Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 7894, 10 April 1897, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1897.

No less than £52 persons arrived in Gisborno by the s.s. Miuiivpouri this morning, a result duo to the alteration in the running of steamers on this coast, which has lately been mado. Tho outward passengers numbered over DO. Sir John Sfcainor's sacred cantata "The Crucifixion " will be rendered in Holy Trinity Churchjon Wednesday evening next. The choir has had this composition in rehearsal for anveral weeks past, and, being assisted by ludiea and gentlemen outside tho choir, a good strong chorus hus been worked up. Tho tenor solob will be taken up by Messrs Dalrymplo and W. H. Chrisp, Messrs E. D, Smith and A. Sykoa supplying bass solou. Thero are expected to bo 3000 Maoris present at the opening of the Maori Parlia- i mont at Carterton on the 14th insD, j

A proposal has beeu mooted iu Auckland to establish a children's hospital at a oost of £2000 to celebiate the Queen's record reign. Mr Broadhurst, of Gisborno, has purchased the Wairoa block of the Pakowhai estate, 1124 acres. — Wairoa Guardian. The Wairoa Presbyterian Church Committee propose building a churoh at the Nuhaka hot springs. A concort was held on board thc Anglian on tho voyage from Napior to Wellington, and the sum of £3 3s was collected towards the Indian famine relief fund. The racehorses Indian and Three Star left Gisborne for Auckland- by the Manapouri this afternoon to fulfil their engagements at the Easter meeting in the northen city. The s s. Pania having been sold and withdrawn from the Napier - VVairoa trade, Frasertown residents, iu order to keep up an opposition service, have formed a company with a capital of £2000 to place another vessel in the trade. An enterprising young man who recently started busiuess in Napior has left for new fields without consulting bis many friends He previously assigned all his available assets for the benefit of a near relative, lt may happen he will shortly have to revisit Napier.— Telegraph. The time for receiving claims for old-age pensions, whicli was to have closed at the end of the present month, has beeu extended till 31st July. Tbe number of claims received from all parts of the colony up to tbe end of last month was about 3500. It is reported tint the paddle steamer Wakacere, which was recently built on the Clyde to the ordor of the Northern Steamship Company, has been sold to Messrs Huddart, Parker & Co., hor draught having been found to be too great for the AucklandThames trade. The Westralian Government have decided to at once proceed witb the preliminary works in connection with the goldfields water supply scheme. Tenders will shortly be invited for the construction of the Helena River reservoir, with a capacity of 4,000,000,000 gallons. The reservoir will be 100ft deep, and built of concrete. The suggestion was made at the last meet-, IDg of the Nelson Education Board that one of Its women teachers ehould be sent across to Wellington for thoiough instruction in kinlergniten work, so thai it. might, lie introduced into Nelson schools. The idea met with favor, but definite action was deferred until the next meetiug uf the Board. The Union Steamship Company's steamer Pateena narrowly escaped destruction fiom (ire at Melbourne ou the 16th March. When the vessel was lying in Duke's dock for an overhaul a fire broke out in the lower forehold, but it was checked after pouring in water for about half an hour. No injury was done to the steamer, and the only loss sustained was by the destruction of some straw. A correspondent of the Wellington Post makes the following amusing suggestion : — " Sir, — Why should the claims of ' Woman, lovely woman,' always be overlooked ?' 'A Patriotic and Practical Woman ' forgets that a body-guard of her own sex accompanied the Premier to Petone during tho elections, aud struck terror into the hearts of all. Let me suggest that the samo contingent accompany him Home, ancl perform the same good service for bim in the Old Country. A body of enfranchised women would surely look better than a contingent from Scotland Yard; and Mr Seddon would be able to crow all the better with a following of ' Puro Whito Hens,' thereby combining novelty with effect. What docs a ' largehearted ' man like Mr Seddon care for 'economy with ell'.'ct V Money with him is no ' hobjec' — other people's money I mean." An adjourned meeting of the Technical Instruction Society was held last night to decide what subjects should be started this term. As the entries wbich had breu received by the Secretary (Mr C. H. Ambridge) did not warrant the opening of any of the classes advertised, it was decided that no further steps bo taken with regard to the proposal. Ifc is a matter for regret that the efforts of the Society have not met with more success, and that those for whose benefit tbe classes were instituted did not evince greater appreciation of the good to be derived therefrom. There is a chance tbat if more support is promised a fresh start might be made next term, but the experience of the past will not tend to encourage any body of men to enter into the project at a future date. A pleasing ceremony took place in tho Patutahi school yesterday afternoon, when Miss Moore, who, after five years' connection with the school as teacher, is leaving for Port Ahuriri school, Napier, was presented with a very handsome dressing case from the teaching staff and pupils of the school as a mark of the esteem in which she is held. Tho presentation was mado by Mr Woodward, headmaster, and Miss Moore, who was visibly affected, returned thanks for the gift and the kind feeling which had prompted it. Mr Robb, Chairman of the Patutahi School Committee, was also prrsout, and on behalf of tho committee wished her long lifo, happiness and prosperity in ber new sphere of labor, and at the same time mentioned the great satisfaction Miss Moore had given the committee during her connection with the school. Consequent on her departure from Napier having been delayed until long after midnight, owing to tho largo quantity of oargo that had to be transhipped at that port, the s.s. Manapouri did not arrive in the bay until after 8 o'clock this morning. She was at onco tendered by the Snark, which, however, did not return to tho wharf until 10.15, with the inward passengers and mails. The reason for tho dolay was that Sergeant Black and Constable Wainhouse were engaged in making a thorough search of the ship for a man against whom a warrant had been issued at Christchurch under the Destitute Persons Aet, and who was supposed to bo in hiding on the vessel. The search, however, proved fruitless, and as similar searches were mado at Wellington and Napier, it is supposed tho man must have succeeded in getting safely ashore at one of the southern ports, As showing the great respect and esteem in which the Rev. J. Ward, formerly of Gisborne, is held by the Methodists in Wellington South, the Trinity Wesleyan schoolroom was crowded to overflowing on Wednesday night last on the occasion of a farewell "social" aud presentations to Mr ancl Mrs Ward. Mr Swiney, on behalf of the trustees of tbe church, spoke of the splendid work clone during Mr Ward's three yeara amongst them, the congregation having cleared off' £46o of church debt, aud further donations bringing the total to £510. Mr Swiney had much pleasure in handing Mr Ward a purse of sovereigns. This was followed by a presentation from tho lady members of thn church in tho shapo of a costly opossum rug and foot-warmer to Mrs Ward. Then Mr Fear, representing the congregation of Kilbirnie Church, asked Mrs Ward to accept a set of silver afternoon teaspoons as a slight recognition from that suburb. He poiuted out that during Mr Ward's term a church had been built and oponed free of debt there through the energies of tho now retiring pastor. Mr Ward's new circuit is Oamaru. The Patutahi friends of Miss Moore last evening assembled at the public hall, the occasion being a farewell social previous to hor departure to take up her duties at the Port Ahuriri, school, Napier. Over 140 people attended to express their esteem and evince their regret at her doparture. Mr J. W. Bilham expressed to Miss Moore the regret of her friends in and around Patutahi at her leaving tho district school, with which she has been connected nearly five years. Mr O. Robb thanked the company on behalf of Miss Moore for the great kindness which she had always received during the time she was resident amongst them. At the conclusion of Mr Robb's address the company formed up and sang " Auld Lang Syne," and further to relieve their feelings gave threo hearty cheers. During the cveuing several songs woro sung by the ladies and gentlemen present, and wore deservedly applauded. The music was provided by Mr K C. Bolton and Mr Tuylor, and was so satisfactory that dancing was continued far into the morning. All expressed themselves delighted, and noted it as ono of the bpst evenings over spent in the hall. The Hall Committco deserve great credit for the way tbey provided for the comfort of the guests, ancl the ladies who provided refreshments aro heartily thanked for the abundance of good things seut, whioh wero steadily consumed during tho ovening. — (contributed). I

During her detention in London the New Zealand Shipping Co.'a steamer Bimutuku was fitted up with, a powerful electric searchlight, similar to those on Her Majesty's ships, for use in the Magellan Straits at night. This addition will greatly enhance the enjoyment of the paasage through these wonderful Straits. The Hawke's Bay Herald understands that the Napier Harbor Board is to consider a proposal by its Works Committee that tho Engineer (Mr Oarr) should also discharge the duties of Secretary, the salary for the combined ofHces to be £350 a year. Mr Carr is at present receiving £500. Mr W. Ferguson, the Secretary and Kngineer of the Wellington Harbor Board, has a salary of £1000. The number of children attending New Zealand State primary schools last year was 133,364-. At the same date 17, G00 young persons were at college, and 6352 were being taught at home. The Sunday-school scholars numbered 101,934, and the Sunday-school teachers 54,850. In Wellington City 6041 children were attending State schools, 1898 were at college, 5891 were attending Sundayschools, and there were 586 Sunday-school teachers All those figures show a very satisfactory increase ovor those of the 1891 census. An Auckland firm has received a letter from its Sydney correspondents stating that they cannot recommend the sending of New Zealand lougwool rams for the sheep fair which is to be held in Sydney in July. The writers add : — " Were the season a good one we could not recommend it, as crossbreeding has not caught on as it was expected to do. The conditions of climate and rainfall are so dissimilar that the crossbreeding has nob gained muoh of a hold. Lincolns are the most favored of the breeds, and Southdowns least. In addition to the indifference to longwools, we are at present experiencing a severe drought." Townley's Hall was well filled last evening when Miss Edger lectured upon "The Meaning and Purpose of Reincarnation." After explaining that the Theosophical Society was not a sect and had no cree or dogma, but was a band of students one of whoso aims was to help in realising a brotherhood ot all humanity and another to follow up the study of the fundamental truths of all religions, Miss Edger dealt first with the arguments in support of the belief in an immortal part in man, a consciousness which, while using the physical brain as its instrument on this plane of matter, is yet • not dependent on the brain for ifcs existence, i and will cantinae to exist after the death of the physical body, functioning on other planes than the one with which we are acquainted. The lowest plane was the physical, consisting of matter in the forms with which science is familiar, solid, liquid, gus, or ether ; beyond that was a plane of matter still less dense than ether, known as the astral plane ; and above that waß the levachanic plane, consisting of matter far less dense even than the astral. These were the only planes with which man was concerned at his present stage of evolution ; during life he was conscious on the physical plane, using his physical body as his instrument, but in some individuals faculties were beginning to develop whereby they could be conscious on the astral plane, and hence arose the various phenomena of clairvoyance, thought-transference, spiritualism, &c. After tho death of the physical body the real self t.f man passed through the astral plane to the devachanic, on which all his higher aspirations had full play, being unhampered by the limitations of physical or astral matter ; it was there, then, that his aspirations were strengthened and that he was fully refreshed after the difficult experiences of his earth-life. According to the theory of reincarnation, he then returned again to earth with tho character that he built up during his pa3t life, and again passed through various experiences, by which the development of his character was continued. Miss Edgor lectures again to-morrow evening.