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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2185, 8 May 1908, Page 2

The Alhambra Club social, which was to have beeh.lield in AVhinray’s Hall last evening, was, so .as not to clash with the Gisborne Private Band social, postponed for a fortnight.

The box plan for the Julius Knight season opened at 'Mr W. Miller’s yesterday morning. There was a_ big rush .for seats and at tho close of the day, five hundred and fifty seats had been reserved, a record day’s booking for Gisborne.

As ovidence of the demand for timber from this district, and also of the necessity of some means of transit, it was mentioned at the County Council meeting yesterday that there was an order from Sydney for three million feet of white nine,, while a London importer had signified his willingness to take one million feet per month of the'same timber.

Owing lack of players the gjtx_3a«d has been unablo to give any concerts recently, but as several good players having now ibeen obtained, the hand, under Mr A. Lawrence (conductor), will play the following programme in Trafalgar Rotunda tonight:—March, “Vanquisher”; selection, “Gems of Albion”; Waltz,“Hamburg”; trombone solo, “Death of Nelson”; fantasia, ’“La Passicella”; march, “Rebecca Commandery”.

The colonial agent of the British and Foreign Bible Society, (the Rev. F. H. Spencer) will pay his bi-vearly visit to Gisborne next week to bring the claims of the society Before the people. Mr. Spencer will occupy the pulpit of the Holy Trinity Church on Sunday- evening next, and with other-* ministers will bring the claims of this great and useful society before their various congregations. On Tuesday night tho rev. gentleman delivers a limelight lecture, entitled “From Cape to Cairo,” in the Baptist Tabernacle. As more funds are greatly needed for the rapidly increasing work of the society, it is hoped by the local committee that there will be liberal colections. Additional subscriptions will be gladly received by Rev. F. W. Chatierton (president), Mr. C. A. DeLautour, or any other men?bur of the committee.

For Children’s Hacking Cough at night Woods’ Great peppermint Cure. Is 6d and 2s 0d

Our Wellington correspondent wires hat Empire Day, May 25th, has boon ippointed a public holiday.

Tho championship games at the Victoria Billiard Saloon -wore continued last night when W. Nikola beat To Kani Boro by 47 joints after a game lasting 75 minutes.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Carpenters ’and Joiners’ Union was hold'in Townloy’s Hall last evening. Mr Catton resigned his position as secretary and Mr Williams was appointed to the position. Mr Wallis was elected viceM’residont, and Mr Lambert door-keeper. Seven new members wore elected and two were proposed.

“Do you know anything about racehorses?'” a Feilding workman was asked by a. reporter. “No,” replied the man, forcibly. “I had nineteen years’ experience with them, and I never look a racehorse in the /face now.” “.How’s that?” ho was asked. “They’ve got me working for my living, that’s why. I had enough to keep me all my life, and dost it on them, and they wiill never give it back to mo,” ho added, with conviction. .

A fire broke out at two o’clock this morning at To Hnpara in a 'house belonging; to Mr. It. M. Birroll, aii ( l occupied by Mr.**lt. J). Long. The fir© was first discovered by Mr. Long, who immediately awoke his wife aiu. Mr. L. Oates, a friend who was staying with him.' A quantity-of clothing and furniture, was rescued from the flames, but by the time assistance arrived the firo had too great a hold, and nothing could be done to check its progress. Mr Long's loss is hut partly covered by insurance. The amount of insurance oil the house: coin'd not bo ascertained. The origin 'ofrtlio lire is a. mystery. . *

Babbits are now coming to hand freely at- the Port Chalmers Freezing Works jtlie average (says the “Otago Daily Times”) being 7000 to 8000 daily. A very large percentage of these are now -bled by the trappers, instead of being forwarded in the old style, the result -being a more daintily-colored flesh and. much better keeping qualities. By this means tlio quality of this branch of export is being greatly improved, and it is hoped that the whole of the rabbits received locally will be similarly treated ere long, only a small percentage of trappers having failed to conic into fine in that respect up to the present.

The social held by the Gisborne Private -band in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening was a great success. About eighty couple were present and danced -a long -programme .of dances to music by the hand and extras by Messrs Cowley, -Mazey and the Williams Brothers. An excellent supper was provided from iB-us-tin’s cafe, the tables and room being tastefully decorated by the ladies committee. The lion, secretary (Mr C. J. B'ollen) worked hard to ensure the success of tlio function, and was untiring in - liis efforts to see that all present had every comfort and convenience. During the evening the band played the intermezzo “Iola” and iMr A. Rodgers a cornet solo entitled “The Village Festival.”

“We are going to continue our present policy,” said the Hon. J. McGowan (Minister in charge of Immigration) on being questioned at Auckland regarding the future intention of the Government respecting immigration. “Those who object to our policy,” he said, “evidently are not aware of the kind of people that are coming to Now Zealand under our present scheme. It can hardly be called immigration ; it might rather bo called a scheme for enabling residents of the Dominion to bring out their friends from Home at a little cheaper rate than that which would otherwise have to be paid. These now arrivals are adding to the capital of tlio country, and the. amounts which some of them bring with them are very considerable.”

The worst trouble in England today (writes the London correspondent of the Alelbourne “Argus”) 'is no-t the unemployed, had as that may be, but the unemployable. I have never seen so many hordes of cadgers, -loafers and “Weary Willies” m our country roads and our town streets as are to he seen -to-day. These men are largely the product of indiscriminate charity and trades union exclusion. There are such good methods in France, -Germany and- IS with zerland -for compd'Jing this class of idlers to do some work, that one rarely comes across such wrecks of humanity in those countries as we find here in almost every largo thoroughfare.

“Father lost liis pension,” was the explanation of a female applicant for charitable aid to the Dunedin Benevolent Trustees. “How did he -lose it?”-sho was asked. “He got work,” was the reply, “and his earnings were, too big to entitle him to the pension. “But are not you better off now that ho is working?” “No,” 'replied the applicant, “he is out of work again.” “But can’t he get the pension the same, as formerly?’.’ asked the Trustees. ■ The girl shook her head, and said that father could not reapply for the pension until a year had elapsed from the date of the cancellation of the pension—the magistrate had told her so. This statement was received with some surprise, and the Trustees decided to find out 'whether it was correct, for if so, they said, it was a most undesirable state of the old age pensions flaw.

The sense of the common saying “having a rough passage” was clearly understood by mirthless passengers on the Ulimaroa the other day (says the Dunedin “Star”). Somewhere in a brutal, bewildered sea between Hobart and Bluff last Saturday a forceful wind hit tlio Ulimaroa amidships, made her rock like a cradle rocked by an irritated man, and set the passengers thinking on the vanity of feasting. .A. young lady for the Bluff was flung from a deck chair like a cast-off garment, and was roughly shaken. A gentleman was hurled against a railing, had his nose peeled, and had one eye blackened like ,a boot. A Madras man hit a railing with his head, was temporarily put out of knowledge of tilings, and badly bruised about the (body. A weighty wave leaped over the starboard quarter and knocked a stewardess down. She was bruised and frightened. A ventilator (was broken off level with the deck, and a portion of the starboard railing heaved out of its place. In the cabins the luggage danced a haka. The majority of the passengers lay in their bunks, sick for home. Tihe next dav the world seemed full of gladness" And that is the way of the sea.

It is estimated on good authority that, given .favorable circumstances, and allowing a fair percentage of deaths through natural causes, a pair of healthy rats will increse and' multiply so fast that one would be astonished. This week it’s rat traps at 8d each, at Parnell’s .Popular Saturiday Sale.