Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30,1897.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8052, 30 October 1897, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1897.

The great Victorian racing carnival commences to-day, when tho Derby will bo ruir. The result should reach us shortly after (j o'clock, and will be posted ontside the HijiiALi) oflicc, as well as sent by telephone to the hotels. The Committee of the, Harbor Boird to consider the freezing works lease, meet on Monday evening at 7 o'clock. The answer given by the County Clerk to' Mr Tiffcn re payment of interest on the Kakeratalii bridge loan clearly shows that the special rate cannot be paid out of the general funds. Mr Campbell Thomson, Inspector of Stock, writes :—" Sir, — I think it would be well to put section 2j of the Stock Act in your paper, and call attention to it, for I fear there are a number of stock-owners who are not aware of the heavy penalty they make themselves liable to if they do not give notice about diseased slock : ' Every owner of diseased stock, or stock suspected to be diseased, shall, within 24 hours from the time he shall have discovered or suspected such stock to be diseased, give notice thereof to the inspector of tlio uubdivision in which such stock arc running, and shall keep the diseased stock from coming in contact with other stock. Every person offending against or violating the provisions of tin's section shall, on conviction, be liable to a penalty not Ichh than X5, and not exceeding .£SO, for each and every day that he shall neglect, or omit to perform the duly hereby imposed upon him."' j

The racehorses Tauhei, Mahaki, Glauvena, and The Drone were shipped to Auckland by the s.s. Anglian this morning.

Captain Todd, Marine Superintendent of the Tyser Company, was a through passenger to Auckland by the Anglian this morning.

A meeting of those appointed to form a deputation for the Railway League was held to-day, when it was decided to leave Gisborne on November 7.

The amount of capital required for the Tasmania Salvage Company was not subscribed, and the purchasers of the wreck are now negotiating with engineers and others, who have offered to raise the vessel.

The New Zealand Year Book for 1897 is to hand from the Government printer. It contains fuller and more complete information than any of its predecessors.

Mr David Christie Murray, the novelist, who lectured in Napier some years ago,t again on his way out, being a passenger by the P. and O. Company's R.M.S. Australia, which loft London on the Bth inst.

The Grcymoulh Borough Council is in a bad state financially. According to the Argus its banking account has reached its limit, and unless fresh airangemcuts are immediately made for an increased overdraft the councillors will have to throw up the sponge and retire from office.

The following pathetic lines appeared in the Kalgoorlie Miner :— In incinorirun. Macarthy — In memory of my old mate, Jack (Jack Miicurthy), who two years gone tonight, on the deep lead, took his long shift off. A change of luck. God knows. I always liked his chances. — Tom.

Mr T. C. Webb's next concert takes place in Holy Trinity Church schoolroom on Friday evening next. Vocal and instrumental items will be given by several of the most popular Gisborne performers, and the church choir will contribute some part songs. As the concert is in aid of the church expenses, there should be a good attendance.

Another Christmas number to hand is that of the Chnstchuro.b Press. Like everything the Press Company take in band, this is well done, the letterpress and illustrations, of which it is crammed full, being splendid New Zealand's beautiful alpine and other scenery is made the feature of the number, and as an advertisement of the colony nothing better could be wished for.

A smart piece of work is reported from H.M.S. Pylades. In a heavy sea, while reefing topsails, a bliio-j.icket fell overboard. He came -down from the foretopgallant yard and disappeared beneath a huge wave for some moments, and then was seen away astern, swimming on tho crest of a wave. Swiftly a boat was manned and out, and while the Pylades was rounding to Regan, the missing tar was hauled into the lifeboat.

The Wellington Post notes that at a recent service in the city the clever organ playing by a young musician with a promising future before him, attracted much attention. Master H. Light, a lad of 15, of Nelson, played several voluntaries and gave a short recital after the service, handling the organ with surprising skill. The boy began his organ studies under Mr T. C. Webb, formerly organist of St. Mark's Church, Wellington, and now of Gisborne.

It was not a little curious that precisely similar accidents should have almost simultaneously occurred to two well-known steamers in the New Zealand trade last month, one on her way Homo and the other on her way out. The New Zealand Shipping Co.'s Kaikoura fractured one of her driving shafts off the coast of Brazil, and had to put into Rio for repairs, and the Rangitira, outwajd bound, had to put into Teneriffe with a broken shaft, and afterwards be towed hack to London.

Mr Hcri'ies, in his spcecli iii the linunciul debate, made a point about what became of the surplus of the money voted for certain districts over and above that expended. The House had voted for his district £33,000, and no district needed the money more, but it only got £19,000. He wanted to know what became of the other A' 14,000, and how it was that some person had tho power to divert the money from the purpose for which it was voted. Whoever that person was, he had taken upon himself to set at naught the declared wish of Parliament.

A recent number of the Electrical Engineer pointed out the enormous saving to those who used the long-distance telephones in the United States. The passenger trallic on the limited express trains was, it- said, seriously .affected by the cheapness and ease with which merchants could transact their business by means of the telephone. They were thus saved long and expensive railway journeys.

Mr J. B. Harcourt, the well-known auctioneer and city councillor of Wellington, was accidentally ruu over tho other afternoon by Dr Pollen, and as the result of the collision had an arm broken. The accident occurred through a coal carl obstructing the view of Mr Harcourt (who was riding a bicycle) from the doctor (who was driving in his buggy) until it was too late to prevent the accident. The doctor and his driver were both thrown out of their vehicle.

The London correspondent of the Auck" land Star, writing on September 17th, said : — The feeble flame of poor old Sir George Orcy's life burns very, very low, and it seems hardly humanly probable his marvellous vitality can again flicker up. He has not recognised anyone save Miss Aston for several weeks now, and for some days lain apparently unconscious. At the same time one cannot confidently say Sir George knows nothing. Throughout his long decline into senility lie lias clung with restful confidence to Miss Aston, refusing to let her out of his sight, and complaining bitterly during her brief absences. Even now, though seemingly senseless, he begins to moan and move uneasily if his secretary leaves the room for long. Of course, this is fearfully trying for the lady herself, and she looks completely worn out. Lady Grey cannot take any pnrt in the nursing, being a complete invalid, and requiting constant, careful attention.

To show the expense necessary to lay down a first-class cycle track now-a-days it is stated that the Wanganui Amateur Club raised £400, the Borough Council voted i'3oo, all of which was spent oefore the new ground at Cook's was ready. The Board of Control also bud to raise £100 by means of debentures to help on the work, and tho Wanganui Club members by means of working bees considerably helped in the formation of the track. It is composed of sand, on top of which is a covering of clay to the thickness of eight inches, and upon this is tho asphalt surface. Tho Hist curve is 21 feet in width at the approach, narrowing to 18 feet in the middle, while the second curve is 23 feet in width. The first straight is 18 feet wide, and the second or winning straight 21 feet. The banking of the tirst curve is OJ feet, and the second 6 feet. There is a hill adjoining the track on three sides, from which a splendid view of the racing can bi; scon. The ground is said to bu tho best in the colony.

A special meeting of the Waiapu Licensing Committee was held at noon to-day to consider an application from R. Mcßretney for a conditional license for the Kaiteratahi racecourso on November 9th, There were present Messrs J. Booth, S.-M. (Chairman), Hepburn, and Harris. Scrgt. Black put in a report against the application. The races, he said, would be held close to the Kaiterntahi hotel, and those people who desired liquid refreshment would have no difficulty in obtaining all they required. If a license was granted to this applicant every small country race meeting would also be applying for one, and it would no doubt be the cause of a great deal more drunkenness ju country ! places. — Mr J. H. Aislabie, secretary to the Kaiteratahi Jockoy Club, in a letter to Constable Farmer, expressed the opinion that it was far bettor and conducive to good order, to have a booth tliuii to have tho liquor brought on in bottles and drunk raw and in greater quantities than if served out f rom ti oooth. "You will," ho concluded, "please note the gentlemen's names who are acting as stewards, as published in the Hkkald. They and myself, I may add, from my long experience in running meetings, at whicTi you (Constable Farmer) have J attended, arc a guarantee of good order." — Mr Harris : What has been the custom in the pastV — The Chairman: We have refused. — Mr Hepburn said he thought the hotel was about 400 or 500 yards from tho grandstand. — The Chairman said if a man could not walk that distance for a drink ho did not deserve one. —'The application was refused.

When a man -who had stowed away on the ! Warrimoo from Sydney to Wellington was j brought before the Court it transpired that ' lie had 15s in his pocket, and left Sydney ! with the intention of going to Klondyke. The Gisborne friends of the Rev. A. F. Gardiner, of Waipawa, will regret to hear ! that ill-health lias compelled him to rest from his parochial duties for a while. j Mr O'Regiin intends lo ask the Govern- j nient if they are aware that the prevalence . of tuberculosis? and cancer is, in the opinion | of leading medical men, largely due to the > consumption of diseased meat and milk, and if they will introduce remedial legislation ? A closer scrutiny of votes shows that the poll of Petoue ratepayers in reference to the loan of £2000 to complete drainage works was lost through the required value of votes not being recorded. One or two more votes would have given the necessary preponder- ' mice in value. - ; The Normanby (Taranaki) Horticultural Society, which some time ago experimented with about 200 different varieties of potatoes procured from various parts of the world, lias another 100 varieties coming from America for planting this season. A number of last year's importations are being planted at the Momohaki State Farm. The Wangauui Cliari table Aid Board's administration is evidently not meeting with general satisfaction, judging by the following from the local Herald : — The Board has, by its callous indifference and its evident approval of the action of the warder in pulling helpless and ailing old men out of their beds and dragging them along a cold passage to the bathroom, shown that it is high time some of its present members were relieved fiom a duty they have shown such utter in i fitness lo properly perform-, and their places taken by more humane people.

The Government Stock Inspector, on a recent, visit to the country lying between Opunake ami Pungarehu (Taranaki), condemned a largo number of cattle found to be hullei-injr from tuberculosis;. The Inspector, remarks the Taranaki Herald, has gone still further to prove the unwelcome fact that the disease is all too prevalent. It. is stated that as many as "(i cattle in one day have been ordered to be destroyed during the past few •weeks owing to their having been affected with tuberculosis.

The large fleet of vessels engaged in the cod fisliPiy returned to Dunkirk on Se-p---tembcr 17th. The season has been the most disastrous known for many years. Six of the 98 vessels that left the port for the fishing grounds this season have been lost, two with all hands, the total loss of life being 28. Among the vessels lost have been the schooner Marie Roberts, 18 hands ; sloop Jean Bart, 9 hands ; the sloop Esperance, 1 hand ; and the schooner Esperance. The crew of the last named was rescued by an English vessel. There was also the schooner Colibri and the sloop Turenne, which were driven ashore and totally wrecked.

Speaking of the Horowhenua scandal and the failure of the Public Trustee to pay the costs in the suit instituted agaisst Sir Walter Buller, Mr Scobie Mackenzie said lie expected early to hear of a bailiff in possession of the Trust Office. "I make- bold to say," lie continued, "that we will have a bailiff in this Chamber yet. That will be the result of six years' Liberal administration. And I make bold to say further that some morning you will wake up, Mr Speaker, to find your Throne and Chair advertised for sale, and that you will have to squat yourself Maorilike on the floor to say prayers— a nice position that, truly, as the result of six years' Liberal administration."

A shocking fatality occurred nt Cardiff (N.S.W.) the other night to a woman named Mrs Outrum, who, with her husband and four children, resided in o llir.ee-roomed cottage. Mrs Outrnm and her four children had retired to rest about 8 o'clock, prior to which she had made up a fire in the kitchen, owing to her husband being in the habit of coming home late. It was surmised that a log burnt off and rolled against the side of the chimney, which was built of wood, and thus set fire to the kitchen. The unfortunate woman was awakened about 11 p.m. by the fire, and taking up her baby (two years of ago), she rushed to a neighbor's place about 20 yards away. ■ After leaving the baby, she returned to the burning house to seek her other three children, whom she had left sleeping in another room. On her return she met the eldest of the three, a boy, )0 years of age, rushing out of the house, having been awakened by 'the noiso of the fire. She again entered the building, but the smoke and heat overcame her, and she fell headlong into the burning mass. When she was taken out by the "neighbor with whom she had left the baby, slid was found to be terribly burned. Dr Beau arrived quickly, and rendered all possible assistance, but from the first the woman's ease was hopeless, and she died a few hours later. The two little children (Charles, aged eight years, and Frances, aged five years) perished in the flames, and their charred remains were recovered next morning.