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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2112, 21 June 1907, Page 2

The shortest day of the year,

The Post Office advises that the Teheran (Persia) route for cablegrams to Europe is interruted.

The , railway station looks quite spic and span after a fresh application of paint.

New copies of tile telephone, subscribers’ list have been circulated, revised to date. The lists are issued every six months.

Messrs. Sheet Bros. haYe secured a contract for the erection of a twostoried dwelling at Kaiti for Mrs. Barker, senior.

The organising secretap- of the Political Reform League will deliver a political address at the Public Hall, Te Karaka, to-morrow evening. Vancouver advised the local telegraph office on Wednesday night that the eastern wires were working very slowly, and at noon yesterday a similar report was received.

The final meeting in connection with the Druid’s Social is called, for next Wednesday at 7.30 p.m- at the office of Mr. Geo. Darton. X full attendance is requested.

Applications will be received at the local Lands Office on July 25th for the lease of a small grazing run of 2478 acres in the Mata and Tokomaru survey districts. Mr. H. N. Southwell arrives by the Victoria on Saturday morning to complete all arraugemepts ! for the appearance of the Black-Promyslav Concert Company' on Monday the Ist and 2nd July. " The Christchurch Press says :—Miss Rosin a Buckmann of the Black-Prem-yslav Concert Company is perhaps at the present time the most popular soprano in Australia.

The Zealamlia went on to Napier on Wednesday night after discharging only 20 tons of cargo and overcarried the remainder, about 65 tons. Rain was pouring in torrents and the after hatch was not opened.

The General Post Office advise that in future the minimum number of inland letters, and inland circulars posted in quantities, permitted to be prepaid in cash instead of stamps, lias been reduced from 1000 to 240.

One of the sea bathers came along to the office to deny an imputation that the winter chills have lessened their numbers. They are made of sterner stuff, ho assures us, and continue to thrive on their early morning ablutions.

There are already over 170 applicants in for one section, 1117 acres in the Waimata Valley, to be balloted for next week. Yesterday the time of one local J.l*. was almost- entirely taken up by people requiring their signatures to he witnessed. He is a conscientious man, alive to the responsibiltics of his judicial office, but he says that this is a bit too much to expect of him. He does not-, however, intend to relinquish his position as one of the “great unpaid.”

Every man made comfortable and snug by wearing our warm Winter Underwear. We have the very thing need. See our window for good .value, C. Eosip and Co.

“I am so sure of a social rt ' v ?) l ’" tion,” said Mr.. Macdonald, the Australian socialist, to an i Wellington worlcors recently, toot J. don’t bother about life about banking any money to piovnlo for my family for the future, because The Taihapo Post states that information has boon received toat lai hapo will bo the principal c n fcu b station for the Auckland-W., lmgtoi, service, and that £II),UUU spent on improving tho railway st ticm.

Efforts are being mndo to obtain u Government grant towards the construction of the proposed 1 bridge. In view of an assurance ob tamed by Mr. Matthews, on behalf of ratepayers interested, it is considered there is a good chance of success, y At Messrs. Dalgety and Co.’s wool store a trial was made " White gasoline engine, tor the benefit of intending purchasers. Several ad vantages are claimed for this ■yi engine, of which there are about 40 now in use in tho district.

Sitting in civil jurisdiction at the Magistrate’s Court yostordav mornaSi^»r* d, Fiv“S.,£»ss judgment by default in tho fMlmvnig cases: A. H. Gillman (Mr- iod* Hoare Warekihi. claim £U iOs 100, with costs £2 7s 6d; same v. Hate Warekihi, £lO, costs £2 0s CM • " • 4Friar v. Frederick Goldsmith, £o J in, costs 17s. Three cases ivero struck out and onb was adjourned. Hugh Trumble, late cook on the ■barqueutine Frank Guy. is reported to have mysteriously disappeared since last Thursday, when he was 1« [ by Captain Ware, or as one account, says, he deserted. He was, last seen sitting on the gunwale oi . the vessel, smoking. It is stated that, he had £i in cash A bankbook showing a credit of about £lO and liis clothes, remain in his bunk. He is a middle aged man and so far as is known had no relations in tli© colony.

A collision, which might have been serious,, occurred at. about half-pas seven last evening between tilt >'ha taupoko ’lnis and a ’cab, in front of Common. Shelton and Co. s store. The cabdfiver was on his wrong, side and when coming close endeavoured to cross over. Both drivers became confused and the vehicles bumped past, each other, tho force of the impact. throwing one of the bus horses down. Thoro was no serious damage •lone and both vehicles continued on their way.

I ain convinced that a great social revolution is coming. Holding the view that I do, it would bo impossibu for mo to act otherwise. Why, a man would bo a fool if he believed a social revolution was coming and bothered his head about building up money I It is different for those who do not believe iit the coming revolution, but for my own part I do not try to build up a fortune to, be confiscated by the social revolution that is coming within the next ten years. The utterance was received with mingled applause and laughter.

The supervisors of the local Convent have been advised by the secretary of tho Trinity College of Music, London, that as the return of candidates for the Musical Knowledge Examination had arrived in London after the date fixed for their receipt it would he impossible for the proper examination papers to reach Gisborne in time foi -lie examination fixed for June 8i but in view of the fact that the nonreceipt of lists of candidates was due to the suspension of the San Francisco mail services, the authorities of the College decided to postpone the examinations at certain centres m New Zealand until Juno 22nd.

Regarding the branding of foods the Minister for Health (the Hon. Geo. Fowlds) stated to a Wellington reporter that last year’s Bure Foods Bill had beqn printed and circulated in order that it should he before the country for criticism. So far he had received very few objections to its provisions, and he hoped that he would be able to get the measure forward early this session. As for imported foods.th_e sellers found in possession of goods would be held responsible for their condition from the health point of view. These persons must make tlieir own arrangements with the manufacturers to-indemnify themselves against loss.

A meeting of the Baths Social Committee was held last evening to further the arrangements. Present- : Messrs Townley (chairman), Rowley, Lawless, E. Somervell, Church, Jones, Little and . Wauchop. , . The secretary reported 'that. Mr. Ilallamore had definitely promised the use. if the N.Z. Shipping Col’s shed. It was announced that the ladies’ committee were sending out circulars to parents and other supporters asking for support of the movement. It was agreed ■to use, all endeavours to enure a. successful gathering on the iccasion of Mr. Bickerton’s lecture. Thursday evening in each week was fixed as‘the time for regular ineetings of the committee. '

An incident of how an apparently trivial accident may lead to death, bast week the six-year-old son of Mr Henry Anderson met with a fall whilst riding a tricycle in the back yard of his parent’s residence. I’' the mishap he got- some splinters in his leg. The little: fellow’s mother got one splinter out, and later on poulticing abstracted another. The case was not regarded as anything serious, but the boys’ condition becoming worse a doctor was summoned. He pronounced the case to he one of blood-poisoning. Desjiite all that could be done the patient’s condition became critical and lie succumbed yesterday. Much sympathy is felt for the parents. The Christchurch Press says : Thor© is a deal of youthful enthusiasm about Hastings. The poeplo are talking about making the town the “Christchurch of the North.” The

land boom is pcohably responsible for such ambitious, ideas. One resident of the district is reported to have refused an offer of £SOOO for a six-acre property. One of the earliest residents, according to the local paper, volunteered the information that Hastings was only commencing to advance. Ho said the principal sheep stations in the district, extending from tilts Cape, .through Te Ante and around the ranges to Taradalo, were held by about six owners, and it would not be long before these holdings would he given up voluntarily or acquired by the Government for closer settlement. Then Hastings would become a city, and with the the same facilities in, regard to a seaport as Christchurch, there was every reason to expect that Hastings would rise to the position of., a “Christchurch, of the North'.”

The adjourned inquest’ touching the death of Roy Thorburn, son of J. J. H. Marchall, was to have been held by the Acting Coroner (the Hon. Captain Tucker) at the courthouse yesterday afternoon. The following was the jury: Messrs. T. Dalrymple (foreman), V. Garrard, E. S. Goldsmith and T. Robertson. Sergeant Williams stated that the analysis had not been -received from Mr. j. Pond, the, analyst, in Auckland. He received, a telegram from him stating that it would not be ready .till t6-inorrow, but- he (the Sergeant). did not 'know whether it would he sent from Auckland by Saturday’s boat or arrive here on that morning and he accordingly applied. for an adjournment. The Coroner said he would he absent from Sunday but that did not greatly matter; the same jury oidy was essential. The Sergeant- said that the depositions had been taken by the present Coroner. The latter replied that that was not an insuperable difficulty. A . Coroner might drop dead. It was only a question of reading over the evidence and at worst hearing it all again. The inquest, was adjourned till Thursday next at' 2 p.m.

“ Some of the critics thought it was to be-a chatty, news magazine,” said the Minister of Education (the Hon. G. Fowlds), referring to the School Journal. However, the journal was what it was intended to he—an up-to-date, all-rouhd school reader destined ultimately to take the place of the meet' the parental objection of the enormous cost of school-books, especially when children moved from ono district to another, where different books were used. The value of the Journal was shown by the fact that, applications for copies had been received from private schools, and these would he supplied at cost price. Speaking about! a suggestion that the Jounal would be better if issued every two months, instead of monthly, the Minister said that- there was a possibility that by-and-bve the Journal might he illustrated, and this would reduce the quantity of the additional interest of the Journal coming into the schools every month was a distinct advantage which, to some extent, would be lost if the interval was longer. These publications stimulated the interest of the children ; they were; anxious to see what- a new issue would contain. One important thing to be borne in mind was that even when supplied once a month the total cost was less than a third of the amount that, would he required to provide free books for schools.

Zymole Trokeys are just the thing for hoarseness. They clear the throat and sootho the irritated membrane. Absolutely harmless, ,