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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2194, 19 May 1908, Page 2

“lie said I could put my did’ on and go,” said a witness giving evidence at the Alagistrate’s Court yesterday. “AVliat is a did’ ?” asked Air Coleman.; “I think he meant my hat,” replied the witness.

A- sitting of the Old Age Pension Court was held yesterday, when Air. AY. A. Barton, S.AI.. grunted the fob lowing renewals: Reneta Ngarangi £lB, Tamilian:! Tnketeke £lB, John Hackett £2l, and Alary Ann Greaves £25.

Swaggers are lairl.v common in the AYairarapa at the present time (writes a “Domiuion” correspondent). In Oartorton tlio other night, a local constable rounded up eight of the fraternity, the majority of whom, he said, belonged to tho new regime—young men principally, who were leaving the cities for the cities’ good. Iwo ol them only liad the clothes they stood in, while another was handicapped with a wooden leg. Not- so long ago numbers of these sybarites carried umbrellas and smoked cigars, but apparently those days arc past, at least for so file time.

A meeting is to be Held in AYelliugton shortly in . connection with the control of the National Park at Tougariro, the boundaries of which were recently rectified, and instead of containing as at first thought 150,000 acres, include nearly 300,000 acres. Air Al’Nab is hopeful that the Park will become attractive to tourists, especially in view of the early completion of the Trunk railway', which skirts its western borders. The .botanical report by Dr Cockayne will be published ill popular form, and Parliament is likely to lie asked to define the new boundaries of the Park, and probably some unimproved land adjoining the Park will have to be taken in accordance with the rectified survey.

A somewhat serious loss was sustained by the N.Z. Loan and Alercantile Agency Company last- evening. The company was loading a line of 500 sheep on a lighter for transference to the s.s. AYanaka, by which boat they were to be conveyed to Auckland. As tlio leading sheep of the flock were being forced into tho race on the wharf, they broke away, and with that inane stupidity so common to sheep, went clean over the wharf into the river. Before tho rush could he stopped some fifty had disappeared, and . with a strong tide .running in they were quickly carried up the river. Three of the sheep were rescued from under the wharf, but the remainder were drowned within a short time. The affair was most unfortunate, and as the sheep were part of a lino of fats the loss is not a light one.

The “New Zealand Times” states that AVollington-’S; first railways were of wood, but it speaks well for the enterprise of AVollingten’s business men, tlio “Times” adds, that three locomotives that ran on these wooden rails were built in Wellington. They were designed to be of light weight for use oil the line between Foxton and Palmerston North, in 1872. One was called the. “Skunk,” possibly because tlio familiar smell of boiled oil emanating from it suggested the parallel, while its companions were christened “Wallaby” and “Opossum.” Alcssrs E. \V. Aliil-s and Co. wore the builders, and the 'locomotives were turned out from an iron foundry which was situated whore Levin's store now stands. One of tlio locomotives is still running ballast trains for Ihe Public "Works Department <m the West Coast.

A party of public men assembled at the Woburn dairy, at Lower HuLt, on Friday hist To witness the starting of a scheme which aims to give milk straight from tho cow, without disease. Tho Woburn dairy is the property of a syndicate of local men, and its chief claim to distinction is based on the excellent character, of the farm, the sanitary premises, the standard of cleanliness, the cooling and bottling process, and particularly the fact that tho herd of cows was selected under tho tuberculin test, and it is promised that it will be subject to t-lie test every mouth, in order to ensure tliat the milk will be safe from the germsxJ consumption, the most dangerous Of all injuries of ordinary milk. The cows are milked by machines in sheds, which have concrete floors, and iron sides devised to facilitate the frequent syringing which the floors require. The milk is constantly cooled to about 50 degrees, and conveyed afterwards to the cold room, where the temperature is further reduced to 40 degrees, to arrest the development- of bacteria. Here is is also bottled automatically. The bottles are used in sizes of a quartdownwards, and are provided with a single flat paper cover, which is dustproof.

Among the many tilings that, from being considered luxuries,, have become nearly indispensable in our daily lives, is tea, the price of which from the time when the first lot was imported from China., has steadily declined, until this week it’s Colorado teasiwons at 4d each (J-doz 2s 2d post free) at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sale.

A special mooting of the Freezers’ Union, to discuss the proposals of the employers, will be held this evening.

Tho Alhambra Club’s first social will bo held in Whinray’s Hull on Thursday evening.

The Land and income Tax Department gives notice that returns ol income must he furnished nut later than June Ist.

It is the intention of the Gisborne Private Band (Air. 1). AloKillop, conductor) to take part in tho next contest under the auspices of the North Island Brass Bands Association, to he held at Hastings.

Air. Pryor will appear in tho Arbitration Court in connection with the Waterside Workers’ dispute, and has been askccUxo act for some employers who have been cited for broaches of award.

A witness, giving evidence at tlio Magistrate's Court yesterday as to the loss of a saddle at Te Arai said: “Directly I returned to Gisborne L went round to the “Times” and advertised for tlio saddle.” “And a very proper tiling to do,” added the .Magistrate.

“It coisTi; me 2s per'day to feed ni.v hundred head of poultry,” said a farmer to a Wairnrapa correspondent. “1 use wheat and oats and ground hones. You can’t beat hones. 1 had eggs all through this season till five weeks ago, when 1 was suddenly taken ill and could not feed the fowls. They promptly struck. J am just now getting them round again.”

Somo time ago the'Gisborne Volun,tecr Fire Brigade requested the Borough Council to proceed to form a Fi re Brigade’s Board, under the Fire Brigades Act. Tho Borough Council acceded to the request, and asked the Government to have the order gazetted. As the Act comes into force on July Ist, and the notice has not yet appeared, the Brigade is afraid that the time between the appearance of tho notice and the enforcement of the Act will be too short far a - hoard to be formed.

The Literary and Debating Society in connection with tho local branch of the Y.AI.C.A. held its weekly gathering in the Baptist Tabernacle lasb evening. There was a large attendance, the entertainment for the evening taking the form of a mock banquet,, over which the Rev. AV. Lamb presided. The members were seated round tables, upon which light refreshments were placed, and the usual formalities of convivial gatherings—minus intoxicants—were observed. The following toast list was gone through : “The King,” proposed by' the President: “Our Society,” .proposed bv Air. E. S. Malcolm, responded to by Mr. 13. Grubb; “Education,” proposed bv Mr. J. Hall, responded to by Air. 11. J. Brownlee; “Our Town,” proposed by Air. C. G. Bloore, responded to by Air. E. Yardlcy; Ihe Harbor Board,” proposed by Air. 1. Clarkson responded to by Air Kilned; “Tho Borough Council,” proposed by Air. Blacltie, responded to by Air. 11. Adair; “The Ladies,” proposed by Mr G. D. Malcolm, responded to by Messrs F. Quigley and J. AV. Dawson; “The Press,” proposed by Air. Tatterstield, responded .to by Air. L. Clarkson ; “The President,” proposed liv Air. Blackic. During the evening musical items and recitations were given by the following: Messrs .Latterdiekh Brownlee, Blaclne, and Bloore.

Air. AV. Pryor, secretary to the New Zealand Employers’. Federation, is at present- an Gisborne, with the intention of forming an Employers’ Association for the Poverty Bay district. Speaking to a “Times” reporter, Air. Pryor said he liad already cited a large number of employers of labor, and was very pleased with the support the proposal had secured. It had been arranged to hold a meeting of employers in the Farmers’ Club room on Friday evening, when he will give an address on labor questions, and the advantages of organisation. The Federation had grown into an important body, and was recognised everywhere as thoroughly representative of the trading and manufacturing employers of tho Dominion. 4t was expected that at the annual conference of the Farmers' Union, to he held in Wellington in July, that arrangements would be made lor the whole of the Farmers’ Unions in Now Zealand to become: affiliated with the Employers’ Associations which were established in every important centre. It was felt that the conjunction of the farming employers with the trading aiul manufacturing employers would increase the usefulness of the Federation. Such a- combination was specially necessary in view of the strong Socialistic trend of labor at the present time. The Federation had been doing good work in the interests of employers by its oversight of labor legislation in connecton with Parlamentary work, and hy tho assistance it afforded employers by advising them on the administration of the labor laws.