The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2123, 4 July 1907, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1907.

The County Council lias a notice in this issue regarding land proposed to be taken for a public work. Owing to the engagement of the hall the Pansy Assembly will not be held this week (to-night).* The Post Office advises that the Wheturau mail is delayed as a result of floods in the rivers. A reminder is given of the meeting of cyclists to be held in Townley’s Hall to-morrow evening. The railway time-table is to be followed in connection with the Racing Club’s meeting is given in an advertisement elsewhere. A fortnightly assembly will be held at the Ormond Hall fortnightly, commencing on the 17tli at 8 p.m. sharp, doors open half past 7.* Four persons charged with drunkenness occupied the police cells last night, and will appear at the Magistrate’s Court this morning.

A meeting of the School Rath Social Committee will be held in Borough Council Chambers at 7.30 o’clock this evening.

A meeting is to be held in the Technical School at 8 o clock this evening to consider the formation of a class for vocal music.

The racehorses Hikiroa, Lien Afric, and Reservoir, engaged in today’s events, arrived from Napier bv the Talune yostorday.

The Paterson Memorial Committee did not meet last night as intended owing to the rough weather, the meeting was postponed, probably till next Wednesday.

Two first-offending inebriates were each, fiuod the amount of their bail, £1 or in default 48 hours’ imprisonment, by Mr. Barton, S.M., at tlio Police -Court yesterday morning.

The Rev. H. AVilliams reports that the rainfall for June was 3.25 inches on 12 . days ,the highest being 1.10 registered on the 20th. Last year in June 1.17 inches fell on 11 days. The average for the last 30 years was 5.40 inches on 17 days.

This morning a meeting will bo held in the Borough Council Chambers regarding the agitation to have the South African coutingenters’ names erased from the Cook Memorial- An advertisement appears elsewhere.

A special meeting of the Wharf Laborers’ Union will bo held on Saturday evening to take steps for the reregistration of the Union, if this course is necessitated. Mr. Darton, the .secretary leaves for Wellington on Sunday.

Inclement weather led to the postponement of the euchre tournament, which was to have been held at St. Mary’s last night. At the appointed hour only 30 put in an appearance, a.nd to beguile the evening they enjoyed a friendly contest. The Tournament will be held on the 25th inst.

Mr. F. A. Gordon, poultry expert, will deliver his final lecture on utility poultry breeding on Monday evening next, in premises adjoining Mr. Morrell’s store, Whataupoko. ihe question of forming a Utility Poultry Club for Gisborne will be discussed at the meeting.

The Dead-Letter Office reports that during May the following letters were unclaimed -From New South Wales C. Baud or, W. Casley, I. K. Cobb, J McLean, J. Munro ; United Kingdom—T. A. Baxter, A. D. Campbell, B. Haywood, Miss Roberts, Mrs Roberts, T. Spence, S. Westmacott ; Tasmania—C. Bee, T. Hill, E. O. Williams ; South Australia—G. B. Gibbs.

Continuous rain has been falling all day yesterday, and the roads returned to the original state of sloppy grandeur. Tile barometer was very low, registering 29.37 at 11 a.in., and .was still falling. Shipping was considerably interfered with, and the Talune lay at the outer anchorage. The Gothic arrived early in the morning but it was 11 o’clock before' she anchored. Lightering operations were not very successful all day. only a small quantity of mutton being got aboard. The lighters returned last night, as it was too rough, and the salt spray fell on the meat.

For the purpose of reproduction in the “Weekly Press,” a group photograph was taken yesterday morning of the Mayor, Councillors, and Borough officers. It was a fine-looking group, too. But the effect on New Zealand is likely to be marred by the fact that the picture was taken in front of the old barn-like premises dignified by the name of “Council Chambers.” “If we only had our mew building,” said one of the number, “it would be a good ad. for the progress of Gisborne.” Cr. Miller was heard lamenting the primitive background. © could jiave £-ot some building for the occasion, lie murmured: “now the whole thing s spoiled. I vote that we get another picture taken later Oil and send it along.”

The Mayor thinks that a system of “road trains,” which has proved a success on the Continent, might be inquired into when dealing with the question of a tramway to 1 atutahi. He explained to the Councii that a sort of small steam engine is used lor Generating electricity ,every vehicle is independently connected with the electric power and propels its own load, and the “train” proceeds along the ordinary highways with ease. It is more convenient than a tramway as it is portable. “It should just suit us,” said the Mayor, “because . if the engine gets in a hole, or one car gets bogged, the others shove it along; all the carriages or waggons are fastened together. A road-train would save us°the cost of bridges, and that is a big item.” It seems that tlic manufacture of such trains » carried on in England. The Council agreed with the Mayor’s suggestion to write to the manufacturer for details- -

The turbulent state of the rivers and smaller streams .indicates ahinavy minfall in the district. A laige am omit of debris came down stream vesterdav, and the preceding night some of tho disused staging, utilised in laying the gas mains, was washed away in the “fresh..

On the recommendation or vi. P.mlv District Health Officer, Auckland ‘tho Education Board lias dead ed that at tho midwinter vacation all miblic schools shall he thoroughly cleansed. Of late thcro mvc hccn epidemics among school children such complaints as measles, hoop ine-oough, arid scarlatina. ” 'th a view to^introducing a more effective method of cleansing than is at piesent in vogue a demonstration was

held at the Mount Eden public school on June 19th. A now patent pneu-matic-suction dust extractor, recoil - lv introduced into Auckland, was usod The machine was one really only intended for cleaning private rooms, biit the test was a success, and Dr Pitrdy expressed liis approval of tlio patont for its thoroughness and economy. The patent sucks up. all the dust, and thus completely removes it. Dr. Purdy said that the ■machine used was, of course, too small for big buildings, but said that they wore made sufficiently powerful ■to bo effective in public buildings, and were used at Homo. Dr. Purdy has also furnished advice on the matter of thoroughly disinfecting and cleaning all tlio buildings and fix-

- Speaking at tko Chamber oi Commerce meeting at New Plymouth, on June 14th, Mr. Connett said that another section of 12ft had been added to the breakwater and completed that dav. Excellent progress was being made, and ho trusted that by the timo the loan matured they would have 500 ft. of the 1060 ft completed. Wharf widoning has been commenced, and ho trusted there would be sufficient revenue to carry the work to completion without interruption. Had

tho Board a good drodgo he considered that, in three years the harbour would be made sufficient for the accommodation of tho largo ocean steamers at the wharf. The Board was showing already that the harbour could be safely extended, and at a reasonable cost—about hall what was paid for the original work. They had tho satisfaction of knowing that oven as they pushed out into deeper water the cost was still below anticipations.

Tho fact remained, however, that to get tho full benefit of tho breakwater 'extension they must have deeper water and more wharf accommodation. The revenue and increased trade justified the Board in pushing on with the work, and lie confidently looked forward to the time when tho big stbamers would load meat from the New Plymouth wharves instead of from the roadstead at Waitara.