Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE. SATURDAY, APRIL 11. 1906.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10638, 14 April 1906, Page 2

Poverty Bay Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE. SATURDAY, APRIL 11. 1906.

Tliere will be no ijssus of the Herald on Easter Monday.

The Hon. J. Carroll, Native Minister, is confined to his bed in Wellington with an injury to one of his legs. A first offending "drunk," a sailor man, was convicted and discharged at the Police Court this morning. Captain Sewell, of Sydney, who has been appointed shipping overseer for the Gisborne Sheepfarmers' Frozen Meat Company, has taken up his duties. Fishing excursionists on the s.s. Tuatea had a fairly satisfactory afternoon's sport on Thursday off Paritu. From about 25 lines 60 fish were secured. We understand that three informations have been laid under the Bankruptcy Act against W. O. Skeet, and that the cases are set down for hearing in the Magistrate's Court on Friday next. Glorious weather is being enjoyed locally for the Ea6ter holidays. A number of townspeople have gone to Morere and Waikaremoana, and some are joiariieying as far afield as Opotiki. Advice has been received that a sitting of the Arbitration Court will be held at Gisborne on Wednesday, April 25th, to hear a case under the Workers Compensation Act, John Thomas Glover v Amelia C. Neill. Mr* Lusk, of Napier, is acting for the applicant, and Mr Hi J. Finn for respondent. The Union Company's fine steamer Manuka which arrived from south ■at 4.30 yesterday afternoon brought a large number of passengers for this port, including over 100 excursionists from Napier. The steamer left Napier at 10.30 a.m., and made a good run of six hours to the port. A large number of Gisborne residents preceded to Auckland in the evening by the steamer. As evidence of the unabated "earth hunger" wliich exists in tliis ' district, there were no less than 62 applications for a Hangarou section which was dis-. posed of by ballot at the Land' Office on Thursday afternoon. The applicants were all local farmers, and naturally keen interest was taken in t'he proceedings, which were conducted by Mr Stephenson Smith. The successful drawer of the land in question, sectioii 1, block 5, ! Hangaroa, 1075 acres, was Mr J. R. Quinn, Whatatutu. Section 73, Hangaroa village, 20 acres, was secured by Mr B. H. Aislabie, out of 12 applicants.

The services conducted at Holy Trinity Church yesterday were largely attended. At 11 a.m. the Rev. H. N. Wright conducted the service, at tho conclusion of which the congregation, led by the choir, sang a beautiful piece of Lenten music, "The Litany of the Passion." A family service, attended by many parents and children, was held at 3 p.m., when the story of the origin of the day was explained. A feature* of the evening service was the. large attendance of men. To a full congregation the vicar of the Parish gave an excellent address upon the "Groups around the Cross." The day's devotion was appropriately concluded with a most impressive rendering of "The Story oi* the Cross" (Hurst.)

Ou Thursday, after noon,, in tho presence of 150 guests; the Rev. J. G. Paterson officiated at the wedding of two well known residents of Gisbome, Mr Thos. Sharp and Miss Annie Kinnemont, daughter of 'Mr T. Kinnemont. The bride, who was attended by her sister, Miss Nellie Kinnemont, was given away by her father. Sho wore a beautiful gown of creme embroidered voile, the skirt having a 6wirle of small frills, with bebe ribbon blended with * valehciennes lace in the form of true lovers' knots, the bodice being made high without collar, trimmed with costly laoe, the sleeves being finished at the elbows with same. A handsome embroidered tuille veil, held in place by a wreath of orange blossoms, was also worn, and the bride carried a lovely shower bouquet. The bridesmaid was dressed in*a very pretty creme costume, and carried a handsome bouquet. The liappy couple were the r'ecip-. ients of many beautiful presents.

Tlie Easter Day services, to be conducted in the Holy Trinity Church to. morrow, are published in our advertising columns. From the list of services it is apparent that the clergy will have a busy day. Tlie vicar, however, informs us that Easter being the most important festival in the English Church year, he is anxious to accommodate all parishioners and .others who desire to attend at some service during the day. The Sacrament of Holy Communion will be celebrated at 7 and 8 a.m., and also at midday. At 11 o'clock there be choral morning prayer, the vicar occupying the pulpit. At 2.45 the clergy will conduct a special children's Easter service. Tlie Rev. H. N. 'Wright taking the address. At the choral evening service at 7 o'clock tho Rev. F. W. Chatterton will deliver the service. Anticipating large congregation^, the church authorities are increasing the seating accommodation, and tliere need be no fear of any being turned away. * Au army of workers are busy .decorating the churoh, and the building will present a strikingly beautiful appearance. Tliis evening at 7.30, the ove of Easter, there will be a short service in preparation for the Festival to-morrow.

Tliere are 700 volunteers in camp at Greytown. Owing to the usual payiiight falling on Easter Monday, the payments for the Co-operative Building Society will be received on Tuesday and Wednesday. The telegraph construction staff, under Mr J. Stewart, engaged on the erection of tho new telephone wire to Tolaga Bay, have completed the line as far as Orchau, 22 miles from Gisborne. A tender has been nccoptcd in Sydney for the construction of a ferry steamer to be employed in the local Milson's Point service, to accommodate 1300 passengers. A cricket match, Married v. Single, has been arranged for Easter Monday. The game will be played on Victoria Domain, starting at 1.30 sharp, and a cordial invitation is extended to all players. The Easter tournament will be held on the Gisborne Bowling Club's green on | Easter Monday. , Those intending to participate are requested to be present by 9.30 a.m., when play starts, as it will be impossible to include late cdtners in the games. A very painful accident happened to a six-year-old son of Mr Dimock, of Kaponga, the other day. While playing with a pony the little fellow got kicked in the face, having his lower jaw fractured and teeth knocked out, the face being badly cut about. There was a Large attendance, and some spirited bidding, at Messrs Miller and Craig's produce s«le this morning, when the following prices were realised : — Fowls ls 2d to l g 7d, ducks ls 9d, eggs 2s, butter 9d, onions l£d lb, potatoes l|d and 2d, swedes 4s sack, lemons 6d doz, tomatoes 2d, pears Id lb, apples l£d, marrows 2d each, pumpkins 8d to Is each, cabbages 5d each, pie melons lid each. At New Plymouth, on the 10th inst., Mr Howard S. Cole, the eldest son of Dr Cole of Gisbofne> was iraited in bonds of matrimony to Miss Clara Beale, second daughter of M. G. Beale, of New Plymouth. The wedding, which took j place at the residence of the bride's parents, was solemnised by the Rev. W. 11. Woolley. Mr and Mrs Cole returned to Gisborne by the Manuka last evening on the way to their future home at Pouawa. ,An old-time East Coast trader is Hearing her end. The Wellington Post of Thursday states : — The Union Company's steamer Southern Cross was brought in to the wharf last night. All the movable gear will be. taken out of the vessel, after which she will be towed to sea and sunk. The Southern Cross served the red funnel fleet for many years, and at one time took a prominent part in the East Coast trade. She was built at South Shields in 1873. Mr Besant, shipping clerk to Messrs Williams and Kettle, who died on Monday last, was well known and. respected among a -large circle of friends. Deceased came out from England about 20 years ago, with the late Canon We*bb, and married Miss Lyndon a few yeara ago. He was a nephew of Sir Walter Besant, the celebrated authiir, and Mrs Annie Besant, the famous theosopliist, who resides in India, and she had made arrangements to stay with him during her contemplated visit to New Zealand. Messis Bain Bros, report the following prices obtained at their Easter sale on Thursday : — Young cockerels ls to ls 3d, roosters Is 4d to ls 9d, ducks 2s to 2s Id, butter lid to ls per lb, eggs ls lOd to 2s doz., tomatoes l*£d lb, cauliflowers 2s 9d to 3s 3d doz., cabbages ls 3d doz., rhubarb 2d to 3d bundle, pears 2s 6d small case, swede turnips ls 2d per bag, onions l^d per lb, citron melons 5d to 8d each, pumpkins 4d to 6d each, kumerns (local) 2d per lb, apples Id per lb, potatoes l|d to 2d lb. The afternoon iurniture sale was well attended, and goods sold at satisfactory prices. Following is the list of visitors last week at the Hot Springs Hotel, Morere : Miss J. McKenzie (Govan, Scotland), Mr J. Young, (New Guinea), Mr and Mrs Price Ballantyne (Monowai), Mr and Mrs A. deLautour, Mr Harding, Miss J. Harding, Mr S. Douglas, Mr J. Wilson, Mr Busby (Gisborne), Mrs H. L. Shield, Miss Watkins (Napier), Mr J. Nunnelly (Rotorua), Miss Gillingham J. Highet (Tarewa), Messrs. R. and L. Coop, and Frank Ormond (Mahia), Mrs De Lange (England), Mr J. Reid (Newcastle-on-Tyne), Mr A. Bell (Blenheim), Mr D. Munroc (Riverina), Messrs James D. Bennett (Napier), Mrs Mclvor (Mohaka). Bernard's Circus opened its Gisborne season in a paddock next the Royal hotel on Thursday evening, there being a large attendance. The performance met with much favor, for though the circus is not a large one the animals are well trained, the riding und athletic work is first class, and tho whole programme j quite of an attractive order. The dogs ' and monkeys afford much amusement to the juvenile sectioii of the audience. Miss Ethele gave a remarkable performance of posturing and contortion work, and the Bernard children came in for much applause for the cornet ploying. Tlie circus shows again this afternoon and evening.

"Subscriber" writes:— "l havo been reading with some little interest the various grievances of certain telephone subscribers, including that of "CommonSense", who also complains of the socalled unbusinesslike attitude of the Department in cutting off various telephones after the week's notice had expired. It seems, to me on the other hand simply another example on the part of so-called business people to let things slide and add another example of their everlasting procrastination. To my mind if business people cannot attend to a trifling matter of this kind in a week from date of notification then they deserve to be cut off, and as no Department can be successfully run without discipline and regulations, this should just act in a small way towards remedying a good many people's consistent carelessness in small details. The argument of dissatisfaction with tho Exchange is a very poor one. By being loose and careless themselves is no way to remedy any defects that there might be in the Department. Personally I may say that whilst the service may have room for iniDrovement, that does not justify inattention on the part of the subscribers."

A special meeting of the WharekopaeTahora Settlers' Association was held on April 11th. Present: Messrs Jas. McCutchan (chairman), Stevens, Roberts, S. O. Oat'es. E. M. Hutchinson, Bent, Mayston, J. R. Murphy, Steele, Iveson, Mitford, and W. -Gardiner. Various important matters were discussed and the following resolutions' were passed : ''That in fixing the amount of the loan for forming the road from Ngatapa entrance gate to the Falls' Bridge sufficient be included to cover the cost of survey and formation of that portion of the stock track agreed to be taken over by the Councilfrom the junction of the Wharekopae road and stock .track .to 'commencement of Maclaug-hlin's contract, and that the Council allot lo tlie settlers on tlie stock track the extra amount required to sua*vey and form the said road." "That the Government be urged to relieve the work on the Patutahi telephone line to town by the addition of another Avire to take the work from Hangaroa and Te Arai." The secretary was instructed lo write to the Ngatapa Road Board, applying for an amount which the settlers understand is available, and ask permission to ex : pond the same on the road betweeu the Fall's Bridge and Williams' corner.

The third* Easter Christian. Endeavor Convention was held yesterday, when a farge number of Endeavorers- and friends were gathered together. The subject for the day was "Service," different aspects of which were dealt with by several speak, ers. The Convention commenced at 7.30 with a prayer meeting, led by Mr C. Rosie, at St. Andrew'6 schoolroom. At 11 o'clock, at St. Andrew's Church, a united service was held when the Rev. J. G. Paterson delivered an able address on "The great motive or main spring of Christian service," basing his remarks on Matthew 5, 11, "For My sake." Mr Patterson .urged Endeavorers to take those tliree words as their motto for the year. At the close of the service the Rev. C. Griffen (Wesleyan) dispensed the sacrament. The afternoon meeting, which was held in the Wesley Church, also drew a large gathering, Mr Yardley being in the chair. Mr J. Kennedy dealt with the "Joy in service," taking as his text Ps. 100, 1, 2, dealing with this aspect I under three heads : "How are we to find joy in service," "How are we to give joy in service," ''The pleasure we get from joy in service." Mr C. Rosie gave aii earnest account on "How we may know God," a personal knowledge of God for ouiselves, "How we may know God's word," a real knowledge of God's word for ourselves, "How we may have the Holy Spirit," a real pereonal knowledge of God's Spirit for ourselves. Mr 1 C. Aj-j Brown also delivered a powerful address on the necessity of being filled with God's Spirit to enable Christians to work effectually for tlie Master. At 5.30 tea took place, when a merry party were seated at the tables. Tea being over, a free and easy service was held at the instigation of Mi* Rogerson, after which the gathering assembled at the belfry, where an openair meeting was held in conjunction with the Salvation Army. The last meeting was held in tbe Wesleyan Church at 7.30, being conducted by. Captain Slattery. Rev. D. Parry (Baptist) spoke on the "Unity in service." He urged that more unity should be exercised amongst God's peop'le in serving the Master. Captain Slattery was the last speaker, dealing with the aspect of "Service of victory.' The captain pointed out three' things that kept Christians .from having complete victory in God's service : "Tne lack of speaking tlie truth," "The neglect of reading the Word of God," and "The neglect of prayer." In. closing, Captain Slattery gave an earnest appeal to all those who had not tbat victory, to get right with God. _n respousc, twentytwo stood up expressing their desire to re-consecrate themselves to the Master. Throughout the day special hymns were sung, and those attending the meetings were much blessed.

A dance will be held in the Ormond Hall on Easter Monday night.

Mr J. H. Gittos, of the London Piano and Music House, notifies by inset in this issue that he has opened up a large stock of sewing machines.

"The one idea of progress in this country is to get into clcbt. Spend the money, but pay it back— when? That is tho ruling idea from the Government downward." — The decision Hutt Councillor Ward has conic to. In bidding farewell recently to the Bar at Queeustown, Otago, Judge Ward said he had been in the service now for 49 years, and at the age of 79 he must retire if he wanted to enjoy many years of leisure. Mr C. Hawkins, draper, notifies that, taking the advice of many business men here as to the folly of sacrificing a young and growing business, he has decided to remain in Gisborne and will remove on Easter holidays to premises opposite Mr Stafford's. j Flrom the views expressed at the meeting of the Wellington Industrial Association yesterday evening, it is clear that our manufacturers are practically unanimous in holding that, if additional tariff protection is not afforded, a number of the industries will have to be abandoned. There are at present 7761 men engaged on the co-operative system on public works in New Zealand. Tliese include 4426 on railway construction, 3198 on roads, and 137 on public buildings. Under the Roads Department there are 458 men in Taranaki, 469 in Wanganui 280 m Wellington, and 250 in Hawke's Bay. Talk about the declining birth rate, says the Taranaki News. The other afternoon a local observer counted sixteen go-carts, perambulators, and mailcarts pass the Devon and Broughamstreets corner in less than ten minutes. Each vehicle was laden ,in the style approved by the Premier, f The discovery of, a number of skeletons has been made amongst the sand hills facing the Waihi beach. The skeletons were found lying in rows, some of them being almost complete. The bonefc are in a splendid state of preservation. The relics are supposed to be those of old fighting days, and the sand which hid them so long has at last blown away, revealing the ghastly company. A man possessed of a glib tongue and shoddy goods has been doing a big bwriness in the back-blocks of the FortyMile Bush during the past week or two. He has proceeded north*, in company with a young lady, and carrying the good wishes of quite a host of friends. Tlie trick he has practised is an- ingenious one. Our northern contemporaries will do well to pint their readers on their guard. — Express. Tlie barque Weathersfield, which arrived at Wellington on Monday from British Columbia, brought a cargo of 840,000 feet of Oregon pine. At present the timber trade in Wellington is somewhat, 6lack, owing to the fact that there are not so many cottage properties being erected now as there were some time ago. Building societies are more stringent now in making advances on cottage properties, and owners of sections have more difficulty in finding money for building. Tlie late Inspector Hunt, who was killed by Natal natives, and whose name figured prominently in recent cables regarding the disturbances in that colony, was 35 years of age. He was well-known and greatly respected. Ho was a personal friend of the Auckland Herald's Durban correspondent, who writes : Having only about four yeans to serve at the time of his death he was entitled then to a pension, and liad often expressed to me his intention of going to New Zealand at the end of his time and settling on a small farm. He had read also all the literature available regarding New Zealand. According to the journal of the Labor Department, there are now 1774 artisans and laborers on co-operative work on the North Island Main Trunk railway. Tliere are at the same time. 734 on different sections of the Midland railway, 343 on the Helensville Northwards, 329 on tlie Otago Central, and 262 on the Blenheim. The remainder of the 4426 men engaged on railway construction are distributed as follows : Kawakawa-Grahamstown, 76 ; Gisborne-Motu, 147 ; Mount Egmont, 123 ; Stralford-Ongarue v - 108 ; Westpor'iLiangahua, 66; Hokitika-Ross, 134; Ngabere-Blackball, 107 ; Lawrence-Rox-burgh, 54; Callins-Waimahaka, 120; Ore-puki-Waiau, 49. There is a tohunga of the feminine persuasion practising hei" art in Hawke's Bay, though at present gone north on a professedly healing mission. Not long ago a Wairoa half-caste consulted her on, I behalf of his daughter, and though the j healer had never seen tlie patient, she replied, "Your daughter is cured now,*' and the father alleges that at that very same hour she was cured. This deponent knoweth not whether there was anything whatever the matter with the young lady, probably Very little. But the natives put great faith in this tohunga, and are flocking to her from, all parts for treatment of ailments, real and imaginary.—Wairoa Guardian. A ne-vel method of landing a lady passenger at Le Bon's Bay was adopted by the captain of the John Anderson last week (says the Lyttelton Times). < The tide was too low ancl the sea too roiigh j to allow of the vessel getting alongside] the wharf, and so the young. lady consented to being landed by means of the sling used for the cargo. There did not happen to be a basket on board, so the rope wa.s fastened round her waist, and she was hoisted aloft. On the wharf q, number of men were waiting to make a grab at her as she swung shoreward, and one of them in his eagerness was knocked right off his feet. Apart from a little inconvenience caused by the rope tightening somewhat, the young lady landed as safely as though the orthodox gangway had been used. Additional particulars of the Wairarapa shooting fatality are to hand. The deceased was a native of Waipukurau, and was on the staff of the Railway Department at Christchurch, and obtained his annual leave last week. The bullet that killed him entered his breast. Hawke, who fired the shot, was under the impression that deceased, who was dressed. in khaki, had gone out into the clearing, and he was of course horror stricken when he found that he* had unintentionally taken his companion's life. The body was removed to' Wellington last evening. The interment is to be I made at Karori. The deceased was at one. time a member of the D Battery of Artillery, and ho went to South Africa as a member of* the Sixth Contingent. He also belonged at one time to. the Oriental Football Club. The death is' the, second bereavement which Mr and Mrs Stubbs have sustained during the past 18 montlis, their youngest daughter (Miss Stubbs) having died at Wanganui last year after a long illness,

The Express says that some considerable excitement was occasioned in Eke; tahuna on Saturday evening, when a loud report was heard in the middle of . the town. There was a rush of people to the scene, a large crowd immediately congregating at Messrs Jones and Co.'s buildings, when it was found that the explosion has occurred in one of the acetylene gas lights. It appears that the carbide in the generator became exhausted and the lights were turned off, with the exception of the central globe under the verandah. When fresh carbide was put in, this globe filled with gas, and upon Mr Haswell opening it to apply a match, the explosion took place. It was heard nearly half a mile away, and an electric bell, fully, fifteen chains away, rang at the time of the explosion. Fortunately, Mr Haswell's face was protected by the shade of the lamp and so he escaped serious injury, but his coat was perforated with small fragments of glass. The globe was blown -to atoms, but no other injury was done.