The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1908.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2295, 14 September 1908, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1908.

Tho Gisboruo City Band will assist tho Rico Dramatic Company tomorrow evening by playing outside tho thoatro.

‘‘l have so many things in my head,” said Mr. Black at His Majesty’s Theatre last evening. The audionco laughed, but Mr. Black explained that Re inoant lie had so many engagements.

Tho following was tho Customs roveuuo collected at tho Customs llouso Gisboruo last week:—Customs duties £622 18s 2d, beer duty £29 18s 6d, light dues L 6 9s 2d, Harbor Board revonuo £3O 19s lUd, other recoipts £3 6s 4d; total, £693 12s. This evening Mr. A. J. Black, temperance orator, of Auckland, is to speak in the To Aral Schoolroom, and there should bo a good attendance of settlors. Air. Black’s meeting will consist of an opening recital and musical items and an address. Opponents of no-liconso are specially invited to attend.

Tho programme of music given_ by the Gisborno Private Band in Giadstono lload on Saturday evening was highly appreciated by a very large assemblage of the public. Tho Band, whoch was conducted by Air. D. AlcKillop, played a varied programme in what was their first of a series of Saturday evening concerts, and were fortunate in mooting with such favorable weather for tho performance.

At a meeting of tho Trades Council on Saturday evening, tho following resolution was carried:—“That tlio sympathy of the Council bo extended to tho Canterbury farm laborers in tho position in which they have been placed owing to tho arbitrary and high-handed action of the President of tho Arbitration Court in refusing an award, and the Council endorses tlio action of Air. J. A. AlcCullough in entering an emphatic protest against tho decision of tho Court.” A lino of 200 cases of oranges from Rarotonga per tho Navua last week wore condemned on being found to bo infected with tho droiuled fruit fly, which it was thought at ouo time did not exist in the Cook Islands. Another 900 cases for Wellington were landed at Auckland, but were then found to be in to<> bad a condition either to forward or sell locally. After leaving the bay yesterday afternoon for Auckland, the s.s. Alcana, evidently with tho intention of making up for lost time, was closely hugging the shore. Between Fakarao and Tatapouri, the figures on tho bridgo and the foam at the bow and stern of tho vessel wero clearly discernible. An old resident of the coast says he lias never yet seen a boat so close iu shore.

In regard to the dissatisfaction expressed by the local Trades Council with reference to tho Trades Conference’s refusal to accept the Hon. J. Barr as proxy for the local Council at the recent conference, the secretary of the conference wrote to the Council on Saturday evening, stating that the delegates had no desire to exclude any Council, but deemed it unwise to establish a precedent and go contrary to standing orders, especially as it was the first conference working under them. At the East Coast Trades und Labor Council on Saturday evening the circular asking the Council to join the proposed New Zealand Federation of Labor was brought up. Tlio President stated that the platform proposed party action on tho part of the Federation, and that tho discussion of party politics was debarred under the Council's rules. Therefore tlio Council could not discuss the project. He suggested that tho proposal be referred to the Alanagemeut Committee, who could report to tlio Council. The suggestion was adopted.

The swimming bath at the Gisborne School has reached the last stage in its construction—the asphalting of the surroundings—and when this is completed tho formal opening will be held. Shingle is now being carted on to the ground, and men will start spreading it to-day or to-morfW. The bath will bo free to all the children of tho school, and the general public will also be üblo to uso it by forming themselves into a club. A meeting of those willing to form themselves into such a club is called by advertisement for Wednesday evening next in the school. It is expected that tho members of the various athletic clubs will largely avail themselves of the privilege. Tho recent decision of tho Arbitration Court in inserting a new clause re penalties for strikes in all new awards came before tho local Trades Council on Saturday night, in a. circular letter from Mr. J. A. McCullough, the workers’ representative on tho Arbitration Court. One member of the Council stated that tho vexatious clause had been inserted in the local waterside workers’ award, and informed those present that the Waterside Workers’ Federation at Wellington intended testing the validity of the clause. The Council resolved not to touch on the matter as it was sub judice. Very strong exception was taken by several speakers at the Trades Council meeting on Saturday evening to the manner in which tho Gisborne people patronised Chinamen’s shops. One speaker said it was a disgraco to see the number of women who patronised the Chinese laundries and fruit shops. It was bad enough for men to patronise Asiatics, but it was infinitely worse when women came to give Chineso their custom. Ho would like to see tl}e matter taken up. Several members supported the idea of a protest, and ultimately the following resolution was unanimously adopted: “That this Council notes with, regret the number of European men and women patronising alien shops.” Further particulars of tho impudent and daring burglary at Mr. W. J. Ilennessy’s shop reveal the fact that though many pairs of boots were taken, the burglars, who evidently did not wait to try them on, were not informed that this week it’s gravy strainers for sevenpenco each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, nineteenth inst. only.