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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 30 June 1908, Page 2

The. annual inspect ion of tlio Harbor Board dredges will take place tomorrow.

The Harbor Hoard yesterday decided to invite County ratepayers to visit the outer harbor site in the oil launch, and to advertise tlio trips.

The Gisborne Itaeing Club acceptances, first day, and entries for minor events (botJi days) close with the Secretary, Mr. M. G. Nasmith, at 9 o’clock to-morrow night.

The Borough Council will meet tonight in the Council Chambers in the new buildings in Head’s Quay. The premises are now almost complete, and the Chamber has been temporarily furnished to allow the Council to meet.

The following renewals of pensions were granted by Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., yesterday morning: Julia Dentdn £‘26, James Ryan £26, Panapa Tuta Walce £lB, To Nana Otutu £lB, Ani Titau £lB. A pension of £26 per annum was granted to John Colline.

Candidates -for the practical examination under the Associated Board of the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music are reminded that their applications must be made to the lion, local representative (Mr. F. J. Rowley) not later than t/o-morrow, Wednesday) •July Ist,-'.

The milk yield per cow at tho AA crania State Farm shows a very marked increase compared with the figures of some years ago.

Operative bakers in Melbourne are making strong efforts to carry into client the proposal to have bread baked in the duylinio.

A herd of dairy cows sold by auction at Wostmtero (Wanganui) on Monday averaged £8 per head, which is a record for tlm district.

Since tlm Mas teuton abattoir was opened in Juno 1906, no fewer than 20,223 animals have passed through the butchers’ bands at the woi'ks.

In, some districts of Now South Wales loeal buyers are paying u shilling per pound for rabbit skins, and this price pays tho trappers better than selling the carcases.

A first offender, who dial not appear to -answer to a- charge of drunkenness, was fined 18s with 2s costa by Air AY. A. Barton, S.AL, at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning.

As tho Poverty Bay Golf Club is considering the advisability of engaging a professional coach during the month of J illy, t lie secretary wishes those who are desirous of taking lessons to hand in their names at once.

A social in aid of St. Dominic’s Convent will lie held in His Majesty’s Theatre on , Thursday evening, July 23rd. Dancing will commence nfc eight o’clock, arid will bo contbilled to midnight. The music will lie supplied by A T ita Bros.’ orchestra, and supper will also ho provided.

Tho social of tho Gisborne -Private Baud, which is to lie held in His Majesty’s Theatre to-night, promises to be a successful function. During tlie earlier part of the nrogrammo a waltzing competition will be held, to the winners of which handsome prizes will he given.

A South Taranaki farmer states that last year he took in milk cheques alone over £I,OOO off his farm of 123 acres. The previous season his milk cheques totalled over £1.300. With pigs and cnlves added, his turnovei will, it is thought, stand as a record for New Zealand.

A man was charged at Collingwood (A 7 ictoria) - with ill-treating his son. It was stated that on one occasion tho boy was beaten for 40 minutes with ft whip-handle. A fine of £1 was imposed, on the ground that tho boy had given provocation. Tho boy had to remain in the Hospital for five days.

Tho Y.M.C.A. Debating Society met in the Baptist Tabernacle last evening, and discussed the literary work in last Saturday’s “Herald.” The leading articlo, cables, locals, and advertisements were all criticised, the speakers including Messrs A. S. Downs, B. Grubb, G. Tattersfiold, 11. Ingram, J. F. Foster. H. Adair, E. Grumly, J. Saunders, AV. 11. Dunstan, H. J. Brownlee, .Mrs. Tattersfield, Mrs. AA 7 . King ,and Airs. Fox. Dr. Gerard Smith’s lecture takes place on next Monday week.

The quarterly meeting of the 1.0.0. F.; M.U., wns held in the Masonic Hall last evening. N.G. L. A. Sharland presiding. Drs. Schumacher and Reove were elected surgeons to the lodge. One new member was elected, and three others were nominated. Tho following officers were elected for the ensuing term: N.G., Bro. McConnell; A r .G., -Bro. J. Sim; E.S.. Bro. Chisholm. The secretary, on behalf of the lodge, congratulated P,G. AVarren upon attaining the honor of J.P.

. A very pleasant gathering took place in the art room ,of the High School yesterday afternoon, when the girls of the school, who have been attending Aliss Louslcy’s cookery class entertained a number of visitors at afternoon tea. Excellent fruit salads, tea, coffee, cakes, and sweets, the manufacture of the girls, were tastefully served up and handed round to those present. Short speeches wove delivered by Air. E. 11. Mann. Rev. C. Griffin. Air. AY. Morgan. Aliss Al. Powell, and Air. F. J. Rowley, headmaster, and the gathering terminated, every person being delighted with tlieir entertainment.

The teachers’ newspaper “The New Zealand Schoolmaster” will cease publication with the June number. The publishers, in tlieir “obituary” notice, say:—“The paper was started some twenty-two years ago by Air. Henry Hill, of Napier, and was subsequently carried on for a considerable period by a few teachers anil others interested in education. As time went on the paper got into rather deep water, when its present publishers had to come to the rescue, and have carried it on ever since; and, although we think it may be claimed to have done good service in the cause of education and to members of the profession, it has never, as a matter of fact, returned anything hut loss to its publishers. AA’hen, therefore, the Educational Institute made arrangements with the proprietor of the ‘Journal of Education’ to supply every member with a copy of its paper, it became evident that ‘The New Zealand Schoolmaster’ was no longer required by teachers in its present form. It has been decided to issue in its place a lngh-class monthly journal, which will appeal generally to tho cultured public of the Dominion, and at tho same time ‘dontain literary matter interesting to the. profession.”

Operations on the Alain Trunk railway line have been somewhat delayed during the past few days by bad weather, but every effort is being made by tho engineers in charge at both ends of the lino to get the two sections completed by August 7, to make it possible to carry out the proposal to take the Parliamentary party right through to Auckland by rail on that date, and participate in the functions connected with the visit of the American fleet. Nearly all the earthworks has been completed, and the principal work remaining to be done, is,some eight or nine miles of platelaying and ballasting. The finishing touches aro being put on to the Mak-atote ALaduct. It is not yet certain whether the AlaunganuiOteau viaduct, which is about a mile from Makatote. will be finished by the first week in August, but the contractor, Air. Anderson is pushing it on as rapidly as nossible. As to whether the line will be available for through traffic on August 7 depends, of course, mainly on the weather.

Tlio dam* used in connection with the sugar works at- Chelsea were the scene of a sail drowning accident on Thursday afternoon (says the Xciv Zealand ‘‘Herald”), the victim being a youth named Araon Gulley, who was employed at the works. It appears that Gull.v and a number of other lads about his own age. took advantage of the luncheon hour to walk round the dams, and Gully, for some unexplained, reason, fell behind the .rest. He was next seen by a youth named Hogan struggling in the water. Fegan held out his hand -to pull him ashore, hut as Gully was too far out lie was obliged to run for assistance. This, however, was too late in coming, and when several of the employees of the works did arrive, one of their number dived for the body and brought it out. How Gully got into the water is not quite clear, but it is presumed that he slipped in. An inquest was opened by' the Coroner, (Mr. T. Gresham), on Friday afternoon, and after the faking of evidence as to identification and the cause of death, was adjourned until Wednesday next, at two p.ni.

At the Labor Party mooting on Friday, after the usual speech, it was pointed out that the trades unions have provident funds to which men have contributed for years, and by reason of their thrift can buy claw hammer handles for threepence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Independence Day only.

Tlio man- Walter Symons, who is charged with the -attempted murder of Mary Agnes Petersen at Pakarao, was .brought before ,Mr W. A. Bartou, S.M., at the Magistrates Court yesterday morning. 'Mr iStook appeared ior the accused-, and oil tko applieaLion of Sergeant Hutton he was remanded until Tuesday July 7th as the principal witness has not yet sufficiently -recovered to be ablo to appear.

A “Tillies” reporter made inquiries yesterday into the statement made by a member of tlm Waterside Workers’ Union ’that there was a probability that a slight increase would be paid on the rates .allowed by the Arbitration Court for lightering frozen sheep and lambs. The manager "of Messrs Nelson Brothers, -and tho Gisborne Slioepfarmors Frozen Moat Company, state that they intend -to obey tho tonus of the award and will grunt no increase.

Speaking on the occasion of tho opening of tho Y.M.C.A. at Oncliunga, Canon Haselden had a few words to say about smoking. The late Bishop Selwyn, lie said, was a non-siiio'ker. and got through a great deal of work, while Charles Kingsley and Tennyson, also great workers, sm-oked heavily. Whether smoking was injurious or otherwise was a matter of opinion, but,, at all events, a room had been sot apart for tho use of those who desired to keep company with ‘My Lady Nicotine.”

The parochial district 'known as Turanga County District lias been divided by the Diocesan authorities into three districts, to be known as Waerenga-a-hika, PatuteJii, and To Karaka (respectively. Wacraliga-a-liika consists of the part of Gisborne Killing not included in tho parish of iioly Trinity, and the bulk of Wainiata Hiding. The estimated Church of England population being 985. Patutahi includes the Aria and Patutahi Hidings, part of Hangaroa, with Kepongare, •Ngatapa,- and Wharekopae. Church population 730. Tho. Te Karaka district, with a Church population of about 800, is about the same as the Waikoliu Hiding and includes tho Mofri. The division takes effect on July. 1, alter which date Church Officers will bo elected for the several districts. The Kev. E. Ward has been appointed to the charge of Waeranga-a-liika. Te Karaka is tinier the charge of Mr. W. H. Roberts. No appointment has been made as yet to Patutahi.

Most people have a rooted objection; to lending umbrellas, save to their dearest friends. The common honesty of humanity is supposed to be deplorably weak where these articles aro concerned, and one of the standing jo'lces of the alleged comic journal is directed at this failing, which, strangely enough, is considered more a, -matter for a joke than reprobation. For some hidden psychological .reason even citizens of unblemished rectitude have been known to yield to temptation to retain a borrowed umbrella. Therefore, (says tho New Zealand “Herald”) an instance of an umbrella finding its way back to its owner over a distance of nearly 200 miles, after having been carelessly loft in a crowded boardinghouse, is worthy of passing notice. The umbrella in question belonged'; to one of the party who accompanied tlie Prime . Minister lon his tour through tho Cook Country, and was left at Taiimariimii. When the owner returned to Auckland lie. wrote as a forelorn hope to Mr. A. Itiches, of that town, asking him to make inquiries about it. TJtfe result was that the missing article turned up in Auckland yesterday, with a noto from Mr. Riches, who had found it at a hoarding-house, where it had been detained pending inquires.