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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2284, 1 September 1908, Page 2

A capital short story “Tho Mystorj of the Pracd” is to bp found in today’s supplement.

Tho Borough Council intonds to euo lor all rates due and unpaid after September 15th.

During tho month of August 12 marriages, 9 deaths, and 32 births woro registered in Gisborne.

Ladies arc especially catered for i. to-day’s supplement, which contains number of articles specially concern iiig theWiomo,-,,. ■,.,.;

Tho latest addition’ tp the tolephono exchange is: 397, F. P. Muir, private residence, Mangopnpk, ring three long. Deleted: 397, ,W- A. Aitkin. A meeting of tho Kliiti-City "third fifteen will lie held in, the Royal .Hotel to-night at half-past seven, when all members are requested to be present.

Miss Hughes, the No-License lecturor, will speak at His Majesty’s Theatre to-night on the subject ol “Man-making versus Money-mak-ing.”

Tho Gisborne Waterside Workers’ Union met dn tho shelter shed last evening, when nominations wore received for the annual ejection of officers, ' which will tako placo on September 10th. Various other matters connected with tho union woro also discussed, and the meeting adjourned.

A meeting of the directors of tho Civil Service and Citizens’ Co-opera-tivo Bakery Society was held last evening, when the solicitor, Mr. E. JT. Mann, was in attendance, and submitted a draft of tho rules and constitution, which "will bo placed before a general meeting of shareholders, to bo held in. Townley’s Hall on Thursday evening.

' The Makauri Scholrooni was well filled last evening, when Mass Hughes delivered a lecture on No-Licenso. Air. Field occupied the chair, and the lecturer was accorded an attentive hearing. At the conclusion of tho lecture a vote of thanks was passed to Aliss Hughes. Tho lecturer will speak in His Alajesty’s Theatre this evening on the benefits of No-License in Now Zealand, and it is expected thero will be a largo attendance.

The Brisbane “Courier” of August 18th., says:—Tlio formation of a group has been authorised by tho Department of Public Lands for a party of six settlors from New Zealand who are desirous of taking up land in Queensland. The area allotted to them will bo on Womahlla west, near Mitchell. The land will he taken up either under prickly pear conditions or under a section of tho last Land Act, which provides that a selector may take uj> a 1280 acre block and also si grazing farm adjoining up tp ni torestingjjjsTde 1 1 ght~Ton rmr methods of : tile Strenuous American" politician is furnished in the following extract from a description of Hie prolonged cheering for Bryan which took placo at the recent Democratic Convention in Denver: —Tile procession then started to leave tho stand, ■but a halt was caused by a delegate who yelled so wildly that his false teeth flew out. They rolled under the press stand and he got down on his hands and knees to recover his eating machinery, while tho parade behind him halted until he clapped his teeth into place and was ready to yoll again for his political faith.

“The craving for strong drink, which would seem to be a Polynesian characteristic,” says the Commissioner of the Cook Islands in liis annual • report, “has been exhibited in a’ very singular manner during tho year. The people would seem to havo become dissatisfied with tho ordinary bush beer, whether made from orange, banana, or pine-apple, and were fast becoming confirmed drinkers ol scent. I suspect that a special brand of scent has been manufactured for their benefit, otherwise I find it difficult to account for the wholcsalo consumption of florid a water, bay rum, and other abominations of such nature, which was disclosed by tho fact that ono firm imported 288 lloz. bottles by ono trip of the steamer, it boing well-known that a Native does not require bay rum for his hair Previous to the arrival of this shipment my attention had been called to the increasing import of scents and hair-wash , and the matter was referred to New Zealand, with tho -.esult that an Order-in-Oouncil has been issued restricting this infamous traffic.”

, The -following - share quotations have been received by Mr. AV. Lissant Clayton, sharebroker (tho first price stated represents buyers and the second amount sellers):—Brilliant Block Ltd, 2Jd, 3id ; N.Z. Crown, 8s Od, 2s; Karangahake Ltd., Bd, 9d; Jvomata Reefs Ltd., Is. Id, Is 4d; Mountain King Ltd., 6d, 8d; Talisman Consolidated Ltd.,'39s Gd, 40s; Tairua Conqueror Ltd., Is 2d, Is 3d ; Tairua Golden Hills Ltd., 7s 3d, 7s 6d; Tairua Triumph Ltd., 9d, Is; AVailii Grand Junction G. Co. Ltd., 32s 6d, 335; AA’aihi Ltd., £9 ss, £9 7s, Mr. Clayton desires it mentioned that in order that clients may keep in “touch with tho share market, |io lias arranged with bis Auckland brokers to telegraph quotations of the most ■ important mines on- Monday, Wednesday," and Saturday of each week. On arrival these quotations will be on view at his Lowe Street office.

The Y.M.C.A. Debating Society, which has been holding a, series of debates in the Baptist Tabernaclo during the past six months, brought their session to a close last evening, when tho subject, “Should Mrs. Grundy be obeyed” was discussed. Mr. At. Kimbel took the affirmative, and Airs. Fox spoke on the negative side. The speakers in support of the .aflirmativo were : Ale.ssrs Dunstan, Brownlee and Tattersfield, and in support, of the negative Alossrs Ingram, Foster, F. S. Malcolm, Saunders, Yardley, and C. Perry. Oil a vote being taken, tho negative side wore adjudged the winners by an overwhelming majority. A short discussion then took place on tho question of continuing the debates, ono member suggesting that tho session should be closed by the holding of a social. On the question being put to the vote- the motion was lost. Air. F. S. Alalcolm then announced that tho session was closed, and tendered a cordial invitation to those present to attend the debates next winter. The

balance-sheet, which showed a credit of £4 10s, was read and adopted, and it was decided to ask the trustees of tho Baptist Tabernacle to accept the amount as a donation. A vote of thanks to tho secretary (Air. Alalcolm) and tho Chairman (tlio Rev. AV. Lamb) brought the meeting to a close.

AA T hen the Tuatea touched bottom owing to the silting up of the river at the third bollard from the Snarlc’s landing, it was not generally known among the passengers that this week it’s half covered clustpaKs for fifteen pence each at Parnell’s popular Saturday', sales,, fifth inst. only,

'L'lio “Ashburton Girmlian” states Hint » farmer in Ashburton County claims to have killed recently 108 .sparrows with one discharge of bis gun, the cartridge being charged with sparrow-shot. The gun was discharged while the Birds were in the act of vising trom nil oat.slienf stack.

“You were convicted of drunkenness last week, wore you not?” querried the S.Ai. of the defendant in a prohibition order case at Court yesterday. “Well, yes,” replied the individual, “but, your Worship, that was only an accident.'' A reply which rather disturbed the usual solemnity of tho proceedings.

In the course of an address in Christchurch, Airs Harrison Leo applauded tho modesty of the Samoan girls and their quick resentment of any familiarity. She said the white woman should take tho lesson to heart. “The tone of tho whole nation would be raised,” slio declared, “if women were quicker to resent familiarities.”

' “Will that bar me from leaving tho colony?” asked n man against whom a prohibition order had just been issued yesterday morning in the Police Court. The seeker after tho information appeared thoroughly satisfied with the rather ambiguous rejoinder of the S.AL. “Oil, by no means, 1 will give you permission. You can leave tho country as soon as you like.”

An Ashburton resident informed a “Guardian” reporter that while ho was passing, a paddock,' lie noticod a hawk poimcti down upon a lamb that had .apparently'just boon born. Despite the cries of tho ewe, the hawk kept her at bay by flying at her and screeching, but by tho time tho traveller had tied up his horse and reached the scene, the hawk had killed tho lamb, whose eyes it had picked out. “Do you guarantee motor cars?” asked counsel of a witness in a civil case at the Ala gistrate’s Court yesterday morning. “No, thank you,” was the prompt reply, which evidently caused tho S.M. to quizzically ask, “Do you not guarantee them to run for twelve months without giving any trouble, or stopping at any time?” On again receiving a most distinctly negative ..reply His "Worship added sotto voce, “Very-wise, I think.” The Chairman of the Harbor Board, Mr John Townley, has received word from Air Leslie Reynolds that his report on the Outer-Harbor Scheme lias been posted from Christchurch. Alr Loslio Reynolds visited Gisborro about two months ago and stayi d about three or four days. Ho weuL out to tho site of the Outer-Harbor in tho Board,’s oil launch. Tlio leu for his .report is 250 guineas.

“I have just come down •'ram Iho back country, and I want to go" back again,” was the plea of a “drunk” at the Police Court yesterday •i.orning. Any hopes he may have entertained ol a speedy recurrence of his rural lifo were dashed to the ground by the rather apologetic remark from the Bench, “I am sorry, but 1 am afraid you will have to postpone your proposed return to the country for, at least, a period of seven days.” Air. H.- Anderson, of Messrs H. Anderson and Sons, cycle agents, • and a well-known cycle rider, leaves Gisborne on Saturday next by the s.s. AVimniera en route for Australia. It is Mr. Anderson’s intention to compete in the two great road races to be held there, this month, tho AVarr-mimbool-Alelbouriie and tho Goul-burn-Sydney races, and ho has hopes of bringing to Gisborne the coveted blue riband of Australasian roadracing.

The funeral of the late Airs. Aston, sent - ., took placo yesterday afternoon at the Aiakaraka Cemetery. The cortege was a long one, tho p'all-bearers being Alessrs E. and V. Somervell, C. Humphreys, C. Bailey,, A. Fletcher, and C. Bollen. The Rev. Dawson Thomas conducted the service at the graveside, and the Gisborne Private Band, of which tho deceased’s four sons are members, played the funeral Tn'i-Qtio 1

During the discussion on volunteer matters in the House several members expressed regret that greater encouragement was not given to tho cadet movement,particularly mentioning tlio fact that shields won at shooting contests were not presented to and retained by tlio winners. The member for Wallace (Air Thomson) was particularly pointed in his remarks. At Auckland during fleet week, said he, complaints were made to him that cadets had been used to line the roads and had been kept standing all day. They were all in light clothing. Cadets were used chiefly for ceremonial purposes, and ho himself had soen them standing at attention shivering with cold. Tlio cadet corps of the Dominion had lost considerably in strength, and lio would urge that if tho lads were to bo treated in this way the first branch of the volunteer movement would bo mado unpopular and distasteful.