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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2169, 20 April 1908, Page 2

Tho latest addition to the telephone cxchango is 46G, Captain J. H. Hawkes, Derby Street.

Tho Poverty Bay Hunt Club had a successful meet on Saturday at Repongaere, and enjoyed a good day’s sport.

Mr. TV. D. Lysnar will address the burgesses in His Alajesty’s Theatre on Wednesday evoning next at 8 p.m. Tho Alayor (Air. John Townley) has consented to preside. Air. Lysnar’s manifesto appears in this issue.

Tho revenue received at the. Customhouse, Gisborne last week was: Customs duties £77G 15s 9d, beer duty £l7 2s, light dues £l9 5s 9d, shipping fees 18s 3d, Harbor Board revenue £159 7s lOd; total £973 9s 7d.

Tho Labor Journal for April states that the building trade in Gisborne is still busy, and carpenters are in demand. All other trades aro reported busy, especially the clothing trade, in which overtime is being worked.

The Gisborne Private Band _ (Air. 1). AlcKillop, conductor) will give a social in His Alajesty’s Theatre on Thursday, Alay 7th. First-class music will be supplied by the Band, and an enjoyable evening may bo anticipated.

“It lias been asked how the revenue from tho drink traffic could he made up, should prohibition be carried,” said the ltev. E. W. Walker, preaching pu the temporance question last evening. “If the revenue was withdrawn,” the speaker continued, “there are sufficiently able men in tho temperance ranks to find the deficiency in other and better" ways.”

The annual social and presentation of prizes in connection with the Poverty Bay Rowing Club takes place this evening at Whinray’s Hall, and tho affair promises to be highly successful, judging from the large number of tickets sold. The ladies’ committee has also been very energetic, and has everything in readiness. The trophies won during the season will be presented by Mr. W. Lies a lit Clayton, and Mr. G. B. Oman will present tho Licensed Victuallers’ Shield on behalf of the Association.

In connection with the examination of Australasian surveyors which is to take place this year in Brisbane, the N.Z. Institute of Surveyors has drawn tho attention of the Queensland Institute to the advisableiiess of reconsidering at tho next Surveyors’ Conference the whole question of tho present examination processes. It was pointed out in the last September exuiniifa’tibfis only 3 out of 17 N.Z. candidates passed, and only six out of 45 in Australia. A correspondent writing in a recent- issue of the N.Z. Surveyor, considers that practical requirements have been lost sight of in the introduction of quite unnecessary scientific complications.

Further testimony to tho statement that bee-keepers are never subject to rheumatism was given by Dr. Kennedy in a lecture at Hastings recently. Tho lecturer (said tho “Hastings Standard”) accounted for the immunity of apiarists from rheumatism by ■stating that when a .bee inserted a sting the poison injected, known as formic acid, had a direct counter influence upon the uric acid in the body. Ho bad boon a sufferer from rheumatism before bo became interested in bee-keeping, but since then the rheumatic pains had completely disappeared. Mr. Hopbine, tho •Government bee expert, recorded a similar experience.

Says tlio Christchurch “Press” of Wednesday:—“Grief and surprise overcame 273 people at noon or thereabouts yesterday, when, in response to their frenzied ringing up of tho telephone exchange the young ladies ill charge, like tho stars, sent back no answer, and the wire 'brought uo reply. On seventy-six of the number it suddenly dawned that they had not paid their year’s subscription, and there was a frenzied rush for the office, and a- swift- parting with the indispensable cash.' Thereafter for them the dulcet voices of the attendants floated through the telephone as usual, but- the remaining 199 still languish in the soundless realm inhabited by the summarily ‘cut off.’ ”

A short sitting of tho Police Court will bo held at tho station this morning. Five men will bo. charged with drunkenness, anil one with having no lawful visiblo moans of support. At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church last evening, tho Itev. E. W. Walker, of Ormond, preached a temperance sermon, entitled “Tho Traffic m Blood.” Tho church was well fill-, ed, and- the speaker was listened to with interest.

“Half the wretchedness and half tho misery in the world is caused by drink,” said tho Rev. E. W. Walker during tho course of a sermon m St. Andrew’s Church last evening. “Our asylums scream with alcohol, and our gaols are full of its victims.”

“Tho revenue derived from the drin'k traffic is stained with blood,” said tho Rev. E. W. Walker at St. Andrew’s Church last evening, “and a, trndo that demoralises sons and daughters, fathers anil mothers, is also stained with blood, and blood drips from every shilling that it pays into the coffers of tho State.

Tho customary Easter celebrations wero hold in St. Mary’s Church yesterday, at both morning and evening services. The choir was specially augmented, and orchestral accompaniments wero rendered by the Vita String Band. Mr. ICimpton was hoard to advantage in his solos. Next Sunday tlio musical programme will ho repeated, on the occasion of the visit to Gisborne of the Vicar-General of tho diocese, tho Very Rev. Dean Gillan.

From the time I first saw you my heart has sighed for tho opportunity that Leap Year affords a lovesick maiden. I now claim the privilege, and offer you my whole heart, that has long sighed and bled for you. If you accept mo I shall bo the happiest woman on earth; but if you re fuse, may your eyelashes mat and obscure all other girls from your sight; may all your teeth, fall out, and your chickens all die with croup. This week it’s Bread Knives at 8d at Parnell’s Ironmongery.