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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9802, 23 July 1903, Page 2

A special meeting of the Cook County Council lias . been convened for to-morrow week, 31st insfc. The next fixture of the New Zealand football team is a return match v. New South Wales, at Sydney, on Saturday. Mr D. D. Hyde, head of the. Government Poultry Department, lectures at the Poultry Show m the Theatre Royal tomorrow evening. The Kia Ora Co-operative Dairying Company invite tenders for carting cream from their creameries at Karaka, Ormond and Waerenga-a-hika to the factory. On account of the large entry at Messrs Williams and Kettle's horse sale on Saturday, the sale will commence at 1.30 p.m., instead of 2 o'clock. Mr John Townley lias just received a large shipment of floor coverings .imported direct from the English manufacturers. There are some 200 rolls of linoleum to choose from. A\, the Magistrate's Court this morning judgment went by default m the case of Gordon and Law v. Eaward O'Reilly, claim £6 17s lOd, costs £1 3s 6cl. A number of other cases were either struck out or adjourned. The team to represent Huia m their match versus West End on Saturday next will be selected from the following : Te Reinga, Leah, Moana, Gibson, Cockery, Wauchop, Swarm, Sefton, Blair, Holmes, Sherratt, McGruther, Hatea, Ngawini, Kere, and Symes. Captain Pankow, of the scliooner Gisborne, reports that while his vessel, becalmed, was drifting off the East Cape on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday last, distant some ten miles from the- land, large quantities of pumice were seen floating m the water. At the Academy of Music this evening the ping-pong tournament will be resumed, fiie ladies' and gentlemen's championships commence at 7.30, and the play to-night should be the most interesting of the tournament. The finals m the teams event and the gentlemen's handicaps will also take place. In the latter an exceptionally good game should be witnessed between G. Ralph and S. Coleman. The pitiable condition of a horse which last night found its way into the muddy edge of the Taruheru river, just above the bridge, was this morning the subject of general commiseration. To be bogged was unpleasant enough for the animal, but its sufferings were accentuated by its deplorably sore back. How its back was allowed to get into such a state is a fit subject for enquiry. A timely shot put an end to its misery. When will the railway extension to the Karaka be opened? This uncertain point occupied the attention of the Railway League yesterday afternoon, and aroused the sporting instincts of Captain Tucker and the Chairman (Mr Townley). Cap tain Tucker held that the line would not be finished until the end of next year. Hie Mayor, strong on anniversaries, was sanguine enough to declare that the opening would be m June next; taking June 26th as the day for the ceremony. Both memDers of the League were decided m them opinions, and it was agreed chat whoever proved the false prophet was to donate £5 to the funds of the Hospital. Mr Seddon fell into an amusing blunder when, declaiming at the Liberal and Labor Federation's social at Wellington upon the enormity of the big profits that are being made out of the farmers^ he spoke of Nelson and Co., "a company principally engaged m distributing meat largely from New Zealand as returning 50 per cent, profit to the shareholders." The fact is that James Nelson and Company, the company m question, have no connection with New Zealand or with the New Zealand firm of Nelson Bros, and Co. Their interests lie entirely m the. Argentine, to which country they seno their own steamers and where they nave their own shops.

Tho sum of £1966 was paid m old age pensions at Qisborne last year, as p compared with £1756 tho year before. ti I The Gisborne letter-carriers delivered ■last year 169,833 letters, 3272 letter a cards, 2633 post cards, 16,308 books, ii 41,849 newspapers, and 1895 parcels. V General Babington has been now nearly two years m the colony, and has not m- v spected the Taranaki volunteers. Nor F tho Gisborno either. " d A syndicate lms ordered an Automobile, of five tons carrying capacity, to run be- . tween Hawera and Opunake, a distance of about twenty-five miles. j During the demolition of an old house V at Redfern, Sydney, some human remains t were found between the foundations, a They are believed to have been placed I) under the kitchen hearthstone. s The East Coast Mounted Rifles mustered at the drillshed this afternoon, a Captain Colebourne m command. There r was a good turnout of the company, who l proceeded to the i'ark for inspection by Major Winter. The parcels post business at Gisborne has grown considerably of late years. In 1890 938 parcels were posted, weighing 25701 b; m 19C0, 2027, weighing 57711 b; m 1901, 2243, weighing 71001 b; and m 1902, 2570, weighing 76501 b. Registered letters increased from 2238 m 1890 to 7077 last year. Mr A. T. Ngata stated at the sitting of I tho Tai-Rawhiti Council to-day that the only lands on the Coast that were unoccupied were those lands which had not been through, the Court, and the natives were trying to bring them before the Council. Any country which had gone tlirough the Court was leased to Europeans or worked by the natives themselves. Says the Marlborougn Express: — Miss Hyde, of the- Grove, who- went Home for surgical treatment, has had to have her right arm amputated ; this is her fourth operation for cancer. Many sympathising friends will be glad to hear. that the operation, which took place on May 22, was very successful. The late Dr Cleghorn once said that many a soldier had received the Victoria Gross for less bravery than that shown by Miss Hyde. On Friday evening, while trying to shift an Ayrsliire bull from one paddock to another on. his farm, Mr Joseph Hunter, of Ellesmere, was savagely attacked by the animal. He was knocked down, tossed and trampled upon, and severely bruised and knocked about. He ultimately managed to get safely away. The bull, which was a prize one, was afterwards shot. An incident showing the stupidity of sheep occurred at Manga weka (North 1 Island) the other day, says the Wairarapa Times. A mob was being driven along 1 a bridge when one of them took fright, and jumped into the river, which wa-s flowing rapidly. All the rest followed, ] and although a good many men tried to rescue them, they were nearly all drown- . od, owing to the steep banks of the river. i To-morrow the annual show of the Gisborne Poultry Fanciers' Club commences ■ m the Theatre Royal. The entries re- • ceived are well up to the average of for- ' mer years, and the display promises to • he of more than usual excellence. Mr i A. S. Palmer, of Timaru, will adjudicate, " and Mr Hyde, the well-known poultry > expert, will also be present. Judging i will take place to-morrow morning, and » the- show will be thrown open at 2 p.m. ', A meeting of the Girls' Hockey Club \ was held m Trinity Sunday schoolroom \ yesterday afternoon^ to select a team to j represent Gisborne against a Napier- res presentative team. The meeting, which r was largely attended, met with great sucf cess, and the following were selected as L representatives: Goalkeeper, Miss M. , Beere ; backs, Miss F. Sampson, Miss N. \ Sampson; halves, Miss Tiielwall, Miss , Walfis, Miss DeLautour ; forwards, Miss i Bloouifield, Miss Boylan, Miss Jones> . (bull}-), Miss Somerville, and Miss F. j McCredie ; emergencies, • Miss Simpson . and Miss Parsons. The coach^ Mr W. l Friday, will probably accompany the s team. The Napier team is noted for its 3 being invincible, and the Gisborne repre- , sentatives hope to make a good stand 5, against them. The following team will „ play against the representing team on I Friday next:— Full back, Miss Townley; 5 backs, Miss Coleman and Miss Clare; » halves, Miss Chrisp, Miss Hooper and I Miss Parsons; forwards, Misses M. Cou--1 sin, Harding, Wellsted, and Simpson. , Biilly-off at 2.30 p.m. sharp. ' Some excitement, says a Christchurch telegram, was caused at Lyttelton this morning when it became known that the • Union Company's steamers Talune and " Waikare, lying at No. 2 jetty, had been ordered into isolation on account of a ? case of illness on board the former. The z Lyttelton passengers had landed, and the 2 work of discharging cargo had been be-' - gun, when Dr. Upham, the port health 6 officer, was called m to see Mrs Williams, 1 fore-cabin stewardess on the Talune, who > was ill. He deemed the case suspicious, 1 and ordered work on the vessel to be t stopped, no one on board to be tallowed r to leave, and no one on shore to go 9 aboard. He communicated with Dr. s Finch, district health officer, who went - to Lyttelton, and shortly after 2 o'clock s the embargo was removed and -work on T £he vessel resumed. Mrs Williams is i to be isolated and sent to Wellington. I Mr Rutherford, member for Hurunui, is j. the humorist of the present House. In . his reply m the Address-in-Reply debate 1 some of his naive characterisations of t members were received with roars of t laughter. For instance, here is how lie f roasted Mr Ell: "Mr Ell," he remarked, » "is an authority on pretty nearly everyT thing under the sun. (Laughter:) He . is a great authority on land because ■he . once milked a cow. (More laughter.) 3 Well, I ask you, gentlemen, from the I North Island, whether any self-respecting 7 cow would let down her milk to Mr Ell. ; (Roars of laughter. )'•' He referred to Mr . Bedford, the member for Dunedin, as 3 cherubic and the sort of man the ladies would like to kiss. Well, Mr Bedford was down m Chrisbchurch the other day forming some new sort of religious sot ciety for the uplifting of the people. He t (Mr Rutherford) would, however, give Mr Bedford a word of warning. His j predecessor, Mr Worthington, who tried r the same game (laughter) was now doing seven years m Melbourne gaol. (Much laughter.) j The Tai-Rawhiti Council continued their - sitting this morning, and dealt with applications for papatupu committees m . connection' with the Whakato and Muri- , wai blocks. Mr Pene Heihi stated that j it was only necessary for the Council to get into working order, and the Ngatiporous would keep them busy. Anotlier & member mentioned that the natives were ' still obtaining signatures on the Coast <- to complete titles which the Council had granted permission for completion at t their sitting from July 10th to 18th last _ year. In reply to those statement it . was pointed out that the time for com- . pletion of titles, and, m fact, all work dealt with by the Council had elapsed on the 18th inst. The Council had fixed f that everything should be completed E within a period of 12 months. It is un- » derstood that an extension of the period » to complete titles will be one of the : amendments to the Act which will be suggested to-.morrow afternoon at the .. conference between the members of the I Council and the legal profession. J Last year there was deposited m the • Post Office Savings Bank at Gisborne ' £75,756, and £71,181 was withdrawn. • At Te Karaka £187 was deposited and £38 withdrawn ; at Tokomaru, £1051 de- - posited, £549 withdrawn; at Tola'ga, • £1033 deposited) £611 • withdrawn ; at i Tuparoa, £1360 deposited, £306 with- , drawn; at Waipiro, £1988 deposited, , £1029 withdrawn. The money orders - issued at Gisborne aggregated £14,198, and those paid £6391 ; at Awanui £509 , issued, £199 paid ; Karaka £293 issued, • £31 paid; Tokomaru, £636 issued £79 s paid; Tolaga £1115 issued, £184 paid; Tuparoa, £683 issued, £128 paid; Waipiro, £723 issued, £178 paid. In the l Gisborne district (six offices) the tptal savings bank deposits received during the i year amounted to £81,376, and the with- [ drawals to £73,717. The interest earned during the year was £2137. There were 1084 accounts opened, 767 closed, and 3357 remain, the total amount standing i to the credit of all open accounts at the ' close of .the year being £89,031. A very large and enthusiastic audience : gathered at the Spring Grove schoolroom i last Thursday night to bid farewell to : ■ Mi* and Mrs Harold Ellis, who are leavr ing the district. Mr Ellis, who has been i headmaster of the Spring Grove School l for about 8£ years, has received the appointment of the school at Waerenga-a---t hika, near Gisborne. The gathering took ' the form of a concert and dance, the, ' chair, being taken by Mr E. Cowles.. The ■ pleasing feature of the evening was the . presentation by M. Fowler, on behalf of the scholars, of an address expressing their regret at losing their teacher, and wishing him every prosperity m his ' new sphere. The address was accom- [ panied by a handsome present. Mr W. j Lock, a member of the Education Board, acting on behalf of the residents of Spring t Grove, also presented Mr and Mrs Ellis . with a set of silver .serviette rings, a | jam dish, and a pair of jam spoons. In making the presentation Mr Lock referred to the excellent way the Spring ■ Grove School had been conducted and I the very good results achieved. A varied i programme of vocal and instrumental ; music was gone through. After the con- > cert the hall was cleared for dancing, r the music being provided by Miss TTowli er. Mr Ellis, who has been a sergeant ; m the Bearer Corps for some time, was ' farewelled by his comrades at a dance • at Wakefield last Friday night. The \ Forest Lodge of Freemasons is also los- > ing a prominent member, Mr Ellis being the Worshipful Master, and very general , regret was expressed at his departure at the last meeting. Mr and Airs Ellis i (says the Mail) will be greatly missed m the musical circles pf toe district. I : ■■'„.,■.'

The Auckland City Council are now pursuing a vigorous and much-needed tree-planting policy. The block of 40,000 acres referred to at the Tai-Rawhiti Council yesterday is inland from Awanui, and includes the Wairongomai und other adjacent lands. The weather m Melbourne during last ' week was the coldest that has been experienced for 15 years. At 9 a.m. on Saturday the thermometer stood at 28.4 ' degrees. Mr Dan Godfrey (a son of the late bandmaster of the Grenadier Guards), wlio is a musician of high standing at Home, heard the New Zealand band play, and was delighted with it, stating that probably only Besses-o'-the-Barn and Black Dyke, the famous English brass bands, would prove- the Hinemoa's superiors. . Dr McCarthy refuses Jo confess to absolute failure m his endeavors to make rain at Broken Hill. "I can produce rain under any conditions with the ex- ; ception of frost," he said. "Give me an I atmosphere without frost, and I will produce rain. Wliy 2 I brought rain here m Melbourne only a few weeks ago working m my backyard. You can tell farmers and pastoralists who have their sheep and cattle dying from want of water that if they will send for me I will go to them and bring rain, and they can pay me when they like." 1 Mr Bright, jeweller, of Elgin street, Melbourne, recently armed himself with a revolver. He took this precaution because no less than five attempts had been made to rob his windows and show cases. One evening last week the weapon was brought into use. A man was examining some jewellery when he gathered a handful of rings and brooches and rushed out into the street. The jeweller went m pursuit. After dodging through several streets the ,tliief and his pursuer collided m a breathless state at a corner. Mr Bright drew his revolver, and called upon the man to put up his hands. As the order was not obeyed the jeweller fired two shots, neither of which apparently struck the man, who turned and bolted down another thoroughfare. A passer-by stopped him, but failed to hold him. In the meantime Mr Bright caught up to the tlrief and fired three, more shots. Again he must have missed the mark, as the thief sped away into Nicholson street, boarded a tram, and A jumping off again, disappeared down a lane.