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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2187, 17 September 1907, Page 2

The Cook County Council will moot on Friday next, and the Hospital Trustees the samo evening. The quarterly meeting of Court William Gladstone, A.0.F., will be held this evening. Up to 9 a.m yesterday morning the rainfall recorded for the 24 hours was 1.45 inches. '• The Mayoress will perform the ceremony of unveiling the memorial to the late Mrs Sievwright, on Dominion Day, 26th inst. The post office advised yesterday that the Waimata mail was delayed in consequence of a heavy flood in tho river. As there is still one list of claimants to pass, the hearing of the AraiMatawai case will bo resumed on October 21st. Mr. F. C. Long requests that donations of toys, etc., for the mission box be sent in to-day, and the parcel will be forwarded to-morrow. To-night and on Friday night Mr. W. Corrie Johnston will deliver lectures in the Baptist. Tabernacle on “Russia’s Destiny and Doom in Prophecy.” Colonel Porter. C. 8., President of tho Maori Land Court, will return to Gisborne from Wairoa to-morrow. The Board will meet for the transaction of business on October 2nd. A meeting of the Ladies’ Committee in connection with tho Hospital Social will be held in the room over Messrs Dalrymple’s at 3.30 this afternoon. The Gisborne School lias been closed for another week owing to tlio epidemic of measles. The attendance yesterday morning was below half, several of the classes in tho infant school being almost completely empty.

Dorothy M. Spence, who passed the recent examination connected with tho Associated Board of the Royal Academy qhMusio, is a pupil of Miss Fishenden’s.*

The Cook County Curious Coons are making very fair progress in propiring a programme IoY a public entertainment. There was nil attendance of fifteen performed at last night’s meeting, under Mr. Gray, when various songs and choruses were practised.

A vory largo assemblage ol young folk is expected oil “children’s night” ol the Hospital social. At lustovening’s meeting of tho committoo it wub decided, on Mr. Rowley’s suggestion, to ask the school teachers to attend on tho occasion and assist the committee in managing tho supper room, etc.

At times Salvation Army officers must have hard work ill gathering funds for the Army’s work, but Adjutant Dickens has found tho task easy in at least one direction. Ihe other day ho wrote to a supporter of tho Army asking for £25 for the selfdenial fund, and by return post got a cheque for tho amount.

Tenders for tho supply of commodities to tho Gisborne Hosptial 'y opened yesterday by Messrs Bright and Matthews, on behalf of tho trustees. The prices will ho scheduled by the secretary (Mr. Tlios. A. Coleman), and laid before the monthly meeting.of tho Hospital Trustees on Friday evening next.

11l a personal lottor to Adjutant Dickons, in command of; the local corps, Commissioner McKie, chief officer for Australasia of the Salvation Army, expresses tho hope that Gisborne will this year put up a record for the self-denial apeak He also states that on the occasion of his next tour of Now Zealand ho will pay a visit to Gisborno.

“Tho present century is a century for the young,” declared- Lord I’lunket while distributing prizes in connection with the "Wellington Sundayschool Union tho other evening. A hundred years ago, ho said, it was the okU men to whom the responsible positions of the State were entrusted ; but to-day it was the young mail who was at the head of affairs in most important departments of modern life.

In that branch of country commercialism referred to in tho common pliraso as “on tho road,” says tho Dunedin correspondent of tho Christchurch Press, tho motor-car promises to act an important part in the agricultural agency business in Now Zealand. One mercantile firm ill Otago who must spend a king’s ransom every year is commercial travellers’ expenses, will soon own four cars, of which three will bo allotted to the use of agents in the country.

The usefulness of pigeons, says the Taranaki Herald, is well demonstrated in tho despatch with which they enablo a local firm to forward urgent orders. "When the firm’s traveller goes into the country ho takes several pigeons with him. He despatches them with ordere received at the various towns. The pigeons reach town some hours before him, and the goods are sent away in record time. The travellor invariably findß on returning to town in the evening that tho orders sent in during the day have already been attended to.

Tho smallest policeman in New Zealand, perhaps the smallest European constable in the world, was in New Plymouth recently. The officer referred to is Mounted Constable Hickman, who is stationed at Opunake. Constable Hickman came out as a bugler to some of the troops in the early days, and later joined the ranks in a more serious capacity'. He took a very activo part in the suppression of the nativo disturbances between Pariha'ka and Normanby. The little officer is known practically all over Taranaki.

Next week the Salvation Army will bo busy with meetings in connection with- tho. self-denial appeal. ■ The meetings will be under the direction of Brigadier and Mrs Albiston, North Island chief officers. They will be accompanied ■by Major James Dutton, provincial secretary, one of tho finest vocalists and instrumentalists in the Army, and Staff-Captain Ward. A sale of work will he held for flute nights, the opening ceremony being performed by the Mayor on the 25th inst. On Sunday, the 29tli inst, a missionary meeting will ho held in His Majesty’s Theatre after church hours.

“A Night with the Poets” was the subject set down for last night’s meeting of the Debating Society, but in* consequence -of the unpropitious weather affecting .the attendance, it was deemed advisable to postpone the gathering" for a week. Next Monday’s meeting will terminate tho Society’s syllabus for tho present seafort some months, and tho record of attendances proves that tho Society’s popularity is thoroughly established. Tho balance-sheet to bo presented at tho concluding meeting shows that the receipts have covered expenses, and next year the Society, rejuvenated after the vacation, will start on a good footing.

“No sooner was my client lauded in the cells,” stated Mr. Lundon at the Auckland Magistrate's Court during tho fixing-up of a further adjournment in the case in which a young man named-George Robinson was charged with horse-stealing at \V»Jby, “than one of tho juniors was allowed to take him out of the cell and photograph him. It has been laid down for all time by Mr. Kettle that this photographing of prisoners before conviction shall not take place, and something ought to be done to stop it. I don’t believo that the Inspector or. S.ub-Inspector would tolerate, theisort 'Of thing that sometimes goes on. but they knew nothing about it,” The presiding justice remarked that he remembered- quito well Mr. Kettle’s expression on the subject, and agreed that to- photograph an uncouvicted prisoner was- an injustice to the man, hut ho also said that it was not the question they were there to decide, and so the matter dropped.

A meeting of the Hospital Social Committee was held at the Council Chambers last evening, tho Mayor presiding. Mr. A. Txioliy, of Patutalii, one of the Hospital Trustees, wrote that in consequence of illness ho would be "unable to supply evergreens, as: promised, for the decorations. The secretary reported that he bad been able to make other arrangements, and an ample supply of greenery was forthcoming. Air. Rowlev, headmaster of the school, suggested that the children might make wood uso of the school holidays by selling tickets for the social. The suggestion was adopted, a nil's t was decided to notify that tickets were obtainable, at Mr. Lawless’ office. It was reported that the Gas Company had undertaken the lighting of the hall, on the samo lines as last year. With reference to' tho music, .the private band, under the able tuition of Mr. McKillop; bandmaster, has prepared ■v fine programme for the occasion. Sub-committees reported to the meeting that tho supper and other arrangements are well in hand, and regarding tho hall Air. Withers, foreman in charge of the woolshed, states that as the building has scarcely been ill use at all since the Baths Social, the floor will he in splendid trim after it has been repolished. The committee will meet at tho hall on Wednesday evening, when there will be plenty for willing hands to do.

At a school committee moeting in Tim.aru, vPen the question of supplying clocks for schools w is under discussion, it vyas stated by a member of the committee Iliat a good many school teachers required to have clocks in the schoolroom because they did not possess a watch, and tho salaries they were paid would not permit of their purchasing one.

In some American schools, according to Mr F. Piraui, provision is made for giving children a bath in cases where thoy do not got such a luxury at thoir homes. Tho school authorities in ono instance were unable to carry out their benevolent intentions in respect to ono girl owing to the poculiar construction of her garments. When tho child’s mother was approached on the subject she remarked:—“What, bathe my girl? Why, she has been sowed up for tlio winter.”

To a young lady in Now Zealand a certificate of competency as a marine engineer has been granted. According to tho annual report of tho New Zealand Maritime Department, Miss J. A. McKegg, of Henley, having passed tho necessary examination, has obtained a certjficat© as engineer of a restricted limit vessel propollod by gas, oil, fluid, electricity, or other mechanical power than steam. Tho report states that this is tho first instance in which tho New Zealand Marino Department has issued a certificate to a woman.

Tho Otago Daily Times says:—“Wo are glad to see that Mr. J[ustice Chapman, whoso comments -in imposing sontenco in tho Mclntyre case wore very much to the point, has signified his intention of bringing under the notice of the Minister of Justice tho statements majle by the prisoner ns to how lio fared at the hands of moneylenders, for the attention drawn now to the subject by this case makes the. time opportune for taking steps to regulate a system open, as the evidence forthcoming from time to' time shows, to gross abu6o.”

“Colliers are in great demand,” said the manager of tho Westport Coal Company to a Woffington Post reporter. “For some timo tho demand for coal has exceeded tho supply. We have been working double shifts through the winter, but wo are unable to cope fully with the demand for coal. Wo aro therefore looking out for more men, and, as tho Corinthic is duo shortly, we hope to got a few old hands from the Old Country. There is plenty of employment, however, trucking and doing other work, for any able-bodied men.” Asked if he thought the work would be permanent, the manager replied there was every prospect of tho demand for coal keeping pace with the increased supply.

A movement is on foot to form a Retail Grovers’ Association for Napier and district, and a meeting was recently held for the purpose of discussing the matter. The meeting was thoroughly representative, nearly all the proprietors of the various retail grocery establishments in Napier and at the Port being present. _ Preliminaries were arranged, and it was decided to obtain as much information as possible regarding tho working of 'kindred associations in the four centres. When this information is received, further details in connection with tho formation of tho association will be discussed. The opinion was freely expressed that one of the most important matters was the compilation of a “black list,” in order to safeguard ' the interests of members from the operations of a certain class of debtors.

A pessimist is at large in Wellington, remarks the Post, according to a narrative that comes .from Maranui. It is alleged that a man, a resident of Thorudon, has lost his faith in humanity. For ten or eleven years he lias been in the habit of frolicking among tho waves at Maranui, and tho other afternoon he went to the seasido for his customary dalliance with the breakers. After disporting himself to the content of his mind and body, he returned to the shore, and noticed that there was a painful blank in the place where he had left his raiment. Finally lie sought a wliaro, retnetd. by some week-enders, in tlie hope that he might find somebody about, but there was ho one at home. At last, when despair and the cold were numbing him, a rescuer hove in sight. He saw a woman come out of a house close by, and, sheltering himself as well as he could, he called out and explained his pitiable plight. She produced some old habiliments, but they were hardly a fit. They belonged to her husband, a man of burly proportions, and the shivering recipient was not a giant. However, he managed to double the clothes about him somehow, and then came tho agonising ordeal of the trek to town in accoutrements which exposed him to tho risk of summary arrest on a charge of having no lawful means of support.