The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 29, 1901. MILLERS’ AND BAKERS’ TRUST.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 275, 29 November 1901, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE, NOVEMBER 29, 1901. MILLERS’ AND BAKERS’ TRUST.

Ouk telegrams from Wellington state that the people have been taken by surprise in regard to the combination of bakers in connection with the millers’ trust. As the effects of the combination have been whispered about for some time it is strange that the people of Wellington have only just become alive to the fact. A flour millers’ trust shows that there is a creeping into the colony of the American system of trusts, and' it comes home strongly to the people when such trusts have anything to "do with such a commodity as flour. That the bakers should also combine is a

natural effect of the millers’ trust. If they can only get llour under certain conditions, it must follow that they cannot cut prices and give long credits as in days gone by. The great cause of complaint has been that the good customers have to pay for the bad, Now when there are to be no long credits and no under-cutting, it might be expected that the customers generally would also get some benefit; but it must be remembered that the price of flour is not cheaper, and the cost of production is greater owing to wages having been on the up-grade. We do not think that any exception can at present be taken to the combination. Probably the time will come when the unfortunate consumer will be called on to pay a higher price for bread, and then there will bo no remedy in the way of competition. But it is safe to say that if trusts become dangerous in this colony that great power of unionism, which has so upheld the interests of the wage-earner, will be quite able to effectively fight any attempt to bolster uj) gigantic ■ trusts in the colony.

Captain Edwin telegraphed yesterday “ Strong north to west and southwest winds; glass rise, but fall again soon.” A telegram received from Wellington yesterday states Lieutenant Trotter, of Gisborne, and Lieutenant Stewart, of Napier, returned from South Africa by the Kimutaka to-day. Next Wednesday the Rev. J. G. and Mrs Paterson leave for a trip to Stewart’s Island. Mr H. Lang and the Bev. Adolph Seotter, and later on the Bev. Mr Day, of Auckland, are likely to fill the pulpit [ during the absence of Mr Paterson. It will be seen by Mr J. T. Cassidy’s altered coach advertisement that he has arranged for a branch service from Te Karaka to the Motu every Thursday. This should prove to settlers in the latter place a veritable boon.

At the Magistrate's Court yesterday judgment for plaintiff was given in the following cases: —Alfred Geo. Neall v. Karauria, claim £1 ISs Id, costs 10s: same v. Horomona, claim £2 6s 6d, costs 10s ; Alfred Herbert Easton v. Darcy H. Moray, claim £o 10s, costs 5s ; Daniel Readie v. same, claim £S 3s, costs 5s ; •John Le Comte v. same, claim £3 Is, «o.

' IJ '" "" ■— l vesterday stated: A telegram receive. . At a fire in the North-east Valley a« Pryor’s stables last evening two horses were burnt to death, and several tons of horse-feed and fourteen tons of coal were destroyed. Another horse had to be shot this morning. Insurances : New Zealand. £222. The owner’s loss is much in excess of this amount.

A daily service Letw'COll AuOliliinCl and South will be commenced on Sunday next. Arrangements have been made by the Government and the Union Company for steamers to leave New Plymouth every day of the week except Sunday, and Onehunga every day except Saturday, connecting with the express trains between Wellington and New Plymouth every day.

At the Magistrate’s Court yesterday morning, before Mr Barton, S.M., John McNiehol Gumming sued Stevenson and Stevenson for j£iJ7 10s commission. Mr L. Bees appeared for plaintiff, and Mr Jones for defendants. A counter claim was made on a promissory noto given. A great deal of evidence of a most contradietory nature was taken, and Ilis V orship reserved judgment until this morning.

The Salvation Army's junior picnic was held .'esterdav in Mr Matthew Donalds’ paddock, Waerenga-a-hika (the river being unsafe to cross to Mr Schmidt's). A very happy time was spent by the children. Games were heartily entered into, and part of the programme for the forthcoming junior annual was rehearsed. " Two Sorts of Daddy,” representing drunkards and saved drunkards’ families ; “ Living Bouquet ” and " Floral Cross ” were among the items rendered.

There is a great deal more for medical students of the next century. We put into their hands indeed plenty of failures. \Ye have failed to cure gout, asthma, rheumatism, cancer, consumption and paralysis, without speaking ot other “plaguy diseases” which afflict mankind. All that we can do at present is to recommend habits an i diet which shall perhaps be preventive. We can cure none of these diseases. Will our successors prove more competent than ourselves?

Quite an assemblage of people—over oOU —gathered at the l’ark yesterday afternoon, when a willing go was witnessed between two troop horses owned by Mr J. 11. Parker and Mr W. Davidson. The horses, which carried a weight of 12 stone, were sent off to a splendid start by Mr G. Watson. The contestants kept together throughout the race until nearing the winning-post, when Parker's chestnut forged ahead, increasing his lead to two lengths by the time the judge’s box was passed. Such was the decision given by the judge, Mr M. G. Nasmith. The race was done in very good time, considering the heavy grass which was on the track, the class of horses engaged, and the heavy weight carried. The time was lmin 261 secs, the distance covered being threequarters of a mile. Turanga Church Services, Sunday next— Waerenga-a-hika (with Holy Communion) 11, Makaraka (with Holy Communion) 3, Ormond 7 p.m.—Canon Pox.