The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE. JULY 31, 1905. THE RIVER ENTRANCE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1520, 31 July 1905, Page 2

The Gisborne Times PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. GISBORNE. JULY 31, 1905. THE RIVER ENTRANCE.

Those who watched the vessels going out ‘a-rict returning to. the river yesterday, must have had gravid misgivings as to the cfleet of the present work* It is so easy to act the part of alarmist in a matter of this kind, anfd (thereby do -irreparable damage to the 'good, name ot the port, that the subject is approached with a full' sense of the responsibility involved.;. It may be said that in such a case silence is golden. But the/ evidence of yesterday tToesi not permic of the subject being lightly, thrust 'SiUsj.; .On. the return of the Wtiihi nto. the river, loaded with passengers from' the .Tarawera, the ■Spectators had an anxious time at they.watched the tortuous course of the vessel* Ib is a pity .that the local 1 manager of the Union Company. could not have arranged Cor a special meeting of the Board on the Waih a she was going out or coming into I.ho river, in which case they would probably, have realised the seriousness of the position, and Have better understood how the Ta•wera came to grief, fThe Overseer recently stated Jlhat the ‘work was doing all that; Mr Napier Bell had claimed forr it. Certainly; the great range which he .predicted would take place in the liver lias eome to Pass, and yesterday ili was cjuestionahle whether the open sea or the mouth of the ‘river was the roughest, while in regard to, the river only a devious course could he taken. On .the beach side of the groyne the sand is making steadily all the time, -while deanite the good Hopes entertained of improving the river, ‘the indications ah present pro that the extension of She groyne will .mean a very serious increase in She Wpfk P £ .gredsing* i i ; . . i i V 1 - • •

The monihly mooting o£ tho Harbor Board will bo I.i*• lti this aft.tri'Oon. Thp'B'iahop of Waiopu was a paseongor to Auckland by tbo Vio'oria.

The Poverty Bay Rowing Glob’s “ long night " dance'is to bo hold iu Wbinray’s Hall on Wednesday night.

The Glsdstono Road sections offered by Mnsurs Bain Bros, on Saturday were not sold, tbo reserves not being renshod.

It is now definitely aottlorl that Mr WatUin Mills' Great Ooneort Party will givo two ooncorts at His Majesty’s Thoatro on Monday and Tuesday, 9th and 105 h Ootobor.

An English mail, via Suoz,-which lc£t London on Jnuo 28, ia dun in Giaborno from Sydney by the Zoalandia on Wednoaday.

At football on Saturday West End had a troble win, their victorioa in tlio three grades being eoeurod by vory large margins. To facilitate balanoo work Mr D. J. Barry requests that all accounts against him bo rondorod boforo to morrow. Ho will also bo pleased to rocoivo accounts duo to him.

At the Police Court on Saturday morning a first offender for drunkenness was cautioned and discharged. For similar offoncoa B. Boyle was finod 123 and F. Reid i£l and costs.

Captain G. Nicole, Into of tho Rangatira, is now iu command of tho Maori, which arrived at Auckland from London on Friday last. Mr Major considers thore are too many men in the House who might bo termed oonsation-mongora. Discussions are characterised by personal spleen, aud are nob fair Parliamentary oommonb. The members of tho East Coast Mounted Rifles, under Captain Colobourno, and tho DefGnco Cadets, under Captain Beere, held a charoh parade yesterday morning at tho | Church of England. An improssivo sermon was proached by the Rev. Dawson Thomas.

A marriage of local interest is to bo celebrated at Tolago Bay to-morrow, when Mr J. M. Ollivior, who has been loner and favorably known in this district, will bo united in the bonds of holy matrimony to Mrs 8. Trimmer, a well known and highly respeotod resident of Tolago Bay. Their many friends will wish them long life and happiness.

Tho sals of jewellery, tableware, fancy goods, and pioturos, part of a bankrupt stock, hold by Mossrs Bain Bros, at their auction mart on Saturday, uttractcd a largo attendance. The prices were'very low, and tho goods, which were of excop t.ieual quality,.were sold nt a groat sacrifice. Tho sale will be continued to-morrow.

Thore was a largo attendance nt the several salon held by Messrs Bain Bros, qn Saturday, and vory satisfactory business was reported. At the produce sales prices were as follows : Ducks to 2s each, table fowls 1b Sd to 2s, butter (dairy) Is te la Id per lb, eggs Is 6d per dozen, potatoes ljd por I'd, onions 2d per lb, ham 8i per Id, and bacon 7d por lb.

Wo are authorised to state definitely that in view of the large amount of support indicated by the requisitions whieh have so far come to hand, Mr W. Lissant Clayton has been induced to consent to his supporters nominating him as an Independent Opposition candidate for the. House of Representatives. An announcement will shortly be made through our columns. Mr Howes delivered his farowoll lecture in Townley’s Hall last evening, tho subject boiDg 11 Heaven and Hell, when and where.” Tho speaker delivered an oloquent leoture, pointing out that people looked to some far away place, beyond ths grave and beyond tbo clouds, for their heaven, when it was here on earth, and that men made their heaven or hell here by their deeds. Mr Howes also gave a number of clairvoyant descriptions.

Messrs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., advised us on Saturday : —Our London office wires us to-d3y as follows: Frozen mutton, Canterbury wethers and maiden ewes (light weights) to 4i(d, North Island 4d to 4«d, hoavy weights ojd to 33-d; lamb, prime Canterbury 53-d, North Island 53 a to sfd, tegs 4fd to Od ; beef, ox, binds (ISO to ?201b) SJd to 3gd, fores 2ia to 2§d. Trade in general is affeoted by the prolonged hot weather.

An amusing incident happened at a sitting of tho Native Land Court at Tokomaru. An application had boon lodgod for succession to a deoeasod person. The “ deooasod ” appeared in porson and meekly submitted that as ho had not yet passed to tha happy hunting ground of his forefathers the' application was promatnre. The surprised applicant was confronted with the “ deoeased,” and acknowledged that he had been too quick. Whether the other man was too swift or too slow remains open to argument.

A long-felt want to both playors and spectators will be supplied by the fine pavilion and dressing rooms which the Rugby Union is having erected at Victoria Domain. The Union is to be complimented upon tbo enterprise shown Bineo taking over tho ground some six years back, and tbo latest improvement, the stand, proves that the Union intends to spare no expense in catoring for the comfort of its patrons. A small charge will be mode for Bdmißsion to. the stand, whioh will be used in enlarging the building at a future date.

Further particulars in regard to the native child Eruera' Kawhia, three years of ago, lost in the bush on tho East Coast, show that some Maoris were bushfelling at Rotakautuka, not Tuparoa bush as previously stated, apd the boy strayed away into the forest, on tho 18th July. Abont 40 men went in search, but could not find him. It is feared that tho boy must have fallen into some stream during the heavy rains. The day ho was lost there was heavy snow, Hiknrangi mountain, which is six miles away, being coveted. Last Monday, Mr T. S, Williams,, of Tuparoa, went with men to agaiu try and find the child, but without avail’

An application under the Arbitration and'Conciliation Act was made to Mr W. A. Barton, S.M., on Saturday, to fix the wage to be paid to a oarpentsr who considered himself unnble to earn the minimum. The workman had been engaged i by a local firm at Is Id per hour,- the rate being agreed on bb provided by the Aot. The firm decided they oould not pay the rate agreed on, and the man being willing to take a lcs9er wage tho application was made. Hia Worship stated tbat as the parties acknowledged that the agreement had been entered into as between the employer, workman and secretary according to the provisions of tho Act ha had no authority to interfere in the mattor. In tho House on Friday evening during the debate on the expenditure of public monev in the Auckland district, Hr Lang, in common with other mombers, raised tbo question of local government reform. He referred to the statement by the Premier in ki3 Budget Spocch to the effect that ho would like to see matters relating to public works removed from Parliamentary control. Ho (Mr Lang) thought, however that the Premier was the last man who would like to see matters removod from the control of the House. Thoy were ofton told by Government supporters that unless a distdet returned a member supporting the Government, it bad very little chance of "ettiu" votes for necessary works in its district. Mr Hawkins : “ Sou should not say that.” Mr Lang : “ Ido not say it. It is tho Government supporters who say it, and they are the people wno should be expected to know the minds of Ministers on the subject.” At Auckland on Friday, at the annual meeting of the congregation _of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Mr G. A. Garland, in touching on matters relating to tho hall recently erected, said that no could lot the building more frequently if it was thought fit that it- should be used for dancin" purnoses, but he had not done so because he'felt tbat the congregation would not approvo of such a course. Mr John Reid wrs evidently not entirely in sympathy with Mr Garland, and pointed out that quite apart from the financial aspect it seemed tbat these who radu.ged in dancing derived a good deal of pleasure from it. After he had suggested tbat the question of lettiog church halls should be referred to the General Assembly in the form of an overtars for thoir decision thereon, the matter jvas allowed to drop.