecturers lhat had como to Gisborne, mentioned tho magneiio healing that hud been done by Mr Bushby. In one case, ho said, a hospital patient, who was pronouncid incurablo by tho doctors, and beyond aid from them bad boon taken in hand by Mr Bushby, and was soon able to walk about, aud now ho was able to work at busbfelling and like occupations. In anticipation of a largo attendance et their social on Thursday, tho Gisborne R.ilos aro erectiog a large marquee along-

side Whiuray’s ball, and which will be connected with a covered way, aod artificially boated, aud arrangements will also bo made for Iho non-dancers. During tho uonrse of the evening tho shooting prlz-s and service badges won during tbo past soar will bo presented t) the winners. Given a fioo night there is every prospeot of a very enjoyable evoning being spent. Following is tbo return of Customs

duties collected at Gisborne daring the past month Spirits L 1551 la 3J, cigarettes £l4O, tobacco £516 12?, wines L 137 10s -11, beer L 122, tea 15q cocoa L 6 5?, sugar LlO9 13s 43, goods by weight {general) L9S 11s -id, (preferential) LlB 13a Bd, goods ad valorem (general) L 617 153 Gd, (preferential) L 5 103 3d, othor duties (general) L 8 17s 4d, total L 3356 6?. Beer excise duty L 33 Os. The amount collected in July last year was L 2249 11s lid, and in 1904 L 1760 8s 10J. Tho Carterton News in a fecstious vein:—“Tho slump in tho editorial columns cf Now Zealand journals since the death of Mr Scddon is very noticeable. Now that he is gone, tho bottom has fallen clean out of tho loading column. Writers who used to hug themselves with delight st their scathing oritioisms of Riobard S;ddon, now oonsole themselves with dreary articles about earthquakes, Antarctic exploration, women’s peculiarities, the Bbakespearo»Bacon theory, was John Brown a patriot? and other equally worldworn questions,” The fault of this system of immigration so suddenly and unwarrantably sprung upon the country is that not five out of every hundred of tho now arrivals are kk:iy to become employers of labors.

Wbat wo wero most in need of was not so much workers as pot pie who would find woik for others to do. Instead of that, however, tho country has been suddenly filled with nun who have landed with scaroely a shilling in ihoir pockets, and who are already keenly competing with thoso already in employment for thoir situation?. Howevor, this is only what might be expected. For years past, the popular ory hr-s been l; Down with the employers.” If this immigration of labor that has sot in upon us is continued for several months longer, the prayer of New Zealand, uttered humbly on bended kaee?, will be “ Heaven send us empli vore.”— Observer.

The Native Appellate Court, consist iug; of Chief Judge (H, G. Seth-Smith) and Jttdgo Jones, with Rawiri ICaraha as Native Assessor, has just concluded its sitting at Wanganui. There wore

thirteen cases on the list. One of these was dismissed, aud various orders wore made in the other twelvo. Besides a very important partition case (tho Owhaoko Block.), in which the parties arc to start do novo, thoie woro two im portant Maori will cases in which the Court below had refused probate. The cases were argued out very keenly by a strong bar. legal authorities from the House of Lords and other tribuuais being extensively quoted. Among other poiuts raised was that in one case the testator was a follower of Te Whiti, whose teachings included the return to tho Natives of all their land. Tho Court held that this delusion was not suilieient to prevent his rnakiug a will. There woro allegations of undue inUuouc?, as there were also in the second case, but tho Court held that in neither case did the circumstances amount to “ undue influence ” as defined by the law on the subject.