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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2223, 22 June 1908, Page 2

Mr John Townlcy has been appointed the Government .representative on the Gisborne Fire Board.

.Dr Chappie, the newly-elected M.P. for Tuapeka, was one of the first men the seo great nossihilitics in the Maknrua swamp, and is a result of his enterprise- ho made £G(),000 out oi the drainage operations and flax royalties on that rich area of land.

At the Polico Court on Saturday morning, before Mr. IV. A. Barton, SiM., Edward Hogan, alias Higgins, wl6 convicted of drunkenness, and was fined .£], with 2s costs, or four days’ imprisonment. A first offender for a- similar offence was convicted and doalt with in the usual manner.

On visiting the Ashburton High School recently the Hon. R. M’N>b was shown the single desk installation ill the institution, the headmaster, Mr. IV. F. IVutters, explaining that it had been found that only ten square feet of space was required lor each pupil, as against fourteen feet which it. had been stated was necessary in other places.

The Christchurch City Council, -which is getting a lot of water pipes from a Wanganui firm, Ins (says tho “Timani Herald”) made tho discovery that it is cheaper to have these goods shipped from Wanganui to Timaru instead of to .Lyttelton, tlio railage from there to Christchurch being 18s a ton as against 24s w ton from Lyttelton to Christchurch.

The “Star” says that Dunedin may rejoice in possessing n piece of music which was lost, and searched lor all over Europe. It. is the overture on “Rule Britannia,” composed by Richard IV a guar. Tho mislaid manuscript eventually came to light, and now, alter repeated applications, Signor Squariso Ims procured a copy, which reached Dunedin this week. One of the conditions on which the music was sold to Signor Squariso is that he is not to lend the parts to anyone else.

According to reports presented at the Civic Convention in New York more than 4,750,000 mechanics and laborers arc now unemployed in the United States. This estimate only includes Union employees, railroad men and laborers, excluding farm laborers and many others. There is a general decrease in wages of 20 per cent., hutno decrease in the cost of living. It is also reported that no immediate, improvement npp ;' rs likely. New York State loads in the number of unemployed with 750,000. while Arizona is last with only .12,000 men idle.

President Roosevelt, in a recent message to Congress condemns the demagogue who preaches envy of wealth, but says that “hie counterpart in evil is to he found in that particular kind of multi-millionaire who is almost the least enviable, and certainly one of the least admirable, of all our citizens—the man of whom it lias well been said that his face lias grown hard and criiol while his bodv has grown soft, whose son is a fool, and whose daughter is a. foreign . princess, whose nominal pleasures are at tho best those of tasteless and extravagant luxury, hut whoso real delight and red lile-work are the accumulation and use of power in the most sordid and least elevating form.”

That's world of meaning can be imparted into expressions which otherwise seem senseless, was demonstrated recently by a small bov when a

“Sydney Daily Telegraph”' reporter endeavored to obtain information regarding a fire. Asked over the telephone was the fire a.big one, “What oh!” was the response in a “Well-il-should-say-so” kind of tone, iFurtlier questioned whether there were many persons employed at the premises burning, back cwnq the reply, “What oh!” This time it was in a contemptuous tone, as .much as to say that the reporter’s knowledge was evidently very limited. Nothing could be got from the hoy but “What oh!” but it was sufficiently expressive to convey a good deal of meaning.

The timber industry on the West Coast appears to be in a promising condition. A sawmilling company, which lias recently erected an up-to-date mill at Ikamatua, has made a start cutting timber for the market. The Greyilioiith “iStnr” states that a very large quantity of lumber has been put through the mill, in the operation oi which about thirty men are employed. A second timber concern has been established in the same locality. Quite a number of hands will be engaged in working out a forest of white pine and niatai timber. A sawmill; is also being erected at Kokatahi. The plant, when erected, will command a considerable belt of white pine, and as there is a demand for this timber it should be the means of giving employment to a further number of men.

There. :is a dog at Bedminster, near Bristol, which will not die (says the “Daily Express"). If thrives on poi-. sons: Prutisic acid is quire a delicacy to tills canine freak, and it is rather fond of strychnine. The dog's name is Smut, and it is Irish—a teitrier. to be exact. Smut was condemned to death by its master for biting a child. ißut death is not for iSinut —• just yet. Air Morris, who owns the dog. took it to a chemist and bought it a dose of prussic acid. Two'minutes is the allotted time for dogs which take that medicine for their sins; but, at the end of half an hour. Smut was still lively. In fact, he looked either pleased. Mr Morris bought another dose, slightly stronger. This looked as if it would lie too much for even an Irish Jterrier. Smut became drowsy, and Mr Morris and the chemist thought at last that lie was about to leave the world. But he soon woke up again and wagged his tail merrily at his master. Air Morris took him home, bewildered, and promised to call again. The next morning the third attempt at execution took place. Mr Morris led his faithful and persistent little friend to the chemist’s once more, and this time the dose was" strychnine spread on steak. .Smut was given a nice basket to die in, and was left to end his minutes in peace. 'When the chemist came to tike away the coipse for burial, however, Smut jumped'up and -licked his hand asraeni!-- ns ever, asking as plainly as a dog could for another dinner just like the last.' The chemist thought of dynamite, hut Air Alorris, convinced that the dog was either immortal or .innocent, reprieved hifu,

A cueliro tournament and dance in connection with St. Mary’s Church will be held in Whiuray’s Hall on Thursday next, l’lay commences at 8 o’clock. The music will bo supplied by Vita Bros.’ orchestra.

Dr. Collins went to Pa'karae yesterday to see Miss Petersen, who was shot iii the head and chest with a revolver about a fortnight ago. The doctor reports that the patient is making a very rapid recovery.

A largely-attended meeting of Ormond residents was held in the Ormond Hotel on Saturday evening, when it was unanimously decided to requisition the Post and ; Telegraph Department for a second telephone lino to the township.

The following was the revenue received at the Cu-t'om house Gisborne, l ist week: Customs duties PI 110 Os 8(1, beer duty i‘o2 Ms, light dims £2B 2s (id, shipping fees 4s od. Harbor Board revenue £76 9s lOd; total, £1.177 Ms Od.

An emergency mooting of the general committee of the East Coast Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals will ho held in Colonel Porter’s office this afternoil, at two o’clock, when a delegate to attend the conference at Wellington on the 28th inst. will he appointed, and the date of the general meeting will he fixed.

Mr \V. Lissani Clayton reports that the following ((notations in mining shares were received on Saturday: - Talisman Consolidated' 4.1 s 9d. Waih: 91s fid, Wailii Grand Junction 33s 3d. Brilliants Con. 2Jtl, Crowns Os 3d. Tairua Gold. "Hills Gci paid 3s 2d. H.airua Triumph Is 2d, Wuiotahi 2s ljd, Waitangi 4s 4d.

Somo novel bidding was witnessed at Wavorley last week, when an impounded horse was put up for auction to pay the expenses of his hoard and lodging. 'Bidding wis started at “a bob'a leg.” From 4s the figure rose to 6s by sixpenny bids. Such wild speculation, however, could not last, and threepenny bids were resorted to. These were abandoned when tlie price reached Bs. and a. cautious penny a time was indulged on till 12s was reached. The appeal in the anim iIV eves fetched the crowd agajli. md a rapid fire of lialf-peini- bids was directed at the auctioneer, who, amid great amusement, finally knocked the horse down at the fancy once of Mis-

Speaking at a meeting of the Otago Rugby Football Union, Mr MoLiren said that bo hoped another New Zealand team would not be sent away for four years. 'He supposed that the next proposal would bo to send a team to South Africa: It would be a question for employers before long, and in addition to that, they were simple encouraging a floating population of voting fellows, -who became verv unsettled, and looked forward, to a 'meat extent, to becoming members of there travelling teams He considered that the more they looked to their local football, the bettci it would be for the game.

The Tourist Department contemplates extensive improvements to.the accomomda •'ion house at the fe l na springs, which were recently taken over by the Government. Mr. JJ. Moorliouse. ail inspector for the .'department, has been on an official visit lo the springs, and returned to Gisborne on Friday evening. Speaking to a “Times” reporter on Saturday. Mr Moorliouse said he. was surprised to learn the number of people who visited tlio resort, for oven at this trmo of the year quite a lot of people were availing themselves of the baths. He will report upon the requirements o the place, and m all probability the Department will ma'ke extensive alterations and additions to the accommodation there.

The German Government lias sent a delegate to France to study the conditions of rowing in that- country. Subsequently Herr B. Ivuhse. ot Berlin. the gentleman chosen, will, visit England foe « similar purpose, and will then make his report to the powers that he” in Germany. Herr 'Kulise is endeavoring to ascertain the extent of rowing’s popularity in the schools, the influence of professionalism. and also the construction of racing boats. It is intended to make rowing a more prominent pastime in the German schools and universities. Although several institutions in that country took it up in 1880, it lias not made the progress in science they could wish. The German -Finpeior is very keen on rowing, and -for gome years Ins presented a challenge cup to be rowed for liy the various schools. Each vear lie also gives the schools £9000,' which is distributed among 180 clubs.

Some months ago. Dr. Arthur, the President of the Immigration Leaone of Australasia, sent an article, “Australia for the Sons of Professional Allen,” to all the..journals -in tile "United Kingdom which circulate among the professional classes, clerical. medical,, legal, banking, etc. Tins article drew, attention to the splendid opportunities offered by Australia for all agricultural career to those who have some capital, and who could afford to obtain a training at one or other of our agricultural colleges. There as been a remarkable response to this article by the last mail, and nianv professional men write asking for further information, and stating that they are anxious to obtain openings for their sons abroad. In some cases they are prepared either to accompany them,out or to follow them out afterwards, and to bring a considerable amount of money with them. This is a fie’d the League think that the Agents-General might well work to great profit.

A striking evidence of the credulous nature of some people was shown to a reporter at Timaru one dav la'st week in the form of a room littered with a collide of hundred photographs of all kinds, which had been collected with deposits, ranging from 2s Gd, by the members of a syndicate styling themselves the Princess Art Studio. Five or six weeks were <-oont in. a profitable canvas of the district, people of all classes and professions banding over photographs, hi man}’ oases valuable from their associations, and deposits in return for a flimsy agreement in which the Princess Art Studio promised to return a era von enlargement. Coninlaiiit was made recent.lv that no enlargements bad been delivered, and inquiries made by the police show that the canvassers have left the country. The nolice (adds the “Lyttelton Times”) have.now undertaken the task of restoring the photographs to the owners.

The “Vancouver Daily News" states that the trade between Vancouver. Australia, and New Zealand has picked no very much in the lost few mouths, and the steamers leaving Vancouver, are taking as much freight as they can carry. When the JCnas'Ulllie sailed, she was loaded to her "auac-ity, and a quantity of freight had to be refused. The Don of lluthven. one of the finest freighters in tile business, also bad a very lagre cargo. The last boat to sail, the' liulravelli. took 3.500.000 feet of lumber and 500 tons of "eneral cargo, and slip -mild not- accommodate all that wasoffered. The Indravelli formerly carried Chinamen from Hong Kong to South Africa. The Den of Ruthveii ■s to sail for Australia and N“W Zealand on .Tune 10. She will take 3 000.000 feet of lumber and 1000 tons of general cargo. The steamers o<Hie route are the Den of Itntliven and the Indrav»]li, the latter having renlaeed the Tvazeinbe. The Ponde -ml the Bucentaur were fonuerly on ■■his.run, but tbev proved too small for the constantly increasing business and had to make wav for larger and more, up-to-date steamers.

One of ihe most amusing features •it the garden "arty for children held tv Lndv Alcomon at her country ’•oose was a game of dinning for : mall coins in a hath charged with electricity. One nreeoe.ious youngster To overcome tlio difficulty got a dinner to hail the water out. and this week it’s tin dinners for seven ponce eci-li at Parnell's- Popular Saturday Sales, 27th iost. only,

Owiiig to a typographical error tlio a moil t of £2052 I.os, which wus the Cook County contribution to tlio Charitable Aid Board, was made in our report on Saturday to road £205 2s KM. Cr. W. D. Lysnar ulso informed a reporter that his estimate •if tlie average number of patients in .he hospital should have been from 28 to 30, instead of from 18 to 20, as was quoted by him.

Counsel in the libel action Boxgliali v. Schlesinger, heard at the Supreme Court in Christchurch last week,'had Moveral flights of oratory', in' which an almost Oriental imagery was indulged in. “The defendant,” said Mr Alpors, (defending solicitor), “must go through life with beeswax in his eves, and a elolhos’prop on his nose if lie does not know the diameter of the publication he sells.” Referring to tlie fact that the-, plaintiff did not give evidence, Mr AJpoi.s playfully suggested to the jure that it was for fear of Mr Wilford’ff crossexamination. “But, gentlemen,” 1m said, “Samson is ''unaccountably tired, and refuses to make sport for the Philistines I” Mr. Wiiford, in his uddfiess, said that the ease- was an instance of “using a battle-axe to .sharpen a lead-pencil, when a penknife would have done as well.”

' The “Labor Journal” reports the following as the state of the labor aarket in Gisborne:—Trade in nearly ill branches has been well maintained during the month-, and the building trade especially is very busy, and ail ■'nrponters and bricklayers could he easily placed. Painters are also very busy, and at the present time all iourneynieu are fully employed. Plumbers are busy, and there is a vacancy for a good tradesman. Brickinaking: Very busy, and another new works to be erected. Sawmilling (mostly plan-ing-mills) busy, and one or two firms working overtime. Dressmaking and millinery very busy. One or two good -,'lrirt and bodice hands could be placed. A number of firms worked overtime. Tailoring has been rather quiet, although all journeymen have been fully employed; hut employers complain of a shortage of female operatives. Coaehbuilding and painting and blacksmithing all busy, and no hands idle. Freezing-works have had a good month, and stock has been coming in freely. It is anticipated that the works will he kept going until about the end of June. In regard to general laborers, there has been a keen demand for good bushfellers, but in other respects the market has been quiet. About ten men were sent to private employment.

There is hut little variation from year to year in the number of people who arrive in or depart from the Commonwealth. The immigration returns for the past three months of 1908 have just been issued by the Commonwealth statistician (Mr.' G. H. Knibbs). These show that in the first three 'months of 1907 16,718 white people arrived in the Commonwealth, while 14,325 departed from it. This gave an excess, of arrivals over departures of 2,393 ner&ons. This year for the corresponding period 17,180' white people arrived in Australia, while the departures amounted to 14,103, or an excess of arrivals over departures of 3,077. This is an increase over last year’s figures of 684 persons. The arrivals of colored persons during the first three months of 1907 were 8-15. but in 1908 they increased to 1.132. This increase was made up chiefly of Chinese and Japanese. In March, 1.908, 2-17 Chinese arrived in the Commonwealth. Against this, however, 390 Chinese went away in the same month: and, though 441 arrived in three months, 930 departed in the .ante period. With Japanese, the hah nice 'is on the other .side. In all during the three months 250 Japanese arrived, while only 137 departed. Altogether the departures of colored persons exceeded the arrivals both in 1908 and in 1907. In 1908 the arrivals numbers*] 1,132, and 1,345 departed. In 1907 there -arrived only 845, whereas 3,38 S departed. Lastyear’s departures, however, included the deportation of 2.219 kanakas, whereas this year’s figures account for only 243.

, , THE LAST CHANCE. The, New Zealand publication “Defence,” says:—The number of males in tlie colony between the ages of 15 ind 30, the period which may be con■idered covered by the defence cadets and volunteering systems, is 142,910. iMany of our volunteers, particularly in the rifle- clubs, are over 30. which offsets those under 130, who have served in the volunteers and have retired. We are therefore confronted by the following alarming .and dangerous national position.

Of training ago (15 to 30 142,910 In training (all arms and cadets) 20,033 Untrained 122,877 - If we take another point of view and compare the number of men iff tlieco’.oiiy of what ive may call “effective” age—2o t c 4-s—we find that there are 193,256. Think what that means! dose upon 200,000 men, in the prime and flower of life, averagely stronger, taller, keener, and more self-reliant than most nations, every man/of' them the best sort of patriot because every man of them has everything to lose and nothing to gain by going under to the foreigner and the alien!

THE ORIGIN OF FLOCKS. Australii imports some queer rubbish (says the Sydney “Bulletin.”) For years past it lias annually taken from 50 to 100 tons of “flock” from England, and, after mixing the stuff with its own rags, it has been sleeping upon the abomination. A few score, tons besides have come in with the “real English-made furniture.” stuffed into chairs and “Chesterfields” and “Ottomans.” Nobody apparently lias troubled to inquire into the “flock’s” parentage; Boards of Health haven’t so much as poked a finger into it. Yet “flock” is nothing hut old 1 rags torn to shreds; and <so B. Morgan, commissioner for the British .Manufacturers’ Association, tells the “Bulletin”) there isn’t in all England a law to insist upon the offal being sterilised either before being torn to tatters or afterwards. It is received in all it s filth from any old. disease-bed of Europe; in its filth it is teased into “flock’; and with its germs nicely scattered it is exported for Australia. to spread itself upon, and hug ill it? dreams. The rubbish that is turned into the imported shoddy with 'vliicli aonie of !Australia drapes its figure does at least h ivc to go through ,a process of violent steaming; but the rag that isn’t quite decent enough to become shoddy is good enough to go into the machine that makes the.“flock”; and if there is an ounce or two of Death on the rags—well, the importer gets as much for the ounces of Death as if it were an. ounce of flock.” The Boards of Health ought to give an eve to “flock" ; it might even give the tiling two eyes and still do it no injustice.