Poverty Bay Herald PUBLIBHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, JAN, 27, 1906

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10574, 27 January 1906, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald PUBLIBHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, SATURDAY, JAN, 27, 1906

At the Police Court this morning August Baxter was convicted of drunkenness m Childers road last evening, and fined 10s, costs 2s, m default 4b hours' imprisonment. A man named Hauiui Grant has been arrested at Tolaga Bay by Constable AlcLeod on a charge ol horse-stealing m connection .vith tne removal of two thoroughbred houses from the stables of the Tolaga Bay hotel. The case will be heard at Tolaga on February 6, when several other charges against accused will be investigated. Advice was received this morning by Messrs H. and A. Zachariah of the death of their father, and they leave to-morrow evening ior Christchurch. The late Mr Zachariah had been m failing health for some time, and had to relinquish his position as Rabbi of the Jewish congregation at Christchurch on this account. He leaves a large family, several of whom are well known to Gisborne people, who will feel the deepest sympathy for tho relatives m their bereavement. Tho Gisborno Co-operative Building Society disposed oi appropriations amounting to i) 1100 last evening. m No. 1 issue tho ballot" loan of _8000 was drawn by F. T. Hall and J. Perston, aiid the sale of £300 was purchased for £13 per £100. Li No. 2 issue tho ballot loan of £500 was drawn by Mrs A. B. Spence (Te Karaka), who forfeited owing to being unfinancial, and J. O'Doiuicn (£200). In the ballot loan of £300, No. 1 issue, F. T. Halt secured £200 and J. Perston £100. The- Karamea will take a very large cargo of meat from the Gisboi'he freezing works next week, loading operations commencing on Tuesday. The works are now m full swing, and although there is •reported to bo considerable mortality amongst hoggets this year, are likely to have a busy time for the next four or live uionthci. Owing to the backwardness of stock tlus year both freezing works up to the end of . the year were much behind the returns for the corresponding period of last' season. Mr Andrew Tuohy, who officiated as judge of cattle at tho Nuhaka show, states that he was astonished at the progre,si. that is being made by the Maoris m that district, who can show the Eur? peans points m industry and tbe excellence of their farming. The E-.tives aie. working individually, and are good supporters of the dairy factory. They secured the lion's share of the prizes with their stock at the show, ana richly deserved it. Mr Tuohy says that the Morere road is m excellent order, and people can now drive through from Gisborne without any discomfort. The bad spot where the recent coach accident occurred has been repaired, and the embankment is guarded by a railing.

An extraordinary general meeting of the Gisborne Sheepfarmers' Frozen Meat Company was held at their offices this morning for the purpose of considering special resolutions dealing with the rate of dividend and extraordinary general meetings. Mr DeLautour (Chairman of Directors) presided. The following resolution as to the rate of dividend was adopted : "That the maximum rate of dividend wliich may be paid m any one year to shareholders bo raised to 6 per cent., and that article 8 be amended to read— 'The directors may from time "to time, with the sanction pf the company m general meeting, declare or pay a dividend to the shareholders, not being more than at the rate of 6 per cent per annum.' " The other resolutions dealing with extraordinary public meetings were also adopted as advertised. The resolutions will come up for confirmation at a nietting on the 24th February.

Acceptances and entries for the Gisborno Racing Club's summer meeting closo Avith the secretary (Mr M. G. Na,smith) at his office on Tuodoy evening next.

The Southland County Council lias decided to supply each surfaceman with a diary, m order that he can supply monthly reports to tho Council, sta ting m detail the nature of each day's work and the locality m which it is performed.

There was a large attendance at Messit; Miller and Craig's mart tliis morning, and the following prices were realised: — Rhubarb 3d, hens lp 3d to ls sd, laying hens ls 7d, table birds ls 7d to ls 9d, pullets Is, ducks ls sd, ducklings ls, apricots ld and lid, plums l£d, apples Id, cabbago ld, radii _!.<» 2d, cucumbers ls 4d dozen, eggs lOd dozen.

The Wellington Free Lance says: — One of the most interested spectators at the tail end of tho bowling tournament was "Tommy" Adair, of Gisborne, who uame down to sec his reps, win the champion banner, only to witness it wrenched away on the last day. Th© shock was a severe one, but "Tommy" is a good sport, and soon recovered from tho blow. He m head of the firm of Adair Bros., of Gisborno (th© Kirkcaldie and Stains of Poverty Bay) — a business that has put "Tommy" beyond tho want of a crust for the rest of his days.

The secretary of the Royal Hum-Jne Society has received an application for recognition of a brave deed performed by a half caste Maori named Paitai Kainioana, at Wairoa, on December 12th. The evidence accompanying the application shows that a boy named Wm. Crarer, five years of age, who was playing on the banks of the Wairoa river with some companions, fell i|nto the water. He was rapidly carried into deep water and soon sank. The place, where Crarer sank was pointed out to the half caste, and, without divesting himself of clothing, he sprang into the water, successfully dived for the boy, and swam with him to shore. Artificial respiration was applied, and Crarer recovered.

The Duke of Sutherland has bestowed Trentham Hall and some of its grounds to the Staffordshire County Council, for the purposes of higher education. Trentham is one of the stateliest of the houses of England. It compares with Chatsworth, Welbeck, or Eaton, and the money value of this gift is not much under a million sterling. The river Trent flows through the Trentham Park, and some time ago the Duke complained to the local authorities of Stoke and Longton that the manufactures of thos© towns polluted the stream, and made his mansion intolerable. His Grace has now relieved them ol'-\an enormous expenditure to remedy the nuisance by presenting his house to the county. It is the more acceptable because a building is wanted for the purpose of higher education. Trentham Hall is described m Disraeli's "Lothair" as "Brentham."

Following is the list of visitors last week at the Hot Springs Hotel, Morere: Mr and Mrs Ferguson, Miss Ferguson (Otago), Mr and Mrs Sinclair (Frasertown), Mr Ross, Miss Swarbrick (Opotiki), Mr and Mrs D. J. Parker, Messrs P. Parker, F. Parker (Te Arai), Mrs Beddingfield (Wellington), Mr R. Renouf (Napier), Mr N. F. Wishart (Mohaka), Mr F. Madigan (Napier), Mrs D. A. McLeod, Miss McLeod, Mr R. Deighton (Nuhaka), Mr and Mrs German, Miss German, Mrs Tidswell and child, Miss M. Smith, Mrs East, Miss Simson, Messrs N.. McKinnon, J. Jury, H. D. Evans, C. A. Fenwick, A. H. Steele, Mann (Gisborne), Messrs Ferguson and Tuohy, Master Tuohy (Patutahi), Mrs Finder, Misses Finder (2), (Eskdale), Mr and Mrs It. C. Miller, Master E. Willes, (Waorenga-a-hika), Mrs Thomson (Wairoa), Misses E. Harris, L. Tietjen (Makauri), Misses Madden, Edwards, Neenan, Mr Donovan (Ormond), Messrs J. Miller, Watts (Mohaka), Mr Gillingham (Tarewa).

The toboggan slide has been causing a great deal of amusement at the Olympia itink during the past few nights. Screams of laughter can be heard every few minutes when some energetic skater endeavors to slide tho slide, and comes to grief. Very few skaters can negotiate the toboggan. A person on the first at^ tempt invariably reaches the floor full length. The slide was very popular m Auckland, both with ladies and gentlemen, being m great demand for nearly two months. The entries for the masquerade are steadily pouring m, the limit numbers being nearly reached. The carnival promises to be a most enjoyable function. A good number of ladies have entered. One competition will cause a deal of amusement, namely the prize for gentleman's best representation of a lady. At New Plymouth the entries for it numbered 19, and some real good "ladies" were the result. The public are. to act as judges m awarding the prizes on both nights. This ought to ensure fair awards, and do away with any suggestion of favoritism. The box plan will be open on Monday at the Itink.

Iv the course of the interview at Opotiki, Mr Mackenzie, Commissioner of Crown ' Lands for Auckland, animadverted on a certain section who somehow evaded the law and managed to secure sections for (speculative purposes, and wlio had no intention of taking up res.--deuce on the land. It was his intention, when the proi.er time came, to make all these gentlemen "toe the mark." Despite tue care tliat w«6 exercised by the Department m order to prevent people of this class obtaining sections, the law was sometimes evaded. The manner m which these people got hold of some bona fide settlere who had been unsuccessful at ballot after ballot, and saddled them with a "monkey" m the shape of a mortgage of £400 or £500 was a difficult problem to deal with. But as far as he was concerned he was determined to put the thing down. A reasonable time was always allowed the settler to get. on to his section, but when that time had expired, except under extraordinary circumstances, the law would be strictly enforced.

The largest estate of a deceased person on wluch probate duty was paid during the past month is that of tho lato Mr John Plimmcr, of Wellington— £35,934. Other estates (of £1000 mid over) certified to by the Secretary for Stamps, arc as follows: — Auckland: Ebenezcr Baker, £1420; Thomas Steplienson, £2111; William. Lamb, £2045. Wellington: Willkni Toogood, £4958; James Mathieson, £7134; James Ainsworth, £1890; Thomas Johnson, £1037; Michael Keating, £2755 ; Charles H. Zabell, £1839. Canterbury: Mary Jane Hulmes, £1179; George Dawjson, £3051; Ann Thompson, £23b3; Emily W. Acland, £4293 ; John Nash, £1338 ; Elizabeth Grierson, £5261. Otago: John EAving, £1160; David Gwtluie Shepherd, £BKhi; John Sheehan, £3097; William Lamb, £4060; Henry Clarke, £4523; Thomas Livingstone, £4313; Jane Bell Low, £1069; Elizabeth S. Watson, £1044; Mary Hiinmel, £1441; Thomas King, £15,852. Hawke's Bay: William Frame, £3102. Gisborne: John Rosie, £1645; Pirihi Tutekohi, £1298. Now Plymouth: St. John .McGuire, £4670; Elizabeth Evans, £1764. Invercargill : Benjamin Smith, £7654; Anthony Fahey, £1253. Napier: Ropata Wakawaka, £2715. '

A good story is told m Christchurch about the Premier, the footballers, and Mr H. Wynn Williams. Mr Wynn Williams is a native of Wales, and, alter loading the Premier's message to the Daily Mail, lie telegraphed to Mr Seddon: "Your cable splendid, but will you bet mo against Welsh team?" Tho Premier's reply was: "Betting strictly prohibited; new hat." The offer was taken up by Mr Wynn Williams, who, when the match with Wales had been lost and won, had the pleasure of wearing a new hat paid for by the Premier of the colony In acknowledging a letter from Mr Wynn Williams, Mr Seddon says : "Your confidence must have had an inspiring effect on your countrymen." This is m allusion to a letter sent by Mr Wynn Williams to the captain of the Welsh team, stating that the Welshmen must win their match, as there was a bet for a hat on them with the Premier. "All the same," Mr Seddon continues, "our boys gave them a good fight, and perhaps, had Wales been tackled first, things might have been different. I feel sure that you, with me, are proud of our sons, and that you consider yourself much privileged m wearing the outward and visible sign of their only defeat. Looking forward to having revenge later. — Yours truly, R. J. Seddon."

Football, as played m America, has brought itself into such disrepute that the game has lately been practically tabooed m some scholastic institutions there. In this connection it is interest--ing to uoto that at a meeting of the New Zealand Rugby Union a letter was read from Mr Norman L. Halcpmbe, of Stanford University, asking that he bo supplied with books dealing with the game of Rugby football aa played m New Zealand, copies of the rules, etc. In the course of his letter Mr Halcombe says : "There has been considerable discussion (and, indeed, every year brings the same controversy) anent the roughness of the American game, its lack of spectacular effect, due to mass play, and the bad element introduced through professionalism. This year the feeling that some reform was needed has been especially strong, and the English or New Zealand game has been suggested as the alternative. Being the only representative of New Zealand at Stanford, and, moreover, being an old football enthusiast, I am veiy anxious to be m a position to forward, the interests of our national game. Should the College Athletic. Com. mittte substitute Rugby for the game at present played here,! ani convinced that it would-be a grand thing both for us aud the Americans, leading, as the game became established, to international and inter-collegiate contests, by which we should get to know one another, and establish a bond of friendship, which would be impossible under other conditions."

Mr Bland Holt evidently believes m looking well ahead. He has booked the Napier Theatre Royal for dates extending from the 19th to the 27th of February, 1909.

Referring to tlie resignation of AL" -Macintosh, general manager of the Bank of Now Zealand, the Hawke's Bay Herald's Wellington correspondent states : Mr Maciutosii him-self lias no communication to make on the subject to the prer^, but from other sources I learn that ihore has during the past few years been considerable difference of opinion between the general manager and tlie directois on important questions of i>olicy, notably m regard to the Goverumeiit aocount. Since it has come under Government influence, the bank has had a procession of managers, Messrs Henty Mackenzie, Tegctmeier, Einbling and Macintonh having all had a more or less brief reign.

j An American journal says that if you j aro scared by tho first oost you aren't made of tlio timber that builds success. I\.is just as true to-day as ever tliat "Faint heart never won fair hidy." You didn't faint when the landlord told you ; that the rent of your store was 2000dols. •a year, did yom? Why sliould you faint i when you learn that the advertising to hll the store will cost as much more. Better a lOCOdol. location and 3000dols. ,m advertising that a 4000dol. location I and nothing for advertising. One of the most prominent store locations m all : Mempliis liar, changed hands about onco .m three months regularly. Good ad- | vcrtising is far and away better than a good location if you can havo but the .one.

liobably no ono had a worse experience of the storm on Sunday (says the Christchurch Press) than a gentleman and his wife who had climbed to the top ot the Sugarloaf, the high hill on the east of Dyer's Pass, just before it began. The wind blew so furiously that- they had to lie flat on the earth to prevent themselves being blown down the side of the hill, and the hail beat down on them mercilessly, there being not the slightest cover near. The gentleman shielded his wife as best he could, with the result that his neck and shoulders were afterwards found to be bruised and red from the hailstones. When the storm ceased the two people, drenched to the skin, commenced the descent of the hill, but being unable to find the track wandered far out of their way before they reached the plains.

During the course of his speech at the welcome home to him at Elgin on Friday evening, says the Ashburton Guardian, Mr John Cochrane stated that he had bought lamb m London at a hallpenny per lb less than he had sold his own lambs for the previous year, and Mr Cochrane also gleaned the information that a "ring" had been formed to "bear" on the lamb market, and m tliis connection an expert had told him that there would be decline m the price of lamb. This, Mr Cochrane added, he had found to be only too true, since his return to the colony, from his own experience of the price of lambs sent to the freezing works, and Mr Cochrane also stated the method of displaying the lamb m the London shops does not tend to its retaining to the full its proper flavor or firmness of texture.

In pursuance of permission obtained from the Wellington Education Board, Mr W. Hobbs, dentist, made .an examination of the teeth of a number of children at the Taita school. Out of 21 girls whose teeth were examined all required attention. The girl with apparently the best teeth was a child of six years, who only required one extraction. Two others had two teeth each calling for attention. The recommendations regarding the 21 girls may be summarised as follows : — Extractions — Temporary teeth 63, permanent 19. Fillings — Temporary teeth 12, permanent 35. Total, 129. Average, 6 3-7 th teeth per girl. The teeth of 21 boys were examined. A boy of ten required only one tooth filled, and there were six who each required two teeth to be attended to. The recommendations may be summarised as follows :—Extractions — Temporary teeth 34, permanent 16. Fillings— Temporary 11, permanent 13. Total, 74. Average, 3£ teeth per boy. The Board expressed its desire to facilitate the examination of the teeth of all children m its district.

Bishop Julius, who was seen by a representative of The Press, stated that the two Oriental missionaries, collecting money m the South Island, had called on him but he had declined to receive them. He had nothing against these Oriental missionaries m particular, but his experience of previous visitors coining with similar stories from the same part of the World had made him very suspicions of them generally. From time to time socalled priests of Oriental churches had paid visits here, ancl he had found several of them to be utter frauds. Every pair that came, when told of the false dealings of previous visitors, had explained : "Oh, but they were of a different church," or that they came from another place. There was one standard test bf the genuineness of such missionaries which the present visitors to Christchurch were unable to fulfil. The Eastern patriarchs have definitely undertaken to send through the Anglican Bishop m Jerusalem, Bishop Blyth, credentials m all those cases m which they sanction an appeal for funds, and these credentials the visitors could not show. "Unless," said Bishop Julius, "these visiting Syrians, or Chaldeans, or whatever they may be called, who come to us from time to time, present that credential, certified to by the Bishop of the diocese, I trust my people will have nothing to do with them."

Sir Alfred Hannsworth, whose early (and, it is said, eagerly desired) promotion to the peerage is the result of the support given to the Balfour Government m liis several London and provincial newspapers, would now bo completely happy (writes a London correspondent) but for one fact. He is without au heir. I In all else ho has been marvellously favtored by fortune. Less than 20 years ago he was junior sub-editor of Uhe staff of an illustrated London newspaper. Now, at the age of 40, he is one of the wealthiest men m England. He told one of his friends not long ago that he had £2,000,000 awaiting investment. There is no reason, to doubt the statement. His income from the Daily Mail alone has exceeded £100,000 a year for several years, and at the same time he has been m receipt of large sums from other newspapers and magazines of tho popular "tabloid" order. Money has been pouring into his coffers m a steady stream for fifteen years, its volume ever increasing a« new publications were founded or old ones bought up and brightened m accordance with tho Hannsworth' prescription. Most journalists are inclined to speak well of him, if only m recognition of his generosity to men who have served him faithfully. When, about a year ago, a company was formed to acquire the Daily Mail, he made valuable gifts of shares out of his own holding to members of the literary staff. His editor and others who continue to serve the paper with keen zest arc now compara lively rich men.

At the annual meeting of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, held m London on December 14, the chairman, Mr William C. Dawes, stated that the outlook, on the whole, was encouraging, an excellent season being experienced throughout the great part of Australia. In New Zealand their returns had been satisfactory, and they hoped for an equally good result next year, bearing m mind the high prices ruling. The average price per bale of colonial wool sold by the company m London at the end of June was £17 10s, as compared with £14 5s at the end of the corresponding period of 1904/ There seemed every prospect of a satisfactory market continuing, as the woollen and worsted industrial centres m England, tho Continent and Americawere m a more flourishing state than for some time past, while the supply was still much below what it was prior to the drought, and there was a reduction m available quantities from other producing centres. During the year some of the properties m tho hands of the company had been disposed of at satisfactory prices, and sinco the close of the financial year further sales had been made, and it was hoped that employment for the funds thus released would bo found m business of a more liquid character. A site had been purchased m Sydney for tho erection of largo wool stores, the Sydney business having been hampered m the past by the want of sufficient accommodation. j

Mr C. J. Roberts, Commissioner of Crown Lands for Westland, is making some interesting investigations into the habits of the kiwi. He keeps a pair of large .brown kiwis known as the "roa," m his garden at Hokitika, and has the birds under his eyes. He expects that they well breed next season, m which case he will probably obtain fresh information m regard to their nesting habits. It has been stated that the kiwi is guided by its sense of smell m searching for .worms m the ground. Its nostrils, uulike those of any other known bird, are at the end of its long, slender beak,-in-stead of at the base. The late Professor T. J. Parker, m an exliaustive treatise on the kiwi, stated that it 6 olfactory organs were abnormally developed. These statements, together with the kiwi's pecular habit of probing its beak into the ground, has given rise to {The assumption that its sense of smell is used by it as a means of finding food. Mr Roberts, however, state^ that this is not so. He says that, his kiwis evidently probe into the ground on the chance of getting food, and liave no guide to indicate where the hidden food is. When food is supplied to them, they often probe all round it, digging /down their beaks rapidly, until they manage to hit the; substance. They have completely cleared his gjarden of snaite, slugs and other pests, and do absolutely no harm. They are strictly nocturnal," sleeping throughout the day, occasionally for 16 hours at a time. As far as Mr Roberts knows, there is only one- small locality m the whole of the West Coast where this large species of kiwi is found..