The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 12, 1901.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 130, 12 June 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, JUNE 12, 1901.

The annual meeting, of the Salvation Army takes place to night at tho Theatre Royal.

Tho last launch for Waihora leaves al 8 this morning, and not 10 a.lll. as proviouslv notified in error.

Mr T. Adams has a new advertisement this morning, offering a raro chance to readers of novels. The Gisborne-owned stallion Craekshot, sire of Hairtrigger, who ran second in the Grand National Hurdles on Monday, died last week. There has not been a case of fever admitted into the Hospital for the last five weeks. All the fever patients in the Hospital are convalescent. The steamer Weka will bo despatched to Napier on Saturday if sufficient inducement offers. There is accommodation for eight more passengers. Tho Mayor, at the request of Mr Marshall, yesterday telegraphed to the Premier, in the hopo of arrangements still being made for the Matawhero sohool cadets to go to Christchurch. At the meeting of the Borough Council last night the Mayor made allusion to the death of Trooper I. S. Hurrcy, and on tho motion of the Mayor, seconded by Cr Jones, a resolution of condolence with the parents was passed. “ Wo don’t want to put too much on tho Beautifying Association ; there has in the.past been too much leaving matters to some one else," said Councillor Miller last night when the Council was considering the scheme for improving tho recreation ground. The meeting of the Charitable Aid Board last night, after the Council meeting, did not conclude until 11.15 p.m. Tho annual estimates were passed, and routine business was transacted. Messrs Bright and Morrison were appointed a visiting committee. Recent calamitous fires have caused many to conjecture as to the possibilities of escape by those who may occupy bedrooms in the upper stories of buildings, and amongst tho many there comes to us an apparently excellent idea from Mr E. V. Luttroll, who has evidently given the problem serious consideration, realising the absolute necessity for some provision being made by which men, women, and children, or even invalids, may have their lives saved when the fire fiend is raging. That “ self preservation is the first law of nature,” and when surrounded by dangor the first impulse that strikes us, how to escape ? is a truism which none will dispute. Say, for instance, a woman with children of tender years and perhaps a helpless baby, sleeping in one of the upstairs rooms —an alarm of “fire ” is raised, the flames spread quickly, too often the case to prevent descent by tho ordinary means. How then the mother and the helpless little ones ? Not by a hand-rope or a rope ladder. Tho most casual thinker must recognise tho impossibility. By Mr Luttrell’s idea, if carried out, in a very few minutes the occupants of the upper rooms.could bo safely landed from a burning building, and by the returning gear, which lowered them,' firemen or volunteers could could ascend to do the work they so willingly would do. Mr Luttrell's idea has been born of a desire to benefit all, more particularly those who cannot, from timidity, from excitement, or physical incapacity, help themselves.