Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING GISBORNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 8697, 16 December 1899, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING GISBORNE, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16.

Influenza is very bad on the East Coast. It is travelling north, and has reached as far as Waipare. At the recent election for Waiapu seat 3252 men and 1860 women voted, the number who did not vote being 573 men and S9l women. The barque Anna, which commenced her loading on Saturday, Oth inst., is receiving rapid despatch. She has now on board 2771 bales of wool, and it is expected she will get away by the end of the month. Mr Hay, irho lias been surveying the Napier-Wairoa-Gisborne route, is leaving Wairoa for the north to take up work on the Paeroa-Waihi line. Mr Ross, from Greymouth, is taking Mr Hay's place, and is now at the camp. The Bishop of Waiapu arrived from Napier this morning, and will hold a confirmation service at Holy Trinity Church al to-morrow evening's service. About twenty-five candidates for confirmation will be presented. Owing to a misunderstandiug with regard to the plans of sections advertised for sale on Monday on account of Mr J. Ciillen, Messrs William and Kettle, Ltd., have baen instructed to withdraw the sections from sale for the present. The firm's wool sale will be held on Wednesday, the 20th, instead of the 22nd as previously announced. No time is being lost in pushing through the survey for the Karaka line of railway, and the plans for the first two sections to Makaraka have already been forwarded to Wellington. Mr Marshall, who has been appointed overseer of the formation works, arrives to-morrow from Auckland, and will reside in Gisborne until the work is completed. The sale of privileges in connection with the Gisborne Racing Club's Summer |meetj ing took place at noon to-day. The grandstand and outside booths realised £18 eaob, Mr H. Martin being the purchaser. The same buyer also secured the right to teke charge of horses for £7. The privileges for the Karaka sports meeting on New Year's Day were also sold, Mr Hubble purchasing the publican's booth for £2 15s, and Mr J. Brown the luncheon booth for 10s and the gates for £10. The meeting of the Committee of the Chamber of Commerce called for last evening lapsed for want of a quorum. The members who attended were Messrs Whinray (President), Townley, W. Morgan, A. F. Matthews, Rosie, Ambridge, find R. D. B. Robinson. The Chamber has received no reply from the Lands Department with regard to its representations in favor of the establishment of a separate Land Board for this district, and it was the opiliion of those present that they require " jogging up " ou the subject.

Mr Sykes, dentist, advertises that owing o pressure of work he has been compelled 0 postpone his coastal trip. A meeting of fruitgrowers to consider he establishment of a jam factory will bo leld at the Roseland Hotel, Makaraka, at 1 o'clock this evening. The Belk Ship-raising Company have iffered the Home Government the right to iso a thousand patent bags free of loyalty, or the construction of pontoon bridges in ,ho Transvaal. Messrs Wyllie and Mason sell at noon >n Monday a number of town and suburban lections, including some very demrable railding sites, and Mr James Gibson's /aluable orchard. Messrs Williams and Kettle sell by luction on Monday at noou several Kaiti md Wlmtaupoko sections, and on account )f the trustees of the late Mrs E. Johustone 3 li acres of Matawhero C Block. giTlie Captain Reddell, who, with hia son wd the officers of the brigantine Ethel, Imve been murdered in Eastern seas by the Asiatic crew of the vessel, was a brother Df the late Constable Reddell of Gisborne and Tolago Bay. During a heavy southerly squall yesterday afternoon the ship Taranuki was found to be drifting, the cable having apparently fouled the anchor and prevented it holding. A second anchor was let go, and the vessel's progress shorewards stopped. In St. Andrew's Church to-morrow morning the quarterly Communion will be celebrated. Subject, " The Present Love of the Present Christ," and in the evening Mr Peterson will give a special lecture to youne men and women. Subject: "The Conflict Between Conscience and Cash." Strangers cordially invited. Those intending to take part in the Gisborne Racing Club's Summer Meeting (December 26th and 27th) are reminded that acceptances for the Flying, First Hurdles, Boxing Day and Park Stakes Handicaps, also entries for the hack and welter events, both days, and Shorts Handicap close on Wednesday next. Mr George Fisher has filed a return of expenses incurred at the late election by the junior member for Wellington City. The document is in the candidate's own handwriting, and concludes : — " Receipts, nil ; personal expenses, 9s ; one packet cigarettes, Gil. The above includes the whole of my expenses." Excellent progress is being made with the erection of the lighthouse on East Island, off the East Cape. The iron tower (54ft high), made at Judd's foundry at the Thames, has been placed in position, and on her next trip north the Hiuemoa will take up the lantern aud apparatus, which has been lying in store in Wellington for some time past. The Marine Department hopes that the light will be exhibited for the first time towards the end of April. The second round for the Thursday Challenge Shield commenced on Thnrsday afternoon at Tucker's paddock, when Gisborne met Union A. Gisborne, batting first, made 49, the highest scores being Massey 11, Reeß 10. Union A made 88, thus winning by 39 on tho first innings. H. Ferris (Union) contributed 33 by firstclass cricliet, hitting well all round the wicket. Tattcrsall, with 21, and Pirie, not out, 18, also played excellent cricket. In howling for the winners, H. Ferris Becured 2 for 13, Garrett 3 for 12, Lewie 2 for 15, G. Ferris nil for 7. For the losers, Hussey got 6 for 32, Rees 2 for 32, Massey nil for 19. The matches for next Thursday will be Gisborne v. Union B 15, and Uuion A v. Common, Shelton, and Co. A meeting of the Hawse's Bay Land Board was held in the Napier office yesterday. Present: The Commissioner (Mi E. C. Gold-Smith), and Messrs C. Hall and R. R. Groom. An application fot permission to take totara trees from the Wharekopae No. 1 Bl block was refused, on the ground that the laud is about tc be opened for settlemeut. The following applications were granted :— To complete purchase : W. E. Harris, Bection 124, block VI., Patutahi. For transfers ol leases : Section 1, block VIII., Waimata, from W. J. Rankin to Mrs Gaston ; seotion 165, Patutahi suburbs, from W. B. Lodge to J. Baylies. The' Board adjourned till Wednesday next, to consider applications for land at Waiapu, near the East Cape, which are to be lodged on or before the previous day. • "Voter" writes: "Ihavobeen amused ab the attempts of A.F.B. to explain the licensing poll. His first letter was that it was practically impossible to carry nolicense, and last night he shows how it could be carried. He would make a good Colonial Treasurer, as that person v generally credited with being able to make figures suit any purpose. Your correspondent gives the highest number thai could be required to carry no-license in last election, and with your permission ] WJjjLjjive the lowest number. Half the number on the roll must vote before anj alteration can be made, and supposing thai the half— that is, 3,024— went to the poll and three-fifths of that number— or 1815---voted Do-licenße, that number would carrj no-license, and that was 743 less that, voted no-license." At the Police Court this morning before Mr J. Booth, S.M., Edwin Bradley, for a second offence of drunkenness, was fined 108 and costs, in default of payment 48 hours' imprisonment. A middle-aged mar named Thomas Austin was also charged with drunkenness, but was not in a fit state to plead. Sergeant Black stated that the man came to him and asked to be locked up, as he was afraid he would do away with himself by cutting his throat. The accused was remanded until next week for medical treatment. James Fiuucane was charged with cruelty to a horse by working it when it had a sore back. Defendant pleaded guilty, and stated that he had to drive hit homes a long distance. The horse wasall right when he left Wairoa. After hearing the evidence of Constable Smith, His Worship was disposed to take a lenient view of the case. A fine af 40a and costs Us was imposed, the defendant beintf allowed time to find the money. The caae of Linley v. Maokiu, decided in the Supreme Court on Tuesday in favor of the defendant, illustrates (says the Post) the danger to which practitioners in the medical profession are exposed. In this case the negligence alleged against Dr Mackin was said to have occurred four years ago, and, according -to the summing up of the Judge, the cose turned on whether a certain lotion.contained lead. The lotion was left, it appears, in a cupboard with some other bottles containing medicine for about three years, and in April last some of it was sent to the Government Analyst, who found lead iv it. Aa the Judge put it, it would be most dangerous to think that three years after a prescription had been given, the man who received the mixture could have it exhumed and analysed, and on the strength of that analysis alone could bring an action for malpractice. The action, it appeared from the evidence, has been banging over Dr Mackin for the last eighteen months, and now a jury, after five minutes' retirement, have found that the plaintiff had no case. The costs of snoh an action and of the Commission in Australia must be very heavy, and the whole proceedings illustrate the kind of attack to which medical practitioners are exposed. Dr Mackin will' have the sympathy of many of the public, in addition to his personal friends.