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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2075, 30 December 1907, Page 2

The time-table to bo observed on the local railway to-morrow and on Now Year’s Day is advertised in this issue.

011 Saturday a heavy day’s work was put in in loading wool on the Crown of Galicia in tlie bay, no fewer, than 2000 bales being shipped. Seasonable greetings, which are heartily reciprocated, have been received at tbs office from tho staffs of the “Evening Star” and “Otago Daily Times,” Dunedin.

Sir Joseph AVard acknowledged the telegram sent by Mr. McLeod, chairman of tlie Mangapapa School Committee, and stated that the matter would receive his careful consideration.

The Australasian squadron, with the Admiral and the Premier on hoard, passed the East Capo at 6 o’clock yesterday morning, and proceeded South without calling at Gisborne.

Just before Christmas, a Hangaroa runholder had to sledge water to liis station. \Hangaroa is a place which gets a lot of rain usually, but this year the above method had to be resorted to. The rain which fell recently was therefore very welcome.

All tho indications of another licat wave were experienced yesterday. Tho day was excessively sultry, and tlie thermometer registered the high temperature of 94deg. in the shade at 1.30 p.m., and it was well after 3 p.m. before it receded below 90deg.

The steam trawler Beatrice had a good haul of fish in the bay yesterday. Those on board noticed a large shark following tho vessel, and 011 hauling in tlie nets found a large hole in one of them, presumably the work of their unwelcome companion. An accident occurred to Mr. M. O’Halloran at the Alpha Sawmills on Saturday morning. It appears that a board was accidentally forced on his stomach, narrowly avoiding tlie ribs. The sufferer was conveyed to his home, and yesterday afternoon was able to got -about. It is understood that an important sale of city freehold was made during tlie holidays, through Messrs Gaudin and Co. A little over 250 feet of frontage with four buildings on the Kaiti Esplanade, adjoinng till* Gisborne Sheepi aimers’ Freezing Works, changed hands. The price is stated to be £2500, which figures out at something over £lO per foot. The buyer is a local one, but the name has not yet been made public.

At tho meeting of directors of the Lynda Soap Coy. held on Friday, air McLeod, of .Dunedin, was appointed general manager as well as maker. The directors decided to order additional plant to make toilet soaps and soda crystals. The question of appointing a secretary to the company was held in abeyance. Orders have been received for the soap- and if the quality is maintained there can be no doubt as to the result, as the soap can be sold at a- lower price than the imported article. The Salvation Army Band will render a programme of music from the Trafalgar Rotunda this evening. Tomorrow evening (New Year’s Eve) a special open-air service is to be held in Gladstone road, and later in the evening tlie Band will visit those places which were missed on Xmas Eve, and will render a selection of carols, etc. On New Year’s Day a picnic will be held at Mr. Cooper’s paddocks at Wainui. Conveyances will leave tlie Barracks at 9 a.m. Several visiting Salvationists are at present in town, and will remain until after New Year.

A local fruiterer will appear before the Court at an early date on a charge of Sunday trading. It is stated that recently there has been much trading on both Sundays and Thursday afternoons, and quite recently a case was brought by the police, which was dismissed on account of tho fact that information in a half-holiday trading case cannot bee laid by any person who is not ail Inspector of Factories under the Act. Sunday trading, however, comes within the jurisdiction of the pdlice, and interesting developments are anticipated from the case which came under their notice yesterday.

Mr F. Rowley, Deputy. Chief Inspector of Factories, when interviewed 011 Saturday mornng bv a “Times” representative, in reference to the Labor Inspector’s visit to the local hairdressing saloons stated that no action could he taken, as no breach of the Act had beeon committed. Certainly there was a doubt as to its reading, but upon investigation, ho saw that an offence would oqly have been committed if tho hairdressers had kept open after 1 p.m., as Boxing Day occurred on a Thursday. In future therefore, they can keep open, all day ou Boxing Days which do not happen to beThursdavs, but the hairdressers seldom kept open later than about half past eleven on any holiday.

Following is a summary of tho business transacted at- the local post and telegraph office during tho Christmas season; 011 Christmas Eve 101 l telegrams were sent forward,' making a total of 3827 as against 1478 received, and 838 were transmitted to and from country offices, 2642 ill 1906. In the postal branch from 21st to 24tli inst 323 bags and hampers of mails were despatched, and 37 were received, as against 241 and 275 for last year. The Post Office dealt with a record mass of correspondence between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. 011 Boxing Day. Seventy bags and fourteen hampers were opened' and contents sorted, the fetter portion of the mail being extremely heavy. Seventy-nine bags and five hampers were also despatched to connect with the various lines of coaches and the railway. During a period of four days including Christmas Eve tho Gisborne Office transmitted 6980 messages as against 5762 in 1906.