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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2259, 3 August 1908, Page 2

The next quarter of the English and art classes at tho Technical School 'will commence to-morrow evening at 7. Members of tho Gisborne Rifles who havo not returned, their arms and accoutrements are notified that they will be fined if they retain them after AA’ednesday next. At a meeting of the Typographical Union, held on Saturday evening (Air L. A. Sharland in the chair), steps were taken to affiliate with the N.Z. Typographical Association. A large number of flounders were washed up on to the reclamation work at lvaiti at high tide on Saturday night, and being unable to get away were caught by amateur fishermen.

There was only a short sitting of the Police Court on Saturday morning, presided over by Mr AY. A. .Barton. S.AL, when a Native was fined 5s and costs for a first conviction of drunkenness.

The following was the revenue received at the Gisborne Custom House last week:Customs duties £777 5s 7d, beer duty £lB Is, light dues £2O 4s sd, shipping fees 10s, Harbor Board revenue £IOB 14s (3d, other receipts £24 0s lOd; total, £948 16s 3d.

A prohibition order was granted at the l’olico Court on Saturday morning.

Tho question of providing a special steamer this week for Auckland, in connection with tho visit ol the American licet to that port has not >;ot boon decided. In view of the increasingly largo number of persons who <nro unable to bertha in tho ordinary steamers, it is more than likely that special accommodation will bo provided.

The drainage engineer for the underground drainage scheme at Timu.ru (Mr F. AV. March a lit), proposes to made an alteration at the south end of the town by dispensing with the big complicated -septic tank, 'which it was proposed to put there, substituting in its stead an elongated sower nlong the beach,'which will, to a large extent, perform the 'work of a septic tank, a small liquefying tank to be erected at tho end of this. Dr -Alason, Chief Health Officer, was in (Tima i’ii on Tuesday, 'and lie said there could he no objection to the alteration from n health .point of view.

Air. H. N. Holmes on Saturday concluded his canvass of tho town and district for funds to carry on the forward work of tho Y.AI.C.A., with i ho result that £IBO a year for three years has boon promised, and a number of gentlemen expressed their willingness to help forward tho work from time to time. Tho fund has reached such a satisfactory position that the work will at once bo taken in hand. Mr. Holmes addressed o number of young men in AVhinray’s Hall on Sunday afternoon. The Y.AI.C.A. Debating Society will give a novel entertainment ill tho Baptist Tabernacle this evening. The programme will consist of vocal and instrumental items and drawing-room conjuring. Admission will be free, and n cordial invitation is extended to all.

A largo quantity of correspondence from India is now being received by the Tourist Department in AYellington las a result of the steady advertising of New Zealand as a suitable plaeo of settlement for Anglo-Indian officials. Inquiries are made as to the cost of living, conditions of taking up land and its price, -ind means of transit. The ‘•Post” says that i't is not at all unlikely that in course of time large numbers of Anglo-Indians retiring from the various branches of flu; service will come to New Zealand instead of settling in England. There the cost of maintaining the style of living suitable to the class is much higher than in New Zealand, whore so many coatly conventions need not be observed, but where there are innumerable 'advantages for those wishing to llive ia life of retirement in comfortable circumstances and an agreeable, healthy climate. On AVodnos.day evening Dr. Gorard Smith is to give a popular lecturo in tho Church of England Schoolroom. Tho title of the lecturo is “An Hour with my Microscope,” and it-will he illustrated by a largo nuinbor of fine slides, which wjjl be shown, with the powerful limelight installed recently in tlio schoolroom. The slides were prepared by Dr. Gorard Smith and used by him in London. At tho recent great exhibition hold in tho Crystal Palaco, London, this series of slides was awarded tho gold medal. They wore also 6hown ait the Royal Microscopic Society, and by special request wero exhibited at tho Imperial Institute in London. It is safe to say that nothing at all equalling this magnificent series of microphotographs has ever been seon in tho district. During tho evening there will bo vocal and instrumental items by favorite musicians. The proceeds of the entertainment will be given to the Parish Alagazinc Printing Fund. A Christchurch resident interested in scholastic affaire suggests that the “School Journal,” which is issued by tho Education Department, might bo made much more valuable to teachers and ejiildren if an occasional issue was given up entirely to historical and other matters connected with a ]> irticular centre. He says that ia beginning could be made with the four large centres of population, and (the scheme could bo extended to minor centres. One issue might be devoted to CTiristolinrch. its rise and progress; another to Dunedin, another to AVcl11ii"ton. Auckland, and so on. Each special issue could be made valuable to the whole dominion. In Taranaki, for instance, there is a largo quantity of historical information thait «hoii.ld ho possessed by every child attending the dominion’s public schools. It is felt that if a seheine of this character is carried out, the children’s minds would be greatly enl lrged in respect to the history of their own country. Tlie proposal that a great Maori entertainment should he given at Rotorua for the delectation of tho American visitors during Fleet AVeek 'is being criticised in more than one quarter. Mr A. T. N.gat'i. ALP., is distinctly opposed to the idea. “Speaking as a Maori,” lie said, “there is good reason for this attitude. The

Americans, it .is notorious, have not treated the Native races of their country as human 'beings. Apart from this altogether, there is no claim 'in the tvay of chieftainship or r-angatira authority to extend to tho Americans

the hospitality of the Maori people. The occasion is quite different from that of the Royal! visit of 1901. The Maori people here felt that tit was their duty to welcome the Grandson of Queen Victoria, who had always extended her sympathy to the Maori people.” Mr Heko, M.P., said ho was absolutely opposed ito any entertainment of tho kind suggested. .As a representative Native the idea did not meet 'with his approval. He bail always entertained a 'great objection to any “show-making” by Maoris. Ho did not wish to touch on the color question at all. The matter was purely one of dignity, and propriety.