The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2113, 22 June 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. SATURDAY, JUNE 22, 1907.

Mr. Barton, S.M., mil. hoar the Waikoliu election appeal on Monday, July Ist.

The County Council has a notice elsewhere regarding tlio proposed Pakarao bridgo.

The local Telegraph Office received advice yesterday that the cable route via Fao was interrupted.

■A political address wijl be delivered at Te Karaka Public Hall tonight bv the organising secretary oi the Political Reform League.

The Post Office advises that English mails via Vancouver, despatched on May 14th, reached London on the night of the 19tli instant.

In this issue the Commissioner of Crown Lands inserts a notice regarding a ballot for land m the Poverty Bay district. The ballot will be held on Wednesday next. The annual sheial of the Turanganui Lodge of Druids, which has always in the past boon a popular function, is to be held this year on July 4th.

Owing to the lateness of the hour when School Committee business was completed last evening, the Technical Committee adjourned proceedings to Tuesday evening next at /.ou.

Mr. Harvey Gibbon, Borough Engineer is engaged in taking levels ill connection with the £20,000 schedule of loan work. The list wjll probably come before next meeting.

The Chief Postmaster advises that the Iwiroa mail could not leave M hatatutu on account of the flooded state of the rivers. For the same cause the Waimata mail did not arrive.

The Rev. C. Griffin will preaqli at Wesley Church morning and evening to-morrow. His subjects ( «e Rec'koning with God 1 and The Glory of the Cross.”

In connection with an ordination of elders which takes place oil bunday morning in St, Andrew s Church, the Rev. Wm. Grant will lecture on “The Presbyterian Church and What it Stands for.” The evening ; subject will be, “ The Prodigal Son.

On Cr Matthews’ motion, the Look County Council yesterday approved of the following remit to the Counties’ - Conference: —“That to any riding rating itself for loans to local bodies for either bridges or metalling roads, the county contribute out of its general revenue one-fifth ot tne amount so raised.”

The Cook County Council takes a fair view of the labor question. At yesterday’s meeting an allowance or ’is per day extra was made, the Engineer reporting favorably, to tlie following surfacemen: W. lerston, itin Thos. McNaugliton, E. Carney, D O’Mullane, P. Claffey, P. Keenan. It. Wheelan, P. Horsfall, and T. McCartney.

Trouble with the telegraph wires at Vancouver continues. The local telegraph office was advised on Thursdav that tho wires .were interrupted by an Aurora Borealis, and at noon yesterday it was ' reported that tho wires between Vancouver Island and tho mainland wero down, but the opinion was expressed that they would be restored early. Last night advice was received that t-lio lines were working satisfactorily.

The young lady students of the cookery classes consider they are becoming very proficient, and to afford an opportunity of inspecting the results of their handiwork they have invited the School Committee, Board of Governors, together with their wives and lady friends, to afternoon tea on Wednesday -week. It is said that the delectable dishes prepared by the fair students may be partaken ot without fatal results.

Members of the School Committee who attended promptly last evening were kept waiting for a considerable time before there was a quorum. I hope members are not going to fall from grace,” remarked the Chairman (Mr. Somervell). The situation was saved by the opportune arrival of -the Rev. Grant and Mr. Bright. In their relief at the evening not being wasted the other members magnanimously accepted their apologies.

A second railway traveller, "Whilst not agreeing with the Department’s attitude, states that this section of the line is no different in regard to lighting to any other where flag' stations exist, ’ For s.omp weird red-tape reason lights are not considered necessary at- the stations. In justice to the platelayers who keep an eye on the buildings ho says that he lias always found the places clean; the one referred to was an exception that must have been out of tho way. We are not in a position to state which version is correct; - those who use the line are the best judges.

A visitor to our public, library speaks well -of the institution generally, but considers there is room for improvement in the method of keei ing the files of various newspapers. There are, he says, some omissions of papers that one would ordinarily expect to find filed, and when in search for a particular paper lie had to wade through a mass of loose literature on the table. Handy files can be procured cheaply enough; they would help to keep the'apartment tidy and thus lighten the work of the custodian, and would be appreciated by visitors and regular habitues of the reading room. Mr Jowers, The Sweeteries, Glad-stoiie-roiul. is picking a great feature o! bis medicated' sweetmeats, which are detailed in an advertisement in this issue. 11l addition to. a number of remedies for various throat and lung troubles, lie makes a tablet 1 sweetmeat called Cresolassa, which is specially designed for relieving bronchial troubles. Recently Mr. Jowers received a letter from a Wellington resident highly praising these' tablets and asking.for h further supply, and another Wellington gentleman wired for a supply of the tablets, he being at the time laid up with bronchitis. Mr. Jowers claims that the niedicine is nipr.e effective when taken in tablet form than jf taken as a liquid as it can then better H widgr jeffpet on the bronchial organs. The Dunedin Evening Star says: “Asked what tho difference the berthing of steamers like the Waiwera at OanJ3.ru will make to Dunedin, a representative skipping gentleman states it will make a great deal of difference to the frozen meat export from Port Chalmers. At present Port Chalmers is fed by tho Bumside and Oaniaru works, tho latter supplying by far tho largo,r quantity of meat. This will now bo exported from Oamaru, should the depth of water there bo maintained. No harbor improvements hero could affect that, as the question is simply one of geographical situation. Wo understand, however, that tho Waiwera was in the lightest possible trim—empty, jp fact —when she went into Oaniarui.

Ethereal, first of things,.quintessence pure, , . “ i Dustin's “Maba” are always sure. •

.The Southland News lonniH O excellent authority that the Oitpuki Shale Works will resume operations at an early date, and that »u»nj, meats with that object in tmw a now being made. Over £IOO,OOO hi been oxpended in this mdustiy, which, at tho outset, mot with obstacles that necessitated a stoppage of operations.

Bush lands are being taken up m considerable areas in the Ohakuno district by sawmillers. A correspondent writing in tho Taihape 1 ost states that- soino gentlemen from Lower Hutt wero up last woolc looking at a block of 3000. acres. They have secured this from the natives for miffing purposes, and they state they nover saw such’fine bush before. This ib tho best forest, tho correspondent believes, ill Now Zealand, and easy to got through, as there are no supplejacks or lawyers in the undergrowth. Dr. Bell, Director of the Now Zealand Geological Survey, who will leave for America and England shortly on a holiday tour, will deliver lectures at Harvard, Yale, and Oxford Universities. He will also lecture before the Royal Geographical Society in London. Since Ins arrival in tho colony, Dr. 801 l has had tempting - offers to return to America, and in order to retain Ins services the Government have agreed to givo him an increased' staff and to raiso his salary from £6OO to £BOO a year. Mr. J. H. Groonslado, M.H.R, has been in communication with the Minister for Industries and Commerce as to tho possibility of opening up a direct trado between New Zealand and India, it having been represented to the member lor W aikato that there was a likelihood of an excellent market being found in some parts of India for New Zealand butter JLlie Minister lias, however, replied to the effect that the Government trade representative was in India last 3 ear, and as tho result of his report on the matter, it was not considered necessary to ,tako any further action at present. j, , “You are very rough on tho backblocks,” remarked Cr. Lysuai at the County Council meeting yestorday, during the discussion on roads. Cr. Matthews rejoined that lie spoke with a personal knowledge of hib . bul >J c Q“ He hall had 27 years’ experience l the back-blocks and opened upa good deal of land m his time. We have done our share, said Captain Tiidker, “and had more to put up with in those days. What sort of a place was it when I came hero first :' xou could not get far without getting bogged.” Cr. F. Lysnar: twenty Years ago no one was game enoug. to take” up land in Hangaroa oi Motu.” Captain Tucker: Why should we go there. There was plenty close at hand.’ You might say wjyy not go to the Urewera now; it would be foolish to go there when there is land nearer. Another twenty years and people will go there because there will be none at hand.”

The Gisborne School Committee last night unanimously decided, to renominate Mr. G. E. Darton as a member of tho Hawke s Bay Education Board, his present term of office expiring last month. Tho Chairman oi the Coiiimittee (Mr. Somervell) paid a nice compliment, to tho three North Ward representatives, Messrs. TV. Morgan, Darton and S. McLernon, by declaring that the district had never been so well represented before. The committee, he said, were kept well posted of the Board’s business, and owed a debt of gratitude to the gentlemen named for their good work. In common with other districts Poverty Bay is affected by the lack of school teacliors available. A local vacancy was advertised three times without eliciting any response, and now the Committee have decided upon appointing two pupil teachers in lieu. Mr. Darton told the School Committee last evening that the Board looked forward to the Teachers’ Training College solving the problem in time, as the institution will turn out scores of men and women duly qualified to take up educational appointments.

Bishop Wallis’ recent expedition to the workers on tho North - Island Main Trunk line must be regarded as rather a novelty for a bishop. Though accompanied everywhere by torrents of rain, and shut put from a single glimpse of the mountains, he took back a favorable impression, and is already wishing for some cause to repeat the experience. From Taihape lie enjoyed tho thrill and smoke and excitement of a ride on a ballast train as far as Rangitawa, three miles from Oliakune, breaking the journey ,at VVaiouru to hold a service and rough it for the night. Oliakune, Ilaetihi, and Raurimu were visited by driving, and services were field. A Saturday night social at■'Raurimu was., a great success, and a jchildren’s service the next day was made interesting by' baptisms, a strange scene in tlio -midst of the wild group of weather-beaten men canvas tents, wooden lints, and # manuka scenery. Though tho bishop was much impressed by the sterling character of the men of this pioneer community, ho saw also some of their pastimes. They played two-up openly,'unawed by tho gaze of a bishop. J •