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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2240, 11 July 1908, Page 2

Tho quarterly meeting of the Freezers’ Union will bo held in Townley’e Hall on Monday evening at 7.30.

Mr. AV. A. Barton will deliver judgment ill tho affiliation case, Margaret Delaney v. Norman Leslio, in the Magistrate’s Court at 10 a.m. this morning.

Next Thursday evening the Salvation Army Brass Band will play a special musical programme in the S.A. Citadel, when a full hall is anticipated.

At the Baptist Tabernacle to-mor-row evening, the Rev. AA T . Lamb will preach on “The Modern Suicidal Mania, its Cause and Cure—the Tragedy of a Hopeless AVorld.” At St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to-morrow morning tho Rev. AV. Grant will speak on “The Infallible AA’ord,” and in tho evening the subject of his address will bo “The Gospel of Power.”

An old grey whiskered man was ■to be seen lying in front of tho grandstand at tho racecourse yesterday . incoherently murmuring, “Hapuka. Hapuka l” He'.was removed by a policeman. Detective AValden and Sergeant Hutton, who have "had considerable experienco at work on racecourses, both state that tho crowds at the Park racecourse on Thursday and Friday were the most- orderly they havo ever seen.

In tlio House the other night tho Premier mado a beautiful J3oylp ltoache effort. He declared that “when the rumors were probed to the bottom, they proved to bo but bubbles which, when pricked, disappeared in smoke 1”

The Turanganui Lodge of Druids held a popular social in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening, when about 60 couples were present. The music was sunplied by Miss Moore’s orchestra, and Mr. A. P, Hailey catered for tie tuppey,

The Diiniiovirko Press says “Young Grant, who captains the High School football team, is a hid of exceptional proportions. Ho weighs nil less than list. 131 b. What will lie* bo like at 30 years of age?

“1 know of no tribunal in the land,” said Mr. Jackson, ol Gi'e.ymoutli, at the waterside workers’ conference in Wellington, “where you can get a more fair and equitable judgment in cases of compensation lor accident* than you cun from tho Arbitration Court.”

“A lioggot is a yearling,” said a witness at tho Arbitration Court in Christchurch'. “A iamb this your is a hogget next year ; hut 1 hnvo never boon ablo to discover when a lamb becomes a hogget.” “A hogget is a lamb when you eat him,” remarked his Honor.

Mr. 11. Grout having resigned tho management of Lako House, AAoikarenionna, in order to telco over tho business at Frasortown of Mr. Pitkonthly, Mr. and Mrs. Garvey, lato of Glade House, Lake To Annu, liavo been appointed to the management of that popular tourist resort.

A concert and dunce was hold in the Matawhor<> Schoolroom last evening. There was a- largo attendance, a. number of visitors going out from town. A good progrnmmo was gono through, a largo number of people remaining after the concert for the dance.

The “Kaikoma Sun” states that Mr. Alexander Goodall and crew had ■two unsuccessful attempts last week to land whales. On Monday they got fast to a promising hump-back, but, after being towed some ten miles north, lost it, tho iron drawing as nightfall came on. They had another chase on Tuesday, but d’d not get quite nearaoiii'mgh to strike.

The Union Company's claim for cervices rendered by the salvage tug Terawhiti ill 'extinguishing the tiro on tlie Shaw, Savill and Albion Company’s steamer lonic at Wellington, umouuts to £3,500. For similar services rondured to tho New Zealand Shipping Company’s Turakin-a, tho charges Jins been inado somewhat in excess of the lonic amount.

Tho poultry industry in Dunedin is none too bright at present, and particularly as rogards the table variety there is a decided scarcity (says the “Otngo Daily Times”). As n result, cockrels for table purposes aro now selling at as high as from 6s Gd to 7s per pair locally, and it is doubtful if the samo birds would bring any more, if as much, in London. The almost prohibitive price of fowl feed lias been responsible for a very limited production, and more cockrels have been killed this last season as soon as the breeders were ablo to distinguish them from pullets than probably over before, simply because it would not pay to rear them.

Says tho Carterton papor:—Aro you fond of mauled meats and mauled Vegetables PA resident in Cart erton states that lie lias watched meat carts and vegetables carts going round from house to house and has been simply astonished to seo housewives and children pinching and poking and mauling steaks and cauliflowers and such like. These dainties are hawked from house to house. They get a dig here, a pinch there, and a punch somewhere else—a scarlet fever pinch or punch for all we know—and thou they are actually bought and consumed. From all such toothsome delicacies, good Lord deliver ust

“It’s'most unjust,” declared an indignant speaker at tho conference of waterside workers in Wellington, “to blame tho stevedores for all the fires which occur amongst flax and wool cargoes.” At nresont, ho added, all these fires were put down to the waterside workers, but ho was sure that they hud too much coinmonsciisetas a rule to go striking matchos below. 'Then as to fires being started because the-.men carried matches in their pockets, ib was “all bosh.” He would rather prefer to blame officors whom ho had been standing over tho open hatches sinoking their cigars while flax and tow was being stowed away. He had seen others doing the samp-eirt of thing, but was sure the men themselves had too much senso To follow suit-

According to the “Oamaru Mail,” a trapper of rabbits on a station in Central Otago earned £205 in nine months by tho occupation. Our contemporary’s informant saw the cheque, and was told that a relative of the successful trapper had even better money at tho same occupation. Tho country, is too far back to admit of the creatures being frozen, and they are, therefore, merely killed for the sake of their skins." Tile holder of another station in the region, stated that last year it cost him £5,000 to deal with the rabbits on his property, but that lie recovered £4,000 of that amount in skins. These facts are evidence that rabbits still swarm in Central Otago, and that another determined raid should bo made upon them.

A Russian firm which manufactures optical goods turns out thousands of pairs of glasses every year to bo worn by cows. “There aro a great many cows that wear glasses in my country,” said a Russian visitor to a “Loudon Chat” representative. “I have seen a herd of 40,000 cows with glasses on. It was on tho steppes, the great Russian prairies. Our steppes for six months in tho year aro covered with snow, but during a part of the time delicate fresh grass tips protrude from that white and dazzling mantle. The cows then aro turned out to feed on tlie new grass, but if their eyes wero unprotected tho dazzle of sunshine on the snow gives them snow blindness. Thousands of cows suffered horribly, and hundreds died of snow-blindness, until a rudp, cheap kind of spectacles, was invented and used with great success.

In two of tho recent cases of diphtheria reported to the Health Department in Dunedin the infection lias been traced to fowls. In a caso at South Dunedin the patient was a boy who had been in the habit of cleaning the fowl-run. On investigation, the Inspector found the fowls at this place sickly, and'one of them evidently suffering from a' diphtheric throat. The boy is living, but the connection betweenailment and fowls was so obvious that all the fowls at the house were ordered to be destroyed.’ Tlie other caso was at Port Chalmers. A child three years old succumbed to diphtheria. The Inspector found in the yard remains of a fowl run then nntenanted, but fowls wero kept next door, and these appeared to be very queer, one of their number showing signs of diphtheric throat. In this instance, also tlio birds were condemned in the interests of public health.

Air. John Freebody, of To AATiarau, AA'airarapa, formerly a Carterton farmer, is petitioning Parliament for a sufficienOsuni as compensation for wrongful imprisonment, which will enable him to tide over the period within which ho falls short of residence in the Domin ion to entitle .him to an old age pension. The petition indicates that Freebody has had a particularly unfortunate experience, it states that on April 5, 1886. ho was jointly charged With two others with having stolen three calves, and sentenced to imprisonment for two years, and to a further term of two years on a charge of receiving stolen property. During his incarceration enquiries were instituted (unknown to him) in regard to his innocence, and lie was discharged by special permission of the Governor. He is 75 years of age, absolutely penniless, and has no relatives to assist him. The legal expenses incurred with his trial largely contributed to his ultiinato poverty, but he has never received any compensation.

A curious story is told of Madame Melba, the talented singer, when touring in Europe, who, on being asked by special request to sing before _ Royalty, gracefully obeyed. By special request this week its dinner knives again for tenpence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sale, 11th iqst. only,

Latest reports show that the prospects of the hemp industry are very much blighter, and throughout Otago and Southland. It is the intention of the mill-owners to'start operations ill 1 August, which is a month ahead of? tiic usual time.

A man has given £SOO for ten acres of land at Tnuranga (says the “N.Z. Times.”) He is deaf anil dumb and of foreign birth-, but those who know him well predict that lie will make a good income from his investment. Last season iliis man planted about an eighth of ail acre ol' land at Taur.mga. in onions, and cleared £2l for seed produced from it.

On Sunday evening a filtered concert, commencing at 8.30, will bo hold in His Majesty’s Theatre in aid of the funds of tho proposed Maternity Homo. The vocalists will bo Miss Lullio Power, Mosdames Troworn, Barry, and Messrs Grieve and Kimpton. Messrs Vita Bros will pla.v four selections, and, with Miss Mellhone, will play tho accompaniment's.

Owners of land in tho Mcfhven district are placing high vaiucs on their properties. At Ashburton the other day a hundred-acre farm in tho Methveii district- was offered for sale at public auction, and bidding reached £3O per acre, hut the owner declined to accept that price. A few years ago the samo class of land could, have boon purchased at a figure considerably under £2O per aero.

About twenty tables were occupied at the euchre party, in St. Mary's Schoolroom last evening. It was originally intended that the evening should be tho first of a series of euchre competitions for a phonograph ns a prize, but owing to tho small attendance the opening game was postponed. Those present thoroughly enjoyed themselves. Light refreshments were provided by the ladies.

Messrs F. S. Malcolm and Co. held a very successful sale of pictures on behalf of Mr. J. D.-'.Porrett yesterday morning. There Was a fair attendance of buyers, and satisfactory prices were realised; The sale will be continued to-day at 2 p.m., when all the' pictures will be disposed of entirely without reserve. Mr. Pcrrett does not desiro to have to re-pack any works when he leaves for Auckland.

Services will bo hold at tho Salvation Army Citadel all day to-inor-row. Tho meetings will bo led h v Adjutant Dickens, assisted by a number of Salvationists, and a very hearty wolcoino.is extended to all. The Band will visit tho Hospital in the afternoon, and will play a musical programme to the inmates. A service will also bo hold in tiio new hall at Waorenga-a-liika at 7 p.m. on Sunday.

Tlie Rev. W. J. Williams (of Wellington) is to preach inWesley Church to-morrow morning and evening, anil will address a public meeting on Monday evening in tho samo placo. Mr. Williams has the reputation of being a preacher and public speaker of a very high order. It is understood this is his first visit to Gisborne, and this fact, coupled with his special gifts, should ensure a large attendance at these services. There will be special collections taken up for missions.

The new double tunnel that is being constructed in connection with the Dunedin-Mosgiel railway duplication has now been pierced for a distance of about. 14j chains. Solid sandstone of a very hard nature lias been met with, and l'req'uent blasting has been found necessary. It is probable that an actual start'will be made to pierce tho tunnel from the Burnside end in about two months’ time. Tlie tunnel, when completed, will be just under a mile long.

A groat deal of fault was found with the management, of the train service to the Park racecourse yesterday. In tlie first placo there was nothing to indicate where the trains for Waikoliu and Gisborne, which were shunted close up to each other at the siding, were separated, and some passengers inadvertently got on tlie wrong train, and only found out their mistake as the train-moved off. In tho second place a- large number of persons took ordinary railway tickets, and so evaded paving tho two shillings admission to the course, as the check upon tickets at the gates was not sufficient, and through this the racing dub lost a fair amount of revenue.

With regard to tlio question of inspection of New Zealand-grown potatoes, we understand (says the “Otago Daily Times’’) that the intention of the Government now is that if a line of potatoes is found to bo badly infected with disease, either in transit or in auction rooms or shops, the whole is to bo seized by the Government inspector. There is, however, it is definitely announced, no intention on the part of the Government to make a systematic inspection of New Zealand-grown potatoes, either at the port of shipment 0 r at the port of arrival. Of’course, whenever disease is prevalent or suspected to exist in the Dominion, the department will exercise a judicious hand in the direction of safeguarding the public interest. “BONNETS OR COLLUSIONS.” Mr. T. M. Wilford, who was one of the counsel engaged in tho Supremo Court action in which Dr. Faulk© claimed damages from tho Wellington City Coporation for injuries sustained by a collusion in January last between a tranicar and claimants motor, caused some amusement during his cross-examination of the inotoriuan who at the time was in charge of the car. “How many bonnets nave .you had?” he asked. “Duhno what you mean, sor,’ replied tho witness. ■.“ Bonnets!” said his Honor in tones of astonishment,“What have bonnets to do with this ease?” Mr. Wilford said he proposed to lead up to an interpretation of the term, and lie asked the witness if it were not a habit of motdrmcn when they had knocked over somebody, or bumped a cart, or shorn© a lamp or a wheel or two from a motor-car to say amongst themselves, “Oh, I’ve had so many ‘bonnets’ to-day.” No,” replied the witness, “when we have accidents like that we say we’ve ‘had so many collusions to-day.’ ” The Court roared.