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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2340, 5 November 1908, Page 4

A meeting of ladies willing to form a Ladies Amateur Swimming Club will be held in the Gisborne School! at 3 p.m. to-day. Owing to the Hon. J. Carroll’s meeting last evening, the meeting of the 'Hospital Social Committee was postponed. “You’ve got to die first to pay that tux,” remarked the Hon. Mr. Carrol*! in referring last night to death duties.

A meeting ..of ladies interested- in Mr. Darton’s candidature for the Gisborne seat in Parliament will be held in Townley’s Hall at 3 p.m. to-day. The Wellington. Hospital Trustees have received a donation of £lll, subscribed by 162 Chinese residents of the city. “It’s hard enough to answerAor your own sins,” feelingly "remarked the Hon. Mr. Carroll last- evening in response to a personal question referring to the Hon. Wi Pere. No-license addresses will be given in To Arai Schoolroom to-night by Rev. W. Lamb and Mr. F. Stafford, and to-morrow night in the Matawhero Schoolroom by Rev.„L. Dawson Thomas and Mr. W. S. Black. .

“So fast is the line going that the men are treading on the heels of”the surveyors with their pegs,” remarked the Native Minister at last night’s meeting in reference to the Gisbo-rnc-Rotorua railway. The Hon. Captain Tucker will address the electors of the Gisborne riding of Cook County a/t Makauri tomorrow night, at Wnerenga-a-hika on Saturday night, at Matawhero on Monday night, and at Ormond on Tuesday night. A notice appears in the “Government Gazette” stating that letters of naturalisation have been issued to the following Gisborne residents: C. E. Christopolo, confectioner ; Martin lvimbcl, storekeeper; Genniaro M<areicaiic Domenico and Giovanni Vita, musicians.

Elsewhere appears an advertisement respecting a new labor-saving preparation for which many good qualities are claimed, “Wyandotte,” a new scientific cleansing powder. It is claimed that this cleans thoroughly and quickly, removing not only visible, but obstinate and hidden dirt, and wherever cleaning is done by its aid it reduces the work, and greatly enhances its efficiency. Further evidence was taken at the Police Court yesterday morning, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S.M., in the case of John James Isaac Todd, charged with 1 theft in the Record ign Hotel last week. Accused was committed for trial, bail being allowed, self in £IOO and two sureties of £SO each. Mr. T. Alston Coleman’ appeared for the accused.A Press telegram states that tlio Rev. W. R. Tuck, who presided at a no-license meeting at Auckland on Tuesday night, -referred to a £IOOO challenge issued by the other side with regard to prohibition in Maine, and said the prohibition party were prepared to accept the challenge, provided that the money was deposited: and time allowed to get the figures. Special services in connection with the children’s anniversary at AVesley Church will be held on Sunday next. That in the morning will be conducted by the Rev. W. Lamb. In the afternoon Adjutant DickVTTS'will officiate, and in. the evening the Rev. C. Griffin will conduct the service. The children, who have-been trained' for the purpose by Mr. C. East, together with the choir and orchestra ■will sing special music. It is announced that section 28, block 5, Te Arai settlement, 9) acres, wiM be opened for selection on renewable leas© on December 8, at a half-yearly rental of £6 17s 3d, together with £4 10s 8d interest and-sink-ing fund on buildings. The section contains a five-roomed house, value £7O, which must be paid for by the tenant. The balance of this—the homestead section —is, it is stated 1 , to be retained for general use of the settlers, who are to be allowed this year to use the shed for shearing. One of the most noteworthy milk tests ever made in America was that conducted by Professor Haecher, _at the St. Louis Exhibition. The animals engaged in it were five' brown Swiss cows l , 15 Holstein, 25 Jersey and 25 shorthorn cows, each individl- - being, of course, the pick of the exhibitor’s 'herd. The records show t'liatl the Holstein produced a daily average of 54.431 b of milk, with 3.42 per cent, of fat; the Swiss cows gave daily 44.181 b of milk, with 3.62 per cent, of fat; .the Jerseys 41.511 b of milk, with 4.67 per cent, of fat; and the Shorthorns 35.191 b of milk, with 3.62 per -cent of fat; the Jerseys produced lib of butter fat to each twelve pound, of feed consumed, the" Hoisteins 11b to every 14.831 b of food; the Shorthorns' lib to every 15,52 of .f-ood; and 1 tho Swiss lib to 16.91 of food. The average weight of these cows was: Swiss 1329 lb, Holstein* 12891 b, Shorthorns 12571 b, and jerseys, 9841 b, ~ 7 ; t .

The Australiaix Federal Government is endeavoring to arrange with tlie Pacific Cable Board to reduce the cable rates. * ' . , The Auckland Tramways Union has decided tbit the line of £SO imposed by the Arbitration Court in connection with the late strike be 'promptly Chairman, .a Minister of the Crown should nob he put in the box and baited like a badger ” was tlie exclamation of a member of air. Carroll's audience last evening. The local Inspector of Factories has been advised that a number of emigrants for Gisborne are on board the Papanui, to arrive about November 20th. The Hon. James Carroll yesterday received a telegram from the Undersecretary for Lands stating thatwork of metalling the roads on the To Arai estate would be proceeded with- immediately. _ Referring to the early native land laws, at the theatre last night, the Hon. J. Carroll raised a laugh by remarking, '"The. settlers had to employ experts .and lawyers, and,” he added, "you know what, that. moans when you have to do it.” It was the G-isbprne railway that was being discussed, and replying to , <djence that the 250 men now employed would not be wanted after tlie election, the Hon. Mr. Carroll put the query: ."What will you say if they go on,” and promptly came the response of the pittite,, a vociferous "Hurrah!”

"Do you look upon Mr. Fred. Hall as a bona fide settler?” was one of the questions put to the Hon. Mr. Carroll last evening. reply was: "I know he doesn’t live on the run, but I think he’s spent enough money on it to make the land productive. The former tenant could not make it pay.” A workman named Johnson, employed on Messrs L. D. Nathan and Co.’s new building in Custom-house Street, had a very narrow escape from serious injury yesterday. He fell from, a scaffold about 20ft high, and in doing so struck his head against some projecting timber, the full force of his fall, however, was broken by the flooring joists, and he merely ’ sustained a nasty cut on the liead. Enquiries last night showed that the sufferer is progressing favorably. "What do you think of the attitude of the Mayor in taking the public platform agiinst no-license?” was a question put to the Hon. Jas. Carroll at this meeting last night. "If the Mayor will not take it amiss,” was the reply, "I. think that he should not lecture on no-license. I must say, however, to his credit, that he has always gone on his own regardless of the opinion of his friends, huffily own opinion is that he might well have left this matter, alone.” The reply of the Minister was received with cheers.

Thirty-five sets of plans hare been received in connection with the competition for designs for the new church building and manse for St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. These wore considered by the minister, elders, and managers of the church last evening, and a number were selected as being the more suitable. Thes® will be on view in the vestry of the church this afternoon, where members of the congregation and the public arc at liberty to inspect them. Another meeting for consideration of the plans will be held this evening.

A number of representative commercial men met by invitation yesterday afternoon ut the premises of Mr. Jowers. of “The Sweet cries,” Gladstone Road, to witness a demonstration by that gentleman of the process of manufacturing sweets. The visitors were first escorted round the premises, where every convenience is to be found, and afterwards assembled in the factory, where Mr. Jowers and his asistants gave their display. The simplicity of the operations and -the despatch with which they were carried out were favorably commented on by the visitors, who appeared to be impressed by the transformation of a bag of sugar and a little coloring material into brilliant, many-hued lollies, of the “boiled” variety. These were the only kind of sweets ‘treated during the afternoon, bait Mr. Jowers informed the visitors that, with additional machinery, which %he is importing, he wiifi' be able to turn out tunny more varieties. At the conclusion of the demonstration, afternoon tea. was- provided in the tea rooms, after partaking of which the gathering dispersed.