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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1832, 13 August 1906, Page 2

Tho moeting of the Gisborne branoh of the Farmers’ Union, called foe Saturday afternoon, was adjourned for a week, Tho Government notify that portion of foe road line east of section 6, block 15, Motu S.D., has boon stopped, The Bheldon Drug Company bsvo several important announcements in this i3sce. Mr A, W, J. Munn, chemist, is the local agent, The annual conference of tho New Zealand Farmers’ Union will be opened in Wellington on Tuesday, September 4ib, Walter Graham, oue of Auckland’s oldest reeidenls, died on Friday night, aged 70, Ho served during tho Maori war.

A little opossum that has beeu made the subject of quite a mystery was one of two that had shortly before escaped from a cage.

Peeling reference was made in tho town churches yesterday to the death of the Bev. J. G. Patoreon, tho good work done by deceased during bis many years of ministry being dwelt upon at some length. The services et St. Andrew’s were of a most impressive oharacter. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 2 30.

The great progress of the port of Poverty Bay is"shown in th 3 Now Zealand Year Book just issued. In 1395 the total exports amounted to L 136.539, in 1900 L 450.125, whilst last year they reached L 600.542, The export of wool foe the oc-ionv, measured by quantity, rose from 102,8i7,077ibs in 1890 to 139,912,7371bs in 1905, or at the rato of 36'08 per cent,, and that of frozen meat from 593 891 cwt to 1,8f;1,6843wt, The export of gold in ten years increased 177' ; >3 per cent.

Tbore was some e?,oitomept in shipping circles at Nelson on Saturday. The Union Company’s steamer Mnpourika, coal laden from tho Coast, took the group! at tho Boulder bank just outside the partially completed now cut, owiog (o taking too short a sweep. Her noso was just touch ing. Sho was safely Ooatod oil. Next, ihe Patocna, going out by the old harbui entrance, went aground on a mud flit She was safely got oil with the aid of the Jleponrifcj.’ Both vessels uro undamaged. Tho pilot was not gn board either vessel , when the inbhapa occurred.

A vonng woman named Maggie Cleaver

wa t ou Saturday sentenced to six weeks’ imprisonment for ke- ping a brothel, A young umu named Horace MeKe a-, wh-i WHS Kt-.i.-d t l h .VO K cio-n Coni Cat 1011 With «be so • nd«li>u-> st’-.-r r»* ■- fi * r » w-s ov-rely canto nod. turn n-.t In mg eullju to-i done.) to c -nvios him on » «u nge o' vagrancy

With hi" usual • l\Jr W. !> -g las Lvfiijiif i.i dr.perming with hi- st’.mi plant- all the Okitn fsetory, ami going in fur a suction g-is power plant. This id the latoss devol 'parent in engineering skill, and bids fair to supersede steam power, It is manufactured by the National Company of Great Britain, aad will be installed by Messrs Niven, of Napier, There are nos mauy suction gas power planto running in tno colony, and it s;ys much for she enterprise' of ihe proprietor of tho Ok'tu factory that one is to be so i soon installed in this district. Mr J ame-s, who represents the Mow Zealand agents, will oablo for the plant this mot'nieg. Tho cost is something ovor but it is chimed there will be a saving in fuel of over £2OO a year,

fiiAviNi; With Fi.easciu-, is enjoyed only by thoEQ who possess good razors. Our special razor, tho razor of tho now century, is worth lie weight in gold, and fully represents what it io marked. Every man who shaves owes it to himself to bo felly informed ah;lit the excellence and amcoih-euttiDg quality of our special razor, which we sell in purs cl 9.1?, in superior caecs, or a single ■razor for 0j Cd, w t'a round ends, roady for ‘ha fra'. Our offer: Br-ycne r.t cur chop or ■jy mail, pay 83 Cd for it, try it cnce, then ? you would rathpr have the 8s 01 return the razor, and your mon?y will be refunded •vitkoui a murmur. Would we do more?— Taxnku Bros , Hairdressers and TobsiißOniete, Gladstone Bond, Gisborne.

Tho strainer Zuffimcfia arrived ill Auok|uud ut 1) yo.-.torday morning. Sargoarit Major Burr roturnod South ycstaiduy. “ Tna world will ring with thin iihruriaful mitmgo ” vvrnlin R z i(fi-at»'(iri»kv’-* «hicf , riginu’ r in Humming Ujj the Doggir limit .ion in hi- dony.

bO' g imt Wil urni li'ii nr. yet-nffi-(iii i.feiv r n iv, 1 o'f I. ion '• ii i- d'-»> m-ti •• 0 t, O ,tr, . i; lull. •hu no ni- llimiil '"t> - uini Doirc.'vo Madd in is temporarily in oburgu. Mr Hitt, a cadet at the Gisborne tslcgraph oilier-, left last night for Dunedin, whither bn has boen transferred. Hia rilneo has been takou by Mr G. K. Brown, of Moiuiki. 'lio-rrr, W. Morgan ami G.E. Du tan. s 0 Mvv ill -lib 1-1 111 Ih, Ediiuiiil -n 11 Jiinl, j ui . N ,pi»r hint evening, to atlond to j ;\::iv duties as members. Tho new Board meets to-morrow. To-day a ?. uimittv.i cornerising Mepsrs O F... rn-, Htumri. Kuril, uni Pucri Kuobu viiitt Rti-i’s o imp, imd convoy to him tho

IVkitunu Gounod's resolution : “ That Run ho naked ti quit tho district within a week from date, and if ho fails to do so, the CkucoU inflict u lino of £25." Ia connection with tho Takapau eatate, which on boiog purchased by tho Government was found to bo 400 acres leas than stated by tho land transfer title, Government are suing Mr James Maofarlane, from whom tho property was purchased, for return of the value of tho area found to be short, at £5 3s per acre. The case w l! come before tho Supremo Court next month,

Constable O’Hara has received notice of transfer to Dannovirke, and his plaoo will bo filled by an officer from that district, Constablo Chapman. Constable O’fcfara proved himself a mesi profioient officer, and besides boing an excellent member of the force, ho won tho general esteem of the community. In crioketing circles especially hia loss will bo fait. Tbo no-liconse commission appointed to hold an inquiry into the reoent licensing eleotion in tho Waiapu electorate sat on Saturday afternooD, and after ssveral

hours concluded its deliberations with a complete exoneration of Mr David Whyte. As mentioned on Saturday, the enquiry took place at the request of Mr Whyte, who asked that certain rumors in regard to himself Bhould be investigated. The commission consisted of the Revs F. W. Isitt, Saunders, ChattertOD, and Mr Campbell Thomson.

Tbo fine eleotrio light display made by Mr G. F. Freddey, meohanical and electrical engineer, at his new business premises, Kaiti esplanade, on Saturday evening, attraoted considerable attention, there being a Bteacly stream of visitors during tho evening. For a long distance off the fine arc ligbi outside was to be observed, and] the whole illuminations made the immediate locality as fight sb day. Mr Preddey had gone to great trouble in regard to the display, and he ia to be complimented on the great success aohieved. Tho colored lights shown were much admired, whilst tho whole olootric plant attracted much attention. It is Mr Preddey’s intention to hayeaseoonddisplay on Thursday evening next, and a cordial invitation is extended to tbo public to uttend.

Messrs Miller and Craig report on their Saturday’s produce sale : Buff Orpingtons oi to 3i 9d eaoh, silver Wyandottes 2i 7d to 2s lOd, Indian Gime fis each, Guinea fowls 3s 61 each, turkeys 3s 6d to 6i 3d, table fowls Is 3i to 2. 91. eggs lid and Is, butter Is lb, pumpkins 4s to Gs drz, carrots 3s 3d sack, parsnips la G 1 bag, onions l£d to lijd, spring onions Gi bundle, cabbage plants 6d, cauliflower plants 61, potatoes Id to lid lb and 22s 6d seek, oysters Is lOd bottle, oabbageß 2s 91 sack, dressed fowl 2s 8d eaob, smoked fish 1-: 51 oacb.

John O’G-aiv, a hard-working man wb.i-o w- '.ku-s-s is ovor-indn'K'-nos to alcohol, wns ag-iu befme the S la. on S itu.-d iy For drunk-nnfss he W'-is fined £t and 2j co-t-, or 48 houc-’imprison• mont ; for procuring 1-qunr whilst under prohibition he was fined £lO and 2s costs, or throe mortis’ imprisonment in Napier gaol; fur entering licensed premises a nenaltv of 10a and 2s costs, or 48 hours’ imp risonment, was imposed. His Worship deoiined to allow time in which to pay the fiaos, mentioning that he bad already done his best to get the aeoused to leave drick alone. Even shortly after being dealt with on the previous day the accused had come to Hia Worship’s office in a disgraceful state of intoxication.

The Caledonian Society's plain and fancy dre3s ball to be held nest month gives promise of being the largest function of this sort yet hold in Gisborne. The novelty of a masque ball in Gisborne gives special interest to the function, and many are the funny costumes in course of proparation, wo are informed. The oatering is in the hand 3 of Mr Jas. Erekine, Bnd the music will bo supplied by Miss Moore’s popular orchestra, who are preparing a special programme of dance musio for the occasion. We predict a bumper attendance. It is optional for guests to wear masques, but wo ape requested to state that tho committee would like to see as many as possible masquerade, as it will give great merriment.

Among the many messages of condolenco received by Mrs Paterson was one from tho Rev. J. W. Hayward, Moderator of the Presbytery of Hawke’s Bay: “ Please accept on behalf of the Presbytery of Hawke’s Bay our deepest sympathy with you and your daughter in your great and sudden beroavemont. We greatly deplore the loss of one who rendered suoh eminent services to our church. May our Heavenly Father abundantly comfort you in your hour of sorrow."

The rumor emanating from the Wellington Poei to Ihe effcol that Government had decided to make the valuations annual is contradicted by the N Z Times, whieh states : ‘ The Valuer General states that as far as ho'is aware there is no intention of making an annual laud valuation. If it were so, the deohion had been come to without his knowledge. What was probably meant was that the biennial report to the Land Tax Department would bo made annually for tho futuro. As a matter of faot thero is no fixed period for making new valuations for taxation purposes—tj?ey may not be made again for a long time, or they may'be made within a couple of yoars. As some inquiries have been made at the department on this matter, the Valuer-General wishes it made clear tbat as far as ho is aware the™ has been no proposal before Oabinot to make laud tax valua'ions annually.”

An alarm of lire was vigorously rung out at 0,15 last evening, and people were soon rushing around like bees to discover the whereabouts of the lire, of which there was ho indication many retired believing that a false alarm lugi been raised. liu( there certainly was a fire, the suppression of which was a triumph of presence ol mind by a lady, Sirs J. Sheridan il'lpif lady, whose residence is on Head’s Quay, was getting the children, to bed, when she heard screaming in the hack bedroom. Hushing to the scene she found the ward. robe curtain in llames, the room rapidly filiiug with smoke, and the lire seemingly beyond'control. Promptly getting the .children at a distaiice from danger, Mrt Sheridan set 19 work with buckets'of water, and kept at If with .such persistence that by the time help arrived’ she had the fire practically subdued, though at considerable risk to herself, as can be judged when it is stated that the lady had her hair singed by the fire, A good deal of linen was destroyed, a library of boob’s considerably damaged, and the wall along the corner charred. The only way of accounting'for .this fire is that one of the children must have struck a match in the ! room. There had been no light there that evening, and one of the children had been sent in for a nightgown. Sfr Sheridan had only left that afternoon for the coast. The house is owned by Mr Jiourke, by whom it was purchased from Mr .Joyce, j Mrs Sheridan is deserving of warm congratulation and commendation for tier plucky and successful light against the flames. A remarkable coincident is that a few months ago the same house, when occupied by oilier tenants, caught on fire at about the same time in the evening, »nd on a similar wet and stormy night, and its destruction was practically pro . vented by the presence of mind cf a lady, who, however, had immediate- assistance In that case also, the husband happened j to be away at the time,

Tho Rev. F. W. Isitt left for Wellington last evening A meeting of tho Exhibition Committoo wi'l bo bold at 1 30 this afternoon. Alter the r, C'-nt Good some terrucn-liiie matks w, re iniid i on the shai ower mud banks of t'-e Tmuhi-ru river, and c m -till he set n from ti-e I’o 1 stiui-t- b-ldgr, both- rnu-t Mrik ng'tinti k i arc two ihni, 1 0 .It ike wh, ci ru;-. a may nave been •■'.iihi ii by a log i.: punt, and various Itn uriis i-rn given One ordinarily voracious local identity went eo fa, iih to nsfuria visitor that the marks indicated where t' o o hud been a road bef- re the ff.cd 1

, At tho sslo of one acre , eoiions in U-awa township (Tolago Bay) on S iturday Mr J W. Bright noted S 3 auctioneer. S-etion 2 was Hold to Mr A. F. K-snncdy f, £54 ; -.( ctiun 3. Mr (). Smith, £49 ; 4. M. C. Smith, £42 ; 5, Mr 13. L list. -1, £42 ; 6. Mr H, LfiSse', £42; 7, Mr !I. Lowed, £49, Tho si-union*, the vendor cf which was Mr D. McLeod, have a frontage to Cook street, and are on tho main Coast road, not far from tho bridge. At tho Magistrate’s Couri judgment for tbo amount claimed (£5) and £1 Is 6d costs was givon in the case A. Parnell and Co, (Mr H. Bright) v. Thomas John Goldsmith.

A. large crowd of people gathered in front of Messrs A. Parnell and Ga.’s win- o dow on Saturday night to see what was described bb a " real marsupial ” climbiDg over the twigs ia the window. The little animal viewed the hundreds gazing at him at different times with quiet unconcern, and seemed rather to enjoy tho intoroit his doings oreated.

Advico has been recoivod by tbe local Bgcntp, Messrs Common, Shelton and Co., that a large quantity of cargo has been salvaged from the wreck of the schooner Aotea. Most of tho perishable goods was found to be damaged, and had to be thrown away. A large quantity of timber has been recovered in good order. Mr Gouk, who represents the underwriters and owners, was engaged removing the eogine from the vessel and stcippiog the copper off the hull. Tho cargo salvaged was as follows: 9 oases iron, 18 sheets irou, 4 bundles spouting, 2 buadleß ridg-

iag, 1 paroel flashing, 1 roll zinc, 3 kegs nails, Tulloch, Tolago Biy ; a large quantity of timber not y6t counted, 6 glass doors, 7 doors, 9 packages sashes, 55 bundles mouldings, Evaos, Nield and Co.; 3 sills, 1 bundle sash frames, 23 pieces frames and architraves, 1 sasb, 1 piece head, 1 package spouting, 1 package downpipe, 1 package ridging, 1 package brackets, 1 parcel turnery, 2 M. piece brackets, 1 bale linoleum, 1 parcel blinds, 1 parcel paper, 1 bundle chimney bars, Public Works Department, Waipiro; 12 cases kerosene, 44 loose tins kerosene, no mark ; 5 cases golden syrup, 5 do. treacle, 10 cases whisky, L. D. Nathan; 2 cases and 1 package, Carlisle ; 3 cases tinned meat, 1 case methylated spirits, 1 case of herrings I case jam, 1 case sundries, Richards and Co.; 1 copper, 1 box files, 1 case, 1 range, II cases vinegar, Cox, Gisborne ; 4 cases sundries, 3 cases jam, 1 case matches, 1 case honey, 2 cases cheese, G Williams; 1 case bedsteads, 1 pack-, age, 6 cases kerosene, Common, Shelton ; 1 case, 1 arm-chair, J. H. Gittos ; 1 case, C. E. Olding; 1 case II S nails, 3 boxes do ,no marks; 2 cases fruit Connelly Bros.; 1 case meat, Tokomaru Farmers ; 1 case milk, 1 case mutton birds, 1 box candles, H C.C Coy'.; 1 small case, Dalrymplo; 1 bag staples, 1 keg staples, no marks ; 1 case, 4 cases glass, 1 parcel perforated zinc, 1 case ciminelware, F Hail and Son ; 18 bars iron, 2 bundles do , Thompson ; 1 small coil wire, J W. Wade and Son : 103 sacks coal, order ; 3 casks charcoal; 1 bundle brass piping, no marks ; 1 case of bacon, Sinclair; 1 stretcher, Waipiro station: 12 sacks apparently good Hour, 12 501bs do. do , between 300 and 400 bags flour very much damaged, a large number of sugar bags but very little sugar.