The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2342, 7 November 1908, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING.

The pota to blight is said to have already made- its appearance in some gardens in New Plymouth. The contribution from the Gisborne District to the'Salvation Army Self-Denial Fund was the second largest -from any town or city inAustralasia-. Tho trustees of the Primitive Methodist Church at Timartriiave received a- letter from the Hon. W. Hall-Jones wishing them success in, their efforts to build a modern church, and enclosing a choquo as a donation towards it..

A meeting of, tho Painters’ Union I will be held at Mr. Darton’s office at 7.30 p.m. on Monday, to elect officers and transact general business.

“Do you really intend to leave the district if Nodicense is carried, or is it too good to be true?” was a question asked of His Worship the Mayor at his meeting last night.

The petition of James Lang, bootmaker, of Gisborne, to be declared a bankrupt, lias. been filed with the Deputy-Official Assignee. The first meeting of. creditors will be held on Friday, November 20th, at 2.30 p.m. What must be a record lambing is reported by Mr. Alex. McAllan, of Waipoiuiamu, who - tailed 127 Jambs from 70 ewes, located in one paddock. The ewes were 4-tooth crossbreds, and the rams English Leicesters.

“If there was a man in the river what would you do ? Throw him a rope?” asked Mr. W. D. Lysnar at his meeting last night. Amidst laughter and cheers a voice was heard to reply, “We wouldn’t throw you one, Lysnar!” The services at tho Salvation Army Citadel to-morrow will be conducted by Adjutant Dickens, assisted by a number of Salvationists. A hearty welcome is extended to all to be oresent.

“What- is the good of giving anything a trial, when you know it to be no good?’ ’demanded the Mayor in the theatre- last night. '“We gave you a trial as Mayor, Lysnar,” was the reply. Trouble has arisen between the members of tho Woodville I iro Brigade and the Borough Council, in connection with tho Council’s annual •grant. As a result of the dispute the whole of the brigade,-with tho exception of two, have resigned. All papers written at the examinations of tho New Zealand Institute |of Accountants (held on October 12- ! to) were collected from the various !centres of the Dominion and forwardled to Melbourne by last week’s steamer. The results are not expected.' before the end of November.

A Pahiatua man having a bad cold, obtained some medicine which he •hurriedly took as he lelt for his work ; he was promptly cured, but his wife was in a feverish state all uay slie discovered that he had taken a dose of her hair-wash in mistake for the other stuff.

The (Salvation- Army will hold a picnic in Mrs. Cooper’s paddock, u ainui beach, on Monday. There wilt be games for young and old, and other amusements. Hot water will be supplied free. The band is to be in attendance, and a service will take place at 3 o’clock in the

afternoon.. in answer to a question at Ins meeting las: night, tne Mayor said that lie was not willing to debate the question of No-license with .Mr. A. J-. Black, or any other representative of the No-license party. “But,” he hastened to explain, "it is not because i'm not game.” ••The press of to-day is the world’s pulpit, and with all its faults and inconsistencies the press of New Zealand is generally on tho side of righteousness. It is a puipit open to us as to others and we must not neglect it if we Avould bo heard by thousands who never enter a church.”—Bishop Julius. During tho week the members of the Hibernian Society met in St. Mary’s Schoolroom, and presented to -Ur. P. Gavin a handsome overmantel, on the occasion of his marriage. Father Lane made the presentation, and other speakers also testified to the popularity of -the recipient, who thanked the members for their gift. A Foxton fisherman informed the “Herald” that up to tliis time last year he and his fishermen had caught whitebait to tho value of £SOO, but so far this season ho had been unable to secure £SO worth. The only reason he could give for the scarcity I was the recent frosts. He said tliis

opinion was also held by the Maoris. The export of gold from New Zealand for the past ten months was 421,4 GS ounces, valued at £I,G6S,24G, being an increase in the value of £38,020 over the figures for the corresponding period of- last year. Last month’s export of gold was 31,026 ounces, valued at £124,616, as against 26.167 ounces, of the value of £102,601, in October of last year.

Some small birds in a plantation of firs at Ota-utau, Southland, got a fright one night last Aveek, -wlien_ a couple of small-eared oaa'ls which had been liberated further north appeared on the scene. That they are multiplying and spreading, says the Otautau “Standard,” is shown by the presence of the tAvo seen in Otautau by a resident, aa'lio AA r atched the pair for fifteen or tArenty minutes, during Avliich time they accounted for a couple of dozen sparroArs. At the S.M. Court yesterday- •auernoon an Elderly Native named- Pine Nga-Avaea Avas charged with the theft of cattle valued at £l2, iho property of Wm. Thomas Rogers. Mr. Rees aalio appeared for the accused said that to save expense a/ul delay his client had decided to plead gudtj. When accused took the cattle lie lion-

est-ly believed that they were on his own property. Sergeant Uiutton testified to the excellent character hitherto borne by the accused, land His Worship remanded the latter until this morning in order to receive a report from the probation officer. “The country needs a legislative rest,” says the Prime 'Minister. “It does, indeed,” comments the “Press,” “but all the samo Mr. Carroll’s earnest endorsement of Sir Joseph’s assertion almost makes one smile. Unless you knew better you might think that the Native Department was tho centre of vigorous and business-like activity, a perpetual scene of strenuous endeavour in which ovory one, from tho Minister downwards, lived laborious days. Whereas everyone knows that behind the doors of the Native Department lies a lotus-eating land, where it is always afternoon; a place of •'dreamful ease.’ The motto of the occupant is, ‘Why do to-day what you can putoff till to-morrowP’ and as to-morrow never comes tho spider’s webs over the documents 'of tho Department are hardly disturbed by tho heavy breathing of tho Sleeping officials. Some day Wellington doctors will discover the value of tho Native Department, and will take to recommending temporary clerkships therein to patients suffering from insomnia. Legislative rest! flow would that alter the present conduct and oonditioxi of the Native Department?”

Tlio Rev. TV. Grant wi:!i>preach at St. Andrew’s to-morrow morning aim evening, the evening address being on “High Failure.” To-morrow evening, at the BaptietTabernacle, the Rev. W. ha mb wil. preach on “The Christian View of the No-licens© Question; a iriea toi National Righteousness.’’ A hearty invitation is -given to all. The name of Mrs'T H. *J. Brownlee was i li-davertently mmitted from the report yesterday morning of tlic Presbyterian Church concert at Xc Kanaka. Mrs. Brownlee played the accompaniments in a tasteful manner.

At the Police Court yesterday .morning, before Mr. W. A. Barton, S M., a middle-aged woman named Helen West pleaded guilty to a charge of drunkenness, and was dineo 10s with 2s coiits, or in default • v hours’ imprisonment .- Reference to the cost of living i>amade by Mr. J. C. Thomson president of tlio Otago Employers Association, when delivering his annual address last week. lie said that the standard of living in New Zealano is far too high. We number articles of food as necessaries which are not necessaries at all. >' c , spend money on trams, outings, ano variety eiitainments. The our economy is bad and wasteful.’ “XastTweclc’s - frost at Ofcaia d id" more damage thau was at first thought, ano while'Weral plots, which were fairly well sheltered, escaped complete damage other areas were totally destroyed (writes a local correspondent). Tim potato crops were the most affected, and as the tubers are uimt for consumption, the loss to growers will be very heavy. The Chinese gardeners arepaying as high as £8 per acre tor rent, and in many instances they will ’lose fully hall' their crops. Tin frost was experienced in‘other parts of the district, and in each instancegreat harm was done.

The Northern Steamship Company 1 ; auxiliary ketch Elsie had a peculiai experience at Onehunga on Saturday, while being swung round at the inner side of the wharf. A strong gale was blowing, and this led to the vessel running her jib-boom between the decking and the beams of the wharf, where she remained fast like a biro with its beak caught in a trap. As the tide was falling, and all efforts te free the boom were unavailing, a saw was and the imprisoned portion of the boom was sawn off, the Elsie then berthing safely.

According to the ‘'Examiner’' three very ungrateful individuals arrived in AA’oodville on a recent evening. They were young and fair specimens oi manhood. They reached a certain establishment and asked if they could be accommodated with food and beds for the night as they had no money. The owner of the place obliged them. It appeared that- they were new arrivals in the country. They passed a fairly comfortable night, and were given breakfast belore they left next morning. Not one of them expressed his thanks, nor did they offer to cur a bit of firewood, or dig a bit of the garden. No, they weren't looking ior work.

At a meeting of creditors in Christchurch recently a question was raised as to whether the newspapers should publish the names of unsecured creditors in a bankrupt estate. A creditor contended that the existing practice of publishing the names served no good purpose. The Official Assigneesaid this question had been a subject of contention on many occasions, and lie quite agreed that it would probably be desirable if in most cases the newspapers refrained from giving details, especially where there was an expression of opinion to that effect by the creditors present. He, however, cmdd licit prevent the newspapers from publishing the filed statements of bankrupts.

The famous Maori guide, Maggie Papakura, •\vho is to give to series of entertainments in Sydney and Melbourne under the management of Messrs. J. and X. Tait, left New Zealand recently to that end. With her arc a company of twenty-two poi dancers, as well as her sister Bella, who invented the canoe poi dance. It was Bella who, not so long ago, experienced a great shock at Rotorua. She undertook to entertain a prominent Christchurch citizen, and, believing that lie knew no other language but his own, sang several native love songs to him to the vast amusement of her country-women. Imagine her consternation when he thanked her with a prettily-turned phrase and in faultless Maori for the treat she had afforded him.

In referring to what he termed the unwillingness of the members of the No-license party to receive uny information,- the Mayor at his meeting last night exclaimed “Why, I sent some- information to my own vicar, and got an insulting reply, and what is more. I have got that reply here on the table.” This remark prompetly brought the Rev. L. Dawson Thomas to his feet, with a challenge to produce the letters. Upon tins the Mayor made a search amongst his papers on the table, but had to acknowledge that “he must unfortunately have forgotten to bring it with him.’ _ A good deal of disorder followed this remark, and eventually peace was restored by a promise from the Mayor to have both the Jytter and. reply published in the press. The Hon. Captain Tucker addressed a well-attended meeting of electors of the Gisborne riding of Cook County at Makauri last night. . .Mr. George Witters presided. Captain Tucker,, who was well received, urged the ratepayers to be cautious in regard to harbor mutters, before committing themselves to any scheme, which might not give full satisfaction. As to borrowing, lie was opposed to a county, loan of £200,000 but favoraWe to raising riding loans under the Act passed lust session. He was entirely in favor of the construction of networks out of such loans, and not out of ordinary revenue. He answered a number of questions satisfactorily, and a vote of thanks and confidence in him as the representative of the riding on the County Council was carried unanimously,

Another feature in regard ,(o the small grazing runs yet to be explained, though as far as. we can learn no definite information can be obtained on the subject, except that this week it’s stove shovels for fourpence each at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, sixth tost r o!y\

Mr. T. Downs, psychologist- and clairvoyant, of Sydney, who is delivering a course of lectures on psycbof.ogy in Townley’s Hall, will speak there to-morrow at 7 p.m., his subject being ’•'Clairvoyance and Psyehometry, the Twin Faculties of the Mind.”

Owing to the .Maternity Home social being held on Monday, the City Band will give a performance on the Trafalgar Rotunda on evening, instead of Monday, as already advertised. The programme will d*©* * published on Tuesday.

At Wes!ev Church to-morrow the Sunday (School anniversary will he celebrated. There will be services in the morniiig, afternoon, and evening, conducted by Rev. AY. Lamb, Adjutant Dickens, and Rev. C. Griffin, and special bright music by children and choir at ail the services. The collections are to be for the .Sundav Scliool funds. Flower Thanksgiving Services will be field in Holy Trinity Church tomorrow. There will be a celebration ■—**> of the Holy Eucharist at 8 a.in. Choral morning prayer will be held at ]] o’clock, the Rev. F. AV. Chatterton being The preacher. At 2.45 p.m. the vicar will conduct a children’s floral offering service. All young people in the district are invited to bring bunches or baskets of flowers. During the service there will L© a procession, of children, who wil’d present their floral offerings at the altar. Choral evensong will he held at- 7 o’clock. The vicar will occupy the pulpit, and special festival! music will be sung by the choir. The vicar in- Th rites residents to send flowers for decorating the church this afternoon. Personal help in decorating the church is also invited. The usual evening services- will he held at Mangapapa and Haiti to-morrow. •