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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2174, 25 April 1908, Page 2

Captain Tucker expressed, the opinion at the meeting of the Cook County Council yesterday that Poverty Bay should be a separato land district. Cr. Matthews expressed a similar view, stating that the cost of administration would be only £3OO a year more. The chairman moved “That representation be made to tho Government to have Cook and Wairoa Counties made a separate land district.” The motion was seconded by Cr. Matthews and supported by Cr. Lysnar and was carried Avithout dissent.

A story of a medical man wlio drank millions of typhoid liaccili by mistake was told in an English Court recently. Dr. Thresh, an authority on typhoid, said the typhoid bacillus was 'so minute that the number of bacilli in a drop of water might equal the whole population of the world. “I have swallowed millions of them,” he declared cheerfully. “How did you like them?’’ inquired the Judge with evident curiosity. “Well.” the doctor replied, “for three weeks I enjoyed the pleasure of imagination, and when those three weeks had passed and nothing happened I felt happy. Tho thing occurred accidentally. I was testing water which was said to contain typhoid bacilli. The weather was very hot. and one day I swallowed a glass of water. Then I discovered I had drunk the water in which I had put the typhoid germs.”

A misprint in yesterdays’ issuo made tho yarding of sheep at Mutav.'liero appear as 1400, whereas the total yarding was 14,000 sheep.

Mr. T. Holden, the newly elected member for the Waimata. riding on the Cook County Council, attended tho mooting of tho Council yestorday and was welcomed by tho chairman.

Tho County Council yesterday decided to postpono consideration of tho definition of what roads aro to bo termed “County” roads until the next mooting. - Cr. MacDonald, who brought tho proposal forward, agreeing to this courso.

Tho Government Apiarist (Mr Hopkins) says that Mr. S. Hutchinson, a large be® keeper in tho Waikato, lias increased his colonies 100 per cent, this year, and as a result raised from 11 to 12 tons of honey. iMr. Hutchinson’s intention is to increase to 1000 colonies next season.

“If anyone would make mo a bet worth while,” said the Hon. Captain Tucker at tho Cook county Council yesterday, “ I will ta’ko a thousand shcei) through the Mauugopohatu track myself.” “I’ll make it a £100,” said Cr. W. D. Lysnar. “Make it a thousand,” said the Hon. Captain Tucker, “and I’ll take it up. I’ve driven sheep before to-day.”

An ex-Wellington resident now living at Auckland, who journeyed via the AVanganui River one day last week, states that he saw hundreds of ducks and native pigeons on tho way from Pipiriki to Wanganui. The pigeons were particularly- noticeable. This (remarks the “Evening Post”) will he good news for those who feared that tho native pigeon was in danger of extinction.

The Coo'k County Council has been very fortunate by its employees not meeting with accidents. The premium paid fgr tho past few years lias been £7O a year and not £2O m all lias been drawn from the insurance companies. Cr. Lysnar said the Council should take its own risks instead of paying so much money away. A connnitteo was set up by tho Council to consider tho matter.

Tho Salvation Army will be bolding special Harvest Festival meetings at the Barracks all day to-morrow, when Brigadier Albiston will bo in coiuamnd. He will bo assisted by Adjutant and Mrs. Dickens and Captain Adams and a- host of happy Salvationists. During the day there will be special singing and music. A special thanks offering will bo taken up at each service. A hearty welcome is extended to all.

The fifty-ninth anunal report of tho Australian Mutual Provident Society has just been received, and shows that 17,797 polices, representing a total of £4,863,533 were issued last year. Tho premiums paid amounted to £240,286 while the Industrial Department issued 16,648 new policies, representing £506,629. The Society has a cash surplus fund over liabilities of £808,812. and £700,812 will be distributed in the shape of cash bonuses. Mr. Kissling is the local agent.

Tho first grandson of Mr. AY. T. AA 7 ood, M.P., member for Palmerston North, was the other day -accorded a unique honor by the neighboring Maoris. In true Maori fashion (says the Manawatu Times) the child was christened Iverei To Paniau by the aged chief of that name, who- explained that by tho ceremony the child was elected to bo his successor as chief of the Rangitane tribe. The old chief stated that when tho child was 21 years of -age tho whole tribe would assemble to -do him honor.

Tho question of striking the rates over the Cook County was mentioned by the clerk at the meeting yesterday, when he said lie thought a ponny ill tho £ would bo needed for Charitable Aid. Cr. Lysnar said there wore many questions of finance, such as the defining of the County roads, and special works to be considered, and he thought -a special meeting should be held to consider the matter, as there was no hurry for the rate to be struck. The Council decided to discuss these questions on the Thursday preceding the next-ordinary meeting.

The Maoris of liOfh Islands aro very anxious to secure a match with the English footballers, and negotiations to that end have been in progress between Mr. C. It. Pa rata and the New Zealand Rugby Union. Mr. Partita lias been informed that the Union would willingly do what it couid to arrange the match, but the itinerary has already been drawn up, and the matter must be left to the visitors. There is just a chance that a match may be arranged for Rotorua during the visitors’ stay there. It was at Rotorua that the last English team played a Native fifteen, but in the proposed event tho Maoris would bo representative of the whole Dominion, and would not be merely a local team. It is said that out of the fifteen, ten would be interprovincial players.

An amusing incident occurred at “Wanganui on Monday last during the hearing of tho general laborers’ dispute before the Conciliation Board. A witness who had been called on behalf of the union was rather deaf, and the chairman assisted him by repeating some of the questions. “You think that- wages ought to be raised,” lie asked, “on account of tlio increased cost of living?” “Yes,” was the prompt reply, “on account of tlio increase in tlio family. There were two last time.” Just, at the same time a member'of the Board who was carefully noting what was being said, and finding himself unablo to keep jiace with tlio questions, called out, “Not so fast, please.” “Dou you mean the family or the talking,” queried another member. When the laughter had subsided, the witness seriously repeated, “Yes, - two of ’em last, tune.”

The filmy gossamers that lend enchantment to woman’s headgear just now (says a lady contributor to the Sydney “Bulletin”) aro exceedingly beautiful, and tlieir beauty is only exceeded by tlieir danger. A Surry Hiils girl recently opened a letter, and commenced to read it by candlelight without waiting to remove her hat. Tho trimmings caught fire, and, before she could rip the pins out, her bead was a mass of flame, from which it was impossible to wrench the burning hat.. When the flame was extinguished the girl had received mortal injuries; she died in a few hours. The filmy headgear is just about as dangerous as the flannelette under-, skirt, and both are abominations. One might as well wear clothine saturated with nitroglycerine. When Hordern’s Empei ium was burning a girl’s hat was sot on fire by a drifting cinder that descended amid file feathers. Fortunately a rude stranger throw his coat over it and smothered it before any harm was done.

Thomas Elva Edison, the great inventor, is in a hospital at New York in a critical condition (says tlio correspondent of tho “Daily Telegraph” on March G).) A second mastoidal operation on his ear was performed at ■1 o’clock yesterday afternoon. Mr. Edison lias regained consciousness, but liis stato is so serious that last night his wife, son, and daughter were at tho hospital with him. Three years ago Mr. Edison underwent a similar operation, and the trouble which made it necessary never entirely abated. He lias been deaf for seven or eight years, as the result, lie says, of constant experiments with the violet ray. His eyes havo also been thrown out of focus, and he sufferer! from lumps in liis chest, which lie declared none of tho specialists whom he consulted were able to relievo. Two of his assistants working with him in the laboratory had suffered from the violet rays to such an extent that one had to have an arm amputated, while the other had two of liis fingers taken off. Despite his infirmities, Mr. Edison continued working very hard, and only lately, as I described ill the “Daily Telegraph,”) he completed an invention for housing the poor satisfactorily at a cheap cost. Tho doctors think his recovery to health is tolerably certain.

The Sydney-A r ancouver mail despatch of tho seventeenth of March arrived at London on the morning of the twenty-first inst.

Tho quarterly collection for St. Andrew’s Building Fund will be made on the first Sunday in May, and not next Sunday, as intimated.

Tho Cook County Council yesterday decided not to have any official laying of the foundation-stone of their now oiiico building in Cbildors-road.

To-morrow morning, at St. Andrew’s Church, reference will bo made to tho death of tho latocx-Primo Minister, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man, and tho “Dead March” m Saul will be played at the eloso of the service. In the evening the sermon will especially bo addressed to young men.

The Gisborne Private Band social, to be hold in Ilis Majesty’s Theatre on May 7tli, gives promiso of being very successful. The music will be provided by the- full band, whose playing at the last Hospital social was so highly spoken of by its patrons.

The To ltau Theological College for Maori studouts has this year a full complement, some eighteen students, of whom about five aro married, being in attendance. The present students are gathered from all parts of tho 'Dominion,, and aro a splendid lot of men both intellectually and physically.

“I don’t think that the Government valuations of land aro any indication of land values,” said Cr. A. F. Matthews yesterday, when a committee consisting of Hon. Captain Tucker, Crs. AV. D. Lysnar, and himself were -appointed to mako terniß to acquire a piece- of land hear Tologa Bay for road purposes.

A second address to the burgesses will be given by Dr. Williams in Ilis Majesty’s Theatre on Tuesday evening. The chair will be taken by His Worship the Mayor (Mr. J. Townley) at 8 p.m. A meeting of the candidate’s committee will be held to-niglit at 8.30 p.m. As the business is important-, a full attendance is re quested.

Bev. A. B. Chappell, -M.A.. organising secretary of the Biblo Class Forward Movement in the Met-hodist Church, is to conduct a ten days evangelistic mission in the local AVesley Church. These services commenci on Sunday, May 3rd. This is not Mr Chappell’s first visit to Gisborne, be having had charge of the AA’esley Church for some mouths in 1896.

Advice from AA r aereiiga-a-hika state;that the cash-box and deed-boxes, which -wore removed from Air. Colebrook’6 store during AA’ednesday night, have been recovered, empty. They were found by a neighbor of Mr. Colebrook’s, behind a hedge, not r. great distance away from the shop. Detective Bawl® again visited tinscene yesterday ,aml is still investigating tho affair.

The services at the AVesley Church to-morrow will bo conducted ill tinmorning by Air. Grubb, whose subject will be “God: Alan’s Champion.” In the evening tho Bev. C. Griffin will conduct the service. His subject will be, “Everybody AA’ake Up.” Tin. Young" People’s Bible Class meets in the afternoon. Air. Griffin bolds service at AAmihuka in the morning, and at Ormond in the afternoon.

The question of holding a “Ilospi tal Sunday” was informally discussed by the Gisborne Hospital Trustee: last evening. Air. A. F. Alatthews mentioned incidentally that £llO6 had been collected in one day in Invercargill, and most members thought equally good results could be obtained if Gisborne ladies would undertake a street collection. A committee, consisting of Alcssrs. Alann. Bright. Dewing, Matthews, and Captain Tucker, was appointed to considei the holding of a “Hospital Saturday” or “Sunday.”

Representatives of the Thursday footballers and the Hockey Association will meet, the Rugby Union on Tuesday evening to discuss the alio cation of playing fields. On Thursday niglit, at 8.15 p.m., a meeting ol Thursday footballers will be held in Dustin’s rooms, the business being to receive tho committee’s report re Thursday teams, and to discuss other matters of importance. A full attendance of players is requested. Over seventy men have signified their intention of playing on Thursdays, and there is every prospect ol Thursday football becoming an important factor in local Rugby circles. “A real good show” ivas the popular verdict at the conclusion of West’s Pictures and the Brescians at His Majesty’s Theatre. There was not a dull moment in the whole two and a half hours’ entertainment, and at times the feelings of tho audience were raised to a high pitch of enthusiasm. An almost entirely new programme was presented, and both the pictures and the musical items were well up to the standard which has been achieved by this talented combination. “A railway trip in the Tyrol,” and “Tho Zambesi Falls” were about the best of the more serious pictures, whilst the humorous element was well sustained, the film entitled “Chasing tho Moth” being irresistibly laughable. The Brescians called forth much appreciation by their efforts, both individually and in the concerted numbers. Mr Fred Mills,’ the comedian, was recalled again and again, and was particularly happy in liis singing of “Nothing new.” Tlio company leave for Auckland by the Manuka this morning.

Iho question of “young versus old,” in connection with tho school teaching profession, crooned un al a recent ’ meeting of' 'the Auckland Education Board, the matter arising out- of a clause m Inspector Burnside’s report on tlio year’s work. “Where tho younger teachers, and esnecially the younger men, predominate,” noted Mr. Burnside, “the efficiency is distinctly higher. . . A teacher who does not reach the best he can do within 10 or 12 years of his taking up the work, is not very likely to prove a great success later.” Mr. J. Stall worthy, M.P., said ho would like to know how far this was in accordance with fact. It seemed rather strange to him that tlio cider teachers were not keeping pace with the younger. Mr. C. J. Parr said ho had no doubt that what the inspector meant was that when .a man reached the sere and-yellow leaf he naturally lacked the vigor and mental capacity !>f the man in tile full prime of life'. Mr. Stallwoithy thereupon asked if the Board employed any teachers over GO years of age, and was answered m the negative. “This is the first tune, said tho member, “wo have had it from an inspector that lie preiers young to old, though frequent complaints have been niado that teachers of long standing do not <r<»t much advancement.”

It is not generally known that during Ins rambles oil the island, Robinson Crusoe discovered a thin, flat, circular disc, composed principally of asbestos. This ho invariably placed under tho saucepan when cooking his meals, thereby preventing the contents from burning, and this week its Stove Mats at 4d eacli at Par•‘di'.s Popular Saturday Sale.

Josiar Hunt, formerly a wellKiiowu farmer in Gloucestershire, let 80 acres of grass to mow, harvest and stack to seven total abstainers. Before they began bo was told that without alcohol the men would lie knocked out before they had mowed two hours. The result' proved that the seven abstainers did more work in a day than any other seven men in the district. In the copper mines of Knockmalion, tlio manager stated that 800 of the 1500 employees had become total abstainers, and that since doing so, tho value of their productive capacity had increased by £SOOO per annum; ’ tlieir work was better done,with less fatigue to themselves ; and £GOOO is saved every year which was formerly spent i« alcoiiolio lnjuors,—Advt.

As no applications have b'c&l* ed for the portion of at the Gisborno school, tho cornnf last evening decided to advortisiP 0 an assistant. V On tho motion of Air. G. DarfeHL ; the Gisborno Hospital Trustees evening decided that tenders should bo called for all work involving an expenditure of over £2OF) ,

At the Baptist Tabernacle to-mor-row, the Rov. AA r . will speak in the morning 0n,;,. “A Sweet Mcseago from a Bygone,;Age,” and in the evening on “A fourfold Deliverance.” A hearty welcome is given to all.

■At the meeting of tho Hospital Trustees last evening, Air. G. Darton gave notice of motion to rescind a resolution on tho minute book, “That tho Medical Superintendent shall not admit any doctor to see patients unless by permission of tile Trustees. Air. Darton said the resolution was a hardship on many patients who might wish to consult the family doctor before they underwent an operation. The resolution was passed to meet a certain contingency, which did not now exist, and should bo removed. He thought tho meeting might forthwith empower the superintendent to use his discretion in the matter. Air. Bright said that could not be dono without notice of motion, and the matter .will bo discussed at the next meeting.