Poverty Bay Herald

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 5903, 23 October 1890, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald

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GISBORNE, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1890.

A NOBLE WORK. " General Booth, of the Salvation Army, estimates that a million oi money will be required to reclaim tho masses." So runs a cablegram from London which we published on Tuesday. If the work could be accomplished for hundreds of millions ib would be worth the money. It js_ added that General Booth will begin the work as soon as LIOUTOTO TsTmCstn-iUoH'or " L 30,000 per annum guaranteed. A Dublin brewer a few weeks aa;o donated L 200,000 for the erection of homos for the artiz-in classes of London, and Lso,ooofor a similar purpose in the Irish metropolis. Sir Edward Guinness has applied a portion of his great wealth to a most worthy object, nnd it is hoped that others passing rich in the world's goods will folio vV his example, though the gift need not necessarily take the same direction. Tho S<ih r ntion Army could do a world of gond if aide'l in its rescuo work by a uift of a qivtrter of a million sterling. The business of the Army is to roscue men and women from grinding poverty us woll as from crime. The purpose has been to bestow a temporal as well as a spiritual blessiiig upon fallen humanity. One may not altogether approve of all the out ward menus adopted by the Army for reclaiming thesinful and conferring comfort on the povertystricken ; but the impression is fast staining I ground amongst thoughtful and observant people that the means are eminently adapted to the end ; and there is no better test than that, so long as the means are moral in their nature. We trust that General Booth will succeed in obtaining sufficient funds to embark on his scheme. Very probably there will l>« considerably difficulty in inducing the Colonial Governments t<> favor the movement, owing to doubts as to the character of the new .settlers. But as the whole success of the scheme must depend upon the class of the men sent out, General Booth and his subordinates are certain to exercise extreme enre in the selection. Two farms are to b:3 established at. Home for the purpose of training settlers for the colonies. L-izy and otherwise objectionable people can bp weeded oufc at the farms. The details of General Booth's scheme have only just been announced nnd particulars will nob lie available till i mail arrives from England, but :is far as can bt> gleamed at present ifc is understood that the head of the Salvation Army proposes to establish two labor colonies in Australasia nnd one in Bombay. ProbaMy one settlement will bo located in Australia and one in New Zealand. To these laborers will be sent from England, and they will be supported by the Army till at last it is hoped the farms will become more than self-supporting. The need of some such means of disposing of the lab-jr of the Army converts has been felt for some time past. In London and tho large cities of England the organisation Ins established night shelter where beds are provided for homeless creatures and these places have, become favorite resorts of the poor neople, who find there comfort and cleanliness and brotherly love, pity and care. Then the Prison Gate Brigade do a great deal of work in reclaiming gaol-birds | und "dead-beats " Thero are also other j branches of Army workers all endeavoring to reclaim men and women from sin, poverty, suffering disease, and to raise them to a higher level. \n the metropolis they have great scopo for their lahors and the w«rker« are only too few. Whenever situations can bo provided for men they are given them, and amongst other- things there in a huge Salvationist bakery which provides food for tlm thousands) who work and live under the banner and protection of tho organisation. Of course the great aim is not only to restore beings to a higher degree of temporal well-being, but to spiritual life as well, tho necessity of salvation beincr impressed on those who ai-e helped and cared for. Those who beconv converted aud are in a measure dependent on the Army for the necessaries of life we the men and women whom it is intended to send to those labor farms — not worthless creatures, bub "loncst reclaimed beings anxious to make headway for themselves in life. By this means they will be taken from the temptations and allurements of tho large cities. Great cuv will bu msido in the selection of the colonists who are to ha sent, for the men who are conveyed such a distance must be 1 workers. It is likely also that a steamer will be purchased and employed in tho transportation of laborers and produce from the labor farms, and in other Army work. Such a steamer would bo manned throughout by Salvationists, and the discipline of the members of the Army is so good that no strikes are to be feared. Tho scheme set forth is a bold one and a million of money is to be asked for. How fay the request' will be acceded to remains to be seen Salvationists, however, are very sanguine people. General Booth will visit the colonies, and his visit will no doubt help to greatly mature the scheme, which is a noble, practical Christian effort-.. It is said that General Booth is a very prudent commander, and so well considered have been all his schemes that no effort, he has yet made has failed. It is to be hoped such will bo the case in this great instance. There are, to say the least, fair grounds for anticipating success. We trust that the various Australasian Governments will give General Booth's soheme deep consideration.

The County Council meets to-morrow afternoon. There is a proposal afoot for the establishment of a Cycling Club in Gisborne. A meeting will likely be held shortly. In the report of tfie bazaar Mrs Nnnmith's n.-nno was inserter} in place of Miss N--ismit,li, who has charge of tho goiiornl produce stall A trap accident oecurrod in OlMclßtoue ' Road thiH morning whon a buggy driven by M' p s Akroyd eamo to gtief in a pecti iar manner. Mth Akroyrl, with n lady friend, wns driving along the road when the after part of the carriag separated from the fore-pa 1 '! 6-,ving to the kingbolt breaking, nd the li-orse with the front whewls bolted up Gladntonfl Road. Fortunately neither of thf> larlies experienced mora thau a ve l- y great surpriae, bnng so abruptly brouuhfc tn a Bt/'ind»till. They were not even thrown out, but. sot where the hoise loft them Th»h It of the horwe caused another animil harnessaii to the 'i rt of fch« Central Butclvry to st rf off, but it did not get far before it was checked. The buggy horse fntohed up a'ongsule a fence near Captain Tucker's paddock. Tho accident to the carri «ge was cattsed by the uneven nature of tho road wheve the pl-ojie Oi'casii)^(3 hevvo beejj }>}&4?»

. I'ho s.s. Southern Cross takes trom here to-morrow 1000 sacks of maize, to lie transhipped at Auckland to tlie Tarawera for Sydney. The s.s. '\Vakutspu evidently met w'th severe weather ou her voyage N'>;-ih from her-, fur thu paas.iyo laste'l 43 h-jura, the -si.e.iini't' reaching Auckland at 11 this morning Tli r.h. Oiuu luvtl a trip of 43 liouiv, twice thu usual time, from here toTanranga. A neat and unuHrntioiicil " bull " comes from a oval gravjiliggoi', \vh < id not Irish tie was talking to sonii: people- ttavi oilier ilny ou the topic dultn.-ss of ihe times, and was asked how trade was with him. ' I haven't buried a living man these three mouths" was the reply. Tho Fire Brigade held a most satisfactoiy slcam practice; last evening, when the working t't'oiu the extended mains gave great pleasure. It >vas found that streams ol Water could be played on the ro f of I litN r .Z. Lo a and jMerc-i tile Agency Com pany's building as well as on any ol iho other smaller buildinga in Gladstone road. On Tuesday next a free tea is to be given to some 400 or 500 children at the Salvation Army barracks. Children will be all made welcome and a liberal spread provided. The treat commences tit 4.30 in the afternoon, Ou Sunday next special meetings in connection with children will be held at the barracks. There are two accident cuaes in the Hospital. A lad named Ttmibull lie 3 suffering from a severe cut in tho faco sustained through a fall from a horse. David Proud foot, of Waimatu, sustained a severe acoident to !ii-<3 foot the other d y. H - was hushfelli g and the xc slipped and inflicted an ugly 'vound. Both p itients are progressing favorably. Thejdirootors of the Gas Company have convened a special general meeting to con- ! sidor a propoaa that the capital of the com- j ~prmytte-Tecluo«a from L!5(),0l)0 to L.15,000 by ! ihe uducell-tion of 3300 shares, which shares j have not been biken up. The re-isou of the step is on account of the annual license which is eh i.rged on tho nominal capital of the company. A sum of Ll7 103 will be saved by the adoption of the proposal. The U3iml weekly sittings of the Resident Vtagistr te's Court for hearing of civil cases are happily becoming moat insignificantThere vere times when the Court work lasted over t'-vo or three days and the Court was crowded with busy lawyers To-day th<ne were only two cis'.-s ou the cause list and only one of them wis heard, thr j utlu'C '•einsj struck ofi'owin^ to non-appe;ir ancn of plaintiff. The claim in the case heaul [ was only 7 9d and judgment worn, by tie-. fuulr.. Tho case heard was T. Morrison v. L Ii Higgins and thitstruc-. out was Jas. YVhinray v. L. E. Carter. The Haivke's Bay Ediio fciot) Hoard mci yesterday morning at Napier. Mrs McClivi: was appointed mistress of the Waerenga ahika school for a period of two months, when the engagement will be confirmed if the attendance warrants it. A reply was sent to Matawhero that the holidays asked for, from December 12t.h to Januai^ 19 h, were too long and the regulations must bo complied with. A reply was Iso sent that thu Hoard could not yet say what money would be availab c for improvements. The Hospital Trustees met last evening, when thero WRre present — Captain Tucker, and Messrs Lucas, Watson, Hepburn, Nolan, Stubbs, and the medical officer (Dr. Innes). The number of patients in tbe hospital was shown to be 8, G hay ng been admitted and 5 discharged during the month Tho Treasurer reported a credit balance of L 174 7s Id. Accounts amjuuting to LlO9 9s 9d were passed for payment. The Secretary (Mr McKay) reported that he had written to the Telegraph Dep-u tuvnt requesting a remov I f the telephone, to Dr. Inncs' residence Tho Visiting Committee appointed for the ensuing month are Messrs Agnew Brown and R. Watson. The Secretary announced thai preliminary steps had been-taken with regard to the nnual sports, a meeting having been convened for Friday night to arrange a programme, etc. The fol owing letter from Dr Pollen to thiHospital Trustees was read at the meeting last evening :— ." My salary muse bn passed unconditionally before I again write to th Trustees ; withholding it is unprecedented and insulting. Re telephone : I cert inly won A have declined to pa 3' for tho removal of it had Dr Innes not undertaken to do so. I should have justified my refusal by the extreme discourtesy of the Trustees in not even nominating my successor , in my practice to the vacancy caused by my resignation — I am, dear sir, yours truly, H.Y Pollex. \ ellington, Bth October, 1890. " A previous letter from the doctor stated fcbat he had m rlo n good Hf>nrcli among his instruments for any belonging; to the hospital and bad B'»nt back four. On the. motion of Vl r Watson, seconded by Mr Nolan, the payme.ut of 37 10i for last quatcr's salary was ordered. ! he Trustees decided to disuusa 'he matter of the telephone when the work of removal is completed. The Union S.S. Company has about 1800 persons in its employ, and expends in wages .'md othor expenses tnoro than ci quarter of a million sterling per annum. The wages paid to the men actually en•4a<jcG;l in running the Company's forty-two si-e'unm\s may be roughly estimated >U. L 13.000 per month, and the money disj tributed in wagps to wharf laborers and others employed in loading and discharging nt the several ports is computed at not less than L6OOO per month.