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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 8325, 26 September 1898, Page 2

The Caledonian Society have their dance this week on Wednesday.

The young man Ernest Richardson, who met with a. severe accident whilst bushfelling on his brother's property at Nuhaka last week, is making rapid progress towards recovery under the care of Dr Craig.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company announce that they have been appointed solo agents throughout New Zealand for the Walter A, Wood harvesting machinery.

Mr 11. Hill, Inspector of Schools, was engaged in an examination of the Convent School to-day, and will examine the Gisborne school next week. Ho goes to Waimata Valley on Wednesday, Tolngo Thursday, Tokomaru Friday, Waipiro Saturday, and returns to Gisborne on Tuesday.

The Labor Journal of September 10 reports :— Gisborne— Building trade : Continues busy. Retail trade : Generally dull. Unskilled labor: Several applicants for employment, mostly from tho north. Local work at present is slack, but in the country it is more plentiful.

A meeting of the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club will be held in the Oddfellow's Hall to-morrow evening at 8 to consider the advisability of ulliliating with the League of Wheelmen. The members of the proposed new club are invited to attend and discuss the question of one club only.

Mention was nmde in Saturday's issue of the heavy mail from the south. Mr W. Parker, Acting-Postmaster, informs us that in all there were 3052 letters, 3530 newspapers, and 1085 books and parcels. The mails were not received at the post ollice until half-past eight, so the despatch with which the letters were distributed speaks very creditably for the postal authorities.

A bushfelling accident occurred at the Assets Company's property, Maraetaha No. 2 block, one clay last week, which by the narrowest chance did not have fatal results. A man named Thomas Powell was felling a large tawa tree. He hud put in the front scarf, and whilst cutting the scarf on the other side, the tree gave way, and springing back caught Powell across the thighs, pinning him to the earth. His mates released him and carried him to the camp, where they found that he was considerably out and bruised, though fortunately no bones were broken.

We congratulate our contemporary, the Hawke's .Bay Herald, on having celebrated its forty-first birthday on Saturday. The paper farst saw the light on September 24, 1857. The Herald was then a small weekly sheet. There were no telegrams in those days, and cables girdling the earth under mighty oceans were hardly even the dream of the scientist. But with the development of the district, with the advent of telegraphs and cables, the Herald has developed into a first-class daily newspaper. It is interesting to mention that the Poverty Bay Herald was established by the Hawke's Bay Herald proprietary over twenty-tive years ago.

The New Zealand Herald in its editorial columns comments as follows on the prolonged absence of Mr Hove Heke from Parliament: — "During his Parliamentary career he (Mr Heke) has been a member of the Opposition, and his absence this session has deprived that party of a voto. . . .

Judging from information we have from the Bay of Islands, Mr Heke is moving about freely enough. . . . The circumstances have given riso to various reports, which the lion, gentleman should at once contradict. It is rumored that Mr Seddon has got a 'pull' — to use an expressive Americanism— ou Mr Hcke, by using which he can prevent that gentleman from coming to Wellington during the session. The remaining absent of Mr Heke is said to be a matter of arrangement between him and the Premier."

Ail accident happened to the steamer Weka shortly after her departure from the wharf at noon to-day. When leaving the river and near the western groyne the steamer got foul of the lines attached to the Harbor Board punts, and one of these cot round the propellor, and became jammed in such a way that it could not bo got to work. Lines were got out to the breakwater, and the services of a Maori diver secured. The latter did his best to get the lines clear of the propellor, and was successful in getting two turns off, but the third turn was jammed so tight that he could not move it. Seeing that 3onsiderable delay in the departure of the boat was likely to occur, the passengers were brought ashore. It was then decided to beach the steamer on the Waikanae, where she now remains. It is expected the propellor will be cleared of the rope during the evening, and the steamer will probably continue her voyage at midnight.

At Holy Trinity Church yesterday morning the Rev. Canon Webb made feeling reference to the death of Sir George Grey. The rev. gentleman took his text from the last words of David, "The God of Israel said, the Rock of Israel spake to me, He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling in the fear of God." Reference was made to the high capabilities possessed by the deceased statesman, who had during a great portion of his life played such a prominent part in colonial politics. Sir George Grey's motives were at all times actuated by lofty ideals, and through his efforts many disadvantages to the colonies and colonists had been removed. His gifts to the Auckland Library arid Art Galler}' were of a munificent character, and would stand for all time as a memorial of his greatness. Mention was also made of Sir George Grey's hospitality when at Kawau Island, and the efforts lie had there made to foster the acclimatisation of plants and j animals. At the conclusion of the service the organist played the Dead March, the congregation standing throughout.

We have been shown a model sash and frame, hung and fastened with Messrs Ross and Roland's patent banging and fastening apparatus. The sashes are hung by tiny spiral springs fixed behind, the pulley stiles, but not occupying half the space occupied by the old-fnshiuned weights and cords. Each sash is fastened independent of the other, and to neglect to fasten the sash is an impossibility, as the fastener locks itself at any desired height so soou as the operator removes his hands off the sash. The window is absolutely thief proof, even when open a little at the top and bottom for ventilation, so long as it is not left open enough to admit the thief, as the fastener can only be released from the inside. There is another device by which the fastener can be locked so that it will neither open nor close, and still another by which the fastener can be operated at any distance from the window. The cost of hanging and fastening sashes by this apparatus will be much the same as that by the old fasteners, pullies, cord and weights. Messrs Ross and Roland have received a cable message from their agents in Melbourne to forward the model at once, as they havo a purchaser for the Australian patent rights. '

Preachiug to a large congregation in the Theatre Royal last evening, the Rev. J. G. Paterson dealt in unsparing terms with "The Octopus or Devil Fish of New Zealand "—gambling. He said he thought there could be little doubt that gambling was on the increase amongst all classes of the community, and that even their young people, their boys and girls, were being inoculated with this vile leprosy that was eating into the very vitals of the community. When indulged in it created a demoralising power that swept away everything that was good and noble from a man's character, and appealed to the worst passions of humanity. To such an extent had it taken hold of the community that there was hardly n single sport or game that was not contaminated with it. People could not even get up a Hhow without having to offer the inducement of a chance in a lottery. The rev. gentleman then referred to some of the words uspd in gambling parlance, and said that perhaps the word "sweep" was the most appropriate, a 8 gambling swept away a man's mental and moral character, his love of home, love of children, his honor, his integrity and uprightness, his love of the Bible, aud his love for the House of God, and it swept him ou aud on until it swept him into eternity. The preacher made a strong appeal to young men to abstain from the evil iv whatever shape or form it was presented to them. At his request Ah 1 DeLautour, President of the local Auti-Ciambling League, delivered a brief but powerful appeal, and at tlie close of the service a number of pledgo cards were given out for signatiue.