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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2256, 30 July 1908, Page 2

Constable iPrat-t left last night lor Napier in ehur-go of two prisonous. The meeting which -was to have boon held in tho -Matawhero (School last evening to discuss a proposal to erect a public hall, was, on account of tho wet weather, adjourned until August 19th. The Post Office will not deliver correspondence bearing tile following addresses ; —The E uera sy Compaliy, corner of Hunter and ’dUigh Sydney; (J. N. Freshman, corner of Hunter -and iiligh -Streets, Sydney; E. L. Kee-ley, corner of iliuiitcr and Bligh Streets, Sydney; A determined effort ,is being made by tho members of the Gisborno Cycling Club to put flic club on -i better footing, and, with-this object in view, a -mooting will -bo held at the Alhambra Club -this evening at 8 o’clock. A full attendance is requested, -and intending members wall bo cordially welcomed. At the Police -Court yesterday morning, iboforo Mr. IV. A. Barton. SAI., two .men named Harry Moffatt and Edward 1100 were each fined £1 and 2s costs for drunkenness, or an alternative of four days’ imprisonment, Two first offenders wore fined 5s and costs, or 24 hours’ imprisonment. - ' ■ t At tho Salvation Army -Citadol tonight, Captain Jenkins will deliver -an interesting lecture on his travels through the northern part of tho Auckland provinco. The captain has been a regular visitor to that district for tho past four years, -and his .lecture on the subject has been -favorably received in other places. In connection with tho Arbor Day celebrations, tho headmaster of the Gisborne School lias issued invitations to a largo number of parents to be present at an -address to bo given by Mr. G. Barton -at 2 p.m. to-day, and afterwards at -a concert to bo given by the children, a.t which a. collection will bo taken up in aid of the Girls’ Hockey Club. On Tuesday -afternoon a man named Leon Be-gal, a Dane, engaged in fencing at Arawlrana- station, cut his toot sevorly with an axe, the -blade entering just above the toes -and coming out through the sole. (He was brought to W-arpaoa station on horseback that ovoning, and yesterday morning -was driven to Puha, -whence he came to Gisborne by train. He was taken to the hospital, and his injury received immediate attention. The sufferer lost much blood, but inquiries at a Into hour last night show that ho is now progressing favorably, the injury -not being so serious as was at first -anticipated.

'Writing of the butter market in London on June 12th, Messrs Weddell and Co. report as follows: “The butter market here is in -a very inchoate condition, and the future is looked upon with vory dubious eyes. Prices aro so Qnigh. for. the time of the year" that the Trade cannot fully realise the position, and -many -refuse to believe that wo shall -not soon see lower prices. Canada is beginning to ship. In the United (Sta-tes the prospects for a largo make -are most lavorablo, while the bad condition of trade there has soriosuly reduced t-lio purchasing powers of tho Anasscs. The receipts in New York during IMay were over 1000 tons -more than for May, 1907. In the United Kingdom, in France, and in Holland, t-lio -production of butter -is larger than last year. The only doubtful source is Siberia, -and of the make there, several different estimates are reported.”

“It is now doing the work of two mail-carts,” said Mr Gairiaway, As-sistant-Postmaster, when questioned by a “Dominion” reporter nwu.’t the success or otherwise of the new n otor mail van. At present -it is only working in the daytime, I ’.t as s-oi-i as the second chauffeur (now >n training) is quito efficient it will bo used at night also for the collect- m of mails. Mr Gannaway states that curing the first week the chauffeur (who is an ex-postman) had to bo given an opportunity of becoming quite familiar with the ear, but. last week lie demonstrated the possibility of charing every pillar-box to tho north of tbe Basin Reserve (with the exception of tlio liil.l-top suburbs) in a few minutes ovor the hour, which is considered to ho a very satisfactory performance. There is little doubt but that the Department will go in extensively for motor vans in tlio future. "

In t-lie last files from Homo it was reported on apparently good authority that the youngest daughter of the late Crown Prince was born with a Colorado silver fork in her mouth. We cannot vouch for' this, but this week it’s Colorado silver dessert forks for eigbtpence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Ist August only. “THE TIMES” CIRCULATION. Not tho least of Mr. Stead’s many journalistic achievements is tho fact that lie has at length succeeded (says the “Daily Mail,”) in revealing to the world, not perhaps the circulation of “Tho Times,” but a statement from tbe manager that the daily sale is much greater than tho average person has fiitherto believed, as will bo seen- from an interesting letter which was issued by the Press Association. On May 20, Mr, Moborly 8011, manager of “The Times,” wrote to Mr. Stead, as editor of tho “Review of Reviews,” as follows: Sir, —In tho “ReviOtv of Reviews” for May, I read ■ To-day its (“The Times”) circulation is tho lowest of all London morning papers, with the dpubtful exception of the “Morning Advertiser,” but in Delane’s time it had 40,000 subscribers, while no London paper had more than 7,000, and all the rest of them put together were under 20,000. “The Times” of to-day certainly cannot claim to have double the circulation of all tho Londo'n papers, but we can at least assert, with absolute truth .that our circulation is considerably above 40,000 which you ascribe to it In Mr. Delane’s time, and I trust that, in justice to us, you will remove the, qierhnps unintentional, suggestion that it is below it. The recent litigation between the proprietors as to tho allocation of profits is no doubt responsible for the impression that the circulation of “The Times” has suffered.

As a matter of fact, it is now 25 per cent, higher than it- was five years ago, and owing to tlie growing tendency of many other newspapers towards brevity, and, therefore, less' completeness, tlio demand for “The Times” as a national record will no doubt increase, not only at Home hut all over the world. In order to meet that increased demand “The Times” will, in the course ■of the present year, be considerably enlarged, and all elaborate equipment of new machinery will be installed at Printing-house Square, callable of producing “’Die Times” more perfectly and with a much greater and more rapid output than- at present. As your next publication is .necessarily deferred for some weeks, I propose, with yeur consent, to forward this communication to the press for publication.—l am, sir, yours faithfully. (Signed) 0. F, MQJ3ERLY BELL,

A bachelors’ social was hold in His Majesty’s Theatre last evening .when about 40 couples were present. Excellent music was supplied, and extras wore played by Miss Church, Miss Grey, and Mrs. Pythian. Messrs F. Cowl rick, J. Teasdnlo, O. Ferguson, and Ji. Church acted at M.-C.,s. During the ovoning songs nml recitations were contributed by Messrs Grey, Bastings, and F. Cmvlrick. The following nnolnimed letters aro at tlie Gisborne Post Office: —From llniibadoes —IT. -Babb ; front Now South Wales — V. Bishop, J.ns. Oharkes, J. Hudson. Miss J l '. ,M. Jones, J. McCabe, 'l'. E. Murray; 4'rum Victoria —.J. Brooks, Jus. -Cba-m-beis, W. T. Dwyer, F. \V. H-aill, Mrs. J. A. St'urrnek, W. Wri-gilt; from United Kingdom —E. Dale, J. :H. Jackson, L. Marsh; from Fiji—G. F. Norris; from Queensland —-J. -Simile, S. R. Sm i tli. A new arrival in the Dominion, a buyer in tlio drapery trade, who, contrary to the experience of many newcomers, obtained an immediate engagement, stated to a “Post” representative Hint tlie conditions in his trade are so different here from what they are in tlio Old Country that a man lias practically to go to school again before lie can become proficient and valuable to his employer. He states that the experience of a lifetime in London would not prepare a man for work in his business 'n this country. “In every detail almost,” lie concluded, “the work ami t-lio conditions are utterly different.”

A NIMROD SUBSCRIPTION. Dr. Coughtrey, of Dunedin, lias started a shilling subscription, list for the members of the Nimrod Expedition in tho Antarctica. Writing to tlio “Otago Daily Times” lie. says:— “The various details in the Press regarding the privations and hardships our cousins in Naseby, Kyeburn, St. Batlnins, tho Taieri, and other parts aro at present undergoing cause mo to put m a word for those down in tlio frozen sbiith belt, who will just now ho in the throes of darkness and blizzards. Let us think of them; it is tho kind thoughts and tho solicitous action lor others’ necessities that bind mankind together. How -are they faring? Is it'not opportune to show they aro not l'orgottom? I therefore propose wo, who are in comfort and enjoying all the privileges of modern conveniences, should exhibit in a practical but humble way our sympathy, our admiration, for their daring and and their determination to achieve the objects they have isolated themselves from the world to effect. Tho Nimrod, under Captain Evans, will bo going down to thorn in December next to give them news of tho outer world—it she is able (to find them. Can wo not send down something with her? A subscription limited to a shilling as the highest sum would enable nil to join in, and would prove to them blood is thicker •than water.”