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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1863, 18 September 1906, Page 2

I The series of artioles on breeding will be continued on Saturday next, when 11 cattle breeding ” will bo dealt with. “ Tho World’s Pictures ” at Hie Majesty's to morrow evening. Mr Dswer, specialist, of Auckland, may be consulted daily at tho Gisborne Hotel. There will be quiie a field day at tho Megistrate’s Court tc-day, licensing oa-es teiLg emoDg the number to be dealt with.

Several limes lately some mischievous person has splashed ink about the private box lobby at the Poet-Office, and on tbe lust occasion some of the iDk went into one of the private boxes and besmirched letters and papers In oase of detection the offenders should got suitably dealt with.

Householders who are about to renovate and decorate their homes would do well to inspect Messrs Morrison B o?.’ now ship tnents of papers. Mauy new and beautiful dofigns have been reoeived, and inspection of the same is invited, Messrs Morrison Bros, employ only ekilled workmen, and personally supervise all orders. The body of the late Mr Benjamio Comar is being brought in to Gisborne for burial at Makaraka to-morrow. The do oeaeed was a highly-esteemed Motu set

tier, and passed away on Friday at the eg of 76. Ho reoenlly sold his property al Snkauroa.

Cuyler Hastings, tho popuiar American dramatio aotor, formerly touring Australia with the Williamson Dramatic Company write? aa follows:—For several days I have’ suffered from a severe oold contrscted on the etago through exposure, when a friend of mine reoommsnded me to try a baltie of Dr Sheldon’s New Discovery. He said it had cured him c-f a bad oold contracted a week previously. I obtained a bottlo, and am pleased to say that I obtained raiief after taking the first dose, aDd in a couple ot days was completely cured. Can heartily recom-

mend Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery to anyone suffering from a bad oouih or oold.

Focnd it p'easant to take, and am ocnrinoed it is a preparation of great merit.—For sale by A. W. J, Mann, Agent, Chemist.

Tho Mivtawhoro stock sales will be hold on Thursday next. Teodors for hospital aupplios olcso at noon on Friday. Tho Public Trust Office has money to lond on froehold soourity, in sums of JGIOO upwards.

The Molbontno-Naplos despatch of 15th August avrivod in London on tbo afternoon of tho 16ih inst.

Mr H. Hoidorn advortises a shop to le at Makarska.

A now nine-roomed bouso with all oonveniouoos and largo sootion is advertised for salo by tho I'.L.A.

A sibling of tho Nativo Land Court was commenced yostorday before Judge Jonoß. Next week tbo Court will open at Tolago Bay.

Whilo ondoavoring to turn a double somocsault from a trapeze at a gymnasium at Napier Mr Stanley Graham, son of Mr Andrew Graham, of Gisborne, fell, and landing on the baok of his neck, broke his chest-bone. His many friends will be pleased to learn that bo is progressing satisfactorily. At the Police Court yestorday Thomas Sirang and William Dunlop, who while under tho influonoa of liquor had got into a disorderly state, wore euoh fined 10i and 2s onsts, or in default 48 hours’ imprisonment.

Attention iB again direoted to tho uale of furniture to bo hold by Messrs Miller and Craig at 2 to-morrow afternoon at ihe residence of Mr F. G. Lundon, architect. Tho furniture oan be highly recommondeod.

There was a crowded congregation at Mangapapa Schoolroom on Sunday night, when regular Church of England services were instituted by the Rev. Dawson Thomas. Mrs Akroyd presided at the organ.

The animated colored pictures to be shown by “ Tae World’s Pictures ” at His Majesty’s Teeatra to-morrow night are Baid to bo the Boost ever seen in Australasia. Ooe film iu particular, “Tit-for-Tat,” is claimed to be the triumph of art,

At the Police Court yesterday a young native named Eaikiri pleaded guilty to a charge of stealing a horse belonging to Mr W. D. 8. MacDonald, of Whakarau. The evidence showed that accused was one of a party of natives who passed through Whakarau on their way to the Bay of Plenty. Accused's horse, an old one, knocked up, and he took the roan one. He was arrested at Buatoke by Constable Wiloocks, of Whakatane. He was committed to the Supreme Court at Auckland for eeotence, bail beiDg allowed iu £IOC, with two sureties of JESO oaoh.

The meeting of the Hospital Social Committee, held laet evening, was largely attended, His Worship the Mayor presiding. The reports from the several committees showed that everything was proceeding satisfactorily, and that the gather ing would be au assured aucoes?. The Ladies’ Committee reported that an abundant supply of edibles bad been promised, and nothing was wanting on that score. Mr J. A. Harding stated that the Refreshment Committee had everything well in hand. Satisfactory reports were received from the other committees, and the opinion was generally expressed that the Social would be a great success. It was 'decided that the Committee should meet again next Monday evening, and on the Wednesday preceding the Social,

The following ,’urther particulars are given in the Timaru Post of the motor oar fatali'y on September Bsh :—“ The accident was simple enough in itself, though its results were deplorable. Mr Meikle has bad a motor oar for some time, Mrs Meikle always drove it, and was expert in its management, and a particularly 000 l driver. They went to town on Saturday afternoon, and were returning to their home at the head of Washdyke Valley. They were within the farm when the accident happened. Between the publioroad

up the valley and Mr Meikle’s house

1 private road has been made, part of which is a side cuttiog down a spar. This part > of the road is both narrow and steep, and . it appears that in going down this desoent the oar swerved toward the bank or upper side, and in correcting this Mrs Meikle turned the wheel a fraotion too much, and this seat the car off the embankment, Along the foot of this runs a wire fenoe, and after scraping along the fenoe for scm3 yards the oar capsized over it into a ploughed paddock. Mr Meikle was pitohed out, sustaining fracture of the thigh, while Mrs Meikle was pinned beneath the oar, the step lying aoross her chest, so that Bhe could not breathe, and presently died of suffocation. The spot where the accident happened was not in sight of the house, no one was within eight or heariog, and Mr Meikle, in his crippled condition, by desperate and painful effort, crawled towards the house until he oould make the maid servant hear his 000 ee. When she oame he. sent her for a spade to dig the earth from benoath Mrs Meikle to reI lease her if possible, but the girl oould do nothing effeolual, and Mr Meikle sent for the ploughman, who by his direction got a rope, and, hauliog on this with the horses from the road, took off the we'ght of the oar so that Mrs Meikle’s body oould be removed. The unfortunate woman was then dead, Mr and Mrs Meikle have only one child, a little girl of between four and five. Usually the child accompanies them in their trips to town, but on Saturday she did not do so.”

i Mr A. J. Cox, who returns to Gisborne ) early next month, lias been having an eventful time. The Auckland Star’s Loni don correspondent, writing on August 11th, states :—“ Mr A. J, Cox, who is spending a holiday in this country, will leave for New Zealand on the 28th inst., travelling via New York and San Francisco. Mr Cox hails from Gisborne, but has spent the past six years in the Transvaal, being employed after the war in' tho engineering branch of the General Post Office at Johannesburg. He left there early in June, booking to Genoa via tho East Coast of Africa, and calling at all the principal ports en route. From Genoa ho went to Milan and spent four days at tho exhibition there, afterwards visiting the Italian and Swiss lakes and the Bernese Oberland. After a week in Paris ho arrived in London on July 29, with the intention of spending a month in England. Mr Cox expects to arrive in Auckland on October Ist On arrival at Gisborne Mr Cox will decide whether to remain and accept a managerial appointment ! or return to South Africa,

The export of agricultural products roni the colony for the month of August show a falling off as comparod with last year in regard to butter and cheese but a substantial increase in frozen mutton' 168,801 carcases being shipped as against 159,051 last year. The shipments from the. port of Poverty Bay were as follows: Frozen bcof 2800 cwt, valued at £13019 ; 9109 carcases mutton, £5191. The exports for the year were : E utter 800,106 cwt. valued at £1,448,281; cheese 107,825 cwt., £205,084; frozen beef 155,086 cwt., ,£181,519; mutton 1,518,722, £1,072,742 ; legs and pieces 15,000 cwt, £21,365; lamb 1,932,211 carcases, £1,158,591; wheat 991,026 bushels, £118,248; oats 942,195 bushels, £88,912; potatoes 256 tons, £2,208 ; Now Zealand hemp 24,422 tons, £090,577. For the year there was ten per cent, decreaso in the export of butter, nearly thirty per cent, increase in cheese, and live per cent decrease in beef and mutton. Tho export of lamb increased fivo per cent, ami whoat pearly a hundred per cent,

On the shores of Lake Nicaragua is to be found an uncanny pruduot of the vegetable kingdom known among the natives by the expressive name of “ the devil’s noose.” Duostao, the naturalist, diaoovered it not long ago while wandering on the shores of the lake, Attraoted by orics of pain and terror from his dog, he found the animal held by blaok, sticky hands, which had ehafed the skin to bleeding point, Thts3 hands were branohes of a newly-discovered carnivorous plant, whioh has been aptly named the ‘‘land octopus.” The branches are flexible, blaok, polished, without leaves, and ssorete a viscid fluid,

The Wellington Times says :—“ln the unending prooession of animated pictures The World’s Piotures deserve a prominent plaoe. They ate capitally selected, aDd semes of travel are mcely interspersed between oom:o, dramatic, aod romantic episodes, all Sashed upon the curtaia with a steadiness seldom attained in kinematography.”

A full praetioo of tbs Gondoliers will be hold in Hie Misty’s Theatre this even.

IQg ' a There is on view at Messrs Miller an Craig's nuotion mart a very fine pie my from tho garden of Mr F. G. LundoD, architect, Wbataupoko.

Tho Now York World of August 201 b says: A oloso watoh is being kept by the American Government on tho dovclopmonts of the revolutionary movement in Cuba for the purpose of determining whether this Government will be forced to intervene in tho interests of peace. The quostion now being considered is whetbor the United States shall interfere of its own yolilioD, or wait until President Palma asks for a?si<tanoe. No definite informa* tion has yet been received as to whether the Cuban Government can put down the present revolution. If Palma finds the situation is beyond his control it isbelioved he would not appeal direotly to tho American Government, but tho request would come through tho American Minister at Havana or tho Cuban Minister in Washington. If the situation there beoomes serious this Government will interfere.

The Southland Times says:— “Our

old acquaintance, the Spotswood settlement, Taranaki, about which we had a friendly difference with tho Hon. Sir Joseph .Ward at tho time of the general elections last year, continues to be a brilliant example of successful land settlement. Last year the Government paid away £547 as interest on the purchase money, against which it received in rents £18!), showing a deficiency on tho year £458. Since tho estate was purchased in 1903 £2090 has been paid in interest, while rents received have aggregated £B7l, leaving a total deficiency of £1219, and increasing tho cost of 310 acres from £10,744 to £18,017, or just on £OO per acre. To get an annual income of £lB9 from a £17,000 investment is truly a remarkable achievement.”

When you oatoh cold do not take any chances on wearing it away, or experiment with some doubtful prrparation which will only half oure it at the best, and leave the bronehial tubas weakened and Busoeptidle to attack from the germs of consumption. Dr. gheldon's New Disoovery for ooughe, oolds, and consumption not only stops the cough, but heals and strengthens the lungs, and prevents serious effeots from a oold. Bmall dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed.—For sale by A. W. J. Mann, Agent, Chemist.