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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1859, 13 September 1906, Page 2

The World’s Figures will oommence a short season of three nights at His Majesty’s Thea re on Wednesday next. An advertiser requires a secondhand Cambridge roller. I The annual meeting of the members of the Gisborne Racing Club will be held at the Gisborne Hotel to-.morrow night. Somo special linos in sandals and ladies’ gum boots are offered at the Phit-essi Boot shop. Brakes leave the Masonic Hotel corner at a quarter to seven this evening for the Social to be held at Ormond. Tho County Engineer notifies that the bridge near Scott’s cutting on the main road to Te Karaka is closed to traffic during repairs.

Both tho steamers Taluno and Tarawera were unable to work at Napier breakwater on their last visit. The Gisborne Orchestral Society’s Concert takes place at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night. Flags were flying at half mast in town yesterday on account of the death, which occurred very' suddenly, of a highly es* teemed lady, tho wife of Mr J. F. Pettie. Mrs Pettie left a few days ago on a visit to Dunedin, accompanied by her sister Mrs McCullough. She was taken ill on the voyage, and had to be carried from the boat at Dunedin to the residence of her sister, Mrs Barclay. Mrs Pettie expired on Tuesday night at Dunedin. Mr Pettie left Gisborne on Sunday, but was unable to get to Dunedin until yesterday. Mrs Pettie had only recently returned from a visit to California whither, she had been accompaied by her husband,

The annual football match between Messrs Common, Shelton and Oo.’a staff and the combined mercantile firms takes place at the Victoria Domain this afternoon at the conclusion of the NapierGieborne ladies’ hockey match. This

fixture has always proved exceptionally interesting, as the majority of the players were unable to oompete in the Saturday matches, In 1904 C.S. and Go, had an easy viotory, but last year the combined firms reversed matters, there being a wide margin between the scores. Both clubs have decided to annex the 1906 bauner,

and a good game is anticipated in oonse-

quenoe. The teams are well matched, and the football should be of a high order. The

proceeds are to be banded to a local injured footballer, which should ensure a

large attendance. The Orchestral Society held their first rehearsal last evening, all the pieces going with good attack and finished playiDg.

From the style of performance there is a decided musical treat in store for lovers of instrumental music, and we bespeak a bumper house for the Society’s oonoert, the programme being of quite a popular order, The very beßt vocal talent will contribute to the programme, and altogether the oonoert promises to be one of

{be Society’s beaS efforts,

Mr A. J. Cox, of Qisborno, wftß aieoont oallor at tho High Commissioner's ofiioo in Londom

Mr J. S. Buckland, auctioneer and gotioral commißsiou agent, holds regular sales of horses, oto., in the Masonio stables ovory Saturday. A hunting crop and a packet of Beed, which wore left on tho post oilioo oountor, oan bo obtained on application. Mossrs Miller and Oraig sell the balanoo of Mrs Paterson’s furnituro this day at 2 o’olook, including library, two ladies’ bioyoles and ono gent’s; also a lot of preserve?, jams, jellies, etc. Dslivery of goods purchased yoatordoy may be had this morning botwoon 10 and 11.30 o’olook

Ono of tho most suooeesful furnituro sales over bold in Qisbo no took place yoßterday afternoon at tbo residonoo of Mrs Paterson (tho manse), and oonduotod by Meßßrs Miller and Craig, auctioneers. The biddiog was very spirited right throughout tho sale, and satisfactory prices realised. There being a great many lots whioh time did not allow being offored, in> eluding tbo library, eto,, tbo firm have been asked to oontinuo tho sale of the belanoo this day at 2 o’olook. An indication of a good early season is that butter is coming forward to the Moturoa Freezing Works, Taranaki, a month earlier than has been previously recorded. Ono faotory is already sending 25 boxes per day, Bnd n:ne different lines oamc to hand on Friday. Monday’s shipment comprised ore- 1100 boxes. If weddings aro any indication of tho prosperity of a town, then Hamilton must indeed be prosperous, for it has averaged one every day this week (says the Waikato Times of Saturday). Friday was an off day, but there were two on Tuesday,whioh equalised matters. Complaints bave been made in Blenheim that Sunday sales of liquor and also sales alter week-day olosing hours are frequent. At the quarterly meeting of the Licensing Committee this week, in reply to a member, Sergt. Major Mason said it was no part of a constable’s duty to regularly visit hotels after hours, as was done by the Pioton constable, A constable had no right in a hotel at all unless he bad

some reasonable ground for suspecting a violation. The faot of lights being seen in the bar was no indication whatever.

Tuesday’s N.Z, Herald states:—“Yo3* torday was an exceptionally busy day on the wharves, and there was a shortage of lumpers. TheHuddart Parker Company’s 8.8. Victoria, from Sydney, was unable to get four gangs of men to work cargo. Consequently all available bands were put on to the Zsalandia, which was leaving for Sydney, in order to get her away. The Union Company’s steßmsr Aparima, from Calcutta, the Buoentßur, from Vancouver, the Burgermeister Haohmann, from New York, and the Union Company’s steamers Taviuni and Kaituna were all working at one time, and the same company’s steamer Whangape was discharging at the Chelsea Sugar Works. The Wanaka arrived during the afternoon, and the mail steamers Sonoma, from Sydney, and Ventura, from San Francisco, are due this morning ”

Two men named Allen and Thompson had a narrow esoape from serious acoident whilo engaged in carrying brioks upon a scaffolding at the back of Sohisohk&’e building, Auckland. Aa Allen waa endeavoring to pass Thompson he slipped and fell a distanoe of about 30ft. He landed on his feet, and escaped with a few bruises and a shaking. As he slipped Allen olutohed hold of Thompson, who oame with him, and descended head first. Thompson, however, by some means, caught a cross beam with his legs as he was falling, and hung there until he was relieved from his dangerous position. Those who saw the incident all agreed that Thompson had a miraculous esoape. He was uninjured. A leaflet has been issued by the Department of Agriculture on the subject of “ sprouting potatoes,” the information given having been compiled by Mr J. Gk Wilson, President of the Farmers’ Union. A number of authorities are given to show the advantages of “pitting” seed potatoes. “ The first object that a potato grower has in view,” states the writer, “is to insure a vigorous growth in the plant, and so have a good constitution to resist the attack of the various blights to which the potato is liable. It would seem that we must realise that these blights will now always be with us, and although the season may |be a predisposing cause in some instances, or the reverse, we must prepare for the worst, as the potato is such a general article of food and cannot well be done without. To get this vigorous growth let us begin with the seed. It has been found in other countries that ‘ pitting ’ seed potatoes in boxes has always shown a good result—in some cases to a large extent. Especially so is this the case with early potatoes.” The methods of handling the seed are also referred to, being very different from that of unsprouted potatoes. A Sussex grower states : “ Among many growers who have not tried sprouting there is an idea that great care is needed in planting sprouted potatoes, lest the sprouts should be broken off. This is quite a delusion, however. The sprouts are so tough that it takes very rough handling to break them off, and the only care necessary is that of insisting on the droppers walking backwards at the work, as they should do even with unsprouted tubers. My own experience fully confirms reports indicating the groat increase of yield obtained by sprouting potatoes, two precise tests having been made by me last season. No one who has once tried the system is likely to relinquish i