YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2215, 19 October 1907, Page 1

YESTERDAY’S TELEGRAMS.

Press Association. AUCKLAND. Bishop Noligan, in the course of a spoccli at a men’s mass meeting, said: “Gambling hells aro going on. Your own boys aro learning ‘two-up, and ‘two-up’ schools were going on every day. In four days’ racing at Ellerslio' alono at tho beginning of the year £206,283 passed through tho total isa. tor. You can add £IOO,000 for trotting meetings, and there is the ‘failure of Christianity,’ for racing in New Zealand lives absolutely and totally on tho tote.” Dealing with impurity, tho Bishop said: “There aro seventy women and twelve houses of evil repute known, and in tho rescue homes, Church of England Home, Salvation Army home, and Door of Hope there are 38 fallen women, and 35 out of tho 3$ aro ‘first falls.] That _is ‘failure of Christianity’ if you will. There are other things I have only touched on, things that aro known. If there aro 35 women, white women, in homes who are first falls, where aro tho blackguards who brought them there? (Applause.) ‘Fallen women I’ Aye, and where are the ‘fallen’ men? Tho failure of Christiuiity again? I .can tell you hat T know that married men aro among those who pulled down those 35 girls. Any chemist will tell you. that the sale of certain things has been increasing tenfold, and professing Christians sell them, and thero is tho cry of fallen women and the cry of little children up in bitterness to God, asking if Christianity lias failed, if there is no justice, no charity in tho world? Men, I ask you on whom will you lay the blame?” Tho arbitration Court awarded William McGregor £l6O and corts against W. E. Hutchinson, builder, in respect of tho death of plai.i'ifl s son, who died from injuries sustained whilst in defendant’s employment. . In connection with tho Y.AI.C.A. campaign, £339 was yesterday, making a total of £9509, esclusivo of tho £4OOO expected to be raised in connection with the old building. This leaves £3491 to be secured in the remaining three days. GREYMOUTH.

A development of exceptional interest has occurred at a rich leader in No. 7 lovel of tho New Alpine mine, at Lyell. In following the leader above the level the stone ripched out and gold began to occur in a slaty formation on the line of reef This becomo richer as driven on, until it now shows in the face r f the drive as a thin seam of solid gold in pure slate, no quartz being asso gated with it. This is believed io l.e unique in the history of mining in the Dominion. Nothing like it has been known before in _ tiiis fif.d. Apparently the find is likely to prove of great value, as the mine of gold if extended will striko Irish nan’s Creek at a spot where many •' rge slaty nuggets were found in the early days. Tho distance on the anglo of the run from tho present workings in No 7 to tho face is about 1200 feet-. The discovery is creating excitement and further developments are awaited with keen i "‘ Cr “ l ' NELSON.

Herbert Johnston, aged 37, married, with two children, died siuidenly while playing billiards i l a room in Trafalgar street last night. He comnlained of indigestion, fil'd sit down, asking for whisky, but before he could drink any, expired. Deceased was a son of the iate Captain Johnston. There will be no :n----quest, as a doctor certified that death was duo to heart diseaso. NEW PLYMOUTH.

Ferro-concrete is rapidly taking the place of tho old order of woo lon bridges in Taranaki ,and yesterday the Taranaki County Council opened with much eclat a new ferro-eon-crete bridge over the Waiwakaino river, replacing a puriri structure erected over 50 years ago. The new bridge is claimed to be the largest ferro-concrete traffic bridge in lhe colony. Sinco tho inauguriri.ni of the iiew policy of bridge construction the Council has built two sn>oi bridges and nine of ferro-eoicrele. The comparison of cost -with steel is decidedly in favor of ferro-con-crete, and the cost and maintenance is reduced to a minimum. An interesting part of tho ceremony was tho driving across the bridgo in a motor car of three old identities who crossed the old structure fifty years ago in a bullock dray, then the principal mode of conveyance. HAW-ERA.

The s.s. Kapiti which grounded on entering Paten harbor on Saturday, was successfully floated off this morning. No serious damage was done. The bar and channel were in good order when the Kapiti struck the sandbank. She got into trouble through refusing to answer her helm in a heavy incoming sea. O AMARU. The Harbor Board to-day appointed Mr. C. A. Tiaßoche, formerly engineer to tlio Auckland. Harbor Board, as secretary and engineer. WELLINGTON.

.Echoes of tho great earthquakes of the past mid-century were recalled by the action recently brought by tbe Crown to recover possession of two small strips of land in what was originally To Aro foreshore, and is now in possession, of a sawmilling company. The hearing was longtliy, and Judge Cooper’s decision took an hour and a' quarter to deliver. Earthquakes raised the shore several feet, and the water receded from what was then high-water mark. Judgment was that the land thus uncovered had never been included in any grant, and still belonged to flic Crown.

The Wellington Y.M.C.A. yesterday started a seven days’ campaign to raise £7OOO to furnish the now buildings and open it free of debt. A previous giver donated £SOO, and the Manawatu Railway Company £IOO. Other subscriptions bring tlie day’s collection to £677. The nautical inquiry into tlio fire on the Turakina commenced to-day. Captain Forbes, in the course of evidence, stated that in his opinion tlio firo originated in the Auckland portion of the cargo in tlio ’tween decks of No. 1 hold, and which consisted entirely of flax. There were three fires altogether, two originating from tho first outbreak. In answer to questions, witness stated that if men smoked in the hold they would be instantly detected . He thought tlie fire started from inside ■some of tlio bales. Tlio Dunedin Labor Bureau projiriotors are considerably perturbed over the amended scale of fees under tho Servants’ Registry Offices Act, 1895, which conies into force on November Ist. Briefly, the new regulations mean that the mployers’ payments to registry office keepers are

practically doubled, and those charges are considered to bo exorbitant. Jt means that employers will ceaso to apply to labor bureaux, and advertise in the newspapers for their requirements instead. As far as. the servants’ registry office proprietors are concerned, it will mean that tin. business will so fall away that it w 11 bo quito impossible to mako a living out of it. As it is, they contend that they just manage to make a living, after paying rent, telephone, and advertising charges. “It w.ll simply mean the survival, of tho fittest, remarked tho proprietor oi one oi the largest labor bureaux. “Tlioso who have largo connections will bo able to hail" "on longest, and those with small connections will simply have to go to the wall.” It is maintained that the new scale of fees will naturally affect farm and station owners, who arc accustomed to engage employees through tho medium of a labor agent. A telegram of protest against any legislation providing for servants paying half the present foes mid employers doublo the present fees, on the ground that it will result in the closing of all registry offices in Dunedin, was to-day forwarded by tho local labor agents to tho Minister of Labor and tho local M.H.R.s. HUJNriJUiN.

A number of prominent citizens interviewed by an Utago Daily iimos' reporter expressed Uiomsolves in lavor or puuuc holidays being held oil the Monday following tlio day to bo celebrated. Mr It. Chisholm,president of tho Retailors Branch ot tho Employers’ Association, warmly supported the idea. Ho also believed tho bunching of all holidays, oxeept Christmas and New Year’s Day, or Easter into, say, a fortnight’s holiday to bo held about Christmas would bo desirablo. Ho thought that this would como in time.

Residents aro uncertain as to wkother tho movement is intended to benofit employers or employees. It it pointed out that Monday holidays will enable many employees to occasionally get away from midday Saturday till Tuesday morning, others romark that as little or no business is done on Monday, it is practically immaterial to the employers whether their employees are thero or not. Jas. Anderson ,a bookmaker, was charged at tho Police Court to-day with street betting. Tho charge was laid under city bye-law No 8. Counsel for defence (Mr. Hanlon) raised tho point that tho charge that defendnat “frequonted” a street for tho purpose of betting was not borne out by the fact that lie was seen on ono particular day accepting money from someone. On tho other hand it was argued that “frequenting” applied to ono day if the person charged was seen more than once in tho same day or during the whole day in any particular public place practising as a bookmaker,. and it was urged that thero was ovidenco from defendant’s own statement, and from the police evidence that ho was a bookmaker. Mr C. C. Graham, S.M., reserved bis decision on tho point raised till Wednesday next, and Mr. Hanlon remarked that he rested his caso on the fact that although defendant was seen accepting money, thero was no proof that it was for the purpose of betting. Tho following resolution was passed at a meeting of the Trades and Labor Council: "“That this meeting believes that tho timo is opportune for the total abolition of tho sale of land for speculative purposes, as tho speculator in ovory ‘instance goes for the unearned increment, which is caused by settlement of peoplo on people, and not to tho speculator therefore, it should belong to tlio people, and not to tho speculator. The Council further urges upon tho Government to legislate towards making it a criminal offence for any person to buy or sell land for spoculativo purposes.” At a meeting of the Hospital Board, tho committee recommended that the different local bodies throughout the South Island bo approached with a view to urging on the Government the necessity for establishing a contra! consumptive sanatorium in the most suitable locality in this island, on somewhat similar lines to the Cambridge institution in the North Island, and that until more satisfactory arrangements are completed, consumptives from this district in indigent circumstances who are likely to benefit by sanatorium treatment should bo provided for by the Board at the Rock and Pillar Hospital. The proposal was favorably commented on by members of tlio Board, and tlio matter was dologated to a committee to take prompt action. The rams lost on the s.s. Wimmera’s passage were valuable stud animals, which Wright, Stephenson and Company were importing for Mr. Smith, of Black Forest station. Special caro was taken in selecting the rams, which were secured from the well-known Uarday station New South Wales.