The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2380, 22 December 1908, Page 4

The Gisborne Times. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1908.

Entries for the Waerenga-a-hika sports close at Mr. Miller‘s to-day.

Tlio Salvation Army Christmas tree null be displayed at tlie Army Citadel this evening. The clerk of the Harbor Board (Mr J. W. Witty) was yesterday granted a month’s holiday.

A boy with a bicycle is wanted to deliver the “Gisborne Times”. Good wages will be given to a reliable lad. The Harbor Board yesterday decided to increase the dredge master’s (.Captain Soivander’s) salary by £2 per month.

Mr H. J. Grieve, jeweller, announces, by an inset in this mroning’s issue, that lie has a line assortment, of Christmas presents, which are meeting with a ready sale. The quarterly summoned meeting of Court William Gladstone, A.O.F. will he held in tlie Dodge room at 8 p.m. to-day for payment, of contributions and discussion of notice of motion.

By means of a handsome card pi white and gold the stall’ of the Gisborno office of the Public Work s Department have forwarded to this office the seasons’ greetings, which are heartily reciprocated. Only three applications were received at tlie local Lands Office yesterday for the loaso oil the optional system of a section of about 3i acres at Hangaroa. The ballot will take place this morning. A Press Association telegram states tliat the steamer Tangaroa grounded on the Wairoa bar on Sunday, when going out, blit was towed off by the Tu Atu, after being there an hour and a Qialf.

Three applicants for 'Old Age Pensions came before Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., at a short sitting of the Pensions Court. It was found necessary for further enquiries to be made regarding each of the three, and applications were consequently adjourned.

A number of .applications under the Public Works Act regarding Mr Rees tramway scheme were mentioned at the S.M. Court yesterday. On tlm application of Mr Rees an adjournment until February 5 was granted, as it is possible with the new formation of the Waikohu county tlie route of the tramway may be altered.

A-number of persons who were seoing the launch off from the river oil Sunday complained to a “Times” reported of the conduct of some young men bathing in the river without any costume from the dredge ‘ John Townley.” They asked that the attention of the police should be drawn to the matter.

The holiday season is causing a press of business at the S.M. Court and yesterday was fully occupied with the hearing of cases. To-day there are no less than twelve cases set- down for hearing, including charges ol drunkenness, procuring liquor, supplying liquor to prohibited persons, and theft and breaches of the by-laws.

The Government, has issued a pamphlet consisting of seven maps and eight diagrams extracted from the New Zealand Offieiol Year Book. The diagrams show the progress ol the Dominion in population, transport, trade production, and accumulation, and altogether the little publication presents a good deal ol information m a concise and graphic manner.

The body of the young man, Cecil Bentliam, who was drowned at Tiniroto on Sunday afternoon, was recovered by Constable Dandy yesterday morning in a deep hole close to where lie disappeared. The body was conveyed to the hotel, -where an inquest would bo hold, and the body will then be brought to Gisborne to be sent to Dunedin for interment.

Tho barquentine Pelotas, which arrived from Newcastle oil Sunday afternoon, attempted to-come alongside the wharf yesterday afternoon, bavino- lightered some of her cargo in one Bay. She had a precisely similar experinco to that which befel her on her last trip, as when she got opposite the goods sheds, sho ran aground in the middle of the river. She will probably get off on this morning s tide without any further lightering. A man charged at tho S.'M. Court with indecent exposure, urged the fact that he was suffering from liquor. A .plea that called forth following remark from His Worship: “Drunk or sober makes no difference whatever. Females must be protected and I am not going to permit such conduct. As well, such beasts as you arc not fit to be at laige. Mr. Bonnet Burleigh, of the London “Daily Telegraph,” the doyen of British war correspondents, expects a war between Britain and Germany to take place before long. A tv ellknown London journalist, m tlie course of a recent letter to a colonial friend, writes as follows: Burleigh and Prior are "hit attention at he moment in itbe view ol trouble in tp 6 Balkans, but I don’t think that then services will be in demand. Burleigh is in- the way of learning German, for, I am sorry to say; lie thinks a war with Germany is bound to come—-tor my part, I am glad to think tins-last danger is gradually disappearing. Considering liis ago, Burleigh is an amazing man physically, and ms vigor is as great as ever.” It may be safely said there is hardly a time in the year when the need for music is felt so much as it is at Christmas. Whether by means of a piano on gramophone,. music ill the broad sense of the term is indispensable. The London Piano and' Music House-(Mr. J. H. Gittos) is exhibiting the finest all-round variety of musical instruments yet seen in this town- Every intending purchaser of a piano alone should not fail to see the instrument on. view by John Spencer and Co. The word Spencer lias almost become a. household word among musical people, and it is in itself a gratifying tribute to the excellence of British workmanship and manufacture."'

Train arrangements for Boxing Day are advertised in this issue. “There are always'a lot of loafing characters about, ready to supply drink to unfortunates iliko you, remarked the S.M. to - a man charged with drunkenness at. the lolice Court yesterday morning, adding: ‘I know your case. You have been before me time and again. Liquor to you is like blood to a tiger, and if you take a drop at all you must go the whole hog.” In view of the early departure of the Manuka for South to-morrow (Wednesday) at 8.30 a.m., tlie office of the Union S.S. Company will be open to-night from 7 to 8 p.m. tor booking passengers, 'lhe IGora should arrive from tho Coast to-morrow durin° - the day, and it is possible that she will leave for Napier taking passe.igors. The launch for such - will pr on ably be fixed for 7 p.m., .but nothing has yet been definitely decided.

Owing to the holidays- this week civil business was dealt with, at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. -Judgment by default was given tor plam : tiff in the case of Joseph Girzinski (Mr H. Bright) v. A. J. NmlioHs (Mi A T. Coleman) claim £29 4s Jd and costs £3 2s. In the judgment summons case of Balfour Ogilvy (Mr A. T. Coleman) v. J. P. Ward, an ordei was made for the immediate payment of tho debt £7 18s in default eight days’ imprisonment. It is announced that the Austral Uniscope will be exhibited on Christmas Night. The performance wifi consist of o, concert and a display ol pictures, including a Christmas pantomime, entitled. “The Clever I nilcess.” Exhibitions will be given on Boxing Night, and the following night when attractive programmes will be presented. The company is expected to arrive from Auckland to-morrow. It includes Miss Maude Fenton, soprano vocalist, and Levatro, American juggler and acrobat. Tho ordination of the Maori students which was to have taken place at the To Arai Church was held at To Ran College yesterday morning, Bishop Williams having sufficiently re. covered from his illness to conduct the service. Archdeacon H. W. Williams -presented the candidates, and the Revs. Dawson- Thomas, Cockerill and Rangi assisted. The following were admitted to priests’ orders : Rev. R. T. Koliere, S. Fraser, and H. Wepiha, and those ordained deacons were Messrs H. R. Heke, Tuiei, R. Hakawai, Pipe Tamabori and M. Keep a. The Harbor Master yesterday drew the attention of the Harbor Board to tho largo quantity of Government cargo that, was lying on the wharves. Mr Lysnar' said the wharfinger should direct the captains of vessels where to lay the cargo, and not to consider tlio convenience of the Government in the matter, if the Government would not consider the convenience of the public and remove the cargo within a. reasonable time. Mr Hepburn added that in future the Government should be forced to nave their cargo delivered on the Kaiti beach if the Board was set at defiance. The Harbor Board has inquired from a local bauk manager as to the likelihood of a loan of £400,000 being raised on the London market or in tlie colonies. Mr W. D. Lysnar took exception to the letter and stated that the poll of the ratepayers should be taken on the question oi the outer harbor before inquiries were made as to the chances of raising the money. The Chairman took the different view that the ratepayers were entitled to know .at what rate of interest the money could be obtained before they were asked to vote, and the majority of the members agreed with 'Mr To wnley.

A correspondent at Pouawa writes: Shearing 4s all but finished in tlie district now, Turihan .beiiig about the last, and six days or so will see us through. The season has been an ideal shearing one, only one slight break occurring through the whole process. The wool came off in fine condition, and tho sheep themselves are rolling fat-. Even a big percentage of ewes with lambs are fit for killing. A large number of fat lambs have left the* district lately, the different owners getting away upwards of fitly per cent of their year’s production. The rain of a few days ago came as -a welcome change for both man and bea'st, and wifi freshen up pastures which badilv needed it. The Whaugara .Native school broke up for the summer holidays on Friday last.

Evidence was taken in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday in the case of George Mackley v. Frederick Kail of Gisborne, claim for dama-jos for breach of contract, now before' the Magistrate's Court at Christchurch. Walter Sampson, manager of the Masonic Hotel, said that in October last plaintiff was engaged as a waiter for tho 'hotel through a Christchurch registry office. The name of the waiter was not forwarded, and when he arrived, tho head waiter and tho other waiters employed .at the hotel would not work with him, and he was dismissed. Witness offered plaintiff a week’s wages, his boat fare from Lyttelton, a week’s board allowance, and his registry office fees, but plaintiff declined to -accept tho amount, which' had since been paid into Court. Charles Solilitzkos, head waiter at the Masonic Hotel, also gave evidonce, and costs amounting to £2 Is were certified on tho application of Mr Nolan.

The searchlight of a British man-o’-war is not a mere plaything for the Jack Tars to amuse themselves with. It has its appointed place in the economy of a warship, and in its place is as useful perhaps as the,, guns that range along tho decks. It is the eye of tho [vessel, and the officer on the watch can pick up the outline of vessels at great distance. Just as the searchlight pierces through the night, so we should say the price power of the advertisement of Wm. Pettie and Co. on page 3 should penetrate into every home. If you are a new resident and have not been to this popular store yet, this is an invitation,, and go at your earliest convenience.*

In the opinion of the Federal Government, in whose -jurisdiction the forest resrves are placed, the most carefully made estimates made up to the present time are those of Henry Gannet, who did not know that it’s large smiling, fire shovels for eightpence each this week at Parnell’s Populra Saturday Sales, Christmas Eve only, instead of Saturday,

medico, in the course ot a letter to ► a relative in" Wellington, comments as follows on the recent medical congress in Melbourne:— “I was at the, med ioal congress, but carried away very little of real value from the dismissions. Nor was I impressed with the assemblage. One of the men who Se his mark on the congress was Dr. Mason, the representative of the Maoriland Government. Mason was one of the few men who knew his subject, could express lnmselt clearly and strongly, and who had a fine sense of proportion; consequently he was mteiesting, and never bored.

“The country is nearly eaten up with inspectors,” said a councillor at a meeting of the Horowlienua County Council a few days ago, while discussing the spread of weeds. “An inspector called on me a short time ago,” he continued, and I asked him why he didn t go up the hills where the seeds of these weeds were blown from., He replied that it was too rough. Then 1 asked him why he didn't go over some of the country out towards the beach, an<l to that he replied that it was out ot his way; and That’s how they earn their money,” concluded the councillor, in a voice that gave unmistakable evidence* of his feelings on the subject.

There is a very remarkable boy attending a State school somewheie in New Zealand, lie was the author ol a composition which was awarded a prize given by the school committee. Afterwards he sent to the committee another excellent essay, declining the prize, and setting forth the reasons why he thought it unwise to stimulate the efforts of'school children by motives of emulation. The lion. G. Fowlds, who told this story at the Wellington Chamber of Commerce prize-giving the other day, said he did not go so far as this young philosopher, but lie thought it should always be remembered that prize-getting was not the object of school life. Wanganui is revelling, despite the moui'ning over Webb’s defeat in the boat race, in unaccustomed electric cars. The service was inaugurated on Thursday last, and at present consists of a single track up the Avenue, round to the racecourse, and out to Aramoho. At present there are only lour cars —two ‘ box and two combination, built on the Christchurch plan, with open ends and the box in tlie centre. The cars are broader than those of Wellington, and quite comfortable. The first accident occurred at Aramoho on Friday night, when a car ran off the end of the line (which is not marked by a light), and narrowly escaped being precipitated into the river. The cars are being very well patronised.

Dr. Cockayne’s inportant investigations on drifting sand on the coast have commenced at Bulls., says the “Hangitikei Advocate.” He will examine all the sand dunes along the coast to the Hangitikei River, and will work down to the mouth of the Manawatu. After reaching Foxton he will then pay attention to the",sand dunes further' north. It is estimated that about 19,200 acres of land in the Wellington , district alone are threatened with the sand danger. Most of it lies along the narrow strip of country between Paeka'kariki and Patea. It comprises, roughly, about 56,650 acres of Crown lands under lease, and S7OO of Native lands. The encroachment is fortunately slow, and in an irregular and spasmodic way the owners of valuable land inshore have endt avored to meet the danger by planting marrom grass, lupin., and ice plant, but somethin" more is evidently required, for the slow growth of the evil does not make it any the less formidable.

A : meeting of the Hospital Social Committee was held last evening in the Borough Council Chambers. Mr T. G. Lawless presided, and the report and balance-sheet were read and adopted. The balance-sheet showed the receipts to be £176 15s (including £43 collected bv the ladies committee) ■and the expenditure to be £4O 5s 6d, leaving .a credit balance of £136 Os 6d, which, with the Government subsidy, leaves the handsome sum of £3OO 17s for the Hospital. Votes of thanks were passed to all those who assisted to make the gathering a success, special mention being made of the ilayoress and the ladies’ committee, and the Federal and City Bands and Messrs Wootton’s and Vita Bros’ orchestras, also of the secretaries and Mr E. G. Matthews, secretary of the Hospital trustees. Mention was -also •made of the loss sustained through losing the services of Mr J. R. Little through illness, and a hope for his speedy recovery was expressed. Last month 69 women in Wellington were assisted to employment by the Women's Employment Bureau. The Labor Journal slates that a good many hotel servants appear to be out of work just at present, but it is anticipated that with the approach of the Christinas season employment will bo fairly plentiful. The Auckland branch of the bureau states that “no fewer than 63 employers applied for general domestics in November, and only sjx engagements were made. Apparently no amount of persuasion will induce girls to take up these positions. The excuses given are varied: —One girl objected to cleaning stoves; she was paid just as well for doing cleaner work—viz., housemaid or pantrymaid. Another—a new arrival—an English girl, said it was not the work, it was the loneliness she objected to where only one general is kept. Hardship is not so noticeable where one has company to work with; and mistresses take advantages of generals. A third—a Scotch girl—said that in a. Senoral’s place tho work was never one; when one took specified work one knew exactly when it was finished.” The Christchurch office reports that:—“Several new arrivals have been assisted, both in domestic and factory work. They express great satisfaction ,at the employment found and tho wages given. A great many people are desirous of bringing friends out, and constant inquiries are being made for particulars re assistonce and chances of employment. . . There is still 'a. great scarcity of domestics, especially for work offered in the country; some employers being without help for months, although very high wages have been offered. They would gladly take help of any kind, and there is keen inquiry for hew arrivals.”- " ' *

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