The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 8, 1906,

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1855, 8 September 1906, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, SEPT. 8, 1906,

We understand that two local residents are about to erect a large public hall in Grey street, Mr J. F. Pettie, of tho Gisborne mart, Lowe street, lias a special business announcement in this issue to which attention is directed.

The sittings of the Supreme Court closed yesterday. Jurors summoned to appear on Monday are notified they -w ; ll not be required to attend. The Borough Overseer (Mr MMorgan) and staff are making good progress with the formation of Kahutia street and a portion of Lowo street The poplar trees have bpen taken down and are being removed to the beach.

The following passmgers have booked for Auckland by the s.s Zealandia this morning: —Misses Ronayne, Brimner, Mesdamos Pitt, Attwood and infant, Gregg and child, Messrs Morris, Evans, Robertson (2j, Jackman, Attwood, Chambers, Hutton, Clayton, Dixon, Hyde, McLeod, Smith, Major Pitt.

The Wairoa Guardian states : Durn ing their expedition into the wilds at the back of Mohaka, Mr Britnell and Constable Torr state that they notice the p'ace was infested with rabbits. This beais out Mr Miller’s (Stock In*spector) statements that the bunny invasion may be expected from that quarter, also that the Inspectors of the If abbit Board keep too much to beaten tracks, and do not venture into the I country between, except at rare intervals If the rabbits are not checked in tluia quarter they will soon be right down on the coast lands, and once they are established it will cost an infinitely greater sum to get rid of them than the judicious expenditure of a few pounds at the present juncture. There are rabbiters in this quarter, but they are quite unable to cope with the pegfc, Chomtai.

Thn Rawko’s Buy footballers arrivo this morning. Tbo Harbor Board invitos tenders fo ? gonoral storoß.

Grant interest is baing taken in tho annual football match uguinat Hawko’a

Bay to ba playod on tho looal ground this

At tbo Police Court ycßtordny Stephen Wa'sh for diunkennoßß was fined 10s and oasis 2<, or in default 48 houra, A first ollondor win fined os,

Jurors summoned to appear at tho Supremo Court on Monday aro notified

that their uttondanoo will not bo required. Farmers about to plant potaloos would do well to inspect tho shipment of tho Amerioan tubers just reooivod by Mr J. F, Potlio. Sovoral looal growers who tried tbo potntoos last yoar obtained splendid orops.

Mr F. EC. Graham, architect, has a spooiul bußioeßs uunounor rnent in this issue. Ho has ofiloes in Townloy’a build' ioge, Gladstone road. Mr Graham is an old Gisborno boy, and son of Mr Andrew Graham, neeouutaut. During tho services at tho Baptist Tabornaolo to morrow, tbo Rov. D. Parry will

disoourso in the morning on tho sixth Beatitude, and in th 9 evening his subject

will bo “ An Eotreaty.” A great oloaring sale of bioyolos is announced by Mr H. F. Gush, of tho Federal Oyolo Works, Pool stroot. Tho opportunity should bo token advantage o£ by intending purobasors of machinoa. Tho Rov. 0. Griffin’s morning subjoot at tho Wosloy Church to-morrow will bo “ Whot’a in a Namo,” and in thn ovoniDg his subject will bo “ What is Sin V” At 3 p.m. the Rov. Mr Griffin preaohes at Ormond.

Mr R. E. Hayes, accountant of the Tourist Department, formerly of the staff of the General Post-Office, has been appointed Registrar of Friendly Sooleties. It iB understood an rxpeit will bo called in to do the actuarial woik of the depar.ment from time to time. The Auokland Cricket Association has agreed to guarantee JESOO towards the cost of the Englishmen’s tour, subjeot to tho Management Committee being abie to raiao the required sum. Nearly all the delegates present expressed stroog disapproval of tbe English team’s proposal to bring an umpire and servant. Mr Hamiora Hei, L.L 8., was admitted yesterday as a solicitor.' and barrister of tbe Supreme Comt by Mr Jcsuoe Edwards The motion waa moved by Mr Sriosbury. Mr Hei is 10 ba congratulat! d on tho high distinction which he has gained, and hia many friends will wish him a mast successful career in the legal world. A sudden death occurred at tho Waipiro Hotel on Thursday, a man named Onslow, a sawyer, boiog seized with a fit. The doctor was summoned, and the man recovered, but was seized with another fit whilst talking to tho dootor, and expired. An inquest was not deemed necessary. A Hamilton telegram states: A middlesged man named lsaao Watts was working on Birtholomew’s tramway near Ngatira in a outting when a fall ocourred, sending him down a shoot and burying him completely. Some Maoris helped to dig him out, and bis four mates had to oariy him on an improvised stretchsr 4 j miles over a rough bridle track in 45 minutes to oaloh tbe express at Ngatira. H 9 was brought to Waikato hospital, when it was found be had sustained a broken leg and severe braises on the back. At the meeting of tho Council of the Now Zealand Amateur Rowing Assooiation, the Canterbury Association gave notice of its intention to move at the annual meeting on Ootober Ist in the direction of deleting the weight restriction in connection with maiden weigh's, The Council deoided to favorably reoommend the application for the reiostatermnt of A. H. Aunan, of Auckland. Four new clubs affiliated duriDg the season, and the membership increased by 242. The balancesheet shows a credit of £ll. The following is a list of letters from places beyond the colony received in the postal district during the month of July and lying unclaimed : Messrs E. J. Baldwin, E. J. Best, J. Barry, John Browning, Yerko Barbaric, A. Joffß, H. Holden, A Hallem, M. Harrison, C. Masters, G. H. ManD, J. P. O’Neill, J. R. Itudge, Jas. Eteele, R. Simpson, C. M. Walker, G. Wolfe, R. Walker, and Mrs M. J. Graham. At the Supreme Court yesterday the cases W. L. Rees and the East Coast Trading Company v. F. Hall were called, Mr Lusk appearing for the plaintiffs and Mr Bell for the defendant. Mr Bell stated that the parties had arrived at a settlement. As the terms were very long he proposed to file them. He asked for a final stay of proceedings in each case, each party to pay its own costs. His Honor consented to the cases being withdrawn. In the divorce case, Lodge v. Lodge, further hearing was adjourned to , Wellington on October 9th

While working on the Main Trunk line at Turangarere, a young man Darned Ernest Deaner met with a painful acoident. He was jammod between an embankment and a truck, with the result that be received a broken thigh. The unfortunate man was despatched to the WaDganui Hospital. Mr Deaner is a new arrival from England, having reaohed New Zealand by the Paparoa. He is a narive of Kent.

A httle interesting information bearing on the health of the rt.ff of the Post and Teh graph Department is given in the last annual report It shows that tho female employees wero on the average absent on sick ltavo considerably longer than the males. The figures are as follows : Average absence per sick officer: Men, 12 35 dayß; womeD, 19 44 days. Average sick absence per each officer employed : Men, 4 81 days; wrmen, 14 56 days. A Home correspondent sayß ; — 11 Mr Birob, a leading sheep farmer in New Z ?aland, was present at the annual meeting of sheepbreeders held at Derby on the second day of the Eoyal Agricultural Show. In the oouree of a disoussion Mr Birch said it was inorediblo to him that some drastic measures had not been taken in this oouutry to eradicate sheep seb Absolute compulsory dipping was wbat was required. Ia two years, he added, that had entirely cleared the whole of New Zealand of the disease, and eertainly that was a much more difficult country to deal with than this."

Sitting in Chambers yesterday Mr Juatioa Edwardsdealt with several matters of local interest. Three motions under the Law Practitioners Act were considered, and on tho motion of Mr Bell were struck out, and removed from the files of the Court, i£lo 10s oost3 being allowed in each case. In tho ease E, Daolop and J. C. Dunlop v. W. D. Lysnar, motion on behalf of Mrs Dunlop for leave to bo tolieved from voluntary undertaking, it was agreed by the parties to accept the bond of J. N. William?, oheepfarmer, Hawke’s Bay, in the sum of J 1250 for tho costs of the action by the said J C. Dunlop against defendant. His Honor ordered that tho plaintiff, Emma Dunlop, should be dis• oharged from the undertaking previously entered iota. Mr H. J. Finn appearod for tho plaintiff and Mr T. Alston Coleman

for the defendant. Hearing of the case Heni Tipuna and the Assets Company was adjourned to Wellington, and will be heard during the ensuing Court of Appeal. Probate in the wills of James G, Paterson and Jane Pool was granted. Tho presenoe of reporters at sittings in Chambers at the Saptfmo Court was leferred to by Mr Just'es Edwards yester

day. His Honor said that he obj eied very strongly to the proceedings in Chambers being reported. He deemed it highly undesirable, as it hampered a free discussion on points raised. Hs had held out

against it for a long time, and tho re

porters were excluded,

The Chief Justice

was, however, in favor of the press being admitted, and also other Judges, and they were now admit'ed into almost every Court in the colony. The reporters were

not allowed in Chambers in the English

Courts, and he considered it highly un-

desirable that they should be admitted in New Zealand. He did not blame the re-

porters, as it was tbeir business to obtain what news they could, but be disagreed

with the Judges who allowed the press to attend.

Tho annual meeting of tho Turanganui Bowling Giub will bo hold in tho Bocord Reign Hotel on Monday evening at 7.80. A largo consignment of American onions and potatoes will bo oi'fored for sale at Mr Mr J. F. I’ottio’s Mart to-day. Borvioas at tho Army barracks to-

morrow will bo oonduotod by Captain

Slattory and Licutonant Ohurob. Tho band and singing company will give special items at each servioe. An inquest was held ut Ohristohuroh touching the death of Mark Blake, who died euddonly at a boardinghouse Evidence givon was to tbe effect that Blake atrivod from Molbourno on tho Thursday, and proposed to leave for Hanmer. At a quarter past fivo on Saturday ho was lying in bod, and uskod for some schnapps. When it was brought to him he was daad. Blake had had an accident while travelling in a train in Victoria, being paralysed for

oorno time, and had been suffering from a serious hoart complaint. Dr Thomas attributed doath to syncope, uod a vtrlict was roturnod accordingly.

Mr John Dorrell was knocked down by a motor car at Greytown on Sunday morning. Two wheels passed over his head, making a nasty gash over his eye. At Carterton on Saturday a lad named Aitchison fell under a motor ear, which passed over him and struck him on tho head, laying open some four inches of the scalp. A short sitting of the Bankruptcy Court

was held yesterday before Mr Justice Edwards. W. Drummond and John Drummond, sawmillers, applied for tlieir discharge, and the Deputy Oflicial Assignee being in favor the applications wore granted. In the case of John Smith, who also applied for his discharge, the Assignee said there was a matter of work men’s wages to he considered. Nine out of twelve workmen had signed for a clearance, hut the signature of the others could not just now he obtained, although they wore in favor of the discharge being granted. His Honor adjourned the case until the next sitting of the Court. Mr Einn ap • peered for the applicant. In regard to the death of a Maori woman recently, the Wairoa Guardian states : —The party who went to Maungaliaruru in connection with the recent fatality had a rough experience. The track to the place xiasses over rugged mountainous country covered with fern The jury had to be collected by install meats. One gentleman accompanied the expedition from Mohaka, two roadmen on the way were commandeered, and others captured in the vicinity The husband is in the employ of Mr Guthrie-Smith as a shepherd on the range at the back of Tutira run. The country appeared to the adventurers to consist mostly of rabbits and fern. When the locality was reached it was found that a tent was the sole residence. The only other inhabitants of the Maungaharuru are three rabbiters. The night happened to bo bitterly cold as there was a heavy frost. Food was not too plentiful and lacked variety, rabbit being the staple course. There were no spare blankets and the members of the party had to be content with the rug each of them brought. However, they made , themselves fairly comfortable, and the night passed disturbed at intervals by the wail of the weka and the occasional hoot of the kiwi in their native haunts. Mr Britnell and Constable Ton- were not sorry to leave these wilds behind them and ’ retrace their steps to civilisation. Their | melancholy duty performed they returned 1 on Friday to Mohaka, arriving in Wairoa on the same night. ' Regarding Miss Margaret Wells, the , young Christchurch vocalist now studying , in Europe, the Continental edition of the , London Daily Mail has the following : ! “At the Lamoine, Paris, Miss Margaret , Wells, an English girl, who has a boauti- [ ful contralto voice, distinguished herself by a magnificent rendering of ‘Air de [ Rinaldo’ No person is now eligible for appoint' • moot to the Post and Telegraph Department if two or more persons belonging to his family are already officers therein. Not more than one daughter in a family ! is eligible for appointment as a telephone exohange cadelte. The Wairoa Dairy Factory will start operations for the season about September 20ih. Mr McGregor, the manager, arrived by the last boat, and is up at the factory i preparing for the season, which is expected to be a busy one. Feed conditions at this period of the year were never better, and the stock are looking exceptionally well. Provided the fine spring is not succeeded by a dry summer there should be a copious supply of milk, and the prices of butter weie never better, with an increasing demand from abroad.—Wairoa Guardian.

A curious banquet was giyen in the publio swimming bath at Meissen, Saxony, reoently, says the Berlin correspondent of the Daily Mail. The president of a swimming olub invited all the members to a banquet in the water, A large table floated about, laden with a sumptuous meal and silver dishes and bottles The guests all crowded round the tablo, keeping afloat by “ treading water." An active and attentive waiter, wearing only the orthodox tail-coat, swam about with a serviette under bis arm and a bottle of ohampagae in his hand. Towards the end of the banquet several speeohes were made and toasts proposed. Before the Royal Commission. Captain Willis declared that he would make it a crime for an owner to hold a bale of damp wool in his possession. The next witness, a woo! buyer, pointed out that he shipped 30.000 bales a yoar, and such a course as that suggested would plaoe bim ia an awkward position. “ Yes, you would not know where you were,” Dr McArthur remarked, and Mr Fotscr agreed that the remedy suggested was rather a drastic one. Captain Willis explained that by “owndi.'” lie did not mean “ buyer,” and the chairman humorously assured the witness —“ In any case, you see, you would get off,” Mr Foster adding Yes, those innocent men, the buyers, would be quite safe ” A story of an amazingly audacious swindle comes from Madrid. The heroine' is a handsome, elegantlydressed woman, who, the other day, visited a specialist in mental diseases on behalf of her husband, who, she said, was a sufferer from religious mania. Having explained the case, it was arranged that she should return in about an hour with the afflicted husband, The next scene of action was a jeweller’s shop in another part of the city, where she selected diamonds to the value of £IOOO, on the understanding that she would buy them if her husband approved. Would someone accompany her homo in a cab, and the money would be paid immediately ? A trusted clerk was sent, and with him the lady drove back to the doctor’s house. In an ante room she took the stones “ ju9t to show them to her husband ”; then, entering with sublime assurance the doctor’s study, she informed the specialist that her husband was now in the ante-room and ready to be examined. Leaving a visiting card, the lady took her departure, and the doctor, bidding the supposed patient enter, proceeded at his leisure to ask professional questions. The jeweller's man was puzzled at first, but soon he realised that he had been made the victim of a clever fraud, The | doctor, however, interpreted his agitation as caused by his complaint, and when after two hours matters were finally explained, the lady impostor had vanished with her spoils withou leaving any trace

Referring to ekc'ric bolts, Dr Mason, in a lecture at Wellington, sub-

mitted they contained not a tittle of electricity. Describing different speci~ mens of belts, ho traversed the claims of one constructed on the “dry cell”

principle— 1

“it ought to be spelt with

an ( s,’ ”he added. These belts were made of a series of small pieces of

zinc and copper covered with some

other material, at a total cost under

ss, but the cheapest retail price was

£7 or £B,

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