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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue XXVIII, 29 May 1901, Page 2

The Teachers' Salaries Commission has • ' not included Gisborne m its itinerary. j ' The Gisborne Rifles meet for gymna- ■ sium practice on Wednesday and Fn- . day evenings m each week. j The Rev. Mr Macdonald holds a ser-'j vice m the Ormond Presbyterian Church . . on Thursday evening. j It was resolved by the Borough Council , la&t night that the Public Works Commiittee be -authorised to purchase a handcart. The Waihi will leave the wharf at 6 . o'clock on Saturday morning with Maori excursionists for the Taieri, which is to : take them to Auckland on their way to Rotorua. The occupation of the bright star Vir- , ginius will take place this evening. The star will disappear at the dark edge of the moon at 6.2 p.m., and re-appear at 7.37. At 7.30 o'clock this evening the local butchers are to meet the Abattoirs Committee of the Borough Council to discuss the proposed establishment of public abattoirs. In the -Poverty Bay Herald of January 22, 1875, we read: "Since the railway ha* been opened to Pakipaki, the journey by rail and coach from Napier to Wellington is" now accomplished m 2i' days." A very pleasing function took place at the Masonic hotel, Napier, on Saturday afternoon, when the worthy host of the hotel, Mr Frank Moeller, was presented by the commercial travellers who stay at the Masonic with a valuable gold watch as a token of their regard. The rainfall returns for April are j gazetted. At Matahiia the total fall j was 1.87in, Tolaga Bay- 2.99in, Portland j Island 1.95in, Gisborne 3.25in, Patutahi 1.39in, Takapau 3.82in, WaikaTemoana 2.89in, and Hangaroa 2.01 m. The highest fall m the colony was 10.39in at the Summit, on the Wairarapa line. A concert and social is to be held at Patutahi to-morrow evening, m aid of the funds of the Roman Catholic Church at Patutahi. The programme will be published m to-morrow's issue, and will be found to be of an attractive nature. A brake leaves the Masonic corner at 6.30 with town patrons. of the entertainment. A humorous incident m connection with the Duke presentations is that the secretary of the Cornish Society, who invited signatures m the Press from Cornishmen m the country, received a reply from a Maori chief m the Rangitikei stating that not only will he sign the petition himself, but he will try and get other chiefs to do so. We learn that Mr A, Cuthbert, second master of the Gisborne District . High School, has resigned his position, and intends entering into commercial life m Gisborne. During the years that Mr Cuthbert has been connected with the school, he has proved a very capable and experienced master, and his retirement will cause a gap m the staff that it will be very difficult to fill. Mr J. R. Hurrey has received advice! from the Defence Department that his ' son, Trooper Irving Stanley Hurrey, has! died of wounds at Bethel, South Africa. ! This is the second death from among [ those who went from this district, Trooper j Kirkman, from Waiomatatini, having died of fever. Irving Hurrey was well known throughout the district, and many will regret to hear of his untimely end. When Mr Gilruth, Chief Government Veterinarian, went Home he took with I him some of the pus taken from the man j Kelly who was supposed to have died of I plague at Auckland. This was examined i at the Pasteur Institute m Paris, and the ; germs have been declared to be those of true bubonic plague. There can now be no doubt that the plague, was close within New Zealand's doors, and its spread was only due to timely precautions. The East Coast Mounted Rifles will be represented at the reception to the i Duke of York at Wellington by three I officers and thirty men. The horses leave on Sunday, June 9th, being taken overland to Napier ,'by QuartermasterSergeant H. Evans and a party often men, and thence they proceed by train to Wellington. The rest of the Company go by steamer on Wednesday, 12th inst. On Monday next those chosen for '.he trip will meet at the Drillshed to secure their accoutrements. At the meeting of the Borough Council last night Cr. Miller asked if anything had been done to carry out the suggestions re the boundaries of the- health district made at the meeting of citizens held at the Council Chambers on the afternoon of May 10th. The Mayor said the map had gone to Wellington addressed to Dr Valentine, who had now everything m his. possession, and his report might be received by any mail. The Government would have to decide 'the boundaries of ihe health district, and they might appoint members of the Council and members of the two Road Boards as a joint Health Board. At the Council meeting last evening Cr Lysnar said that he had taken an opportunity of inspecting the place recommended by Mr Matthewson on Kaiti for obtaining metal which was! on Mr Cooper's property, and he -had arranged .with Mr Cooper to have the face of- the hill opened up so that the Councillors could inspect it when they inspect the quarry at Douglas's, and judge between the two. The Kaiti site was only 2£ miles from town. Some of the metal was very hard, and was worth considering. As business engagements interfered with several councillors going to inspect it this week, is H probable they will take an opportunity to inspect both places early next week. As the Royal visitors were returning from the Flemington review, the crowd m the vicinity of the Racecourse road ' railway bridge was parted by an elderly woman, who, as the Duke and Lord ' Hopetoun approached, began to dance an , Irish jig. His Royal Highness and the Governor-General laughed outright at the , comical spectacle presented by the aged dancer, who, when the carriage containing the Duchess and Lady Hopetoun . came along, with sundry whoops, dashed ' into a Highland fling. Then she turned , serenely to the crowd, and, proudly remarking, "Well, you can't say I haven't j danced m the presence of Royalty," disr appeared from view amidst laughter and | On the day that the Duke and Duchess \ of York land m New Zealand, a mes- ' sage is to be sent simultaneously to all [ the schools m the colony, and at a given , signal school flags will be unfurled. We \ learn that steps will be taken to display the national colors at the Gisborne \ School on that occasion ; m fact, oppor- \ canity will then be taken for the first unfurling of the- flag, and a very pleasant ' little ceremony will be held which '. should have a lasting impression m the [ minds of the children. It will be remembered that at the annual meeting of \ householders the absence of a flag for the school was commented on, and it was ' stated that the schooL~was waiting for the flag to be presented by the Government. Since then the new Committee \ have secured a splendid flagstaff, which ; has been erected m the school grounds, ', the members of the Committee contributing towards its cost, and we understand that His Worship the Mayor has genero usly offered to provide a Union Jack. 1 This will be hoisted with due honors on ' June 11th, the memorable occasion of the 1 visit of our future King to New Zealand 1 shores.

A Sydney paper says that it seems :ertain that Melba is coming to Australia vith her own opera company. It is rerorded m an American paper that the aiuous diva will not sing m the United States next year, but will visit Australia. Sven Syverston, an old settler, who was ound dead hanging by his neck m a shed bt the rear of Olsen's boarding-house, Hasterton, left a letter to the police itating he was "full up of it." There vas also a letter to his wife, written m a breign language. A balance of about £260 remaining to die Wauganui "More Men Fund" is to m handed over to the fund for the erec:ion of a Victoria ward at the Wangami Hospital. Some £40 m hand from ;he Imperial troops' visit will also go :o the hospital project. Captain Seddon, who is at present with the Seventh New Zealand Contingent, litis now been over a year on active service m South Africa. Ina recent letter lie mentioned that the horse which he had on landing at Beira was still serving him well. A representative of a large mining company m the vicinity of Hokitika, sayS the West Coast Times, complains of the difficulty m securing men to work on the company's water-races, even though he offers 9s a day for laborers. The same report comes from different parts of the Coast. IV i young fellows engaged, on the wj.ks at the Wairoa Heads narrowly es -i.pel drowning the other day. Iney were engaged taking a pile along, aiw wh-M taej got into the current the Uoi Wi,s ov.uurned, and they were w. k . iea ugr.nst the piles, to which they clung uuvi sis-ted by Mr Ramsay. The imitations to the "At Home," to be held at Government House, Wellington, during the Royal visit, will be limited m number, m consequence of the limited space available. In sending out invitations, it is understood that scfciai position and not official standing, has been the basis acted upon. ' Cardinal Moron, m addressing a gathering last week, said that m an American publication some tew days ago, he sa* a statement which stained mm by ns emphatic enunciation of what was absolutely true, to the effect that "to sharpen intellects without sanctity of religion wa* only a preparation for colossal scoundrelb and colossal sharpers." It is stated by the Waikato Argus correspondent that a gentleman residing m Cambridge has suddenly developed the power to heal various complaints, such a& rheumatism, sciatica, etc., by gently rubbing his hands over the part aniicted. He is also said to have quite a number ol patients, who seem to have great faith m the process. A Christchurch man has written to the Premier, invoking him to set up a Royal Commission to enquire into the state of- the teeth of chilaren, and says the. question is of supreme importance to the health of the community. Men are paying so little heed to their physical perfection and weli- being, that they bia fair to become toothless and bald-headeu creatures even m youth. At present our Commonwealth banks hold over £20,000,000 m coin and bullion, and issue only £3,400,000 m notes. If their note issues were £8,000,000, and their coin and bullion £12,000,000, they could bevquite as secure as they are now, and yet employ an additional £8,000,000 or £9,000,000 m furthering the interests of the country. — Sydney Daily Telegraph Now that the Minister for Public I Works has decided to make a railway to | Mount Egmont, the Hawera Chamber ot Commerce will, it is understood, take definite steps to urge the Uovemment to erect a sanatorium on Mount Egmont. It is understood that the Minister for Public Works is decidedly 'in favor of such a building. He was recently a good way up the mountain, and speaks highly of its climatic conditions. Says the Kumara Times : — ln the days when decreasing birth rate is causing so much alarm to those who have the welfare of the colony at heart, it is cheering to note that one township, and that a town-, ship on the Coast, is on the up grade. We learn on very good authority that at Greenstone there is a young baby m almost every house, and that last week some forty or fifty of them were" awaiting vaccination at the hands of Dr. Scott. Over two and a-quarter million passengers travelled on the Victorian railways during the festal period. So says ex- ' Commissisoner Mathieson. The Federal Government expect the celebrations to ; cost less than was originally anticipated. ! For the purpose £200,000 was voted, but \ this amount is not likely to be needed | within £15,000. As the railway earnings are expected to net £55,000, the cost to the Government of the functions is set down under £30,000. A sensational incident occurred m a larg" city establishment at Sydney re- | cently. About ten persons were m a lift, j which was descending from one of the ■ upper storeys. Something went wrong i with the gear, and the carriage descended 'at great speed. The potent grippers refused to act, and the speed was so great that the carriage, when it reached the bottom, was forced upwards for a distance of 20ft. Three of the passengers, who "were more severely shaken than the others, had to be treated at the Sydney Hc&pital The Wanganui Herald has opened up a question of some national importance by advocating the imposition of legal restrictions upon the exportation, of Maori works of art from this country. After advising the Maoris not to part with their heirlooms to mercenary curio-hunters but to treasure them as something sacred not to be. bartered or sold, our contemporary proceeds to say The vandalism that goes on m the way of Maori carvings of great antiquity and value being divided up by the aid of a saw or a tomahawk for the convenience of carriage, or the increase of price, is simply astounding. The spectators at a football match at Tahuna Park, Dunedin, last Saturday were provided with a novelty m the shape of a course between a greyhound and a rabbit, which took place during the progress of the game and ,on the actual field of play. Bunny was started m the neighborhood of the cattle sheds, and, careering on to the ground, ran between the legs of a southern three-quarter who was waiting to receive the ball. The player m question made a nervous but useless kick at the rabbit, and a greyhound belonging to one of fhe spectators then appeared 1 on the scene and gave chase. After a short course bunny was captured by his pursuer. Just as the troops were marching to the saluting base at the Melbourne military review, Lieutenant Bryan, bandmaster of the Westralian Contingent, was noticed to fall away from the lines, and after swerving m a semi-circle fell flat on his face as if attacked by giddiness. There was a momentary halt m the march, and two of his comrades carried him aside. ' Surgeon-Major White, of the Westralians, who was sent for, pronounced life extinct. The deceased, who was about 50, went to Westralia from Tasmania. It transpires that his wife had. a premonition of impending trouble, and beseeched her husband not to take 1 the trip. She even went with him to the * steamer's side at Fremantle, and begged I him not to go, fearing that the undue exL citement might have baa results, but he remained fixed m his purpose^to see the Duke. He leaves a large family. Im- : mediately the sad news was made known 1 m camp the Westralians raised a sub- ' scription on behalf of the widow, and ' promptly gathered £120. I. "Well, how did you get on m Melbourne'" asked a New Zealand Times rej porter of a stalwart Maori soldier yester- . day. "Oh, we have very good time, and L lot fun, but they make us work. Somel times we don't have all fun. Plenty , drill and work, and all thing like . that." "Suppose it was a big display?" . "Yes, very fine, magnificent. Plenty . arch, twice big that fellow (pointing to ; Government arch). Everything rfrand? -, but we got tired of too much pleasure and too much work. Got sick of whole i thing after bit. But if you want know the best arch, I told you. The China- ' man makit the best arch of • the lot. , Werry plitty, with plenty fern leaf. ; Oh, it was very plittiest of all." "How . did the people treat 'you?" "Oh, too many girl. Melbourne full of girl , wherever you go; werry kind. But the , young feller we don't ilike. They not stop talk. They say 'Tenakoe!' so we stop. Then they just say , 'That's NiuTireni Maori !' or 'You go to !' and then walk on. So we don't like them. We tliink they no class. But some NiuTireni people we see very kind. Mel- | bourne wonderful place, and lots people. , But now we back we say Niu-Tireni best | fall." j