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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1850, 3 September 1906, Page 2

At 11 o’oloek to-morrow Massrs Miller and Craig will soil by auotion a seoond consignment of flowering plants, palms, shrubs, roses, fruit trees, eto , from Messrs Johnston and Sons’ well-kaown Bella Vista nursery, Auckland. The Hawke’s Bay Herald states that the Kev. William Grant, of Leeston, Canterbury, unanimously oalled to succeed the late Rev. J. G. Paterson, of StAndrew’s Church, Gisborne, is an old Hawke’s Bay boy. His parents reside at Ormondville, and the Hon. W. C. Smith, of Waipukurau, is a brother-in.-law. Mrs Gaudin, sen., mother of Mr W. J. P. Gaudin, of Gisborne, whose condition of health bad been oritioal for some time past, died peacefully yesterday morning The deceased lady was muoh esteemed by a wide cirole of friends, eßpeoially in Waikato, Auckland and Gisborne, and deep sympathy will be felt for the bereaved ones. The deceased lady loayes a sorrowing husband and three sons and two daughters (all married). Mr W. J. P. Gaudin left for Auckland yesterday morning.

A continuation of the sale of Itish linens takes place at the Theatre Royal at 2 o’clock to-day, when Messrs Miller and Craig will dispose of the remainder of Mr P. A. Kelly’s large shipment. There should be a large attendance of buyers on the look-out for bargains.

Suicidal ideas arc unfortunately becoming prevalent among the Maoris. Information has been reoeived from Waipiro that a Maori woman, after being restrained from injuring herself with a razor, made a desperate attempt to oommit suioide by rushing into the sea, She was reeoued

aud taken into custody. Mr John Hart, Marlborough, olaims to have discovered a method of freeing houses from the wood borer at a cost of a penny, and without the necessity of the occupants leaving tho room. The new dredge whioh the T.Tnaru Harbor Board have just had built, and which is now on her way out from Home, is to cost £28,514. Tho original contract price was £26,600, but 11 extras ’’ cost £7BO, j and spare gear £1134. Mr George Stephenson has rejoined tbo firm of Wright, Stephenson and Co., Limited, and arrived in Gore on Tuesday to take up a position on the staff. George Hirst (whoso record is mentioned in to-day’s cables) was the first cricketer to take a hundred wickets and score a

thousand runs in England this season. Moreover, ho took his hundredth wicket before anyone else had done so, although Haig had brought his total to 99. The local paper states that at one hotel in Hastings them were staying at the same time twelve persons named McGregor, and a thirteenth, a commercial traveller, was duo to arrive.

Can they seriously imagine (asks the Christchurch Press, discussing the land policy) that any leaseholder having a really good property would throw away his bird in the hand for the sake of their very illusive specimen in the bush The idea is preposterous. We can very well believe that some poor half-starved settler, on inferior land, finding it impossible to get a living at the rent he is paying, may perhaps throw up his lease, knowing that ins position cannot be made worse, and hoping that perhaps in the absence of competition, he may get the freehold on nominal terms. But outside of this unfortunate class, who in his sober senses would take advantage of such a scheme ?

Me G. Elliot, of Dalgoty and Go , who hua been on u visit to tho Paoific Islands, rotnrned to Napier by tbo Moana on Saturday. Mrs Elliot arrived thoro from Giaborno on Thursday. Tho stoamor Squall oamo up to tho Giaborno wharf yesterday, and begins this morning disohargmg over ‘2OO tons of oargo.

Koon interest was taken in Gisborne in tho Auoklund-Woliiogton football matoh on Saturday, in whioh Auckland was victorious.

Of nino Obineso who arrivod at Wellington from Sydnoy by tbo Waikaro, seven had not proviously boon in tho colony. Among tho now arrivals are two womon.

Mr Alfrod Bayly’s Toko road property, consisting of about 2000 aoros, nino miles from Stratford, has beon acquired by tho Govornmout. Surveyors ate now outtiDg up tho property for amalt dairy farms. It is understood that the price paid was £ll per aore.

A man was arrested yostorday on several ohargos of tboft of money obtained in payment of tradesmen’s acoounts. Accused will bo brought boforo tho Court this morning.

A Johannesburg correspondent (July 5) There havo noon but few killed in tho oampaign against tho rebels in Natal. The few, however, includo a New Zealander, Frank H. Glover, who oamo from Gisborne. Ho died from wounds on the 13 h inst. Glover, who was a most popular young fellow of 27 years of ago, obtained a D.O.M, in tho Boer war.

“ Tho stoat changes its hue with the seasons in order to resemble its surroundings,” said Mr Waite at Oflristohuroh. In summer it is of a brown huo, like tbo ground around. In winter it is white, to resemble the snow around. It ohanges its name with its color. Wbon brown it is called vermin ; when white it is called ermine, and is used to decorate ladies and oivio functionaries.” (Laughter.)

An loglowood (Taranaki) settler rex marked the ether day that he had once been engaged on a rcad makmg oontraot where there were 174 angles in one mile and a half. At the reported rate of pay in those days, Is 6d an angle, the surveyor must have had a fair oheque.

A wedding was solemnised at StSepulohre’s Church oo Monday last, the oontraoting parties being Mr Thos. Todd, of Waimata Valley, Gisborne, and Miss Jessie Cooke, oldest daughter of Mr Henry Cooke, Grafton road, Auckland. The oeremony was performed by the Rev. G. A. Carver. The bride was attended by her sisters, Misses Ada and Ella Cook. Messrs A, G. and O. Cooke acted as groomsmeD. Mr and Mrs Todd left by s.s. Victoria, for Sydney and Melbourne, on their wedding trip.—N.Z, Herald.

11 I think,” said Mr T. E, Taylor, at Cbristohutcb, “ that the Exhibition will resolve itself into a big entertainment for the people of Christchurch in particular, and the people of New Zealand in a general way, and after it is all over some of us will be poorer, some of us the wiser, and most of us very tired. The Exhibition was oonosived in haste, and I feel oertain that it is not going to confer very solid advantages on the manufacturing com. munity, who are being dragged into a great expense that they do not particularly desire to incur. We are in for it now, and I suppose we shall enjoy ourselves. There may be some kind of advantage to the colony, and I hope there will be." “ We could not hold a conference, your Honor.” replied an employer to Mr Justice Chapman at Christchurch. “ The workers’ representative called one of our members a scoundrel and a . How could we hold a conference?” “ Sit down,” replied the Judge, and don't pursue the matter-further; it will only lead to an angry controversy,” “ I never used those words your Honor,” interjected the accused party; “it is an attempt at blackmail .” - “ I won’t have

that word used in this Court,” interrupted the Judge, angrily, “ it is a very improper word to use. You have no business to use it, and by doing so you lend colour to the allegations of the other side. You are not a fit and proper person to represent a Union in a conference.”

Telegraph communication was inter* rupted at Qisborne on Saturday morning, and not restored until about five last evening. Naturally a good deal of inconvenienca was caused, but it was much minim'sed by the kindliness and thoughtfulness of the post and telegraph officials. For instaooe no telegram could be obtained as to the hour the Moana left Napier for Gisborne, and there seemed Dotbing for it but a dreary all night wait for a large number of people. However, a few mia.utes’ communication was obtained through the medium of the private telephone at Opoutama, and it was ascertained that the steamar had not left until after 7. Mr Fraser, the U.S.S. Oo.’s manager, was thus enabled to fix the outward launch for yesterday morning, and passengers and friends had their minds set at rest, A further act of thoughtfulness was in gettiog copies of wires transmitted between Napier and Gisborne by post, telegrams that had accumulated at Napier until Saturday evening thus being to hand yesterday morning, when the inward mail also was sorted.

Yesterday morning a horse attached to Mr F. Martin’s milk cart took fright. Arthur Martin pluckily held on, but the horse turned sharply into Stafford street, one wheel missing the culvert. The youth was violently ejsoted from the cart and the milk cans dislodged into the street. Mr Ardern ran out and caught the horse just as it appeared likely to dash into a fenoa. At first it was feared that the lad had been badly injured, having fallen on his head, whioh bled freely, but he soon rallied, and in the afternoon seemed pretty well, though of course considerably braised.

The statement recently appeared in print that Mr Stead, the well-known racing man, had invited the Bev. L, M. Isitt to debate the question of the totalisator in the stewards’ room at R'coarton at the Spring Meeting of the Canterbury Jookey Club. Mr Siead now declares that bo has been entirely misunderstood, The suggestion he made was simply as a parallel to show how unreasonable was Mr Isiti's invitation to himself to debate the matter from a j public platform. He says he does not seek public notoriety of that sort, and he would have no chance, of course, io suoh a debate with a practised orator and before an audienoe whose sympathies would be with their friend. He asked how would Mr Isitt like to discuss the matter in the stewards’room at Bicoarton before the stewards of the Jockey Club. The reporter to whom Mr Stead was talking emphasised the faet that he had been speaking in jest by deliberately saying so, and that he bad no reason, nor does he think there was any common belief to suggest that he had seriously cballenged Mr Isitt to come out to Bicoarton and debate the question publicly

Mr Henry Lucy, in hie weekly letter to he Sjdney Morning Herald during the progress of the Education Bill through the House of Commons wrote : A pleasant incident in an aorid controversy was the outburst of sympathy that greeted the Prime Minister’s rare interposition in the debate. Very little has been seen of 0.-B. since the House resumed its sittings after Whitsuntide. He ha 3 been in his place for questions, has answered suoh as were ad dressed to him, and straightway withdrawn from the House. O.'B.’s abstention from tbs ordinary business of the House is diota’ed by quite o'hrr reasons than those influencing his light hearted predecessor (Mr Balfour). Lady CampbellBanneruoao, after along illness,remains in a condition that causes the gravest anxiety. Every moment ho oan snatch from the care of the Empire the husband spends in the sick room. It is said that his vigil sometimes laßts through the livelong night. When, taking part in debate on olause 4, he lightly touched on this subject by way of apology for what ho described as appearance of neglecting his putlio duties, there came from the I crowded House a prolonged cheer of hearty sympathy. Political prejudices, patty animosities, wero for the mornsDt forgotten as members looked upon tho bowed figure stunding at the table, and listened to the tremulous voice that threat

ened utterly to breek down. Mr Balfour, who always rises to these occasions, prefaced renewed attack on the Education

Bill and its promoters by utteranoes of a few graceful words that evoked a freßh

sympathy,

Thu stoamor Moana, whioh called at Giaborno yestorday, was floated out of the dook on Wodnosday after an oxtensivo overhaul. At Palmerston North while the grocers and dropers were engaged in a football matoh a Bneok thief invaded tho dressingroom and stole money from tbo pockets of tho players. Tho monolith at tbo end of tho Oamaru breakwater subsided oonsidorably during a storm at tho ond of July, leaviog a tpioo about 2J feet wido at tho top.

Tho Napier Telegraph states “ Inspector Macdonald Btates that the departmental inquiry whioh is at present procooding at tho Courthouse before Mr. H. W. Brabant relates only lo allegations made against one constable proviously stationed hero, and does not ooncern the force generally.” At a meeting of cricket enthusiasts at Te Karaka, it was deoided to form a clnb, to be celled the Rangatira Cricket Club. Tho officers elected were : President, Mr L. O. Allon; vioe-prosidonte, Messrs E. M. Hutohinson, F. Patullo, A. M Lewis, 0. E. Armstrong, Jas. Orr, Marshal Gray, R. Carlilo, J. W. Brown, J. McOredie, J. Oassidy, T. Niooll; secretary and treasurer. M. MoMahon ; oommittoe, J. Hurley, T. Niooll, W. Rhodes, M. O’Connor, W. Andrews, A. Clarke, J. Anderson. The outlook for the club is a promising one,

Tho following prices were realised at Mr J. F. Peiiio’s auction mart on Saturday : Ducks Is lid to 2s Id eaob, fowls 2a to 2s 31, butter Is per lb. e ggs 9d to 10d per doz, caoltflowers 3s 6d per d ;z. cabbages 3s per dozi-n, carrots 6d per bur d-e, onions 2d per lb, artichokes Id per lb, celery 3d per bundle, leeks 4d per bundle, cabbage plants 61 per bundle, cauliflower plants 6d per bundle, potatoes l|d per lb, oob maize 3s 6d per sack, pumpkins 4s per sack, lemons 6d per doz, maize 4s per bushel. The City Band assembled at the hospital grounds yesterday afternoon and treated the inmates of that institution to a first-class musical programme. A gold number of visitora were also present, and the playing of the band was highly com mented upon. Espeoia'ly good was the rendering of the grand selections, “11 Trovatore " and “ Mercaodante,” which combined with such popular favorites as the “Better Land” and the "Glory” Bong made up perhaps the finest Sunday afternoon’s programme givc-n in Gisborne. Mr Joyce, on behalf of the inmates and hospital staff, thanked the band for their attendance. The programme with a little alteration will be repeated from the Trafalgar rotunda next Sanday, and we believe it is the intention of the band to visit the Oid Men’s Homs next Sunday fortnight. Messrs Miller and Craig report the following prices at Saturday’s auction pro« dace sale :—Dressed poultry : Duoks 2s, fowls 2s; duoks Is 81 to 2s, Indian runner 2s, buff Orpingtons 6s, buff Leghorns 2s 61, blaok Minorcis 2s Id, silver Wyandottes 43, eggs 8d to 91, butter lid to Is 2d, lemons 61 dozsn, parsnips Is 91 bag, seed potatoes l£d, oslery 31 bundle, pumpkins 4s 61 saok and 61 eacb, carrots 4s saok and 81 bundle, beetroot 41 bundle, asparagus 4s bundle, plants 61 bundle, ham 7?d, onions 21 lbi Mr Jackson Palmer, Chief Judge of the Native Land Court, was married at Johnsonville on Thursday to Miss Kate McKinnon.

According to the Melbourne Age, Victoria has spent nearly a million pounds sterling in building lunatic asylums, and yet the Government finds it necessary now to look about for a new site on which to erect another costly pile for the treatment of mentally afflicted persons.

“ The banks cannot find an outlet for money in Sydney. A Sydney man told me that he has at least a dozen people a day enquiring for outlets for money to invest at 3A per cent, on good security, but there are no takers. Nobody wants accommodation.” This is the picture of the prosperity of Sydney drawn by Mr H. L. Tapley, who has just returned to Dunedin after a two months’ visit to Australia. The reason given for this remarkable evidence of good time 3 is the splendid prices which Australian wool has been bringing at Home, the large grain surplus last year, and the mineral resources of the Commonwealth. .Mr Tapley also states that the New Zealand State Bureaus established in Australia by the late Mr Seddon are doing good work, especially in th 9 matter of advertising the New Zealand International Exhibition.

Mr G. G. Stead is understood to have been joking when he suggested that the Rev. L. M. Isitt should debate the question of the abolition of the totalisator with him at the N.Z Oup meeting on the stewards’ stand at Riooarton. Mr Isitt is willing to aooommodats him, and says : “ It is only a man possessed of Mr Stead’s great influence in the racing world who oould offer so glorious a field for the tournament as the ‘ Stewards’ Stand of the Riooarton course at the next raae inseting,’ say .for an hour and a half before thß first raoe. I would rather debate there than in the best hall in the city. As Mr Stead says, racing men are eports enough to give the other fellow a hearing, and an audienoe in strong opposition is the one desire of any man oonfident of the logic of his position, and eager to mike converts. I am sincerely obliged to Mr Stead, and promise that he shall haye no cause to complain of laok of courtesy or Phariseeism on my part.”

Great amusement has been caused in New York by the exportation to London of a jug of water, drawn from the muddy Mississippi river, to be used in christening the infant son of the Duke and Duchess of Manchester. The water was collected near Ravenswood, Louisiana, without the use of a sieve, Ravenswood is the birth, place of Consuelo Duchess of Manohts'er who was a Miss Yzusgi. Mississippi water is never used for washing purposes until it has been strained, nor for drinking until it has been boiled. Tae water is a bright yellow, owing to the presenoa of mud and sewage from the Missouri river, the mighty tributary of the Mississippi, whioh is said to be the most polluted river in the United States. The representatives of the Duohess of Manohester had their jug of water duly attested by a justice of the peaoe.