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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2258, 1 August 1908, Page 2

During the month of Julv 38 births, 10 marriages, and 1 death were registered in 'Gisborne. Two first offenders for drunkenness were dealt with in the usual manner by Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M.. at the Police Court yesterday morning. Following <tho example of the Canterbury Chamber of Commerce, which body prefaces its business at the annual meeting with a. luncheon, the Employers’ Association in Christchurch started their annual meeting on Wednesday with a tea. At the 'Baptist Tabernacle tomorrow the 'Rev. W. Lamb will preach in the morning oil “God and the Christian in Temptation.” and in the ovoning on “Three Great Facts Concerning Christ.” All are made heartily welcome. The Gisborne Private 'Band repeated their Leap Year social at His Majesty’s Theatre last night. As on the previous night, the function ( assed off pleasantly, and there was a good attendance. The Band supplied oxcollent music, and extras were played by Miss Pilcher and Mr. AVootton. Members of the Poverty Bay Hunt Club 'and owners and trainers arc reminded that entries for the hunting events at the Hunt Club races, to be held on the Park racecourse on Thursday, will bo received by Mr. AV. G. Whcrratt up to 8 p.m. to-night, and (Mr. M. Nasmith will receive entries for the two hack events. Performances of hunters, the colors for the riders, and all fees must accompany the entries. It ,is sometimes claimed that all tilings have their uses, but -a G:sborno young lady has, nevertheless, discovered within the last day or two a violent prejudice against rats. Employed in a local drapery establishment, sbe hung her cloak up in a pas6ago-way, her lunch being in the pocket. At mid-day she was disgusted to find that ia ravenous rodent had eaten a bole clean through the coat — which was a heavy and valuable one —also, through a serviette, 'and had then devoured most of the lunch. It is stated that this experience is by no means a novel one, rats being extremely numerous in many of the business premises. In the present instance the rat had to crawl or jump two fecit to get near the bottom of the .Lady’s cloak. There was not a very large attendance at the Alhambra Club looms on Thursday night, when a meeting was called for the purpose of forming the Gisborne Cycling Club. Air. T. Holdawortli occupied the chair. It was decided that a road race be held to Ormond and back, and it is a'so proposed that tlio rider doing the fastest time be sent to Australia to compete in the Dunlop road race. Wih this object in view, it was decided that some of the leading business people of the-town be approached in order to obtain the amount required for the expenses of a representative. Mr. H. Anderson was appointed secretary of the Club, and a further meeting will be held next Thursday night to consider the question of providing a racing track close to town.

West’s Pictures had five shows running.in the Commonwealth oil a recent Saturday night —one in each capital. At a low estimate, 10,000 people must have scon tho pictures.

The third of the series of messages for moil will lie given at fat. Andrew’s Church on 'Sunday evening, when 'Mr. Grant, will speak on “Men of Character.”’ Contributors to tho Building Fund are reminded of tlio quarterly collection which will bo taken morning and ovoiiiing. Air. 11. A. Holmes, secretary of tlio Y.M.C.A., AVellington, will preach at Wesley Church to-morrow morning on “Remember Jesus Christ.” Rev. €. 'Griffin’s subject in the evening is “Tho 'Noblest 'Specimen of Allan.’” ‘There will bo communion nit evening service. The Young People’s Biblo Class meets in tlio afternoon.

Tho many frionds of Major Moldiiwiiy, of tlio 'Salvation Army, who was one of the first officers stationed in Gisborne, will ho ploased to hear that lie will .pay a visit to this town on Wednesday, August 26th, 'bringing with him a company of trained children from the Homo In Wellington. Performances will ho given in tho Citadel, and for one night in His Majesty’s Theatre. Even the cheeks given to passengers on Sydney’s Government-owned trams aro being made use of in the effort to attract population to fill up tho State’s unoccupied areas. They now bear the following advertisement: —“Nomina,to your friends in the Old Country for an assisted immigration passage to Sydney. Faro from £6 upwards. Particulars from Intellogenco Department, Alnrtin Place, Sydney. A chopping match is advertised to be held at Kaituratalii Hotel on August 22. Should sufficient outlies be received the programme will lie extended land further items added. It is the intention of 'the promoters of the chopping match to inaugurate an anmill Bports iiMK*t-iii{p at Kaitaratahi if' sufficient support is forthcoming. A dance will he held on the evening of tlio chopping match.

Tho usual 'bright mootings will be conducted by the Salvation Army iu tlio Oitadof to-morrow. A holiness meeting will ho held at 11 a.in., a praise and testimony meeting ot 3 p. m., and a fan 1 vat ion .meeting at 7 p.iu. At oiic-li service special singing and music will be given. In the afternoon tho Salvation Army Baud will join .with the mnssed bands in the opon-nir Evoritt Benefit Concert, at Tra fa lga r ‘Rotu nda. A rcmarkablo sight is now to ho seen at tho Taiori, as the result oi tho recent flood, says a Dunedin pallor. At one place eighty fowls liavo been raised to quite a remarkable elevation, being no less than the roof of a large outhouse, and the owner comes alongside every day in a boat and throws up grain, which tlio birds scramble for, as they are wont to do in tho farmyard. The liens seom to havo grown accustomed to their presont existence. AVhcn Miss Ada Dwyer first hoard that she was to play Airs AViggs sho made a special journey over to Louisvillo, Kentucky, where the cabbage patch “grow.” Thero sho found Airs Bass, the original of Airs Rice’s story, still “battling.” She was just tho same homely, humble body as ever, though she acknowledged to that hired fooling occasionally when eager tourists asked her many times a day, “Are you really Airs AViggs?”

Air. H. A. Holmes was busy yesterday waiting upon business people oil behalf of the forward movement of the Gisborne Y.M.C.A., .and as a result <>f his canvass the fund has now readied an annual guarantee of £l5O a year for three years, or half the amount required. Air. Holmes will deliver ian address to young men in AVliinray’s Hall to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock, and. as the general secretary is a 'forceful, inatter-of-fact speaker, thero should he a .large number present to hear him. At'the Police Court yesterday morning, before 'Mr. AA r . A. Barton, S.AL. a young man named James Crosbie was fined 10s, with 17s Gd costs, for leading a horse attached to a baker’s cart along the footpath in Stanley ißoad. Evidence was given by the Town Clerk, who saw tho occurrence, and defendant in extenuation said that lie left the horse on tlio road while he went into a house: when bo camo out again the horse had got on to the footpath, and was trying to get through the fence. He then led it along tlio footpath for a short distance looking for a suitable place to get back again on to the road. In tho course of a conversation with an “Otago Daily Times” reporter, a well-known volunteer captain painted a dismal picture of the present condition of volunteering in Ids own and in some other districts. His corps numbered only 43 out of a district with a population of 6000. Everything had been done to encourage men to join, but with little sur. cess. Asked why young fellows would not join the volunteers, he - said: “Be ■cause they aro too lazy.” Nothing, ho believed would be any good except universal training. Tilings bad gob to such a state that something would have to be don©, an 1 quickly.

A AVellington man who went to Pioton to purchase town land has returned, not having speculated (says tho “Now Zealand Times”). For a quarter-acre building section an ambitious owner asked £375. Still further from the centre of tlio town the Wellingtonian could have purchased a half-acro lot for £SOO. Some new railway buildings aro to ho orrected in the village, and he asked, the price of a half-acre section close to the ground on which they will bo built. It was when ho was told that he could have this half-acre for £IOOO that he gathered up liis effects and returned to Wellington.

Not the Main Trunk time-table alone is troubling sonic sections of Auckland; it is the railway itself which is causing consternation in some breasts 'there, according to a telegram from the “Post's” special correspondent. It as feared that “pushful Wellington” twill seize much of Auckland’s trade. 'Representatives of the capital’s merchants have been active in the North, and Auckland rivals are warned that they will he “left” unless they bestir themselves. It is feared tin tlio North that AVellington will place goods in the King Country and the Waikato, once sacred to Auckland, and that wool, butter, and other produce will he diverted to the Southern port. “You can depend upon it,” said one prophet, “that the AVellington people are quite prepared to get the trade right up to Auckland’s gates if possible.” V pr In spite of tho increase iin the price of wool and a corresponding decline in the sheop market as compared with last year (says the “Ashburton Mail”), the value of agricultural and pastoral country in the Ashburton county'still keeps to a high level. Several strangers to the district have been making inquiries for land of late, and although there are quite a -number of vendors these are holding out for high prices, and are unwilling to accept values in sympathy with the present tendency of tho wool and stock market. Speaking to one of our reporters, a prospective purchaser of land from the North Island stated that lie was firmly convinced that tlie land in Canterbury, although offered at a ridiculously high figure, was cheaper than the North Island country. In Taranaki, land situated fully eight miles from the railway line, and 'adapted for only g-rass and root-producing purposes, is selling at £35 and £4O per acre, and he knows of unploughable. folled-bush country, situated in the hack blocks and served only with bridle-tracks, for which £l7 to £2O per acre is 'being asked. The good roads in Canterbury and the adaptability of the land for either grazing or cropping purposes enhance its value by pounds per acre as compared with iany country property -in the North Island.

In the last files from Home 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. AVe cannot vouch for this, but this week it’s Colorado silver dessert forks for eightpence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Jst August only.

An enjoyable ontertniuinent will bo given in lUs .Majesty’s Theatre on Tuesday evening next in aid ol tlio proposed Maternity Heme. An excellent programme which is advertised in to-day’s issue will ho givon, and apart front the worthy object the merit of tho concert should warrant a crowded house.

A gentleman who was in T.lukataramua a few days ago saw the arrival of tho ooiudi from Atamut.u It 'took, says tho “Olimaru Mail,” eight hours to do the sixtoon-milo journey, in spito of the fact that the coach was drawn by four horses. T lie appearance of tlio coach when it arrived at tho township furnished a spectacle to ho remembered. The wheels woro solid blocks of ice, s 0 solid that it was impossible to discern tlio spokes.

An Auckland correspondent writes: “The lambing season has already commenced in some parts of tfi Auckland district, and although the wet woollier is causing some mortality in tlio more exposed localities, tho iambs are, on the whole, doing remarkably well. At One Tree Hill a number' of lambs havo inado their apponranee, ami reports from AVhungaroi and Kaipara indicato that already a fair penccntage can bo recorded. Auckland having a milder climate is naturally first with its lambing season.” As showing tlio great benefits tho Government’s land lor settlements policy had conferred on tho people, says "the “Ashburton Guardian,” the following case, .which is by up means an isolated one, is worthy of notice. A working man in the country took up over 600 acres of land from tho Government under the 999 years’ tenure some few years ago, for which lie pays the Government something like £4O per. your in rental. During the past live or six years he has taken an average of £I3OO oil' bis farm in products, etc., -while his working expenses have (been less than £3OO per year. AY.hcn ho went on to the land a few years ago, (ho had practically ii<> capital, and today lie could comfortably retire on his laurels. Tins shows "what can bo done by careful and judicious fanning, with a fair rental and under ordinary circumstances.

Tho Minister of Education (Hon. G. Fowlds) -is taken to task by tho Farmers’ Union Advocate for his statement that the reduction in the price of wool “would not so rapidly cause -any effect upon the wellbeing of the people, because the money wont mostly -into the hands of wool kings, who always liad more money than they wanted for Their business, (but would now have a little less to 'invest.” Tho “Advocuto” says: —“If the money comes into the country for produce it must benefit every one, for it goes into circulation at once. Mr Fowlds is not quite aware of this. -Nor is it true that the price of wool only benefits what ho is pleased to cull ‘wool-kings.’ There are an infinitely’ greater number of small land moderate-sized farmers than there are of ‘wool-kings,’ and tho income of thousands of farmers will materially 'ho affected by the lower level of prices. AVc very much regret 'Mr Fowld’s K-tutemont. Ho is not looked on with much confidence by tho country people, and tills will give them a still worse .impression of 'him. Yetho has shown, as 'Minister for Education, a good grip of his work. It is a pity be should spoil what good Impression ho had made .16 a Minister, by giving utteiunce to such a silly expression as that quoted above, which at once shows a disregard for economic fact.”

In tlie Sydney City Council tho other night an attempt was made by certain aldermen to raise the wages of casual laborers from 7s to 8s a day in defiance of responsible officers, wh 0 objected on the ground that tlie labor was not skilled. A few minutes previously it had been decided to increase carters’ pay from 11s to 12s a day by a 'majority of one vote. The Lord Mayor clinched the matter in the following words:—“Y hope tlie council will act with senso and reason. To give casual laborers 8s a day when there aro men on the staff earning less would bo illogical. If aldermen go on recklessly voting money agiiinpt tlio advice of the finance committee and their own responsible officers tlie result will certainly ho troublo before the year is out. If money is voted in this haphazard fashion I shall exercise the only right loft me by refusing to sign cheques. I warn the council, and the alleged friends of labor, that if -they go on recklessly- voting -money trouble will bo brought on tlie men they are. 'anxious to assist. It will result in the dismissal of these men within the next three months.” Finally it was resolved to defer the matter for consideration with tho estimates for the next financial year. DEFT FOR DEAD Tho Appeal Court of the Senate has just given its decision in a case which lias brought co light tan extraordinary story’, the hero being an Esthonian named Dust( writes the St. Petersburg correspondent of tlie “Central News”) During the revolt of 1905 in the 'Baltic provinces, Lust was captured by tho troops -and was sentenced to death by court-martial. He was promptly taken out for execution, a -platoon of twelve soldiers firing a volloy at him as bo stood against a tree. Almost incredible as it may seem, Lust, with twelve 'bullet/? in bis body, was not mortally wounded. Fortunately for him tho soldiers did not injifc to give him burial, and after a long while, when the deadly faintness caused by the loss of 'blood had to some extent passed away, he was able to cniwl to a hut. near by. His condition was desperate, for 'his woifncts were of a terrible character, but the old roman who iv-as tho sole occupant of the hut vms an excellent, nurse, and tended him with the greatest devotion. For many months Lust lay between lifo and death, and for two whole years bo was unable to leave tlio lint, during which time the old woman successfully guarded her secret-. At length lie was able to go out, tut bv tho direst misfortune was immediately recognised by tlie local poliie, whj arrested him. Tlio court of justice before which lie was braignt sentenced him to penal servitude for two years, but in view of Iris almost miraculous experiences, derided to appeal to the Emperor for -a pirdon. The fat arte Appeal Court, however, has refused to allow the presentation of tlio'petition to the Czar, and Lust, who is oxtremely weak and in a state of nervous exhaustion, will have to servo the sentence.

CHLOROFORMING A RHINO. Fifteen. American veterinary surgeons discovered to-day (says the Now York correspondent of tlio “Daily Telegraph” on May. 29) that the doso of anaesthetic required to put a rhinoceros to' sleep is a pound and threequarters of chloroform and half a pound of ether. This accession to our knowledge was made during an operation to remove cataracts from the eyes of an Indian rhinoceros named (Mogul, in tho New York Zoo. Mogul absorbed half a gallon of anaesthetic, remained under its influence an hour, and then began to crunch hay as though nothing had happened. Through a blow on. bis head Mogul nearly lost tho sight of both eyes and an operation was agreed upon. Dr. George Mater, professor of opt-li-almology of the New York American A r eterinarv College, operated. Assisting him "were twelve other distinguished veterinary surgeons, six reporters, three press photographers, and.ten Zoo keepers. The big problem was to tell how much anaasthetic it was safe to give. The hide of tho pachyderm is so thick that no pulse wn6' (obtainable, and a stethoscope was useless.

By means of a derrick and harness Mogul ivas thrown, and a roll of cotton wool stuffed iu a cone of brown paper was used to administer the anaesthetic. Before the rhinoceros was put to sleep the fumes nearly overcame the doctors and keepers. The operation took half art hour, and success is deemed certain.

All operations on animals in the New York Zoo are undertaken with great ceremony, and are invariably illustrated in the leading American papers. “These operations,” to quote tho head keeper, “are the Zoo’s best advertisement.” They are all photographed, even suck a simple operation as trimming a lion’s claws or extracting an elephant's tooth.