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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2066, 18 December 1907, Page 2

The annual ball at Patutahi is to be held on New Year’s Eve.

Tho cooking classes at tlio Technical school will bo resumed in February, after tho vacation.

Fat lambs were, purchased yesterday at 5d per ilj “over-all” for delivery at the freezing works.

Second-hand dealers’ licenses were granted by tho Borough Council last night to Messrs E. Nicholas and W. J. M. Attwood.

The Chief Postmaster advises that the Well in gton-Brimlisi despatch of November ,Bth arrived in London on tho night of tho 13th inst.

Tlie following have -been added to the Telephone Exchange:—llo,'.V. S. La-rdelli, Tyndall road. Kait-i; 388, H; Currie, DeLautour road, Kniti; 254, .Johnston and Miller, tailors,Gladstone road.

Messrs E. W. Williams (Hauiti), A. S. Wachsmann, G. R. Wyllie, J. W. Bright, L. O. Ingram, Runciman, Malcolm, Hino, and Miller were granted auctioneers’ licenses yt tJi6 Borough Council meeting last even*ing

In putting off in a launch from -Hick’s Bay to board the Waikare for Napier, Drs. Mason, Romaic, and Do Lisle, who recently paid a visit to the -Coast, had a perilous experience. The boatman was washed overboard, but was rescued.

The prizes won at the Waerenga-a-'bika sports on November 21, under the auspices of tho Public Schools Athletic Association, are to be presented at tho Gisborne school at 2.30 this afternoon, by Mr. "F. J. Rowley, tho headmaster.

‘The clouds of smoko hanging over the town were more dense yesterday than on any -previous day this summer. The sun was hardly visible during the greater part- of the day, and just before setting it usual gobbed color was changed by the smoke to a deep red. It is estimated that within a radius of 40 miles around Gisborne 30,000 .acres of bush were burning yesterday.

At tho summoned meeting of tlie Loyal -Gisborne Lodge -held on Monday evening, Bro. .8- D. McPherson, N.G., presided. Nominations for office for the coming year were -received, four members,. ’being; nominated for the A syllabus for 1908, drawn up by the committee, was unanimously approved. Tho -election of officers takes place on December 30th.

An old resident states that tlie present exceptionallly hot weather is probably tho greatest during the past twenty years. Another resident- has a very largo cistern', and up to the present it always contained water, but now it is quite dry. Many people are carting water. As a consequence of the lacfk of rain; feed is scarce, and tho output of one milk vendor was reduced by five gallons one morning from what it was the previous morning.

The quarterly summoned meeting of tho Court William Gladstone, A.0.F., was held last night "in the Masonic Hall, when the following office-bearers were elected:—C.R., Bro. Hargreave; S.C.R., Bro. A. Robinson; ro-dlected—Secreta-ry, Bro. File; treasurer, Bro. Bushnell; S.W., Bro. J. Hird; J.AV., Bro. F. Lawton; 5.8., Bro. H. W. Thomson; JB., Bro. Claikson. Bro. F. Lawton was elected delegate from the Court to the United Friendly Societies’ Conference.

The -last number to hand of “The Lady’s Realm” contains as -a “special” an article entitled “A Woman in tho .New Zealand Alps.” 'lt is contributed by Mrs. Malcolm Ross, _ a well-known- lady journalist, and is illustrated -by photographs taken by her -husband, who has a. colonial- .reputation as a mountaineer, and also as., a. journalist, Mrs. Ross, has written an article'which should be of exceeding interest to -her- English -read.ers, whilst tho photographs -reproduced are of quito exceptional merit.

There appears to bo a great scarcity of labor in this district at present, and difficulty is experienced in securing men., for shearing and harvesting operations. It appears that shoarors prefer the sheds which have machinery, and as all the way-back stations have the machines the shearers have all gono inland, and those flock-owners who prefer to shear with the blade have tlio greatest difficulty in securing men. As much as Is Gd and hour and found is being offered for liearvesting, but this tempting offer is unavailing to supply the necessary number of men required, and 2s iui hour -and found is being demanded in some districts.

The class-firing of the'School Cadets is proceeding at present. A start was made last Friday morning at six o’dlock, when shooting at the 100, 200, and 300 yards ranges was taken. Another squad went out on Saturday morning. Captain Olsen had G 7 members over at tho _ range on Monday, and Captain Morice liad 47 there yesterday completing at 200, and 300 yards. To-day Major Kinder will take tho three highest scores at each of the different ranges to compete for the Trafalgar gold medal, presented by Mr. Townley (a challenge medal), and a silver medal presented by Major Kinder. The latter will becoino the property of the winner. At the same time, the scoring will bo -recorded for the North Island Shield for cadets.

In discussing the phenomenal spell of dry weather yesterday with a representative of this journal, a wellknown sheepfarmcr of Patucahi district gavo it as his conviction that we were in for a prolonged drought. He based his prognostication on the unusually early appearanco of the insect pests. In sinking a mast for grass-seed harvesting the other day, lie stated that there were myriads of cricket grubs a foot beneath the surface of tho ground, -and no surer indication of drought could exist than tho early appearanco of crickets. Again, he stated, the bot-flies, which usually did not appear in numbers until after Christmas, were very troublesome, and had been seen in large numbers for some considerable time past. Horse-stingers were also very plentiful.’ The early anpearanco of these insects', he stated, was a sure indication that we were in for a repetition of the droughts —lnch caused such havoc to farmers in Otago a short time ago. The latest in town is Morse’s Ice Shampoo.“ Will relieve a headache immediately, also ’ invigorating. Customers can rely on this Shampoo being a luxury right off the ice. Try one at Morse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon.—Advs. „ •

The prizes woix during tho year at tho Haiti (School will .bo presented at tho school .at 2 o’clock this afternoon.

. Howard Vernon’s Musical Comedy Company are playing to splendid business in the south, and the press are unanimous in their praise ol' the.excellence of the production of “A Trip to Chinatown ” The company commence their Gisborne season on Boxing Night. Donald McKenzie, the young man injured on the AVaipori on .Monday night, was yesterday taken to the Hospital, being conveyed thither in a. stretcher borne by six men. ‘The sufferer was none the worse for tlio shifting. During tlio day lie was perfectly conscious, ami was able to move his arms' and' legs a little. At a late hour last night it was reported that .he was making very fair progress.

Tlio-ordinary mooting of the local lira rich of the Hibernian Society was ■ hold last evening at tlio lodge room. Five now members we.ro initiated a.nd two more proposed, making tlio total for the lurlc-year 53. It was resolved to procure a fillL set of officers’ rega-i Im. as the present number of sashes was i-iisiiffirient for the present mem-' her,ship. O’.eon interest is being tak-. on in tiie nomination of officers.; " 'i'°b takes place on the 30th i,nst/ A largo nu nbor intend offering themselves for < lection. At .tlio close of the meeting further 'arrangements' were made for the picnic on Boxing' Day. when, members will journey to' Kaiteratah to spend a pleasant day/

There w~; a. lair attendance at thd Haiti School last night, when a very successful concert was given in aid of the. prize fund. Songs were'contributed by Misses 'Bright and Fairbert and Messrs. .'Hutton, Griffiths, Gray,;' Hickson, Hill, and,'Ruby in accept?' able fashion, encores being Airs. Baty gave an overture on tlieS pianoforte, .and tlio accompaniments', were excellently played by Misses; Gray and 'Robinson and Air. ‘Aland©; At the conclusion of the concert a ■hearty vote of thanks was passed to the performers, on the motion of the' chairman of tlio School Committee,. 1 Air. J. AY. Bright. Refreshments for* the performers were kindly supplied by Airs. Adams.