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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1851, 4 September 1906, Page 2

Messrs Miller and Craig hold a sale ol flowering plants, etc., commencing at 11 this morning.

An important sale of dairy stock and implements will be held at Mr A. Doughs’s farm at Patutabi to day by Messrs Wih liams and Kettle. The sale oommsnoes at 11 a.m.

A seasonable business notice regarding the repairing, trimmmg, and painting of vehicles is given by Mr W. Sandlant, carriage builder. The adjourned meeting of ladies in connection with the Hospital Social will be held at 4 p.m. to-morrow. Among the lines to be disposed of at the stook bblb on Thursday by Messrs Da'gety and 00. and Common, Shelton and Co. will be 250 prime fat ewes. In connection with the protests made by Councillor Whinray in regard to the manner of disposal of animals condemned at the abattoirs, a visit of inspection is to be paid to the abattoirs to-day by the Health Officer (Dr. DeLißle), the Mayor, and Cr Whinray and the Borough Inspector, Mr J. E. Little. The following is the sixth annual report of the Gisborne Oo operative Building Sooiety, to be read on Tuesday next:— 11 Your directors have much pleasure in submitting their annual report and balanc jsheet in the two issues for tho year ended 17th July, 1905. Loans amounting to £6515 have been granted for the year, and the total advanced to date in both issues amounts to £28.443, repayments on which are being well kept up. Very careful attention has been paid to the class of securities taken, and wa are pleased to say that the money at present invested is in nearly every case for Dew buildings. There are still about 300 shares available in No. 2 issue. Subscriptions arrears are higher than usual, but a great many have since come in. Profit and loss account shows a total of £926 9s 6d for the year in both issues. This added to previous balance gives a total of £4117 15s 4d, or equal to £3 15s 2d per share in No. 1 issue and 13s 6d in No. 2. Retiring directors are Messrs T. Adair, F. Harris, and L, T,

Byme3, who are eligible and offer them

selves for re-election, Betiring auditars are Messrs Jno. Coleman and L. Bedward,

who are also eligible and offer themselves for re-election.—For the Directors, L. T. Byrnes, Chairman."

Mr 0 wen W. Monckton baa been oleotod to tho vaoant scat on tho Ngatapa Road Board. Advioo baa been rcooivod by tho polioo that at 7.80 on Sunday night a nineroomed houeo at Tuparoa, occupied by Mr Thomas Reidy, was totally doatroyod by Ore. Too insurances woro dO 100 on tho houso and £SO on tho furniture, both in tho Manohostor office.

Mr G. I l '. Prcddcy, proprietor of the Electrical and Motor Engineering Works on Kaiti esplanade, lias an important announcement in to-daya issue.

A Napier correspondent writoa that tho Quwko’a Bay football team to play Poverty Bay, Wellington, and Manawatu ia as good a team as Hawke’s Bay football goes, and with ordinary luck should win two out of tho throo matches. Of ocurße, against Wellington it is simply a matter of keeping tho opposition scoro as low as possiblo.

A meeting of the Hospital Sooial Comm tteo was held last evening, there beiDg a good attondaooe. Tho soorotaries reported that the Gisborne Oity Band had offored to provido tho musio for both nights, end Miss Mooro’s orohostra had offered to play tho extras. Both offers were aooopted. It was stated that the tickets were going off rapidly, several applications for more tickets being received. A considerable amount of routine business was transacted.

The following letter has been received by Mr J. Whinray from the Hon. J.

Carroll: —“Dear Mr Whinray, on receipt of your letter of the 15th instant, I referred it to the Hon. Minister for Lands for his favorable consideration, and now have the pleasure of transmitting to you the following reply: ‘ In reply to your minute upon Mr Whinray’s letter I am very glad to co-operate in this case, and to allow Mr Whinray to select free of charge a Rimu tree from off any Crown land in the Gisborne district, which includes Motu, provided that he does so under tho direction and supervision of the land officer at Gisborne, who [has received instructions to forward tho matter,’ I say that, personally, lam much pleased to learn that you are doing your best to see that Gisborne is represented, even if it can only be in a small way, at tho Christchurch Exhibttion.’ ” There was a largo and enthuiastic gathering at the Musical Demonstration given by tho Salvation Army Brass Band last evening. The programme given was of a high order of merit, and reflected great credit upon the conductor, Mr Fred Shepherd (Salvation Army). The selection “ Ora Pro Nobis ” called forth loud applause, and showed careful tuition. A euphonium solo by bandmaster Shepherd was well received, as was also his recitation “ Tho Old Man Went to Town,” Mrs McCoombc, sang “He Wipes the Tear,” with good effect, Items from the Salvation Army singing company and records on the graphaphoue (lent by Mr Rogers) made up a very enjoyable programme. At the close, refreshments were served.

The young lady who was last week married to Judge Palmer, Chief of the Native Land Court, is a niece of a former resident of Gisborne, Mr Lewellyn Smith, acting Surveyor General,

Iu another oolumn the Poverty Bay Caledonian Society notify that danoers attending the ball on Thursday will not be permitted during the evening te leave the ballroom and proceed to the dress eirole—a oonrse adopted to keep the ballroom floor in perfect order. Guests are also requested to write tbeir assumed characters on the backs of tickets. Oheok passes, which will b 9 issued both at the ballroom door and oirole, must be presented on returning to the theatre.

In plaoe of the Auckland Steeplechase, whioh event haa annually been run on the oonoludiog day of the A.R.C. summer meeting, a two-mile hurdle raoe has been inserted in the programme, so that there will now be a race of that oharaoter on eaoh of the four days over whioh the meeting extends.

In reference to the suggestion that a central depot should be established rn Dunedin for the inspection and cleaning on arrival in Dunedin of all pigs killed for consumption, Dr Ogsion, the district health offloer, has reoeived replies from the Oily and Borough Counoils stating that they approve of the scheme, and are prepared to take further steps towards its being put iato effeot. The matter is now receiving further consideration at the hands of Dr Ogston, and he will probably suggest to tbe varioua munioipal bodies that they should agree among themselves to have a certificated oleaning-house, under an effieient inspector, erected in Dunedin, olose to the railway atatioD, if possible.

Under the prevailing economio conditions it would indeed be a marvellous thing if a surplus were not shown. The prices of our primary products have been advancing for the past five or six years, looal bodies have been borrowing freely, if not reoklessly, with the ory of progressive improvements to stimulate them, and the Government under one excuse and another has oontinued to pile up the publio debt —Post. Our Auokland correspondent writes: A pretty wedding of interest to many Gisborne friends was solemnised at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Kvber Pass, Auokland, on Monday, August 27th, between Mr Thomas Todd, sheepfarmer, of Waimata, Gisborne, and a highlyesteemed young lady, Miss Jessie Cooke, eldest daughter of Mr H. Oooke, Grafton road, Auckland, and for a considerable period a valued member of tbe nursing staff of the Gisborne Hospital. The Rev. G. Carver officiated. The bride, who was given away by her father, wore a very pretty dress of soft grey silk, a silver and white toque, white feather boa, white kid gloves, and Bhe also carried a white prayer I book. Miss Ada and Ella Cooks, the twin I sisters of the bride, acted as bridesmaids, and were prettily attired in white silk frocks, trimmed with laoe and insertion, and wore pretty pink hats; they also carried bouquets made chiefly cf pink flowers which were much admired, Mr Arthur Cooke acted as best man and Mr Charlie Oooke as groosman. Mr and Mrs Todd, of the Waimata, were also present, Mr Rioe presided at the organ. Mr and Mrs Todd left later on a honeymoon trip to Australia. One of the most reoent arrivals in the oolony is a gentleman who described himself as a “farmer.’’ Anyhow, he had before he oame to New Zealand, bought land in the Wairarapa and put a man in charge pending bis arrival, When he got to Wellington he wired to the man and asked him if he should bring anything from Wellington. The mao wired baok: —“Nothing needed except seed potatoes.” Mr went to one of the seed shops and asked for some of the “best potato seed.” The man showed him a couple of handsful of “ Northern Star ” teed potatoes. “ Dash it al l , don’t you know (his exaot words) " I want seed, not potatoes 1” said the new farmer." “ I’m going to sow them broadcast J" It is a smilable faot that the seedsman oould not get the “ farmer” to believe that seed potatoes were potato seed, and he at last compromised by giving him 251 b of grass seed 1 The gentleman went away perfectly satisfied that he had enough " Northern Stars ” to plant ten aores 1 Lance.

“ My opinioD,” Baid Mr Waiter Buoh- [ acaD, the well-kaown Auckland baker, " is that the importation of Australian fbur free will not lower the price of bread. The margin being eo small, and the price being now down to bedrock, a reduction in bread would bo impossible. No, the publio will not benefit by the lifliog of duty on Australian flour, and in my own opinion they i will put flour on the market at about the

same prioe as our own.” Mr Buohanan further added that taking the duty off flour and leaving it on wheat was putting cash into the pockets of the Australian millers. He further said that 11 if AusI tralie, with such a large variety of flours sent the same stuff to New Zealand as she sent to the Islands it would be a case of ' God help us.’ ” He pointed out that to make a reduction of a half-penny on a 2ib loaf would mean something like f 3 a lon and Australia was selling flour at U 7 10s' and bread was being sold as 31 and 3Jd a' loaf, while in New Zsaland flour was £9 a ton and breed was sold at 31 the loaf. Babers would not be able to pay anything like 20s in the JE if bread were reduoed. In conclusion Mr Buohanan said, “ It j 9 elgolDg God's own oouutry away,"

The Matawhero stock sales take place onjThursday next. Tho third quarter of the Epglish oj® 88 in oormcction with the Technical 800 y oommonoes at 7 o’clock to-night. The Maori woman who developed suiofdal tendencies at Waipiro is be g brought to town by Constable To Rata. Dr MoGregor’s erroneous statement about the Old Men’s Homo at G‘ B “ orn ° going the rounds of tho press, ana has na a good start of tho Board’s indignao donial.

Tho information given in the Times yesterday as to tbe death of Mr F can Glover in tho Natal troublo was received with mnoh regret by bis old comrades o the South Afrrioan oampaign. A total of £BOO is to be appropriated by ballot at the meeting of the Gisborne 00-operativo Building Sooiety next week. When the Arbitration Court sat at Dunedin yesterday morning it was an nounced that the flourmillors’ aodi mining oases at Allandale, Green Islandi and Tarakia had been withdrawn. Sinoo ths beginning of the present year 870,369 ounoes of gold, of the value of £1,495,880, haß been exported from New Zealand. Ia tho Compensation Court at Christohuroh yesterday, His Honor awarded R. M. Morten £4OO damages in connection with land taken by the Government for a rifle range. The olaim was for £IOOO. At the Polioo Court yesterday one 11 dtuok ” waß fined 10s and 2s costs, or in default 48 hours, and another, who had had a second 11 spree ” while allowed out on bail, was given until this morning to make a reoovery. Judge Jones has completed a short sitting of the Native Land Court at Pipiriki, on the Wanganui river, and will be oooupied at Wanganui for a oouple of weeks longer. At tbe Police Court yesterday Bydnry Herbert Bddel, butcher, was charged on the information of Detective Maddern, that on February 7th at Gisborne he received £4 from Mary Charlotte Davy, £7 17s on May 7th from Amelia Elizabeth Adams, £3 5s 7d on July 24th from Ellen Driscoll, £4 15s on July 28ib from Mary Charlotte Davey, and £3 9s 4d betweeu January 80th and Jane 80-h from M. Jennings on terms requiring him to account for the same to Mary Ebzabeth Beavis, and did fraudulently omit to aoeouot for the Bame. On the application of Detrotive Maddern accused was remanded until today, bail being allowed. A Napier correspondent writes: —An effort is to be made to induce the Harbor Board to permit the construction of temporary open sea baths in the breakwater harbor, any suoh arrangement to be terminable at eix months’ notice. The only suitable site is at the foot of Sturm's Gully, and this the Board ray will be needed for shipping in years to come. However they may agree to the temporary scheme, and the 11 great unwashed " will be joyful. If over war came to New Z island we should forget that there was such a thing as a staff and red tape and lace and bul* , lion. We should just remember that we, as a people, had to do the best we oould to stave off ruin. Of oouwe, New Zealand men—and women too—would want to help, but they would help better i if they knew how in tbe time of peace. Also, they would help better if there were guns for them and a few . rounds of ammunition. If that Auckland Defence League has any real grit and keeps thumping away, it will do more for the defence of New Zealand than any Commandant the oountry has ever had. — Wellington Lanoe. The New Zealand Times, in referring to the proposed reciprocal treaty, says:— 11 Briefly, we think that the sohems con* | tains defects outweighing it 3 advantages. > That there will be no shirking of his legitimate responsibilities is a safe thing to say of the Premier, and even should he feel constrained to give way before a united opposition, he iB sure to d; so with regret, although he cannot be held committed to proposals which were formulated during i his absence in England, and whioh doubtless form the first stages of some development which the late Premier’s death will preserve for ever undisclosed. It oannot be too strongly insisted that reciprocity really must be reciprocity, and that a great and heavy gift from one side doe i not constitute real reoiprooity at a’l. It will not surprise us if Parliament should, in view of all tbe faots, deoline to ratify the treaty.” The Post says:—" The outstanding feature of the whole deal is the proposed abolition of our sugar duty in favor of the Australian artiole. Measured by the imperfect test of the Premier's table, the item is a small one, as the total import of sugar from Australia last year only amounted to £1079, yielding a revenue of £299; but from Fiji the import has averaged in reoent years about £500,000, and the duty collected last year amounted to £185,000, If Australian sugar is to be admitted free, while that from Fiji is to oontinue to bear the present impost of 1-d per lb, an enormous diversion of the trade to Australia is to be expected, and co hope of any oom parable benefit for our own producers is held out by tbe treaty.” Dealing with the butter trade tho Wei. lington Post states :—Reoent mail advioes state that the report of the Butter Committee presented to the House of Commons takes no notice of tbe suggestion made by the Viotorian and New Zealand Produoe Commissioners that the blending of colonial with other pure butterß should be prohibited, and has also disregarded the suggestion as to the prohibition of the sale of milk’-blended butter. It is said that a very large proportion of the oolooial butter sold in London is blended with Irish or English butter before it reaohes the oonsumer, and if this blending were prohibited there would be a marked deoline in the demand for oolonial. The oommitcee reoommended that all premises where butter is blended should be registered as butter factories and licensed annually, that no substance oipable of being used sb a butter adulterant should be allowed in any registered butter factory, that no butter should be allowed to eontain more than 16 per cent of water, that the addition to butter of any fat not da. uvea from milk should be prohibited, that margarine should be sold by retail only W j iu ,n • ?I ' a PP ots inscribed ” m trgarius,” and that no margarine should be allowed to cootam more than 16 per oent. of water. There is no proposal to interfere with j legitimate trade in m ; lk blended butter margarine, or other imitations of genuine butter, but the view is expressed that all substances other than butter, (not beino margarine) containing butter fat should n 0 nn l°} d f Un . dcr . a , namc a PProved by the Boaid of. Agriculture. If the report is adopted m its entirety, and legislative effect given thereto, colonial shippers will I have made an appreciable gain, though not obtaining all that was sought. The butter faker’s calling will he jeopardised by the clause winch prohibits tho addition to butter of any fat not derived from milk. The blender will thrive, and tho demand for “ saltless” colonial butter will of C) Wt' Th -n 3llgh prices for Biis class ‘:" tcl 'y iU s ?°n bring the supplies taiU" " “““ v “'“ s »'i« in tu r 4r eX ‘j? oaUge ’ a farmer residing m the Wyndham district, Otago, hai sustained very serious loss of sheep as the result, it is supposed, of worrying by dogs On Tuesday night Mr Beauge had 720 breeding ewes, but only 290 can be found alive, so that apparently over 400 have been de[stroyed. The flock was evidently caught in a corner by a stream and rushed over the bank into tho water and were drowned. Close on '1 carcases were found in the river, while others were seen floating away. S kiss n, estimated at between £o Q 0 and

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