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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2071, 24 December 1907, Page 2

The tender of Messrs Lord" and Holdswortli nfc £BS lias been accepted for the erection of additions to the Hospital. The police have arrested the man alleged to have assaulted William Caiui'.ian cm the Ivlaiti bridge on Saturday night, and lie will appear at the Pdl'ico Court this morning. Tlio following have been added to the Telephone Exchange: 74, Dr. W. Carfyle Wilson, corner Ormond Road and Whitmore Street; 52, T. Bell, lijacksmith, Fitzherbert Street. Tlio following is deleted: 74, A. L. Muir. The local Lakers have decided to reduce the price of the 21b loaf by id as from January Ist next. In future no bread will be sold on credit. To facilitate payment tickets for loaves at a price of 3s 6d per dozen will be issued by the bakers. At a meeting of enthusiasts held in tile Oddfellows’ Hall Hast night, it was decided to form lan amateur comedy company. Owing to the nearness of Christmas a number of members were unable to be present, and another meeting lis to bo held early next year. There is a. fine show at .Morse’s Central Hairdressing Saloon of goods suitable for Christmas presents. There is .a great variety in leather goods, a.nd a specialty is made of case pipes, of which a big line is held. The public can rest assured that there will be no waiting in the saloon this evening, as five hands are constantly engaged. —Advt.

The Salvation Army Baud was busy yesterday putting the finishing touches oil the carols to bo rendered throughout tho town to-night.

A gentleman from Hangarqn, in town yesterday, -sated that in his district they have had some very good burns, in sonic cases too good.

During a discussion at tlie Harbor Board yesterday afternoon, the Chairman stated that Low© Street extension was a- publlic bad been so for 33 years to Ilia knowledge.

A geifileman was apprehended by tho police a low minutes before midnight last night while walking down Gladstone road in his shirt-tails. Ho will appear at t-lio Polico Court this morning on a charge ol’ drunkenness.

In view of Thursday being -Boxing D-av, tho stock sale at -Mat aw hero, which should ho held on 'that dajto, will tako placo to-day, commencing at the usual hour. Possibly, owing to tho holiday season, tlie present entries aro not large, and it is consequently expected the sale will conclude at an early hour.

Speaking to a Times reporter yesterday a business man stated that although ho was kept at a fairly high pitch of work, the Christmas trails proper hail not yet set dn ill earnest-. There was a probability ©V rain and that would certaindy militate against a grda.t number of country people coming into town.

At the Catholic Church to-day Masses will bo hold -at 8 a.m. -and 11 a.in., and Vespers anti Benediction at 7 p.m., and at midnight Solemn Mass will 1 be held. Extra seating accommodation will-be provided. Those desirous of giving, flowers for altar decoration are requested to forward them before three o’clock.

“At* tho Harbor Board meeting yesterday afternoon, the Mayor stated that the Admiral was coming on Saturday, and the question was, what was going to bo done? It was suggested tlilat lie be driven through tlie town- by motor car, and alter discussion, a committee, consisting of tho Chairman, Mr. AVllrinray, and the Hon Captain Tucker, was formed to go into tho matter.

Included in tho amounts passed for payment at the Harbor Board’s meeting yesterday there was an item of £476 12s for the oil launch which lias been taken over by tho Board. Tlio cost for bringing tho launch here was £2O 3s, tlio weight being 5 tons. Captain Tucker thought tlio cost of transport exceedingly high—lio understood that lifeboats wore tlalcen l'ree. Some of the sailing vessels would have brought it down for nothing. Tho Chief Postmaster has been advised tiiat from tlio 1-st proximo the free delivery of telegrams ireccived for delivery at Gisborne will bo extended to a distance of two miles for -all messages lodged at any oflico between 8 a.m. and 0 p.m. After 0 pjn. tho froo delivery will be for adistance of one mile and a half. Beyond the free distances -delivery up to threo miles will bo charged for at tlio rate of 6d per milo or -fraction thereof. Beyond tlireo miles, tho present regulations will bo adhered to, vliz., cab or horse lii-ro fares to bo charged if delivery is desired. Air. C. G. Bloore reports having sold Mr. R. G. Jelllio’s AVliarekopao property to Air. E. Richardson. A number of town properties have also passed through his hands to country clients, including Captain Solvander’s -and Air G. Alorrhon's residences on the Kaiti, and Air. F. Jones’ property iiV Lytton road. Two AVliangnrei properties have also changed hands through his introduction, Alessrs Alorrison and Nightingale having tla'ken up land in that district. Iu spite of tlio drop in wool, there -is still a demand for country properties, buyers evidently failing to find better investment for their money than good sheep country.

About six o’clock last evening -a. young man had a narrow escape from drowning. Captain Alitehell, of tiio barquentme Frank Guy, was in Ins cabin at the time, and hearing a thud, he went on deck. He -saw nothing on tlie dock, and looked over tho vessel’s side, when lie tho man struggling in the water. There was nobody about-, so grasping a rope the captain jumped ante tho river, clothes and all. Ho tied tho ropo round tho man, who was in a drowning condition, and shouted for assistance. In a few minutes there was a crowd on tlio spot, and tho pair were hauled up. Tlie man was taken to tho Turanganui Hotel, where lie was placed in a room and medical assistance sent for. Efforts at artificial respiration were carried out for a considerable time without success, but eventually lie came to, success. Eventually he came to, but had to b© removed to tho Hospital.

At tho conclusion of business at tho meeting of the Harbor Board yesterday afternoon, the Chairman, and members inspected the Board’s new oill launch, and were taken round the second buoy for a trip. The sea was very calm, and tlie trip was very enjoyable. The launch is 35ft by Bft 6in, and is driven by a Standard engine of 16 li.p., capable of -attaining a speed of between nine and ten knots. About 40 people can bo accommodated in the capacious cabin, which is very nicely furnished, and cushioned. _At the stern there is a blue flag, with tlie lottrs G. 11. B. in white. There is a steering wheel, and a hand tiller can bo applied if necessary. The compactness of the engine aroused comment, -and there is very little noise or vibration. Tlio vessel was built by Air. Clins. Bailley, at Auckland. The distance between the outer buoy land tho (harbor mouth, between li and 14 miles, was traversed in sovon minutes.

Tho following -appears in a recent issue of tho Hawke’s Bay Herald:— A newly-patented sheep race for dipping purposes is now on view at tho establishment of J. J. Niven and Co., Port Aliuriri. It ihas been constructed under the direct personal supervision of the inventor, Air. AI. Fry, of Gisborne, and lias already attracted considerable attention. Tlie idea is an endless belt, working on rollers, (and covered transversely witli wooden battens u'.ose together. Tlie belt runs on. a.. downward slope to the dip, and when once the slicep get on to tlie slopo tlieir own weight keeps tlie bolt revolving and brings the others down behind, them. The race is so narrow that only one sheep majj enter at a time, and a few turns of a handle start the whole apparatus. After that it is -only necessary for a man to -stand by -at tlio handle to regulate the machine’s speed and prevent mishaps. This ingenious contrivance will thus, when in use, save tlie labor of two or three men, and avoid the necessity of the sheep being handled. Another valuable feature of the invention- is that the remora 1 of a few belts and nuts brings tlie machine to peiees, so that it may be easily taken by cart from one part of the sttotion to another, or oven conveyed by packhorse. It is also so hinged that the part of the race used for dipping sheep into a dip may be elevated to facilitate their being shipped on steamers or into railway trucks. Air. Fry has appointed J. J. Niven and Co. as liis sole agents for New Zealand, and they have already sold to a wellknown Hawke’s Bay slieepfarmer the sample machine which they have built. Another ’ order lias been received, and many more are expected.