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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2412, 29 January 1909, Page 4

An endeavor to establish a woollen factory at AA 7 nngamii. is being made by a few of the citizens. A distinct earth tremor, lasting for several seconds, was experienced in town at 1.40 p.m. yesterday. The Hastings Borough Council has asked Mr. Clime C.E., of Hawcra, to report on a high-pressure water supply for Hastings. To-day being Anniversary Day of tlie Auckland province a general holiday will be observed by tho Banks and Government offices. “The majority of unionists arc merely agitators, and are always on the books for employment,” complained an employer of labor at the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Three Syrians arrived at the Bluff Inst week by the AA’arrimoo. but as they were unable to pass tlie language test they had to return to Sydney. The artesian bore put down by tlie Arataki Experimental Station on a spot indicated by the Rev. Mason, tho water-finder, is giving a flow of 600 gallons per hour. A meeting of grazing run-holders will be held at the Farmers’ Club rooms at 2 p.m. to-day to make arrangements to place their position before fhe Prime Minister. The Addington workshop employees have decided to subscribe £SO towards the proposed children’s ward at the Christchurch Hospital, in order to found ian “Addington AA'orkshop’s Cot.” The following have been added to tlie telephone exchange: 525, Dunbar and Aston, saddlers, Gladstone Road; 530, Okitu Cheese Factory, To Arai; 531, Yates and McPliail, grocers, Gladstone Road; 533, AA 7 . J. Buttimore, saddler, Gladstone Road.

The new Anglican Church, which lias just been completed at Te Kanaka, will he opened on Sunday, when special services will be conducted in the morning and evening by the Yen. Archdeacon Williams, the Bishop of Waiapu being unable to officiate. The new church is a very handsome structure, and is capablo of seating about 120 persons. In the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr. AY. A. Barton, 5.M.,. judgment Avas granted for plaintiffs in the folloiving cases: AV .Pcttie and Co., (Mr. F. AY. Nolan) v. Alice Maude Adams, claim £244s 10(1 and costs £2 14s; Jenetta Cooper v. Bert AViltou (by consent) claim £3 2s and oost.s os. In the ease of Bernard Boyd (Air. Finn) v. Auguste Binder judgment was given for the amount claimed, £6 and costs £1 19s, and an order Avas made that the defendant give up "the nremises at present occupied by him Avitliin 7 days. The Native Land Court, under the presidency of Judge Jones, has been sitting Tologa Bay for the past tAvo Aveolcs. The chief business Avas to define the rolath’o interests in the Paramata and Maugahei 2d blocks, and also to settle trusts in connection Avith some of the Paramata land in the Validation Court. Considerable progress has been made. Mr. T. A. Coleman, East Coast Nativo Land Commissioner, and Mr. AV. J. Nolan tv ho has been acting on behalf of the Commissioners, have returned to tmvn. Tho Anaura case Ava.s set down until after the conclusion of the hearing of the Trust land cases. The sitting of the Court has caused a very large gathering of natives. Avho are camped at the Haiti ti ipa. The districts for the ucav Conciliation Commissioners have been determined. Mr. Mario Aides will exorcise jurisdiction in Auckland, Poverty Bay and Taranaki; Mr. Hally in AVcllington, ILvwke’s Bay, Marlborough, Nelson, and Westland; and Mr. Triggs in Otago and Canterbury. It is understood that Mr. Triggs only accepted his appointment on condition that he should not be required to reside permanently aAvay from Christchurch. The transfer of Air Lb Cron,, Inspector of Awards, AVellingtqn, to Dunedin, in order to fill the similar' position vacated by Mr. Hally, has not yet been officially announced, hut is regarded as' a certainty. Air. Lo Cron will >robably proceed to Dunedin to take up his ucav duties nextweek.

Travellers tell us of two magnets that are placed one in the roof and the other on tho floor of -Mahomet's burying place, at Mecca; and by that means pull the iron coffin Avith such an equal attraction that it hangs in the air between both of them. Our magnet this Aveek is stove brushes, sixpence each, at Parnell’s Popular Saturday Sales, Saturday, 30th inst. only.

' Mr, G. Coleman,, Peel Street, advertises that lie is prepared to buy [ruit in any quantity. , i.. To-dav will be the last daj 01 M • Hcine’sfopthalmic optician’s, sojourn in Gisborne. He may be consulted at Mr. Harold Kane’s PharmacyMr W. T. Wood, ex-M.P. for J at merston North, has once more donned the leather apron, and dins heen seen in his forge shoeing horses again. Mr Hone Heke, M-P. for the Northern Maori district, Jhas heen confined to hed for a fortnight m Wellington through illness, hut is now (says the “Dominion” Shannon correspondent) that the Hon. H MoNab will act as managing director of the Ma-kerua Estate Company during Dr Chappie’s absence at Home. Messrs. Common Shelton and Go. Ltd., yesterday offered the heavy stallion Boro’ Drayman at auction at the Matawhoro saleyards. No oliei was received and the horse was pas-To-morrow Messrs E. S. Malcolm and Co. will hold an anctmu of produce, poultry, and fruit at 11 a.m., followed by a sale of furniture, bicycles., soap, tea, and other articles, Dr. A. E. Sykes and Mrs. Sykes will arrive in Gisborne on Saturday morning, from the South. Dr. Sykes is on a short visit to his brother, and leaves again on Wednesday morning for his home in San Francisco. Humphrey Francis Parker, of Nelson College,* a son of Mr. F. Parker, manager the Bank of ISew Sou th Wales, who gained a senior free place in tlio recent examinations, also qualified for admission to the university. Lord Milner has communicated with Mr. P. A Vaile relative to a meeting early in January to discuss the Now Zealun dor’s Imperial scholarship scheme, mention of which is made in another column The exHigh Commissioner for South Africa is a great Imperialist, and it is evident that Mr Valle’s project appeals to him. The Turauganui Fishing Club held an excursion to the Ariel reef yesterday afternoon. There was a strong north-ensterly wind blowing, and the weather conditions generally were unfavorable to good sport. Tlie Tuatea returned to the wharf early in the evening, few of the anglers having met with any success. The general opinion of farmers at the Matawhero stock sales yesterday was that th country could do with rain. “The grass was looking very parched,” said one pastoralist, to a “Times” reporter, “and we could do with rain. It is almost impossible to send prime fat stock to market while the grass is so dry, and unless rain comes soon stock must suffer.

There will be great doings at Tahiti on July 14. Tahiti being a French possession, great preparations' arc being made to celebrate the anniversary of the fall of the Bastille. There will be native dances and other displays, and all the resources of the group will be taxed to produce a first-class island camiival. Three steamers will probably be at Papeete at the tune, namely, the Manapouri. from Wellington ; the Tofua, from Auckland; and the Mariposa, from San Francisco. The adjourned annual ineetiim of the contributors to the Gisborne Hospital was held list evening in Townley’s Hall. There was only a small attendance. Mr. Geo. Dartou was voted to the chair. Mr. A. Dewing was re-elected contributors’ trustee-, and Messrs T. G. Lawless and A. Wade paid a tribute to the good work done by Mr. Dewing. A hearty vote of thanks was passed to the medical and nursing staff, and a similar tribute was paid to the donors of periodicals, fruit, flowers, and other gifts.